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TO THE RESCUE: Home Disaster To Beautiful Ash Blonde
Amanda Bom-Fritz (@hairbyamandasthlm) of Stockholm, Sweden, posted this amazing makeover and we had to know more. "My best friend called me and told me she colored half her hair purple and sent me a picture." Bom-Fritz packed her bags ...
FORMULA: A Gorgeous Green with Hints of Teal
First, we love the look of the hairdresser's hand in the hair. It's a great way for Chris Winzer (@winzerplease), a hairdresser in Palm Springs, CA, to show the evenness of her color work.STEP ONE: Lightened up the roots with ...
by Anne Moratto
Colorful Color Melt
Wesley Palmer (@wesdoeshair), co-owner of Against The Grain Salon, Houston, Texas, says "Turning hair into my art is my hobby." We LOVE this finish that he says he created without any set pattern, just visual placement. Here he ...
TRANSFORMATION: Uninteresting To Chopped And Icy White
This gorgeous makeover posted by Morgan (@merrgg) of Seagrass Salon and Spa, Wilmington, NC, is causing quite the buzz. Here she shares the details for the the very simple color:Lift with Redken Flash Lift (20 and 30 volume) and tone with Shades ...
A Gray That Is Grand, Not Granny
Ashlea Morris (@ashleamorris), a Robert Cromeans salon stylist, Paul Mitchell International Educator and "Proud stage assistant to Angus Mitchell" used all Paul Mitchell color and products for this gray that has beautiful shine and ...
by Anne Moratto
TRANSFORMATION: Faded Box Red To Dramatic Jewel Tones
Neal Malek (@nealmhair) of Educe salon (@educe_salon) of Orlando, FL, says that his client found him on Instagram six months ago and finally called to set up her color correction."She lives four hours away in Miami, and was so excited ...
TRANSFORMATION: Golden Box To Dimensional Ash Blonde
Alisha Jared (@alishajaredhairartistry) from Siren Salon in Vancouver says "My client came in unhappy with her existing color. She had highlights that ended up too golden and decided to turn to box blonde to remedy them. Equally ...
TRANSFORMATION: Faded Fun To Purple/Blue Melt
Amber Mahaffey (@tatted_blondeee) of Amber's Chair, Myrtle Beach, SC, specializes in color correcting, high lift platinums and bright hair. We found a beauty in this faded fun to purple/blue transformation!Here she shares the details ...
2 Balayage Looks: Blonde and Caramel Sombre
Claudia Cruz (@_claudiacruz_) of Marlene Weber Day Spa in Poughkeepsie, New York, clearly has an expertise in balayage.After sectioning the hair in quadrants, she starts in the back applying color in 1 inch sections. "I heavily weave each ...
Glowing Strong: Pravana Vivids Neons
In response to the trend in glow-in-the-dark hair colors, PRAVANA offers colorists their VIVIDS NEONS for a "how glows it?" finish and the aftercare products to keep those colors glowing strong.PRAVANA VIVIDS NEONS are ...
by Anne Moratto
COLOR CORRECTION: From Red to Blue to "Thank You!'
Camille Gladney Schmoutz (@nebulacamille) of Pure Color Salon in Shreveport, LA tagged us on Instagram so we could share this incredible correction.“We started with faded teal and over an inch of regrowth,” Schmoutz ...
by Anne Moratto
COLOR CORRECTION: Brassy and Damaged To Frosty Perfection
Cathy Tran (@prostylistcathyt) of Corona, California, shares the details for this color correction going from mis-matched brass to frosty blonde.Step 1: Section hair into 4 star sections, working from the bottom up. Using balayage technique with ...
TRANSFORMATION: The Call To Copper
Constance Robbins (@constancerobbins), an independent salon owner at her own private studio in Upland, Ca., has been an artistic educator at Matrix for 12 years and is a certified Matrix CRAFT Color Master. Her passion is hair painting and color ...
TRANSFORMATION: The Modern Touch
"Cristy wanted to keep her hair on the brunette side of the spectrum, but was tired of what she had been getting and came to us for a more modern style," says Alterna artist Brent Basore (@hair_by_brentandcarlyn) of Sherry Mesa ...
Color How-Tos: Punk Platinum and Edgy Rose Quartz
Pastels were popular haircolor shades in both the winter and summer months of 2015 – and they won’t be going away anytime soon. With Rose Quartz and Serenity named Pantone Color of the Year shades for 2016, pastels will remain a top ...
How-to (+video!): Watercolor Haircolor Technique
Today, hairstylists can truly be artists when it comes to haircolor. With more clients than ever becoming enthusiastic about fashion colors, the range of creativity when it comes to color has expanded exponentially. Pravana Artistic Color ...
by Lauren Quick
Pink Rosé Formula
This rosy-pink perfection by @cassandrabickett was created using Schwarzkopf color.FORMULAOn Base: Igora Royal 6-68 + Igora Royal Pearlescence 6-89 with Igora Royal Oil Developer 3% (10 volume)Mid-lengths to ends: Igora Royal Pearlescence 9, ...
by Anne Moratto