Kelly Yenser
Breinigsville
How do you like to have fun in the summer?
I go camping, go to a lot of concerts (I like country), swimming and hiking anywhere in the Poconos. I have a three year old, so he and I are always going to the beach and amusement parks. I love to visit all the local outdoor festivals in the summertime.
What's your typical beauty routine like?
I usually blow-dry and flat-iron or curl my hair before work.
Have you been one to change your hair a lot over the years?
I'm constantly changing it. I always stay to the redder side, usually in the red family, but I like to brighten it for summer. I usually keep it shorter, sometimes layers, sometimes blunt, but I try to grow it sometimes. It gets as far as my shoulders and I get bored and cut it.
What's a go-to piece of summer fashion for you?
Definitely summer dresses and cute sandals. And rompers—those are really fun.
What's it like as a hairdresser getting a makeover?
I definitely feel like hairdressers have a different eye. Carlee has a great eye for balayage placement. She lightened up my bob with layers, so it's not such a boxy look. I told her to take charge and she did her thing!
How do you feel post-transformation?
My hair has a lot more body now that it has layers and highlights. It's easy to style. I feel great about the haircut and the color; it makes me feel brighter and sunnier to have it a little lighter in the summertime.
Carlee DeWitt
Owner
Carlee & Company Salon
What's a fresh trend in summer hair that you're excited about?
I am inspired by Boho-chic waves and sun-kissed color with textured layers, fishtail braids and textured braids. The beautiful new shades in our Wella line are inspired by nature and desert hues. We are using these quite a bit right now. Sun-kissed color applications using balayage with soft beach waves are a great summer trend.
Can you name a must-have beauty product for warmer weather?
The Wella EiMi Glam Mist is a great product for summer hair. It is a luminous shine spray that helps protect the hair from humidity and UV rays. I also love the Wella EiMi Sugar Lift. It's a versatile product and it adds a natural, grippy texture, great for adding texture to natural waves in the summer.
How should we care for our hair differently in the summertime?
I recommend that my clients dampen their hair before entering the pool or ocean. Hair is like a sponge. An already saturated sponge will absorb less water.
Using a color-safe shampoo and conditioner is key to maintaining your summer color and preventing it from fading.
What's the process of balayage like?
Balayage is a technique to add highlights or even lowlights in the hair. It comes from the French word meaning “to sweep.” We use balayage to achieve the natural sun-kissed highlights that are very popular today. We can also get these looks by using a technique called foilage. Foilage allows us to lift the highlights lighter than we can in open-air balayage.
How did you work with Kelly's existing look?
Kelly's natural color is a medium brown. Using Wella products, we made her base color a rich red-brown. Using the foilage technique, I used the Wella Cool Blonde with a higher developer under heat to achieve the sun-kissed look. Her haircut is an asymmetrical bob with long layers, breaking the bottom of her hair into a softer style. I flat-ironed Kelly's hair using the ribbon technique to give it a beachy feel.
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