Color

Transformation To Rooty-Violet-Silver-Blonde

Isaac Roberts (@isaac4mayor), owner of Isaac Roberts Salon, San Diego, CA, had quite a challenge with his new client who found him on Instagram. "Unsure of what she wanted, I was shown pearl blonde, lavender and silver finishes. I ...

Riawna Capri and Nikki Lee Create Braids Four Ways with TIGI for Festival Season

Celebrity hairstylists and co-owners of Nine Zero One, Riawna Capri and Nikki Lee will be on-site this weekend at Coachella at their luxury beauty salon on wheels, The Beauty Coach, to style attendees' hair with the festival-ready looks that ...

FORMULA: Galaxy and Beyond

Tiffany Blair (@tblair.hair) Goldwell Regional Artistic Team based at G20 Spa and Salon, Boston, Mass, has created a spring look designed to take your client "to the galaxy and beyond". Blair created this gorgeous palette of the ...

Brassy-to-Bold Transformation from Solo Artist Emily Sideserf

Ashing-out the base was the key to this blonde-to-lilac color shift from Emily Sideserf (@kamistudiollc).Solo Artist Emily Sideserf, creator and owner of Kami Studio, LLC, at Phix Salon Suites in Strongsville, Ohio, worked in salons for 12 years ...

FORMULA: Sherbet Root Shadow/Melt

"Pastel colors are amazing, the trouble is they are often more high maintenance than fashion colors," says Heggy Gonzalez (@heggyhair) of the Aveda Institute, Provo (Utah). "They tend to fade a lot faster, not just because ...

HOW-TO: Color Balancing For Dimension

Wendy Bond, Artistic Director of Lakme, is one of the most creative colorists and best educators in the industry.Earlier today MODERN stopped by and held a very successful PERISCOPE with her while she was "playing around" in the ...

TRANSFORMATION: Copper To Dimensional Dusty Pastel

"Maddy is a sassy young lady who works in marketing," says Karen Lewis (@Blondieshair) of Blondies Of Melbourne, Fitzroy, Melbourne, Australia. "She had been thinking about changing her hair for a while but after having her ...

HOW-TO: Mint Meltaway Green Haircolor Makeover

This client underwent a major change - from blonde to minty green for spring! According to colorist Steven Robertson (@stevenrobertsonhair), his client has been an all-over highlight her entire life. One day after he gave her new highlights, he ...

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Keune's New Luxurious Minimalism Collection

Keune has launched its 2016 trend collection, Luxurious Minimalism, along with nine new shades added to its color portfolio.The sophisticated collection features neutral color palettes and clean lines; notably, several strong gray looks make ...

Red, Red Wine

Cristen Smith (@cristen_smith) a hairstylist and Fave4 Style Expert works out of Serene Salon in south Florida. This merlot color she created "makes us want to drink red wine!""My  client comes every six weeks and does ...

PRO TO PRO - MOTHER TO DAUGHTER: A Color Journey To Pastel Pink

Tammy Muniz (@rouge22salon) recently opened her own Chattanooga, Tenn., salon within the "Sola Salons" with daughter Lauren Muniz (@iamtheloud1). Muniz is causing quite the stir with this beautiful makeover on Tammy's youngest ...

TRANSFORMATION: Getting The Green Light To Go Silver

Penny Fair (@penny_theyoungamerican) of The Young American Salon, Old Town Tustin, California says that long time client Miya, a musician, had to get her hair done at a different salon when Fair was unavailable.  "Unfortunately ...

TRANSFORMING TO ROSE GOLD: Striking But Soft On The Eye

Presley Poe (@presleypoe) a Platform artist and Artistic Educator based at The Parlour in St. John's  Portland, Oregon, specializes in color corrections had an opportunity to do something interesting with this client. ...

TRANSFORMATION: Nice Blonde To Rooty Icy Melt

Cyrell Cook  (@hair_by_love) of Mane Trendz Salon, Austin, TX,  shares that "This client had a terrible last experience at the salon leaving her with a sensitive scalp and a 3-4 inch level 7-8 yellow band that was extremely ...

Gem Of A Transformation For A Gem Of A Client

"My client - or gem, as I refer to them - is the daughter of another gem of mine," says Ang Holland (@hairbyangholland ) of Pricilla's Hair N Nail Salon, Peru, Indiana. "She's 15, and her mom is all about letting her ...

HOW-TO (With Steps!): Molten Glow Ecaille Haircolor Tutorial

Created by Hester Wernet-Rijn, this trendy Ecaille look for long hair features multi-tonal haircolor.Pre-lighten with Blondor Multiblonde Powder+ Koleston Perfect Creme Developer 9%Color A:Koleston Perfect 40g 5/0+ 10g 4/0+ 10g 0/11+ ...

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Diary of a Beauty Editor: My Cut and ‘Reverse’ Balayage…At a Tradeshow?

Tradeshow weekends are exciting, educational and, to be honest, a bit overwhelming. Amplify all those adjectives if it is your first one, with an added dose of the unexpected. For me, America’s Beauty Show at McCormick Place in Chicago ...