Color
Paul Mitchell the Color XG: The Vegan Alternative
Vegan hair color sounds like a winner in theory, but can it produce the quality of work you and your clients demand? Paul Mitchell says vegan can be beautiful with Paul Mitchell the color XG.
This Stylist and Salon Owner Built a Killer Career with Vegan Hair Color
Nowadays clients are more focused than ever on healthy ingredients, so being able to offer vegan hair color gives Cousins a unique position as a salon owner. What’s more, he says, as a business owner, he benefits from ongoing coaching from Paul Mitchell on the business of hair color.
Bleach Never Lies: Don't Do a "Bird Box" When It Comes to At-Home Color Removal
Hairdressers sometimes look away from the horrors of home hair color because they just don’t want to DEAL. Here's how to stop bird boxing and start removing.
by Anne Moratto
Overdeposited Brunette to Melted Bronde
This client expressed an interest in going blonde after years of wearing a deep brunette shade. A great colorist decided to use multiple techniques to ensure enough brightness within the ends, resulting in a multidimensional seamless blend.
This Is a Real Super Bowl: The QuadBowl, a Stylist’s Secret to Beautiful Organization
The QuadBowl is a turnkey system and solution for stylists.
by Anne Moratto
Riawna Capri Creates Unicorn Hair on Ruby Rose
After taking her friend and client bleach blonde, stylist and Nine Zero One co-owner Riawna Capri was given the green light to play with pastel hues.
by Jamie Newman
How-To: Romantic Valentine's Hairstyle
During the month of February, love is in the air and in the hair; this step-by-step tutorial from Shakhnoza Azimova @shakhnovabeauty shows how to recreate a romantic, heart-inspired hairstyle that will have your clients feeling the love.
by Mary Kaleta
Season Swede: Frosty Hair Collection Featuring Keune Color
The inspiration behind this Season Swede collection by Chicago artist John Blue @colorbyblue and his Boss Hair Group team is simplistic and cozy.
3 Common Balayage Mistakes You Might Be Making
Balayage is one of the most popular and commonly asked for services today. Most colorists are performing the service successfully, but some are experiencing challenges. Balayage expert Eva Scrivo tells us what she sees as the three most common mistakes made today.
11 Hour Platinum Transformation
Colorists are chemists and artists, but not magicians. Here, one colorist shares the truth about the process of taking a dark-haired client to white blonde.
by Anne Moratto
HOW-TO: Blotchy and Broken to Blended Blonde
Instagram can lead plenty of new clients into your chair, many of whom probably should have sat down there a long time ago! Aoife Carr's (@blendedblondes) new client found her on Instagram, and Carr knew what the she needed was going to take a lot of time--there was a lot of hair and a lot to fix.
by Jamie Newman
René Furterer Announces OKARA Collections
Tailored to meet the specific needs of color-treated, blonde, gray and white hair, René Furterer has reinvented the long-standing OKARA range. Experience the 3 NEW made-to-measure rituals that repair hair and enhance color.
by Staff
MAKEOVER: Gray, Faded and Damaged to Magnificent Ash Blonde
Colorist Janel Latessa completed this lovely correction using all Lakme USA color.
Color How-To: From Brunette to Gorgeous Red with AGEbeautiful's New Collection
AGEbeautiful's two new collections, Neutral Violets and Red Violets, add a cool violet vibe to brown and red tones. Get the formula for one transformation here!
Find Out Who the 2019 NAHA Winners Are!
The biggest night in beauty has wrapped up and the 2019 North American Hairstyling Awards winners have been announced at ISSE Long Beach in California!
Filtered Vs. Reality: How One Colorist is Managing Client Expectations with Hair Inspiration Photos
See how colorist Kristin Grip is using her Instagram platform to share side-by-side comparisons of filtered images and unfiltered images, in an effort to educate clients and the industry about the realities of today's hair inspo photos.
11 Examples of Foil Placement Perfection by Ian Michael Black
Precision makes perfect: In this gallery, we take a look at some of colorist and educator Ian Michael Black's famed foil artistry perfection.