What she wanted
Every morning, Sue wages war against her thick, naturally wavy hair, arming herself with her trusty blow dryer and beloved flatiron. Her main request was for a more manageable style. "I want something that will speed up my routine," she said, preferring a cut that would take less time than her current 45-minute ritual.
Before and after: Take a look at Sue before and after her makover.
What she got: Colour
For the past 16 years, Sue has been sporting a similar shade of blond, dyeing it herself for the past five years. However, she wasn't able to achieve the true blond she saw on the box, says Jenneffer Gutierrez, master colour technician at Marc Anthony Salon. "Her current colour is on the brassy side, a reddish blond, almost strawberry," Gutierrez says. "The brassiness is picking up the redness of Sue's skin tone," she says.
To neutralize the reddish undertone, Gutierrez lightened Sue's locks to a golden beige and applied highlights and lowlights in various shades around Sue's head. Once the foils were removed, a toner was applied to eliminate any lingering brassiness.
The new sparkling shade of blond instantly changed Sue's skin tone. "Her skin is glowing now – it almost looks sun-kissed," says Gutierrez.
What she got: Cut
Sue's former cut was long with very little movement. "She's playing it too safe," says Marilisa, artistic director for Marc Anthony Hair Care/Plutino Group.
Marilisa suggested a blunt cut with light layers through the ends to break up the heaviness. She started by chopping off four inches of hair – "I'm cutting off just enough to lift her face," says Marilisa.
Page 1 of 2 – Find out which beauty products were used to give Sue the perfect look on page 2.
