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Sunlights Balayage Launches in Australia, New Zealand
Sunlights Balayage, Inc. has launched in Australia and New Zealand.
by Anne Moratto
VIDEO HOW-TO: Galactic Grape Makeover Using Extra Long Foils
While stylists love working on long, flowy locks, they also go through a ton of foil in the process. Colortrak introduces extra long 5x16 foil sheets to help you achieve that extra long finish.
by Staff
A Look at the Salon Station of the "Platinum King," Kristoff Ball
The “Platinum King,” Kristoff Ball, earned his title from creating iconic cool blonde shades on notable beauties including Gwen Stefani, Paris Hilton and Pink.
by Anne Moratto
White Blonde Kenra Formula
White looks so right in winter. Get the formula to this before-and-after that transitions this client's color from fall-inspired to colder weather-inspired.
by Anne Moratto
"Girl On Fire" Eufora Formula
At the Eufora Global Connection in October, one of the models appeared onstage with the most brilliant, dimensional red. Here's how to achieve these tones.
by Anne Moratto
COLOR CORRECTION: Brassy to Cool Blonde
Jennifer Wills (@hair_byjenwills) of Salon 77 West, Pleasanton CA, is a color specialist "And love my cool tones!" Here she shares the how-to for a beautiful blonde correction.
Faded Strawberry To Pretty Copper
Lizzie Leggat (@Lizzie.spouse) from Alberta, Canada, says her client " started off with a very faded strawberry blonde color. The client loved the idea of rich copper tones while adding some dimension to frame the face." Here Leggat shares the how she punched up this shade.
HOW-TO: Going Unicorn
Samantha Lawrence (@samlawrencehair) of House of Color, Colorado Springs, Colorado, says her 75%/very curly hair client wanted to be a #Unicorn! We had been doing her hair with a level 5 natural on her base and highlights with a block coloring of purple and blue in the front. She then decided she wanted to go full color because we kept making the purple and blue more prominent."
MAKEOVER: Going For Red Pop
Amber Mahaffey (@coloroutsidethelineshs), Surfside Beach, SC, shares the details for this gorgeous makeover, going from faded and blah to hot red melt.
Ready For A Change: Grown Out Sombre To Dimensional Raspberry
After about 8 months of being blonde and a couple years of growing her hair out, Kasey Rials' (@kasey.hair) client decided she wanted a change! Here's how she gave her client a lower maintenance color to switch up her routine.
Going Chocolate: Tone "Back" Utilizing Existing Dimension
This client came in for professional help after balayaging her hair a couple times and compromsing its integrity. How did they get it back to a healthier state? Find out.
HOW-TO: Grown Out Fashion To Emerald Green
Amelia ‘Violet’ Camp, (@violetthestylist), Colorist/Director of Education at Bouffant Beauty Bar, La Mesa, California, says, "I hadn’t seen Larissa in almost a year when she contacted me about changing up her grown out ombre." Check out the makeover here.
Fiery Copper Formula
A fiery copper formula set-off by fun fringe.
by Anne Moratto
HOW-TO: Color Extractor In Action
Kayla Boyer (@kayla_boyer) from Minneapolis, Minnesota, posted this amazing transformation using a color extractor and we had to know more.
Makeover: Silver Ice
Paris based Ludo Geheniaux (@Hairbyluu), an expert colorist for Eugene PERMA Paris, shares the details on this wonderful makeover on client Camille, from grown out and faded blonde to shiny silver.
L'ANZA's Color Illuminator Hair Brightening Spray
L'ANZA's Color Illuminator Hair Brightening Spray boosts color intensity by up to 36% and extends its longevity by up to 108%, extending the time between salon visits.