Color
Transforming To Teal
Stevie Diaz (@Steviescissorhands) of A Lux Salon, Stockton, California, had a client looking for a new look. "My client came in wanting Kylie Jenner hair," says Diaz. "She hadn't put color on it for two years so she had ...
COLOR CORRECTION: Hot Red To Classic Highlights
Alisha Jared (@alishajaredhairartistry) from Siren Salon in Vancouver, WA, has been seeing this client for 6 months and "she has been everything from a level 4 red-violet to a 'Little Mermaid' red. When she came in and said ...
TRANSFORMATION: Super Cool Icy Blonde
"This client went to someone else originally and he never understood what she wanted," says Marcus Byerly (@marcusbyerly) of Studio 135, Knoxville, Tennessee. "She wants to be a super cool icy blonde. However, in the past, her ...
Intense Color Correction For An EVEN Blonde Bombshell
Amber Buxton (@amber_buxton_salon) of Amber Buxton Salon, New Orleans, LA was faced with a challenge. "My client came in with a lot of banding, after another colorist attempted to base break with color. After assessing her hair. I decided ...
TRANSFORMATION: Faded Red To The Perfect Sombre
Amanda LoCastro (@HairByAmanduhh) of DiRosa Haircare, Franklin Square, NY, has done it again, with another breathtaking transformation. We love this blonding journey and had to know more.Here she shares the HOW TO:Prior history: ...
Three Sessions To A BEAUTIFUL Balayage LOB
Carly Gillam (@hairbycarlygillam) of Strawberry Blonde Salon in Charleston, SC, went on a journey with her guest. "My client came in and was tired of maintaining her level 4 permanent red hair color (with her natural being a level ...
TRANSFORMATION: Going For BOMBSHELL Blonde
Marie Negron (@glamhairbymarie), owner of Flawless Beauty Salon in Cleveland OH, says "My number one priority is the health and integrity of my guests' hair and of course the smile on their faces after each transformation." The ...
The Gentle Journey To A Red LOB
Gabrielle Frosinos (@sirengabrielle) of Siren Salon Vancouver, Washington, recently went on a fun journey with a client and shares the HOW TO:Session 1: Our first appointment together she had about 2 inches of level 6 regrowth and a faded ...
A Journey to a Beautiful Blonde
Often the most labor-intensive makeovers result in haircolor that looks like it was meant to me---"born this way" is the phrase that comes to mind. This four-hour transformation blonde was created by Stephanie Garcia ...
by Anne Moratto
TRANSFORMATION: Color Day!
Berlinda Anguiana (@b.shangrila) of Shangrila Hair Studio, Corona, California, had a potential client that just wouldn't give up. "This wasn't my guests first visit with me," says Anguiana. "She had actually come in ...
DRAMATIC TRANSFORMATION: Nailing the Inspiration Photo
Katlin Starks (@hairbykatlin), a mentor stylist for Regis Salon in Albuquerque, NM, had an opportunity with a first time guest who had not been happy with her hair for a while."She had been left with a burned scalp in the past, warm toned ...
TRANSFORMATION: Sombre Perfection
Haley Ferreira (@mermaidhairs) of Cutting Loose Salon in Sarasota, Florida, is also a National Educator for John Paul Mitchell Systems. She has been working with this client for several months, tweaking her color on each visit.FIRST ...
First Post-Chemo Color, Cut and Style
We found this beautiful photo and a moving description from Theresa Zamora (T_ZAMORA) on Instagram:"My heart is so full! This beauty came to me after finishing chemo. After losing all her hair, it was finally long enough to do something ...
by Anne Moratto
SEE THE AFTER! Big Cut/Big Color
Lisa Hart-Walker (@superstylist5711), a stylist at Creations Salon and Spa, Rochester Hills MI, "loves everything about doing hair and I'm well versed in all hair textures but over the last few years my main focus has been color. ...
Wella Academy Tour: Essential Foiling
The Wella Masters Color Expert Program (MCE) is gaining momentum and spreading out around the U.S. Seminars and classes are being held not only in the Wella Studios (NY and LA), but in selected venues in various parts of the country. ...
How-To: Summer Sandy Bronze Haircolor
Everyone has clients they want to take from blah to a beautiful, especially in spring and summer. Nicoletta Whitaker, artistic director at Aurelio Salon in Howell, NJ, offers MODERN a how-to for this sandy bronze haircolor starting with a ...
TRANSFORMATION: Pretty In Pale Lavender Pink
Deseray Thiessen (@deseraytee) of Wink Studios, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, is "very passionate about hair and color corrections. I especially enjoy creating new tones with blondes." So when Thiessen met this client, she had the ...