Loud Silence

Matthew plays guitar in a punk band. He has had his hair all different colors and styles and when we met he had a mohawk with a blonde chunk in the front. 

I started by cutting the back close with a lot of texture all the way up, then I gave him a long top and fringe heavily textured as well that he can wear in his eyes and to either sides. 

Then I lightened a few smaller pieces in front, covered the unwanted blonde, and finished it with the blue glaze.

Stylist: Rain

Client: Matthew

The Extremes

The people who can handle bold extreme haircolors usually have bright eyes and clear even skin. Don't forget that you can adjust the tone of your blonde depending on your coloring and don't be afraid to go bright. Also, dark doesn't always mean black. In face, pure black can sometimes end up looking flat. Instead, try the darkest brown, unsweetened cocoa. If you do opt for the intensity of pure black, finish it with a clear gloss. These girls did it right: Rachel Evan Wood, Charlize Theron, Brittany Spears, Ashlee Simpson, Lily Allen (she

 even pulls off hot pink!). 

A Burst Of Color

Before:

After:

Lianna wanted some funky color that would be fun and easy to maintain. I lightened pieces throughout her hair with varying degrees of boldness. I placed the highlights away from her scalp to create a softer effect as they grew out and underneath her natural part so that she could make the color subtle or bold. I was also careful not to lighten the pieces too much so that the overlying red would grab stronger and hold longer. I glazed her whole head with the red tint which gave her vivid red highlights and a rich 'red-velvet' glaze (yum!). 

4-weeks later the overall glaze had faded but the shine was still there and the hi-lights were still clear and bright. 

4-Weeks Later:

Stylist: Rain

Client: Lianna

Blonde or Brunette?

Here are a few examples of the right ways to go between bright golden blonde to rich warm brunette. Always try to stay in the same tonal family and do brunette with hi-lights for a softer more natural look. Mina Suvari, Nicole Richie, Emma Roberts, and Brittany Murphy. 

 

A Quick Fix

Last week Ursula came to my upper east side Dramatics location looking for a quick cut. However, after talking for a while, she let me know that she was also in desperate need of someone to help her with her color.  A couple months ago she realized that her hi-lights were making her too blonde and decided to go back to natural so that she could start over. Unfortunately, Ursula's tinted ends had faded alot and had started to develop a slightly green tone to it (hey at least it wasn't brassy). She was under a slight time restraint, so I has to make the color a single process and fortunately for her I knew exactly what to do. 

I wove caramel hi-lights throughout her sides and 

crown and blended her ends with some low-lights. The process was simple and fast and I really just gave her a simple and flattering haircut but the reason I posted these pictures is because it just turned out so beautiful and it only took a little more time than the haircut alone showing that you should never settle for having unsatisfactory haircolor when you could easily have this:

Stylist: Rain

Client: Ursula