Boise Hair Salon Tips for the Perfect Holiday Hair

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The holiday season will soon be in full swing with beautiful bows, bursts of color and an air of excitement! And as we all know the days ahead will be booked with holiday parties and celebrations. That’s why it’s important to look your best with a holiday hairstyle from unDONE Salon. Our Boise hair salon stylists will help you find the best winter look for your hair and face with their expert knowledge of style, cut, and haircolor!

Be Prepared
When you’re ready to book your holiday hair appointment, it’s important to be prepared. If you have an idea of what you want your hair to look like, show a picture of it to your Boise hair salon stylist. Doing so will help you and your stylist achieve the special look you want. If the look requires hair extensions, make sure call ahead of time and ask for their opinion on what length, style and texture would work best for you.

Also, don’t forget about all the dehydration and damage that the winter weather causes. Cold, dry air removes valuable moisture and nutrients leaving your hair looking dull, and dry. Amp up your holiday hairstyle by booking a deep conditioning treatment for your hair. At unDONE Salon, we provide a variety of conditioning and scalp treatments to leave your winter hairstyle radiant, soft, and healthy.

Book Your Appointments In Advance
While the holidays are a great time to change up your usual look, it’s important to keep in mind that the stylists at unDONE are busy the entire holiday season creating unique winter looks for all of our clients. Holiday hair appointments, especially around important dates like Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years fill up quickly.That’s why it’s important to schedule your appointment with unDONE in advance.

Schedule Today!
Although the holiday season can be one of the busiest times of year, a little proper planning and a few simple steps can ensure you get the look you want before your next major event. The key here though is to PLAN. Now is the time to get your calendar out and start booking your holiday Boise hair salon appointments so you have one less thing to stress about! Book your holiday hair appointment at unDONE Salon today by calling (208) 287-2010 or schedule online at https://www.undonesalon.com/schedule/.  

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Boise Hair Salon Tips to Avoid a DIY Hair Horror Story…

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Anyone who has tried a DIY hair treatment knows that there’s always the possibility of disaster. Many of us share the same regret of a bad grocery store haircolor or rushing to the salon with chopped hair because we tried trimming it on our own. While people think they save money by waxing, trimming and dyeing their hair at home, the results can be disastrous . At unDONE salon, we’ve seen plenty of botched do-it-yourself jobs. So in the spirit of Halloween, we want to provide you with the following tips to avoid a DIY hair horror story…

DIY Smoothing Treatments

While it’s possible to purchase just about any smoothing treatment online, it’s important to know that these products are designed to be used by a Boise hair salon professional. The professional stylists at unDONE are certified and licensed to use these products properly. If you purchase a product like the Brazilian Blowout Smoothing System and attempt the treatment at home, you can severely damage your hair.

Below is a variety of factors that must be considered by an unDONE professional before the application of any smoothing treatment:

  • What other chemicals are in your hair?
  • What is the texture of your hair?
  • How much texture do you want left in your hair once the treatment is complete?

DIY Haircut

Under the right circumstance, a new haircut is usually a fun experience. When you want a new look, it’s important to do your research and find pictures that match the cut you want to achieve. Once you find the look you want, visit your Boise hair salon stylist. While YouTube videos can make a DIY haircut look easy, precision cuts are taught in cosmetology school and in advanced cutting classes. If you want to avoid visiting unDONE to fix a DIY haircut, consult and do your research instead of trying to cut your hair on your own.

DIY Bleach

Fashion colors are all the rage these days. However, these colorful hues are often obtained by pre-lightening your hair with bleach and other lighteners. While this may not seem like a complicated procedure, it can be especially damaging if you leave the bleach in your hair for to long. Bleach has the ability to lift your hair from a level (1) black to a level (10) blonde. During this process, your hair becomes weaker and weaker because the bleach penetrates the cortex of the hair, removing its melanin. Hair can become dry, brittle, and break off easily when the cortex is compromised. That’s why it’s important to visit an experienced Boise hair salon stylist to help you achieve any color once it’s safe and healthy for your hair. They can also help you maintain the color in the salon or provide you with advice and professional products to use at home.

It’s also important to keep in mind that bleach can burn and irritate the scalp. While there are different lighteners for different techniques, there are bleaching products out there that cannot be used on the scalp.  

