Color
How-To: Braided Updo by Jenny Strebe with fave4
If you haven't yet noticed, the age of the braid is still very much upon us. From beach days to red carpet, braids in all forms and fashions have been popping up and inspiring creative, weaved looks. Jenny Strebe of Confessions of ...
by Lauren Quick
Arctic Blonde
Alissa Frum, a colorist at Eva Scrivo and a member of the Eva Scrivo Academy, is getting a lot of buzz for this "arctic blonde" she recently posted on instagram. "For this client I applied L'Oreal Platinium with ...
HOW-TO: Twilight Highlights Inspired by Colors of the Morning Sky
Colorist Shonda Broadus (@ShondaBroadus) sent us how-to steps to this beautiful pastel silver, pink and purple hair color. Inspired by the twilight sky, Broadus used Schwarzkopf Professional hair color to achieve this look.THE COLOR STEPS:STEP ...
Base to Cover Gray to Glossy Finish
Check out this before-during-and-after by Jess Dunaway (@colorbyjess) who works out of Ian McCabe Studio in Washington, D.C. Her client was booked as a single and a full head of highlights. She was with her for approximately 3 ½ ...
by Anne Moratto
Balayage Ombre Highlights and Color Melt
Pam Edwards (@hairbypam), a Sacramento-based hairdresser and hair extension artist, colormelted her client's hair a few days before starting on round two. Here's how she described the second phase on Instagram:“Balayage ombre ...
by Anne Moratto
THE JOURNEY: Champagne to True Blonde to Silver
Kymmie Friedman (@devil.doll) admits this was a long and tedious process, but SOOOOO worth it! The color specialist and freelance hairstylist based at Blackbyrd in Pasadena, California, is thrilled with the results (so is the client!) Here ...
Radical Transformation
Riechard Alexandre (@reichardexclusives) , a Paul Mitchell educator and stylist at Salon Sessions Studio, Pasadena, California, has found that blonding, color and styling are his true passions. Danielle, ...
Corrective Color: All Over the Place to Even Tone and Shade
Roxy (@beauty_byroxy), a hairdresser at a Regis Salon in Albuquerque, NM, does a great job of sharing her work on social platforms."I did a corrective color on my guest, taking her from a natural level 3 dark brown at her root ...
by Anne Moratto
Complete Makeup, Hair Transformation by Renk and McGowan
When a client comes in for a total transformation it can often be scary and daunting, not only for them, but for the stylist too! Completely changing a look can sometimes result in an unhappy customer, even if the result was exactly what they ...
5 Tips for Going Pink
We're tickled pink with Kate Hudson's new pretty pink hair created by Pravana Guest Artist Danny Moon of Andy LeCompte Salon, Los Angeles. So much that we caught up with the celebrity color guru to get the formula.GET THE LOOK: Formula ...
COLOR CORRECTION: From Skunk To Sombre
Miriam Ortega has been challenged with some dramatic color corrections, but she says "This color correction was the most invasive, yet precise color correction I have done."Client Pamela came in with a ...
Ombre, Sombre and Colormelt? How Do They Differ?
One of MODERN's favorite artist, Gina Bianca (@The_Hair_Doctor) is regularly asked "What is the difference when comparing Ombre, Sombre and Colormelt?"When Bianca mentioned she was working on a story to better explain the ...
Sweet Selfie With Great Color! Formula Here
There is something quite beautiful about this Cassandra DeRosa (@cassderosa) selfie. We tracked down the artist, based at Salon 202 in Howell, NJ, to get the details about this "tweaking" on DeRosa who has been bleached blonde ...
FORMULA: Amethyst
Michael Haase (@MichaelMHaase), owner of Salon Platinum Black, Los Angeles, is a top editorial stylist, celebrity hairdesigner and Wella artist. He created this beautiful, deep lavendar shade that he calls ...
FORMULA: Espresso Color Melt
When we posted this makeover by Miriam Ortega (@studio410artonhair) earlier today, you reacted! With 30 minutes there were more than 45 comments, most asking for the formula. We tracked down Ortega, the owner and hair artist of Studio 410, ...
HOW TO: Violet Ice
Miriam Ortega (@studio410artonhair), owner and hair artist of Studio 410, located in the heart of the "bishop arts district", in Dallas, Texas, pounced when Lauren asked for a silver violet blonde finish. Lauren had a level 6 ...
Pre-Wedding Transformation
Heather, a client with virgin blonde hair, is getting married in 3 weeks and decided to go red! Angela Bush (@haircrushh), a stylist at Cutting Loose Salon in Sarasota, Florida, decided to honor her request.Hmmmm.Is this such a good idea ...