
The American Blonde: The Look That Traveled the World
Blonde hair is as All-American as baseball, apple pie, and Stars and Stripes forever. And as America approaches her 250th birthday next year, we celebrate the birth of the Global Blonde.

Blonde hair is as All-American as baseball, apple pie, and Stars and Stripes forever. And as America approaches her 250th birthday next year, we celebrate the birth of the Global Blonde.

Pantone has revealed its pick for the 2026 Color of the Year: 11-4201 Cloud Dancer, "a billowy white imbued with a feeling of serenity."

PRAVANA is excited to introduce two new ChromaSilk HydraGloss shades for level 10 hair: Pearl and Smoke.

Wondering what's trending this winter in the world of hair color? Check out these color formulas from some talented PRAVANA artists.

This past September, colorists partnered with stylists to create show-stopping hair for our Artist Session Creator Series event. Geribeth Stigen and Shannon Demont's white-blonde transformation now graces our Winter 2022 cover--see how they created the look.

In this gallery of balayage inspo, see how Ellie Toia creates the most stunning looks - plus how she captures her content for social media.

A social media challenge selected the best Eufora Summer Blondes. Here's a breakdown of the Eufora range of lighteners used in the looks.
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Clients who have waited to see their stylists may be returning with dark roots, stubborn greys and a desire to be lighter and brighter, fast. Save these examples for your blonding inspo board and find out the artist's secret to tailored blondes.
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Anthony Marmiani (@AnthonySlays) says guest Sam “came to me with hopes of being a platinum blonde global bleach out." It took work and sensitive formulation, but mission accomplished.

This hair has been through A LOT! Daisy Goord added a root shadow and some lowlights to add some dimension and both colorist and client were thrilled.

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.

Abigail Myers says, “My client’s goal was to be an icy yet natural blonde with a soft root shadow and a contrasting money piece." A correction was also needed. After some babylights, slices and balayage, mission accomplished.

This client decided to lighten her hair with bleach at home. Get the details for this wonderful correction, Platinum Card to the rescue.

“This was my clients first time in my chair,” Andreana Nunez (@Dreeanaloveee), Agence Salon, San Dimas, CA., says. “She was ready for a change and believed I could make her hair dreams come true." Details here.

Get the details for this makeover, after the client - in an effort to save money - went to a friend to add some "warmth."

Get the details on this six hour transformation on a client with layers of red color - to a bright, beautiful blonde.

7 months of regrowth and brassy ends may be a challenge for some, but not for one of MODERN's favorite colorists. Details here.