tangerine dream {captivated by color}

Have you noticed the lovely pop of color of tangerine this Spring with garments and and even make up ? I love a bright splash of color on nails.  I tend to be a matchy gal, the shoes, with the blouse, you know what I mean. I think I'll just stick to a pop of color in hair, you can wear it with everything. What are you favorite colors this spring?  More tangerine inspiration here. 

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work + play {red hair recipe}

Life can be glamourous and glitzy with all of the frenzy of work a little play is always in order

beautiful lighting inspires me at work

so do clean lines and open spaces

taking steps to restore some harmony to my abode

and visions of red hair stuck in my head

 lots of memorabilia, a history of my past but less clutter in all aspects of life will be part of my future

a reward with a spontaneous dinner  and drinks here

are you ready for fall love?

I can't get enough of the beautiful Karen Elson, my favorite redhead more here.

 This Wella formula is a great balance for warm and cool redheads.

 More amber color lust here in these heels  I can see myself haircutting in this fall. 

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monday morning fun {starbucks +style}

wish I looked this cute having my morning coffee every day!

braid with a bow pure simplicity and so pretty

even though summer is over.. summer buns are not

Double up that bun

back to a beautiful braid

most of all just have fun!

I don't know about you but Monday is a day that I always needs a little boost. Maybe a later, longer, walk with some spontaneous spurts of energy  fueled with a little help from my coffee of course. These images did just that for me, a little boost of style and simplicity all you need is the hair. I'm growing mine out right now, lets see for how long, I can barely twist it into a low slung ponytail.

Cool shades in color and added golden hues in the hair for an eye catching effect makes growing out hair a little easier ( a cute faux fur shrug doesn't hurt either)
 How about you? What style are you wearing or longing for? More fun hair looks here.

images: stefanyalves,verawang

kool-aid color craze

Sunglass designer Giles Deacon embraces the latest water-color craze for tresses. Hair is lightened and then dipped into the most pigmented hues of pink, turquoise, and blue.

These splashes of color inspire me to just want to do something fun with some summer streaks, how about you? Are you doing something daring for summer? I love the ballerina inspired tutus must be the little girl in me!

images: here

rainbow of color

what a great visual to introduce this Swatch & Learn class

so futuristic and fun

Inspiration for stylists using real hair swatches to dip into color a great way to explore that vibrant red or special blonde you wanted to try

My favorite of the Blonde Pro Series, Blonde Impression, a color blending of  sophisticated blonde using new color techniques

Extra Cool for that Blonde Impact

Blonde Infusion I can think of a few long haired clients I would like to use this beautiful wheat colored blonde on.

I hope you forgive me for the lack of posts, I  have been busy preparing for this class sharing the latest trends, as well as a sneak peak at some new Wella  blonde formulations to come. Speaking of Blondes, Have you seen Cate Blanchett on the Cover of W? I think her hair is styled divine by one of my favs, Odile Gilbert More about her here

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coiffure colors

Who said big hair wasn't back do you love this toffee and caramel colored hue?

Bouncy, burnished red coils

Sable brown on a classic bob with bangs, tres chic!

 

Buttery, blondes perfect for a blond expressive cut and color

Just another way to spice things up and look at color in a different way. I am referring to the different colors I have shown here. Coffee or caramel Color, think of  this pic of Ellen Pompeo.  Red heads, Julianne Moore has the richest and Kate Walsh has a lighter lovely tone.When referring to a truffle, brown, brunette, a client usually is usually looking to achieve warmth, and richness, think Catherine Zeta Jones.  Can't wait to try this blonde expressive technique with Wella using a new, formulation of the already superb, Blondor, looking forward to my Webinar and doing a little demo with this beautiful spectrum of color

image: Le Book

through the years

puppy love + inspirational collage of beauty

having fun in photo booth with my favorite apple genius Darrell

 Hello loves, have been busy working on some collages and pics to add to my website. Pictures shown here are just a sample collage of my years working with Sebastian and lots of make up imagery as well as my own inspirational, and personal work, and play, pics. I take apple computer classes often enough but sometimes the things I learn don't seem to stay in my instant recall once I leave the building. I Have been trying to export this collage via pages to my iphoto without any luck. This lovely lady has another great reason why I need an ipad with her novel idea of demonstrating Contouring and Highlighting here. I could think of a hundred excuses how I could utilize a new ipad for my Class demonstrations. Some examples: showing technique and images without so much paper waste, Scrolling through photo imagery. The ipad even has a key note app to make any presentation stellar . What do you think of the new ipad?

