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ORIBE ROYL BLOWOUT New favorite obsession- Royal Blowout from...

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:00:43 -0400

ORIBE ROYL BLOWOUT

New favorite obsession- Royal Blowout from Oribe. Helps tame and control even the most unruly hair into a smooth long lasting blowout while protecting and enriching the hair. One stop product- it’s all you need!

HAIR FOR DAYS Precisely how I’m digging brunettes these...

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:00:48 -0400

HAIR FOR DAYS

Precisely how I’m digging brunettes these days— hair for days with little to no highlights. Legs for days are a bonus.

JULIE A.- JUST IN TIME HAIR COLOR CORRECTION by SARAH...

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:00:34 -0400

JULIE A.- JUST IN TIME

HAIR COLOR CORRECTION by SARAH CONNER

Ahhh Julie was in the midst of a hair color crisis just before her bridesmaid calling and it was one of those corrections that almost had me stumped for a minute. Usually I can imagine what another colorists intentions were in his or her process which is helpful in determining the method of correction. This time I didn’t have rhyme or reason as to her result of redhead roots and contrasting ashy blonde mids and ends with dark thick lowlights interspersed in her locks. At this point, how she got there was irrelevant, what mattered was how I was going to fix it! My goal was to transform her into a more neutral blonde and make her feel comfortable as she supports the bride down the aisle. Correction accomplished and as with most, it will continue to get better and better with each visit.

P.S. Much thanks to Annie for referring Julie!

LET IT GO Sometimes skipping a few appointments is a blessing in...

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:00:45 -0400

LET IT GO

Sometimes skipping a few appointments is a blessing in disguise.

Shh… did I just type that out loud? Job killer.

MONICA R.-DARKER FOR HEALTH HAIR COLOR by SARAH CONNER Monica...

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:00:24 -0400

MONICA R.-DARKER FOR HEALTH

HAIR COLOR by SARAH CONNER

Monica discovered my work on Pinterest of all places. (Who knew? …and Yaaay! That’s awesome.) She was ready to go a few shades darker, knowing that it would bring some shine and a look of health to her fragile over processed ends. Keeping that in mind, I avoided giving her more highlights and did my best to work with any lightness she already had to accentuate her transformed darker hue.

When your ends are looking tired and frayed and a cut just isn’t in your heart, going darker as Monica did, really can be the best alternative in faking shiny, rich, thick, healthy hair.

HOT SHORT Can short hair get any hotter?

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:00:33 -0400

HOT SHORT

Can short hair get any hotter?

JULIE F.-ARTIFICIALLY NATURAL HAIR COLOR by SARAH CONNER HAIR...

Tue, 14 May 2013 10:00:51 -0400

JULIE F.-ARTIFICIALLY NATURAL

HAIR COLOR by SARAH CONNER

HAIR CUT/STYLE by ALESSANDRA SAMAN

Julie was in town on break from school and had a head of all natural beautiful hair. We wanted to simply enhance her natural highlights with a few more to give her a hint of flare and keep her looking au nat-ural. This way she is maintenance free until her next school break.

I’ll see you again soon, Julie!

JUST BECAUSE I only have this one photo. I’ve been hanging...

Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:43 -0400

JUST BECAUSE

I only have this one photo.

I’ve been hanging onto it for a long time.

I love it.

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY To all you fabulous moms in the...

Sun, 12 May 2013 15:24:54 -0400

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY

To all you fabulous moms in the world…may your day be extra special!

AVON D,-REFRESHED BRUNETTE HAIR COLOR by SARAH CONNER HAIR...

Sat, 11 May 2013 10:00:33 -0400

AVON D,-REFRESHED BRUNETTE

HAIR COLOR by SARAH CONNER

HAIR CUT/STYLE by ALESSANDRA SAMAN

It’d been a while since we had refreshed Avon’s hair color so she was definitely due. However, she’s a busy mom so I wanted to keep her on the low maintenance path. To do so, it was important to keep her relatively close to her natural color while still giving her a feeling of being overall lighter. Very subtle highlights are key here. Avon can now go months again before needing touch-up appointment. Perfect!

DESERT BLONDE Digging the array of taupes, beiges, and pale...

Fri, 10 May 2013 10:00:47 -0400

DESERT BLONDE

Digging the array of taupes, beiges, and pale sandy tones swirled about to create her desert blonde hair color.

LAUREN G.-BLEND AND TONE HAIR COLOR by SARAH CONNER Lauren was...

Thu, 09 May 2013 10:00:34 -0400

LAUREN G.-BLEND AND TONE

HAIR COLOR by SARAH CONNER

Lauren was referred to me by a friend of hers who had started seeing me about six months ago. (Best way to find a colorist— let your friend test it out first. If your friend gets great results consistently, chances you will too!) Her request, to tone down the red hues she felt her highlights were casting and add more highlights to bring out more of a connection to her lighter ends. …and so that I did.

Beautiful head of hair!

CROP TOP Simple short dark cropped up top, styled to a messy...

Wed, 08 May 2013 10:00:38 -0400

CROP TOP

Simple short dark cropped up top, styled to a messy perfection. Love.

KIMBRIA F. -RAINBOW TRANSFORMATION HAIR COLOR by SARAH...

Tue, 07 May 2013 10:00:32 -0400

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...

Sat, 04 May 2013 10:00:34 -0400

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...

Fri, 03 May 2013 10:00:29 -0400

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...

Thu, 02 May 2013 10:00:34 -0400

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...

Wed, 01 May 2013 10:00:29 -0400

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...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:00:42 -0400

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...

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 10:00:24 -0400

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!