How-To
HOW-TO: Kenra Color's Diamond Application
The 2015 Kenra Color Jewel Collection focuses on elegance, strength and beauty - inspired by the brilliance and characteristics found in jewels.The collection will showcase illumination of light and color focus using six ...
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COLOR CORRECTION: Going Going Blonder
Ani Gafafyan (@aniatmysalon) a master colorist at Studio Kay Salon in Glendale, California, met with this first time client who wanted to go blonder. "She had one inch of regrowth, brown midshaft and light ends." For Gafafyan, it ...
The Show Stopper: Dramatic A-Line Bob With Fancy Color
"Angela needed a change and asked me to do whatever I want," says Kimemily Pham (@excellenthairsalon) of Excellent Hair Salon & Spa, Freemont, California. "I started out by giving her an undercut a-line bob, which she ...
MONEY-MAKING HOW-TO: Low-Maintenance Haircolor for Pregnant Client
Daniel Rubin, color director at TRIO Salon in the Gold Coast neighborhood of Chicago and Goldwell North American guest artist, was given a challenge when his client asked for a change on her mostly virgin hair (she had some pre-existing ...
Romantic Bridal Hair by Unite at NY Bridal Fashion Week
Bridal is big business. Unite Hair Care created beautiful bridal hair for Jenny Packham's show on Friday, April 17, during New York Bridal Fashion Week. Kevin Ryan was lead."The inspiration that Jenny Packham had for this ...
by Anne Moratto
Meet FOILYAGE, A New Sombre Technique
The technique “Foilyage”, developed by Japanese colorist Hitomi Ikeda, comes from combining the placement of foil highlights and the free-hand painting of Balayage. This method allows a natural rendering ...
Brightened With Balayage
"Sharon came in with a natural level 4/5 with 50 percent grey," says Allie Villa (@allievilla) of Mimi's Salon, Belmar, NJ. "The bottom portion of her hair, and a little throughout, was more gold and she just wasn't happy. ...
TRANSFORMATION: Platinum To Gun Metal Silver
Miriam Ortega (@studio410artonhair) of Studio 410 Art On Hair, Dallas, Texas, sent us another beautiful transformation that we had to share. "When Amanda came in she had about 2-3 inches of level 5 new growth," says Ortega. "She ...
Fashion Color To FAB Color
Amanda Billardello of Glitz Salon, Rochester, Michigan loves "a nice color challenge and being able to finish it off with a sleek hair cut! The model in my pictures is actually one of my co workers who always let's me get a bit creative ...
HOW-TO: Break Boundaries Not Bonds With b3 Brazilian Bond Builder During Color Services
Whether using fashion shades, single process, or highlights and bleach, b3 Brazilian Bond Builder's scientifically advanced one-step system reattaches and builds the bonds that make up the cellular membrane complex, helping prevent the loss ...
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She's Got The Blues
Joey Gallagher, co-owner of Woop Woop Hair Salon in Stoughton, Mass, had an opportunity to play with some fun colors and decided to dive in. "After a short consultation with Eliza, we covered that she was experiencing life to its ...
TRANSFORMATION: Cool Summer Blonde
Timothy Michael (@Timothy_Michael_Hair) of Studio 222 in Virginia beach, Virginia, is a senior stylist and balayage specialist. According to Michael, this guest "always pulls warm and she's always struggled with getting the ...
TRANSFORMATION: It's A Granny DO
Emily Johnson (@eljohnson14) of Southern Roots Salon & Spa, Chattanooga, TN, had an opportunity to have fun with a fun client. "She loves anything funky," says Johnson, "and really wanted to get into the ...
How-To: The Dramatic Undercut
The world is not shying away from dramatic, short cuts right now, and we fully support the movement.Like it or not, Hollywood tends to be a good indicator of what's trending in hair, makeup and style, and many women—Scarlett Johansson, ...
by Lauren Quick
6 Tips to Perfect Layering
"One of the most difficult haircuts to maintain consistency is a layered haircut," says cutting and style master Sam Villa."Hairdressers and consumers alike often misunderstand the term ‘layering,’" Villa says. ...
HOW-TO: The Waterfall Melt
"This was the most technical and difficult color melt I have ever created!" says Toni Rose Larson, owner and hair artist at Hairitage Salon (@hairitagesaloncarlsbad). "This client is at a level 6 at the base to mid-shaft and a ...
TRANSFORMATION: Classic Balayage Beauty
Osmar Marquez (@Osmarjmarquez), an assistant at Salon Republic in LA, sent us this beautiful transformation and we asked for more details. "Her hair was pre lightened to a level 8 on the ends with a slight orange ...