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THE FIX: Red Box To Breathtaking Classic Sombre
Staci Laskowski (@hairby_staci) of Riot Hair Lounge, Delray Beach, Florida, had some concerns when client Jeanette came in looking for a change. "She has been using box dye RED RED for 2 years and came to me wanting a natural looking ...
Velvety Richness with Formula
"Ninety eight percent of my clientele are colour clients," says featured artist Christa Bennett (@christathecolourista). "This is where my heart is. My longtime client loves to change her hair colour and is always a blast. ...
by Anne Moratto
COLOR CORRECTION: Going Smokey Platinum
Lana Mai of Burnaby, BC Canada, had an interesting correction on her hands. "My client came in with pre-lightened hair which was still very yellow," says Mai. "Her level 6 roots had grown out about 5 inches. She was ...
Removing Stubborn Brights to Blonde Transformation
Carly Rae Lawrenson (@carlyraelawrenson) from Harlow Salon in Nashville, TN shares her steps and formula for removing those tough-to-budge bright colors. She used all TIGI Copyright Colour. Lawrenson is a TIGI Inspirational Youth ...
by Anne Moratto
Pravana Teams Up With Guy Tang to Create the Pure Enlightenment Balayage Kit
Pravana introduces the new Pure Light Balayage Lightener, a specially formulated lightener designed for the artistic, free-hand form of highlighting known as balayage. Pravana partnered with hair guru and Balayage expert Guy Tang to develop the ...
Color Correction: Damaged and Brassy to Auburn and Gold
Styling duo Dona Dalipi (@dona_dalipi) and Rachel Boyd (@rachel.b1011) at Safie Salon and Day Spa in Massapequa, New York turned their client's damaged, brassy hair into a healthy, multidimensional gold and auburn look. Dona and Rachel ...
by Jamie Newman
COLOR CORRECTION: The Most Perfect Blonde Sombre
Robin Del Toro (@ms_robinita) of The Cutting Room Salon, Tracy, CA, continues to WOW us with her transformations and beautiful color designs. This is one of our favorites of all time. "My client Camilla, went to another salon asking to be ...
Formula: Perfect Copper
We recently spied a top-notch before-and-after on Farouk Systems' Instagram and knew it was share-worthy! Bianca Garcia (@biancagarciahair), a stylist at Path Salon in Austin, Texas, took her client from a somewhat ho-hum dirty blonde ...
by Lauren Quick
Pastel Pinwheel
Sarah Crews (@HairBySarahCrews) of Studio Gaven Haircolour, Nashville, TN, was just playing around with color and ended up creating this breathtaking pastel design. Here she shares the HOW TO in her own words:I used Pravana Vivids and Pastels ...
FORMULA: Ruby Mahogany Sombre Lob
Sarah Crews (@HairBySarahCrews), Kérastase Tech artist and stylist at Studio Gaven Haircolour Salon, Nashville, TN. created a rich dimensional ruby-mahogany on previously flat, overly saturated level 4 hair. "Hailey had not been happy with ...
TRANSFORMATION: Going Dimensional Blue/Green
Kat Chase (@kat_chase_) for color and Phillip Rosado for haircut and style (and owner of Educe Salon in Orlando, Florida), joined forces to transform their client from a long, dated look to an exciting and dimensional blue/green LOB. Here they ...
FORMULA: Blue Steel
We fell in love with this "blue steel" finish by Jeanette Herrera (@jeanette.Herrera) of Hugo Salon in Kensigton, MD and asked for the formula.Here she shares on her client with hair previously lifted from a natural level 5 to an ombré ...
TREND ALERT: Red Right Now
Jamie Waier (@jwaierhairartist), a salon owner and Pravana Artistic Educator, shows off this spicy result."Reds have become super hot this summer. I can't get enough of this red!" Waier says.FORMULA:7.52, 6.37 ( equal parts) with ...
by Anne Moratto
Natural Level 5/6 to Knockout Blonde
Michael Thomas Hair Design (@tybehindthechair) in Naples, Florida used Redken to create this knockout blonde. His client had virgin hair at a natural level 5/6.HOW TO:"I used Redken Blonde Icing 40 vol and Olaplex. I processed for an hour ...
by Anne Moratto
DRAMATIC TRANSFORMATION: Oh My To Royal Elegance
Julie Mueller (@spectraltones) of Stay Gold Salon in Fullerton, California (@staygoldsalon), specializes in vivid colors and precision cuts. She got an opportunity to put that expertise to work with guest Elise."Elise arrived with faded ...
HOW-TO: Cheshire Cat Color
“Imagination is the only weapon in the war against reality,” said the Cheshire Cat, the inspiration behind this purple balayage with touches of pink by Yesenia Solis (@yeessiie), a stylist at Bello Salon in southern ...
How-To: Rainbow Pastels
Inspired by the sand art hair that has been splashing color all over Vivid Artistic Hair Design's Instagram, Kelly O'Leary (@hairbymisskellyo) of Salon One Eleven in Winnipeg, Canada, wanted to try out some rainbow locks on her own ...
by Jamie Newman