How-To: Blending Foils and Hand-Painting Hair

Aug 2nd, 2022

Paul Mitchell's Colin Caruso

Paul Mitchell's Colin Caruso shares how to hand-paint hair for a beautiful, natural look.

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Paul Mitchell artistic director of color Colin Caruso took over Beauty Launchpad's Facebook page to demonstrate how to blend foils and hand-paint hair—the result is a natural-looking golden blonde that will please your guests and help boost your bottom line.

Check out the video here.

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