'LEARN THE RULES FROM ME LIKE A PRO,
THEN GET CREATIVE AS AN ARTIST'
WHY TRAIN WITH ABBY SMITH COLOUR?
Abby's previous experience involves researching + assessing upcoming hair colour trends on a global scale for Wella Professionals in Geneva.
The unique expertise that sets Abby apart from other hair color educators, is her leading technical skills within the industry and predicting
the next social media-led hair colour trends that have been seen on endless global colour and styling campaigns.
Abby translates her upcoming colour trend predictions into her own simple, time/cost-effective, salon-friendly techniques that every
hairdresser/colourist can easily learn and keep up to date with social media trends for their clients in today's colour market.
Abby prides herself on having a significant point of difference from other hair colour education on the market and now offers brand-neutral colour education where she specifically focuses on how to create dimension and illusions on the hair that we see on social media, the rules you follow to create these effects and the techniques to accompany with any colour manufacturer range.
At the end of your education days, you will have a better understanding of 'how and why' you use
specific sectioning patterns, applications and product choices to recreate different on-trend colour effects as seen on social media.
Imagine the endless possibilities of inspiration with 13 creative and commercial colour courses, over 20 colour techniques
on offer within the Abby Smith 'Colour Method' education that Abby uses in the salon every day.
Learn how to inspire to try something new with your newfound confidence, convert and capitalise on every valuable client that is sitting in front of you,
gain new clientele with your new knowledge and confidence in advanced 'on trend' colouring to increase your colour revenue.
Broaden your skillset further by learning how to capture, video reels, transitions and
posting your new colour skills on your social media to gain new higher-paying clientele.
Abby recommends her education to hairdressers with minimum 5 years experience and good understanding of colour theory.
WHERE CAN YOU TRAIN WITH ABBY SMITH COLOUR?
A staple course for any budding colourist to the experienced hairdresser that wants to get ‘back to basics’ to improve their technique and results.
Abby will cover all of the classic fundamental foiling techniques that she uses on a day-to-day basis in-salon.
-- Sectioning, weaves, spacing, application (without board)
- How to create neater foils and colour closer to the roots
ASC TECHNIQUES:
- ‘Classic Partial’
- ‘Classic Half Head’
- ‘Classic Full Head’
- ‘Fundamental Toner’
EXPERIENCE LEVEL:
Advanced Craft
FASHION FOILING
The next progression from the Modern Fundamental Foiling course. Find out how to create on-trend ASC signature ‘balayage inspired’ looks with foiling techniques.
- Creative foiling techniques
- Sectioning, weaves, spacing, application
- Social media tips
ASC TECHNIQUES:
- 'The Deluxe Moneypiece’
- ‘The Glow’
- ‘The Boho Luxe’
EXPERIENCE LEVEL:
Advanced Craft
1. IN STUDIO
(4 - 6 students only)
2. IN SALON
(4 - 6 students only)
3. ONLINE
IN SALON EDUCATION
Experience personalised bespoke education in your own salon environament from one of the most highly experienced
hair colour experts and internationally renowned colourists in the world.
2 DAY COURSES
MODERN FUNDAMENTAL FOILING + TONING
‘THE EXPRESSIONIST’ COLLECTION
‘The Expressionist’ hair colour collection is specifically designed for the quirky/fashionista Instagram-orientated clients that are more open with their hair and who like to express their individuality. The on trend 'Block Colouring' techniques are also designed for clients who need to transition from global into partial colour techniques or to convert haircut only clients to introduction to colour services. The affordable and low-commitment colour techniques are easy to maintain and designed to be refreshed at home with temporary colour shampoos and masks.
ASC TECHNIQUES:
- 'Statement Fringe'
- 'Pastel Pop'
- 'Offset Statement'
- ‘Hidden Statement’
EXPERIENCE LEVEL:
Masterclass
‘THE SUNKISSED SHIMMER’ COLLECTION
The ‘Sunkissed Shimmer’ collection is specifically designed to enhance the natural beauty in the hair. The colour techniques are designed to enhance and gently lighten clients that have never coloured their hair with a more fashion-led approach to partial highlighting. They are also designed for clients who need to transition from global into partial colour techniques or to convert haircut only clients to introduction to colour services. The affordable low commitment colour techniques are easy to maintain and designed to be refreshed at home with temporary colour shampoos and masks.
ASC TECHNIQUES:
- 'The Contour’
- 'The Moneypiece’
EXPERIENCE LEVEL:
Advanced Craft
THE ART OF TRANSITIONING TO GREY HAIR
Gain confidence of how to work in a modern way by working in harmony with natural grey hair. Great for colourists that struggle working with grey hair.
