How To Tuesday videos are back! Check Michael's Beauty Blog weekly for a new video featuring Michael's beauty team demonstrating the techniques our they use everyday when getting ready in the morning. There's nothing more frustrating than not being able to recreate your salon look at home, so we're going to do our best to show you some secret tips and techniques so you can have a salon look everyday!

How to Crimp Your Hair with a Flat Iron

This week's video features Sheena demonstrating how to crimp your hair with a flat iron to create messy, beachy waves.


Video: How To Crimp Your Hair with a Flat Iron

To recap, here are some of Sheena's tips:

• Sheena preps by blow drying her hair up-side-down to create as much volume as possible
• Part your hair into one-inch sections
• Starting at the root, slide your flat iron down the section, flipping it over and under to create a zig-zag wave
• Always end "under" so you don't have harsh edges on your style
• Squeeze your flat iron tight to get more definition in your waves
• Sheena twists her bangs to the side and pins them with a stylish clip
• You can vary the look by parting your hair in larger or smaller sections

If you have any styling tips or beauty techniques you would like to see, please let us know! You can leave a comment here on our blog, or on Facebook or Twitter!

You've been hearing about the "Bronde" hair color trend for awhile now in the big publications (Glamour, Cosmo, Stylelist, etc.) - think Jennifer Aniston, Gisele Bündchen and 90% of Victoria's Secret models - but do you know the best way to get the look?


Balayage is the highlighting technique used to "paint" on highlights to achieve the natural-looking, sun-kissed highlights of the bronde look. Michael's designers studied this technique from the masters at Jacques Dessange in Paris and brought it back here to Dayton to train the rest of Michael's talented stylists.

We love the balayage hair color technique because it's a natural-looking alternative to traditional foil highlights. The stylist has complete control of the placement and intensity of the highlights.

What do you think of the bronde look? Is balayage a highlight technique you would like to try?

I highlighted Nicole’s hair really heavy on top in the shape of an hour glass. For contrast, I used a rich dark chocolate color everywhere else. Nicole wanted a fun haircut that would be easy to style, so we decided on a really cute swingline bob with lots of choppy layers. The color and style look great on Nicole.

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Posted by: Amanda Hansen

One of Michael's Haircolor Specialists.

Emily had shoulder length, natural dirty blonde hair color and wanted something to spice it up. For color, I did pale blonde all over highlights to brighten up her face. I also added deep brown and purple contrast to add dimension. She needed a fun, funky contrast which gave attention to her face. For her haircut, I decided to take the length up to her hairline and stack it in the back to create body on top. I also took the layers up too, which also created lots of volume. To add texture, I razored the sides for a piecy look and thinned all over to create even more body and take bulk out. To finish her I used Sebastian mousse to give her style lift and fullness and texturized with Aquage Detailing Crème. To hold the style I used Bed Head Masterpiece hairspray. Emily loves her new look.

 

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Posted by: Matti York

Something different for summer.

Teresa is a working mom with three kids. She wanted an up-to-date look, but most importantly a style that would be easy. Most of my short hair clients get bored with the same old cut, they like change and I like change too. With Teresa's hair, I slightly under cut it giving closeness on the sides and back. This allows her to keep a little length on top for fullness and adds more drama to the style. Teresa's hair is fine, but this cut works great on thick hair too. It's a great style for summer. To style her new cut, I used Sebastian mouseforte and Aquage texturzing wax. These are both easy products to use and a neccessity for creating the look at home. 

Posted by: Jodi Schuh, Master Designer Michael's Salon and Spa

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 Jodi