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Get the Look: Capri from L’Oréal Professionel’s 2013 Highlights and Balayage Collection

L’Oréal Professionnel’s 2013 Highlights and Balayage series continues with the second look in this exotic collection. Capri, created by L’Oréal Professionnel Hairstylist and Colorist Natalia Alves, is inspired by the breathtaking island off the coast of Italy. This chic contrast blonde is both bold and beautiful. Here is how to get the look: SECTIONING 1. [...]

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Get the Look: Havana from L’Oréal Professionel’s 2013 Highlights and Balayage Collection

Featured in the May issue of American Salon, L’Oréal Professionnel colorist Andre Luis presents his look, Havana, inspired by Cuba’s capital. It is the first of four looks in the L’Oréal Professionnel 2013 Balayage Voyage, a collection of ill

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Get the Look: Goldwell’s Spring Pastel Blondes

Dare we say it, but it feels like spring in New York today! With the change in the weather, hair too deserves a brighter hue to match. Patrick McIvor, Goldwell and KMS California artistic and techniculture director, recommends spending extra consulta

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Twisted Sisters: The Kaleidoscope Collection from Haus Salon

As seen in American Salon’s February issue, Kaleidoscope is a swirling cultural collision of color and playfulness and is the newest collection created by Minneapolis-based Haus Salon. Led by Haus Creative Director Charlie Brackney and Color Direc

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Tracey Cunningham Gives Amy Poehler Golden Highlights for the Golden Globes

To help get Amy Poehler ready for hosting the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards, Tracey Cunningham, Redken creative consultant for color, updated her color, taking her from a single-process blonde to multidimensional highlights so her color would s

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Get the Look: Soft, Seamless Ombré

Matrix Artistic Director Patrick McIvor, one of the industry’s most respected colorists, shares (and demonstrates) his secrets for perfecting the ombré hair trend.

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Get the Look: Gwyneth Paltrow’s Beautiful Blonde Hue

In our November issue, Redken Creative Consultant for Color and celebrity colorist Tracey Cunningham shared her color trends for the season. Here, she shares the formula for Gwyneth Paltrow’s brilliant blonde shade: 1. Soften the base with equal p

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Get the Look: Marie Ferro Shares Dimensional Copper-Gold Formula

We showcased this gorgeous look by Marie Ferro, owner of Marie’s Hair Studio in Malibu, CA, in our October issue. Here, she shares the Goldwell formula for achieving the dimensional copper-gold hue: 1. Pre-lighten the hair starting 1 inch from t

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Neo Goth Color Reveal 4: The Violette Look

To coincide with our August cover feature Dark Shadows, showcasing the new Neo Goth collection from Aveda, we reveal the color how-tos of The Violette Look. —Aja Edwards Color by Ian Michael Black Aveda Artistic Dire

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Top Colorists Share Color Formulas for Hot Celeb Looks

Jennifer Aniston Ian Michael Black, Aveda’s North American artistic director for color provided the formula using Aveda color for this sunlit Jennifer Aniston look on clients with level 6 hair color and old highlights: Formulas Aveda Enlightene

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