DIY Haircolor

At unDONE Salon, a DIY hair color is one of our most common rescue missions. While the images on a box of haircolor may look lovely, and the directions promise wonderful results, all too often the opposite is true. The directions in a box of hair dye cannot properly determine a person’s starting haircolor, nor their history of hair products and treatments. Any stylist will tell you that all these things impact how your haircolor will turn out. A professional Boise hair salon stylist will help you transform your color based upon your individual needs. If you want to save money by doing it yourself, it’s important to take into consideration that you may end up spending double to fix or achieve the color you want.

When A Hair Horror Story Does Occur

When a hair disaster occurs, it’s important to remain calm. The worst thing you can do is to overreact and take immediate action. Take a deep breath and access the situation. Once you’ve calmed down, call unDONE Salon at (208) 287-2010 to schedule an appointment to fix the problem. When dealing with a hair disaster, you’ll want to call as soon as possible.

Happy Halloween!

Restore and Maintain Haircolor with Gem Lites & Viral Colorwash

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Lets face it. It sucks when you spend your hard earned money to get the perfect extreme hair color only to see it fade away within a couple of weeks. At unDONE Salon, we’ve got a intriguing new product line from a company called Celeb Luxury that works like magic when it comes to protecting & maintaining your haircolor!  

Founded by industry innovator Leland Hirsch, Celeb Luxury has launched two fashion haircolor systems formulated to improve the appearance of haircolor and keep it looking fresh and vibrant in between Boise hair salon visits! Both systems include Colorwash that is formulated with patent-pending Colorposit technology that adds color to maintain and boost vibrancy while preventing your haircolor from fading. Even better, the sulfate-free cleanser is formulated to condition and detangle strands!   

Gem Lites Colorwash comes in 10 brilliant shades that includes Quartz, caramel blonde, ruby red, and copper-brown amber.

Two of the shades also offer corrective capabilities:

  • Flawless Diamond – includes anti-yellow whiteners for blonde, natural gray and white hair.
  • Brown Tahitian Pearl – helps to eliminate brassy red tones in brown, deep blonde and natural gray hair.

The colorwash can be used at the shampoo bowl to adjust, boost, brighten or tone down haircolor. Multiple applications are designed to produce brighter and deeper results. When used at home you can alternate the colorwash with the clear Gem Lites Shinewash – a gentle, sulfate-free, high-lather, shine-enhancing cleanser for all hair types.

Rounding out the Gem Lites collection is the Bonditioner, and Celeb Secret Fix:

  • The Bonditioner – a lightweight, frizz fighting moisturizing treatment.
  • The Celeb Secret Fix – a lightweight styling product that detangles locks while enhancing shine and providing frizz and humidity control.

Viral Colorwash on the other hand is available in 10 pastel and extreme tones. Colors range from Pastel Lavender to Extreme Teal that appears bold on pre-lightened hair and jewel-toned on virgin and darker colored hair. Like Gem Lites, Viral Colorwash can be used in our Boise hair salon to achieve creative color effects on pre-lightened hair or as demi-permanent color or to make adjustments after a haircolor service.

At home, you can use Viral Colorwash to manage the vibrancy of fashion colors in between Boise hair salon visits, followed by Extreme Blonditioner that’s formulated to provide intense moisturization for dry, damaged hair that’s been pre-lightened. The final product in the Viral line is Extreme Smoothing Styler, a leave-in conditioner that detangles hair while providing heat protection and high-gloss shine.

To find out more about Celeb Luxury and the new Gem Lites and Viral collections call us at (208) 287-2010 or visit unDONE Salon today!

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2016 Fall Haircolor Trends

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People usually associate fall with the changing color of the leaves, but what about haircolor? At unDONE Salon, we couldn’t be more on board. We love to change with the seasons, and this fall is no exception. Check out the following haircolor trends to help inspire your next color appointment!

Bronde

This haircolor is a combination of blonde and brunette. Its brown base with rich caramel highlights will not only warm up your skin tone, it will bring dimension and life to your hair.

Oil Slick

Also known as rainbow hair for brunettes, oil slick haircolor allows you to keep a darker base while using purple and green tones to add dimension. While this haircolor does require some lightening, it’s nothing compared to the pastel tones that were popular all summer.

Snowlights

The snowlight effect is created with shimmering pieces of pale blonde highlights scattered across the top of the head to look like – you guessed it – snow. Try this hair color look to give your summer shade a sparkling lift.

