Sun-Kissed Hair Color

Given the warmer weather, it’s no wonder you want to warm up your hair color, too. But with au naturel tresses being trendy, make sure your highlights are sun-kissed, not streaky. To achieve the former, celebrity colorist Eva Scrivo recommends skipping the foils and coloring your tresses via the balayage method. “With foil highlights, you take a four- to five-inch section of hair at a time—that’s how much one foil would have within it—and you wind up over highlighting because of the square shape and large surface area,” she says. “The balayage technique allows for more strategic color placement. You can paint where you please, sectioning off smaller ¼-inch to ½-inch triangular pieces.” Another bonus of balayage is that it doesn’t involve foils, thereby making it less damaging: “Being a conductor of heat, foil processes more quickly and aggressively, which can cause color to look brassy on brunettes,” says Scrivo.

 Whether or not you opt for balayage, Scrivo believes that when it comes to summer highlights, less is more. “When you add too many highlights, you have a loss of vitality and the health of hair suffers,” says Scrivo. “Plus, your highlights will seem lighter if you leave more dark in; it’s the contrast that creates the highlight, so it’s important to have richer-colored pieces as well.”

HOTTEST 100 Salons in America

Congratulations to all salons in America for making people feel beautiful every single day of the year!

Especially our HairFLix Member Salons, Robert Cromeans Salon, Ken Paves Salon, Tribeca Salon and Abitare Salon.

Salon City's HOT 100 Salons in America are chosen by our editors because they reflect those qualities that make a salon stand out in their city and community. Regardless of size and number of staff, these salons are some of the most popular and positively committed beautymakers anywhere.

Salon City rates its HOT 100 by media artistry, performance, popularity with clients, peers and by their interest and involvement with Salon City's retail media network, licensed distributors and the brands they work with.

Not everyone that we like can make our HOT 100 list, but these one hundred did. They are talked about and they know how to get media attention.

There are up to 250,000 Salons in America. Click on More to see these media-savy Salons that  "Made It To Salon City's HOT 100"

Fudge Haircare

Fudge Haircare is more than a brand…it’s a culture that defies the conventional. With designer street appeal Fudge will always defy traditional boundaries, whatever it does. Fudge is for those who like to be just a little Different, Progressive, Unpredictable and Confident enough to express their individuality.

Fudge Hair Products are a must have range for anyone with a daily wash habit. In Fudge's collection of haircare, there is a diverse product range from down under. Fudge contains a premium range of styling and hair care products to suit your specific special needs. Fudge Hair products are created for everyone everyday! Use the popular Fudge Hair Shaper or Hair Putty to create outrageous styles. Fudge Oomf Shampoo and Oomf Conditioner gives energy for your skinny, fine hair while the Hair Gum can give your hair that extra hold. Check out Fudges new  progressive packaging  has a similar look to the Rockaholic products by TiGi.

Fudge clients with their own individual style include celebrities like Jennifer Aniston, Madonna, Ashley Judd, Brad Pitt, Sarah Michelle Geller, Ewan McGregor, Sheryl Crow, Gwen Stefani, Pink, Mandy Moore, Drew Barrymore, Paul Rudd, Christina Aguliera, Janet Jackson, David Beckham and Carmen Electra. By adding Fudge to your life it's easy to change your style and change your attitude.Click on more to see our video!

EasiBangs: Get a Celebrity Hair Style with no Commitment!

The easiest and quickest way to make an adjustment to your current hair style is to add bangs.

It seems as if bangs are here to stay. They were amongst the must-have additions for almost all the haircuts in 2008 and this year seems to be no exception. The best part about bangs is that they look extremely stylish, are excellent for those who have a high forehead and can even help you hide those unwanted lines. You can go for side-swept bangs for a flirty look, wispy bangs for a natural look and blunt Paris Hilton bangs for that mod urban look.

Bangs are great and everyone can probably wear some variation of them.  However, keep in mind that when you cut bangs, you will be waiting quite awhile to grow them out and they require regular trims.

You can Instantly transform your look into a celebrity style with out the commitment with Easibangs a simple Do-It-Yourself Clip In Bang attachment made from natural hair. Maybe you've been thinking about cutting bangs but you've been scared to make the cut - now you can have bangs without getting near a pair of scissors. Wear them long or cut them short whatever your style you are sure to love these face framing bangs. Simply Clip In & Go!                   Have a Celebrity Hairstyle in a Snap!

HotBox Salon Las Vegas

HotBox Salon a HairFlix Featured Member.

If you live in Las Vegas or you are just visiting and you want an outstanding new Hairstyle look up the team at HotBox Salon.

HotBox Salon has gained much recognition for their signature hair artistry and is quickly becoming realized as one of the top salons in Las Vegas. They won 1st place in the Las Vegas Hair Wars Competition in 2007.

Owner & Master Stylist David Bangham brings the art of hair to a new level with beautiful cut and colour. David shares his knowledge and techniques by educating hundreds of stylists on a national level. From beginners to masters, his previous work as an educator with Toni&Guy (TiGi) and Artistic Director for Paul Mitchell Advanced Academy has allowed him to share his passion for his art with many.

Today, HotBox Salon serves as the focus of creativity  for David Bangham and his talented and passionate staff. HotBox stylists maintain a consistent acute knowledge of the latest techniques and trends  in order to create a beautiful creative style for each of their guests.  When your are looking to get a great cut or color be sure to check out  the fabulous team at HotBox. I give HotBox Salon 5 Stars. More

The Dark Side ....Should you go there?

There comes a time in every blondes' life when we decide to take a walk on the dark side.  By this I mean, becoming a sexy brunette.  I am a natural blond.  Born a toe-head, I quickly grew into a gross dishwater, ash blond until my first set of hi-lights for my 14th birthday (thanks mom, and Steven Smith at Umberto Salon in Beverly Hills). 

Throughout high school I dilly dallied between blond and dark, but because of my lack of knowledge, the "dark" always ended up looking, too grey, to gold and uneven.  Now, after my extensive color training, I know that this is a HUGE process.  

I'll give you the "readers digest" version on why this is so hard.

When you're a blond (natural or artificial) your hair is essentially pigment-less. The process to going dark, is to re-deposit the colors that make brown, into your hair.  A perfect, even, brown is an equal mixture of all 3 primary colors; Red, Blue and Yellow. Are you following? Then you can tweak the tone of your desired brown by adding more of what you want. (A burgundy tint, a golden brown, a cool brown...)  I am not kidding when I say that hair color is a science, and should ALWAYS be under the supervision of a licensed professional. More