Sassy Bob

Lisa was done with her long hair and wanted something sassy to ring in Spring!

I cut off 9 inches of hair!

She will donate it to Children With Hairloss. This is a program I had never heard of before.

Here's a link to learn more about it.

This slight A-line looks stunning on Lisa and grow out should be a cinch.

A Line Cut

Katie was ready for a change. 

She wanted a new sassy cut and new color & highlights.

 Holy crud! Look at all that hair...

This pic is for her daughter who wanted to see all of her mommy's hair on the floor:)

She had always loved the look of an A line bob and she wanted lots of fun layers. So I went for it!

For the color we decided to use a chocolate brown, and added some beautiful blonde highlights to accentuate her super cute new cut.

Mahogany Lowlights

 Meet Melinda, my sis-in-law.

Last time I did her hair I was in beauty school. At that time she wanted "reddish streaks" in her hair. And with the help of my instructors, I was able to successfully give her just what she wanted. Though it took a REALLY. LONG. TIME!

That was over a year ago.

I've come a long way since then.

This go round, she wanted pretty much the same thing. She specified that she wanted it kind of chunky, so it would be noticeable. But it needed to be classy as well, as she just landed a new job. Good job, Mel!

So, I decided to give her a full head of highlights using a 20 volume developer. This would give me the perfect working palette to add that beautiful mahogany shade of red to. She processed for about 30 minutes.

I then added Redken Shades EQ Gloss in 3RB to her entire head and heat processed for 20 minutes. Heat processing is my favorite way of using Shades EQ. It provides a better hold and a more vibrant color.

The end result was a lot of GORGEOUS!

Pixie Cut

( click on photo for larger images )

( upper left: front view, lower left: back view, center: front/side view, upper right: after chopping over 13 inches off, lower right: getting ready for a big transformation!)

Shaila had really long hair that was driving her nuts! She wasn't happy with the style and was in the habit of pulling it into a ponytail every day.

She was ready for a HUGE change.

When she came to me she wasn't sure if she should go chin length bob or super, super short. 

(I was secretly hoping she'd choose to go super short!)  

But I wanted her to make the right decision for her. I love a good hair challenge.

I talked to her about the pro's and cons of both, and told her that she needed to be comfortable with whatever decision was made. Hair decisions are a big deal!

Shaila decided to go for it! Yay, I got my way:)

And I was beyond excited to transform her hair into this adorable pixie cut.

( pixie cut inspiration )

Adding Curl

Roz has thick hair with waves underneath, but not a lot of waves on top. She really wanted to go curlier,  but not too curly! She wanted to be able to straighten it still if she wanted, or to make it more curly by scrunching. She also wanted to be able to curl it and for it to actually hold the curl. 

I chose to use a purple rod in her hair and use a solution that would give her a medium hold. Thus, a bigger curl with not too much springiness.

With these curls she will be able to do everything she wants to with it!

After the perm was complete I ended up cutting about 4 inches off her length and added soft layers that would compliment her curls.

It turned out really cute and will be so versatile.

The pic that inspired Roz. So cute!

Right after the cut. Super cute curls!

Once she got home and got used to styling it the way she liked, I received these photos via e-mail. Thanks! I really like the layers with the curls. Nicely done :)

I hope you love your new do, Roz! 

Locks of LOVE

This lovely mother/daughter duo wanted to chop off their beautiful locks to donate to Locks of Love. It was FUN, to say the least, to chop off that much hair and to see the new hair transformations!

   Before and after : 14 inches gone!

This new simple, shoulder length cut will be so easy for her to maintain. I kept the layering around the bottom of her hair simple, so it would give her movement, but also allow her to easily pull it up off her face. I also textured her bangs so they wouldn't look so blunt and heavy. 

 Before & After: 12 inches shorter!

This cute little girl kept asking me to take her cut shorter and shorter. What a brave girl! Her Mom and I talked her into keeping it chin length. I love how this cut frames her face. I gave her some thicker bangs and did the same texturizing trick I used on her mom. Super cute!

Shadowbox Pizazz

 Before: Natural hair color level 7 w/ grown out blond highlights.

 

Jen wanted to add some pizazz, but nothing too insane.

She liked the idea of darker hair underneath, but she wanted it to have a slight reddish tone. And she wanted her highlights to reflect more gold, less white.

 

So, I used Redken Color Fusion 4NBc (Natural Brown copper) for the shadowbox.

Side view to show the brown vs. blond.

 

Groovy!

 

 

I highlighted her hair, then used Redken Shades EQ Color Gloss 9G. This added the gold color, she desired, to her highlights.

 

Look at the cool shadowbox peeking through underneath!

 

Another side view with all hair down.

 

 

Front view. See the shadowbox peeking through?

 

I also trimmed her hair and added more fun layers. Lovely!

 

We both love how it turned out. And now she has some definite pizazz!