Color
How-To: Low-Maintenance Hair-Painting
It's no secret that endlessly customizable hair-painting has become one of the most-requested color techniques at salons in 2015. The natural-looking touches of color is a style that many clients gravitate toward."Hair painting is ...
by Lauren Quick
HOW-TO: From Grown-Out and Messy to Dimensional Copper Lob
Inspired by fall and the colors the leaves turn, Margarita Ford (@Misahara5) of Euodia Salon and Day Spa in Moorpark, California, created this pumpkin-spice looking color. Ford's client was formerly a highlight and lowlight combo who ...
by Jamie Newman
TRANSFORMATION: Mushy Box To Tasteful and Healthy Sombre
Maggie Ly from David's Hair and Nail, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, specializes in haircolor and color corrections. "My guest had her hair lightened before somewhere else then gave up maintaining her color," says Ly about this ...
Box Ombre Fail To Fresh, Modern Red
Destini Oddo (@Desert_rayne) a cosmetology student at Capitol School of Hairstyling and Esthetics in Omaha, Nebraska, caught our eye with this gorgeous makeover. "My client Amber came to see me because she was extremely unhappy with her ...
TRANSFORMATION: Softening An Ombre Mishap
Samantha Ploskonka (@samploskonka), a John Paul Mitchell Systems National Educator and Freelance Hairstylist based at Salon Mix in Atwater Village, Los Angeles, California says, "I tend to have a lot of what I refer to as 'reverse ...
Deva Cut and Color with Balayage
This curl-enhancing cut and curl-defining color is by Rosalee Rios Landry (@lovehairbyrose), a Deva Curl Inspired Stylist and Redken Master Specialist. She hairpainted the formulas below for this beautiful result.FORMULABase: Redken 6 NGC + 8NGC ...
by Anne Moratto
How-To: Fall Ombre
Unsurprising this time of year, one of Tyler Summers' (@makeupfreaktyler) clients came in wanting a fall red with highlights. During the consultation she told him that a month ago she did her hair herself, applying bleach with 20 vol ...
Color Correction: From Green and Fried to Pixie Perfect
Redken Certified Colorist and PureArtist Toni Fountain, who works at Indulgence, The Salon, of Lakewood, California, had a tough challenge at hand when her client walked in the door and requested a major change. One look at her ...
TRANSFORMATION: Strong Sombre To Gray/Slate
Geysha Tomassone (@geyshaloveshair) of Mora Salon, Cherry Hill, NJ, says "My client wanted a change and opted for a gray/slate color! Of course, in her case, I had explained to her that it may take up to 3 visits to achieve this color. She ...
Formula How-To: Shiny Penny by JKS International
Copper reigns as the season’s it-girl color with healthy lengths and a glossy finish. FORMULA & APPLICATION: Natural level 7 Formula 1: JKS International 7C (level 7 copper) with 15-volume developer Formula 2: 7CC ...
Formula How-To: Hot Topic by Scruples
A blend of color showcases bold highlights with a precise cut that has exaggerated disconnection. FORMULAS & APPLICATION: Natural level 6 Formula 1: 1 oz Scruples Power Blonde Lightening Powder with 1 oz Scruples Pure ...
Formula How-To: Goldilocks by Clairol Professional
Inspired by the vivid and dimensional results achievable with Flare permanent cream color. An overall lighter blonde with depth in order for the blonde shades to really stand out. FORMULAS & APPLICATION: Natural level ...
Formula How-To: Gilded Glam by Goldwell
A ’50s take on the modern woman involves a crisp, clean blonde with a variation of tones, plus depth and high shine. FORMULAS & APPLICATION: Natural level 8 with previous highlights and fadage Formula 1: 40 ml ...
Formula How-To: Hazelnut Halo by Keune
A rich, chocolate root melts beautifully into painted copper tones, borrowing from the past and pushing forward with the influence of modern applications. FORMULAS & APPLICATION: Natural level 4 Formula 1: Keune Tinta ...
Formula How-To: Wheat Shag by Aveda
Blonde means different things to different people. Creating the perfect blonde is about envisioning the guest’s desired tone and using the haircolor to achieve beautiful results. FORMULAS & APPLICATION: Natural level ...
Formula How-To: Blonde Contrast by Lakme
The gradation of wolves’ color is clearly visible on each strand, but at a distance it creates multiple, but beautifully blended, tonalities in their fur. The objective was to create more dimension in the hair and focus on certain panels ...
Formula How-To: Copper Warmth by Zotos Professional
A strawberry-blonde full of sheen, softness and manageability created through customized formulas for each section. FORMULAS & APPLICATION: Natural level 7 Formula 1: 1 oz Zotos AGEbeautiful 9N + 1 oz 7RC with 2 oz 20-volume ...