Previously, salon professionals discussed bonds in relation to breaking them and reforming them—but never multiplying them or cross-linking them. Thanks to chemistry, hair anatomy expertise and the power of social media, addressing the bond has become one of the most important parts of the salon service—whether working with color, lightener, relaxers, perms and keratin smoothing.
Kimemily Pham (@excellenthairsalon), owner of Excellent Hair Salon & Spa Inc. in Fremont California, continues to impress us with incredible makeovers. For this one we asked for more details. "My client Rayanne came to me wanting to go ...
Gary Yeung (@eclipsesalonsf), a color specialist and owner of Eclipse Salon in San Francisco, CA, prefers to create hair color that looks very natural and dimensional, but realizes that "sometimes a total transformation is necessary." ...
Jillian LeDonne (@jillianledonne), colorist at Eva Scrivo in New York, created high contrast look by taking a level 2 client and balayaging in vivid red highlights that are most vibrant at the ends. It's a bold style, to be sure, but the ...
Melanie Bell (@smelaniebell) of Bell Studio, Atlanta, says "I have been cutting my client Hannah's hair since she was four, now she's fifteen and she is becoming quite a trendsetter! We had done a previous ombré with Pravana custom ...
Alisha Jared (@alishajaredhairartistry) from Siren Salon in Vancouver, WA. says "Years of the same blonde on top, red underneath, called for a big change for my client. She's a busy mom who doesn't want to be a slave to the ...
Anna Chait (@Annadoeshair), a senior stylist at D Rock Salon in Fairfax, Virginia, says she has been "working as a stylist for 8 years and living out my passion everyday. Color is my favorite, especially balayage and hair painting, as well ...
PRAVANA, a global salon hair care and color brand, invites professional stylists and students worldwide to join Balayage expert Guy Tang for a live webinar on Monday, Sept. 21 at 3 p.m. PST. For $9.99, stylists can participate in this ...
Artemis Koullias (@hairby_sia) of the New Dawn Salon and Day Spa, Hubbard, Ohio, had a chance to transform her boss. "Jody has been asking me to do her hair for about a month now but with her schedule and my schedule nothing really ...
Jessica Ryland (@hairbyjessica_) of Robert Morales Studio, Southlake, TX, says that this particular guest was getting a standard partial highlight every 6-8 weeks at another salon and was looking for a change."With how much she travels, she ...
Alyssa Wiener (@lysseon) is a wonderfully talented artist who creates magic regularly at Sylin' Salon in Norwalk, Connecticut. Here she shares her latest transformation:"Victoria came in for her consultation a couple months ago, ...
Kelly Pham-Do (@excellenthairsalon), a senior hairstylist at Excellent Hair Salon & Spa Inc in Fremont California, sent us thIS wonderful transformation and we asked for more details. Pham-Do shares how she corrected this color, ...
Jessica Mendieta (@jessdomyhair) of the Butterfly Loft (@butterflyloftsalon) in Los Angeles, CA., had a challenge. "My client came in to me with a very interesting color! Anywhere I parted her hair, there was a different color ...
Jessica Mendieta (@jessdomyhair) of the Butterfly Loft (@butterflyloftsalon) in Los Angeles, CA., had a challenge. "My client came in to me with a very interesting color! Anywhere I parted her hair, there was a different color ...
Ben Hoagland (@benhoagland), a senior designer at Platinum Salon (@platinumsalontampa) in Tampa, Florida, has a passion for visual arts which led to his journey into becoming a hairdresser. "In the salon, the majority of my ...
Balayage can result in beautiful results, but not having the proper tool may prevent the colorist from getting perfect placement and saturation. Check in with Eva Srivo, the "Princess of Balayage," who shares her tips on choosing the ...
Patrick McIvor, Artistic & TechniCulture Director for Goldwell and KMS California and Techni-Color Director of ARROJO, shares four ways to hair paint by Ali Eskridge, stylist at ARROJO Salons in NYC. In the video, Eskridge goes over the ...