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01.18.11

The Ombre Experiment hair color, hair products, highlights, how to, model's hair | (9)
I've been toying around with the idea of doing my own ombre hair for a while--actually, ever since I did that post on How To: DIY Ombre Hair! I talked myself into it by writing that post. And then I couldn't get these images of Lily Aldridge's amazing hair out of my head. I watched Missgemma910's video on her at-home ombre, and she kept saying that it was no big thing... And I just happened to have a box of L'Oreal Excellence Cremelights Highlighting Kit. The next thing I knew, I was mixing and painting on highlights. Just last week I re-dyed ...

Tagged: argan oil, balayage, Balyage, hair color, hair coloring, hair inspiration, hair products, highlights, Ion Demi, Josie Maran Cosmetics, Lily Aldridge, model's hair, Moroccanoil, ombre, Sally Beauty, videos
01.01.11

How To: DIY Ombre Hair blonde hair, celebrity hairstyles, hair color, highlights, how to | (27)
I've been reading about Alex's at-home ombre hair adventure over at her amazing site, Ego-Friendly, and I so understand the feeling of impulsive hair changes, whether it's dashing out to Sally Beauty for a bottle of dye because suddenly you MUST change your color, chopping your own bangs on a whim because they're driving you nuts, or walking into the nearest salon for a haircut you saw on the cover of a magazine (Julia Stiles on the cover of Elle circa 2002.) I've done it all. However, I'm super impressed with people who lighten their hair at home; that's one thing ...

Tagged: balayage, blogs, blonde, blonde hair, DIY, hair color, highlights, how to, Julia Stiles, L\'Oreal, ombre, videos
11.15.10

How To: Lauren’s Hair Color blonde hair, celebrity hairstyles, hair color, highlights, how to | (6)
HOTB reader Sessie wanted to know what to call Lauren Conrad's hair color--was it a level 7N? Dark blonde? Light brown? Kaz Amor, celeb colorist and partner at Warren-Tricomi in LA reported to Hair Boutique that Lauren's color is a natural Level 6 and that he lightens it to a Level 7 blonde. To achieve this shade, Kaz utilizes Redken hair color in three ways. First Kaz smudges Redken Blonding Gels Gold Series into Lauren's natural base to lighten it one level. He then paints on beach-blonde highlights, using a "balayage" or freehand highlighting technique. For this step, Kaz uses ...

Tagged: balayage, blonde, blonde hair, celebrity hairstyles, celebrity hairstylist, hair color, hair products, hair salons, highlights, how to, Kaz Amor, Lauren Conrad, Redken, Warren Tricomi