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05.01.2024
6 Hair Color and Styling Looks for Big Events
From timeless elegance, to modern trends, hairstylists have the opportunity to share in life's big events. Weddings, graduations, prom and beyond, visions come to life to create unforgettable memories. Discover six hair color and styling looks tailored to fit every salon guest on their special day.
Special Event Balayage
Creating the perfect balayage for special events is all about tailoring the color to enhance the hair's natural beauty. By choosing tones to complement natural hues, the precision and customized placement can add depth and dimension to create stunning, effortless results. The soft, lived-in look offers low maintenance management, allowing salon guests to schedule their appointments approximately 2-3 weeks prior to their scheduled event.
PRO PRODUCT PICKS: Reach for the Wella Professionals Blondor Collection and customize the look for every salon guest. One of the most versatile lighteners within the Blondor portfolio is Wella Professionals Blondor Multi Blonde Powder. The top seller within the brand and an industry favorite, delivering beautiful results. The best choice for all lightening techniques, with a controlled and reliable lift up to 7 levels. Blondor Multi Blonde Powder contains anti-yellow molecules, to neutralize orange and yellow undertones during the lightening process and delivers beautiful, balanced results.
Mix Wella Professionals Blondor Multi Blonde Powder with Welloxon Perfect Creme Developer in a ratio of 1:1.5 up to 1:2 in a non-metallic bowl. For on-scalp application, mix with 20 volume (6%) developer or below. Develop for up to 50 minutes or until desired lightening is achieved.
#PROTIP: Achieve an extra cool balayage with Wella Professionals Blondor Extra Cool Blonde Lightening Powder. Formulated to facilitate controlled and reliable lightening, with up to 7 levels of lift. Applicable for all lightening techniques. Best utilized when lightening Levels 4-8, to assist in minimizing unwanted undertones throughout the lightening process. Mix as a "stand alone" lightener with Wella Professionals Welloxon Perfect Developer, or mix with other Blondor products to enhance neutralization capabilities. The maximum mixing ratio is 1:2 (1 part Extra Cool Blonde : 2 parts Wella Professionals Blondor Multi Blonde Powder).
Another pro pick is Wella Professionals Blondor Freelights, a dust-free lightening complex with up to 7 levels of lift. Actifuse® Technology allows activated polymers to link together and form a flexible and adhesive network to keep the product in place during a balayage application. Wella Professionals Blondor Freelights is the perfect tool for off-scalp, open-air blonding applications. Mix Blondor Freelights Lightener Powder with Blondor Freelights Developer in a ratio of 1:1 to 1:3 in a non-metallic bowl. (Our favorite consistency is 1:1.5) Apply lightener to the hair utilizing your favorite free-hand technique and custom the look.
Custom Gloss + Glaze Services
Revive locks and prepare guests for the big event with a custom gloss or glaze at the salon. Wella Professionals Shinefinity Zero Lift Glaze is a demi-permanent color glaze, delivering shine you can feel. A clean, vegan formula with balanced pH technology and a no-drip, gel-cream consistency. Zero lift, zero silicones, zero damage, zero alcohol, zero ammonia, zero direct dyes and zero parabens. Enhance your service menu, increase revenue, and leave your salon guest with silky, shiny hair.
Looking for a shade without color pigment? Wella Professionals Shinefinity Crystal Glaze 00/00 is suitable for every hair type: fine and fragile to course and dry. And... can we talk about the shine? It is anything but ordinary. Thanks to a unique formulation, Shinefinity delivers a healthy-looking, never artificial, shiny result, conditioning while it works.
#PROTIP: Step the shine up a notch with a dash of gold in your formula. A few of our favorite Shinefinity shades are: 08/38 Light Blonde Gold Pearl (Honey Latte), 09/73 Very Light Blonde Brown Gold (Caramel Milk) and 05/37 Light Brown Gold Brown (Caramel Espresso).
Or... treat your guest to a toning service to balance their color before the big day. Neutralize yellow with: 010/6 Lightest Blonde Violet (Lavender Flash), 09/61 Very Light Blonde Violet Ash (Iced Platinum) and 00/66 Violet Booster or kick brass with 08/8 Light Blonde Pearl (Blue Pearl), 00/89 Blue Booster, 05/98 Light Brown Cendre Pearl (Steel Orchid) and 08/98 Light Blonde Cendre Pearl (Silver Pearl).
