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The Gilded Headband of Jaime King
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From Our Archives: Wind Swept Side Braid 
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How to Blowdry Hair with Lots of Lots of Volume 
Fake It 'Til You Make It: A Guide to Preventing, Disguising & Treating Damaged Hair
Long Hair Styling Inspiration from Emma Stone 
Spring Styling Inspiration: Clustered Twists
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How to Wear a Fedora in Spring & Summer 
Spring HairStyle Inspiration: The Beatnik Bob 
This color carries a mix of delicate floral beauty and weedy toughness. The muted pastel red violet is unusual but on trend, and less expected than plain pink or blue. Try it alone, weave it through a deep brown base, or add a few violet tips to a pale blonde. However you use it, this stand out shade is sure to get noticed. Read on for the professional formulation and application tips. –– Laura Martin
Decadent chocolate and bright fruit combine for a delicious shade, natural and fashion-forward. Red reflection gives dimension that pairs beautifully with crisp, geometric cuts. The smooth surface of these shapes reveals the complexities of the tone. This color is a great way to make brunettes feel brighter without going lighter, or to add depth to light and medium brown shades. Want to learn to create this hue? Read on for application tips and a professional formulation. –– Laura Martin
Dark chocolate tones are glossy and exotic; they make hair look thicker and eyes look brighter, but they can sometimes feel severe, especially in warm seasons. The transition from winter to spring is a great time to change your look, but for raven-haired ladies, getting a seasonal update can be a challenge because highlighting dark hair often looks stripy, brassy, or garish. If you find adding dimension to dark strands intimidating, remember that the benefits of getting it right are worth it. Variations in tone show off texture, add movement, and enhance shine. Rich toasted caramel painted through tips provides a trendy alternative to classic foil placements. Read on for professional formulations and application tips. –– Laura Martin
Free-hand hair-painting creates effects ranging from soft and natural to bold and creative. For clients it is as economical as it is fashionable because it doesn’t leave strong lines of demarcation or re-growth. For these reasons, hair painting is now one of the most popular salon services, great for highlighting small sections of hair, great for a blended finish, great for low-lighting and multi-dimensional effects. So we were delighted to find that our latest reader submission is an exposition on painted-on hair colors. Sent to us by Paula Ivins Kingston of Lucid Salon, you can get her professional insights to creating this look via the style notes… Click for StyleNotes →
In this image, Sienna Miller eschews her archetypal golden blonde multidimensional highlights in favor of darker, more sophisticated color using lowlights. Highlights are probably the most popular in-salon color service because the dynamic, all-over gloss and sheen never fails to leave clients thrilled. Yet these lowlights offer delicious of ribbons of caramel and honey, adding depth, dimension, and the illusion of thickness to her haircut. For a look at the features and benefits of lowlights, as opposed to highlights, click style notes.
