HOW TO CREATE A MOODY BRUNETTE ON PRE-LIGHTENED HAIR  One of the most common issues with bringing brunettes closer to their natural is the chance of a bland color. It is super easy to make this look flat and also cause shock to your client. Most clients who have seen brightness around their face...

WHAT IS DEVELOPER?  We use it every day mixed with our color and lightener , but what does developer actually do?  Essentially, developer is the power to get you where you’re going. It is not what creates “lift” necessarily. It is also not what decides how many levels you actually lift through....

Adding Depth to Over Lightened Hair Maintaining natural depth is always the preferred method to pop brightness, but sometimes that’s not possible. Hair can easily be over lightened, either by another stylist, the sun, or after multiple lightening sessions where the lighter is overlapped. Some cl...

Why Formulation Is the Biggest Way to Elevate Your Services: The statistics don’t lie. Most clients try a stylist only twice and if they aren’t happy, they leave. That means you have a very short amount of time to make an impact on someone.  Your job is more than just your technique. You see, p...

We've said it before, and we'll say it again: As stylists and hair artists, we work in an incredible industry. While this is true, it doesn’t mean that we’re immune to occasionally becoming a little disenfranchised with the work. Stress and burnout are serious concerns for everyone in a salon....

Autumn has arrived and we are looking for those RICH tones! Warmth is always the word that comes to mind when entering into this new season. Inspiration often arises from the glow of the sun and the reflection of color on the leaves.  One of the most common questions received is, “ how do you c...