How-To
Color Correction: Removing Years of Black Box Color
The formula, steps and results of removing 4 years of a client's at-home box hair color and transforming her look with professional hair color.
How-To: The Technique That Every Curly Client Needs
Bantu Knots is a setting technique that creates consistent, frizz-free curl patterns on your naturally curly clients. Paul Mitchell Ambassador Paula Peralta, @hairbypaulaperalta, and LaDonna Dryer, John Paul Mitchell Systems Business Development Manager and Textured Hair Expert, shares their Bantu Knot how-tos.
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Get the Look: Festival-Ready Boho Hairstyle
Artist Connective member Neal Malek (@nealmhair) takes WetBrush's new pro collection and new designs for a spin and tells us his favorites from the line to achieve "brushed out" beach waves for this festival-ready style.
by Jamie Newman
How-To Transition Your Foil Client To Balayage
Sophia Avera demons how to transition your foil client to balayage.
Creating the Perfect Smudge Root (Or Is It Root Smudge?)
Sophia Avera (@ssophiacolor) of Muse Salon and Spa, Atlanta, Georgia, is a color expert, and top national balayage educator for L’Oréal Professionnel. One of the key questions she gets at her seminars is “how do you create a root smudge without losing the highlights?” Here Avera shares her top ten tips on perfecting the color design.
MAKEOVER: Given Total Freedom For Fun Fashion Color
Get the details for this fun and dramatic makeover after her client gave her "complete control."
3 Hair Painting Must-Haves to Add to Your Arsenal
The artistry behind hair painting requires mad skill. With three key tools from Product Club, you can seriously bring your A-game.
by Mary Kaleta
Kids in Your Salon Chair: Distraction, Distraction, Distraction
Watching your client go from hair cuts perched on a parent’s knee to seeing them off to college can be rewarding and heartwarming. But it also takes a whole lot of patience when working with children—and knowing the number-one rule.
Makeover: Balayage and Babylights For a Fresh Bronde
Get the details for this color and cut correction, using babylights, balayage and curtain bangs for a new look.
How to Prep and Style Hair for Perfect Beach Waves
Hello warm weather and welcome back beach waves for another season of perfectly tousled texture! Stylist and salon owner Brittany Chevillet explains how to achieve long-lasting beach waves using ABBA Curl Prep Spray.
by Jamie Newman
Crazy Hair Day Tutorial: How to Create Soda Bottle Hair
Crazy Hair Day at school is always so much fun! And for hairdressers, it's a chance for your kid to show off mom or dad's styling skills. Make it a day to remember and create Soda Bottle Hair, a look that feels "extra" but isn't that difficult to create.
Lea Michele's Gorgeous Sunlight Brunette Hair Color by Nikki Lee
Learn how Nikki Lee (@nikkilee901) of Nine Zero One Salon in Los Angeles took actress Lea Michele's brunette locks and lightened them for a fresh, summer feeling.
by Mary Kaleta
Makeover: Back to Bright Blonde
This client hasn't had her hair colored in two years! See how this colorist brought her back to her desired icy blonde using an interesting bleaching technique and great toning.
Caramel Foilyage On a Level Five Base For Added Dimension
Get the details for this makeover, from soft blonde to a level 5 with caramel highlights, created using the foilyage technique.
Babylights, Dusting and Perfect Toning For A Brighter Finish
Andreana Nunez (@dreeanaloveee) of Agence Salon, San Dimas, California, shares the details for a brighter look using babylights, dusting and perfect toning.
Recreate this Tutti Fruity Look with Pravana Vivids
Toucan Sam just had himself a glow up! See how Pravana educator Hannah Lovin was inspired by Froot Loops for this vibrant color look using 10 different color formulas.
by Jamie Newman
Makeover: Cut and Color For the Low Maintenance Client
"Katie hadn't touched her hair in over a year, since I highlighted it last," says Min Kim (@minkimcolorist), Master Color Specialist, Butterfly Studio Salon, NYC. According to Kim, Katie is a low maintenance girl. Here she shares the details for this makeover.