How to find your blonde shade…. I feel the need to blog about this as lately I have been having new clients come to me with the wrong lighter shades for their skin tones. I say this all the time….”being blonde is not just Gwen Stefani or Marilyn Monroe blonde. There are so many levels, […]
Blonde hair for Asian skin
Blonde hair for Asian Skin is beautiful when done correct and the right color tones for the client. There are tons of levels and tones of the BLONDE hair color. Some think going blonde just means MARILYN MONROE blonde. That is so limiting and just not true. You can make a dark blonde to lighter […]
A guide for bleached blondes going darker blonde
A guide for bleached blondes going darker blonde takes skill, time, and patience. When my client Vanessa went from being a long wheat, honey, colored California blonde to a Deborah Harry platinum blonde she took the dive. She went for it and we bleached her long hair out and toned it into a beautiful bright […]
Curly hair color ideas
Curly Hair color ideas. My client came to me wanting to be red on copper red hair color. She as not having luck getting the right red or a color that would hold. Seeing as some curly hair textures are more porous than others, or more fine than others you need to color the hair […]
Olaplex insurance for healthy hair
Olaplex insurance for healthy hair during chemical and non chemical treatments. I have discovered a new product on the market to add to me caring about the integrity of hair when using chemicals. Over the years I have switched to using an organic hair color (All Nutrient) and using gentle developers when lightening, and coloring […]
New Hair in 2016
New hair in 2016 is what my client wanted and just what she got! New starts on all levels here. Since my move to Ceci Salon in Studio City’s Tujunga Village I have had a shift of clients wanting to also change for all sorts of reasons. My client was tired of being a blonde, […]
How to go blonde when your not
How to go blonde when your not can be done if you match the blonde tone with your skin tone and eyes. If you keep it real with yourself you wont end up with carrot orange brassy hair. Blonde does not mean one and one thing only…the Marilyn or Madonna bleached blonde. There are […]
Keratin Complex vs Brazilian Blowout
Keratin Complex vs Brazilian Blowout . I was a Brazilian Blowout only guy. I tried all smoothing treatments on the market and nothing worked as well as Brazilian Blowout until I had the client demand to find something that does not burn the eyes, scalp, or smell. After the media slam on Brazilian Blowout I […]
Hair growth vitamins
Hair growth vitamins are all over the market now, as are shampoos. Then you wonder which one is telling the truth and which one is making claims that are too far out there. Basically your hair is at its best when you are 19 years old, shiny, full, colorful, healthy. Then after its all […]
Foam hair color vs. Regular
Foam hair color vs. Regular hair color is not a new concept. Its funny to me how back in the 60s they put the foam hair color on the market as a “no mess, no drip way” to color your hair. Then decades later in 2015 the commercials have a voice over of a British […]