Color

How to Blend a Harsh Foil Line Using a Root Melt

In this video tutorial, colorist Ellie Toia creates a shadow root to blend her client's grownout color and give her a more natural lived-in blonde using Schwarzkopf Professional's new line, tbh—true, beautiful, honest.

Modern Salon Top Articles of 2019

2019 was full of new trends and reimagining the classics, and our top articles of the year prove it! From curtain bangs to the mullet (yes, that’s a thing in 2019), the trends and techniques this year were big! Missed some? Now’s your chance to catch up.

A Colorful Collaboration: Paul Mitchell Color Outside the Lines Winners Photo Shoot

The grand prize winners of this annual color competition had the once-in-a lifetime opportunity to work with Paul Mitchell artists to create some beautiful, stop-and-stare hair during a photo shoot.

What Is Really Causing Your Color to Fade?

These might be the reasons your color isn't lasting

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Hair Color Makeover: Easing Into Gray

There comes a tipping point for many clients when they have to decide whether they want to sign up for the ongoing commitment of gray coverage. Learn how to transition a client into a cool blonde that will blend seamlessly with the existing gray.

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Bring Blondes Back to Life with Malibu C

California colorist Kelly Naso knows a thing or two about healthy, shiny blonde hair. In this video, Naso shares her secret two-step recipe to maintaining and revitalizing blondes using Malibu C.

Joe Magnano Leading North American Sales Efforts for Crazy Color

In this new role for the company, he will focus on growing Crazy Color’s distributor base in the United States and Canada.

20 Classic Blue Looks to Get You Excited for 2020

Pantone announced its Color of the Year for 2020: Pantone 19-4502 Classic Blue! To celebrate, get inspired by these 20 blue looks.

BIG CHANGE: Demo Model Gets A New Look

This model came to a cosmetology class looking for a new look. Oh, she got one all right! After some fun color and extensions, she is totally transformed.

GOING ROGUE: From Summer Brunette To Winter Blonde

This client went brunette for the summer and wants to go blonde for the winter! Get the details for the lovely makeover by Ashlie Marmo.

New Client - New Color

This client found her new colorist through a post on Facebook. Good idea to ask your clients to give you a shout-out in their posts? The answer is yes.

MAKEOVER: Wedding Prep (Cutting It Close!)

Get the details for this dramatic color upgrade, just two weeks before this client's wedding.

How to Create Soft Dimension in Brunettes

Colorist Debbe Salvino turns to Schwarzkopf Professional's new line, tbh—true, beautiful, honest, to give a soft and natural-looking dimension to her brunettes.

Make Way for the Ice Queen

Ice is nice. Two formulas for super cool tones.

Artist To Artist: Creative Freedom at its Best

This client, an artist, allows her colorist total creative freedom with her hair color. "It's when I have client's like this I feel I do my best work," says Josh Boynton.

WATCH This Genius Hack for Removing Bulk, Fast

And spy some examples of great cuts and color by this uber-talented artist.

Old Color and Big Root to Hot Platinum

This client waited one year to return for her desired shade--PLATINUM! It was worth the wait.