TRANSFORMATION: Lime Green To Fire Princess
What a lovely transformation by @stevievincenthairartistry! Details:upper left: dimensional lime greenbottom left: 7 weeks laterright: Root lightened with Olaplex and 30 volume, ends with 000, 30 volume and Olaplex. Then colored with Pravana ...
Revitalized Color: Pink to Purple Ombre
We applaud the way U.K.-based hairdresser Becky (@littlebecky28) has restored this head of hair with some beautiful color work.FORMULARoots: (and some dragged through...) Wella Colour Touch 5/66 with 1.9 %Ends: (two formulas blended ...
by Anne Moratto
How-To: Hilary Duff's Light-Pink Lob
Hilary Duff might just be the coolest mom ever. During Fashion Week in March, Duff rocked a baby pink lob that she pulled off (not surprisingly) to look ultra classy and sophisticated. To recreate this color, Deb Gavin of Keratin Complex ...
by Jamie Newman
Seeing Red: A Color Transformation with Formula
Master Colorist Joy LaMay (@joydivided) working out of C the Salon in Studio City, CA has a guest who trusted her to take her to this bold, dramatic red. You might say Joy has "red cred." Check out LaMay's beautiful video ...
by Anne Moratto
TRANSFORMATION: Faded "Beyond Blonde" To Rose Gold/Peach
Gabrielle Grzegorczyk of G. Creative Studio Salon, A Paul Mitchell Focus Salon in Freeland, Michigan, caught our eye with this beautiful transformation. "My guest Bridget has been coming to me for almost a year now," ...
Pink About It: Fashion Color Formula
Kalen Keele (@colorbykalen) is a balayage and color specialist in Lehi, UT. The shining pink she achieved for her guest caught our eye on her Instagram page. It's a bright example of "fashion colors" and the end result is so ...
by Anne Moratto
TRANSFORMATION: Faded Ombre To Apricot Sombre
Kathy Nunez (@HairByKathyNunez), owner of Studio One Salon, Tri-Cities, WA, says this first time clent was looking for something fresh and modern.Here she shares how she gave her something pretty and tasteful (assisted by ...
THE JOURNEY: Classic Blonde to Pink Root Shadow to Metallic
Megan Rafidi (@meganrafidi), owner of The Megan Rafidi Studio, Cornelius, NC, says: "This client is actually a long time friend and coworker. She started out as my assistant and grew enough to become her own suite owner where I own my ...
FORMULA: Metallic Pink Satin
This Metallic Pink Satin by Franco Hernandez (@hairbyfranco) of Franco Hernandez Hair in Seal Beach, CA appeals to us on so many levels--the shine, the vintage quality to the dusty rose shade and the dimension, throughout.Hernandez used Kenra ...
by Anne Moratto
Grown Out Fashion To Soft Dimensional Pink
Amelia "Violet" Camp (@violetthestylist), Expert Colorist and Director of Education, Bouffant Beauty Bar, La Mesa, California, says that "Tara is one of my regular color chameleons and we've taken her around the color wheel a ...
HOW-TO: Sunset Orange
"This was my first time with this particular client," says Kristi Waldrop (@Kristi_Mac_of_Hair) a stylist/makeup artist at Head Rush Salon in Gonzales, Louisiana. "She had been following my IG for awhile and ...
AVEDA FORMULA: A Tie-Dye to Die For
Priscila Martinez (@babyhandsp) of The @establishmentLA Salon in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles, shared this "tie-dyed" effect working with all Aveda color and products.FORMULA:Pre-lighten the hair with Aveda Enlightener ...
by Anne Moratto
COLOR CORRECTION: From Red to Blue to "Thank You!'
Camille Gladney Schmoutz (@nebulacamille) of Pure Color Salon in Shreveport, LA tagged us on Instagram so we could share this incredible correction.“We started with faded teal and over an inch of regrowth,” Schmoutz ...
by Anne Moratto
TRANSFORMATION: The Call To Copper
Constance Robbins (@constancerobbins), an independent salon owner at her own private studio in Upland, Ca., has been an artistic educator at Matrix for 12 years and is a certified Matrix CRAFT Color Master. Her passion is hair painting and color ...
Color How-Tos: Punk Platinum and Edgy Rose Quartz
Pastels were popular haircolor shades in both the winter and summer months of 2015 – and they won’t be going away anytime soon. With Rose Quartz and Serenity named Pantone Color of the Year shades for 2016, pastels will remain a top ...
Pink Rosé Formula
This rosy-pink perfection by @cassandrabickett was created using Schwarzkopf color.FORMULAOn Base: Igora Royal 6-68 + Igora Royal Pearlescence 6-89 with Igora Royal Oil Developer 3% (10 volume)Mid-lengths to ends: Igora Royal Pearlescence 9, ...
by Anne Moratto
MAKEOVER: Rich Brunette To Ariel Red
Brittney Hamilton (@Brittishbeauty03) of HotBox Salon in Las Vegas, NV, says her regular client was ready to take the plunge to Ariel red.Here she shares the HOW TO:STEP 1: Balayage the hair from the top of the rounds down with lightener and 30 ...