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  Frizzy Hair & Extensions: Pro Tips For Smoothing, Blending & Avoiding Shrinkage

  3 Steps to Blending Naturally Frizzy Hair & Extensions Have a client who wants extensions but is worried their frizz-prone hair won’t seamlessly blend with the installed hair? Fear not as this service add-on will keep your clients’ hair silky smooth and extensions undetectable long after they leave your chair. Ahead, see how to prep natural hair, perfectly match extensions and install for a seamlessly blended finish. 1. How to Choose the Right Extensions: Choosing extensions that mimic your client’s texture is the first step in creating a natural look. When choosing the right extensions, consider the following: Texture Match: (more…)

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  How to Balayage Quickly & Efficiently to Get the Most Out of Your Powder Lightener

  3 Tips for Achieving “Surfer Balayage” With Maximum Impact Did you know the viscosity and strength of powder lightener decreases in just 20 minutes? And when you’re working in a warm environment, that timeframe is even shorter. In a recent BTC Facebook Live, hairstylist and educator Lo Wheeler (@lo_wheelerdavis) balayaged her client ON the beach giving new meaning to the phrase “beach blonde.” Doing so meant she had to work quickly and efficiently to get the most out of her go-to Kenra Professional Color Simply Blonde Blue Powder Lightener. Lo reached for the blue-pigmented lightener for her beach-side balayage as (more…)

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  Sunkissed Expensive-Looking Brunettes 101: Formula & Sectioning Hacks Revealed

    3 Tips for Achieving the Expensive Brunette Trend Those “blonder in summer, darker in winter” clients are likely filling up your schedule in preparation for the colder months. To service them as quickly and efficiently as possible while also healing their post-summer strands, Schwarzkopf Professional® Artistic Team Member Alwyn DiGregorio (@alwyndigshair) is offering three tips that’ll get you through those bread-and-butter clients this season. Read on for how to achieve the much-requested sunkissed, expensive-looking brunette look. The exact formula you need for an expensive brunette: When transforming a Level-six brunette with previous highlights into a multi-tone, sunkissed brunette, Alwyn suggests (more…)

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  Eric Vaughn's Tips For Enhancing Color With Extensions

  3 Consultation Tips for Chemical-Free Blonde Transformations Building dimensional blondes using extensions is perfect for those clients who want an impactful transformation without lightener ever touching their hair. Whether you’re an extension specialist or thinking about adding the service to your menu, ahead is a good place to start to learn how to create a chemical-free dimensional blonde according to BELLAMI Ambassador Eric Vaughn (@realericvaughn). WAIT! Meet Eric IN-PERSON at The BELLAMI Showcase to learn his coveted extension techniques—click here. 7 Consultation Questions to ask Extension Clients: Extensions are not only an investment for your client, but also a lifestyle (more…)

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  How to Connect 6 Inches of Regrowth in Less Than 25 Foils

  3 Tips for Achieving a Cool-Toned Blonde When Connecting Regrowth Simplicity was the name of the game for Joico Global Technical Director Jeannetta Walker-Rodgers (@watchmyhairbounce) as she connected six inches of her client’s Level two roots to her previously lightened ends using just 21 foils. The results? A stunning cool-toned caramel balayage. Here’s how you can save time, money and resources with Jeannetta’s three tips for connecting roots to ends—without banding. 1. Here’s the Best Lightener for Cool-Toned Results  The secret to a cool-toned lightened canvas of hair? Joico Blonde Life SilverLight Powder Lightener. The charcoal-based powder counteracts brassiness while processing (more…)