Almost everyone has a folder of color inspiration saved on their phone. The trick is turning it into something that suits your hair, your skin tone and how often you really want to be in the chair. Here are five looks worth bringing to a consultation at our Downtown Plano studio, what each one takes, and which of our stylists to book.
1. Warm, Molten Caramel
Golden blonde, amber and soft brown melted together. It’s high-impact color that stays easy to live with, because it’s painted to grow out softly instead of leaving a line. Face-framing placement adds brightness and structure right where people look first.
Kailee Smith specializes in lived-in color and dimensional blonding, and this is her territory. Her warm, golden foilayage on extra-long hair, with a hint of strawberry blonde and soft face-framing layers, is the look in real life. Foilayage pairs balayage-style placement with foils for brighter, softer dimension, and it’s one of our color services.
2. Rich, Dimensional Brunette
Brunette has grown past one flat brown. Think umber, cacao, cinnamon and soft mocha layered for richness and movement. The goal is a color that looks natural and expensive, not just darker.
Billie Buckingham loves creating exactly this. One of her clients wanted to grow out a haircut and return to a look closer to her natural color with no additional chemical processing, so Billie used 2.5 rows of 18-inch extensions in two blended shades for a multidimensional brunette.
Prefer to do it with color? Kailee’s braided balayage restoration is a good example. She filled a client’s strained, over-lightened hair darker, added a braided balayage and toned the whole thing. The result was a break from lightening with dimension and shine still in place.
3. Dark and Glossy
Deep, reflective darks are having a moment, but dark hair doesn’t have to mean flat. The difference is in the gloss and in a little dimension you only notice when the light moves.
That’s what Iris Rodriguez did with her client’s soft, lived-in balayage: subtle dimension and beautiful contrast on a natural dark base, without going too bright. To keep the shine going between visits, a Gloss / Glaze Refresh from our Signature Series is a quick way to refresh tone.
4. Soft, Wearable Blonde
Blondes have softened. Cool ash, creamy beige or a touch of warmth, chosen to flatter your skin tone instead of fighting it. For the lightest touch, fine highlights add brightness without a full overhaul.
Kaycie Klodner specializes in blonding and lived-in color. Her AirTouch refresh blended 2–3 inches of regrowth into a client’s existing blonde for a soft, natural-looking finish. If your blonde has turned uneven or warm, Billie’s ashy dimensional blonde shows what a custom glaze can do with no extra lightener.
5. Something Bolder: Rich Reds and Soft Pastels
Cherry cola, auburn wine and deep merlot make rich reds, and a muted peach smoke gives you a grown-up pastel. Both are for the days you want something with edge, and neither is a one-size-fits-all service. Bold color is custom color, priced by the time your hair needs, and we talk through timing and cost before we start.
Tehya Milburn, our master stylist and co-owner, has more than 15 years behind the chair and a passion for color and epic transformations. She’s who we’d point you to for the big ideas.
How to Choose Yours
Start with three questions: Does the shade flatter your eyes and skin tone? How many weeks do you want between appointments? And what has your hair already been through? An honest answer to the last one often decides everything. Hair that’s been lightened a lot may need a break before it needs more.
Bring photos of the looks you love. At your consultation we’ll find the version of them that fits your hair. To keep color looking its best afterward, ask about a five-minute Kérastase Fusio-Dose treatment from our Smoothing & Treatments menu, which pairs well with any color appointment.
Ready for Something New?
Browse more of our before and afters in the Gallery, then book a color consultation online or send us a message and we’ll help you find the right stylist.
