Color
COLOR CORRECTION: From Chlorine Damaged to Balayaged Blonde
Kesley Reynolds (@khbkesley) is a freelance hair artist out of Salt Lake City, Utah. Her client came to her after an unfortunate reaction to chlorine.“My client previously had a rooty beach blonde and she decided to take a swim in a ...
by Jamie Newman
Looking The Part: Silver/Blonde Color Correction
Kaitlin Yankos (@studiobhairdesigns) of Studio B Hair Design, Cronulla NSW Australia, has not taken her intense training for granted. "Our salon has a great following on social media which results in being booked out constantly," she ...
On Purpose Yellow: Platinum Salon Team Strikes it Rich with this Vibrant Color and Cut
MODERN SALON is currently attending Paul Mitchell's Business Revolution in Las Vegas, NV, at the Red Rock Resort and Spa. Cassandra McGlaughlin (@cassandraplatinum) of Platinum Salon in Tampa, Florida, a Paul Mitchell Focus Salon, ...
by Anne Moratto
COLOR CORRECTION: Fixing 10 Years Of Box Blonde
Alisha Jared (@alishajaredhairartistry) from Siren Salon, Vancouver, WA, had an exciting opportunity. "This client called into our salon looking for someone to correct her 10 years of home color," she says. "She had been using a ...
TRANSFORMATION: From Fun Fashion To Classic Blonde
Heather Yacenda (@heatheryacendahair), owner of Studio H Salon, Wichita, KS, wowed us with this transformation and we had to know more. "My client started out with 6 week old Pravana Magenta and Pravana Purple Vivids," she says. ...
New Tressa Watercolors Lightener
See the Light(ener)New from Tressa is Watercolors Lightener, which can lift as many as eight levels with 20-volume processor. The creamy consistency of the lightener makes for simple mixing and application, and the product does not swell, ...
by Lauren Quick
A New Cut and Higher Contrast Color
Such beautiful work and a truly trusting client, coming to @ajlashmett on the same day she left for her honeymoon to have this gorgeous makeover. “This is a before and after of the cut and colour that I did on my Bride this ...
by Anne Moratto
TRANSFORMATION: Stand Out Gray Ombre
Wesley Palmer (@wesdoeshair), co-owner of Against The Grain Salon, Houston, Texas, says that client Tiffany "is a bartender who wants to stand out. She came to me with natural level 3 hair and wanted to be gray with an ombré effect." ...
Lighter Brighter: A Closer Look at Balayage, Ombriage, Sombre and Babylights
BALAYAGE:THE EXPERT: Eva Scrivo, New York City salon owner and educatorTHE 101: Balayage means “to sweep” or “sweeping” in French. “It’s been around for decades, prior to foils or frosting, brought to ...
Nice and Pretty Blonde To WOW Blonde
Clare Ptolemy (@clarissad7) of the Branded Spade Salon in Texico, New Mexico, is doing a lot of great color in her small town. When we saw this transformation on her Instagram page, we had to know more. Here she shares the HOW TO in her own ...
TRANSFORMATION: Adding Depth To A Sombre
Gabriel Samra (@gabrielsamra) of Gabriel Samra Hair Salon, Miami, Florida, felt his client was getting too blonde. She "has been progressively becoming blonde by doing ombré, then some balayage highlights. This last time she came to visit ...
TRANSFORMATION: Black Box To "On Fire" Red
Alisha Jared (@alishajaredhairartistry) from Siren Salon in Vancouver, WA, had fun with a challenge. "This client came to me as a birthday present from her mom. Her inspiration picture was fire engine red, but she had fairly recently ...
The Pro Touch To The Perfect Blonde Sombre
Yadira Galvez (@Yadii_g ) of Jag Hair Salon, Poughkeesie, NY, says her client "had been coloring her hair at home using box color. She developed so many color bands and wanted an over all lighter more natural look." Galvez gave her the ...
TRANSFORMATION: Aqua To Purple/Silver Sombre
Jaymz Marsters (@jaymz.marsters) from Norfolk, England, says "My client needed something fresh and a complete change was due. For several months she had been having blue/green tones throughout her hair. Removing these from the hair was ...
From Red To Green To Faded To Red Again: THE JOURNEY
Sarah Naslund (@MyBigHairDay) of Athena Aveda Salon Spa, Boston, Mass, has been on quite a journey with salon guest, friend and tattoo artist Dia (@diamoellertattoo). "The first time I did her hair we did some subtle red highlights which ...
TRANSFORMATION: Amethyst To Vanilla
"My awesome client Ali is leaving in a few weeks for grad school," says Alyssa Wiener (@lysseon) of Stylin', Norwalk, Connecticut. "She needed something lower maintenance, but still exciting. We took her from her amethyst ...
Calculated Risks with Color and Cut
This is another great finish from the always-generous-about-sharing-her-work, Lindsey Benitez @lindseybenitez.Of this look, she said, "When the badass inside of you wants to be seen on the outside. Loved having the opportunity to shave the ...
by Anne Moratto