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Holiday: Festive Fingers, Mistle-Toes!
Every salon client is a nail service client at holiday time, and beautiful seasonal displays remind clients that those little glittery, colorful nail shades make the best stocking stuffers! "This holiday season, nail trends capture a ...
5 Holiday Hair Styling How-Tos
MiraCurl Texture by BaBylissPRO1. Lightly mist wet hair with BaBylissPRO MiraCurl Curl Prep for thermal protection. Dry hair with little or no tension. 2. Set MiraCurl for 8 seconds at the highest heat setting (425 degrees). Set curl ...
NYFW How-To: Sculptural Chignon at Bibhu Mohapatra
It's always refreshing to see an upstyle at New York Fashion Week, and Amit Abraham for L’Oréal Professionnel at Bibhu Mohapatra's spring 2016 show did not disappoint. Abraham used Bauhaus, the German school of art, as ...
by Lauren Quick
TRANSFORMATION: Going For Ice
Jullie Hammer (@thewearhouse_hammersalon) of At The Wearhouse, Paso Robles, California, says long time client Noel came to the salon wanting to be an solid cool icy blonde. "She had about 1 inch of natural regrowth," says Hammer, ...
Holiday: Shimmering Beauty
Impress guests with these techniques for high-fashion holiday hair.Marrakesh Smooth by MarrakeshPrepare hair with Marrakesh Kahm Smoothing Shampoo & Conditioner, followed by Marrakesh original fra-grance X-leave-in Detangler.Apply a ...
Get the Color: Dascha Polanco's Peachy Rose-Gold
Orange is the New Black star Dascha Polanco has picked up two of the hottest color trends right now—metallics and pastels—for a fierce new 'do. Stylist Cynthia Alvarez of Cloutier Remix used Pravana colors to achieve the ...
by Lauren Quick
COLOR CORRECTION: Fixing The BOSS!!!!
Artemis Koullias (@hairby_sia) of the New Dawn Salon and Day Spa, Hubbard, Ohio, had a chance to transform her boss. "Jody has been asking me to do her hair for about a month now but with her schedule and my schedule nothing really ...
FORMULA: Blue Sombre
Vanessa (@vanessahairaddiction)h of the Butterfly Loft Salon in Encino, Ca. says that client Jessica wanted a change. "She was very excited for a fashion color," says Vanessa. "She kept saying she was screaming with joy ...
Brassy Box To Bright Blonde...THE FIX
Kyle Hugo Domenech (@hairbykylehugo) of DiRosa Haircare in Franklin Square, NY (@dirosahaircare) had an interesting challenge. "A few months back I met my new guest Julie on the streets of New York City," says Domenech. ...
TRANSFORMATION: Consumer-Friendly to Consumer-Cool
Jessica Ryland (@hairbyjessica_) of Robert Morales Studio, Southlake, TX, says that this particular guest was getting a standard partial highlight every 6-8 weeks at another salon and was looking for a change."With how much she travels, she ...
NYFW HOW-TO: Lucite Sunset Nail Look from Rebecca Minkoff S/S '16
Rebecca Minkoff and essie held a contest via Instagram last week to choose which nail design, created in collaboration with Michelle Saunders and Minkoff, would be showcased in Minkoff's spring/summer 2016 show at this year's New York ...
by Jamie Newman
COLOR CORRECTION: Box "Situation" Saved
Alyssa Wiener (@lysseon) is a wonderfully talented artist who creates magic regularly at Sylin' Salon in Norwalk, Connecticut. Here she shares her latest transformation:"Victoria came in for her consultation a couple months ago, ...
FORMULA: Colormelting Silver and Blue
Amber Mahaffey (@tatted_blondeee) of Amber's Chair, Myrtle Beach, SC, specializes in color correcting, high lift platinums and bright hair. When we saw this gorgeous and totally ON TREND shade, we asked for the formula. She ...
Guy Tang Creates a High Contrast Ombre ... Without Bleach
In his latest hair tutorial, Guy Tang shows us color can lift color. That's right, no bleach needed! Tang uses Scruples Blazing Highlights Toner Infused Gel Color and True Integrity Opalescent Creme Colour to create seamless ...
by Jamie Newman
TRANSFORMATION: Yuck To Silver/Lavender Melt
Amber Mahaffey (@tatted_blondeee) of Amber's Chair, Myrtle Beach, SC, specializes in color correcting, high lift platinums and bright hair. When we saw this transformation we asked for more details.Here she shares the HOW TO:Step 1: ...
Guy Tang Partners with Kenra Color! See These Exclusive Metallic Haircolor Looks
Kenra Color has announced a collaboration with social media influencer and professional beauty industry icon, Guy Tang. Designed for pre-lightened hair, Kenra Color's Silver and Violet Metallics offer artistry and creativity while providing ...
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COLOR CORRECTION: Brass Out, Gorgeous In
Kelly Pham-Do (@excellenthairsalon), a senior hairstylist at Excellent Hair Salon & Spa Inc in Fremont California, sent us thIS wonderful transformation and we asked for more details. Pham-Do shares how she corrected this color, ...