The Colorist

JAN 2013

For hair color trends and celebrity hair, colorists turn to The Colorist. Celebrity hair, hair color ideas, hair color products and more.

Issue link: https://thecoloristmag.epubxp.com/i/101536

Contents of this Issue

Navigation

Page 14 of 56

tip sheet | WHAT���S NEW. WHAT���S HOT. WHAT WORKS. ��� ��� Rumer has it Brad Johns, color director at the Salon & Spa at Saks Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, fell in love with Pakistani-born British singer Rumer the frst time he heard her debut album, Seasons of My Soul (she���s a dead ringer for Karen Carpenter) so he feels honored to be doing her hair. At frst he merely added a few highlights, but when he listened to her second album, Boys Don���t Cry, he felt like she was entering a different phase in her life. ���These songs were lighter,��� says Johns, who suggested that she make her hair lighter too. Rumer agreed, and Johns went to work, using Clairol 42D (Medium Cool Blonde) to lighten her base. ���I chose that shade because it���s one of their coolest colors,��� says Johns, who foiled in Clairol Basic White Lightener around the front and top. It���s a different look for Johns, who tends to go for the gold, but in this ONE TOhas been on our radar for some time. A real go-getter, McGowen landed WATCH HEATHER MCGOWEN I think the most important thing a woman can have, next to talent, of course, is her hairdresser. 12 The Colorist | JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2013 | thecoloristmag.com ���JOAN CRAWFORD ��� ��� a gig working for Sebastian���s Michael Polsinelli just two years out of beauty school. As part of the Future Vision team team she got to see Nick Arrojo in action. ���I was really inspired by his work because it���s wearable hair and the color���s beautiful,��� she says. Armed with a couple of recommendations from people she���d met while at Wella, McGowen ���ew to New York City to interview for a position at Arrojo���s salon there. ���He hired me on the spot,��� says McGowen, who relocated to Manhattan from the West Coast where she was born and raised. After three years, she felt it was time to leave. ���New York never felt like home to me, and I missed my family,��� says McGowen, who got a job at Planet Salon where she���s been under the tutelage of owner Ginger Boyle. McGowen���s ���ve-year plan? To work for Wella and become a top stylist. Now that she���s made the technical team for Illumina, the company���s biggest color innovation in 20 years, it���s safe to say that she���s well on her way. PHOTOGRAPHY (CLOCKWISE FROM TOP): WALTER BRISKI, JR.; ROBERT LYNDEN. case it hits all the right notes.

Articles in this issue

Links on this page

Archives of this issue

view archives of The Colorist - JAN 2013