How-To
Happy And Merry: Celebrating Red And Green
To celebrate the season of RED and GREEN, we share two of our favorite transformations for you to feast on today. MERRY AND HAPPY: FOR THE RED:"My client Megan had been blonde for years," says Christina ...
TRANSFORMATION: Going For Depth And Condition
Kelly Pham-Do (@excellenthairsalon), a senior stylist at Excellent Hair Salon & Spa Inc in Fremont, California, says "Kelly came to me wanting a change. She's starting her Masters Program and wanted a more subtle, classy and low ...
TRANSFORMATION: Platinum To "Something Dark And Silvery""
Doug O'Connell (@dougoconnell13), a balayage, color and extension expert at Salon 5150, Brea, CA., says his "client came into me wanting a change. I had done her before and we always do a white platinum all over. This time she wanted ...
FORMULA: Winter Ice
Aimee Jörliden (@hdresseronfire and @aimeeblondie) of Helsingborg, Sweden, wowed us with this amazing photo she posted on her Instagram page. Once we reposted, many of you (not surprisingly) asked for the formula. We tracked down Jörliden ...
Going For Spectacular!
“At the end of the year we like to help transition our guest’s color into something spectacular for the New Year," says Rosa Hawkins (@dirosahaircare, @rosahawkinsgoldwell) owner of DiRosa Haricare (Franklin Square, NY). ...
COLOR CORRECTION: Bye Bye Bands, Bye Bye Brass
Melissa Grace Smith (@sweetmelissagrace), a hairstylist at Roots Hair Loft, Jensen Beach, Florida, specializes in color correction and expertly blending dimension for soft, wearable hair color of any shade, natural or vivid.When we saw this ...
FORMULA: Pale Cotton Candy Pink
Shelley Gregory (@ShelleyGregoryHair) of Atelier By Square Salon, Las Vegas, Nevada, caused quite a stir with this gorgeous cotton candy pink finish. Here she shares the formula:-Start with high lifted hair (L'Oreal Professionnel Lightener ...
TRANSFORMATION: Going For Dimensional Raspberry
Stephanie Rose Shofner (@HairByStephanieRose), based at Posare in Las Vegas, Nevada, says that "Previously this beautiful client and I decided to try a new trend: hot roots. She came back 6 weeks later and the yellow had not faded. FYI ...
Shades Of Blonde...The Journey To Silver
Salem (@salemscissorhands), a freelance hair artist from Sacramento, CA (but relocating to Los Angeles, CA next month), posted this 3 panel photo of the same client with three different shades leading up to their mutual goal of silver ...
TIME FOR AN UPDATE: Going Lighter and Brighter
Kim Bruce (@hair_by_kimmmm), a blonde specialist at Finally Lisa's, Southbridge, MA, shares the details for this transformation that took 3.5 hours:"This guest has been my client for a few years. I do her hair about three times a year. ...
FORMULA: Rooty Icy, Lavender
Brittnie Garcia (@makeupbyfrances) of CA Looks, Visalia, CA, invited us to regram this amazing color on our Instagram page and YOU responded! Within 5 days you "loved" it almost 12,000 times and many of the more than 400 comments asked ...
HOW-TO: Pale Amethyst
Keri Unger (@KeriUngerHair) of Cleveland, Ohio posted her beautiful work on our Facebook page and we just had to know how she did this. We were especially in love with her inspiration for this color."I'm typically inspired by ...
by Jamie Newman
How-To (+video!): Kylie Jenner's Minty Green Haircolor
For fashion-color-loving clients looking to get festive this winter or looking to emulate color-chameleon Kylie Jenner (we know, we know—many wigs), Pravana has your back!The minty-fresh green by Pravana Vivids colorist Toni Rose ...
by Lauren Quick
FORMULA: Bubble Gum Pink
When we posted this on Instagram to show the power of lighting more than 3,800 followers "liked" this pix (so far) and many asked for the formula. We asked colorist Kelsey Jeanne (@kelsey_scissorhands) of Nicole's Salon and Day Spa ...
Balayage For Strawberry Blonde
Stephanie Shellenberger (@Stephanie_stylist), a balayage expert at Randy Currie of Currie Hair Skin Nails in Glen Mills, PA, says this first-time balayage guest came to her to transition from an all-over foil design. "I blended away her ...
Violet-Silver Toned Haircolor Inspired by an Abalone Shell
Inspired by the iridescent mother-of-pearl coloring found on the inside of an Abalone Shell, haircolorist Alix Clymer @thereal_omgiloveyourhair created this multi-dimensional look full of violet, silver and sea blue tones.Clymer used her ...
FORMULA: Star Wars Inspired Green!
Kaitlyn Chandler (@kcerenahair) an artist at Klipz Salon, Angels Camp, CA. shares the details for this Star Wars inspired green design on her client, a natural level 2:"Her hair was mostly natural from a grown out ombre."STEP 1: Start ...