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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
Formula How-To: Mid-Length Polish
Anyone who saw the iHeartRadio concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City, couldn’t help but notice that most of the 20,000-plus attendees had long, casually worn hair. To convince younger clients to let go of the look, stylists at ...
Oribe Launches Bright Blonde Shampoo & Conditioner
Get it BrightFor clients hopping on the silver hair trend train or for your forever-blondes, Oribe has launched new Bright Blonde Shampoo and Conditioner. The violet shampoo and conditioner kicks brass and yellow ...
by Lauren Quick
TRANSFORMATION: The Money Making Blonde Sombre
Charmaine Edwards (@charmededwards) just opened her CharMarie Salon this past September in Christiansburg, VA. She tagged #MODERNSALON on Instagram with this makeover and we just loved! We tracked her down to get more information."Client ...
HOW-TO: Blonde Balayage Olaplex Transformation
MODERN SALON User Allison Condon from Beauty Professional at Tease Salon in Springfield, Pennsylvania, submitted this beautiful Olaplex haircolor transformation to our Photo Submissions category on modernsalon.com. Upload your photos and you may ...
HOW-TO: Rosé Sombré
Doreen Guarneri, co-creator and Global Artistic Director of American Culture brands and owner of The Look Spa Salon in Greenlawn, NY, achieved this outstanding rosé sombré with American Culture's Pure Color and Pure BLENDS.STEP 1: Using an ...
TREND: The Half & Half Haircut
It's what we would like to call the half & half. You may have spotted them done at beauty trade shows, or more commonly on men in barber shops. But we have found that this look (which features half regular length hair and half graphic ...
BEFORE & AFTER: Ultramarine, Stained-Glass Blue Beauty
When an at-home color went wrong, this client sought the help of master colorist Shonda Broadus (@ShondaBroadus) to correct the situation! Broadus decided to use Olaplex to help keep the integrity of the hair intact while stripping out the ...
TRANSFORMATION: Silver Fox
Genai Canale (@Belovedhairstudio) of the Butterfly Loft Salon is dedicated to "keeping up my education and have taken courses from Matrix, Wella, Sebastian and Sassoon Academy to name but a few." When we saw this gorgeous silver/gray ...
BEFORE & AFTER: Stunning Golden Lob With Ecaille Highlights
Starting with a dull, faded ombre, haircolorist Kate Vannatta (@styledbykate_) cut off a few inches of hair and gave her client a trendy lob. "My client loves rich, warm tones for winter and was inspired by a haircut previously done by me, ...
COLOR CORRECTION: Box Boo-Boo To Winning Blonde
Brianna Shaughnessy (@brishaughnessy) of the Perfections Hair Salon, Scranton, Pennsylvania, posted this amazing transformation that caught our eye on Instagram. We tracked her down to get the story on this gorgeous makeover. CLIENT ...
PLAYING WITH COLOR: The Perfect Pastel
Eric Anthony, an artist at Canyon Salon in Westlake Village, California, loves client Erica who allows him to "Play With Color." Lately Anthony and Erica have been playing with pastel shades. "When a translucent-pastel look is the ...