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Pink color blocking continues to trend, but creating dimension doesn’t always mean coloring every shade directly into the client’s hair. In this tutorial, Australian hairstylist Belinda Lee Mills (@belinda_lee_mills) shares how she uses custom-colored Showpony Clip-In Extensions to build on an existing pastel pink base with lighter pink ribbons, brighter pops of color and a … <a href="https://behindthechair.com/articles/how-to-create-pink-color-blocking-with-clip-in-extensions/">Continued</a>

A shadow root can help soften a blonde—but according to Ana Karla Remon Suarez (@anitabeautypage), Blonding and Extension Specialist, educator and ULTA Beauty Artistic Collective member, strategic placement can help create that softness from the start. During a BTC Live, Ana shared how she builds softness directly into the blonding service through strategic placement, backcombing … <a href="https://behindthechair.com/articles/want-to-skip-the-shadow-root-try-these-2-placement-tips/">Continued</a>

When a client sits down with years of DIY color, banding and gray coverage, it’s easy to assume the correction is going to require multiple toners, lowlights and extra steps to blend everything together. But for Patricia Nikole (@paintedhair), the solution started before the blonding service even began. During a recent BTC Live, the Redken … <a href="https://behindthechair.com/articles/this-color-correction-trick-helped-eliminate-years-of-banding/">Continued</a>

When blonding curly hair, texture plays a major role in how brightness, dimension and lift appear throughout the hair. That’s why many curl specialists adjust everything from developer strength to foil placement to create their desired result. We took three of BTC’s most-viewed curly blonde transformations to identify the techniques and decision-making strategies behind their … <a href="https://behindthechair.com/articles/3-curly-blonding-mistakes-that-can-cost-you-curl-integrity/">Continued</a>

Natural red hair isn’t made up of a single tone—it’s a blend of multiple shades working together to create depth and dimension. That’s one of the key principles celebrity colorist, Schwarzkopf Professional® U.S. Creative Director of Color and Technique and co-owner of Mèche Salon in Beverly Hills, Tracey Cunningham follows when creating her signature reds. Whether she’s taking one of … <a href="https://behindthechair.com/articles/how-tracey-cunningham-creates-rich-multi-dimensional-reds/">Continued</a>

Many stylists focus on the toner when creating a gray blend—but according to Redken Artist, global educator and expert in gray transformations Kaine Vakai (@kainevakaihair) one of the biggest mistakes happens much earlier in the process. During this eight-hour gray blending correction, Kaine removed years of artificial color and banding while intentionally preserving the existing … <a href="https://behindthechair.com/articles/the-gray-blending-mistake-that-happens-before-you-even-tone/">Continued</a>

While many stylists rely on root melts and glosses to soften their blonding work, TRUSS Professional Ambassador and #ONESHOT Winner Marina Sellecchia (@colorbymarina) teaches that the most seamless balayage-inspired results are actually built inside the foil. At her TRUSS Class “Modern Brunette” at True Beauty Concept in Southampton, Pennsylvania, Marina shares: “The blend is created … <a href="https://behindthechair.com/articles/how-to-create-a-balayage-effect-with-foils/">Continued</a>

Banding, harsh grow-out and over-highlighting are some of the biggest challenges stylists face when transitioning guests away from traditional gray coverage. Redken Artist and global educator Kaine Vakai (@kainevakaihair) tackles all three through a gray blending correction designed to mimic natural gray growth. “When I approach a service like this, I always look at it as … <a href="https://behindthechair.com/articles/this-gray-blending-method-removes-banding-without-looking-over-highlighted/">Continued</a>

If your blonde feels bright but lacks dimension, the problem may not be your formula—it may be your foil placement. According to educator and Alfaparf Milano Professional Ambassador Eric Coyle (@ericmichaelhair), two common mistakes can flatten a balayage: relying on a root melt to create the blend and over-foiling the canvas. Instead, Eric focuses on building … <a href="https://behindthechair.com/articles/why-your-blonde-looks-flat-2-foiling-mistakes-to-avoid/">Continued</a>

Old Money Blonde is still one of the most requested color trends because it delivers what clients want most: brightness without harsh grow-out. The look relies on soft dimension, strategic depth and seamless ribbons of blonde that feel expensive—not over-highlighted. But creating that “quiet luxury” finish isn’t just about foil placement. Below, blonding specialist, salon owner … <a href="https://behindthechair.com/articles/4-tip-out-dos-and-donts-for-old-money-blonde/">Continued</a>