Color Melting

Color melting is a new haircolor technique that creates a multidimensional effect. Multiple color hues are melted together to produce a natural look that reflects different light tones seamlessly.

Colored Roots  

Take a walk on the wildside with this drastic haircolor effect. Ask your Boise hair salon stylist to apply a darker semi-permanent color at the roots while leaving the frame around your face and ends lighter. This allows for a more purposeful look with bolder roots.

What Haircolor Trend is Right for You?

Whether you’re looking for something traditional like a beautiful shade of Bronde, or something a tad bit bolder, this year’s fall trends have something for everybody!

At unDONE Salon, we want to provide you with a professional haircolor that lasts, and leaves you with healthy, beautiful hair. Our Boise hair salon stylists will help walk you through the process while helping you decide which fall haircolor trend will look best on you. To book your next haircolor appointment, call us at (208) 287-2010 today!

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Protect Your Haircolor Investment from Fading this Summer

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This month we’ve talked about the best ways to protect your hair from chlorine damage. But how are you supposed to protect your hair from fading? Well, the good news is that there are quite a few ways to keep your haircolor from fading. Below are some Boise hair salon tips to help you maintain a vibrant haircolor that looks great each and every day this summer!

Get a Professional Haircolor Not a Supermarket Solution

Opt for professional haircolor treatment instead of a DIY grocery store box dye. Ask your Boise hair salon stylist about which brand they would suggest and which one has the longest lasting palette of colors. Unlike the one size fits all box dye, your Boise hair salon stylist considers several factors and customizes a formula with different hues in order to achieve the best haircolor shade.

Use the Shampoo & Conditioner Your Boise Hair Salon Stylist Suggests

TRUST your stylist on this one. What you use on your hair will make a huge difference when it comes to the longevity of the haircolor. It’s important to invest in salon-grade products specially formulated for colored hair. Using the products they suggest will help to protect the color and add shine, volume and luster.

Protect Your Hair

During the summer, haircolor tends to fade faster than in any other season. It is essential to protect it from the sun while poolside or at the beach. Ask your Boise hair salon stylist about a high SPF conditioner to help protect your strands against those dangerous, harmful UV rays.. UV light damages color treated hair by causing the dye molecules to oxidize and fade or turn brassy.

Additionally, hats and scarves can help keep your hair protected and under wraps when you’re out and about.

Conditioner is Your Best Friend

Dry, damaged hair won’t be able to retain haircolor treatments properly. If you’ve ever tried going from bleached blonde to any other color you probably already know how hard it is. If your hair is fried, you may as well just watch the haircolor simple wash down the drain. Take care of your hair, and pamper it at least once a week with a deep conditioning treatment. When you rinse it out, you’ll be left with softer, shinier hair. Again, ask your Boise hair salon stylist about what deep conditioning treatment they would suggest.

Refresh with a Color-Glaze

Finally, one of the best ways to keep haircolor from fading is a clear glaze – a Boise hair salon technique that you can opt for right after your dye job that will help make your haircolor last longer. Not only can you have it done at the salon, you can also do it at home with the help of an easy-to-apply colored or clear glaze of choice!

At unDONE Salon we want to provide you with a professional haircolor that lasts, and leaves you with much healthier & beautiful hair. To book your next haircolor treatment, call us at (208) 287-2010 today to schedule an appointment!

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I Am a Hair Cutter: Written by Kim Denton Owner/Salon Coach

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With over 30 years of Boise hair salon experience, having seen and adapting to so many different hair trends and changes over the decades, my friend Paulo Candido (you might know him from Bravo’s Television show, Shear Genius), and I were recently chatting about our love and passion for the salon industry. Having been trained by renowned stylist Irvine and Louise Rusk, our passion for seeing hair and using it as our artistic canvas has been ingrained in us. We are hair cutters before we are colorists and we are not ashamed to admit it!

In fact, having worked with some of the best mentors in the hair industry, Tatjanna Cyponpionka, Sandra Yu, Andor Bubelenyi and now Gerard Caruso, I feel very blessed.

So why am I writing this? Well, it’s not to brag. It is my concern for the hair salon industry. Haircolor has taken such leaps and bounds within the last decade that I feel many stylists have lost their love for hair cutting. As hair stylists we all looked up to Vidal Sasson and his passion, and vision to cut and sculpt hair for inspiration. But color, oh the wonderful world of haircolor… What really takes my breath away is when color is placed to the cut!

