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Dekko’s Daily Grind ~ Kerina

Our favorite model/client Kerina comes in and changes her hair quite often, this is one of the reasons I wanted Kerina to be the face of Juju Chan’s first product Texture Powder Styler.

This picture shows the first step to her next change ~ going blonde and going back to her fringey look.

I (as usual) forgot to take the ‘before’ picture until after we shampooed, hence the wet hair, but anyway you can still get the idea. We cut the hair a little shorter this time, but went for a full on rounded fringe. Jill (Dekko’s co- owner and colorist) used L’Oreal to start the first stages of going lighter. Hair was styled with Oribe products.

I will keep you posted with each step of the way to show you the finished result…

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My Pick ~ Flick

I love this one because of the simple 2  color mix as well as the sexy  sweep of the hair with the natural looking flicks at the back.One of my favorite techniques is to see the combination of black with brown or in this case, reddy brown, it gives it a basic yet striking contrast and would be great for any client who wants a subtle color change. This haircut was done by Antoinette Beenders who is Aveda’s Global Creative Director. Nice!!

 

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Prediciting the future of color ~

Excerpt taken from Layeredonline.com  ~

‘Straighteners to dye for – we find out what science has in store for our hair

Word in the science lab is that we may soon be waving goodbye to messy DIY dye jobs in favour of a much cleaner way to colour our hair – simply with the swipe of a straightener. Scientists at the University of Mexico and Los Alamos National Labs are developing a state-of-the-art technique using ion beam straighteners – hot irons that can permanently switch the colour of your hair. How does it work? They’ve developed irons that can etch gratings onto individual hairs, creating different patterns so each follicle refracts light differently – by scanning the colour directly onto the hair fibres. Only issue is that it’s permanent. However, the scientists also aim to develop a conditioner that can mimic this effect, which can then be washed out. But before you rush out to buy, research is still in its early stages, and it won’t be making it into our salons any time soon. But good to know it’s not just our phones getting smarter.’

To read original article  layeredonline.com

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Dekko’s Daily Grind ~ Jessica by Joni

I’m so glad I caught Joni before she made this change on her client Jessica. So often I don’t manage to get the before pictures and then it doesn’t feel so complete for me to post.

So anyway, Jessica is another one of Dekko’s clients recently coming in asking for a big change. She been Joni’s client for a long time and Jodi does her color for her. All I can say is, there’s been a huge influx of clients wanting big changes lately, so I just want to say Thanks to celebrity’s such as Michele Williams and Jennifer Lawrence and all the celebs having LOB’s (long bobs)

Joni gave Jessica a fantastic short haircut, tapered into the nape at the back. Sides were left long enough to tuck behind the ears. Top area was left longer for softer movement. Their inspiration was…

Here’s Jessica with her ‘before’ hair:

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And here is after Joni snipped, blow dried, flat ironed and styled the hair, Fabulous change!

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Dekko’s Daily Grind–Laurie

Laurie has been a client of Dekko’s for quite some time. Our technician Heather has been coloring her lovely  long locks for a number of years now. Normally Laurie would trim up her hair length and add afew layers here and there, keeping it a long messy textured look.  Recently she came in and  decided to go for a big change.

We went for a long bob (LOB) shape and cut it with a razor to keep the ends looking soft and piece-y.. We decided to keep the layers limited and very long, but the hair was razored throughout to take alot of the weight out. The reason for this was to keep the style less layered looking and more piece-y.

It was a fun cut to do and Laurie looked great with her new length. We styled it using Oribe styling cream and Oribe Royal Blowout.

Here’s Laurie’s before:

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Crazy Hair by ZGat Academy

‘Real fake’ is the name of this collection and boy did this collection really catch my attention. Combining Hair with some real artistic make up to create this ‘crazy’ fabulous set of pictures.

ZGat Academy is based in the City of Zagreb, Croatia. And here is a  excerpt take from their website because they deserve to be known for their fantastic work –

‘The mission of ZGat is to provide clients with creativity and top-quality service.

Implementing these elements through work and constant education make the basis of our team’s philosophy.

We believe in working with hair as an organic, living substance which changes and has its own individuality.

Each of our stylists and technicians are specialized in one particular service, and whether you are looking for precise haircut, adequate hair color, or simply an advice, they will help you choose the look that suits you best.

Our hair designs vary from symmetrical to asymmetrical cuts, with diversity of textures and vast number of hair colors.

We see our work as a part of world of fashion, and for the world to notice the beauty of shape, someone has to wear the haircut. Therefore the end result is always highly individual and depends on the person who wears it.

The cut and the color are artistic forms in themselves, and the individual gives them life and mobility, creating thus a new form of art…’

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Collection by Darren Ambrose

‘Darren Ambrose is one of British hairdressing’s creative leaders – a winner of no less than 5 British Hairdressing Awards, he produces some of the most jaw dropping photographic work in the world alongside the wearable styles he gives his clients at his busy Pinner salon.

A Global Ambassador for Wella Professional, Darren has recently presented shows in Russia, China and New York where he holds audiences rapt with his technical abilities. ‘

To read more on Darren, go to UKHairdressers.com Pictures from Creative Head Magazine

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Dekko’s Daily Grind ~ Deanna

I did this haircut a long time ago on Deanna, but never got round to show it off to you so here it after all this time. Deanna’s hair had been ultra long for sooooo long so we decided to whip it all off for her birthday one year. We even got acclaimed San Francisco stylist Heather to do her shampoo for her ; )

Deanna with her ultra long hair:

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And of course I wasn’t so organized to have my camera on me, we took these ‘after’ photos at different stages over the following weeks, showing straight and wavy looks, as you can see, the look is refreshing, cute and sexy..

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