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How-to: Joe Jonas' Oil Slick Color
DNCE frontman Joe Jonas has been experimenting with haircolor over the past few months, but one of our favorite looks of his was with dimensional, multicolor oil slick, contrasting his dark locks. The color team at Z-One ...
by Jamie Newman
DIY Red To Pro Emerald
Kayla Valerio (@hairbykaylavalerio) of Claudia Curl Salon, Providence, Rhode Island, tackled this stubborn red to bring this client to her desired green."She had been coloring her hair red herself for about 2 1/2 years," says ...
CORRECTION: Blonding Compromised Hair
Nikki Mears (@HairessMears) is a military wife and Unicorn Tribe Member living on the beautiful island of Yigo-Guam, working as a salon suite owner/Independent Stylist at HAIRESS MEARS. She posted this "I Want To BE Blonde" pix on ...
Healthy Hairdresser Hero: Lindsay Skalon
"Living in Chicago makes us hibernate all winter, which can lead to a case of seasonal blues," says Lindsay Skalon, nominated as a Healthy Hairdresser Hero by our March Healthy Hairdresser sponsor, America's Beauty ...
The Power to Move
Whether sitting or standing all day, maintaining one position does nothing for your fitness but still makes your body ache—as hairdressers know! The solution is to actively move those body parts.Now that “deskercise” is a ...
What's Your Salon Decor Style?
Whether you’re dreaming about opening up your own salon, planning for the future, or remodeling/redecorating, your decor and style gives your salon its own unique personality. We know that you want to provide the ultimate atmosphere for your clients. Let us help you decide which kind of furniture will suit your style the best.
If You Want Change, Be Changing
It's funny, when there are problems or complaints by people, including myself, many times what the problem or complaint has in common the most, is the person complaining about the problem. Have you ever noticed that the people who are ...
Stress On Your Face
In the beauty industry, the last place you want stress to show is on your face. Not to stress you out more, but that’s exactly where it’s probably showing, according to Dr. Sanam Hafeez, a neuropsychologist, professor at ...
Balayage For Low Maintenance Dimensional Blonde
Ewa Rusenovich of Emvee Salon, Woodridge IL. specializes in balayage highlights and corrective color. For client Emily "I wanted to achieve a no fuss, ice blonde with minimal maintenance. She had pre existing foils/ombré that was ...
Cut Hair Better, Immediately: Tip #8 of Ten
Tip number eight on my list of the things you can do RIGHT NOW to be a better haircutter is to take clients shorter. There are many reasons why professional haircutters like to take clients shorter. Short haircuts come back faster. ...
by Ivan Zoot
Go For It Blonde
Brittany Lynn (@brittanylynnhair) of Chique Salon Studios, Palmdale, California, gave her client classic highlights about ten months before she returned to the salon for something even brighter and more exciting.Here Lynn shares the HOW ...
COLOR CORRECTION: Brass To Bright Ash
"My guest came in with very blotchy uneven color," says Annette Gavidia (@hairbyannetteg), owner of Sei Bella Studio, West Covina, California. "She arrived with 1 inch of virgin hair and tons of brass." Here Gavidia ...
COLOR TALK: Vibrant Green For Ruby Rose Of Orange Fame
Australian beauty Ruby Rose of Orange is the New Black fame was recently rocking a vibrant jade color, a perfect shade for those of you looking for something appropriate for St. Patrick's Day! The green goddess transformation was ...
Updating A Beautiful Blonde
"My client came in and wanted a new look," says Megan Allen (@hairstylistmeganallen) of Salon 29:11 Smithfield, NC. "We were doing just highlights for the longest time but this time she wanted to go lighter and brighter. She ...
MODERN REPORTS: SEBASTIAN's What's Next Awards 2016
THE EVENT: The Sebastian Professional 2016 What’s Next Awards held at the at the Ice Palace Studios in Miami, Florida. THE DETAILS: More than 400 salon professionals were there to cheer on and support the finalists from the ...
America’s Beauty Show — Events, Education and Excitement
America’s Beauty Show (ABS), March 12-14, 2016, is at McCormick Place West in downtown Chicago! With inspiring new events, education and innovations in all aspects of beauty during the three-day event, more than 65,000 salon professionals ...
Sponsored by Cosmetologists Chicago
TRANSFORMATION: Lighter, Brighter, Better
Miami based Adrian Torres (@hairdisigner) of Studio Chroma, Coral Gables, says this natural level 3 client needed a refresh. "I did a combination technique on her, heavy on highlights. In between I placed bleach on the scalp." Torres ...