It's berry good.
By Rebecca Norris, Teen Vogue
We love a bright, bold hair color. But when a dark, sultry shade pops up on our Instagram feeds with the same vivid allure (without the ultra-bright hues blended into a white-blonde base), we can't help but do a double take — and double tap. Especially when that hair color is named after something sweet and delicious, like Rockville, MD-based hairstylist Megan Schipani’s blackberry dye job.
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We love a bright, bold hair color. But when a dark, sultry shade pops up on our Instagram feeds with the same vivid allure (without the ultra-bright hues blended into a white-blonde base), we can't help but do a double take — and double tap. Especially when that hair color is named after something sweet and delicious, like Rockville, MD-based hairstylist Megan Schipani’s blackberry dye job.
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Schipani is no stranger to creating food-related hair colors — we fell in love with her work when we spied her peanut butter-and jelly-inspired hair color on Instagram a few months ago. Now that we're all about her blackberry creation, you know we had to ask her how she made this dark shade come to life.
[post_ads]“My client came in telling me that she was a busy mom who needed low-maintenance color that was still fun. The day before her appointment, I had received a few packages of a new direct-dye line and knowing that my client was in the market for purples, it just clicked,” Schipani told Allure. Though she considers the end result of this look to be low maintenance, the technique to achieve it wasn’t. Schipani spent around eight hours lightening her client’s hair with a balayage technique, making sure to lighten only the strands that would be covered in purple. Once she created the perfect level 8 blonde-balayage base, she applied L’Anza Hair Care Vibes shades in Purple with a hint of Blue over the blonde.
“Believe it or not, this color really doesn’t require a whole lot of care, apart from the typical cold rinses and infrequent washing routine,” Schipani says. “Since I didn't bleach her out or touch her roots, the color should grow out super smoothly.” A vivid hair color that’s not high maintenance? Now that’s definitely something we can get on board with. If you’re thinking the same, you’re in luck because Schipani assures us that this hair color looks beautiful on anyone, as long as the purple hues are customized to your particular skin tone.
See more at: Teen Vogue
[post_ads]“My client came in telling me that she was a busy mom who needed low-maintenance color that was still fun. The day before her appointment, I had received a few packages of a new direct-dye line and knowing that my client was in the market for purples, it just clicked,” Schipani told Allure. Though she considers the end result of this look to be low maintenance, the technique to achieve it wasn’t. Schipani spent around eight hours lightening her client’s hair with a balayage technique, making sure to lighten only the strands that would be covered in purple. Once she created the perfect level 8 blonde-balayage base, she applied L’Anza Hair Care Vibes shades in Purple with a hint of Blue over the blonde.
“Believe it or not, this color really doesn’t require a whole lot of care, apart from the typical cold rinses and infrequent washing routine,” Schipani says. “Since I didn't bleach her out or touch her roots, the color should grow out super smoothly.” A vivid hair color that’s not high maintenance? Now that’s definitely something we can get on board with. If you’re thinking the same, you’re in luck because Schipani assures us that this hair color looks beautiful on anyone, as long as the purple hues are customized to your particular skin tone.
See more at: Teen Vogue