MIXING: Shinefinity Zero Lift Glaze formula + Shinefinity Activator (Bottle Application OR Brush and Bowl Application) in a 1:1 mixing ratio. Shinefinity can be applied to pre-shampooed or dry hair.
APPLICATION: Choose the best technique for you: bottle application or bowl and brush application. Apply from root to tip and watch the hair transform. Develop Shinefinity glaze for up to twenty minutes, shampoo, condition and blow dry.
Braids + Twists
Step up any style with an element of sophistication. Whether it's a sleek braided bun or a romantic twisted up-do, these intricate techniques "tress" to impress. Utilizing high quality styling products, hairsprays and styling creams, create a look that will enhance the features of your salon guest, complement their special event wardrobe and stay in place all night long. Check out our list of professional styling favorites:
- Wella Professionals EIMI Glam Mist Shine Spray: Finish your glamorous styles with dazzling shine thanks to this luminous shine spray. Formulated to help protect hair from the effects of humidity and UV.
- Nioxin Strong Hold Hairspray: Reliable hold with flexibility and natural movement, so hair looks effortlessly styled. Designed to withstand humidity, resist the effects of moisture, and ensures hairstyles stay intact even in the most challenging weather conditions.
- Wella Professionals EIMI Perfect Me Hair Lotion: This professional beauty balm repairs and moisturizes hair, adding shine and smoothness for a luxurious feel. Tames fly-away frizz, while protecting the hair from the heat of styling tools.
- Sebastian Professional Potion 9: This professional hair styling product contains 9 botanical extracts to help restore lost moisture and rejuvenate healthy looking hair. Potion 9 versatile cream conditioner allows the hair to be styled into multiple looks with flexible hold, while restoring the natural condition and renewing shine.
- Wella Professionals EIMI Just Brilliant: Smooth the hair and get seductive shine and natural anti-frizz definition. Formulated to protect hair against humidity.
Chic and Short
From sleek pixie cuts to elegant bobs, these short styles exude confidence and elegance - making them the perfect choices for weddings, graduations and special events. Behind every short style lies the foundation of a great haircut, professional haircare and styling tools.
A precise cut not only sets the stage for effortless styling but also ensures that the final look is polished and refined. Whether it's adding texture for a playful edge with Sebastian Professional Texturizer and Microweb Fiber Hair Texturizer or maintaining clean lines with Sebastian Professional Silkening Mist and Wella Professionals Ultimate Repair Protective Leave In, a good haircut guarantees your salon guest will steal the spotlight.
Custom In-Salon Treatments
Wella Professionals WellaPlex No. 1 Bond Maker and Wella Professionals WellaPlex No. 2 Bond Stabilizer are two salon essentials when looking to deliver happy and healthy hair. Discover the exclusive technology with the Opti pH System that helps reconstruct inner hair bonds for stronger hair before, during and after color services to shine bright for any special event.
Customize the treatment for salon guests with a stand-alone service, or include WellaPlex No.1 with their color formula for added strength and protection. HOW TO APPLY: Mix WellaPlex N°1 Bond Maker with water for a standalone service or with your salon color formula. Once development time is complete, rinse hair thoroughly. Do not shampoo. Towel dry and apply WellaPlex No°2 Bond Stabilizer from roots to ends. Leave on for up to twenty minutes. Rinse thoroughly. Shampoo, condition, and style as usual.
Deliver ultimate condition and shine to every salon service with a collection of professional oils and in-salon treatments. Add extra body and smoothness with Sebastian Professional Dark Oil Hair Styling Oil. This styling oil contains precious, natural oils: Cedarwood, Sandalwood and Argan, to smooth the cuticle and add body. Sebastian Professional Dark Oil provides effortless styling and essential haircare from root to tip. Or, try Wella Professionals Oil Reflections Luminous Smoothening Oil for the perfect amount of smoothness and shine. Formulated with fine macadamia and avocado oils, to provide a velvet-like finish and subtle gloss. Watch as hair shines brighter and feels soft to the touch.