Color

HOW TO: All About Sombre

Gina Bianca (@THE_HAIR_DOCTOR), the queen of sharing, is now even sharing her secret Sombré and Color Melt Techniques, including her "Perfect Pearl" formulas. This client represents the best of multiple techniques. “She came ...

TRANSFORMATION: Soft Silver

Jessica Delagarza (@jess8585) admits she's "been a hair stylist since I was 6 years old!" but couldn't go "professional" until 2012 after earning her hours at the Aveda Institute Dallas. "Hair and makeup has ...

FORMULA: Classic Caramel Lites Courtesy Balayage and Babylights

Neal Malek (@NealMalekHair) of Orlando, Florida has a beautiful Instagram page filled with beautiful finishes and transformations. He created this tasteful and timeless color design that we could not ignore. The admitted "color ...

TRANSFORMATION: Fashion Fuzz To Sleek Raspberry

Jessica Madden (@onejessicamadden), an educator at DePasquale's Cosmetology School, Artistic Academy, Morris Plains, NJ, had an opportunity with this demo model: "This client had previous creative color blocking that faded into washed ...

Brassy to Ashy with Pink Peek-A-Boo Pieces

Working out of the Royal Avenue Barbershop in Eugene, Oregon, @jeni_does_ham took her client "from brassy gold to ashy blond with pink peek-a-boo pieces." Products used:Kenra Lightener + 30 volume, 7NA demi.OlaplexRedken Shades EQ ...

FORMULA: The Perfect Silver Color Melt

Mireya Camacho (@colormemmimi) of  Kut Haus Covina, Covina, California, created this dimensional silver color melt that caught our eye."This client came in at a level 7/8 with bands all through out her hair," says Camacho. ...

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 ...