Beauty Blog
What fantasy color actually involves at our River North salon: why vivids and pastels need a clean even lift before any bright color goes on, why pastels demand a paler base than vivids, how fast each fades and why, color-safe washing, refresh cadence, and an honest look at why dark or previously colored hair usually takes two or three sessions.
Corrective color is rarely a one appointment fix. Amarii walks through why the work happens in stages, what causes banding, why box dye is the hardest case, what to bring to a consultation, and why correction is priced at $120+ per hour.
Kevin, master colorist at 3rd Coast Salon in River North, walks through the real choices for grey: opaque full coverage with a four to five week root cadence, blending with foils and gloss that stretches to eight or ten weeks, HOMME color for men, why grey texture resists color, and the lower maintenance routes including root shadowing, gloss only, and a planned grow out.
Balayage is painted freehand so it grows out without a hard line, while foil highlights lift brighter and work right up to the root. Kevin explains how each technique is applied, who it suits, and what both start at.
