Hairstyling & Updos

Pinned Pretty: French Braids and Updos Using Oribe's Dry Texturizing Spray

Oribe Hair Care's Dry Texturizing Spray is the hero product behind these updos, french braids and bubble buns. Get the steps on how Saretta Bowerman created the looks and her inspiration.

Hair Extensions

HOW-TO: Romantic Crown Braid Updo

Artist Connective member Heidi Marie Garrett Villa demonstrates how adding length using extensions makes all the difference with this boho upstyle using a base of Great Lengths' GL Tapes extensions.

Hair Color Trends

MAKEOVER: From Super Faded To Magenta Melt

Get the details for the lovely faded and grown out two tone hair to a lovely magenta color melt.

How-To: Bejeweled Space Buns + Dutch Braids

Check out Tressa’s (@tressesbytress) holiday-worthy, adorned bun + braid look.

How-To: Black Tie Fishtail Braid

See how Alexandra (@alexandralee1016) gets the look!

Hair Extensions

Change Up Your Client's Color in 15 Minutes or Less

Artist Connective member Jennifer LoPiccolo (@jenniferlopiccolo_hair) custom colored The Band from Hotheads Hair Extensions and transformed her client's purple mid-lengths and ends to a multi-colored nebula of cotton-candy inspired hues in an application that takes less than 15 minutes.

Hair Color Trends

MAKEOVER: Faded Balayage To Pink Melt

Get the details for this lovely makeover by Giovanna Drew-Eastman.

Lashes

Why It's Important to Start Fresh with a New Eyelash Extension Client

How do you tell a client that those old lashes have to go so you can get the best results with a fresh application?  Here's how to make a clean sweep.

Salon Business News

Farouk Systems Hosts Latin American Distributor Meeting

As they continue to expand globally, Farouk Systems Inc. recently hosted a two-day event for their Latin American partners in Houston, TX.

Salon Business News

Brian Ahrens Appointed New North American GM for Revlon Professional Brands

Ahrens will be overseeing American Crew, CND and Revlon Professional in the U.S. and Canada.

Perfect a Tapered Men's Cut, and 7 More Men's Grooming Questions, Answered

Watch how to do a tapered cut with texture and hear Stacia Kelley's responses to seven men's grooming questions.

Hair Color Trends

HOW-TO: The Yellow Color Formula your Clients will LOVE Using Goldwell Pure Pigments

There are few things that crush a colorist more than when hours of work goes into creating the ideal shade for your client only for it to fade as quickly as, sometimes, just a few shampoos. So when Kristi Waldrop created this vibrant yellow shade, she chose to work with Goldwell's new @Pure Pigments color additive, that resists the fade.

Hair Color Trends

MAKEOVER: A Royal Fix

Joshua Boynton (@josh.does.hair) of Wingate Salon, Smyrna, TN, says his first time client was ready for a royal change. Here he shares the details for the makeover.

Fashion Week

NYFW: Natural Texture and Shine from Evo for Mara Hoffman

Natural texture and shine were the hair trends seen from Evo at Mara Hoffman during NYFW.  "For me, the hair look was about letting go of perceived standards of beauty and instead, focusing on the beauty of the individual," says Gareth Bromell, Evo Hair Global Ambassador. "To celebrate the diversity of the individuals, i enhanced each model’s natural hair to allow their natural texture to shine. a simple look, providing a natural nod to all that comes from this earth."

Hair Color

Get the Look: Platinum Blonde Highlights Using Fluid Hair Painting

The days of clients requesting sunny summer blonde hues might seem to be fading away as brunettes begin to trend again for fall. But Artist Connective member McKenna Anzaldua (@mckenna_mckenna) decided that the colder months don't have to mean an absence of blonding.