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

Less Words, More Pictures. Enjoy!

 

Ok I know I'm 

getting too wordy so here are a few pictures of me just doing hair. My "sister" Sasha came to the city with her father to experience the magic of a New York City Christmas. Yesterday she stopped by the salon to get her hair flat ironed. 

Heres the finished product:

Stylist: Rain

Model: Sasha

Blonde for Christmas

Carmen initially came to me for just a haircut, however during the consultation I asked her about her color and she told me that since she moved to Manhattan from Puerto Rico six months ago she'd been having trouble finding a hairdresser in the city that could get her as blonde as her stylist back home. Frustrated, she had resigned to doing her hair color herself. 

Since she told me that her family was coming into town for the new year there was no way I was going to let her 

leave without the rich buttery blonde that she desired. 

The salon is having a holiday hi-light special so we decided to focus mainly on lightening and evening out her base while adding just a few bright hi-lights throughout. I also added a few low-lights for definition through her ends. 

Her cut is one of my favorites I picked up from Daniele a la Raymond Marc Salon (Walnut Creek, Ca). Its actually just a reverse a-line with graduated long layers and this cut is glamorous and incredibly lightweight for people with a lot of hair while maintaining a lot of movement and length.

She is happy. Heres another pic:

Stylist: Rain

Client: Carmen