images: my own

the lightening curve

lights, camera,

color, make all the difference in the world.  Serge Normant is a genius,

Fergalicious all the way , love this Gautier dress that reminds me of Madonna's Bustier here


Actually I am referring to the Wella Color Lightning curve as seen here below. As a Colorist in the Salon when doing a color consultation I need to know where we are starting, where we want to end and what's in the middle. For example: You have dark brown hair and want to lighten up with no warmth (red) and  want some caramel highlights. Lots of requests for this on Brunettes, Spring thru Summer.

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  The Exposed contributing pigment is the most important thing to consider when going lighter.  We need to know where we are starting, where we want to end and what's in the middle. That's when I go back to basics and pull out my color wheel chart and compare with the lightning curve which essentially is showing me the stages and levels of color as it lightens from darkest to lightest. I had a rough last week with a client melt down ruining my weekend. This client came to me with light blonde hair think of Pamela Anderson (uh huh) blonde! Her request, lower maintenance blonde closer to her natural color think of Jennifer Aniston The end result a  warmer blonde, with a cool, blonde, highlights. My thought was she is so blonde anything darker is going to freak her out. I could have taken the easy way and slowly eased into some lowlights but I really wanted to please her and give her what she wanted, lower maintenance hair closer to her natural color. Her service now entailed double process, base color, and highlights, the new color would be highlights only. Substantial savings in time and $ for her. This little rough patch was a reminder that the art of a thorough color consultation is so important.  With pics and swatches of the destination color and a repeat back of what the client thinks that will be, seriously! I utilized my tools thoroughly today and to end a Friday my Lovely Brunette client (think Catherine Zeta Jones) who had very dark brown hair and had been coloring herself had finally entrusted me on her third visit with me to throw in her color towel and let me perform my magic. Her request: lighter brown with Caramel highlights like this. Three hours later and 3 processes later she thanked me for giving her exactly what she asked for and more. I hope this helps to clarify the mystery of color a little and how we hairdressers feel, we really want to please you. Thank you for pleasing me with your lovely comments and inspiring blogs.

images: allure, elle, wella images my own

carey mulligan striking a pink pose

love the splash of pink and love those corsets!

I'm sure it's just lighting but I have to say the pink tufts of color on this busy as a little bee actress, Carey Mulligan do make quite a striking statement. I just adore her since her role in An Education, as seen here
more pink fun below

                        love the dog bone for a bow on her head lots of bling

love the nail polish looks like mint candy apple like my friend Alina is wearing here

 images: interviewmagazine, prettykitty

cotton candy + color

 hair spun with cotton candy colors

texture and weave of pink, yellow and a pop of peacock blue,

fierce, bright and bold, how about those pom-poms a play on fun with bold color

                                poof, colors of a flame 

                                  love the plastic corset

Remember when you went to your first carnival and you pulled apart the cotton candy with your fingers? How about an Easter egg hunt and the varied colors of eggs gathered in a basket. How about the hot, fiery,  crackle of a fire blazing? It's amazing how these images become illusions of inspiration to me from this artist, Eugene Souleiman, Wella Professionals Global Creative Director.

Most of us look at a ball of yarn and see…a sweater.  He unravels the illusion and creates explosive shapes, textures, colors and silhouettes as seen here.  He sees candy-floss pinup girls,  and the arc of leaping flames.  He envisions fiber, textile, embellishment and ornamentation. With vision and courage, he transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary! More of his inspirational magic here. I love how he works so well with another Wella expert Eva Scrivo more of her here. 

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