Make your mark in New York and you are a made (wo)man. -- Mark Twain

My first week in New York City at Julien Farel Salon on Madison Avenue was fabulous!

I had the pleasure of working on many beautiful ladies, one certain editor who stood out the most was Jennifer Peros of US Weekly! As Jennifer came in I greeted her immediately and noticed her beautiful eyes, they were a terracotta brown. Looking through her hair I noticed she had 3 months of regrowth. The previous hairdresser she was seeing was lightening her base, it wasn't bad but it certainly wasn't great.

Throughout our color conversation I started formulating in my head. I had it all envisioned in my mind's eye, I was going to create some interior depth by erasing the light brown. By the time I was finished her hair was a deeper velvety brown with soft lighter pieces running through and kissing her front frame. She looked absolutely fabulous leaving the salon!



While Jennifer was in my chair we also chatted about Real Housewives of New Jersey star Melissa Gorga. Jennifer asked me if she should she be that blonde? No! I explained to her that doesn't mean she cant wear lighter shades within her hair color, just not that MUCH! (Gorga is pictured to the left.) 

 

I must admit I have a slight weakness for Designer shoes, Italian handbags, and the lingerie of Agent Provocateur! Each visit to New York City I make my way down Madison Ave to do a little shopping. Of course my first stop is a visit to Agent Provocateur , it is a must you check it out!  

 

  

 

 

For me a visit to New York isn't complete without seeing Central Park. What made this trip even more special was that my designer, Alicia Delbrey has been to New York many times, but has never been to Central Park! So in our spare time I made sure we took a stroll through the park enjoying those famous New York City hot dogs. As always, it was serenely beautiful!

 

 

Please read about another one of my guests I had this visit: http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/the-powder-room/2013/09/stylist-review-daily-newser-pays-celebrity-colorist-sherry-ratay-a-visit

 
 
 

Lights, Camera, Beauty!

So let's talk about the photo shoot we just did here at Salon Ratay! I selected six unique looking young ladies from a bombshell blonde to a fierce red. The day started at 7am with clean faces and freshly colored hair (and a whole lot of coffee)! We immediately dove into setting the hair and painting faces. With Salon Ratay's trademark model, Chrissy, ready to go the lights of the camera began flashing.

As we wrapped up with each model's beauty look, my mind and creativity was ready for the editorial looks. As the smell of hairspray filled the air, vibrant and chic makeup pigments flying with trendy braids for our editorial collection, now... I must say, they are head turning, jaw dropping and absolutely fabulous!

A blonde, brunette and a redhead...

 

 

Chrissy, our blonde bombshell, is absolutely stunning! Look at her soft olive skin tone and her crystal blue eyes. Her beauty is classic and soft, similar to actress Rachel McAdams.

 
 

  

Paige, our beautiful brunette with her striking dark features and mocha-colored hair and soft dimension reminds me of the ever beautiful Sandra Bullock.

 Radiant redheads are always a favorite of mine. When I look at Cali with her porcelain skin and steel blue eyes, I am reminded of the flawless Christina Hendricks. 

 

 

       

              Fall is in the air!

Hair color trends for this fall season will include multi-tonal shades. From gorgeous brunettes with ribbons of raspberry or classic reds with pieces of sunset hues and stunning blondes with honey rich tones. 

 

 

Fierce and Fabulous!

This fall is all about texture, texture and more texture! The runways displayed an array of undone textures. Everything from barely-there waves, insta-bangs, messy low ponytails and deconstructed buns!

Sherry Ratay Takes New York City!

 

After careful consideration and much time thinking, I am making the move for my second work home from Beverly Hills to the Big Apple! New York City… here I come!

 

While I loved working in Beverly Hills, I decided it was time to start working down a different avenue of the beauty industry. I will be focusing on being published in fashion magazines like, Vogue, W, and etc.


In addition to moving salons, I have chosen a new PR firm based out of New York City. I will be working with Haute PR. We are working hand in hand to reach my goals of being featured in fashion magazines, as well as beauty industry magazines.


I have found my second home in the salon of Julien Farel on Madison Avenue. I am so excited to be working alongside such talented people.


I am excited about my new endeavor and can’t wait to share all of my experiences with you along the way! And if ever you’re in New York City, visit me and I will create beautiful, believable hair color for you.
 

Devon Rachel's experience at Gavert Atelier with me....Gorgeous Blonde shades.

