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Neopolitan Slush with Blush: From Old Blonde to Black Bomb
Anastasia Amico's inspiration for this look is the Chicago winter snow. "It goes from a pretty white into a deep, dark slush!" says Amico, JAAD Artistic Color Director. "This also resembles Neapolitan ice cream! ...
by Anne Moratto
TRANSFORMATION: A Perfect Caramel LOB
Jacqui Neale (@jackss_) of the Butterfly Loft (@butterflyloftsalon), Los Angeles, California, had an opportunity with client Sheila who was looking for a fresh start for the new year. She also wanted something easier before a month long trip ...
MANNEQUIN MONDAY: Peacock Inspired, Windswept Colormelt, Updo and Sculpture
One of MODERN's favorite artists, Cassandra McGlaughlin (@cassandraplatinum), owner of Salon Platinum, Tampa, Florida; along with her colleague Dominique Limone (limonetree), are inspiring hairdressers and colorists with a ...
Formula How-To: Blonde Balayage Highlights
Jay Wesley Olson (@jaywesleyolson), national colorist for L’Oreal Professionnel and owner of The Bespoke Salon in Scottsdale, AZ, shares his methods for creating stunning and natural balayage highlights.Formulas ...
COLOR CORRECTION: Home School Dip Dye To Cherry Color Melt
Ashley Dorr (@ashleyatzenful) who works at Zenful Day Spa and Salon of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho had quite a challenge. "Alexis came in to see me to get rid of her 'at home' ombre job," says Dorr. "I am not sure exactly ...
HOW TO: Cute Platinum Pearl Pixie
Mary Ott (@maryhanna65), of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania loves to cut, carve and color manes daily. "I would have to say my true passion is styling," she says. "I've always loved the art in all the shapes that one can create ...
Mannequin Monday: Formula On These Amazing Color Designs
One of MODERN's favorite artists, Cassandra McGlaughlin (@cassandraplatinum) is a top colorist, artist and educator. Owner of Platinum, Tampa, Florida, McGlaughlin is a renowned in-salon artist and a Paul Mitchell National Color Educator. ...
TRANSFORMATION: Caramel Dimension
"My sister is low maintenance when it comes to her hair," says Erin Doumert (@erindoumert), owner of Salon Elle, La Jolla, California. "She wanted something done to her hair but didn't want to have to maintain it. She is a ...
FORMULA: Pecan and Butterscotch Blends
Miriam Ortega (@studio410artonhair), owner of Studio 410 of Dallas, Texas, accepted a color correction challenge that caught our eye."Brenda arrived with a fried, over-processed, broken orange-from-hell bleach botch job," Ortega ...
FORMULA: Adding Dimension To Box Color Junkie
Gina Bianca (@the_hair_doctor) of Gina Bianca Hair (@ginabiancahair), Southington, Connecticut, had an opportunity to create some magic on a box color client looking for something new and professional. "She had very fine hair," ...
TRANSFORMATION: From Bombshell Blonde To Bombshell Red
It can be confusing...but also quite exciting. One of your favorite clients walks in with gorgeous color (that YOU created) and wants something very different."Krissy likes to change her hair all the time," says Jessy Hayes ...
COLOR CORRECTION: Back To Normal
Alyssa Wiener (@lysseon) of STYLIN' Norwalk, CT, had a challenge...not her first! One of her "fashion color" clients let everything grow (and fade) out. When she made her appointment to get her hair "back to normal" for ...
5th Element Orange
Jesse Gaines (@jessegaines) co-owner of Moss Hair Studio in Eugene, Oregon, is also a national educator with Hattori Hanzo Shears. Gaines specializes in cutting classes in men's hair, woman's short hair, and creative cutting and ...
It's All Good: Pretty Red to Pretty Blonde Dimension
Sungei Vo-Peters (@singi.was.hair) loves "learning about new techniques, and exploring new product lines," she says. "Hairdressing to me, is one of the most difficult careers because we apply math equations, chemistry, and ...
HOW TO: Winter Solstice
Samantha Tarini (@deathbycouture) of the Shag Me Salon, Las Vegas (@shagmesalon) specializes in color with an emphasis on creative color, extensions, and total transformations. "I also do freelance graphic design on the side, simply because ...
COLOR CORRECTION: From Dead To Red
Philip Ring (@phildoeshair) of The Hair Bar in Peoria, Arizona (and one of MODERN's favorite artists), shared with us a dramatic transformation. "I did a makeover today on a new guest with over processed blonde," he ...
FLASHBACK: The Scoop On This Perfect Platinum And Shape
When we saw this image on DJ Victory's Instagram page (@DJVictory) we fell in love. What shocked us is that the photo is from 2009! We checked in with Victory to get more details:"I'm actually the model," says ...