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MANNEQUIN MONDAY: The Updo Issue
For this #MannequinMonday, an inspirational program designed by Cassandra McGlaughlin and Dominique Limone, we wanted to give a nod to some of the amazing updo's YOU are posting.Here are just fourof our faves:Upper left: @beautybybabyyUpper ...
Erin Loecker: Advocacy and Authenticity
When her client who works at the Community Health Center asked whether she’d be interested in stocking brochures on cervical cancer, Erin Loecker didn’t hesitate to say “yes.” After all, January is Cervical Cancer ...
January is Thyroid Awareness Month
We don’t pay much attention to our thyroid until it causes us enough trouble to produce symptoms. But your thyroid, a small, butterfly-shaped gland located in the lower front part of your neck, can be producing too much or too little ...
TRANSFORMATION: Going For The RIGHT Blonde
Danni Gess (@dannigess) of The Big Bang Studio, Cocoa Village, Florida, impressed many colorists with her ability to cancel the gold in her clients hair. "This was a new, fine haired client with 3 to 4 inches of level 10 pale yellow ends ...
TRANSFORMATION: Fiery Golden Copper
"My client wanted to go from her old strawberry blonde to something fiery," says Sami Skinner (@samsonite) of Rio Hair Studio in Jacksonville, Florida. "I love creating red heads and creating a stable pallet is so ...
TRANSFORMATION: Cherry Tipped Ombre
Lakme educator, Ashley Feht (@ashleyfeht) , based at InStyle Hair, Orlando, Florida, made this ombre new and fresh with cherry tips and lots of shine. Here she offers the HOW TO: Step 1: Apply to base and midshaft: Lakme Collage ...
How-To: Vibrant Red Curls from Box Colored Chaos
Anastasia Amico, artistic color designer for John Amico, says her client Rashonda "wanted a vibrant change," which is more or less what every colorist wants to hear. You've got to flex your creative muscles once in a while!The task ...
by Lauren Quick
FORMULA: My Blue Girl
Toni Rose Larson (@HAIRITAGESALONCARLSBAD), owner of Hairitage Salon (@hairitagesalon), Carlsbad, Cal., was sad she didn't get a good before shot of this client who she refers to as "My Blue Girl". However, it is gorgeous and ...
TRANSFORMATION: Balayage Magic
Eva Scrivo, owner of the Eva Scrivo Salons, along with artist Alissa Frum, worked together to create this beautiful transformation at a recent "Art of Balayage" workshop held at the Eva Scrivo Academy in NYC.Here they offer the HOW ...
TRANSFORMATION: Rihanna Inspired Red
Madison Gauthier (@lavenderblondie) of Volum Studios located in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, has been working with L'Oreal Professional for six years and currently works as a color specialist and Ambassador for L'Oreal Professional within ...
FORMULA: Lavender Love
It's simple, it's fabulous! Lavender love by BARBER!!!! Matty Conrad, founder of Victory Barber, Victoria BC, Canada. Conrad is Canadian Men’s Hairstylist of the Year 2014 and Schwarzkopf Men’s Grooming Ambassador. We found ...
Why Stylists Should Take a Stance Against Diversion
There comes a time in every stylist’s career where his/her client cheats and purchases product outside of the salon. The client may justify these transactions for a variety of reasons – they don’t have time to wait on product ...
by Anne Moratto
5 Creative Ways You Can Use Hair Extensions on Your Clients
“I HATE my hair.” How many times have we heard that from our clients?Most of our clients come into the salon not loving something about their hair - even sometimes hating it. It is our job, as salon professionals, to make sure each ...
Dove's 'Love Your Curls' Campaign
Dove has done it again with their latest viral video aimed at encouraging young girls to embrace their curly hair. Cue the waterworks.According to a Dove research survey, only four out of 10 curly girls think they are beautiful. As someone who ...
How Important Is Finger Angle In Cutting?
Is finger angle important when cutting? Every professional knows it can make or break a design. Once the fundamentals of elevation and over direction are established, finger angle comes into play. Finger angles within sections are very ...
Who Made You Want To Be Great?
I have been very fortunate in my career. I have worked with some of the best companies in our industry and I have traveled to 5 continents and 17 countries sharing ideas, but it was always the people that made the difference for me. In ...
5 Ways You Can Stop Your Clients From Using Box Color!
Dominique DeFrancesco, Colorist from De La Mer Salon (Bellmore, NY), has seen her fair share of homemade "ombré" color created at home with box color, so she has a list of tips she now shares with her guests on why doing their own ...