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PRAVANA's 2015 Pantone Color of the Year Formula: Marsala
Marsala has been named the official 2015 Pantone Color of the Year, which will heavily influence everything from hair color and fashion to home décor.This vino-inspired pigment, is a deliciously warm and universal shade that embodies elegance ...
Christmas Green Hair Color!
Christmas is almost here and to celebrate, we present you with this "Emerald Goddess" haircolor formula by Shonda Brodus (@ShondaBroadus), colorist at Color Me Rad Salon in Beaufort, South Carolina. Here's her how-to:"The ...
Orange Out, Beautiful Color In
The 'before' and 'afters' on Instagram are always inspiring. This beautiful makeover by Briggette Baust (@briggettebausthair) stands out for the dramatic improvement in color and tone."No filter--just can't get ...
by Anne Moratto
8 Looks. 8 Color Formulas by Anne Veck
Master colorist Anne Veck, owner of Anne Veck Salons Oxford in the United Kingdom, submitted these eight looks along with hair color formulas. For each of these looks, she used colors from Matrix SoColor and the Matrix Color Sync ...
Frozen-Inspired Ice Blonde
Joseph Cuozzo (@zionthehairsalon), co-owner of Zion the Hair Salon, Madison NJ and Cuozzo Studio for Hair, Oranjestad, Aruba created a breathtaking collection called the "Frozen Series". When we saw this color design on instagram ...
COLOR CORRECTION: Classic Ombre To Classic Sombre
Susan Aw (@susan.aw), is one of MODERN's favorite colorists, The artist, based at Embellish Salon, in Arcadia, California, has done it again. Here she offers the details for this color correction on a first time client."She came ...
Brassy "Before" to Violet Red "After" with Formula
Julie E (@julieepple44), an educator at Paul Mitchell the School in Atlanta, worked with PM Shines to create this pretty violet red.Two Formulas1) 3RV + a bit of 1B + 3 Red Shots2) 6RV + a bit of 1B + 3 Red Shots"Smoothed with the Express ...
by Anne Moratto
Wearable Dimension
Marilyn Cole is always playing with color. As an artistic advisor for Aloxxi, she does platform demonstrations, education and photo shoot work for the brand. To announce the launch of new Dimensions Highlighting Colours from Aloxxi, a line of one-step permanent fashion colors, Cole set out to show the performance possibilities of the product while also demonstrating the ways to introduce color to clients that can be both trendy and tame, depending on how hair is styled and finished.
HOW-TO: Ice Princess - Featuring Shades of Blue and Silver Highlights
Colorist Shonda Broadus (@ShondaBroadus) has done it again and created a masterpiece before and after. Take a close look at the after shot and how she meshes together various hues of dark and light blues, icy white, and level 10 platinum ...
From a Natural Level 3 to this ColorByGeo with Formula
The curls, the color all combine into a look to love. Keune Hair Color Educator George Alderete (@colorbygeo) shared this beautiful color finish plus the formula PLUS visuals on Instagram.Starting at a Natural Level 3Touch up section ...
by Anne Moratto
Formula How-To: Sea-Foam Green to Rose Gold
There's a bit of a double-edged sword aspect to all those fun, fashion colors you've been painting on the past year or two. On the plus side, they probably spark some serious creativity within your ...
by Lauren Quick
Splash Light on the Fringe, Ombre on the Ends
Farouk Systems shared this vibrant coffee bean color on Instagram. It features a "splashlight" effect on the fringe (the effect recreates a beam of light hitting the hair in a section, adding subtle dimension) and ...
by Anne Moratto
HOW-TO: A Sophisticated Swirl of Brown Hues on a Level 1-2 Base
Look at this sophisticated swirl of light brown and caramel shades on level 1-2 base. We fell in love at first sight with this look by colorist Shonda Broadus (@shondabroadus) and had to share the formula!This look is perfect for your ...
A Rich, Shining Brunette by Kelly Gibson with Formula
Kelly Gibson (@kelligirl1114) , an educator with Paul Mitchell, was teaching a class and this model's shining brunette finish was the result of one of Gibson's demonstrations. The ShinesXG line from Paul Mitchell was ...
by Anne Moratto
TRANSFORMATION: Stand Out Red
Melissa Meacham (@roguehairstudio), owner of Rogue Hair Studio located in Woodstock, Georgia, comes from an artist background, "So at Rogue we are art driven," she says. "Rogue is a lifestyle. We help people express who they ...
FORMULA: Modern Silver
Felix Alejandro Esparza (@hair_by_alejandroesparza), of the Family Hair Care Salon, El Paso, Texas, loves playing and experimenting with colors and hair. "I love new challenges with different textures and techniques," he says, ...
Pro To The Rescue: Black Box Color Disaster
Gina Atkinson (@ginaatkinson), based in Las Vegas at Sola Salon, is known for her beautiful transformations and color corrections. When we saw how she corrected this "box color situation", we had to know how she was able to create such ...