How-To
HOW-TO: Playful Braid by Pureology
This relaxed, whimsical braid is the perfect idea for an elegant or casual occasion. To achieve this look, start at the part line and begin to French braid along the forehead and then continue down the front of the hair.Before you start styling, ...
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HOW-TO: Midnight Fireworks
Most Instagram artists are learning the importance of taking “before” photos, but many are learning that taking some step-by-step shots can help when sharing information with colleagues and clients. For this how-to, we called upon ...
TRANSFORMATION: Muddy Gold To Bright Beige
Kiley Potter an artist at Salon Glo in Valencia, CA. and an Artistic Educator for Matrix, is a balayage specialist with a signature style she describes as a "textured unkempt look." When we saw this design on her Instagram page, ...
TRANSFORMATION: Adding Depth and Drama
Elena Rosas (@Sweetpeaelena) of Kinshoppe Salon and Day Spa, Ventura, CA. decided to add some depth and drama to her client who was finding her shade was getting a bit brassy. "I wanted to give her a more natural, softer look that was a bit ...
HOW-TO: Easy-to-Maintain Ecaille
Chloe Dela Merced (@chloealexand_ra), a stylist at Salon Tease in Naples, Florida, created this ecaille using tortoiseshell tones.“As a busy college student, my client wanted something easy to maintain, while still looking on-trend,” ...
by Jamie Newman
Hot Blonde LOB
Kelsey Curtis (@kelseycurtis.stylist) of Habit Beauty Salon, Gilbert, AZ, posted this gorgeous LOB that caught our eye.We tracked down Curtis to get the scoop. "This client began with about 3 inch regrowth of natural level 8/9 hair ...
Hair Painting How-To: Gradual Lightening
Alex Kool (@a_kool), a master stylist and development team leader for RedBloom Salons (@redbloomsalon) in Calgary, Alberta, praises hair painting as one of her favorite techniques.“It creates a beautiful, natural finish that can be ...
Hot Weather Grooming Tips for Men
The heat is on.Here are my ClipperGuy top 5 tips for guy grooming for summer. 1. Wear a hat, use sunscreen - The sun beats down hard and hot this time of year. Wear a hat as an important part of sun ...
by Anne Moratto
TRANSFORMATION: Light, Bright and Seamless Blonde
Jon Alexander Frawley (@jonnystylez), a color and balayage specialist at Bangz Salon and Wellness Spa, Montclair, New Jersey, had an exciting opportunity with his client. "I love creating customs colors that are both bold and individual, ...
HOW-TO: Lovely Lavender with a Pink Punch
Taylor Rae (@taylorrae_hair) is a stylist out of Denver, Colorado at Vito Pini Salon. This lovely lavendar upgrade that she gave her client is circulating around our Instagram feed, categorized under the #1000orBust hashtag (although, ...
by Jamie Newman
Fiery, Dimensional Red from The Establishment WI
A fiery, dimensional red from Jessica Weyker at The Establishment (@establishmentWI) in Milwaukee, WI. named to Elle Magazine's Top 100 Salons in the USA 2014.AVEDA HAIRCOLOR FORMULA:Intense red- 10g5n+ ...
by Anne Moratto
FORMULA: Blue Ocean Storm
Jennifer LoPiccolo (@ jennifer_lopiccolo_) of Union Salon, Pasadena, California, says her very blonde client never really changed up her color much. "Just lighten and tone," says LoPiccolo. "She's a natural level 5. I ...
COLOR CORRECTION: Babylights Perfection
Kimemily Pham, (@excellenthairsalon) a master stylist and owner of Excellent Hair Salon & Spa Inc., Fremont, California, had an interesting challenge. "My client came to me with a year old ombre/balayage wanting to be as blonde as ...
HOW-TO: Flower Braid
Stylist Sarah Lewis (@sarahshairlewis) of Escape Salon in Claremont, California created this floral piece of hair art. The client's color was already done. The base is 3N Pravana. “I had done a full balayage on her before and ...
by Jamie Newman
Nebula Beauty
Hailey Mahone (@haileymahonehair) of The Style Studio, Texarkana, Texas, says that "With this particular client, we had previously done a fashion color with purple, blue and dark green. It had been 6 weeks since her last color, so her hair ...
Soft Copper Makeover
Vanessa Jenners (@vanessayvonnehair), a stylist at Palabra hair.art.collective (@palabracollective) in Phoenix, AZ, was challenged to create something different for her client, Brittney. Tired of her blonde shade, Brittney wanted something new ...
Green With Envy
Taylor Rae (taylorrae_hair) of Vito Pini Salon, Lakewood, Colorado says "This client came to me wanting an ombréish green/teal color. She tried in vain at home and only achieved what you see in the before picture."Rae jumped in to help ...