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10 Hair Color Challenges Every Stylist Faces and How Experts Solve Them
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"Dye-ing" for a Big Change
Samantha Daly (@bottleblonde76), a master stylist at Cutting Loose Salon in Sarasota, Florida, specializes in blonde and short hair."I live and breathe hair," Daly says. Her bio on Instagram says, "I find beauty in making people ...
Formula: Blueberry-Grape Color Swirl
Anastasia Amico, artistic color director for John Amico, recently taught a class at Heidi's Salon and Spa, Warrenville, Illinois, on a color technique called color swirling. "Color swirling is a fast and easy technique to ...
by Lauren Quick
HOW-TO: Ravishing Redhead with Plum Undertones
This client wanted to try deeper roots and a darker red! According to Colorist Shonda Broadus (@ShondaBroadus) this client was previously a natural redhead with 2 months of old color in her hair. Broadus came up with the process below to add ...
COLOR CORRECTION: Over-the-Moon Blonde
This client found Karl Brown (@karlgbrown), a color correction specialist, of Axis Hair (@AXISHAIR) through Instagram."She saw some of his other platinum/silver color corrections and wanted the same outcome," says colleague Renee ...
TRANSFORMATION: Ombre to Dark Cherry Cola
Douglas J. Sherman (@jshermansalon) of the Sola Salons Buckhead, Atlanta, Georgia, says he absolutely loves "what I do and the challenges each client brings me."Well, he has the opportunity to meet that challenge on a regular basis ...
HOW-TO: Pink Lemonade Formula
Sadie Gray (@sadieJcre8s), based at Deja Vu Salon, Santa Rosa, California, sent in the details for this pink lemonade design that we just had to share:Get the color: Pink lemonadeSTEP 1: Apply balayage highlights using Schwarzkopf Blondme with ...
GOING FOR IT: Spring Rose Gold
Kristy Lage (@KristyLStylist), an independent stylist of Salon Karma, Omaha, Nebraska, shares the details of this transformation that took 12 hours and cost the client $600:"Earlier in the year a very sweet girl with an inch of level 7 ...
Formula: Kesha's Lemon-Lime Green Hair
If you thought the bright and bold haircolor days were behind us, Kesha disagrees in a not-so-subtle way. Recently, the singer transitioned from blonde to a bright, loud lime-green that she describes as "slimey" on her Instagram. ...
by Lauren Quick
HOW-TO: 7 Shades of Rainbow Bright Haircolor
This colorful transformation features seven different shades of PRAVANA Vivids/Neons hand painted throughout the hair in various sections.According to haircolorist Shonda Broadus who created this rainbow look, she used PRAVANA’s Neon ...
TRANSFORMATION: Overcast Gray
Joseph Cuozzo (@Cuozzostudioforhair) a master colorist and owner of the Cuozzo Studio For Hair, Oranjestad Aruba, Madison, NJ, says "The most requested color trend this season in our Aruba salon has been the gray silver trend. Most ...
Fresh Color on Copper Curls
Rachael Urrico (Rachael_devacurl) of the Devachan Salon in NYC, specializes in curls, color and the DevaCurl Pintura Coloring technique. Here, she got to put all of her expertise to work on one head of hair."This client was looking for an ...
TRANSFORMATION: Shorter, Bolder!
Berlinda Anguiano of her private suite Shangri La Hair Studio, Corona California, says "It's funny being on my own because a lot of the time my guests walked through the door, see me and freak out because I'm young. But ...
TRANSFORMATION: Copper Sombre
Jason Sapp (@hairbyjasonsapp), a national educator for John Paul Mitchell Systems and artist at 67Style, Statesboro, Georgia, had a fun challenge. "This guest initially came to me for a haircut by a referral," says Sapp. "During ...
Three-Day Journey to High-Contrast Silver
Sarah Crews (@hairbysarahcrews) of Studio Gaven Salon, Nashville, Tennessee, shared this amazing transformation that has so many interesting elements that we wanted to share with you.Crews was asked by pop artist SVRCINA to help change up ...
Spring Makeover by Dominique DeFrancesco
Some clients want the same thing every time they visit, but when used over and over again, the same style can get old very quickly. With just a small change, clients can have a fabulous new 'do that brings life back into their hair.“As ...
TRANSFORMATION: Going For A Subtle Brown Sombre
Susie Pham (@hairbysusiepham), a freelance artist based in San Jose, California, had fun with a first time client. "She found me on Instagram and booked the appointment," says Pham. "She wanted a dimensional subtle brown shade on ...
COLOR CORRECTION: Pretty and Perfect Sombre
Miguel Gato (@migueldoeshair), based in Miami, Florida, had a fun challenge with this correction. "About four months ago, this client decided to lighten her ends and color them green! What you see in the photo is her natural base color with ...