AIRTOUCH BLONDING TECHNIQUE CERTIFICATE

SHADOW FOILIAGE AND MONEY PIECE CERTIFICATION

DIMENSONAL REDS AND BLONDES CERTIFICATE

This class was informative on both placement and color theory for delivering a big impact. I definitely think it helped me think about light reflection and placement of color in a new way.

Here is a vibrant red I did after this class and I am really happy with it. I would definitely call it a 'Dimensional Red!'

PRAVANA VIVIDS EVERLASTING E-CERTIFICATION

DIFFUSE GLOW TECHNIQUE

Well, we are all in the midst of the COVID19 crisis and since I have to close the salon until (as of right now) May 4th, I thought it would be a good idea to a) post all of my online class certifications to date and b) take more on-line classes.

Often times, I sabotage myself with overthinking and making things more complicated than I have to. In this case, I had these plans to do models and post photos w/ each certification but I realize now, I can do all that at a later date and not let it hold me back from getting the certifications up online.

This first one is for a quick technique certification for a foil technique using Joico lightner and Joico products. The foil placement was the reason I was interested in it and I've already used the key placement of bright pieces in the front and sides, working it into my usual repertoire to ad some pop   so it was definitely worth the time.


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Babylights, Balayage and Cool Beige Blondness

After this hair party of hand painted high lift blondes leaving the roots natural for a "shadow blonde" effect we went for a bite at Chiangs and I snapped this because I was and am so in love with it. 

Full disclosure it took over three hours to achieve this level of ash (no yellow or warmth leftover) and we started with hair that had had at least one all over color with a high lift base and highlights that had some gold left in (peanut butter blonde I would call it. Oh - here is a before from when we were snap chatting the cut part lol

So.. The moral of the story is: this kind of blonde is a journey and it takes time and patience. 

I don't believe in pushing the hair beyond what it can do but I am willing to figure out just where those limits are and moseying right up to them. Oh! That reminds me - I've been meaning to write a post about olaplex .. Still going to do that.. But what I will say is I tried out the brazillian bond reconstructor ampules and it worked like a charm - but I wouldn't say it worked any better than the kitoka protein reconstructor I've been using for more than a year now. It's really amazing the advances we've made in the last ten years in the science of hair color. It's a really exciting time to be a colorist!

In any case, she left with silky, lovely white blonde and beige blonde highlights. She is armed with the products to help her keep the tone and integrity of her hair intact and I am thrilled with the stunning results - as is she!

Win!!!

Experience is a comb which nature gives us when we are bald. ~Proverb

I love styling hair for a special event.

My long-time client asked me if I wouldn't mind giving her a blowout on the day of a networking event for her company. Of course I went one step further and fashioned an up-do based on her dress... duh!


We were pressed for time and she was working on the presentation while I did her hair, but we got her out the door both hair and presentation looking great!

I wasn't able to take a whole lot of photos but I was able to snap a few.. here's the highlights:

In case anyone is interested in my "process" I had her txt me a picture of the dress and I sent back a few ideas for hairstyles which she ok'd ahead of time. Then, I sketched my intentions and the above photos are the result. Maybe she will be able to send me some pictures taken at the event and we can see how my sketch compared to the end result. It's always a rough idea... you can't get an updo nailed down until you actually working on the hair itself. I say it takes two tries -minimum- to find a way to engineer a formal hairstyle. And in a perfect world you'd get three... A first time trial for the basic idea. A second to try out your "engineering" (for me that's the plans in my sketchbook) .. and a third to re-work after you run across all the quirks of everyone's individual heads... density and texture of hair etc.

Of course, according to this very client, I am a bona-fide "hair nerd" ...and I think I could actually be quintessentially, THE bona-fide hair nerd, if that were possible. So.. I probably over think this stuff.

Ha!

Foil-ayage ... It's kinda my "Thing"

My work. In the wild ;-)

This is a combination of foil and balayage which evolves over time. If you'd like to get to this level of low-maintenance/high impact blonde start with a full or partial foil and we will alternate every other or every third time with different balayage techniques. This has traditional "color sweep" or "hand painted highlight" balayage as well as a variation on the 'dipped' perimeter that ends up with a softer line. Because of the dark crown and root area the effect is a sophisticated beachy ombre. 

Love your hair!

xoxo

Nailed It!

Doesn't it feel good to want to do something and then when you actually get to do it, you nail it? Yeah.. I love that.

So - I have this board on Pinterest that probably no one pays attention to, but I'm going to keep at it (note: I wish Pinterest would put a date on when you pin and repin things, but that's neither here nor there..). It's called "Hair Trends" and you can subscribe to it here: https://www.pinterest.com/lynnstudiothree/hair-trends/

Anyway, there was one thing on that board I had so been wanting to try on someone and the perfect candidate came my way.. I showed her the picture on my phone (isn't technology great!?!) and she said go for it..

here's the photo and my version on a real life person:

I'm gonna say it.. I nailed it! Happy endings all around, hooray!!!!
Anybody else want these really wonderful fall highlights? I'm happy to hook you up! Use the 'schedule now' button in the upper left of this blog page.