MICHELLE F.-FRESH COLOR
HAIR COLOR by SARAH CONNER
Michelle came to me feeling like her base color was just too dark. So I formulated a softer base for her, did really fine highlights to break up the darker band from her previous color, and then toned the highlights back down to a softer brunette. I completed her look with a gloss to polish up her lighter ends. Now her color is refreshed and shiny again!
NATALIE C.-KICK IT UP A NOTCH
HAIR COLOR by SARAH CONNER
Natalie has a great head of hair (the kind it’s ok to be jealous of) and her color was already pretty pretty when she came to see me so I decided to simply enhance it by kicking it up a notch. You know the ol’ saying… “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” So I brightened her ends by adding tips here and there (wherever most needed), did very fine highlights throughout, bumped up her natural base a shade, and did an all over gloss to seal it all together. Now her colors gone from pretty to beautiful, just like that.
Such a sweet girl, so nice to meet you, Natalie!
SOFTER SIDE OF VANESSA PARADIS
Usually you find the fabulous Vanessa Paradis with rich dark hair color.
It’s kinda nice to see a softer side of her color for a change.
Just sayin.’
KATIE S.-TOO DARK NO MORE
HAIR COLOR by SARAH CONNER
CUT/STYLE by ALESSANDRA SAMAN
Katie’s color was on the dark side of dark… too dark. Through multiple processes from color removers, to a new base and lowlights, to a few brighter highlights I was able to soften her look, while still keeping her dark. The new tones bring out the youthfulness to her skin tones and a brightness to her eyes. Such a great transition from super dark to a true brunette.
DYLAN G.-CHANGE W/O A CHANGE
HAIR COLOR by SARAH CONNER
CUT/STYLE by CHRIS TURNER
The trick to Dylan’s new look was to make her FEEL like she got a BIG change without it LOOKING like she had a BIG change. To achieve this I decided to give her a softer version of what she already had going on with more fluidity. I did fine highlights and scattered tips throughout her ends transforming her from a dark brunette to a medium brunette tone with golden highlights. What an insane head of hair!
KE L.- BRONDE CONNECTION
HAIR COLOR by SARAH CONNER
Ke’s need some connection and correction to her tones and placement to bring some cohesiveness to her color. I brightened her up with a round of highlights and tips bringing her to the bronde family-not quite blonde not quite a brunette.
MIRIAM M.-DARKEST TO SOFTEST
HAIR COLOR by SARAH CONNER
Miriam’s got one gorgeous head of hair that is naturally the darkest brown possible before you borderline on having black hair and she was in need of a softer look. (sorry, no before pic this time ;o( To achieve this on her I bumped up her natural base color to a softer chocolate brunette and did very fine highlights along with a hefty amount of tipping out to her ends. I completed her look with an all over color gloss to achieve the specific tones I wanted within her highlights so that they compliment her softer brunette color without being too contrasting.
*The key when you’re this dark naturally is still reading as a brunette with highlights vs. reading like a brunette trying to be blonde.
TONI K.-A DARKER VERSION
HAIR COLOR by SARAH CONNER
Toni came in pre-wedding to take the current ombre she had to a darker version- a more rich, shiny, and not sooo ombre ombre. More of a true natural looking brunette if you will. I deepened her base color and did a series of all over glosses to really seal her color in on her ends since they are more porous due to her previous processes.
Anytime you are going darker from being a significant amount lighter, keep in mind, that it takes time to “refill” the hair shaft so that it doesn’t release your color as fast. It’s normal for color to seem to fade quickly in these instances but after each retouch, your color will eventually gain more staying power and fade much less quickly.
TAYLOR M.-THE HAIR COLOR THAT KEEPS ON GIVING
HAIR COLOR by SARAH CONNER
Taylor’s no stranger to ON COLOUR GROUND. In fact she was blogged months ago…eight months plus ago to be more precise and her hair color kept on giving and giving and giving. A slight retouch is all she needed 3/4 of a year later. There’s nothing quite like low maintenance hair color!
VIVIAN W.-MAKING PROGRESS
HAIR COLOR by SARAH CONNER
HAIR CUT/STYLE by ALESSANDRA SAMAN
It’s fun to see the progression of time on a client’s look over the course of a year. Vivian began her first visit with overly long hair and off color placement. She then was transformed to a more suiting length and blended softer brunette color by Alessandra and myself. Cut to six months later and Vivian’s healthily added a few inches in length and requested the subtle changes of a more layered cut and a bit more dimensional color. We shall see what the next few months will bring!
LINDSAY K.-SUBTLE CHANGES MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE
HAIR COLOR by SARAH CONNER
HAIRCUT/STYLE by ALISSA TIETGEN-SMITH
Well, let me first say that I am bummed on myself for not taking a proper before pic of Miss Lindsay Keach, who is well, actually now a Mrs.! (Congrats, btw!) So I grabbed the the two pics above from the net to give you a semi-idea of what Lindsay looked like before Alissa and I got our hands in the hair mix to give her a pre-wedding hair makeover. Imagine… no fringe, no highlights, and roots…. ok, now look at her after pics. Love the new fringe and love the softness the hint of highlights gives to Lindsay’s rich dark chocolate color…subtle changes that can make a big difference in your look. You don’t always need to do something drastic to feel like you’ve gotten a change, that’s for sure!
ILEINA A.- DEEPER IS BETTER
HAIR COLOR/STYLE by SARAH CONNER
Ilenia, the Russian beauty that she is, came to me with hair color inspiration in mind… she wanted to be deeper and darker ala JLo brown. I took her inspiration and went with it, giving her the best version of JLo suited for her. What a gorgeous girl with a gorgeous head of hair… I’m loving her color being deeper!
DANA B.-READY FOR A CHANGE
HAIR COLOR by SARAH CONNER
HAIR CUT by ALESSANDRA SAMAN
Dana wanted a change and a change is what she got! Alessandra lopped off her length transforming her cut into a fun and sexy bob and I kept her color true to being a brunette with subtle sunkissed highlights.
LEANNA B-OVER IT
HAIR COLOR by SARAH CONNER
HAIR CUT/STYLE by ALISSA TIETGEN-SMITH
A few months back Leanna came to see me to fix a semi-botched ombre job she had received elsewhere. It was the perfect low maintenance look for her semester abroad, but now she’s back and she’s O V E R her ombre. I’ve been feeling the same way towards the trend, so I was happy to oblige and get rid of it. I softened her overall look by highlighting and toning meanwhile recognizing the importance of keeping Leanna looking like a brunette as opposed to a blonde. Alissa completed Leanna’s look by shortening her due a bit to the ever so sexy collar bone length. Love it!
SHERIDAN I.-RIBBONS OF LIGHTNESS
HAIR COLOR by SARAH CONNER
CUT & STYLE by NEIL WEISBERG
Sheridan’s previous color was due for a retouch and in need of some redirection and brighter ribbons within her highlights… I really wanted to see more hints of brightness at her ends and the ribbons to really pop and catch your eye. I did fine highlights for blending at her crown intermixed with various sized tips to give her color the perfect randomness it needed to remain looking natural and naturally enhanced.
