Hair Stylist Martin Rodriguez

What is the right Summer and hair-color and style?

Summer color and Highlights The best colors are pastels, gold’s, Ash blondes and silver blondes. Today’s method of coloring has changed Hair colorist around the world are doing all types of Applications to make the hair more natural. By selecting small to thick strands Slices in hair that are then lightened at least 2 to 4 shades lighter than the rest of your hair.

Highlights should compliment your skin tones and match your personality.

If you desire a natural look you should never go more than 2 to 3 shades lighter then the rest of your HAIR COLOR. Natural looking highlights give you a sun-kissed affect and to bring depth and light to your overall color.

For bold  highlights or a rainbow of selected shades in the same family of color can be chosen. However, these should still match the skin tones of the individual.

Pick the right color for your tone.

Your hair color should suit your complexion. Ad gold or sand color tones on pale skin. If you have pink skin, avoid shades of red 

or Double gold  blonde.

Use ash tones to neutralize any unwanted reds or copper tones.

 If your skin is olive, stick with dark or red colors&add; richness with Low-lights in chocolate or violet red  tones or brown shades.

Highlights in some cases you may have to ad ash If the color is to red or to brassy .

If you have short hair, avoid to many highlights or opt for full color. Subtle highlights around your face will bring out your features

If you have longer hair Slicing application of different tones will look great .

Keep in mind that due to root growth, all-over coloring will need to be touched up every 4 to 6 weeks, while highlights can last a little longer you might just have tone  your hi-lites.

 

Highlights consist of selecting small or thick strands of hair that are then lightened at least 2 shades lighter than the rest of your hair.

 Highlights should compliment your skin tones and match your personality.

 If you desire a natural look you should never go more than 3 shades lighter then the rest of your HAIR COLOR. Natural looking highlights give you a sun-kissed look and to bring depth and light to your overall color. 

For racier highlights a rainbow of colors can be chosen.  However, these should still match the skin tones of the individual. 

Pick the right color. Your hair color should suit your complexion. Any hair color will look good on pale skin. If you have pink skin, avoid shades of red or golden blonde.

Opt instead for ash tones to neutralize your coloring. Sallow complexion? Stick with deep reds & avoid yellow, gold or orange tones. If your skin is olive, stick with dark  or red colors & add richness with Low-lights in red or brown shades.

 

To color or to highlight , that’s the question. If you have short hair, avoid highlights & opt for full color. Subtle highlights around your face will brighten your complexion if you have longer hair.

Keep in mind that due to root growth, all-over coloring will need to be touched up every 4 to 6 weeks, while highlights can last up to 2 or 3 months.

 

Different types of highlights. There are basically 4 types of highlights: basic foil highlights, Biollage Known as french hi-lighting or Ombre hair color  ’hair painting’, chunking or ‘piecing’ & low lighting and paneling. Today ‘s hair coloring Master hair stylist Martin  rodriguez combines all these combinations of techniques to produce some of the top hair color for clients and Celebrities.


A note from master stylist Martin Rodriguez

Don’t like the color? Don’t be afraid to go back to the salon & talk to your stylist.  There are all sorts of ways to fix color that’s just not right. If you did it yourself with a semi-permanent color, use a body-building shampoo to wash away the color faster.

After care. Refresh your color by using a color-enhancing shampoo & conditioner once a week. These products deposit miniscule amounts of color into hair.

 

Root rescue. You can expect your color to last about 4 to 6 weeks before your roots show. If you’re hair is colored, you’ll want to get your roots touched up.  Don’t do it  yourself.

It is significantly more expensive to pay a colorist to correct a problem that you created at home than to have it done professionally the first time.
If you have highlights or low-lights, you can avoid having your whole head colored by asking your stylist to give you face highlights , crown & part.

 

Martin rodriguez has developed an innovative fade prevention system that uses anti-oxidants, UVA and UVB filters, and unique moisturizing ingredients to maintain and restore shine and life to color treated hair. Moving beyond Just any shampoo or conditioner

Be aware of what sulfates are!

Sulfates & sodium laureth sulfate make shampoo products foam, lather, and cleanse. For people with highly sensitive skin, sulfates may irritate the scalp and skin, excessively strip essential oils from hair, it may cause hair to feel dry to the touch. KaleaRose offers sulfate free shampoos.