Photos by: Sydne of Sydne Style
| Dress: Bebe c/o | Shoes: Rebecca Minkoff | Bracelets + Ring: David Yurman | Bag: Rebecca Minkoff | Lipstick: 'Funny Face' by Nars

I'm so excited to finally reveal my new hair cut + color to you guys! Out with the old and in with the new! I did away with the long craziness and ombre mess and opted for a fresh, lighter, airy cut and color. I was just sick of the mess and honestly I had never seen my hair so dark. It just wasn't me.

Luckily, the fabulous colorist Sherry Ratay completely understood where I was coming from. She mixed up three concoctions and did more work on my hair than I've ever had done color wise. I was in the dryer, out of the dryer, in the dryer half way, then out. It was a lot of moving around but Sherry created this crazy cool darker honey blonde that I wanted! She's basically a genius. And my hair felt like cashmere when I left. No joke.

Then it was on to Mika, my love! She's definitely a genius when it comes to hair cutting. She cuts your hair dry! Yep, you heard right. Mika has perfected this cut and she's just a doll to be around. I'm always excited to see her and pry for information about what celebrity's hair she's styled recently. Especially since it's awards season! Basically, Mika is also amazing and helped me get some shape back into that mess of a do I used to have! 

As far as fashion goes: I styled this look for the Bebe blog (check it out to see why I styled it for Valentine's day). I loved the mod feel and always like to take a different route when it comes to sometimes cliche holidays. Hope you guys like it! :)

Happy Friday!

According to Kimberly!

 

January's Featured Interview is with none other than celebrity hair colorist Sherry Ratay - an internationally acclaimed, award-winning color expert and salon owner. With her 20 years of expertise Sherry has been featured in Vogue, Modern Salon, American Salon and Behind the Chair along with other abroad publications sharing her passion for haircolor.

What makes Sherry stand out?

Sherry Ratay has made a name for herself out of her Salon - Salon Ratay in Orlando, Florida. She has colored the hair of Hollywood Starlets like Audrina Patridge, Lacey Chabert and many more which has lead up to a high demand on her expertise of coloring. Sherry colors the “Ratay Way” which is all about taking in all of the person’s qualities and enhancing them by adding the most important accessory one has - their hair.

Where is Sherry located?

Sherry currently resides in Central Florida where her luxurious salon, Salon Ratay, is located and was named #1 hair colorist by Orlando Magazine. As the Ratay brand develops Sherry also travels bicoastal for her LA clientele.

Sherry's best hair color advice?

When choosing the perfect shade for your hair…it is ALWAYS a must to first understand what would look best with your eye color, skin tone, and of course your existing natural hair texture and haircolor. Just because the TREND says it’s a trend DOES NOT mean that it is a perfect choice for you. Seek your Professional recommendation from your Haircolorist.

Sherry's hair color predictions for 2013?

We can all say that the ombre’ is still alive and happening but what I see happening is my version of the European Ombre’. Which is exactly this….deep dark chocolate shadow on the regrowth with the ends reflecting shades of soft terra cotta, or Raspberry Truffle shadow on the regrowth with the ends reflecting to shades of the Pacific sunset, or even with blondes…..tawny medium blonde on the regrowth with the ends softly taking on the shades like corn silk. Now that’s beautiful sexy haircolor…and I must say touchable! 

How to stay up to date with Sherry? 

Follow her on Facebook (Salon Ratay) / Twitter (@sherryratay) / Instagram (@sherryratay), of course!  

Coming up next? My personal hair coloring experience with Sherry Ratay (including pics) will be up shortly so keep an eye out. ;)

 

http://www.accordingtokimberly.com/ 

HOW TO: Blonde, Brunette, Red With Beth Minardi Signature Color

Thank you ModernSalon.com for sharing my beautiful models.  These models below show my way of creating beautiful perfect shades with Blondes, Brunettes, and Redheads.  Please enjoy.....

Sherry Ratay, owner of Florida’s Salon Ratay, is also a renowned colorist and educator who teaches nationally as a Minardi Artistic Colorist. She created these finishes to showcase how colorists can develop results that enhance a client’s existing look, rather than giving her a complete makeover. Using the newly launched Beth Minardi Signature color, which features 56 dimensional, high-shine shades.

