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Hair color and culture, a conversation.

Hair Color and Culture A Conversation. Natural Hair Color I always tell staff there’s no reason to skirt the topic of cultural background when explaining color. Knowing biological limitations is how we accurately formulate, so I wanted to share this info with readers... More

Hair Banding

Hair Banding & Corrective Color Color Banding Causes of Color Banding   May 1st, 2017   With box hair color we often see a situation we refer to as banding. Banding can occur when box color is repeatedly used to make hair lighter. Look closely at the chart above.... More

Corrective Color After Box Dye

Home Hair Corrective Color Corrective color after box dye is no joke! If you want to change it later, it will be a big process. Though there appears to be a myriad of color choices, it is a marketing move to make you feel good about the box YOU choose. A colorist... More

Ombre and Balayage 101

The below post is linked on our Blonde page but was written in 2010 when the ombre trend was new. Ombre & balayage later peaked around 2015 and we spent a lot of time in the salon explaining that balayage is a technique and ombre is a look, 2 very different... More

Balayage Highlight Tips

Original post written by Gemy in June 2010 Balayage highlights have had a lot of buzz lately! We receive calls almost every day with inquiries about this technique, especially this time of year. So what is it? Well, this not a new technique. Salons in France have been... More