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12 Products That Keep Brunettes Brass-Free and Beautiful
Warm or cool, brunette clients need support to maintain their rich color and keep brass at bay.
Two Sessions Of Balayage For a One-Of-A-Kind Color Design
Liz Jeffrey (@lizjeffrey) of LOUD Hair House, Windsor, Ontario, specializes in balayage and her toning formulas are always custom made in order to achieve a unique color. "I like my clients to leave with a one-of-a-kind formula," she says.
Brunette Color with a Cherry-Red Swirl from Aloxxi
This choppy bob took inspiration from Aloxxi’s Dream Noir collection. It’s laced with gemstone hues and detailed with a fringe.
Taylor Hill Rocks Brilliant Brunette Color
A beautiful bronze formula by L’Oréal Professionnel creates a healthy finish with natural-looking results on it-girl model Taylor Hill.
Organic Natural Color Creates a Rich, Natural-Looking Cool Brown Color
This cool brown looks simultaneously natural, edgy and chic.
Brunette and Blue Blend Using Clairol Hair Color
This Clairol technique changes a rich brunette by adding a twist of blue suede.
Selena Gomez's Chocolate-Mauve Color is Giving Us Life
Selena Gomez debuted to fans her gorgeous, new chocolate mauve hair shade on her Snapchat account. The originator of the chocolate-mauve trend on Instagram, Hannah Edelman, tells us how to recreate the look.
by Jamie Newman
Balayage for Low Maintenance Auburn Highlights
Light auburn highlights for a client who flies in to see their fave stylist.
by Anne Moratto
Belle of the Ball Updo from Heather Chapman, Inspired by "Beauty and the Beast"
Be the Belle of every ball with this styling how-to from Heather Chapman and Pravana.
by Anne Moratto
MAKEOVER: The Big Tone Down
This client with natural level 1 coarse Asian hair had been lightened multiple times before this visit. "This time she wanted more of her natural black brought back into her color and to tone down the brightness," says her colorist, Brittany Briggs (@brittany_pro).
The Perfect Brunette From Pravana: Teal Toning Eliminates Brassy Tones in Brunette Color
Pravana presents The Perfect Brunette, a blue-green toning complex that eliminates brassy tones in brunette hair.
Spicy Auburn Color with Dimension and Shine
Alyssa St. Martin (@hairby.alyssa) of Mesa, AZ created a rich auburn color for her client.
by Anne Moratto
Teal To Big Chop To Tasteful Brunette Bob
When we saw this makeover on Instagram, we had to know more. Hairdresser Nicole Boccio of Cactus Salon and Spa (@cactussalonsmithtown), Smithtown, New York, says "I had been doing a doubled processed blonde on Kelly Sampson for some time now. She came requesting 'mermaid hair'. She had 2 inches of level 5 roots." Here Boccio shares the details for this makeover.
MAKEOVER: Baby Steps To A Darker Shade
This stylist chose to lowlight her client's hair, but add brightness with babylights.
COLOR CORRECTION: Blotchy Mess To Dimensional Chocolate
Rikki Dimitriadis of Glaze Hair Studio, a Paul Mitchell focus salon located right near the Fire Island Ferry on Long Island, NY, says "This young lady came in with hair that has been previously lightened at home. As you can see, she has a band of orange throughout her hair, spots, dead ends. She is a natural level 5." Here Dimitriadis shares the details for the transformation:
Old Ombre To Dimensional Brunette
Connie Delamora (@ConnieCouture) of Studio One Salon, Kennewick, Washington, says, "My client came in to me with a grown out balayage from summer. She was ready for change. I first started by removing about 6 inches to have a better idea of where I would be painting with lightener." Here she shares the details for the fresh color.
Damaged Faux Blonde To Healthy Semi Sweet Chocolate
Heather Pizzulli (@hairbyheatha), a design associate at Vito Mazza Salon & Spa, Woodbridge, NJ, says her client has "been a faux blonde balayage for almost 2 years - refusing haircuts and deep conditioners - and ALWAYS flat ironing at 450 degrees. I let her realize for herself that her hair was going to give up at some point and the day I got the text 'I need my hair chopped off and made dark' I immediately made room for her in the book." Details here.