  

SD alcohol, also known as wood grain alcohol, has been considered drying to the hair. kaleaRose focus on healthy alternatives includes alcohol free hair care products for client’s who seek that option.

Synthetics & preservatives

Methyparaben & Propylparaben have commonly been included in personal care products. However, ongoing debate over its continued use and long-term safety has led us to remove these ingredients from our products. kaleaRose formulations are paraben free.

 

KaleaRose does not, and never has conducted product testing on animals. All of our ingredients, product testing and production are cruelty-free.

For keratin-style treatments avoid shampoos containing salt or sulfates.

For more info on kaleaRose hair care please visit 

www.kalearose.net

Give me a call to get the right color  for your skin 714 366-6964 Master Hair stylist martin rodriguez

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The perfect blowout hairstyle

Clients should understand the basics of a ‘blowout’.

Women across the nation have sought the perfect hairstyle. That elusive blend of volume softness, smoothness and style has created frustration in many women who seek the perfect hair their personalities and creativity through their locks. Hairstyles often represent the cultural, social and ethnic identity for many individuals and can also represent a certain social status. While hair density, texture and length are all factors in a person’s hairstyle, fashion and trends play the biggest role in women’s hairstyles and hair coloring.

       Now The perfect blowout is not just drying the hair!Actuality the blowout is a styling technique that takes practice anyone can achieve a great Blow out with some schooling and practice lets get started.

When done properly you can create soft gentle curves in the hair. A proper blowout can add fullness and volume to the hair, can straighten curls, and can add shine. Here are a few simple tools you need, and then take you through the blowout process.

What you need:

       1 Shampooed Cleaned hair

       2 conditioned hair

       3 A Blow Dryer

       4 Heat-Protective Styling Products

 (Depending on the type of    hair you have)

 Curly hair I recommend using No frizz creams and spray gloss for soft touchable hair

For straight hair try texture sprays or beach spray for volume

       5 Clips for Controlling the Hair

       6 A rat-tail Comb

       7 A paddle Brush

       8 A Round Brushes

       We want to start with the hair having fresh shampooed hair and conditioned. This ensures a great starting point for our styling. Residual build-up of some hair styling products can leave the hair stiff and dull it can change the look of the hair during the styling process. Make sure to understand the hair products that you will be using in your styling. Plan Ahead in the style you will like to achieve. Techniques are important so you can manage the hair well when you’re trying to get a feel for how a technique is supposed to work and feel.

      Aside from clean hair, the most-important factor in this technique is the blow dryer. Any blow dryer can help you dry your hair. But FOR BEST results from a blow dryer you want something that allows you to control the temperature and airflow more than just your basic blow dryer.

       Use a hair dryer that offers dual-settings switch on the fan and the temperature. You also want a dryer with a ‘cool shot’ Button which HELPS cool the hair from heating. As long as the button is pressed this allows you to change the temperature of the airflow to cool to HOT. 

The round brushes are for drying and styling with volume and creating soft curls in your hair try using various sizes of round brushes. For best results clip the hair after each section has been dry with the brush and let the hair cool of. The vented brush is called such because it has vents in its base that allow the air to circulate through the brush and dry the hair more quickly. The round brush generally has a metallic or ceramic barrel at its base that is designed to hold heat and allow you to reshape the hair shaft along the bend of the barrel. It’s this barrel curvature that allows the hair to be shaped into soft curves. Just as with rollers, you want the barrel of your round brush to be larger depending on the length of your hair.

How To:

       Start with shampooed, conditioned and towel-dried, apply a quarter size amount of your protective/styling hair product and comb it through evenly. Next take your comb and your hairs clips and divide the hair into workable sections. Gather the top of the hair of and twist it into a coil and clip it in place. The middle section of the hair should be separated into left and right sides. Leave the lower third hanging loose and comb it to remove any tangles and make sure the product is distributed evenly – adding more as needed.

 Start drying the hair using low heat with a high airflow. Brush through the hair to separate the hair and keep the hair and dryer moving constantly. The goal is to gently dissipate the water on the hair to a dry’ state. Once the hair is ‘mostly dry’ you want to switch to your round brush, and shift your dryer to high heat and low airflow.

