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Go For The Gold

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Working with golden colors can be problematic if you aren’t familiar with the color wheel.   Things to remember: 1. Green eliminates red 2. Orange is a combination of red and yellow. (The warmer the gold, the more likely orange is the contributing factor.) 3. To minimize red, maximize yellow.   Listed are 3 formulations [...]

The Braided Chignon

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Get a gorgeous updo 8 simple steps by Gregory Alan 1. Divide hair into 3 pony tails: 1 in the center-back, 1 off-center right, & 1 off-center left.                 2. Braid each pony tail.                 3. Wrap the center-back pony tail under [...]

Healthy Hair

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Types, Determine, & Fix! Healthy Hair Tips Problem: Unhealthy Hair Many of you may know this, but there is more to healthy hair than what we, stylists, do behind the chair. It is imperative to educate your clients about at-home regimes. To better serve your clients, it is up to you to expand your knowledge. [...]

The Wrap & Twist

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Create A Gorgeous Updo Only 12 Steps! Hairstyle How-To 1. Start by curling hair with a 1 inch curling iron.               2. Starting with the left side, split the hair from the top of the crown to the top of the ear. Then, take a 1 inch vertical section to the [...]

Principles of Hair Color

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Designing Your Road Map To Perfect Color 5 Easy Steps Hair Color Tips I am excited to share with you, in 5 easy steps, my secret road map to achieving any hair color-successfully!   Step 1. Analyze client’s hair. 1. Determine depth (level) & tone. *Record your findings in your client’s file. Many manufacturers will give you a level [...]

Summer Blonde

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Summer 2012 Blondes + Pastels Hair Color How-To Summer 2012 is all about softening blonde’s with hints of pastels. This gets me excited because I love transitioning blonde’s into different shades of blonde. I was recently at the Premiere Beauty Show in Orlando, Florida where I was inspired by the picture below. I saw a [...]

Introducing, Gregory Alan!

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Gregory Alan Quadagno Artistic & Technical Director at Colortrak Gregory’s Bio Colortrak is proud to introduce Gregory Alan Quadagno as our Artistic & Technical Director. Gregory will provide educational information, instructional videos, & support to our Colortrak users. Gregory has always been driven to pursue creative expression. At a young age, Gregory was inspired by his salon [...]