Color

An Ice-White Blonde Color Journey

Native Oregonian, stylist of 12 years at Old Hollywood Hair in historic Oregon City, OR, Beth Ann Keen (@Mommmjeans) posted her client's color journey on Instagram and we were especially struck by the final arctic blonde and asked Keen to ...

COLOR CORRECTION: Messy To Gorgeous Melt

Katie Jones (@katiecolorshair) owner of The Speakeasy Salon, Pendleton, OR (@THESPEAKEASYSALON) says, "When I first met Sam for a color consultation, she had quite the hair coloring journey! Her hair was damaged and far from the color she ...

THE JOURNEY: Green To Great Fade To Dimensional Orchid

This client has been on quite a journey and the good news is, her hair has looked fantastic every step of the way."The first color was pre-lightened to a level 10," says Stevie Vincent (@stevievincenthairartistry) of Stevie Vincent ...

Friend "Discount" Highlights To Pro Soft Blonde Melt

Amanda Joseph (@thehearsalon) of Mia Bella Salon, Seattle, Washington, says "This client has been coming time for 7 years. This time she tried a friend of hers because she got a discounted price. She wanted some soft blonde melted ...

From Pinks and Purples To A Mermaid Bold Blue

Stephanie Countey (@ hair_wizahd) of Lush Salon in Londonderry, New Hampshire, says that on this guest, for the past year and a half, "We have been doing a red into purple ombré with variations of oranges, pinks, purples and ...

The "Oil Slick" Haircolor Trend with Pravana Vivids

The "Oil Slick" haircoloring trend comes from the iridescent swirls of color found in a pool of oil on the ground. The look, with its dark base and less-extensive required lightening, is an ideal technique for brunettes who request ...

THE FIX: Blotchy Blonde To Golden Wheat

Haley Ferreira (@mermaidhairs), a National Educator for John Paul Mitchell Systems at Cutting Loose Salon, Sarasota, FL, says her client was "upset with her hair because the previous stylist was 'experimenting' with balayage ...

A Touch of Class

Amber Mahaffey (@tatted_blondeee) of Amber's Chair, Myrtle Beach, SC, says that this client arrived to the salon with about 4 months of direct dyes of dark violet,  "and she wanted to go to the vivids side!"Mahaffey ...

Rich But Low Maintenance For A Mom-To-Be

"This mommy-to-be came in with a grown out balayage and wanted something less maintenance and richer with color," says Claudia Cruz (@_claudiacruz_) of Marlene Weber Day Spa, Poughkeepsie, NY. "She had a natural level 5 on about ...

Rich, Rose Gold Haircolor by Guy Tang

Kenra Color Ambassador Guy Tang’s client Mikey came in with grown-out, previously lightened Level 10 hair. For this visit, Tang created rosy, gold tones with an ashy feel.Instead of lightening her hair all over again, he only lightened her ...

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COLOR CORRECTION: Botched Merlot To Chocolate Dimension

Amanda LoCastro (@HairByAmanduhh), a Master Colorist/ Stylist at DiRosa Haircare, Franklin Square, NY, is passionate about corrective color, balayage, "and just hair in general!"Here she shares the details for this beautiful color ...

TRANSFORMATION: Pretty Brown To Bright Apricot

"She's always had a lot of warmth in her hair," says Amanda Delvalle (@hairbyamandamarie) of Anthony Palermo at Anthony Leonard Salon, "but she wanted a brighter look with very little dimension something that would blend ...

Fashion Blue/Green to Bright Red

Dana Dautel (@dana_lynn12) of Salon Head Candy, Cherry Hill, NJ, says, "When my client came to me and told me that she wanted to go bright red after nearly an entire year of being vivid blues and greens, I knew I had a hard ...

Vivid Blue to Bright Blonde Balayage Beauty

"When my client first came to me, she had virgin, level-4 hair," says Meli Clark (@melerinaa) of Hard as Nails Salon and Boutique in Lockeford, California. "I balayaged it with 30 volume + Guy Tang lightener and about a week later ...

Candy Shaw's 3 Pillars of a Perfect Balayage

At America's Beauty Show in Chicago March 12-14, Candy Shaw led demonstrations on how to flawlessly create her Sunlights Balayage. Dressed in her signature yellow and black, she taught how lightener should be applied to create seamless, ...

Fuchsia to "Natural" Haircolor

“Hey, I think I want normal hair again,” was the conversation between Hannah Peterson (@hannahnoelhair) and her flaming fuchsia colored guest. Peterson, a Level 1 stylist at Gina Bianca Hair in Southington, CT, started to ...

TRANSFORMATION: Honey Blonde to "In Your Face" Ginger

Crystal Casey (@CryistalChaos) of High Voltage Hair, Virginia Beach,VA, says "This client originally came to me wanting to be that perfect natural, light red head - otherwise known as the ginger color. We easily achieved that, but ...