       Use the round brush and pull the hair taut as you direct the hot air along the length of the shaft in the direction the hair grows. You never want to blow the air toward the scalp along the hair shaft. If you blow the hair toward the scalp the hair will become frizzy follow the direction of the hair grain away from the scalp.

       Stylist TIP: The secret to blow dry straightening is TENSION. You need a brush that is going to pull the hair taut as you blow the hot air along its length. If you have fine hair and can’t seem to get your hair straight with a blow dryer, this is probably why. If necessary, use a brush with natural fiber bristles to get the desired tension. For truly straight hair in a blowout style, use a flat paddle brush. We’re demoing the round brush look because we want SOFT gentle curves in the hairstyle.

       If you want to add extra fullness and volume to the hair, use texture sprays to your round brush and to the sections of hair where you need more volume. Hold sections of hair taut near the scalp while you direct the airflow to style the hair. Once the hair is dried, hit the cool shot button and cool off the hair to set the hair. This will cause the hair to stand away from the scalp and give volume.

       Continue with these steps through the rest of the sections of the hair. Take your time and work in smaller sections as you finish with the rest of the hair. You’ll be happier with your hairstyle if you take your time don’t rush the job.  Finished look, you can actually set a few sharper curves in the hair by using your round brush or fingers apply a dime size of wax & wane hair polish to your hands emulsify well and take one section at a time to add polish look by using your fingers wrapping hair and shaping with hands and fingers. Along the front hairline, try curling the hair around the brush and warming it while you hold the hair taut, then cool the hair and remove the brush. You can create these deep bends along a parting line or simply at the forward hairline to give a more polished look.

       Use a similar technique at the ends of the hair by rolling the brush in your fingers to keep the hair wrapped around the barrel of the brush while it is warmed. Cool the hair while you continue rolling the brush to set the bend in the hair. Once you have the look you want, spray the hair lightly with (KALEA ROSE) La Rose Hairspray to keep the style looking smooth and neat.

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Do it yourself hair color?

KALEA ROSE HAIR CARE  FOUNDER  Martin Rodriguez

Do It Yourself Hair color?

            Oprah’s magazine did a feature in the November 2009 issue about saving money on your hair by coloring at home.  These days we all appreciate a good tip on saving money.  However, as a professional hairstylist and master colorist, I must address the many problematic outcomes that are possible when people attempt to get salon quality results at home.  Now I am not saying that it is not possible to get decent color results by doing it yourself.  But the article in “The Oprah Magazine” is extremely misleading and could encourage an overly ambitious mindset that could cost you more money in the end.  There are just some things that should be done by a professional, if you want professional results. 

First and foremost is the choice and blending of colors.  The main reason that the women in the article have such impressive results is that the magazine’s “hair professor,” Sharon Dorram, is instructing the women on color choice and mixing.  In my thirty years of experience doing hair I am often asked for the formula I use when doing someone’s color.  Why?  Because I have been trained and experienced in selecting the right color combinations to compliment skin, eyes, personalities, lifestyles and budgets.  It is not as easy as holding the picture on the box up to your face.  The magazine article admits that, “finding a gorgeous…red in a box can be a challenge,” while encouraging women to combine shades for best results.  However, it skips the part that explains exactly how you are supposed to choose these colors yourself.  After all, the guinea pigs in the article have a professional to choose for them.  At home, reds can be too orange, to pink, too violet, too dark, too light and just plain lifeless.  If you do not understand the underlying color pigments in your own hair as well as the pigments used in the product, then you may be in for a big surprise when you color at home. And this goes for blondes and brunettes as well.

The second major problem with this “DIY” advice is the instructions for using lighter colors on the ends to prevent them from turning dark.  The problem is deciding how much lighter to go and how much of the ends need the lighter color.  The answer to both of those questions will vary considerably, depending on the condition, texture and color of the hair.  Plus, everyone’s chemistry is different, which affects the color process and formulas.  It doesn’t take too much imagination to picture the bad possibilities of choosing and processing a different color on the top of your hair than the ends.  We can all picture that going very badly. 

