Color

HOW-TO: Kenra Color's Diamond Application

The 2015 Kenra Color Jewel Collection focuses on elegance, strength and beauty - inspired by the brilliance and characteristics found in jewels.The collection will showcase illumination of light and color focus using six ...

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Grey to Gorgeous Collection from Goldwell

Gray DayThe new Grey to Gorgeous collection from Goldwell is six new color looks to cover, enhance or blend natural grays.  The coverage formulas combine multi-layer color technology with oxidative dyes and highshine direct ...

Power Blonde Lightening and Toning System from Scruples

Power MoveNew this month is Scruples’ Power Blonde lightening and toning system.  The line includes lightening powder, Conditioning Gel Toners, shampoo and conditioner— all made to maintain integrity of light, ...

COLOR CORRECTION: Going Going Blonder

 Ani Gafafyan (@aniatmysalon) a master colorist at Studio Kay Salon in Glendale, California, met with this first time client who wanted to go blonder. "She had one inch of regrowth, brown midshaft and light ends." For Gafafyan, it ...

The Show Stopper: Dramatic A-Line Bob With Fancy Color

"Angela needed a change and asked me to do whatever I want," says Kimemily Pham (@excellenthairsalon) of Excellent Hair Salon & Spa, Freemont, California. "I started out by giving her an undercut a-line bob, which she ...

MONEY-MAKING HOW-TO: Low-Maintenance Haircolor for Pregnant Client

Daniel Rubin, color director at TRIO Salon in the Gold Coast neighborhood of Chicago and Goldwell North American guest artist, was given a challenge when his client asked for a change on her mostly virgin hair (she had some pre-existing ...

Meet FOILYAGE, A New Sombre Technique

  The technique “Foilyage”, developed by Japanese colorist Hitomi Ikeda,  comes from combining the placement of foil highlights and the free-hand painting of Balayage. This method allows a natural rendering ...

Brightened With Balayage

"Sharon came in with a natural level 4/5 with 50 percent grey," says Allie Villa (@allievilla) of Mimi's Salon, Belmar, NJ. "The bottom portion of her hair, and a little throughout, was more gold and she just wasn't happy. ...

TRANSFORMATION: Platinum To Gun Metal Silver

Miriam Ortega (@studio410artonhair) of Studio 410 Art On Hair, Dallas, Texas, sent us another beautiful transformation that we had to share. "When Amanda came in she had about 2-3 inches of level 5 new growth," says Ortega. "She ...

Fashion Color To FAB Color

Amanda Billardello of Glitz Salon, Rochester, Michigan loves "a nice color challenge and being able to finish it off with a sleek hair cut! The model in my pictures is actually one of my co workers who always let's me get a bit creative ...

She's Got The Blues

Joey Gallagher, co-owner of Woop Woop Hair Salon in Stoughton, Mass, had an opportunity to play with some fun colors and decided to dive in. "After a short consultation with Eliza, we covered that she was experiencing life to its ...

TRANSFORMATION: Cool Summer Blonde

Timothy Michael (@Timothy_Michael_Hair) of Studio 222 in Virginia beach, Virginia, is a senior stylist and balayage specialist. According to Michael, this guest "always pulls warm and she's always struggled with getting the ...

TRANSFORMATION: It's A Granny DO

Emily Johnson (@eljohnson14) of Southern Roots Salon & Spa, Chattanooga, TN, had an opportunity to have fun with a fun client. "She loves anything funky," says Johnson,  "and really wanted to get into the ...

How-To: The Dramatic Undercut

The world is not shying away from dramatic, short cuts right now, and we fully support the movement.Like it or not, Hollywood tends to be a good indicator of what's trending in hair, makeup and style, and many women—Scarlett Johansson, ...

HOW-TO: The Waterfall Melt

"This was the most technical and difficult color melt I have ever created!" says Toni Rose Larson, owner and hair artist at Hairitage Salon (@hairitagesaloncarlsbad). "This client is at a level 6 at the base to mid-shaft and a ...

TRANSFORMATION: Classic Balayage Beauty

Osmar Marquez (@Osmarjmarquez), an assistant at Salon Republic in LA, sent us this beautiful transformation and we asked for more details. "Her hair was pre lightened to a level 8 on the ends with a slight orange ...

TRANSFORMATION: Silver Sombre

Kesley Reynolds (@khbkesley) of Salt Lake City, Utah, created this breathtaking silver sombre and we had to know more. Apparently this client was "over" blonde "but didn't want something that would be hard to change back to ...