There is No Crying In Hair Coloring. . . . Understand Color Theory and Tears Will Never Form

Color Theory sounds boring and if you are like me, in Hair Academy, all I did was tune it out. COMPLETELY OUT. Don't do it , its so simple and it solves SO VERY VERY MUCH ! ! Remember I was the rebel that did a complete 180 degree turn one third of the way thru - Sassoon Academy Year 1 (the Harvard of hair school's - world-wide). I'm telling you even to this day I am mad at myself for not soaking...

Life's a Bleach .. the Lightening of Melanin

Off the Hair Health Horse...  back on the Hair Color Horse Sorry I couldn't figure out why I was sleepy every time I've been posting lately...besides the usual medical crap going on, I was just unusually tired and just couldn't get inspired...I NEED TO WRITE ABOUT HAIR COLOR, to keep me jazzed and alive. So I am just going  to have to alternate the posts, for fear of falling asleep...

Porosity & Texture = How They Effect Hair Color {done}

  You know when you read the directions that come from all of the various manufacturers on their own hair colors. . . . what type of hair do you think they are giving you directions for? AVERAGE. & NORMAL. They already have to write directions in 12 different languages!  The directions on a box of professional Hair Color only writes the directions for MEDIUM Texture and NORMAL porosity.......what...

The Truth About Shampoos

Shampoos are in a state of flux right now and the category has even had me confused.  The subject of shampoos fascinates over 90% of you which in and of itself is a fascination to me.... I've never developed the fascination with them - in hair Academy they taught us to use a Sulfate-Free version of which ever brand that you have success with stick with that and be done with it...All the hype...

Splash-lights Technique Wins This Years Award for "Best Hair Color''

These hair colors won the biggest award at the annual Hair Stylists Award Show which is our version of the Academy Awards.........in HAIR COLOR..............seems everyone is honing in on the Splashlights technique.....

Which for those of you who are not clear on what it is..........is putting a belt of lightened hair across the top layer of hair. This technique is not for those at home, it takes a well trained individual. Never go to just anyone for the high fashion hair color techniques, ask to see someone's portfolio and if they don't have one I would pass and keep looking!                                                                                    

There's a fantastic new product from TIGI  called JOYRIDE ...............something I have never seen before and from tests on my own hair in produces a fantastic bed-head / texturized look.
 Its a primer that creates "lived-in" texture and oomph..
It gives hair that 2nd day feel without waiting the 24 hours to achieve it.
Controls and de-frizzes on damp hair as a base or works on dry hair for definition without any stiffness.

Its begins as a BALM and then turns into a powder 

Its in the store now.....and I hear its very hard to get !

Words Directly From A Brand New Killerstrands Member

 I've Been making my products so long sometimes.........I just don't stop....... take a breath and pay attention to how they are affecting peoples lives............. in today's world even ill people are busy.  Its ridiculous almost  Anyway this Dear Woman (Christine) of Wayne New Jersey..........truly lit up my life for a nice .... long ...  while I'm not curing cancer, its...