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Twisted Sisters: The Kaleidoscope Collection from Haus Salon

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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 Director Mark DeBolt, the Haus creative team—Nikki Brown, Susie Carlson, Caitlin Dvorak, Natalie Hansen, Jill Miller and Marlee Southam—fashioned looks inspired by graphic art, British hairdressing and Japanese modernist art.

“This collection highlights the synergy of global connectedness and cultures merging as represented by swirling circles of color,” Brackney says. “The palettes and patterns of Yayoi Kusama and Haruki Murakami were married with silhouettes and textures from classic English and American hairdressing to evoke a never before-seen vision of beauty.”

Photography: Stephanie Rau; Makeup: Heath Bryant

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Classic square with dots

A classic square one length shape with a classic one length square fringe to become a literal canvas for the hair color.

The hair was round brushed with cool air to protect the color, using the largest round brush possible for lift at the roots and then flat-ironed for maximum reflection and shine. Number 4 blow dry lotion and Fluoro 5 Elixer were used in the hair.

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Backcomb slash bob

1. Apply Number 4 Blowdry Lotion and Fluro 5 Elixer to hair. Flatwrap whole head using a Mason Pearson brush. Flat iron whole head spraying each section with Number 4 Thermal Styling spray. Make sure that your sections are clean and perfect as this haircut is executed on dry hair and every hair must be identically prepped to maintain consistency.

2. Subsection nape into a wide concave. Section should be about an inch tall. Back comb section tightly from root to ends. Position shears so they face your chest and slash through back combing, fluidly opening and closing your shears as you go. This haircut is done visually so as you slash, sculpt the shape of the line in and create as much texture as you need, determined by the natural hair texture.

3. Work up the head in wide concave sections, using the backcomb slash technique to create a concave shape in the haircut.

Finish and Dress Work

1. Because hair is flat-ironed, re-wet and gently blow dry it using Number 4 Blow Dry Lotion and Support Solution.

2. Section off all of the hair above the parietal ridge. Beneath the parietal ridge, set the hair into classic horizontal barrel curls, securing them with a pin curl clip to cool. When hair has fully cooled, release all of the curls from the clips.

3. Find a center part in the section left out above the parietal ridge. Use the same classic Marcel Technique as in look one, on the top panels. Hair in the crown should be curled to blend into barrel curls.

4. Rake fingers through the barrel curls and in horizontal sections begin to layer Number 4 Mighty hairspray from the bottom up, to build texture. When you get to the top Marcel panels, gently fan them out and lay them over the curls you have created underneath.

5. Refine the silhouette with Number 4 Mighty Hairspray and a diffuser.

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Modern undercut razor bob

1. Section nape out into a steep concave subsection. Height of the peak of the section should be about 1 1/2.

2. Cut concave section in nape using vertical graduation. Pull each parting straight out of the head, angling fingers at approximately 45 degrees, avoid over-direction. The undercut works to collapse the shape, while the graduation in the undercut builds a small amount of weight to support the silhouette.

3. Switch cutting tool to a cut throat razor. Move into a precision razor diagonal graduation technique, using low elevation to maintain the weight in your shape. Using steep concave subsections that mirror the section from the undercut, use your cut throat razor to establish your guides in both the left and right sections. Swing razor gently about one inch into the hair to create an etched line.

4. When you get to the occipital bone- extend your sections into the side perimeters. Use the current graduation section as the guide for your side perimeter. Make sure that your elevation is at 0 degrees to create a one length shape through the sides.

5. Continue moving up the head, subtly increase the elevation of your graduation to build the shape of your silhouette- until the hair cut is complete.

Finish and dress work-

1. We applied Number 4 High Performance Haircare Blowdry Lotion and Styling Foam to hair mids and ends. Using a Denman brush, employ a flat wrapping technique-blow dry entire haircut giving it natural lift at the root and a slight bevel towards the ends. Use clean sections, start blow dry in the nape and work up head section by section.

2. Set a deep side part into the hair. Take the smaller section and secure it behind the ear with a bobby pin.

3. Using a classic Marcel waving technique, sculpt waves into hair on the heavier side using a 1 inch Marcel iron. Wave horizontal panels of hair starting in the lower section above the ear and work up the side of the head. Start each panel with a barrel curl at the root, so you can begin to sculpt in your "C" shapings. Once wave has been started, gently open clamp on iron and rest it inside the "C" shape to deepen the wave, work from top to bottom in each panel. As you complete each panel, work up the head making sure that your waves line up with the waves beneath them.

4. Gloss waves using one drop of Number 4 Fluoro 5 Elixer, emulsified into your palms and gently applied to hair. Finish it off with a gentle mist of Number 4 Non-Aerosol hairspray.

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