Color

Bright Lights, Big City: Mint Green Color

The Ulta Beauty Pro Team collaborated on their winter collection, Bright Lights, Big City, shot in the epicenter of New York City. In a behind-the-scenes look of this Times-Square-based shoot, team member Danielle Keasling demonstrates how to create minty-fresh color.

HOW-TO: Pink, Magenta and Purple Sponge Color

Get the formula for Ricardo Santiago’s tri-colored beauty using Spongelight Applicators.

EXPRESS BALAYAGE: How to Complete a Full Balayage in Half the Time

SEVEN haircare Platform Educator, Tyson Daniel shows how you can complete a full balayage application in less than half the time by taking vertical sections and working either with or without an assistant. The result is a natural, sunkissed effect that will keep your client glowing all year long.

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Color Update for the Client with Long Hair

Get the details for this lovely makeover by Rayhana Rojo (@raylorojohair) of Agencè Salon, San Dimas, California on a guest who wanted to keep her very long length. 

Grown-Out Gold to Brass-Free and Bright

Get the details for this makeover, converting the blonde from golden to ash blonde.

COLOR CORRECTION: Softening a Dramatic Line of Demarcation

Get the details for this color correction, just one day before an important wedding.

COLOR CORRECTION: Damaged and Banded To Icy Perfection

Sabrie Vidler (@hairbysabrie) of Salon Calypso, Jacksonville, FL says her natural level 6/7 client arrived with more than a year's worth of new growth. Read how Vidler tackled this correction. 

COLOR CORRECTION: Brassy to Beautiful, Deep and Dimensional

Suzanne Nguyen (@Hairbysuzanne_) of Vogue Salon and Lounge, San Jose, California, is a color specialist and loves to do all types of color. Here she shares the details for this correction.

See Ultra Violet, Pantone's 2018 Color of the Year, in Hair Color

Pantone announced its 2018 Color of the Year will be Ultra Violet: a vibrant purple hue that's been popular for hair color enthusiasts for a few years now.

Chasing Rainbows: Inside Shelley Gregory's Technicolor Dream

After being in the industry for 15 years, Shelley Gregory’s career catapulted into a technicolor dream thanks to Instagram.

Leveling Up: Why Platinum Blonde Will Remain the Cool-Girl Color for 2018

Whether serving as a palette for vibrant color or left icy white, 2017 saw a surge in clients looking to obtain levels 9 and 10.

AGEbeautiful Introduces Topcoat Toners

AGEbeautiful has introduced a new trio of anti-brass toners that neutralize unwanted warmth to keep blonde shades looking cool.

Making the Transition from Warm to Cool Blonde

Get the details for this lovely color conversion from warm blonde to cool blonde.

Bright Lights, Big City

As Ulta Beauty Prepared to open the doors to its first-ever Manhattan location, Chief Artistic Director Nick Stenson and his Pro Team headed into the heart of Times Square to capture a collection inspired by the city that never sleeps.

How-To: Geode Crystal

This season, the CosmoProf Artistic Team is inspired by geode crystals.

How-To: Fairy-Tale Couture

“Modern, wearable, ethereal,” were the words used by the team when asked to describe the look artists used to describe this model.

Team Work Dream Work

There’s nothing like a great collaboration, especially when there’s a lot of work to be done. The CosmoProf Artistic Team comprises creative artists, and when they get a chance to divide and conquer they do it well.