Formula: Blueberry-Grape Color Swirl
Anastasia Amico, artistic color director for John Amico, recently taught a class at Heidi's Salon and Spa, Warrenville, Illinois, on a color technique called color swirling. "Color swirling is a fast and easy technique to ...
by Lauren Quick
HOW-TO: Ravishing Redhead with Plum Undertones
This client wanted to try deeper roots and a darker red! According to Colorist Shonda Broadus (@ShondaBroadus) this client was previously a natural redhead with 2 months of old color in her hair. Broadus came up with the process below to add ...
Formula: Kesha's Lemon-Lime Green Hair
If you thought the bright and bold haircolor days were behind us, Kesha disagrees in a not-so-subtle way. Recently, the singer transitioned from blonde to a bright, loud lime-green that she describes as "slimey" on her Instagram. ...
by Lauren Quick
HOW-TO: 7 Shades of Rainbow Bright Haircolor
This colorful transformation features seven different shades of PRAVANA Vivids/Neons hand painted throughout the hair in various sections.According to haircolorist Shonda Broadus who created this rainbow look, she used PRAVANA’s Neon ...
TRANSFORMATION: Overcast Gray
Joseph Cuozzo (@Cuozzostudioforhair) a master colorist and owner of the Cuozzo Studio For Hair, Oranjestad Aruba, Madison, NJ, says "The most requested color trend this season in our Aruba salon has been the gray silver trend. Most ...
Three-Day Journey to High-Contrast Silver
Sarah Crews (@hairbysarahcrews) of Studio Gaven Salon, Nashville, Tennessee, shared this amazing transformation that has so many interesting elements that we wanted to share with you.Crews was asked by pop artist SVRCINA to help change up ...
COLOR CORRECTION: Fixing Faded Fashion Green
Spencer Henry (@spencerhenryhair), a Pureology Brand Educator based in LA, says he is “dedicated to glamorous, healthy hair. Most of my styling is influenced by 1950’s/1960’s Hollywood.”But Henry had to pull out all his ...
Layers of Red Box to Regal Dimension
Sadie Gray (@sadiejcre8s), based at Deja Vu Salon, Santa Rosa, California, posted this gorgeous transformation on Instagram and we had to know more."This is Marisol," Gray says. "She is a natural level 4 with ...
From Box To Red To Pink To Faded To Silver/Blue Sombre
One of MODERN's favorite artists, Gina Atkinson (@ginaatkinson) of Sola Salon, Las Vegas, has been on quite a journey with client Nicole. "She came in inspired by lots of different gray looks," says Atkinson. "We had recently ...
HOW TO: Silver/Ash Blonde
Michelle Zapanta (@michelle.zapanta), a stylist at Salon 25 (a Paul Mitchell Focus Salon), Cypress, CA, had a client looking for the very on trend silver finish. "She actually had to come in to get her hair lightened twice before since we ...
Manic Panic Intermixed Neon and Pastel How-To
Manic Panic’s Lucinda Gonzalez offers a bright new spin on haircolor’s hottest trend of intermixing neon shades with pastels to create multichromatic hair that glows.FORMULA AND APPLICATIONFormula 1: ½ oz Electric Lizard + ...
TIGI Smokey Lavender Creative Toning Technique How-To
TIGI Educator Stephanie Senner introduces a freehand blending technique that creates soft tones of pale truffle and smoked lavender.“As our clients’ skin complexions get warmer during spring and summer, we tend to cool down their ...
Multi-Tonal Pastel Color How-To by Organic Color Systems
Stefanie Kaufman, Organic Salon Systems creative colorist and national educator, gives us the scoop on this perfect pastel blend.“Our idea was to make a multi-tonal pastel color that showcased the versatility of Organic Color ...
Kenra Color Blue Topaz How-To
Kenra Color’s 2015 Jewel collection is inspired by each month’s birthstone, translated into a new technique launched monthly. Each technique and color application represents the mesmerizing tones exposed through each jewel, as it ...
Aloxxi “Mainstage” Color Technique Features Rich Base Tones with a Burst of Color
Aloxxi Artistic Advisor Marilyn Cole introduces a versatile color technique for a flexible lifestyle.“This technique was created around wanting to deliver the wearable edge that people are craving today,” Cole says. “This ...
Molten Metal Color How-To by Goldwell
Goldwell Artist Team Member Nick Pagano created a strong and feminine cut with unexpected pops of color that make the look striking.“This collection has a tomboy feeling inspired by the Goldwell 2015 Color Zoom Collection, Traditional ...
Motley Hue Pravana Color How-To
Pravana Guest Artist Danny Moon shares with us the details of creating this vivid, polychrome work of art.“My vision was to create a modern and more sophisticated multicolor look, showcasing the freedom of placement with the new Pravana ...