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SEE THE AFTER! Big Cut/Big Color
Lisa Hart-Walker (@superstylist5711), a stylist at Creations Salon and Spa, Rochester Hills MI, "loves everything about doing hair and I'm well versed in all hair textures but over the last few years my main focus has been color. ...
TRANSFORMATION: Pretty In Pale Lavender Pink
Deseray Thiessen (@deseraytee) of Wink Studios, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, is "very passionate about hair and color corrections. I especially enjoy creating new tones with blondes." So when Thiessen met this client, she had the ...
DRAMATIC CORRECTION: Fashion Boo-Boo to Tasteful Red
Kayla Zajes (@shinemakeupartistry), a make up artist and hair student at Est-Elle Academy, will be done with school at the end of July."I love doing hair and am so excited to be in this industry," she says. "I love how supportive ...
DRAMATIC TRANSFORMATION: All Hands on Deck
This makeover was a collaborative effort done by three artists from the Butterfly Loft Salon and Spa (@butterflyloftsalon) in Los Angeles.The three stylists: Caroline Guiney (@caroline_anythingbutbasic), Breanna Little ...
TRANSFORMATION: Going For HOT HOT HOT Red
Shawna J. Lowrie (@shawnastcstylist) is a stylist that is moved by the "reaction on a persons face when I'm finished. It is what drives me to do the best I can at my profession. I really love what I do and put the most thought, ...
How-To: New-Mom Red
Nato VanDine (@re_nato_v) of Bardo Salon and Spa, Boca Raton, FL (also a Brand Educator for Wella Professionals) had a fun opportunity with a friend."She recently had a child and was dealing with some regrowth and brassy ends," VanDine ...
TRANSFORMATION: Faded to Blue and Purple Color Melt
Shonda Broadus (@shondabroadus) of Color Me RAD Salon in South Carolina, caught our eye with this gorgeous blue/purple colormelt."My client came in and she wanted a change from the purple/lavender that she had 11 weeks prior that ...
How-To: Brassy to Dimensional Curls
Rachael Urrico (@Rachael_Devacurl) of Devachan Salon, NYC, met with a new client who from out of town."She had her hair previously colored, which she felt was too brassy with no dimension," Urrico says. "Our goal was to lighten ...
FORMULA: Eva Green's Breathtaking Bronde
Eva Green's wavy bronde finish by Frédéric Mennetrier has created quite the buzz. How-to: Eva Green's wavy brondeApplicationSection 1: Apply INOA 4.8/4M (Altn: Majirel 4.8/4M) from re-growth area to ends. Process ...
TRANSFORMATION: From Perm to Deep Red-Violet
"My client, an old friend from middle school, came to me with a grown out perm and wanted a color change to freshen up her look," says Maayan Birstein (@maayanbescene) of the Be Scene Studios. "She gave me creative ...
"Dye-ing" for a Big Change
Samantha Daly (@bottleblonde76), a master stylist at Cutting Loose Salon in Sarasota, Florida, specializes in blonde and short hair."I live and breathe hair," Daly says. Her bio on Instagram says, "I find beauty in making people ...
COLOR CORRECTION: Over-the-Moon Blonde
This client found Karl Brown (@karlgbrown), a color correction specialist, of Axis Hair (@AXISHAIR) through Instagram."She saw some of his other platinum/silver color corrections and wanted the same outcome," says colleague Renee ...
TRANSFORMATION: Ombre to Dark Cherry Cola
Douglas J. Sherman (@jshermansalon) of the Sola Salons Buckhead, Atlanta, Georgia, says he absolutely loves "what I do and the challenges each client brings me."Well, he has the opportunity to meet that challenge on a regular basis ...
HOW-TO: Pink Lemonade Formula
Sadie Gray (@sadieJcre8s), based at Deja Vu Salon, Santa Rosa, California, sent in the details for this pink lemonade design that we just had to share:Get the color: Pink lemonadeSTEP 1: Apply balayage highlights using Schwarzkopf Blondme with ...
6 Tips to Keep Kids Entertained During a Haircut
Some of your most demanding clients might not even be more than 12 years old. Children are notorious for being hit-or-miss clients; it often seems that they're either shy, calm and quiet as a mouse or rambunctious and moving ...
by Lauren Quick
GOING FOR IT: Spring Rose Gold
Kristy Lage (@KristyLStylist), an independent stylist of Salon Karma, Omaha, Nebraska, shares the details of this transformation that took 12 hours and cost the client $600:"Earlier in the year a very sweet girl with an inch of level 7 ...
TRANSFORMATION: Overcast Gray
Joseph Cuozzo (@Cuozzostudioforhair) a master colorist and owner of the Cuozzo Studio For Hair, Oranjestad Aruba, Madison, NJ, says "The most requested color trend this season in our Aruba salon has been the gray silver trend. Most ...