Color
Announcing the 2017 NAHA Finalists!
To kick off the excitement of the North American Hairstyling Awards, the Professional Beauty Association just announced the 2017 NAHA finalists!
Fashion Extensions For The Skinny-Haired Client
Alexandra Pryse (@hairbyalexz) of House of Color Salon, Colorado Springs, CO., says "My client has super thin and fine hair. She has had trouble growing it out for years so she decided on trying out extensions." Here she shares the details for the makeover.
Ian Michael Black Uses Aveda Full Spectrum Hair Color in Two Eclipting Techniques
In the images featured in the Aveda's Spring/Summer 2017 collection, Aveda Global Artistic Director of Hair Color Ian Michael Black used Full Spectrum color and the Eclipting technique of focusing color through the top of the head and under the fringe to flatter the face shape and complement the cut.
New Product Alert! label.m Cool Blonde Shampoo & Conditioner
Introducing label.m's newest color-toning shampoo and conditioner: Cool Blonde.
Conquering Chemo: Colorist Creates "Mermaid Hair" in Hospital Room Makeover
“I'll never forget when Liz asked me to do this in the hospital," says Yvonne Stonesifer of San Antonio, Texas. "She wanted to be in control of her hair, her choice, not chemo and not cancer. Sometimes the choices we make in coloring our hair are so much deeper than trends. They can be full of emotion, and life changing.” See the powerful story here.
Blonding Tips for Brunette Clients from Kim Vō PLUS an Easy, Speedy How-To
During a Facebook LIVE, Kim Vō works with Schwarzkopf Professional's BLONDME to create face-framing highlights on a brunette model using a 'strobing' technique and foilyage.
by Anne Moratto
CORRECTION: Grown Out Fashion to Pastel Lavender
Tatiana Silvestri (@tatianashair) of Le Studio Salon De Beauté, Mesa, Arizona, had her work cut out for her with this correction. This makeover took approximately 3.5 hours!
25 Years Of DIY Color To Pro Melt
Heather Buchanan (@glamrock_hair) of 3 Bowls of Color, Newport News, Virginia, says her new client has been coloring her hair to a dark red/brown for 25 years and FINALLY made it to a salon! Here she shares the details for that first visit.
COLOR CORRECTION: Banded and Brassy To Ash Melt
Get the details for this color correction using balayage and 2 toners to achieve and beautiful color melt.
COLOR CORRECTION: Home Boo-Boo To Ice White
she bleached her own hair and covered it with a pastel pink. She wanted to leave as a platinum blonde." Here Anderson shares the details of this makeover.
Get Inspired by These Submissions to Colortrak's 2017 Summer of Color Contest
Submit your own delicious color creations to Colortrak's 2017 Summer of Color contest, We Want Candy, until June 30, 2017.
by Jamie Newman
The Summer Brighten Up
"This guest has been a client for a couple years now," says Kim Bruce (@themisfitblonde). "She went away for college and got her hair done. She wasn't light enough so when she got back home we lightened her up!" Details here.
Natural-Looking Caramel Balayage
Jenna Bullaro of Dennis Bartolomei Salon in Chicago gave this brunette more dimension and pops of brightness with this easy-to-maintain, natural-looking color.
by Jamie Newman
MAKEOVER: Faded Red to Dimensional Bombshell
Maintaining the integrity of this client's hair was at the top of the list when deciding what to use for this makeover, says Gerilyn Ghaisarzadeh, co-owner of Capricci Ricci Salon, Winter Park, Florida.
MAKEOVER: Years Of DIY To Purple/Blue Melt
This client came in with about 5 years of homemade highlights, box color and hair cuts. The goal for this makeover was to turn this client's hair into a variation of blue and purple tones.
THE JOURNEY: Blonding, One Session At A Time
Reanna Cochrane (@Reanna_SN), a Redken Certified Colorist based at Salon Nathaniel, Redken Elite, Summit Salon, Meriden, Connecticut, knew it would take multiple sessions to get her client to her desired goal. Details here.
Deep Brown to Bright Orange! Lovely!
Check out the details for this lovely makeover.