10 Hair Color Challenges Every Stylist Faces and How Experts Solve Them
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TRANSFORMATION: Faded To Silver/Blue Melt
Gina Atkinson (@ginaatkinson), based in North Hollywood and Las Vegas, continues to wow us, and this transformation is no exception. We contacted Atkinson to the get details for this melt. Here she shares the how to:STEP 1: Balayage ...
Color How-To: Denim Dream
Using a combination of three haircolor formulas, Hotheads extensions for the lengths, Hairtalk Petite extensions for the top and a Tress Couture top piece, Victoria Casciola, artistic director for Hotheads Hair Extensions, creates a ...
Denim Dream
The biggest color trend of the 2015 was, without a doubt, drenched in grays, silvers and dusty lavenders. Is the gray trend over? Not necessarily. According to Victoria Casciola, artistic director for Hotheads Hair Extensions, there is a way to ...
MAKEOVER: Silver Sombre Beauty
Tai Kieu (@taitkieuapril05), a stylist at Bebe Salon, Garden Grove, Orange County, CA, says "My client been getting highlights for the last 2 years on her natural Asian level 2 hair. When she first came to my chair, her hair is ...
TRANSFORMATION: Going Smokey Blue
Caroline Kim (@carolinekimhair), an artist at Salon Nesou in Santa Monica, CA, shares the details for this bright blonde to smokey blue transformation:STEP 1: Prelighten the hair from mid shaft to ends using Wella Color Charm powder lightener ...
Platinum To Silver, Slate, Violet and Aqua
Scarlet Strange (@venomus_maximus) of Tease, Knoxville, Tennessee says that "Bridget is a natural level 4 and she usually likes to go platinum. Recently she's been toying with idea of a creative color underneath, so we decided to get a ...
How-To: Technicolor Takeover
Like a black and white movie suddenly infiltrated with color, the contrast of this look makes for a dazzling effect! Jaymz Marsters (@jaymz.marsters), specialist in vibrant fashion shades at Just Cuts in Norfolk, England, crafted this ...
TRANSFORMATION: Strong Sombre To Gray/Slate
Geysha Tomassone (@geyshaloveshair) of Mora Salon, Cherry Hill, NJ, says "My client wanted a change and opted for a gray/slate color! Of course, in her case, I had explained to her that it may take up to 3 visits to achieve this color. She ...
TRANSFORMATION: Blonde To Rooty Silver Blonde
Allen Qiao Wang (@QiaoHair) of the Hair District Salon, Maple Grove, MN. needed 4 hours to tweak his client's level 2 (with 2 inches regrowth) hair. "She is a regular client but decided she wanted to try the silver trend."Here Wang ...
TRANSFORMATION: Dimensional Charcoal
Jeffrey Robert (@jeffreyrobert_) of Kut Haus Salon in Claremont, California, says "All my energy is constantly used toward creating, whether that be through hair, photography/videography, or graphic designing." For this look that we ...
Still Going Strong: Silver Metallic Gray
Cassandra DeRosa, (@cassderosa) of Salon 202 in Howell, NJ, shares the details for this gorgeous silver metallic gray that is still going strong this season! We love!!!STEP 1: Balayage the hair using Joico bleach with 30 volume. Process ...
Heavy Metal Gray Aveda Formula
This metallic color looks so cool on the asymmetrical cut by @foxhairdesigns who worked with Aveda hair color and products.FORMULA:33g ON + 2g 1N + 9g LVB + 2g Pastel B with Liquid Activator for 20 minutes. Done on a pre-existing Level 8 ...
by Anne Moratto
TRANSFORMATION: Way Different Gray
Anna Bianca Clark (@annabiancahair), an Aveda color specialist and educator based at Seasons Salon Spa , Redlands, CA, posted this gorgeous transformation on Instagram and we had to know more! "This client came in wanting something way ...
FIRST SKILLS COLOR: How to Help a Client Transition to Naturally Gray or White Hair
Gray, silver and platinum-white haircolor has been on-trend for younger clients, but occasionally a mature client will decide she is ready to stop coloring her hairand work back to a more natural look. Wella Design Team Member Justine Hornick ...
by Anne Moratto
Guy Tang's Silver Superhero Makeover Transformation
Guy Tang is obsessed with Kenra Color Silver Metallics! Designed for pre-lightened hair, Kenra Color's Silver and Violet Metallics offer artistry and creativity while providing a blue or violet reflection. Available in permanent ...
Going Gray: Affinage Introduces '5 Shades of Grey Kit'
Affinage introduces its "5 Shades of Grey Kit," which includes everything a colorist needs to achieve trendy silvery gray locks. It comes with shades from the Infiniti Gothic series, which are deposit-only permanent colors enriched ...
by Jamie Newman
Color Wow: Technology Based Solutions
Who We AreConceived by Gail Federici, CEO of Federici Brands, and formulated by cosmetic chemist Dr. Joe Cincotta, Color Wow offers a complete range of technologies that resolve problems associated with color-treated hair. For the 75 percent of ...
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