Color
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
TRANSFORMATION: Magnificent Blonde Sombre
Paris Nesbit (@hairbyparisrose) of viva la blonde, Perth, Australia, specializes in blonde hair.This first time client had multiple shades throughout her hair but was looking for a clean white blonde. Nesbit notes that it took two appointments ...
FORMULA: Vintage Rose by Melanie Bray
Melanie Bray (@melanie.bee) calls the beautiful color design she created for her client a "Vintage Rose.""This beauty was nervous but ready for something new," Bray says. "She showed me a few pictures and I took ...
by Anne Moratto
TRANSFORMATION: Sad And Broken To Peacock Sombre
Robin Del Toro (@ms_robinita), an artist at The Cutting Room Salon, Tracy, CA, says "Hair is my life. It is always on my mind, some way or another. I absolutely love the reward of doing color, turning something that someone was ashamed to ...
TRANSFORMATION: Faded Fun To High Fashion
Amber Mahaffey (@tatted_blondeee) of Amber's Chair, Myrtle Beach, SC, specializes in color correcting, high lift platinums and bright hair. When we saw this faded fashion shade we were curious what she would do! The results, as you see, ...
TRANSFORMATION: California Sunset Red
Rona O’Connor (@ronacolor), co-owner of Lukaro, Beverly Hills, California, has fun with Kimberly, a client who plays with color, but prefers to stay in the red family. It’s been a while since she stopped by the salon and although she ...
The Blonde That POPS!
Kelsey Chlopecka (@kelseychlopeckahair) of Adore Hair Studio of Inman Park, Atlanta, Georgia, was there to help out her client using balayage, her specialty. This new client came to Chlopecka (a referral) looking to brighten up her blonde. ...