Color
Formula: Cotton Candy Pink, It's Delicious
Toni Rose Larson (@HAIRITAGESALONCARLSBAD), Artist/Owner @Hairitage Salon, says "My beautiful Client 'Sent' has been a few different colors including silver, blonde and now pink! Sent lives in LA and drives 3 hours for our ...
Dark Brown Box Color to Pale Ash Blonde: The Journey
Lily Duong (@hairbylily408), a L'Oreal Certified balayage artist, is based at Hair By Lily at Salons by JC in San Jose, California. When client Elizabeth came to the salon with her level 4 dark brown box color, Duong knew this correction ...
2 Approaches for Decolorizing Hair (When Removing Haircolor)
When you are decolorizing hair (also known as hair bleaching) you are essentially lightening the hair by removing the hair's color.“Decolorizing has become big in my salon - clients wanting old color removed, looking to either go back ...
Another Box Color Save: Chocolate Coffee Sombre
Kimemily Pham (@kimwasabi) of Excellent Hair Salon & Spa Inc. (@excellenthairsalon) caught our eye with this fantastic box color save. "I have not seen this client for over a year," she says. "She has been coloring her ...
FORMULA: Violet/Blue Colormelt
Ash Fortis (@Xostylistxo) of G Patton Salon in Norfolk, Virginia, shares this beautiful melt and wanted to spread the news. Here she shares the HOW TO in her own words:I left her natural root as she wanted easy maintenance. I then hand painted ...
All About Ecaille Hair Color
The next generation of ombre.Poke around on Instagram and you’ll quickly discover that #ecaille is popping up as the newest color buzzword in the color community. French for tortoiseshell, the ecaille color technique mimics ...
HOW-TO: Purple & Wild Orchid Highlights on a Disconnected A-Line Haircut
Angie the client walked into Gina Atkinson Salon in Las Vegas with a long, grown-out ombre. As you can see in the before photo (slides 2 & 3), she’s a natural level 1-2 on top and there’s purple ombre cascading down her ...
TRANSFORMATION: Toned Down Blonde
AJ Russo (@colordudeaj) of Di Rosa Haircare (@dirosahaircare), Franklin Square, NY, met with Grace and knew her hair needed more dimension and tone to best suit her coloring and lifestyle. "My intention is always keeping the hair in its ...
BEFORE & AFTER: Vibrant Violet Red Hair Color Transformation by Kenra Color
Learn how to create this vibrant violet red haircolor transformation by Kenra Color!Step 1: Mix 2oz. 5VR Kenra Permanent Color + 1oz. Violet booster + 3oz. 20 Volume DeveloperStep 2: Apply to base of hair and feather/monet ...
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FORMULA: Caramel Sombre
Jay Rua (@jayrua_glam), Glamour Beauty Salon, Las Vegas, transformed his client with an uninteresting faded shade to a caramel sombre that caught our eye on Instagram. "She came in with grown out highlights," says Rua. ...
Getting The Red Right: Kate Bosworth For "Still Alice"
Still Alice is a magical movie and the buzz is about Julianne Moore's performance AND Kate Bosworth's haircolor. David Adams and the team at redCHOCOLATE were tasked with transforming Bosworth, who played the role of Julianne ...
How-To: Pixelated Haircolor (+VIDEO!)
If you haven't heard, new on the haircolor scene is pixelated designs. X-Presion Creativos in Spain seems to be heading up the style, and educators and stylists alike are working out how to recreate the geek-chic styles.Patrick ...
by Lauren Quick
TRANSFORMATION: Breathtaking Silver/Lilac Color Melt
Tonianne Munzelle (@njglamourguru), a hairstylist and makeup artist from Salon du Monde, Point Pleasant Beach, NJ, is a color correction and balayage specialist. "I'm educated and trained in Goldwell, Lakme, Bumble and Bumble, ...
TRANSFORMATION: Titanium In Action
Megan Allen (@hairstylistmeganallen) of Salon 29:11, Smithfield, North Carolina met with her client looking for something new. "Her before had level 5 new growth and her mid shaft and end had red left over from a previous appointment," ...
TRANSFORMATION: From Faded Fun To Playful Blue
"Sierra has been loving having bright and colorful hair," says Elizabeth Nuttall (@misslizbliz) of Seasons Salon and Day Spa, Orem, Utah. "She started with pink, then to purple and now this blue. To get to this blue I had to ...
Introducing Candy Shaw's Sunlights Balayage
After years of R&D, Candy Shaw, owner of Jamison Shaw Hairdressers in Atlanta, released Sunlights, designed exclusively for the balayage artist. Sunlights has the ideal consistency for balayage highlighting, and is designed to work with any ...
New from Wella: Blondor Freelights, Instamatic by Color Touch
Spring ColoringSpring is a great time to freshen and brighten up color, and Wella is introducing Blondor Freelights specifically for hand-painting, foil-free techniques; and Instamatic by Color Touch for in-salon fashion color ...
by Lauren Quick