THE JOURNEY: Blue to Red to Dimensional Blonde
Michael Antonio Baez (@hairxaddict) of Illusions Hair Spa, Union, NJ, has been on quite a journey with his client. "About a year and a half ago my client was a dimensional level 9 blonde who wanted something different with her ...
Pravana's Show Us Your Vivids Winners Produce Stunning Results
The results are in! Pravana, a global salon professional hair care brand and leader in creative color, has announced the winners of this year's Show Us Your Vivids Contest.From July 1 to Sept. 30, 2015, over 500 students and stylists entered ...
by Anne Moratto
See the 2015 Winners of Pravana's Show Us Your Vivids Contest - Plus, a How-to!
The results are in! Pravana has announced the winners of this year’s Show Us Your Vivids Contest. From July 1 to Sept. 30, 2015, over 500 students and stylists entered their brightest, head-turning color creations using Pravana Vivids ...
Sponsored by Pravana
Pumpkin Spice For Fall
Kisha Martin (@fabkminwinc), a Level Three stylist and Texture Specialist at Heaven Salon (@heavensalon) Winchester, Virginia, says her guest's hair is "80% gray and she wanted a brighter more red result in the fiery copper tones." ...
Formula How-To: Fire and Ice by Farouk Systems
Inspired by the fusion of the fitness-savvy and trend-setting woman. FORMULAS & APPLICATION: Natural level 6 1. Pre-lighten all the hair using CHI Blondest Blonde with 20-volume developer in equal parts. Process 30 minutes, ...
Formula How-To: Violet Crumble by Evo
A rich base and purple-toned chocolate applied in a block coloring technique creates a harmonious blend of rich, violet hues with vivid framing. FORMULAS & APPLICATION: Formula 1: Evo Fabuloso Pro 10 g V + 10 g R Formula ...
New Vivids Black from Pravana
Back in BlackPravana’s ChromaSilk Vivids line is expanding with the addition of Vivids Black. The dark addition to Vivids allows stylists to deepen, darken or dim Vivids shades—vibrant shades become rich jewel tones, and pastels ...
by Lauren Quick
Kenra Color Collaborates with Guy Tang for Metallics Line
Metal GuyKenra Color has announced a collaboration with social media industry icon Guy Tang (Instagram @guy_tang) to promote its new Silver and Violet Metallics line. The blue- or violet-reflecting colors are designed for pre-lightened hair ...
by Lauren Quick
TRANSFORMATION: Creative Fall
When makeup artist and body painter @dehsonae reached out to Toni Rose Larson (@colordollzbytoni), Artist/Owner @Hairitage Salon, Carlsbad, California, for a new look, Larson was thrilled. "We change her color often. She's an ...
Sea Glass Mermaid
"Alli wanted to do something fun with her hair for some time, but waited until after she got married," says Alexis Thurston (@alexisbutterflyloft) from Butterfly Loft salon (@butterflyloftsalon), Encino, California. Here she shares the ...
The Mermaid Melt
Kasey O'Hara Skrobe (@hairbykaseyoh) of The Hair After, Westminster, Maryland says that it wasn't easy getting everyone to be brave enough to do the bold colors in her small town. "Now over 80% of my clientele has mermaid hair or ...
How-To Video: Smokestack Color with Pravana Vivids Black
Pravana's new Vivids Black additive is the star of this multi-dimensional color by Pravana Artistic Color Director Vadre Grigsby.The dark addition to the Vivids family allows stylists to deepen, darken or dim Vivids shades. Vibrant shades ...
by Lauren Quick
Guy Tang's Silver Superhero Makeover Transformation
Guy Tang is obsessed with Kenra Color Silver Metallics! Designed for pre-lightened hair, Kenra Color's Silver and Violet Metallics offer artistry and creativity while providing a blue or violet reflection. Available in permanent ...
Going Gray: Affinage Introduces '5 Shades of Grey Kit'
Affinage introduces its "5 Shades of Grey Kit," which includes everything a colorist needs to achieve trendy silvery gray locks. It comes with shades from the Infiniti Gothic series, which are deposit-only permanent colors enriched ...
by Jamie Newman
Copper Couture: Colorists' Tips on Perfecting the Shade
Copper, the on-trend shade of red this season, is bolder than strawberry blonde, but appears natural in spite of its vibrancy.
Wild Copper Contouring & Violet Waves
Makeup application in 2015 starts and ends with one key element: contouring. And as the seasons shift, L’Oréal Professionnel artists Sam McKnight and Frédéric Mennetrier say haircolor can be contoured, too, to highlight movement tailored ...
NEW TREND: Psychedelic Tie-Dye Haircolor Technique
The psychedelic colors you dip-dyed on white t-shirts at summer camp have made their way onto hair.The same technique of taking rubber bands and tightly wrapping them around in sections, can be applied to Pravana Guest Artist Rickey Zito’s ...