KIMBRIA F. -RAINBOW TRANSFORMATION
HAIR COLOR by SARAH CONNER
HAIRCUT/STYLE by ALESSANDRA SAMAN
Witness the rainbow of colors one transforms into during the process of walking away from one’s days as a vibrant purple princess and into the future of a radiant deep copper redhead.
Only took two days, nbd.
Top 4=Round One
Bottom 3=Round Two.
SHARP
Youch! You could cut a finger brushing the sharp lines of these styles out of your eyes. No joke. It’s hot! Get a wig and give it a try. Wearing the sharp lines that is. Obviously, I would never advocate someone intentionally trying to cut their fingers, because well that would be stupid.
JILL H.-HOLY HAIR
HAIR COLOR by SARAH CONNER
Holy moly, Jill pretty much has the best head of hair on the planet! And now that that’s out of the way, can we just take a moment to… ok, look at it one more time. Yes, the best head of hair on the planet!
…And to top that off, I’m so happy she discovered me from the blog and even more grateful that she chose me to be the one to get to highlight it. I first neutralized some of the redness she felt was coming through in her previous base color and then followed up with a round of highlights and scattered sun-kissed tips to keep her overall color looking natural and the dimension looking subtle. Perfect for Jill, who’s about to be a busy new mom with little time for intense upkeep.
So nice to meet you Jill and looking forward to seeing you again as a mommy!
YEAH BABY, YEAH!
Love love love when hair, makeup, and wardrobe come together to seal the deal and pull it all together.
MARI T.-TRANSITIONAL OMBRE
HAIR COLOR by SARAH CONNER
HAIR CUT/STYLE by ALESSANDRA ASAMAN
Q. What do you do when you’re not ready to fully give up your ombre, but you’re not ready to fully commit to traditional highlights either?
A. Well, you do as Mari does. Get ribbony highlights as a face frame (highlights around your front hair line) and a few scattered about throughout your crown yet away from the root.
Q. Why?
A. It will keep you looking brighter around the face and break-up the two-toned-ness of your ombre by offering more of a connection between your dark dark long roots and your bright bright tipped out ends.
Bonus- It’s still a low maintenance color process because no highlight is coming directly from the crown root, thus you have an easy grow out.
DIMENSIONLESS
Prime examples of what I was talking about in the post a few days back in regards to less being more. Very little highlighted dimension can be seen on this rich dark brunette beauty nor on this pretty little bronzed blonde and I’m 100% digging it. What are your thoughts?
TERRI A.-BRING IT UP
HAIR COLOR by SARAH CONNER
HAIR CUT by FRANKIE HERNANDEZ
Terri was mostly her natural color with a few inches of lightened ends when she made her way to my chair, reading pretty dark overall in her hair color. Bringing the brightness of highlights up and throughout her locks instead, along with the shape of her cut, softened not only her over all hair color, but also her skin tone. Terri’s new look gives her a fresh happy glow. Love to see a smile like that!
SUBDUED SUMMER THOUGHTS
The days of spring are numbered (Sweet jesus, can you believe it?) and the heated days of summer are approaching. Translation: Time to think about summer looks for hair color.
With the never ending ombre trend finally on its last little bleached out tip (hooray) I feel our eyes being drawn to the more subdued. Less contrast, less dimension, less two-toned-less is more, no really, less IS more this summer. Try it!
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JESSICA C.-BLONDE, BLONDE, BLONDE
HAIR COLOR by SARAH CONNER
I was in NYC not too long ago, saw sweet Jessica, and took her from blonde to much blonder. After a dark and long east coast winter she was more than ready for highlights and balayaged tips to brighten her world up. Welcome to spring!
Ps. Scroll away and see if you can find Jessica’s first blog post-her color is about four shades darker!
COCO KILLS
Coco Rocha is killing it with her shiny rich solid hues of amber auburn. Gorgeous hair and a prime example of how times are a changin.’ Less dimension is more these days!
CHERYL A. -CHAMELEON OF COLORS
HAIR COLOR by SARAH CONNER
Cheryl has been a long time client who is definitely not afraid of change. Such an admirable quality, might I add. Above is a collection of tones we’ve played around with over the past few years along with her latest look of being a rich brunette. Cheryl is quite the hair color chameleon and can truly pull off any color, but I must say I’m really feeling this all over dark on her with the bright lip. Pretty pretty!
ROOTS HAVE MORE FUN
We all know bleach bases are a pain in the ass. Good for you who are willing to endure, roots are in and half the fun!
STACEY A- A BRASS CORRECTION
HAIR COLOR by SARAH CONNER
Stacey tracked me down on a trip to NYC to fix the pallet of brassy blonde she’d recently been given, and I’m so happy that she did. You can see in her “before’s,” depending on the lighting, that her base read from warm to warmer and was in need of toning down in comparison to her cool beige highlights she’d also been given. Contrasting tones such as these never work. Multiple processes and patience on Stacey’s end, allowed me to correct her base and give her a much needed “root” to transform her color from solid brass blonde to a more natural looking dimensional beige blonde. As is true with any proper color correction, things will only continue to get better in time, but I am happy to see Stacey’s color on the right track!
THE NEW HOT IS BLAND
I am so drawn to the fact that her hair color is neither here nor there.
ALEX S.-NATURALLY RICH
HAIR COLOR by SARAH CONNER
Alex saw me in NYC, ready to enrich her hair color by deepening it several shades. Love it! The espresso tones give her hair extra radiance and shine a.k.a. one healthy head of gorgeous hair!
