Color
Highlights of Day One at America's Beauty Show!
The clock struck 11 a.m. today, and thousands of beauty professionals "stormed the gates" of America's Beauty Show hurrying towards their favorite products and educators teaching on the show floor. Read about the highlights from the day, the Texture Pavilion AND Cosmetologist Chicago's BeautyBASH.
Goldwell's Campaign to Keep Color in Salons and Out of the Store
A new, direct-to-consumer campaign hopes to drive new color clients into the salon by highlighting the advantages of professional, in-salon color services and the dangers and disadvantages of in-home box color. Launched by Goldwell, “You Can’t Get Supernatural from a Supermarket” is a multi-media campaign led by industry icon, Nick Arrojo.
by Stacey Soble
How to Deal with Resistant Gray Hair
Anita Gutierrez, Master Colorist for Clairol Professional shows you how you can deal with client's who have stubborn, resistant gray hair. Clairol Professional has developed a special technique that will not only provide multi-dimensional color, but it will make gray hair problems a thing of the past.
Mature Client Makeover - Going Blonde!
Celebrity Stylist Marie Ferro has created numerous makeovers on clients both young and old. In this makeover, she added a bit of warmth to give this mature client's skin a youthful glow. She also added a rich undertone with lowlights to put color back into the skin. "With the invention of HD Television everything shows on my celebrity clients now more than ever. Color detailing the tonal range in the hair is very important," she says. "They want to see the hair pop off the screen."
Multi-dimensional Redhead Makeover
If your clients are looking to spice up their color, try transitioning them into a multi-dimensional redhead. "With this model I took her flat brown color and painted in variations of golden copper and copper red which play off each other to create a lot of movement in her hair," says Celebrity Stylist Marie Ferro who created this look.
'60s Bourgeois Runway Updo
Taking the inspiration from the bourgeois runway looks from Bottega Veneta and Jean Paul Gaultier, hair stylist Clive, from Clive and Co. in Dallas, Texas, was inspired to create a hair cut that interpreted this updo runway trend in a way that it can be worn with shorter hair. This makes the style wearable for everybody, taking away the mystique that runway style is outlandish and unrealistic for every day wear.
Volumized, Loose Waves at Eli Tahari
At the Eli Tahari 2012 New York Fashion Week show, hair stylist Esther Langham from Alterna Professional, created large, loose waves with lots of extra volume and lift at the roots while still maintaining a feather light feel.
FASHION WEEK: Cesar Ramirez Used T3 at Kate Gallagher
Designer Katie Gallagher called on Cesar Ramirez to lead the hair team for her fall 2012 Collection presented during New York Fashion Week. "The look is all about the organic woman," says Cesar. "It's all about her self expression and power that comes from her connection to the earth."
CND's New "Tarnished Metal" Nail Look
Who knew that tarnished metal could inspire a super cool nail look? This metallic look was inspired by the CND nails at designer Norman Ambrose's Spring 2012 show. It's really easy to create with CND Shellac.
HOW-TO: Renaissance Crimped Updo
How to create Philip Pelusi's Renaissance crimped updo style.
Enchanted Bride
For this editorial hair story, Photographer Jean Sweet (also the Art Director for the shoot) chose three fairy tale characters: the Evil Queen of Snow White, Red Riding Hood and Rapunzel to be styled in bridal. Griglin was given the chance to create the hair for the Evil Queen in which she executed the hair style with a wire form base underneath a blend of the model's own hair and extensions detailed with multi-textural braids, waves and curls.
FASHION WEEK: Sophisticated Pink and Deep Sea Nails
CND at Theory, Karen Walker and Joy Cioci.
FASHION WEEK: A Pop of Orange at Lauren Moffat
This morning OPI kicked off the Fall 2012 shows at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week doing the nails for Lauren Moffatt’s presentation at The Old School. See the look.
2012 Spring Make-up Trends
Even though they say there will be six more weeks of winter in 2012, it's never too late to start thinking about Spring make-up trends! See what's in the forecast.
Pureology Styles Hair at Eco-Fashion Show
As an ongoing supporter of Global Green USA, Pureology stylists led the Eco-Chic Fashion Show hair team at Global Green USA’s 7th Annual Gorgeous and Green benefit in San Francisco, which celebrated the organization’s smart climate solutions.
Recreate Madonna's Super Bowl Style
Madonna’s "mane man," Wella Professionals Celebrity Stylist Andy LeCompte, trekked his way to Indianapolis to create the super on-trend waved style seen on the pop queen as she entered the stage for a show-stoppoing Vogue performance.
Quick Demo of Alterna's 1-Night Highlights
Alterna recently launched its 1-Night Highlights temporary color mousse and I got the chance to demo it on some of my willing co-workers!