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Every hairstylist has seen it: the Pinterest-inspired haircut gone wrong or the brassy box dye disaster. Luckily for do-it-yourselfers, when it comes to at-home hair fails, stylists are pros at fixing even the most seemingly un-fixable mistakes. But, every once in a while, a client will come in with a DIY fail that just makes you wonder, WHY? Read on for seven cringe-worthy, yet hilarious, DIY hair fails.  "Once I had a girl come in with hair that was striped — I’m talking horizontal stripes, like a raccoon tail, that went: black, brown, orange, black, brown, orange. She said she had been box-dying her hair dark, dark brown for a long time and wanted to be blonde, so she put blonde box dye over the whole thing. This was her result. Yikes! She settled for a medium brown that day until her hair was healthy enough to start the blonde process." -@daisyatroot39  "Hydrogen peroxide dip-dye "ombré" with blue "Splat" box dye. According to the client, 'It looked really cute in the YouTube video.'" -@mykletroye  "When I was in beauty school, a woman came in with sunflower yellow roots, the mid-shaft was orange as the almighty sun, and her ends were black. She proceeded to tell me she bought a bleach kit at a local grocery store." -@amber_dawn2008  "I recently had a client who resorted to Pinterest for her new look. She was trying to go blonde… of course. She used hydrogen peroxide and baking soda — not everything on Pinterest is a good idea!! I’ve never seen hair so fried in my life." -@hairby_sierramay  "I work at a walk-in salon and I once had a lady come in with green hair, like deep, complete ash green. She wanted to be blonde (go figure, right?). I asked her if she had any color on her hair and asked what she used, and she told me she was a platinum blonde, decided she wanted to be a light ash brown and her hair turned green from a box color, so then she immediately went and bought a dark ash brown to try and cover it up! Needless to say, we did a Malibu C soap cap and I ended up doing a really, really warm color with a red/brown base. It still ended up being an ash brown, but at least it was brown and not green! Can you say FAIL?" -@taylormarieroberts_  "A client’s daughter buzz-cut her own hair when no one was looking. Mom freaked out and decided gluing in I-tip extensions at the base of her daughter’s scalp with cement glue was a good idea… decided later not so good idea. Eventually, she decided that a cute design on the side of her head and a color fix should be a nice enough solution." -@sea_wench714  "A friend did a client’s hair. Her hair was nearly at her bottom and ended up a chemical bob cut. She was then going to a salon that I rented a chair at, paying $50 for a “treatment,” and the hairdresser was just using cheap and nasty conditioner instead. Every time the hairdresser combed it, the client’s hair was breaking off more and more — she ended up with a pixie cut!" -@cuttingitstraight
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by Alison Alhamed Ok, it’s official. The tiger eye hair color trend is now a thing. Yes, sure, maybe it was always a thing. But thanks to social media, it now has a name and is the newest buzzword in the sombre, ombre, ecaille, babylight, bronde, ombre, balayombre colorist vocab list. "Every fall/winter there is a mad dash to the salon for deeper, darker tones for hair color and toning down end of season summer highlights and ombres," says Dilek Onur-Taylor, a NAHA-winning stylist and a creative director for The Salon By InStyle inside JCPenney. "Tiger Eye color is a fresh take on transitioning summer balayage and the cooler, lighter tones we were seeing last summer to darker, warmer, richer, multi-dimensional, shades of brown." Essentially it’s a beautiful blend of honey, caramel, mocha, gold, hazel nut, toffee and warm blondes to mimic the coloring of the gemstone. “Tiger eye hair is a darker version of ecaille,” says Larisa Love, a California-based colorist with an army of Instagram followers on her @larisadoll page. “The tones are warm and golden and the perfect way for clients to warm up their winter.” Ecaille, which made a name for itself in 2015, is french for tortoiseshell and… to be honest, is kinda hard to say. “I can’t even say that word,” laughs Shelley Gregory, a colorist at Las Vegas Square Salon, who is known for posting beautiful color work on her @shelleygregoryhair Instagram profile. “So for a client to feel comfortable in your chair and say 'I want ecaille hair color' is really intimidating. A lot of people still have a hard time saying ‘balayage,’ and that can be embarrassing to say to someone who is supposed to be an expert." And, like many things that become common vernacular (sombre, amazeballs, Brangelina, totes and obvs) if it has an easy to pronounce name, and it's fun to say, sometimes it just sticks. “Plus gemstones are totally trending right now, and most people know what a tiger eye is, so