How-To
Halloween How-Tos: Flo the Insurance Girl & Lucille Ball
It's officially October. Do YOU know what you're being for Halloween this year?Whether you're scheming your own costume or stocking up on ideas for clients scrambling last-minute, Pureology Artist Ruth Roche has a couple ...
by Lauren Quick
Color Correction: Botched Ombre to Platinum Perfection
While scrolling through our Instagram feed, we paused at the "before" image and gasped in terror (only slightly exaggerating). Reposted on Olaplex's Instagram page, this black-and-blonde mess stared at us through the ...
by Jamie Newman
How-To: Fishtail Chignon
For Spring 2016, Galia Lahav unveiled two collections, one inspired by romantic capitals around the world, and the other drawing inspiration from Gothic architecture and medieval princesses. The elegant, romantic themes of the gowns in these ...
Messy vs. Smooth: Offer Your Clients Styling Versatility
Celebrity Stylist Philip Carreon, who has worked with such stars as Kris Jenner, Brittany Spears and Hilary Duff, stresses the importance of styling clients in whatever way best suits their lifestyle or mood. Don’t fall into the rut of ...
TRANSFORMATION: Creative Fall
When makeup artist and body painter @dehsonae reached out to Toni Rose Larson (@colordollzbytoni), Artist/Owner @Hairitage Salon, Carlsbad, California, for a new look, Larson was thrilled. "We change her color often. She's an ...
TRANSFORMATION: More Than A Touch Up
Constance Robbins (@constancerobbins) of Constance Robbins Studio Salon in Upland, CA, has been an artistic educator at Matrix for 11 years and is a certified Matrix CRAFT Color Master. Her passion is hair painting and color correction and ...
What is your color IQ?
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Just Say No: Using a Consultation to Compromise with Clients
As a professional, sometimes you know the cut, style or color your client wants won’t necessarily work for their hair type, ease of at-home maintenance or overall look.Brig Van Osten, owner of Play Hair Lounge in Simi Valley, California, ...
by Jamie Newman
BRAID HOW-TO: Out-of-This-World Style by Cameron LeSiege
These otherwordly hair creations are by Cameron LeSiege, a Paul Mitchell school educator in Jacksonville, Fl specializing in hair color and long hair design. His title for this first how-to plays on the name of the site of rumored UFO ...
by Anne Moratto
Demon-Inspired Makeup Tutorial for Halloween (Plus 5 More Makeup Ideas!)
Just in time for Halloween, Master Makeup Artist Alex Faction (@alexfaction) created this demon-inspired makeup tutorial without the use of prosthetics. Check out more of his videos on special FX makeup, face and body paintings and a few cameos ...
On The Fringe: Which Fringe is Right for Your Client's Face?
Each face shape demands a specific type of fringe that flatters it most. The fringe either hides features or accentuates them, depending on your client’s facial features. Dana Lyseng, Wella education creative director, says she always ...
by Jamie Newman
Sea Glass Mermaid
"Alli wanted to do something fun with her hair for some time, but waited until after she got married," says Alexis Thurston (@alexisbutterflyloft) from Butterfly Loft salon (@butterflyloftsalon), Encino, California. Here she shares the ...
Gently Lifted For A Big Change
Asil Simsek (@asilsmsk) of Dejavous, NYC, wowed us with this transformation, from flat and uninteresting to gently melted.We contacted Simsek for more information and the HOW TO:STEP 1: Using Schwarzkopf Blondme with 20 volume (blended with ...
COLOR CORRECTION: Blurring To The Perfect Blonde
Contance Robbins (@constancerobbins), an independent salon owner at Constance Robbins Studio Salon, Upland, CA, has been an artistic educator at Matrix for 11 years and is a certified Matrix CRAFT Color Master. Her passion is hair painting and ...
TRANSFORMATION: Going Back To Her Roots
Natalie Hunter (@Hairismycraft) of Regis Salon, Leesburg, FL, says her client, a natural level 8CG, has been mainaing "a nice platinum blonde. But at a previous salon she didn't quite receive the color she was looking for. We've ...
TRANSFORMATION: Rooty Rose To Ice
Kristen Kologie (@bobandpage) owner of Bob and Page, Winnipeg Manitoba, shares the details for this amazing transformation. Kologie is the person in the photo sporting a color design by lead stylist Kristen Coy who formulated this shade on a ...
FORMULA: Fiery Sombre
Scarlet Strange (@venomus_maximus) from Tease, Knoxville, Tennessee, posted this wow fiery sombre and we asked for the formula. Here she shares the details on her client who she says "has a CRAZY amount of hair! She loooooves red ...