As chaotic and unpredictable as our world, haircolor is whatever your mood wants it to be at any given time.
We are in such a creative pot of whim these days that clients can experience all varieties of looks.
So how can you achieve all this excitement without breaking the bank and without completely changing everything about your color and cut?
Simple: add a few highlights to frame your look and go for an exciting tone, or if you already have an existing base color with highlights just try glossing those dimensional strands with a new shade. This will completely shift and change your appearance with no extra cost or time.
The famed Ombre is getting a new twist. The once extreme look has shifted into a beautiful oozing, glowing feel on the mid shaft and ends of the hair. Think of a cascade effect from your darker root area growing into a lighter sun-kissed version of your own color. Ombre can be seen as hair dipping.
Brunettes are rising to new heights of sexiness. It is a mature responsible color that never goes out of style, its classic and can be so fun and sensual. Just add new tones of golden brown and chocolate to you current brown by infusing light browns with dark browns to create the shadow effect. It is no longer about specific highlights and lines or contrasts of lightness but about creating the illusion of reflection and space. Imagine accenting your brown with veils and valances of similar hues of brown ever so slightly twinkling in 2 part counterpoint.
Blondes are rich and tonal, not washed out, faded or over processed. The modern blonde is hot and smoking with gold, butterscotch, caramel, sand, bamboo, maple, and almond with touches of cinnamon, curry, or cayenne. These are multi tonal, thicker in richness blondes like never before. Blondes are not supposed to just go lighter and lighter without reason but rather to show how empty or negative space can create the perfect interior shadow to background your haircut lines with those brighter tones.
Cuts are ranging from long and tossy to short and asymmetrical depending on who you are. Don’t be afraid to lose some length, it could be the exact mood enhancement you need. More waves and curls are expected so it’s time to grab some curling irons and give the flat iron a vacation this holiday season. Texture creates interest, this could be the interest needed to be noticed in 2012.
