HAIR: COLOR CREATIVE
Wella Professionals Introduces Ecaille Spring Summer Hair Color Trend Collection
Unlike the traditional ecaille designs, Wella's Ecaille collection puts the artistry firmly in the hands of the hairdresser, allowing customized color placement for a more bespoke result.
Top Lobs 2016
Lob haircuts of all shapes and textures continue to be the piece de resistance among style-minded clients.
Tipping Point
Few things in hair are more fun than rocking a really creative color. Unfortunately, your lovely lavender locks may not go over so well with the corner office. Here are a few ways to incorporate creative color into your look without going in head first.
Think Pink!
PRAVANA Artistic Color Director Vadre Grigsby shares the how-to on recreating Demi Lovato's colorful look.
Starry Night
Inspired by Vincent Van Gogh's The Starry Night, winner Erica Keelen creates a Pravana VIVIDS masterpiece of her own.
Creating a color design made of exquisite gem tones in emerald, blue and violet earned Erica Keelen of Jacksonville, Florida, top honors in Pravana's annual "Show Us Your VIVIDS" contest.
Smokin' Hot! Dascha Polanco Goes All-Over, Vibrant Pastel
Master the formula and application for this breakout star's sexy new smoky strands.
Sherbet Hues
A host of daring celebs such as Rumer Willis are flaunting sherbet hair hues
Sahara Sunset: Festival Hair
Using PRAVANA VIVIDS, guest artist and celebrity colorist Danny Moon creates a Sahara Sunset-inspired hair color design on beauty vlogger Brittany Balyn.
Rockin' Radiant Orchid
Learn to master the art of creating Pantone's Radiant Orchid "Color of The Year"
Reversible Color Melting and How-To
This masterpiece color design by Erica Hardy-Knoop took weeks of planning and 18 hours of actual work to complete. View the finished images plus behind-the-scenes snapshots, and capture Erica's detailed formula card!
Reversible Color Melting
For the first time, we introduce Erica Hardy-Knoop's complete Pravana VIVIDS collection, as well as her color-melting formulas, diagrams and raw behind-the-scenes images.
Raven's Rainbow
Former Disney star Raven Symone debuts a colorful new rainbow look
Purple Passion
Recreate Katy Perry's hot purple hue with this color formula from Goldwell.
Purple Candy Queen
Sharing one of her Candy Queens color confections with HOT readers, Danielle Keasling, stylist and owner of Salon Karma, creates a melting of purple candy floss for spring.
Pretty Punk
Get the magic formula behind Kylie Jenner's punk-inspired cool blue hue.
Pretty in Purple
Nicole Richie sets the trends with a new purple hair hue
Pravana's Magenta/Wild Orchid Urban Ombre
One of the most popular images on our Facebook page to date, this wild pink-and-purple style by Pravana is an enduring modern classic! Learn how to replicate the color creation here.
Porange Passion
Chanel and Sienna Miller first kicked off the "porange" pastel trend and now other beauties are following suit
Pop Sun and Color Fun!
We just love the pops of color in the new Pop Sun collection! Check out the collection photos for your inspiration. How daring do you feel?
Perfect Pastels
Get inspired with these soft to vivid pastel formulations
Patrick Cameron works with Dreamworks to Launch Trolls at the Cannes Film Festival
"I was asked to create 10 looks that would work for 10 glamorous models on the Red Carpet taking the Troll hair look to a whole new level of fun and sophistication!"...
Pantone Spring 2015
Hair color mirrors Pantone's top choices for the upcoming season.
Soft and light with just a hint of bold color, Pantone's Spring 2015 palette promises to be a confection of soft, cool shades and warmer colors leaning toward neutral.
Pantone Radiant Orchid
Blooming with confidence, enhancing your appearance and enchanting your personal space, Radiant Orchid is the feel-good, look-great color of the year.
Neon Vivid Rainbow Hair Color
Allyson Destout of Soleil La Vie Salon & Spa in Kettering, Ohio, shares her hair color formula for this neon rainbow design, as well as a little bit about herself.
Mermaid Manes: Seafoam Green Hues to Dye For
Is a mermaid-esque teal the hottest new hue for edgy chicks? Signs are pointing to yes! Several celebs have rocked the shade in recent months, plus Manic Panic is offering a fresh shade that embraces ever-stunning seafoam.
Makeup for Hair
Courtesy of Redken
From Redken's new Luxe Blur techniques to ombre, babylights and sombre, trendy hair color is in this season.
Hyper Color
The vivid hair color trend is reaching a new zenith with seasonspecific color designs.
Vibrant hair color not only continues to grow in popularity among derring-do clients and beauty pros, but it has also become an art form unto itself.
Hair Color Gender Reveal!
Gender Reveal Parties step aside. Creative salons have begun offering a more unique way to announce whether their expectant clients are having a boy or girl.
Baby bliss is contagious, especially when your dearest clients will soon be adding new members to their brood. How can you become an important part of their celebration: Hair Color Gender Reveal.
Guy Tang: Romantic Rose Gold How-to
Stylist and colorist Guy Tang has created a fabulous styling video entitled, "Romantic Rose Gold," which is edgy and salon-friendly at the same time. View his rose-gold formula and master his style techniques in a snap!
Don't Try this at Home: Our Top Creative Color Looks
Calling all bold, cutting-edge, uninhibited beauty lovers! These are the top trending non-traditional color looks from our pro site, do you dare to dip your toes into avant garde waters?