How-To
How Hair Growth Patterns, Face Shape and Facial Features Influence Your Male Client's Haircut
Told more times than he can even recall by celebrity superstars like Paul Newman, Johnny Carson, Steve McQueen, and Freddie Prinze that he “saved their hair,” Jim Markham, transformed the way men cut, cared for and styled their ...
How-To: Icy Nordic Blonde
Cool blondes can be hot in the summer!Many clients want to lighten up as temperatures outside rise, and Joi Rooks, owner of Fresche Salon in Atlanta, Georgia, brought her level 5 client to a light, bright blonde."My client came in with ...
by Lauren Quick
TRANSFORMATION: Faded Ombre To Dimensional Sombre
Shannon Rha (@shannonhairsalon) of Shannon Hair Salon, Valencia, California, has been an artist for 16 years and says "I adore what I do so I never have to work a day in my life. I have a constant hunger to learn more about the newest ...
HOW-TO: Jenny McCarthy’s New HOT Pink Hair
Actress Jenny McCarthy, known for her glam blonde locks, has gone for a bold makeover, changing her hair color to an eye-popping pink.McCarthy joins other celebrities who have recently tried out the pink trend, including Kelly Ripa and ...
COLOR CORRECTION: Fixing an Ombre With Brassy Streaks
When Janette the client came into Butterfly Loft Salon (@butterflyloftsalon) colorist Leslie Austin (@hairbyleslieaustin) knew she was in need of a color correction.Austin transformed her client’s brassy streaks into a beautiful, sunkissed ...
How-To: Jenna Marbles' Fiery Red Formula
YouTube sensation Jenna Marbles has been adventurous with her makup and styling for a while now, but more recently she has been mixing it up with her haircolor.Typically a blonde, Marbles enlisted the help of Pravana Guest Artist Kait Marie to ...
by Lauren Quick
TRANSFORMATION: Hard To Believe Vibrancy
Alyssa Wiener (@lysseon) of Sylin' Salon, Norwalk, Connecticut, makes it clear that she never uses filters or photoshop on her amazing color designs. "I never alter my photos when it comes to hair," she says. We just had to double ...
TRANSFORMATION: Hot Before...Even Hotter After
Guy Lemieux (@Guyzers) and his apprentice Allana Swayze (@lanaswayze), both of Berns and Black Salon, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, punched up this pink shade and we had to know more. Here he shares the HOW TO:Step 1: Apply Schwarzkopf Blondme ...
COLOR CORRECTION: Hurting Patchy Ombre to Ash Blonde
Ashley Hubbard (@redhotstylist) owner of Save Your Scissors Salon, Sandy Hook, CT, says new client Jess was referred by a friend knowing Jess needed some help with her color. "She came in with an ombre that needed to be corrected. Jess ...
Grown Out Ombre to a Solid Copper
A grown out ombre gets freshened up Erin Boyle, Junior Stylist at Julian August Salon, an Aveda Concept Salon in Redlands, CA.FORMULA:Pre-Lighten with ENL +20VOLTONE NG: 8N-10G, 9N-10G, IB-20G, LOR-4G, OY-9G, VB-2G, PASTEL ...
by Anne Moratto
HOW-TO: Tropical Sunset Haircolor
After taking an oil painting class and watching endless amounts of Periscope videos, colorist Amaris Yanez (@By_Amaris) developed a new perspective on coloring hair."I wanted to do a look that involved complementary colors versus tone on ...
MAKEUP TREND: Clown Contouring
Just another example of the power of makeup!It’s the next big thing in makeup contouring, and it’s called clown contouring.The trend uses color correctors, brighteners, dark contours and cream blush to help your clients achieve ...
Peachy Keen Blonde by George Alderete
George Alderete (@colorboygeo) Global Hair Color Educator for Keune Haircosmetics North America is a master of ‘winging it’ when needed. Because he travels so frequently for work, he has to be prepared to substitute and mix up ...
by Anne Moratto
TRANSFORMATION: Fire To Ice
Brooke Benton (@brookebent) of Brooke Benton Salon, Westlake Village, California, says she lives "to make others feel good about themselves and be happy. What better way than making the one accessory they can't take off look ...
TRANSFORMATION: Old Box Color To Purple Sombre
Alexis Ciara (@LexiCiara22) is an artist at Beautiful Hair Color Studio, Port Orange, Florida. "My love for hair started young, but was never seen as an actual career when talking about future plans with family," says Ciara. ...
So Cool It's Frozen
Anna Bianca Pacino Clark (@annabiancahair), an Educator and color specialist at Seasons Salon Spa, Redlands, California, has a BEAUTIFUL Instagram page, filled with beautiful transformations and color designs. We loved (among others) this ...
TRANSFORMATION: Red To Rose Gold - NICE!
Andrea Lents (@andreanicolestylist), an artist at Aria Salon, Chicago, posted this rose gold transformation and we ased for more information. "The color that I did was sooo much fun," she says. "I have been seeing all these photos ...