“This lovely lady loves to do that big dramatic change once a year,” says Christina Luck. “We got her to a gorgeous icy blonde last year and now she was ready to make the plunge into copper red.” Check out the lovely new shade and get the formula.
Amy Malarchik has been referred to as the “Transformation Queen." This color conversion is particularly inspiring. Noting that she is the ideal client to get the brightest blonde, Malarchik says she has "a base color that just lifts to the perfect pale yellow where the toner can do everything I want it to." See what happens after some highlights and perfect toning.
“This client found me on Instagram through another stylist friend of hers,” says Montana Schmidt. It had been 9 months since Schmidt last saw this client. “Our original plan was to just bring her blonde back up and to go brighter. As you can see we ended up with something a bit more fun!”
PRAVANA introduces an all-new additive option to expand stylists’ color palettes with the launch of VIVIDS Clear-Dilute. The latest addition to the collection allows colorists to lighten their VIVIDS shades without sacrificing vibrant tonality.
Amy Koepke says her new client came in "hating where her hair was at. It was way warmer and darker than she wanted and there were a couple of different bands throughout. Our goal was to get her in a cooler lighter place with the time we had while maintaining the integrity of her hair." Mission accomplished.
Marina Sellecchia (@colorbymarina) says her client with extremely brassy solid ends was looking for a more dimensional balayage look and less red. Sellecchia knew she had to create dimension and formulate properly to make it look its best and equally important, last.
A precision blowout is essential when capturing images of your hair color looks. The Dyson Supersonic™ Professional Edition Hair Dryer delivers smooth frizz-free results.
Clients with deep, raven tones should be using green shampoo, conditioner and masks to neutralize any underlying red pigment. The Matrix Total Results Dark Envy system offers a solution.
Learning new techniques can help you deliver personalized results for your color clients. The Hand Touch blonding technique from Truss artist Mickey Colon is an exciting way to create individualized finishes.
"I had the pleasure of meeting this client for the first time after she was inspired by a similar look I did on another client," says Ashlie Marmo (@ashytones). "It has been quite a few years that anything had been done to her hair so she was looking for a BIG change."
The first session was about balance, the second about brightening. Read about this two-step process to creating a hair color finish that is both natural-looking and needs less upkeep.
