Confessions of a Hair Color Virgin


Updated 02/28/12 10:00 AM · Posted by · 12 comments

Before and After: Nice 'n Easy Foam Color Review

Having colored my hair dozens of times as a teenager, I'm no stranger to unusual hues. Pink, red, purple, black, green (OK, that last one was a mistake) — I've worn it all. That was then. This is now: virgin, natural brown hair that hasn't been colored in years. And as it turns out, upon close inspection, the "natural blond highlights" I'd thought were peeking through were actually gray. I Read more

The Dos and Don'ts of Coloring Your Hair at Home


Updated 10/26/11 10:43 AM · Posted by · 9 comments

How to Color Your Hair at Home With Box Color

The models above have gorgeous, velvety brown hair. And if you guessed that this color came from hours in an expensive salon chair, you'd be wrong. Colorist Marie Robinson colored their hair for the Spring 2012 Naeem Khan show with Clairol Perfect 10 (some of which she picked up at a nearby drugstore during a last-minute run). "Coloring hair at home isn't as scary as people think," she says. "A Read more

Colorist Marie Robinson Talks Fall's Hottest Trends and More


Updated 10/12/10 7:00 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Fall 2010 Hair Trends

Not only is Marie Robinson the color director for Clairol and colorist to stars like Anne Hathaway and Rachel McAdams, but she's also owner of the posh Marie Robinson Salon in NYC. Since last week, Marie's been sharing her advice with us on doing color right, from her at-home coloring essentials to selecting box color, but for the final installment of this series, Marie's talking Fall trends. To Read more

Colorist Marie Robinson on Getting the Best DIY Hair Color Results


Updated 10/13/10 5:08 PM · Posted by · 4 comments

Tips For Coloring Your Hair at Home

What's so cool about celebrity colorist Marie Robinson is the fact that even though she runs an upscale establishment, Marie Robinson Salon in New York, and works with clients like Sarah Jessica Parker and Rachel McAdams, she's still down with talking about DIY box color. I call that instant cred. I recently chatted with Marie, Clairol's color director, about how we can get the best results while Read more

All the Supplies You Need to Become an At-Home Colorist


Updated 10/07/10 4:05 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Supplies You Need When Coloring Your Hair at Home

With her platinum blond hair and cool-girl style, celebrity colorist Marie Robinson has an ultrahip vibe about her — much like Bella beauty icon Kate Lanphear. Marie has an equally cool résumé to boot, having worked with A-listers such as Kristen Stewart, Scarlett Johansson, and Anne Hathaway. When it comes to at-home color, Marie says there are a few essentials to have on hand to make your Read more

Clairol Uses a Talking Mirror to Surprise Women


Updated 07/02/10 11:05 AM · Posted by BellaSugar · 0 comments

Clairol Surprise Mirror Prank

Imagine hurrying through the subway when, suddenly, a disembodied voice comes out of a huge mirror in the middle of the concourse and starts asking you whether you need to touch up your roots. In New York's Grand Central Station this week, some women actually had this experience when Clairol set up a giant talking mirror to promote its Root Touch Up product. The installation used actress Angela Read more

Get Kristen's New Red Hair — For $30!


Updated 10/19/10 8:17 PM · Posted by BellaSugar · 7 comments

How to Get Kristen Stewart's Red Hair

The Internet was in a tizzy yesterday after Kristen Stewart debuted a new hair color, a gorgeous coppery shade that the majority of you were loving. Want to get the look? Stewart's main stylist, Adir Abergel, worked with Clairol Celebrity Stylist Marie Robinson to create the new color. To recreate the '50s-inspired hue at home, they recommend Fekkai Salon Color in 6R Copper-Lucy ($30). If you Read more

Get Sienna's Perfect-For-Summer Highlights


Updated 05/20/10 6:00 AM · Posted by BellaSugar · 0 comments

How to Get Sienna Miller's Hair Color

At the Met Gala earlier this month, Sienna Miller stepped out sporting a lighter hue that gives her hair that perfect, beachy feel. And if you want to try out the style yourself, we've got the scoop from her colorist, Marie Robinson, on the whole how-to. If you have naturally medium-brown to medium-blond hair, try using an at-home hair lightening kit to re-create Sienna's highlights. Start an Read more

Celebrity Colorist Marie Robinson Reveals Pre-Fall Hair Trends


Updated 06/29/10 10:43 AM · Posted by BellaSugar · 10 comments

Marie Robinson on Hair Color Trends

Marie Robinson's client list looks like, well, the A-list (Naomi Watts, Liv Tyler, and Taylor Momsen recently sat in her chair). Robinson, who works out of Sally Hershberger Salon in New York City, is also one of the most sought-after colorists for beauty campaigns and color changes for films (from what she's told me, directors can get verrrrrry specific). I consulted her about what her Read more

You Tried Crazy Hair Color . . . Now What?


Updated 04/05/12 2:05 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

How to Fix Hair Color Mistakes

We're happy to present this story from our friends at Allure: Katy Perry's blue hair is still going strong, but others are ditching — or at least taking a break from — Crayola hair. Rihanna (whose hair has been fire engine red, then bleach-blond) and Lauren Conrad (peach and rainbow-colored) are now jet black and blond, respectively. In light of this return to normalcy, we asked Amy Huson of Read more