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How To Choose Your Perfect Hair Color

June 16, 2021 No Comments

Choosing a hair color that works for you can cause stress and anxiety. Truthfully, changing your hair color has the potential to be a fun and exciting process. In order to make the decision easier we need to have an understanding of the options and how they apply directly to you. In this post I will go into the main considerations of how to choose your perfect hair color. There are three main factors involved in choosing the perfect hair color for you. Lifestyle, skin tone and palette. Lifestyle refers to how much time and financial investment you are willing […]

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Everything You Need To Know About Hair Toner

June 2, 2021 No Comments

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Toners are used frequently in salons for clients who lighten their hair. I personally use toners on 90% of my highlights and balayage clients. While it is so frequently used, it is also fairly misunderstood. For this reason, I am asked time and time again, what is a toner and why do I need it? Read on to learn everything you need to know about hair toner so you can make more informed hair choices! A toner is a process, not a product. The process is done on pre-lightened hair in order to add the desired tone, or undertone to […]

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How To Choose The Perfect Hair Color For Your Complexion and Skin Tone.

March 17, 2021 No Comments

Have you ever wondered why one hair color looks great on one person and terrible on another? When it comes to hair color, one size does not fit all. When choosing the perfect color for our hair we should start by determining our skin complexion (undertone). But what does this mean exactly? In this post I delve into details about how to choose the perfect hair color for your complexion and skin tone. It is important to differentiate between skin tone and complexion. Skin tone is determined by how much melanin (pigment) our skin contains. Higher melanin content means darker […]

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How To Understand Hair Color, Shades And Tones.

March 2, 2021 No Comments

The first step in empowerment is understanding. This post is for anyone who has experienced frustration with their color and not understood why, or for anyone considering a big color change. Learning how to understand hair color, shades and tones will empower you to make more informed decisions about your hair. The shade, or depth of your hair is how light or dark it is. On a hair color box, the shade is represented by the first number, with 1 being the darkest black and 10 being the lightest platinum blonde. The tone refers to the degree of warmth or […]