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TRANSFORMATION: Soft Silver
Jessica Delagarza (@jess8585) admits she's "been a hair stylist since I was 6 years old!" but couldn't go "professional" until 2012 after earning her hours at the Aveda Institute Dallas. "Hair and makeup has ...
TRANSFORMATION: Fashion Fuzz To Sleek Raspberry
Jessica Madden (@onejessicamadden), an educator at DePasquale's Cosmetology School, Artistic Academy, Morris Plains, NJ, had an opportunity with this demo model: "This client had previous creative color blocking that faded into washed ...
Airbrush Blush Video Demonstation
Sasha Marie, a make up artist for Temptu, offers a blush application demonstration, sharing tips and tricks throughout."The goal is to have people say 'your skin looks great', not 'your MAKE UP looks great'," says ...
A Catalogue of Healthy Selfies!
April’s Healthy Selfie Challenge has been lots of fun, and we’ve chosen a few pics here to highlight to show you the range of participating hairdressers’ healthy options! Our thanks to our sponsor, Obliphica Professional, for ...
The Winners for Wella's 2015 Regional Trend Vision Awards Have Been Announced!
Wella's 2015 Regional Trend Vision Awards in Minneapolis was full of excitement, anticipation and a glorious unveiling of the Gold, Silver and Bronze winners in the Student, Young Talent and Color categories. The Gold winners in each ...
FORMULA: The Perfect Silver Color Melt
Mireya Camacho (@colormemmimi) of Kut Haus Covina, Covina, California, created this dimensional silver color melt that caught our eye."This client came in at a level 7/8 with bands all through out her hair," says Camacho. ...
OPI's 2015 Brights Collection
Summer Brights We don’t trust the groundhog to signal the end of winter, but when OPI releases its 2015 Brights Collection, we know it’s time to bust out the sandals. The electrifying palette ...
by Lauren Quick
Chrystofer Benson Collective Provides Tools, Education
Benson's BestPlatform artist, NAHA winner and Matrix Artistic Director Chrystofer Benson has launched Chrystofer Benson Collective (CBC), a hairdressing brand offering cutting, coloring, styling and education tools and ...
by Lauren Quick
The MashUP 2015 at ISSE Long Beach
The MashUP event was held the evening after the ISSE Long Beach show floor closed on Saturday, Jan. 24. The event was held at the Renaissance Hotel, was hosted by MashUP co-founders Tony Beckerman and Teri Donnelly, and raised more than $15,000 ...
by Lauren Quick
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 ...
Colorful Spring Tools from Spilo
Spring FlingColorful new tools are rolling out just in time for spring and summer from Flowery, Spilo and ToolWorx. The Color Pop collection from Flowery features bright neons as well as floral hues on its buffi ng wands ...
by Lauren Quick
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 ...
L’Oréal Professionnel Hosts 4th Annual Artistic Foundation
Artistic FlareL’Oréal Professionnel hosted its fourth annual Artistic Foundation in Austin, Texas, this year with the theme “Curate Beauty.” The foundation is a three-day event that allows the ...
by Lauren Quick