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Chunking: The New (Old) Trend
Jason Backe, haircolorist supreme, is ready to embrace a new (actually old) color design. "In an era of Ombre and Balayage, as I scroll through instagram, Im starting to feel like it all looks the same," says Backe, co-founder of the ...
FORMULA: Go For It Red
Brenda Kent (@Brendaloveshair), a stylist/colorist at Avanti Salon and Spa in Abilene, Texas, decided to GO FOR IT on her blonde client. MODERN found her when she tagged us on instagram (thank you) and asked her for more details.Here she offers ...
HOW TO: Blonde to Orange to Pink Ombre
Aimee J'Adore (@aimeejadore), owner of Aimee J'Adore Salon, Portland, Oregon was named "Best Hairstylist" at the Portland Fashion & Style Awards last year and has been the Brides Choice Award winner for the last 5 ...
All About Ponylights
Move over, babylights— there's a new highlighting technique in town! Ponylights, or feathered highlights that brighten up the hair around the face, might be the next big hair color trend. From application and service to pricing and ...
FORMULA: Plum Violet...Nice Selfie!
Although we usually do not post "selfies", this fantastic post by Heidi Marie Garrett (@heidimariegarrett) just had to be shared. When we tracked her down for more info, she adds that she was thrilled with how well the Matrix color ...
HOW-TO: 5 Signs of Aging Hair & Ash Blonde Mature Client Makeover
Aging hair can be determined in many ways, and according to AGEbeautiful there are five.Is your client experiencing hair aging? Just like a person’s skin, hair goes through five specific signs of aging, says AGEbeautiful. They are: ...
FORMULA: Shaggy Blonde
Robin Warriner (disheveled_elegance), co-founder of Lakshmi Hair Studio, Philadelphia, Pa., created this gorgeous shaggy blonde that we found on instagram.Here Warriner shares the formula on her natural level 8 client: Step 1: Lift the hair ...
FORMULA: Nice Ice
Whitney Vite (@whitvite) of the Nicholas J. Salon and Spa in South Bend, Indiana, went icy for Maria's (another hairstylist in the salon) color. "We usually go icy white all over with the color," says Vite. "She had more ...
HOW TO: Deep Violet Color Melt
Alisha Fultz (@alisha0488) of First Choice Haircutters, Riverview, Florida, took about 8 hours to complete this powerful deep violet color melt. "I wanted to do it safely to leave the clients hair in good condition," she says. "I ...
Beautiful "Balayombre"
Monica Giles (@mgileshair) "had so much fun with this balayage, melt, sombre or whatever you want to call it!" We call it pretty. Giles offers two outdoor views here: "I love the color in the sun and in the ...
by Anne Moratto
Copper and Cherry Color Melt
Using ProRituals color, Teresa Reagor (@teresa.reagor) did this pretty color melt of copper and cherry on her client.Cherry Base: 6rs 2.8oz + 6rv 020oz + 10volume 3ozCopper: 7r 090oz + 040oz Yellow + 15volume 090ozProcess according to ...
by Anne Moratto
#Babylights Continued! 3 Application & Time-Saving Tips
They’re finely painted highlights that give a sunkissed result. The topic of babylights blew up on MODERN’s Facebook the other day, so we thought we would seek out some more information about the trend. MODERN interviewed Rona ...
FORMULA: Rose Ombre
“This ombre started off as a correction three months ago,” says Gina Bianca (@the_hair_doctor) of Gina Bianca Hair (@ginabiancahair), Southington, Connecticut. “We went in and blended all of her lines and gave her a ...
FORMULA: Silver Blue Beauty
Ruby Devine (@rubydevine), a hairstylist, makeup artist and Bumble&Bumble Network Educator, gave her client just what she asked for and the result is a hip twist on 'blue haired ladies.' Her client asked for silver/blue hair ...
by Anne Moratto
2014 CMAs: Miranda Lambert's Sleek, Chic Bob
Miranda Lambert was a four-time winner at the 2014 CMAs—five times if you count her on-point hair, makeup and fashion throughout the night.Lambert started the evening on the red carpet with a pale pink dress and Hollywood-glam waves. By ...
by Lauren Quick
2014 CMAs: Miranda Lambert's Glam Waves
We can say definitively that if there were a star who stole the show at the 2014 CMAs, it was Miranda Lambert. Throughout wardrobe changes, makeup changes and taking her hair from Hollywood glam to textured to straight and sleek, she looked ...
by Lauren Quick
Rare Hair Condition Creates "Mallen Streak" -- A Higlighted Streak You're Born With
Remember the white-haired streak on Cruela Devil, Sweeny Todd or Bonnie Raitt? The truth is out – their hair wasn’t highlighted, they have a rare hair condition called Poliosis.This rare condition is the decrease or absence of ...