Toasted Coconut: How One Instagram Post Changed an Artist's Life

In September of 2018, Kayluh Stewart shared a photo of her work that would change her life as a colorist. One year later, MODERN catches up with Stewart.
In September of 2018, Kayluh Stewart shared a photo of her work that would change her life as a colorist. One year later, MODERN catches up with Stewart.
See how one stylist corrects and maintains brassy highlights.
August 15, 2018 might have been a typical day at the salon for Atlanta-based artist Kayluh Stewart. But when she posted an image of a lob with a deep base and iced-out ends, she captioned it "Toasted Coconut," and Instagram fell in love.
The icy pastels easily transition into spring with soft, iridescent shades.
"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.
"My client happened to also be my personal trainer, and she is one of my muses and lets me play," says Connor Lange (@connorlangehair), Rapunzel's Hair Design, Stratford, Ontario. "She came in with 1/2" of level 7 ...
Hannah Stephens (@hannahstephenss), salon manager of Salon24, Conway, South Carolina, wows us with this lovely transformation. Here, she shares the details:Step 1: After removing six inches, balayage with Keratin Complex "It's ...
Cory Hoffman (@coryhoffmanhair) of Butterfly Loft Salon, Encino, CA., is a Matrix Artistic Educator and Matrix Certified Color Master. When we saw this transformation we contacted Hoffman and asked for details:"This client came ...
Taylor Rae (@taylorrae_hair) of Vito Pini Salon, Denver, Colorado, says "This client lives in Germany and works as a flight attendant. She made an appointment with me for when she would be in Denver on layover. She bleaches her own ...
Brittnie Garcia (@makeupbyfrances) of CA Looks, Visalia, CA, invited us to regram this amazing color on our Instagram page and YOU responded! Within 5 days you "loved" it almost 12,000 times and many of the more than 400 comments asked ...
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