The trend in beauty has changed from obvious contour and highlight to subtle and natural reflective tones and that carries over to haircolor as well. We’re not talking about getting rid of the dimension in your hair, you still want to see some highs and lows, but the overall finish is more monochromatic to the […]

There’s a crispness to the air this time of year. Growing up on a dairy farm, fall was when the cows got frisky. They seemed to have more energy. I think in a way that happens to us humans too. Fall energy makes me crave a change. It doesn’t have to be a huge change, […]

As a professional colorist, I don’t recommend doing haircolor unless you’ve been trained. There are a lot of things that can go wrong when you color your own hair. It would take me about 1,500-2,000 hours to really explain (the number of hours required for cosmetology school, get it?), but I can tell you a […]

What should you do when your bangs are too long but you’re not ready for a haircut? As a stylist, I would rather have people style them off to the side, or pin them up, mostly because it’s very rare that a client trims their own bangs correctly. But if you really can’t wait until […]

If you look online, there are all kinds of hidden treasures in your kitchen cupboards to make do-it-yourself hair treatments. In Parts 1-4 of this series, I talked about a few of the more popular items and gave my own thumbs up or thumbs down to them. When it comes to improving the overall condition […]