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The Pro Touch To The Perfect Blonde Sombre
Yadira Galvez (@Yadii_g ) of Jag Hair Salon, Poughkeesie, NY, says her client "had been coloring her hair at home using box color. She developed so many color bands and wanted an over all lighter more natural look." Galvez gave her the ...
TRANSFORMATION: Aqua To Purple/Silver Sombre
Jaymz Marsters (@jaymz.marsters) from Norfolk, England, says "My client needed something fresh and a complete change was due. For several months she had been having blue/green tones throughout her hair. Removing these from the hair was ...
From Red To Green To Faded To Red Again: THE JOURNEY
Sarah Naslund (@MyBigHairDay) of Athena Aveda Salon Spa, Boston, Mass, has been on quite a journey with salon guest, friend and tattoo artist Dia (@diamoellertattoo). "The first time I did her hair we did some subtle red highlights which ...
Giannandrea and Dean Banowetz Receive Emmy Nominations
Macadamia Professional International Creative Director and Celebrity Hairstylist, Giannandrea, has been honored with a 67th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Hairstyling for a Multi-Camera Series ...
5 Strategies to Improve Your Male Clients' Salon Experience
This summer, men are looking for versatile styles and a convenient salon experience that won’t slow them down.
FORMULA: Bunny Blue
Toni Rose Larson (hairistagesaloncarlsbad), Artist/Owner @Hairitage Salon, Carlsbad, California, sent us the formula for this blue melt and we just had to share:Formula #1: 2oz Pravana Blue + 2oz Pravana Neon BlueFormula #2: 2oz Pravana Blissful ...
TRANSFORMATION: Bright Dimensional Blonde
Sarah Mason (@sarahmason.style) of Salon Dezen of Old Town Alexandria says "My client is an active body builder who wanted to be a beautiful bright blonde for her upcoming competition." Mason got to work to make her hair fit for the ...
New Volumizing Products from Schwarzkopf Professional
Va-Va-VolumeVolume is the focus of Schwarzkopf Professional’s newest range of products. The additions include: BC Volume Boost Shampoo: features a silicone-free formula that replenishes hair cells from cuticle to cortex and seals ...
by Lauren Quick
How-To: Lavender Dream by Jason Backe
Dusty lavenders are sticking around for summer! Jason Backe recently worked with the color team at Christophe Salon in Newport Beach, California, to show off some L'Oréal Professionnel color and products.Backe is the co-owner of Ted ...
by Lauren Quick
How Hair Growth Patterns, Face Shape and Facial Features Influence Your Male Client's Haircut
Told more times than he can even recall by celebrity superstars like Paul Newman, Johnny Carson, Steve McQueen, and Freddie Prinze that he “saved their hair,” Jim Markham, transformed the way men cut, cared for and styled their ...
5 Reasons to Get More Sleep
Thanks to our Healthy Hairdresser friend Ivan Zoot for his social media posting of an article from Ace Fitness that drives home the reasons we need to be strict with ourselves about the shuteye. From the article, we can identify five problems ...
July Challenge Participants Share How They’d Spend Their “Extra 10 Minutes”!
Our Healthy Hairdresser Challenge this month has been a lot of fun! Participants are asked to tell us how they would spend an extra 10 minutes a day. Sponsored by Kenra, the Challenge highlights the time-saving benefits of the brand’s ...
15 Weird but Wonderful Foods
Does “eating well” mean “eating boring”? It’s easy to feel that you can’t look at one more kale salad, the novelty of grilled salmon wore off long ago and kiwi and pomegranate are best appreciated in a ...
TRANSFORMATION: Faded Ombre To Dimensional Sombre
Shannon Rha (@shannonhairsalon) of Shannon Hair Salon, Valencia, California, has been an artist for 16 years and says "I adore what I do so I never have to work a day in my life. I have a constant hunger to learn more about the newest ...
TRANSFORMATION: Hard To Believe Vibrancy
Alyssa Wiener (@lysseon) of Sylin' Salon, Norwalk, Connecticut, makes it clear that she never uses filters or photoshop on her amazing color designs. "I never alter my photos when it comes to hair," she says. We just had to double ...
TRANSFORMATION: Hot Before...Even Hotter After
Guy Lemieux (@Guyzers) and his apprentice Allana Swayze (@lanaswayze), both of Berns and Black Salon, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, punched up this pink shade and we had to know more. Here he shares the HOW TO:Step 1: Apply Schwarzkopf Blondme ...
COLOR CORRECTION: Hurting Patchy Ombre to Ash Blonde
Ashley Hubbard (@redhotstylist) owner of Save Your Scissors Salon, Sandy Hook, CT, says new client Jess was referred by a friend knowing Jess needed some help with her color. "She came in with an ombre that needed to be corrected. Jess ...