The Mini-Kiss Technique: A Quick, Face-Framing Refresh
Like they say, it's in her kiss! Formulas and process here...
by Anne Moratto
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Avoiding color ribbons, preserving depth with interior shadowing, depth distribution--it sounds complicated, right? Blonde and balayage expert Jamie Sea, @prettylittleombre, breaks down the why behind some of her favorite techniques.
This gallery of jaw-dropping blondes is sure to help inspire you as summer nears—think babylights, balayage, face-framing lightness and platinum effects in all their sun-kissed glory. Each one is created using Truss Professional.
Platinum Card hair lightening technique has been beautifying blondes and creative colors for decades. Learn what it is, why colorists love it and how to get the best results!
Balayage experts put L’anza’s Clay Decolorizer to the test and yield beautiful results.
ICONIC BLONDE by Itely Hairfashion is an extra performance hair decolorizer that works to eliminate yellow residue when lightnening.
Alfaparf Milano's Free Style Lift is a white clay powder for freehand work (without foils) for a maximum natural effect.
Is foiling a "dye-ing" skill? Never, according to Jo Blackwell-Preston, a L'Oreal Professionnel International Artist. Here, she demos how to use foils to get the best lift on your darker haired clients (and tips that will work on your blondes as well).
Schwarzkopf Professional BLONDME Bond Enforcing Premium Lightener 9+ with Integrated Bonding Technology is a high-performance powder that gives hair maximum lift—up to 9 levels—and helps to protect the hair fiber during development for minimized hair breakage.
Inspired by the precision of Chinese porcelain art, Kadus Professional has developed Blondes Unlimited— the perfect tool to deliver beautiful balayage color and other freehand techniques. This lightening system makes freehand application techniques easy—no foils required!
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When lifting hair you want a lightener that not only performs well, it works quickly and efficiently too. GKhair's Juvexin Lightening Cream lifts up to seven levels! What else? It provides on-scalp lightening, too!
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GKhair's Juvexin Lightening Cream quickly and efficiently lifts up to 7 levels.
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Pravana’s Regional Artistic Trainer Lissette Cruz demonstrates how to do a convertible color look using the Blonde Wand and Pure Light Creme Lightener.
EuforaColor presents 11 new Artisan Shades, as well as AloeLite Cream Lightener with a thick, creamy consistency.
For blondes, base-breaking is typically a necessary part of color maintenance. Highlights can look unnatural next to regrowth, and Pravana has launched its new ChromaSilk Ultra Hi-Lifts to aid in the base-breaking process.Pravana stylist Jamie ...
See the Light(ener)New from Tressa is Watercolors Lightener, which can lift as many as eight levels with 20-volume processor. The creamy consistency of the lightener makes for simple mixing and application, and the product does not swell, ...
Sheyanne (@the_vellocet_hair) woprking out of Claudio Lazo's C the Salon in Studio City, CA, shared a very pretty natural, glowing blonde on her Instagram page. She was happy with the results, too.STEP ONE: "ObSESSED with the new Wella ...