Kayla

Kayla has the most amazing long, healthy hair I have ever seen. She looks great with warm reds- as you can see above, she was due for a color refresher. We chose PM Shines, as she wanted a deposit-only color that wouldn't damage her hair and would add shine and a smooth, glassy texture. We did two different shades- a lighter color on the top half and darker on the bottom. PM Shines are great. They are transparent color that allows the natural highlights in hair to show through. Kayla's hair has brightened up significantly in the last two weeks- about 3-5 shampoos, but has remained a true rich red. I trimmed Kayla's bangs as well- added a little more fringe in the front and shaped it around her face with some longer pieces on the sides.

Lizzy

Lizzy is a pretty rad chick. She's in a few stellar bands, Soap Collectors and Radiation City

Lizzy was bored of her hair- didn't want to cut it now, but wanted to add some richness- some red, some shine, etc. We finally decided on 4 panels of bright hot pink-red, peek-a-boo style so they show through her top layers and positioned them diagonally so that when she pulls her hair back into a ponytail they peek through. They are not directly next to her face, or a distinct "chunky" stripe either. I put a glossy PM Shines blue-red all over the rest of her hair to add richness to her natural color. it's hard to see in the picture, and since she doesn't prefer to have her picture taken... I will have to catch her in action and try for some better angles soon. You can see in this photo after how much richer and shinier her hair looks, even though the panels aren't peeking out underneath.

Metal and Glass

This is the protective iron gate around the windows outside an old abandoned building next to the restaurant where I work downtown- I love playing with my camera and reflections in glass... It keeps my creative brain working :)

Hana

This is one of my favorite Before/After projects yet! Hana is a sweet 21 year old girl. She typically wore her hair in a ponytail everyday and had not been putting a lot of time and energy into her appearance. We decided to get together and give her a whole new look.
Her bravery shocked me- She picked out a photo in a hairstyle magazine... "I'm thinking a short pixie cut and as blonde as you can make me" She said.
WOW! What a great opportunity for me- I got to chop off tons of hair and learn a new coloring process- it took about 7 hours, but I'm still learning. (I refused to do an all-over bleach job, as I don't want my name on a fuzzy monochromatic blonde head.) I used 3 different colors and lighteners- foiled her entire head and toned with a blue violet last. As you can see, the results are more than worth it. I'm super proud of this one, and Hana feels AMAZING- She called me to thank me and said "I am having so much fun- boys who wouldn't look at me before are hitting on me constantly. I feel like a real girl!"
I love it!