MAKEOVER: Killing the Brass For A Bright Ashy Blonde
This client wanted to get rid of the brass and turn ashy! Here's the how-to.
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This client arrived with about four inches of regrowth (natural level 7) and some existing highlights which were originally copper. Get the formula for this touch-up.
Rikki Dimitriadis of Glaze Hair Studio, a Paul Mitchell focus salon located right near the Fire Island Ferry on Long Island, NY, says "This young lady came in with hair that has been previously lightened at home. As you can see, she has a band of orange throughout her hair, spots, dead ends. She is a natural level 5." Here Dimitriadis shares the details for the transformation:
Amy McManus (@Camouflageandbalayage) says “My guest has been a client of mine for 5 years and we've been doing her hair close to the natural strawberry blonde she had as a teenager. She got excited after seeing her hair get featured on Modern Salon's Instagram and decided that she was going to let me play a bit." Here McManus shares the details for this enhancement:
This client came in with faded red tones in her hair. After two in-salon visits, colorist Nicole Healy of Vision Blonde helped her achieve her goal color, which was a bright, creamy, vanilla blonde.
Patience is key when you're taking your client's levels higher than their natural color. In this case, it took two days to get this client from a level 6 to "unicorn" color.
Color specialist Gina Bianca uses balayage as the foundation for most of her looks, often referring to the technique as “building the house.” Here, she explains.
Amy McManus (@Camouflageandbalayage), owner of Trinity Salon in Fitchburg Mass. says "My guest contacted me after seeing my work on Instagram. She drove an hour to see me because she loved my blondes on my page." This client was previously highlighted, but she never felt light enough. "She wanted a lot of bright icy pieces and loved a lot of contrast. After out consultation, we decided to keep her natural base color and build off of that for the blend." Here's the how to.
Marianne Lohr, a freelance artist based in Bethlehem, PA, reveals how she got rid of her client's banded gold hue and turned it into a cool, rooted blonde.
"My client's previous highlights had gone brassy orange - level 7," says Sarmad Najem (@hairbysarmad) of Clear Salon, Vancouver, BC. It was time for a change. Here Najem shares the details for this 2 step makeover to an icy balayage blonde.
Connie Delamora (@ConnieCouture) of Studio One Salon, Kennewick, Washington, says, "My client came in to me with a grown out balayage from summer. She was ready for change. I first started by removing about 6 inches to have a better idea of where I would be painting with lightener." Here she shares the details for the fresh color.
This natural redhead was losing her hair’s vibrancy as she got older. Here, we show you how one colorist brought it back to life.
Farhana (@xo.farhana.balayage) is a balayage specialist based at Hedkandi Salon, Hotel Arts, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. When MODERN saw this gorgeous makeover on Instagram we just had to know more. Farhana shares the details in this post.
Moonshine Ruiz (@mymanebitchh) of J'Adore on Long Island, New York, wowed us with this makeover we found on Instagram. Here Ruiz shares the details for this faded to wow red.
Sarai Speer (@saraihairwizard) of ReHab Hair, Kansas City, MO, says this makeover took 3 hours and she charged $250. In this feature she shares the details.
Sami Schneider (@samihairmagic) of House Of Color, Colorado Springs, CO, shares the details for this lovely makeover: "My client wanted a rose gold/blonde/lavender color. She was starting with a natural level 7 root with a remaining level 8/9 Balayage." How-to here.
Heather Pizzulli (@hairbyheatha), a design associate at Vito Mazza Salon & Spa, Woodbridge, NJ, says her client has "been a faux blonde balayage for almost 2 years - refusing haircuts and deep conditioners - and ALWAYS flat ironing at 450 degrees. I let her realize for herself that her hair was going to give up at some point and the day I got the text 'I need my hair chopped off and made dark' I immediately made room for her in the book." Details here.