 Red on Red
Model Taylor’s Natural level 3 hair was previously 80-percent highlighted to an orange/yellow.
Step 1: Fill hair with BMS liquid (Beth Minardi Signature shade) 1 ½ oz 6CG + 1 ½ oz 8C + 3 oz of 5 volume developer.
Step 2: Process for 10 minutes under heat and 10 minutes at room temperature, shampoo hair and dry.
Step 3: Alternate lowlights with these four formulas.
•    Joico Chrome 2oz RC6 + 1oz RB4 + a touch of RO with Activator
•    Joico K-Pak 7XR +  20-volume developer
•    BMS (Beth Minardi Signature shade) 6RC + 20-volume developer
•    Equal parts of Joico Orange and Red Intensifiers
Step 4: Process for 45 minutes, shampoo hair and dry.
Step 5: Glaze with BMS liquid 1oz 4RR + 1oz 8C + 2 oz 5-volume developer. Process for 10 minutes.

Lit From Within
Model Alyssa’s Natural level 5 hair was taken to a healthy, shiny result with a natural finish.
Step 1: Alternate highlights with these three formulas
•    BMS 2 oz 12 Ice + 2 oz 20-volume developer
•    BMS 2 oz 10BB + 2 oz 20-volume developer
•    BMS 2 oz 9 Ice + 2 oz 20-volume developer
Step 2: Process for 45 minutes, shampoo and towel dry
Step 3: Glaze entire head with BMS liquid 3 oz 10G + 3 oz 5-volume developer. Process for 10 minutes.








 Blonde on Blonde
Model Chrissy’s Natural level 5 hair, which floated up to a Level 8 in the front, was enhanced with a combination of Vero Lights and BMS.
Step 1: Highlight with Joico Vero Lights + 20-volume developer, lifting to pale yellow.
Step 2: Lowlite with Joico 1 oz G6 + 1 oz 9BG + 2 oz 5-volume developer
Step 3: Shampoo and towel dry.
Step 4: Glaze with 1 oz Joico Chrome B9 + 1 ½ oz Activator. Process for 10 minutes.

Watch my video explaing my thoughts and ideas of why I selected the shades and haircolor lines that I did certaion Haircolor and applications to create my looks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=QmB4MatO52A

Dirty and Thirty

6 Tips to Having Sexy, Beautiful Hair Color.

by dirtyandthirty

Everything we learned from Sherry Ratay at Gavert Atelier Salon In Los Angeles.
1. Don’t pluck grey hair. Instead get “hair mascara”. It is a Temporary Touchups for color treated Hair.  The mascara-like wand puts temporary color exactly where you want it.  It covers up roots or can create highlights.
2. Choose your shampoo and conditioner wisely.  Use shampoo and conditioner that supports color treated hair to maintain your color and keep your hair in the best condition for that everyday, beautiful look. You want to clean and conditions your hair, but the key is to protect it. Try Minardi Luxury Color Care System Products- http://minardicolor.com/products.
3. Don’t wash your hair everyday.  Shampoo dries out your hair and fades your color. If you need to freshen up try some dry shampoo.
4. Know what you want. Learn the different coloring styles so you can get the color style that pleases you.
Ombre – A dark to light fade of color is used in this technique. Instead of color that starts at the root, darker roots blend into a lightened color toward the end.
Balayage-  A hair coloring technique designed to create very natural-looking highlights that grow out without developing noticable roots.
American Balayage – Same theory as Balayage except uses foils. This technique was designed by Beth Minardi.  This processs speeds up the processing time because the foil is metal and it conducts heat.
All over one step process – The color is all one tone. It can be permanent or semi-permanent with out any highlights.  Your entire color is the same.
Traditional highlights and lowlights –  Sections of your hair are coloured darker or lighter, leaving your base color alone.
Double process color – combining an all over color to change the base of your hair with highlights and/or lowlights.
5. Know what color tones compliment you.  Your skin tone and eye color should determine your hair tone. Think about what colors look better on you. Do you look better in ashy colors (cool tones)  or warm colors.
6. Use styling products. Chosing the right styling products for your hair is key to maintaining beautiful, sexy hair.  It helps control frizz and protect your hair from heat. Try Glisten Color Reflecting Drops.
 http://www.dirtyandthirty.com/get-glam/6-tips-to-having-sexy-beautiful-hair-color/
http://www.dirtyandthirty.com/get-glam/6-tips-to-having-sexy-beautiful-hair-color/