Pinterest Finale!

So I have 3 more Pinterest girls to show off! The first one is Mrs. Elizabeth Skaggs. She did a version of the rounded bob picture we showed. Becuase of her previous cut, we decided to stack the back a little more than the original picture until her layers get a little more growth on them. A roundbrush is key to this look and we were both thrilled with the final look. She is a mommy to be and this is going to be a great cut for her new lifestyle. We also touched up her highlights for a fresh blonde summer color. These pictures are from her and Stu's maternity session with Bella Amour Photography!

Miss Lauren Dickens also decided to send a pinterest photo of the always lovely Lauren Conrad. This is the ombre technique and has more of that look than the picture I chose for the first week. This was quite different for Lauren as we usually just do a full foil so I was so proud of her for stepping out of her box! We did her root color slightly lighter than Lauren Conrads because we got nervous about the ombre looking beautiful in Hollywood and like roots in Gallatin. Natural is key. Beautiful!

My next victim was Stacey Bates. Stacey has not had her hair colored in 7 years. The dream client. She has a very natural medium brown color. This is so common in clients and I beg them to deepen and make their brown hair rich and shiny. You do not have to change the color of your hair to have hair color. Get rid of the mousey brown by deepening it. We went about a shade and a half darker and shined it up and she left with a greater confidence in how her hair looked an felt. Selena Gomez was our inspiration for this look! Original ispiration photo, before, and after

My last client I would like to share is one of my prom girls, Alyson Poland with a Hunger Games imspired look. Gorgeous braid headband and twists on the side made this one of my absolute favorite prom looks. We did a dark dramatic eye with a neutral mauve lip. Absolutely flawless!

2nd Lauren Conrad Color and Kelly Clarkson Colors

This week I did the 2nd version of the Lauren Conrad color. This is a shorter version and proves that the more mature generation can still rock a hip and current color. Thank you so much Vicki LouAllen for modeling for me and I hope you enjoy your new honey blonde! Here are two before photos....




As you can see she does have a clear root line that is quite a bit darker than what we were going for. When a client is this dark and wanting to go lighter, you have to be careful because it pulls very red. We used less warmth in her formula than we did on Lucy Allen and still came up with a very golden root. After toning with pure violet we came up with the perfect honey tone. Don't be afraid to go warm with blonde, I do think it can look more natural then ashy tones. So ladies over 40... do not be afraid to bring in a photo of a 20 something year old celebrity because hair is just hair and can be customized to fit any age, lifestyle, or hair type. You go Vicki!





The next color I did was this Kelly Clarkson photo......



What I love about this color is that it has very very subtle dimension. You do not have to have clear highlight lines to change up your color. Deepening the tone of your brunette and adding slight highlights that are about 3 levels lighter than that color. I used two lovely ladies for this color meet best friends Ashley Hall and Emily Davis before pictures...




I ended up taking Emily's color slightly lighter and adding LOTS of shine and a few highlights on the underneath and a few through the top. They are very subtle. We darkened Ashley's one level and added some ashy toned highlights. The highlights are hard to see in the photos, but that was the goal, you want to see the different tones in the way they move. This is a great option for clients who want a change, but are fearful of dramatic change. Work it girls!

Lauren Conrad Color

I was so excited to do this color! Lauren Conrad is a great designer and always has the most gorgeous California blonde hair. I loved this color because a lot of blondes are fearful of a warm blonde and I always think it is beautiful when it has a honey gold undertone. I also like this color because it is "lit from within". The highlights are mostly underneath on the sides and in the very front, not so much in the part. This is really great for growing out because the highlights are growing out where they can't be seen. The reason this color looks so natural is because the root color is about half a shade darker than the ends, this is the ombré done natural. Here is Lucy Allen,s before picture.....



After the root color and highlights and lowlights were processed and done put Hydrocream Whip for volume and we curled her hair parted down the middle with a large curling iron wrapping each section around the iron. I touched up her makeup with Mac Shadows Nylon and All That Glitters as well as Tigi Navy shadow. I used Bobbie Brown Gel Liner. I think it looks so similiar to the original Lauren Conrad picture and I am so proud!!