Color

These Peachy Hair Shades Go Above and Beyond Pantone’s Color of The Year

This year, Pantone’s color of the year is a peachy-pink called “Living Coral.” Since January, this cheery hue has popped up in everything from interior design to beverage packaging and all things in between. Here’s how this sunset shade has influenced hair color so far this year, with seven women on Instagram showing off their bright orange, muted pink, and rosy peach dye jobs. Remember, if your hair isn’t already lightened or naturally blonde, you’ll...

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Kick Off the New Year in Style With These Five Hair Trends for 2019

New Year, new you. Isn’t that how the saying goes? But you don’t necessarily have to embark on a full-on lifestyle or personality change to feel refreshed on January 1st — sometimes changing your hair is all it takes! Consider one of these five gorgeous hair trends to help you feel like you can take on whatever 2019 brings. Image via Pexels Painted Highlights for Curly Hair Create depth and draw attention to your natural curls with painted...

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Halloween-Inspired Beauty

Halloween is right around the corner, and what better excuse to play around with beauty trends than a night where costumes and painted faces are the norm? Whether you want to scare or seduce, be frightening or fashionable, or even just embrace a different side of your personal style, October is the month to do it. Image via Wikimedia Killer Hair Extensions Ready for long luscious locks that will take you from Halloween night to date night?...

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Trending Hair Colors for 2018

With every new year comes new trends, and 2018 is already shaping up to be an exciting year for hair! There are plenty of classic and emerging hair color trends to consider for your New Year 'do. For those with bold tastes, bold roots instead of tips are increasingly popular, while both charcoal and salt and pepper dyed hair are gaining traction in current color trends. Blonde Tones to “Dye” For Baby blonde, a light and...

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Don’t Fall for These Common Hair Myths

Between mom’s wisdom and tips from beauty bloggers, most of us hear an abundance of advice on how to achieve the perfect locks, much of which can be conflicting information. It is increasingly tricky to sort myth from truth and to know which tips to follow and which to brush off. Many hair-related fables developed before people fully understood how hair grows and what impacts its appearance and health. The expert stylists who you entrust...

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How to Preserve Your Hair Color Longer

A fresh color treatment can boost your confidence and add to your look’s wow factor. Not only do you walk out of the salon with the perfect shade, you also have that glossy, healthy finish that everyone craves. Unfortunately, as the days fade away, so does your hair color. However, there are a few things that you can do to protect your hair color from fading, saving it until your next appointment. Here are five tips...

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Sun-Kissed Hair: Two Ways to Naturally Achieve Summer-Ready Highlights

Break out your shorts and Ray Bans, because summer is here. What better way to celebrate summer but with an all over summer glow? Especially sun streaked locks. But, not all of us have the time or money to spend to get that summer ready look. Luckily, you can achieve summer highlights with a few quick and easy, all-natural methods with ingredients you probably already have at home. The Lemon Method You’ll need: Water ...

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Hair Color Trends for Spring 2016

It’s a new season and there are some fabulous and fun hair color trends on the scene. The common new approach is multitoned in every tone that creates fun dimension and a sense of volume for every hair color. Try one of these on for a refreshing new start to spring. Cuivre Red: An exciting, shimmery copper shade has increased intensity and lots of shine. Autumn Red: This warm red tone provides yet another red option for...

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SOS! Pinup to the Rescue: Saving You from Hair Disasters

There are just some things that should require the warning label “Do Not Try This at Home”. At home hair treatments are some of the common rescue missions that our competent staff find themselves called to remedy. Basic deep condition treatments or even simple, light bang trimming can be fine for you to manage on your own. However, the following treatments all too often have gone wrong and our voice of experience encourages you to...

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Hair Color: Maintain Your Mane, Prolong your Paint

So, you have just walked out of Pinup with a daring new style and you sprung for the best of the best and have achieved that to-die-for-color.  You think you now get to sit back and look ravishing for the next 6 weeks until you need a root touch up?  Think again, babe!

Your job has just begun.  You have 6 weeks of homework to keep your color fresh and your tresses healthy.  Here is your list to help in your hair color protectant studies: