Something has been happening on the salon floor that I find genuinely remarkable, and I want to talk about it — because it says a lot about how change actually spreads in our industry. It’s not the trade shows. It’s…
How Much Waste Does Your Salon Actually Produce? Ask most colorists how much they throw away in a year and you’ll get a shrug. We don’t think about it, because it leaves the salon a few crumpled sheets at a…
The Face-Framing Piece: Getting Bright, Clean Color Right at the Scalp If there’s one request I hear more than almost any other, it’s the bright face-framing piece — that strip of color framing the face, often bleached and toned almost…
I ran a salon floor for a long time, and if there’s one thing I watched happen at the mirror at the end of every single color service, it’s this: the client reaches up and checks her part. Not the…
If you’ve been taking client consultations lately, you already know what’s happening: warm is winning. Copper tones, rich auburns, strawberry blonde dimension with butterscotch depth — these are the requests that are filling appointment books this summer. And honestly, it…
Every week, clients are showing up with their phones out. They flip the screen toward you and say, “I want this.” And what they’re pointing to almost always has one thing in common: it shines like glass. Glass hair isn’t…
There’s a technique request I heard hundreds of times. A client would sit down, pull out her phone, and show a photo. Different clients, different photos — but the same thing: bright color framing the face, everything else darker behind…
Walk into almost any busy salon right now and you’ll hear the same request at the color bar: clients want to go brunette, but not flat brunette. They want dimension — that rich, multi-tonal depth that catches the light and…
Why Chrome Hair Is the Technique Test of 2026 Every season has a trend that looks effortless on the client and punishing in the execution. In 2026, that trend is chrome hair — high-shine, silver-infused color that reflects light like…
If there’s one service that separates technically gifted colorists from the rest of the chair, it’s babylights. Done well, they look effortlessly sun-kissed — the kind of color clients swear they were born with. Done poorly, they look like a…