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TRANSFORMATION: Going For The RIGHT Blonde

Danni Gess (@dannigess) of The Big Bang Studio, Cocoa Village, Florida, impressed many colorists with her ability to cancel the gold in her clients hair. "This was a new, fine haired client with 3 to 4 inches of level 10 pale yellow ends ...

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MARSALA, Color Of The Year, In Action

Camille Plourde, (@hairbycamillegp) a master stylist at Hair in Fairfield, Connecticut, had a chance to put Marsala, the colorist friendly "Color of the Year" (according to Pantone), to work.Here she offers the HOW TO:"Stephanie ...

FORMULA: Silver Blue Hue

Laura Munoz (@munozhair) "loves being able to be creative and change people's perspective about themselves." Located at the Regis Salon in Redondo Beach, Ca. Munoz caught our attention with this pretty silver/blue hue that she ...

FORMULA: From Black Box To Silver Lilac Blonde

"With this client, it took about a year to achieve her look," says Kimemily Pham (@kimwasabi) of Excellent Hair Salon & Spa Inc., Fremont, California (@excellenthairsalon). "Her hair is a natural level 2, which she previously ...

People’s Choice Awards: Olivia Munn’s Textured Ponytail

A textured pony, styled by celebrity stylist Maranda Widlund, was the perfect complement to Olivia Munn’s couture-sequined dress at the People’s Choice Awards on January 7. Here Widlund shares with us her steps to ...

People’s Choice Awards: Karina Smirnoff’s Tousled Updo

Karina Smirnoff dazzled with a romantic updo, courtesy of celebrity hairstylist George Papanikolas, at the People’s Choice Awards on January 7. Here Papanikolas shares his steps and the products used to create the updo.GET THE LOOK:1. ...

TRANSFORMATION: From Whoa To WOW

Cynthia Lumzy (@cynthialumzy), owner of “My Alter Ego Salon” in Dixon, IL, specializes in creative and corrective color."My guest wanted a big change with her hair that was edgy and full of color," says Lumzy. "She ...

HOW TO: Cute Platinum Pearl Pixie

Mary Ott (@maryhanna65), of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania loves to cut, carve and color manes daily. "I would have to say my true passion is styling," she says. "I've always loved the art in all the shapes that one can create ...

HOW TO: Winter Solstice

Samantha Tarini (@deathbycouture) of the Shag Me Salon, Las Vegas (@shagmesalon) specializes in color with an emphasis on creative color, extensions, and total transformations. "I also do freelance graphic design on the side, simply because ...

8 Looks. 8 Color Formulas by Anne Veck

Master colorist Anne Veck, owner of Anne Veck Salons Oxford in the United Kingdom, submitted these eight looks along with hair color formulas. For each of these looks, she used colors from Matrix SoColor and the Matrix Color Sync ...