3 Formulas From Instagram’s Coolest Colorists
3 Formulas From Instagram’s Coolest Colorists
Metallics, color melts and rainbows—we’re giving you three of the coolest color formulas on the Insta feeds. Linh Phan (@bescene), Rebecca Taylor (@rebeccataylorhair), Iris Smith (@glamiris) and Alfredo Lewis (@alfredo_lewis) always kill it on social media and behind the chair, creating Insta-worthy shots of picture-perfect hair. Start recreating these trending looks now!
3. How Should My Client Care For Her Color?
“If you did a solid color or something that’s dominantly blue or purple, you can send the home with a pigmented shampoo. But use color-safe products for sure, nothing clarifying, and use freezing cold water.”
4. How Can I Prevent Bleeding?
“When I started doing multiple colors on one head, I would always freak out because the second you wash, it’s mud. I stopped foiling because at the bowl, as you isolate, the water gets trapped in a foil and can muddy it up. Also, dilute your colors. If you use the dark ones straight out of the tube, they are almost too pigmented and can take over everything. It makes a massive difference. Use freezing cold water at the bowl and don’t shampoo, just condition. If you shampoo, all those fresh tones that you just applied get completely worked together.”
5. What’s The Best Way To Blend?
“I don’t like using a brush. I’ll use it to apply shadow root but when I’m working down the hair, I use my hands to blend and blur. That’s how I get that seamless diffusion.”
6. How Do I Get Started In Creative Color?
“Don’t overthink it. Just go with your gut and try to create something new and innovative. Half the stuff I’ve come up with were happy accidents. Stop freaking out about it so much and go with your gut, because you’ll create cool stuff.”