I’m not surprised it’s sticking,” Gregory says. So if a client says she wants tiger eye hair color, essentially what she’s asking for is rich, brown highlights and lowlights, with chocolate and bronze tones. “To create this technique, I would either balayage or hair paint, maybe even foil, highlights but staying away from the root for more of a grown-out technique,” Gregory says. “Once you lift it, tone it with a darker chocolate shade at the root area and melt it down into a level 8 or darker. Popping in a golden brown or blonde is pretty, too.” And the best part, Gregory says, is you can play with the tones that your client’s hair lifts to. “You’re not fighting the hair to get it to those ashier tones that were so popular this summer,” Gregory says. “So it will actually have shinier, healthier results!” (source)  Pro tip: if you're at a blowout bar and want a style that holds the perfect amount of bounce (who doesn't, right?) ask your stylist to use Kate Middleton as a reference. Widely considered the patron saint of good hair, behind every enviable look is her mane man Rossano Ferretti, who, fun fact, coined the term balayage all the way back in 1987, and revolutionized the industry with his "invisible cutting" technique. Unlike a blunt cut, the method hides any evidence you were even chopping your layers in the first place, and even if you go for a dramatically shorter length, there aren't any harsh ends to serve as an indicator.
Here, Ferretti outlined four golden hair rules to follow for layers worthy of an actual tiara. Keep It Timeless Sure, trendy cuts and colors are fun to experiment with, but when establishing your trademark look, stick to a classic one that feels organically you. "Beauty is about harmony, and I can't cut your hair without taking your personal style and face shape into consideration, so when we do consultations with our clients, I need to know you and what you like, otherwise I won't know how to make you happy," says Ferretti, who notes that most of his clients don't bring in reference photos. "If you bring a picture, of course it makes your stylist's job quicker and easier, but someone else's haircut may not be the best option for you." Guidelines are fine, but Ferretti recommends not working against how your hair naturally is, and before committing to a cut, a thorough consultation with your stylist that touches on how your strands behave and the look you'd like to achieve is always important. "I never really talk about trends—the goal is to be beautiful in your own way, so it's about personalization," he adds. Work With Your Natural Color and Texture At Ferretti's salons, the pro veers away from any treatments that can be overly-damaging on the hair, and even when doing color, he takes a very organic approach. His "Aquarella" technique, which is similar to the "Babylights" effect in that it mimics a gradual lightening by the sun, uses your base color as a reference, and only veers one to two shades from it to add dimension. Rather than covering the first signs of greys with a darker tint on some clients, he'll enlist this method in an effort to avoid too dramatic of a change. "I've been suggesting to people my whole life to use the hair in the most organic way. If you already have a nice haircut, you can follow your natural hair movement when styling, or even air-drying," he says. "Use your hands to separate your hair while it's damp, then pin your curls, layers, or waves into place for a few minutes. Just follow what the hair does, and let it dry in the most organic way." Wash Your Hair Less You've likely heard whispers that washing your hair on the daily isn't necessary, and Ferretti is here to confirm your beliefs. "Shampoo two to three times a week. Really, two times a week would be the perfect balance," he says. "If you wash every day, it tends to create the opposite effect on your hair. If you're oily, the oil comes more often as you wash as the foam in shampoo can strip your hair." How often you deep condition depends on your hair type, but generally speaking, once a week is a good amount to indulge in a mask or treatment. Unless you go to the pool or gym every day, less is more in terms of the lather-rinse-repeat motions, and your blowout has more staying power as a result. Develop a Hair Regime Especially when getting your hair colored, a solid after-care routine is needed to maintain the pristine state of your strands. In addition to your shampoo and conditioner, Ferretti suggests making it a point to use a hair oil and serum prior to styling, especially if you live in an area with a lot of pollution. "You have to give your hair extra protection, especially considering the region, how the water is, and how polluted it is," he explains. "You can have a gorgeous haircut, but if you don't have the correct regime, it won't hold up. In the way a bad cream can ruin your skin, harsh products can impact your hair." (source) |
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