One thing I have noticed in the last couple of years is that hair cutting has really taken a back seat in the salon industry. Companies are pushing color, color theory, product knowledge, color placement and editorial styling but no technical cutting classes.

In fact, many younger stylists like to use the razor to create a hair cut but when it comes down to it, they can never do that same cut again, or they just want long hair because long hair is easy for them. Let’s be honest, cutting hair scares the hell out of them and some of us too! We take some cutting classes but there is no foundation, no vision, and no inspiration: Just. Cut. Hair. As a hair cutter, this is a concern, how do we get around this lack of education?

We share our voices. We make sure to support companies that provide cutting classes that have a technique and get back to the basics. It’s important for us to have confidence, no matter who sits in our chairs, so that we can create the best look for them WITH a color that brings the cut out. Let’s be honest, just because a haircolor is rainbow, doesn’t mean it’s beautiful! Beauty is when all forms of art come together to create a marriage, a silhouette! Have you ever seen ombre hair when it’s not curled? The best style for a client is when the hair is in its natural state without having to do anything to it…

Yes, I am a Boise hair salon stylist, but I am also an artist, a sculptor, and a hair cutter, other than just a colorist!

Haircolor confusion ….. What does it all mean? Written by Kim Denton Owner/Salon Coach

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As a Boise hair salon stylist, the terms Ombre, Balayage, Sun Lights Ombre, Foils, and Highlights can often be confusing not only to professionals like myself but to many of our clients as well. Guy Tang said it best when he said “Call it for what it its.” As stylists, we are happy to #HashTag anything just to get our name out there but in doing so, we have caused quite a bit of confusion in the world of haircolor. Haircolor these days has been moving so fast over the past couple of years that sometimes it can be hard just to keep up and share as much information with our clients as possible. In respect to Guy Tang, we need to call it for what it is so that there is less confusion on both parts.

So let’s face it. Are we really taking the time to communicate with our clients or are we simply using #HashTags  just to get our name out there?

When it comes to looking at a picture for inspiration, it’s important to really study it. We all know that a darker level of hair cannot go platinum with a balayage! Balayage is a haircolor painting technique for a soft, subtle, natural look that resembles a young girl’s hair. It is used with a clay based lightener that will not swell, puff or bleed. However, it is NOT powerful enough to lift hair more than a couple of levels. Over time and with persistence it will lighten hair gradually but it always gives it a sun kissed look like you were hanging out in the sun at the beach.

Ombre is a term used for a lighter look on the ends. Usually the roots are shadowed meaning a darker shade than the natural level. This can be a dramatic look or a subtle look. The hair is usually back combed and the hair left out is foiled for a brighter result.

Sun Lights on the other hand, are a beautiful look for clients in between. This term consists of baby highlights on the top of the head followed with a ombre to brighten up the ends. Also, shading the root area can be done for a more dramatic look. Keep in mind that clients and stylists often both mistake this technique for Bayalage. *Remember this technique includes foils so you will get lighter results than the Balayage technique.

But more than anything, let’s face it… Sometimes a beautiful highlight is all a client needs to get the job done! So no matter what color technique you’re interested in trying, its best to consult with your Boise hair salon stylist. Happy coloring!

Why it’s Important to Pre-Book Your Holiday Boise Hair Salon Appointment!

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year! And as we all know, the days ahead will be booked with holiday parties and celebrations. However, it’s important to keep in mind that it’s your Boise hair salon’s busiest season as well since women and men from all over the Treasure Valley will be booking appointments for their next holiday haircolor, cut, or style.

Below are some helpful Boise hair salon tips for taking the stress out of your next holiday hair appointment:

1. Book Your Boise Hair Salon Appointment NOW

If you’ve marked the date of your next holiday party on the calendar, make sure to call your Boise hair salon stylist to reserve your hair appointments now. Don’t wait until the week of your next major event only to find out it may be next to impossible to squeeze you in.

