CANDY WASHINGTON

WRITER | PRODUCER | ACTOR | MANIFESTATION + SELF-LOVE MUSE

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Joico x Color Butter x Larisa Love Salon

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Hi lovelies,

Who doesn't love changing up their look and adding in some flair with vibrant colors?! That's why I loved celebrating the launch of Joico's NEW Color Butter, an healthy way to keep your new hair color vibrant and long-lasting. 

Color Butter is the perfect mixture of hair conditioner and pigment to keep your color-treated locks looking luscious and on-fleek. Get the full beauty recap below!

"Joico’s NEW Color Butter the instant way to fight the fade or add hot shades. Joico Color Butters are color-depositing treatments that instantly add vibrant color or refresh faded color, while reducing breakage by over 44%! The low-commitment Color Butters last for up to 10 shampoos and come in six bold shades: Pink, Purple, Red, Blue, Green and Titanium, so you can play with color like never before! Refresh fashion colors with these rich color boosters for an easy amp-up to that color your clients have been loving, or you can use on their own for a great, low-commitment pop of color on naturally blonde or pre-lightened hair, all the while treating your client’s hair to nourishing, ultra-moisturizing ingredients and hair-repairing and strengthening technology from THE healthy hair company!"

Vibrant, bold and fun, Color Butter shades are matched perfectly to Joico’s most popular Joico Color Intensity for easy refreshing for you. Stylists can even use Color Butter after a Color Intensity color service; use Color Butter in lieu of conditioner for longer-lasting color results with a burst of extra color, condition and shine! Then send your clients home with one for easy maintenance. Or introduce clients to bold color without the long-term commitment! A great in-salon service and at-home care – a win-win for both stylist and client.

Why You’ll Love Them

  • Instantly add vibrant color (to naturally blonde or pre-lightened hair)
  • Refresh faded color (to naturally blonde or pre-lightened hair)
  • Lasts up to 10 shampoos (depending on daily care habits, hair history and texture)
  • Fragrant scent: sweet and inviting, you’ll love applying it!
  • Reduces breakage by over 44% (against combing breakage when using Color Butter vs. clean damaged hair)

Parched strands become completely quenched, gloriously glossy, and silky to the touch; that's becauseColor Butter strengthens weak, pre-lightened hair, restoring vital moisture levels that leave hairfrizz-free and amazingly responsive to styling.

As for color? The sky's the limit: Extend the life of your client's investment shade for up to 10 shampoos with our unique rainbow pigments: GREEN, BLUE, TITANIUM, PURPLE, RED, and PINK give you the freedom to touch up dipped tips or even create whimsical pinwheels in a flash! The possibilities are endless. Color Butter offers a rich-yet-weightless treatment that gives you the pop of a temporary color with intense conditioning benefits.

The How To

Color Butter is an all new color-treatment category that opens the door to practically endless usage possibilities… Here are a few unique ways to get the most from your Color Butter in the salon and at home. Wearing gloves is recommended when applying and rinsing and cover clothes during application.

Color Butter can be creatively intermixed for endless shade and intensity options. There are three different ways to create your own custom shades:

1. Intermix each shade for strong, bold and artistic customized shades.
2. Intermix any shade or customized formula with your favorite Conditioner like K-PAK® Color Therapy™ or Moisture Recovery to dilute or lighten the intensity a shade.
3. Deepen your Color Butter shades by repeating an application 2-3 times. Apply your first application, process, and rinse the hair. Repeat this process 2-3 times to deepen your color butter result.

When pre-lightening hair prior to applying Color Butter, use the following guidelines for optimum results:

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Get the scoop on Redken Blonde Idol from celeb hairstylist Tracey Cunningham, owner of Méche Salon

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Hi lovelies,

I had the pleasure of hanging out with the Tracey Cunningham, celebrity hairstylist, Redken color consultant, and owner of Méche Salon in Beverly Hills, and I got the insider scoop on why every girl who goes blonde, even if it's just highlights or ombre, needs Redken Blonde Idol in their beauty repertoire and other fab beauty and hair tips and tricks.

First, I have to gush about how cool  Méche Salon is. It's located at  8820 Burton Way Beverly Hills, CA 90211, and it smells divine when you walk in. Everyone is super-friendly and you can get pampered like a princess. 

Second, I was lucky enough to snag some one-on-one time with Tracey. She says that the one of the biggest parts of her process is making sure that her clients bring in photos of the style and color that they want.

This is essential because what we visualize in our minds can differ and vary, so to save time and make sure that everyone is on the same page.

Also, just because she works with celebrities which include J. Lo, Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jessica Biel, Jennifer Garner, Charlize Theron, and Lily Aldridge, she hates when it people say, "Just do whatever you want." You know what you want and don't be afraid to ask for it.

Her advice for aspiring hair stylists is to get as much education and experience as possible, build good relationships with the clients that you do have, and if you don't love what you're doing, then get a new profession. 

Her go-to products for the girl that loves accessible luxury when it comes to her hair products?  The Redken Blonde Idol collection.

It guarantees, no brassiness and Redken takes into account that no two blondes are alike and they offer customizable care to bring out the best in every blonde. 

Their new Blonde Idol features the exclusive Kera-Bright System that balances, brightens, and beautifies to keep your blonde brilliant and idol-worthy between salon visits.


The scoop in Blonde Idol:

The Blonde Idol Product Line:

  • Blonde Idol Sulfate-Free Shampoo: Gentle, sulfate-free daily cleansing shampoo for all blondes.
  • Blonde Idol Custom Tone Conditioner Violet for Warm Blondes: Adjustable color-depositing daily conditioner for cool blondes helps neutralize brassiness. Dual-chamber releases a custom calibrated blend of color-depositing and conditioning formulas that can be adjusted as needed over time. Deeply conditions, strengthens and helps preserve tonality between salon visits.
  • Blonde Idol Custom Tone Conditioner Gold for Warm Blondes: Adjustable color-depositing daily conditioner for warm blondes helps neutralize brassiness. Dual-chamber releases a custom calibrated blend of color-depositing and conditioning formulas that can be adjusted as needed over time. Deeply conditions, strengthens and helps preserve tonality between salon visits.
  • Blonde Idol BBB Spray: A lightweight, leave-in or rinse-out multi-benefit conditioning spray. First BBB hair treatment that balances, beautifies and brightens blondes.
  • Blonde Idol Mask: Nourishing rinse-out treatment.

Who Should Use Custom-Tone Gold?

If you describe your haircolor as: Rose Gold, Light to Dark Golden, Sun-Kissed, Strawberry Blonde, Caramel, Rich Toffee, or Honey and would like to maintain or refine your warm tone

Who Should Use Custom-Tone Violet?

If you describe your haircolor as: Platinum, Lavender, Violet Pastel, Icy, Beige, Ash and would like to neutralize any brassiness to preserve cool, blonde hair

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*Although this is a sponsored post by Redken, all opinions are my own.