Where Do Top Aveda Colorists Work in NYC? Answer Coming Soon

I have received a lot of interest since starting Carol The Colorist as to where I will be working in New York.  The big announcement is coming soon!  I considered many salons, and I want to work where I will be accompanied by other service providers that share my standards of professionalism and technical skills.  I believe I have found my new home, but I am waiting to make it public until I have all the details, including the date I will start taking clients.  Thank you, everyone for your support and patience.

Local Love Fashion Benefit 6.30.10: I do more than color hair

I had the pleasure of working a fashion show back in Atlanta this summer.  The event was called "Local Love" and it was a fundraising event for a non-profit organization called Hats for Hearts.  One of my friends started the whole thing to raise money and awareness of a heart defect called Tetralogy of Fallot, that her coworker's daughter was born with.  The designers, hairstylists, makeup artists, and dj and dance crew were all local talent.

I was mentioned in Allure as a Top Colorist!

http://www.allure.com/directory/atlanta/alist/alist

I just found this while checking my google rankings.  I thought it was pretty cool.  I will miss working at Van Michael Salons!

Vintage Aveda

This is the cover of Aveda Magazine, Winter 85/86 Volume 1 Issue 1. I recieved this as a gift from a client few years ago.

It is hard to say goodbye to your colorist

One of my clients posted this photo on her facebook.  

The Root Problem: Warnings, advice about root touch-up kits

I am not shy about my stance on home hair color.  I have corrected many mishaps from some of the brave and ambitious that take the color bottle into their own hands.   Regardless of the reason anyone colors their hair at home, it will always look better if someone else does it for you.  There are times, unfortunately, where there is no time, or money to go to the salon.  Maybe you have a half inch of gray showing at the temples.  The big event is tomorrow.  What do you do?

This isn't as easy as "pick the color on the box you like and that is exactly how your hair will turn out."  If that was the case, I probably wouldn't have a career as a color specialist.  So here are some things to keep in mind.  

• Consider a temporary option first, like eye shadow or hair mascara.  If it doesn't look like it will be enough, get a root touch up kit.
• Focus on just coloring the roots, specifically at the front hairline and the part.  Don't pull the color through the ends, even if the box suggests it. This color likely has ammonia in it, and your ends already had ammonia on them before.  More ammonia can lead to more damage.
• Study the color of your hair now, and not what it was when the color was fresh, this will make it easier to match shades.  I do not recommend changing your color yourself.
• Understand the tone terms.  Cool tones are also "ice, steel, platinum, ash."  Warm tones include "gold, cream, bronze, copper, auburn, mahogany."  Neutral tones are also "natural, beige."
• If you are just trying to cover gray, buy the box for gray coverage.  
• If you are making your natural color lighter, your hair will likely look more warm than the box.  
• If you are trying to make your natural color lighter, and covering gray, be prepared for variation in color where there is gray versus where there is not.  
• Be neat.  Apply moisturizer on skin around hairline to reduce stains.  Wear gloves.  
• Process color for full time recommended.  Many mistakes are the result of color not processing fully.
• Don't make a habit out of coloring your hairline and part more than once between visits with your colorist.  A good colorist can put you back on track if you made a couple mistakes, but I am a beautician, not a magician.  Also, if you end up needing corrective color, the money and time you saved before might not seem worth it anymore.   

Permanent Perfection: Why I use two different color formulas on one client

My boyfriend’s mom has been a client of mine for three years now.  She has been getting her hair colored for probably most of her adult life.  However, the first time I colored her hair she was amazed that I applied two separate formulas to her hair.  I was covering her gray, and making her hair lighter than her natural color, so I needed to use permanent color where her natural color was exposed.  I explained to her that the permanent haircolor formula that I was applying on her regrowth has ammonia in it, and that if I used the same formula on her ends that have already had ammonia on them before, it would potentially damage her hair.  Instead, I used a deposit-only color to refresh the previously colored ends.  Deposit-only color, sometimes called semi-permanent or demi-permanent, is usually very conditioning to the hair, and leaves it often more smooth and shiny than before the color service.   After I finished her hair that first time, she was thrilled with how healthy her hair looked and felt.  She called my boyfriend immediately after leaving the salon to tell him how great was!

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