- Transitional foiling and tinting techniques
- How you can transition clients out of dense and heavy base colours to embrace grey
- Coverage vs blend
- Demi permanent vs permanent vs glossing services
- Foiling techniques: Sectioning, weaves, spacing, application
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ASC TECHNIQUES:
- ‘Transitional Contour’
- ‘Transitional Money piece’
- ‘Transitional Triangle’
- ‘Transitional ½ head’
EXPERIENCE LEVEL:
Advanced Craft
ADVANCED DIMENSIONAL TONING TECHNIQUES
A toner isn’t just a toner any more....it’s big business! Learn how to update your toning skills to a modern level and how to accommodate hair colour techniques from social media imagery after a highlighting service or as an interim toning service to entice your clients to return to top up their colour 6 weeks after a highlighting service to increase your colour revenue.
- Learn about dimension, contrast and opacity
- Semi vs Demi toning
- Root stretching
- Graduated toning techniques
- Learn new colour formula’s
ASC TECHNIQUES:
- ‘The Glow’ toner
- ‘Boho Luxe’ toner
- ‘Colour Melt’ toner
EXPERIENCE LEVEL:
Advanced Craft
PASTELS MASTERCLASS
Learn the secrets of how to recreate imagery and unique colour recipes that you see on social media.
- Further your knowledge in creating dimension
- Lightening and undertones
- Depth and tone vs tone only
- Layering colour
- Learn how to create on trend and unique colour recipes
- How to create better colour longevity for your client - Longer lasting toning techniques
- The importance of rebounding products when lightening
- How to create dimension
- Social media tips
ASC TECHNIQUES:
- ‘Root Stretch’
- ‘Color Melt’
EXPERIENCE LEVEL:
Masterclass
GREY + METALLICS MASTERCLASS
1-DAY COURSES
After gaining a better understanding of foundation and technique with the foiling courses,
Abby then recommends approaching the creative 'add on' 1-day courses that accompany the foiling techniques.
'THE GLOW' TECHNIQUE
Learn the secrets of how to recreate grey hair and metallic hair imagery and learn unique colour recipes for colours that you see on social media.
- Target shades, lightening and undertones.
- Depth and tone vs tone only
- How to create better colour longevity for your client
- Longer lasting toning techniques
- Pre toning
- How to create dimension
EXPERIENCE LEVEL:
Advanced Craft
'LUXE BRUNETTE' TECHNIQUE
Learn the secrets of how to tone down or transition a super blonde, bleached out and porous colour correction situation in a creative way into a more multi-faceted Bronde or Brunette depth colour palette, with simple and effective ASC techniques and demi-permanent colour.
- Transitioning full head bleach or highly bleached clients to lower maintenance
- Learn about dimension, opacity and contrast
- Porosity, pigment sizes + how to achieve better longevity
- Multi-faceted colour + lowlighting techniques (ie reverse balayage)
- Learn new colour formula’s
EXPERIENCE LEVEL:
Masterclass
PERSONALISING BETWEEN FOILS:
LIGHTENING
Learn how to create the ultimate statement colour techniques with one of the hottest trends on Instagram.
- Learn about opacity, dimension and contrast
- Creative single process partial foiling + dimensional colour techniques
- Sectioning, weaves, spacing, application
- Learn new creative colour formula’s
- Social media tips
ASC TECHNIQUES:
- ‘Contrasted Contour’
- 'Strong Contrasted Contour'
- ‘Root Stretch’
- 'Dimensional Toner'
EXPERIENCE LEVEL:
Masterclass
PERSONALISING BETWEEN FOILS:
SUNKISSED ENDS
MUST HAVE ATTENDED:
FASHION OR FUNDAMENTAL FOILING
Learn how to 'personalise' in between the foiling techniques learnt in the previous foiling courses. Learn the tips and tricks of how to create 3 dimensional colour in between the foils and how to master on-trend insta-worthy hair colour imagery for your clients.
- Learn about dimension, opacity and contrast
- Understanding timing and lightening hair low and slow
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ASC TECHNIQUES:
- ‘Contouring’
- ‘Backwash Balayage’
- 'Scandi Hairline'
EXPERIENCE LEVEL:
Advanced Craft
PERSONALISING BETWEEN FOILS:
ADDING DIMENSION
If you have attended ‘Fundamental Foiling and Fashion Foiling’, this is the add-on course of how to personalise in between the foiling techniques learnt in the previous foiling courses. Learn the tips and tricks of how to create dimension in between the foils of how to master on-trend insta-worthy hair colour imagery for your clients.
- Learn about dimension/opacity/contrast
- Demi permanent vs permanent
- Understanding porosity + to achieve better longevity
- Learn new colour formula’s
ASC TECHNIQUES:
- ‘Root Stretch’
- ‘Naturalising’
EXPERIENCE LEVEL:
Advanced Craft