Lastly, I want to address the idea of bleaching or highlighting at home.  As you can see by the color wheel below, there are various colors that make up one hair color.  For instance, a brown can be made up of blue with orange, yellow with violet, or even green with red.  We all have a unique combination of colors that make up our main shade.  When you begin to lighten the hair with bleach you are stripping colors away, which takes the hair through numerous colors before getting to the desired shade.  The main problem here is timing and watching.  It takes a lot of practice to see whether or not a piece of hair has reached the desired color, especially when it is still saturated with bleach.  A few minutes can make a disastrous difference.  Rinse out too soon and you may have to reapply the bleach, too late and you could fry the hair, or end up with the wrong result.                     

            For the most part, unless you are extremely pressed for money, I would not suggest coloring your hair at home.  Sure, you can get by with a box color, which will be better than walking around with bad roots.  But there really is no substitution for a professional.  After all, you wouldn’t have your attorney cater a wedding or have your plumber fix your car.  Correcting mistakes is almost always way more expensive than preventing them in the first place, especially when it comes to hair color.  I’m sure Oprah and her magazine staff doesn’t color their own hair and you shouldn’t either.   

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Hair color

Hair color seasons

As we all know, living in Southern California in the winter months can take a toll on our hair and skin.  The Santa Ana winds and the dry heat in our homes deprives us of the natural moisture we need for healthy hair.  But with a little education and the right daily maintenance we can counter these harsh effects and enjoy shiny, luxurious hair all winter long.          First, if you have color-treated hair, Organic Color is the best.  The absence of ammonia and other harsh chemicals doesn’t strip the hair or leave the cuticle vulnerable to environmental elements.  Organic Color also contains natural oils that moisturize the hair during color applications, causing no itching or burning like ordinary traditional color systems.  If you color treat your hair, and most of us do, Organic Color allows you to have the beautiful benefits of color without the detriment to your hair.  

     Second, If your hair is naturally dry to begin with, try washing it less frequently.  Use a shampoo with no Laurel Sulfates No sodium chlorides try KALEA la rose shampoo and make sure to use a conditioning treatment TRY Kalea rose Passion Conditioner or the cure fromKALEA HAIR CARE LINE . Also, ask your stylist for an intense conditioning treatment during your visit to the salon.  Stylists have access to exclusive products that you will not find in your local market.           Thirdly, make sure to protect your hair when you are out in the sun and wind by covering it with a scarf or hat.  Much has been said lately about protection from the sun for your skin but many people ignore the fact that hair is easily damaged too.  Women may not like the idea of putting a scarf on their freshly coiffed hair but a thin silk or rayon scarf, tied loosely will protect your hair and your style.  Try these tips to maintain your hair during these dry months and you will be looking your best all winter long. Visit : kaleahaircare.com for a great product for your hair

Ooh la la salon 18120 Brookhurst st. #59 

Fountain Valley ca 92708 Martin 714 366-6964

Martin@martinrodriguez.com

Winter hair color

Winter hair colors are little warmer and Darker as compared to the other hair colors of the seasons, summer, spring, autumn. This is we can create more drama and romance in hair coloring. Which simply goes well with winter. But still, you have to make sure that important factors are considered before deciding to go darker. The first thing that you need to take notice is your skin tone. Check whether you have warm or cool skin tone by looking at the underside of your forearm. If your veins appear to be ash in color, then you are classified as warm toned but if your veins are bluish, then you have cool skin tones.

Blondes have more fun?

Blonde hair color is a bit tricky because you normally associate the yellow colors with summer. But you can still make it work during the cold season if you know the right winter hair colors. For the warm skin tone, you can use honey color, amber, apricot tones, and golden blonde. Cool skin tones, can go for ash blonde or the color 

of corn silk icy blonde hair colors.

Reds turn heads

Red heads, winter hair color is easy. If you have a warm skin tone, then you simply enhance your color by going cherry cola, with coppers but make sure you don’t go to light in your hair color. But if you have a cool skin tone, then purple, magenta, or even ruby red colors.

Always consult with your stylist or a professional

Stylist Martin Rodriguez @ Ooh la la salon

18120 Brookhurst St. Fountain Valley ca 92708

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Adding back proteins that help reduce frizz and control unmanageable hair.

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