box color

THE FIX: Correcting A Box Blonde Botch Job

Marcus Byerly (@MarcusByerly),  a free-lance artist from Knoxville, Tennessee, has done it again. "This client came to me to fix a mistake she made by coloring it herself with box color," says Byerly. "She said her natural ...

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CORRECTION: From Messy Box To Pretty Pro Color

Amanda Joseph (@thehearsalon) of Mia Bella Salon, Seattle, WA, had a challenge. "This client had YEARS of black dye built up on her hair," says Joseph. "She tried to strip it out and then got fed up during the process and dyed it ...

TRANSFORMATION: Bad Box To Smokey Ombre

Mark South (@Marksouthmark) of Regis Salon-Cottonwood, Alburquerque, NM, had an opportunity to transform a new client. "This client hadn't cut her hair in three years and had been doing her own box coloring within that time frame. She ...

Layers of Red Box to Regal Dimension

Sadie Gray (@sadiejcre8s), based at Deja Vu Salon, Santa Rosa, California, posted this gorgeous transformation on Instagram and we had to know more."This is Marisol," Gray says.  "She is a natural level 4 with ...

Dark Brown Box Color to Pale Ash Blonde: The Journey

Lily Duong (@hairbylily408), a L'Oreal Certified balayage artist, is based at Hair By Lily at Salons by JC in San Jose, California. When client Elizabeth came to the salon with her level 4 dark brown box color, Duong knew this correction ...

COLOR CORRECTION: Box Ombre Fail to Totally FAB!

Katlin Starks (@hairbykatlin), a Master Designer Stylist at Regis Salon in Albuquerque, NM., had quite the challenge. "This client had not colored her hair in a year," says Startks. "She had new growth, plus red box color covered ...

5 Ways You Can Stop Your Clients From Using Box Color!

Dominique DeFrancesco, Colorist from De La Mer Salon (Bellmore, NY), has seen her fair share of homemade "ombré" color created at home with box color, so she has a list of tips she now shares with her guests on why doing their own ...

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 ...

Box Hair Color Fail to Beautiful Balayaged Babylights

Arsova Salon Founder and Creative Director Anita Arsova gave her model a salon professional makeover, complete with a haircut, style and new hair color. "After using box color repeatedly at home, my model's hair became very dry," ...

So Much Going On Before and Just Beautiful After

Kateryna Kuznetsova (@kateryna_colorist), a color specialist at the Beauty Parlour in Edmonton, Canada, spent 8 hours correcting this color. And the result is certainly worth it.

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