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Cut, color, style. All three of these elements can work together to completely alter your overall look. From placing color to enhance a cut, or styling hair to complement a color, learning how to capitalize on each element can help strengthen your skills as a hairstylist and help grow a loyal following. A crucial part of any style lies in the ability to use dimension to accentuate texture and finish. If blonde hair is too monochromatic, it can be hard to highlight detail, but the right balance of light and dark tones together can create a palette that captures light and easily reflects shine or a curl pattern. Offering insight on the best finishing tips for blondes, Lindsey Olson, Sam Villa Ambassador @lindsey.marie.olson, offers suggestions for achieving gorgeous blonde curls. 

One aspect of hairstyling that doesn’t often get covered in cosmetology school is working with wigs and units. The addition of these skills can help every aspect of hairstyling from salon to session work. Jada Jenkins (@jadajenkinsco), Sam Villa Ambassador, Mizani Artist and L'amour de Rose Salon Owner is offering expert insight into how to master measuring and detailing wigs/units for a seamless installation by breaking down the different types of wigs and how to install them on Instagram Live, Thursday, July 22nd at 9 AM PT/12 PM ET, learn more below and check out more information here!

 Sam Villa, Co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of Sam Villa and Global Artistic Ambassador for Redken, is joining forces with Extend Events to lend his expertise on how to blend extensions by increasing movement, volume and texture with cutting and finishing techniques.