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MAKEOVER: Faded and Drab to Powerful Melt
Get the details for this faded and drab shade to a powerful silver melt.
COLOR CORRECTION: Color Mess To Gorgeous Melt
This new client, with medium, dense hair came to Alexz Pryse (@hairbyalexz) of House of Color, Colorado Springs, CO., for some help. Here, Pryse shares the details for this correction, which took 3 hours.
10 Tips for Covering Gray Hair
Gray hair impacts clients at different times and in different ways. Arm yourself with the techniques to manage grays at the roots, ends and everywhere in between.
by Lauren Quick
MAKEOVER: Going For a Smokey Blonde
Natalja Paul (@nataljapaul) of Clarissa Nails, Malmö City, Sweden says her slightly gray client was a beige blonde 2 months before, but was tired of her classic look. "She wanted something modern and practical. She was tired of getting highlights every visit." Here she shares the details for the makeover.
Shining Silver-Steel Haircolor
Steel yourself, this one is stunning.
by Anne Moratto
COLOR CORRECTION: Old-Fashioned to Icy Level 10 Blonde
This client came in with previously lightened hair, an extremely brassy band and about 3 inches of level 2 regrowth.The goal in this how-to was to get her to a solid level 10 icy white.
FORMULA: Hot Steel
Get the formula for this amazing color design by Taylor Roberts.
Magical Toning to Platinum
After lifting the hair with some highlights (half head of foils), @jamiehottes_hair of Hottes Hair Design, New South Wales, Australia, went in for some magical toning. Here the artist shares the formula using Lakme.
MAKEOVER: Blue Hues
Kristin Grip (@ColorbyKristin) owner of Tease Salon, Costa Mesa, CA (@TeaseSalonOC) says her first time client sent pictures before her visit. "I assumed her roots were regrowth so I was surprised to find out while lifting her that bands of orange appeared from coloring her roots in the past. Eek!" Makeover details here.
Dimensional Ash, Blue and Violet Color from Aveda
The Aveda formula represents the delicate shades of ash, blue and silvery violet that sparkle when the sun hits falling snowflakes.
Desert Taupe: A Dimensional Brunette with Four New Shades from Vero K-PAK Age Defy
A dimensional, youthful brunette created wth the Vero K-PAK Age Defy new Natural Platinum Ash Series.
by Anne Moratto
The First Timer: Going For It!
Ludovic Geheniaux (@@hairbyluu), a color ambassador for EUGENE PERMA Professionnel says this level 3-4 model shared she had never colored hair hair before. Here Geheniaux shares details for this makeover.
Playing with Silver Hair Color Formula
As silver and shiny as a disco ball, this color has us "stayin' alive."
by Anne Moratto
MAKEOVER: Dramatic Regrowth To Silver Ice
Marie Negron (@glamhairbymarie) of Flawless Beauty Salon, Cleveland, Ohio, shares the details for this dramatic correction and conversion:
Cooling Trend: From Warm Copper to Cool Silver
A marvelous makeover working with Wella and Redken colors.
by Anne Moratto
MAKEOVER: Corrective Cut For a Big Difference
This client was growing out her naturally gray hair and was attempting to remove the tint of brown she had for many years. Check out the corrective color and cut by Eva Scrivo of the Eva Scrivo Salons and Academy (NYC).
COLOR CORRECTION: Banded To Silver
This client's previous stylist used a base breaker when toning her highlights, and it created a lot of unwanted warmth in her overall look. When she came to Sarah McDonald, a blonde and balayage specialist, she had an inch of virgin regrowth and grown out highlights. See how she fixed her look.