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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. ...
A "Twizzler" Color Melt
This sizzling and sweet "Twizzler Melt" is by Gina Bottoni (@gina_bott). And her tips for this kind of colorful work: "Different heads and artists will yield different results! Use the color wheel and saturation levels as ...
by Anne Moratto
Balayage with Hints of Pink
Owner and Lead Artist at The Modd Labb in Dallas, TX, we think @jakethegreat_88 has done a GREAT job with this color and style.WELLA FORMULATIONBase: Koleston Perfect 7/73 + /28 + 40 volPreGloss: Color Touch 7/89 + /68 + 1.9Towel dry then apply ...
by Anne Moratto
TRANSFORMATION: Pretty Blonde Sombre
Jon Alexander Frawley (@jonnystylez), a color and balayage specialist at Bangz Salon and Wellness Spa, Montclair, New Jersey, had a challenge. "My client came in with yellow highlights and a brassy broken base." Here he shares how he ...
How-To Video: Pixelated Equalizer Design with Pravana Locked-In
Music software was the inspiration for Pravana Guest Artist James Gartner's pixelated haircolor design.Gartner started with a sleek, platinum-blonde bob as the base of his artistic design, then used Pravana Locked-In color to create a ...
by Lauren Quick
Classic Blonde To Pale Pink Champagne
Lexie Rogers (@hairbylexie) of Milagro Spa, Redbank, NJ, was there to help her client who had just finished school and was prepping for interviews. "She wanted a new color," says Rogers, who designed a pale pink champagne shade that ...
COLOR CORRECTION: Beautiful as a Brunette
Marco Pelusi of Marco Pelusi Hair Studio in West Hollywood, CA and the creator of Marco Collagen Color Guard Haircare shared a beautiful 'brunettes have more fun' finish on Facebook. The young woman client, Angel, is ...
by Anne Moratto
Titanium Blue-ness
The client in the chair next to this "Titanium Blueness" by @stevenrobertsonhair has beautiful brunette locks but a finish like this makes a woman consider going for full-on steel.FORMULA:Pre-lightened and glazed with Redken 8T + 1 ...
by Anne Moratto
CLIENT REQUEST: "Go Lighter Without Any Maintenance"
Tyler Summers (@makeupfreaktyler) a stylist at Jax and King in La Jolla, San Diego, had a client come in with level 3 Asian hair. “She wanted to be lighter without any maintenance,” said Summers, so he decided a ...
HOW-TO: Hummingbird Hues
When the @UnicornTribe announced its next group collective, which was to spotlight artists’ strengths, tribe member Dana Dautel (@dana_lynn12) of Kraze Salon in Magnolia, New Jersey wanted to focus on her strong suit: capturing in her ...
by Jamie Newman
VIDEO: 8 Shades, 1 Colormelt - How to Create Rainbow Hair Without Transfer or Bleeding
This colormelt features eight vibrant colors inspired by a rainbow sand-art design pattern seen on www.clashist.com. This how-to is proof that you can find inspiration for haircolor anywhere - if you're looking!Here, Pravana Guest Artist ...
TRANSFORMATION: Fairy Tale Blonde and Pink Color Melt
Melissa Meacham, owner of Rogue Hair Studio (@roguehairstudio), created an antique blonde and pink color melt on her client, resulting in an overall look that is fit for a fairy tale.“I was inspired by this beautiful vintage wedding dress ...