Color

How To Nail The Natural-Looking Hair Color Trend

In the salon, it’s the natural-looking blondes, brunettes and reds that generally fill the books.

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Sweet Apricot Shade using Evo Fab Pro Direct Dyes

Apricot finish created using Evo Fab Pro direct dyes in orange and red.

QUIZ: Are you Balayage Basic or a Balayage Beast?

Test your knowledge on the technique every client is asking about.

Create a Mosaic Watercolor Effect with Rusk Deepshine Color

Mosaic Watercolor created by Hana Norris using Rusk Deepshine Hair Color in pink, purple and teal.

How-To: Warm Champagne Blonde

This elegant, “uptown” blonde is brought to you by three key players. Kenra Professional National Artistic Manager Oliver Shortall used Kenra Color Simply Blonde Beyond Bond Lightener—with its inner and outer cuticle bonding complex--to create the highlights. Simply Blonde Ultra Lift did the job on the base color. (It lifts up to four levels in a single application.) And the luminous, candlelight finish is courtesy of a combination of gold and rose Simply Blonde Sheer Tone.

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Copper Blonde using Milk_Shake Creative Permanent Color

Z.one Concept artists create a copper gold using Milk_Shake Creative Permanent Color.

How to Remove Color from Compromised Hair

Say bye-bye to direct dyes with Malibu C's Direct Dye Lifter.

New Pravana Balayage Palette Heats-Up to Accelerate Lightening

This new balayage tool is engineered to mimic natural body warmth in targeted areas to improve the lightening process.

Not All Balayage Is Created Equal

While clients can still confuse balayage and ombre, fall is the perfect time to educate them on these warmer tones.

Create a Blonde Shimmer with Schwarzkopf Professional True Beautiful Honest Color

Create a cool highlight with pastel toning using the new Schwarzkopf Professional tbh—true beautiful honest color line

Mocha Rose Effect Using Pravana Vivids

Muted, antique rose hair color formula from Pravana artist Aspen Rae delivers a mocha rose effect.

Copper Fire Hair Color: Diamond Strike Technique from Aloxxi

Aloxxi Creative Team members Teri Dougherty, Michael Dueñas and Peggy Wright use their Diamond Strike Technique to create a copper fire hair color.

Creamy Blonde with Hints of Violet and Blue Using Keune Haircosmetics Color

Courtney von Berg gives blonde waves subtle dimension with micro weaves of violet and blue using Keune Haircosmetics color.

Ultra Glow: New Neons from Crazy Color

The new Neon Collection from Crazy Color feature conditioning UV ultra-reactive shades.

Formula: Peach Pink Color Melt

Inspired by the Pantone shades of Vanilla Custard and Fruit Dove, ColorDesign artists create a color melt using ColorDesign color and ABBA stylers.

Intense Blue Moon Hair Color Using Goldwell Elumen

Beautiful blue moon-inspired color technique using Goldwell Elumen permanent hair color.

How To Create Customized Backbar Treatments for All Clients

Kayluh Stewart showcases her dimensional balayage looks with her signature: hair health. In this how-to, she uses Biolage R.A.W. Fresh Recipes to customize an in-salon treatment to help her client's hair color pop with shine and health.