Ian Zachary training pt.3

For my third model I wanted to use somebody with blond hair and little to no previous coloring their hair to demonstrate a foiling technique that I learned many years ago but haven't used in a while. I again posted a search on facebook. Thankfully I found the perfect model for this technique. Her name is Heather and she is a client of mine. After I described the technique to Chuck he had lots of questions how its done and how it would turn out. Instead of your average square foils, the foils are folded in triangles to give a totally new look! For Heather's hair, I wanted to create height in her cut and style and achieve a fun, blond look with many dimensions and tones. I decided to use two different shades of blond and a copper lo light as well as a darker tone underneath. That is 4 different colors total used in her hair! Check it out :)

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Ian Zachary training pt.2

For my second model, i stayed at the salon and used our fabulous receptionist Sandy! Chuck had come in earlier that day to see Sandy and examine her hair before I got to play! Sandy is a hair school graduate who is not quite ready to get out on the floor. She loved chunky white blond highlights and ashy tones. Unfortunately neither went well with her skin tone. She was worried about stepping into warmer tones because she didn't want to look "orange". So what I did for her was use a rich chestnut in a level 6 as her base color so she still has dark but in a warmer tone. I then went in and covered her white highlights by weaving out new ones, coloring over the old ones, and toning the new highlights with a warm, light blond. For her cut, she loves to have height but she finds it hard to hold with her longer layers. To combat this issue, I gave her choppy, disconnected layers blended by some texture to make it more wearable. The results were beautiful!

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Ian Zachary Training session pt. 1

I have been working with Chuck at West Coast Salon Distributors to enhance my skills as a hair stylist and platform artist. He has been teaching me new techniques as well as giving me constructive criticism on my work and how to make it appealing to other hair stylist. Ultimately my goal is to help him sell products by teaching other stylist how amazing Ian Zachary color truly is.

I posted a search on facebook for anyone willing to let me do whatever needed to showcase this color line by giving someone a dramatic change. I got a lot of responses but many of them wanted small changes or something specific. I ended up choosing a friend from high school Danielle. She had natural level 6 hair which she BOX colored to be a level 4. She hadn't colored it in a month so she had about 1 inch of regrowth. After consulting with her, we decided to make her a beautiful level 4 with a lot of red tones in it and create an accent panel in the front of an intense level 6 red. My natural response was to color her ends with the target color and mix a different color for the roots to deepen it. But Chuck said that would have made my results far too dark, so i took his advice and did a bleach wash on her first which lifted her to a very orange level 7 which was perfect! After that it made it very easy to section out my panel and use the red level 6 on her panel and put the dark red level 4 on her ends. For her cut, I wanted to add more life to her locks by re stacking it and releasing some of the weight at the bottom. I also added a small amount of fringe in the front which can be worn forward or swept off to the side. The results were beautiful! see for yourself!

This was the results after the bleach wash. I used Ian Zachary bleach with 30 vol and shampoo, capped it and let it sit without heat for 30 min.

Here is the gorgeous, shiny after!

Special Occasion styles

Here are some clients I have taken care of for special occasions. Whether it be a prom, homecoming, wedding, or just a girls night out, there's always a reason to get all dolled up!

Melissa has naturally curly hair, so we smoothed out her curls to give her a softer look and added some fun gold accessories to go with her dress.

For Kelsey, she wanted a full, soft half up style for her senior prom. I also preformed a makeup application on her using Bed Head makeup and some fabulous false eyelashes!

This was a style done for a school dance using a curling iron.

This style was done using clip in extensions

Twists going up to rolls with pinned curls in the back. I then added a few black pieces which I made using zig zag ribbon and hair pins





very clean classic up do for a school dance

A more Dramatic style with a lot of teasing and hair spray

low set loops and curls with a small bump on top

Twists in the front and looped back. I made the hair accessories using pearl string found at the craft store and hair pins.

After Kelly got her color and extensions, I then curled her hair with a 1 inch flat iron to create big waves in the hair. I then teased up the crown, braided pieces and pinned then back in to the style to create a more intricate style. I also did her dramatic makeup.

These two models were part of Strands Salon 2007 fashion show! I did the cut, color, and makeup for both models.

This is Heather, and for her up do I wanted to give her a nice, classic style for her wedding on captiva island.

For Jenna's up do, We went for a classic style with pearls to go with her dress and accessories.

For Adrian's wedding I gave her a nice, side swept style. She opted for a beautiful flower, feather piece instead of a veil which really accentuated the style.

another style I did for a school dance. The style really accentuates the colors in her hair.

Long Hair and Extension Pics

Here are some long hair cuts, colors and extensions I have done in the past!

Kristen has naturally long hair and was looking to add just a few more inches for prom. I added 16 inches of hair extensions then curled it using a 1 inch flat iron.

here is Jenna's before and after! We cut a lot off but gave it more of a style.



Kristie and her dramatic color




Sam before and after extensions

Beautiful, soft color and flowing style on Sloane.

Kelly just wanted a subtle few inches added to her hair so when she curls it it stays very long.

a great 2 color peek a boo effect!

Beautiful in Blue!

Who said long hair can't be fun?!

Here is Brooke's before and after! I wanted to give her a color that worked well with her skin tone and her personality!

Brittany was a new mother looking for more manageability and style for her curly hair so I gave her a richer color,a fun textured cut and smoothed it out with a flat iron.

Amanda is one of the models we used for our 2007 Strands Salon fashion show! After giving her a beautiful, vibrant red color I did a very large bump in her hair (no bump its required) and did a dramatic, colorful makeup application on her!

Casie was the receptionist at Hair to be Different. She had difficulty growing her hair because of her love of flat ironing. So to give her the long, luscious locks she always wanted we added 16 inches of extensions after giving her a color and highlights.You can see what a difference it made for her!