Dustin's Summer Tips

Whether you're relaxing on a tropical beach, cruising the lake, stomping the pavement in the city or hanging in the mountains, summer opens up the door for new styles and opportunities! 

Summer Products to Swear By:

         Kevin.Murphy Hair Resort Spray 

Want to enhance that beach wave? Throw Kevin Murphy Hair Resort Spray in your beach bag and spray in to the hair to have a natural and beautiful style throughout the day. 

          Kevin.Murphy Staying Alive

Always spray a leave-in conditioner to shield and protect the midstrands and ends of hair from the natural damage that can happen from uv rays. It will also help prevent color from fading. 

      

           Kevin.Murphy Blonde Angel 

Blondes! Hair can get sunburnt just like skin! This may cause an unwanted golden/yellow tone to the hair. Kevin Murphy Blonde angel wash and rinse can bring u back to the color you loved when you walked out of the salon! This can also help our gorgeous natural gray and silver clients as well! 

Enhance Your Natural Summer Highlights! 

Twist and braid your hair, styling hair differently, giving each strand a different sun kissed shade. Try top knots, side buns, fishtail and french braids to create a natural ombré or ballyage effect. 

 

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PROTIP: also avoid spray on sunscreen around the face as it can get in the hair and create really "unusual hair color" try traditional lotions or powder face sunscreen. 

Enjoy your summer! 

Amy's Color Corner: Balayage and Ombré are HOT!

With summer just around the corner, our phones are ringing off the hook with clients looking to lighten up their locks! The hottest trends in hair fashion right now are balayage and ombré, both of which are perfect for summer. To be sure you get exactly what your looking for, know the difference in these two trends. 

Balayage is a form of highlighting that involves hand painting various sections of hair, very subtly at the root moving into more strength towards the ends. This is a very natural, sun kissed look that doesn't involve every strand. The grow out is soft and natural, and the effect is too.

 
 

Ombré is also a form of hand painting, similar to balayage, but it does involve every strand. All the ends are lightened from the tips to about midway up the strand. Very rarely will any color come near the roots of your hair except in the very front bang area. There is a pretty minimal grow out with this since you start out with a pretty natural/dark root area and the effect is very strong and fashion forward.

 

If your still not sure which way to go, be sure to bring in pictures of looks you like and a shine stylist can guide you in the best direction to suit your personal style. 

*as a side note, both of these techniques are advanced and are best left to an experienced, long time stylist. To correct a botched job is always difficult, time consuming and expensive. Moral of the story...leave it to the licensed professionals!!

Amy

Tuesday Morning Inspiration!

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