Stagnancy is a four letter word to anyone at the forefront of a revolution. As student hairstylists in today’s brave new society, we lead the pack in a generation wide revolution. The revolution of style. The kick off to any new decade has it’s fair share of trends, and 2010 is no different!
Ashes to Ashes
For generations, blonde has arguably been the most coveted hair color in salons across the world, and for good reason! The latest shade of blonde running rampant across hair capes is the super light ash blonde, sometimes simply referred to as White Blonde. Aveda’s exclusive Enlightener is the industry’s only hair lightening system designed to preserve the integrity of hair.
Shades of Enlightenment’s Eclipse shades will take any naturally blonde guest above a level 7 to the perfect shade of ash blonde with ease, producing silky soft, glowing healthy locks. A stylist who can properly execute such a look is a stylist who’s chair will never be empty.
Putting down roots
Roots are making a comeback! No, we don’t mean the television show. As cutting edge as they may seem, Ombre highlights aren’t new at all. Sometimes referred to as color melting, or tips, these highlights combine the effortlessness of natural looking color, with the chic, attention garnering effect desired by most highlight applications.
The technique encourages everyone’s worst nightmare, ‘roots’ as a foundation of the style. The look can easily can be achieved with fantastically radiant, healthy finishes by use of Aveda’s 97% naturally derived Full Spectrum Permanent Hair Color. Using such conditioning hair color also eases your guests worries about the stigma of damaged hair attached to the concept of highlighting..
Head BangersThe blunt bang was once thought to be a thing of the past, but as pop start such as Lady Gaga & Christina Aguilera have proved: no trend is above resurrection.
The classic fringe shortens and frames every face shape fantastically, and when combined with the right haircut, can completely transform a person’s look. The look is almost as feared as is requested.
The key to avoiding the ‘eight year old girl’ look is length. Keep blunt fringe right along the brow line for a fashion-forward, mature look. As always, cut with caution!
My name is Bob
The “Posh Spice Bob” may be the most requested haircut of all time. Okay, maybe I’m exaggerating, but this cut truly is a critical piece to the modern woman’s look.
The Concave Grad haircut combines the classic feel of an a-line bob, with the fun, flirtatious edge of a pixie cut. Short and high in the back, long and textured in the front, this style truly is the best of both worlds.
Choosing the right lengths for both are critical parts of the cut. Make sure the lengths correspond well with one another from a profile view, and work together to frame your guests features.
Pixies are real!
In a fine frenzy to revisit the freedom to blur the lines between gender roles, many women have opted to trade in their long, luscious locks for short, easily manageable pixie cuts.
The 1920’s flapper began the tradition of radically short haircuts, and today’s women have taken it to a whole new level. Harry Potter’s Emma Watson shocked the world this year when she shed nearly 15 inches of hair in an effort to land a prestigious modeling gig with Burberry Prorsum.
While most women aren’t looking to model high fashion with their new looks, they are looking to shave some time off of their daily beauty routine, and find a new identity.
Trends come and go like the seasons, as fashion is ever evolving. Don’t ever forget that you are a part of fashion, and a part of a revolution. Here at Aveda, our mission is to not only care for our world, but our guests as well. Remember that your shears and color brushes are more than a tool for technical procedures, they are an extension of yourself, a tool of change. Change someone today.
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