2. Book Your Appointment For The Exact Boise Hair Salon Service You Want

The holiday season one of Undone’s busiest seasons. Be considerate. Don’t walk into your Boise hair salon requesting services you didn’t book for in advance. Make sure to have any chemical processes (haircolor, perms, etc.) done before your special occasion appointment to help avoid rushing your Boise hair salon stylist to complete the service you need done so you can get to your party on time. Keep in mind that many Boise hair salon stylists also have plans & family commitments of their own, so make sure to discuss any needed chemical processes with your stylist in advance.

3. Bring Pictures

Be prepared. If you have an idea of what you want your hair to look like, show a picture of it to your Boise hair salon stylist. Doing so will help you and your stylist achieve the special look you want. If the look requires hair extensions, make sure call ahead of time and ask their opinion on what length, style and texture would work best for you.

While the holiday season can be one of the busiest times of year, a little proper planning and a few simple steps can ensure you get to look and feel your absolute best before your next major event. The key here though is to PLAN. Now is the time to get your calendar out and start booking your holiday Boise hair salon appointments so you have one less thing to stress about!

 

2015 Vivid Haircolor Trends

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As a popular new trend that started this summer, vivid haircolor has been making a strong debut at your Boise hair salon for both the young and young at heart. Not only are celebrities showing of some amazing color combinations, but people everywhere are rocking every color of the rainbow!

Remember the days when your haircolor options were either blonde, brunette, or red? Well, those days are long gone, and your Boise hair salon has been busy keeping up with the vivid haircolor boom as more colors are being added to the palette.

What’s great about it, is that the growing vivid haircolor trend is allowing your Boise hair salon stylists to get creative, while making way for a new trend called sand art hair. Instead of just one vivid haircolor covering the whole head, individual strands of hair are different colors. One strand may actually even have two, three, four, or five different colors on it! It’s like looking at sand art where you don’t know where one thing starts and the next thing stops with a variety of colors that seem to spill over each other.

And if sand art hair isn’t something you’re brave enough to try but still want to turn heads, maybe you might just want to try only a streak of vivid haircolor, or you’re brave enough to try a full head! All you have to do is pick your favorite color!

To keep up with the demand, Boise hair salon stylists everywhere have been booking vivid haircolor appointments with clients of all ages like crazy. There are just so many different ways to play around with it, and the vivid haircolor trend shows no sign of slowing down anytime soon.

Hair is like a canvas, and expressing your inner “my little pony” has never been so much fun. Talk with your Boise hair salon stylists about what vivid haircolor options you’d like to shock the world with. They will help walk you through the process while helping you decide on what haircolor trend will look best on you!

 

Ombre, Sombre, Balayage & Baby Highlights?

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We all know how trends come and go, yet despite the variety of haircolor styles we see now days, many of us are stumped when it comes to understanding what look/technique it is that we want to achieve when visiting our favorite Boise hair salon. Ombré? Sombré? Balayage? Baby highlights? What’s the difference? Below is a basic list of haircolor style definitions for you to understand before making a date with your Boise hair salon stylist:

Foils vs. Balayage
Foils and Balayage are both highlighting techniques that create their own subtle look. Traditional foils for example are known for creating highlights that are uniform and defined. However, Balayage (taken from the French word meaning “to sweep”), is a freehand technique used by your Boise hair salon stylist where swatches of hair are sectioned and hand painted against a backboard with a lightening agent. After the painting is complete, each swatch of hair is then covered in cellophane. The result? Fatter, less symmetrical, random highlights that finish in a casual, beachy look.

Ombré vs. Sombré
Since the demand for dark roots and lighter ends started a few years back, Ombré helps to feature a stark dark-to-light fade. In contrast however, Sombré haircolor features lighter sections up higher while the lower lengths have ribbons of dark for a more gradual transition. The nice thing about both is that each look is perfectly low-maintenance that don’t harbor the need for constant Boise hair salon touch-ups since there is no clear demarcation line or regrowth.

Highlights vs. Baby Highlights
Now that we have a better understanding of foils and balayage, do you know that there are also different degrees of highlighting? As opposed to splashlights – that feature sharp flashes of blonde on dark tresses – baby highlights are much finer.

With baby highlights, your Boise hair salon stylist will separate your hair into tiny little sections before haircolor is applied to each group of strands and left for approximately one hour. While baby highlights are a bit more expensive, and time-consuming, you are however left with a more multidimensional, radiant, natural-looking haircolor. Basically, baby highlights help to recreate the look you had when you were just a precious wee-one. Keep in mind however, this technique really only works on blonde hair…