Sick of Your Same Old Highlights

You know that hair colour that looks so gorgeous, so flawless, it's easy to forget that it was created at the hands of a colourist and not God himself? That's colour melting. Different from balayage and ombré, the colour cascades flawlessly down the hair shaft from roots to ends, creating the perfect range of colour without any signs of demarcation. It's technically a form of highlighting, but instead the shades are placed in order to blend together instead of pop.
Celebrity colourist and Olaplex ambassador Chad Kenyon, who has coloured hair for the likes of Ashley Tisdale and Abigail Spencer, suggested this look for cosy weather. "Most, if not all, of my clients go brighter during the Summer months, and many of them don't want to do balayage right away," he said. "They want to tame the regrowth but keep a softer look. A colour melt is what I prescribe in these cases."
Colourist Brooke Benton elaborated: "Colour melting is the fluid and seamless blending of any colour combination imaginable, unlike traditional ombré techniques."
Colour melting works on a variety of shades, from rich brunettes, baby blonds, and dimensional reds to rainbow hues. It really depends on the colour you're looking to achieve.
The process is similar to balayage in that it's usually a demipermanent colour process done on top of balayage. "What I'll usually do is a balayage of the whole head, and then I'll go in and choose a tone between the root colour and the balayage to marry the two," said Kenyon. "It doesn't look as stark. It also adds depth and makes you look fresher, younger."
Keep reading to get inspiration for your next Spring hair colour.

WEDDING: Inouye – Law

Harriett English Law and David Iseri Inouye, both of Austin, Texas, were married at Zilker Park in Austin on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Elliott Law of Aiken. She is a granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Donald McDonald Law and of the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert Justin Donovan, Jr.
The bridegroom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Hayashi Mark Inouye of Evans, Ga. He is a grandson of Dr. Kazuo Denis Inouye of Pompano Beach, Fla., and the late Mrs. Kazuo Denis Inouye, and of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rauch of Tallahassee, Fla.
Maids of honor were Hilary Kitchen of Carol Stream, Ill., and Abby Williams of St. Louis, Mo. Rosemarie Johnston of Baggs, Wyo., and Caroline Dolman of Austin served as bridesmaids.
The groom’s brother, Joshua Inouye of Maple Grove, Minn., was best man. Other groomsmen were Benjamin Field of Los Angeles, Calif., Joshua Ehle of Springfield, Mass., Richard Davis of Austin and Robert O’Dell of Austin.
The bride was given in marriage by her father. The Rev. Frank Costenbader officiated.
The bride wore an elegant tulle ball gown with beaded floral motifs, an illusion bodice and cap sleeves, with a chapel-length train.
Her maids of honor and bridesmaids wore mint, sleeveless cocktail-length lace dresses with a sweetheart neckline and a scalloped hem.
The bride is a 2009 graduate of George Washington Academy in Casablanca, Morocco, and a 2013 graduate of Wheaton College in Wheaton, Ill., where she earned a B.S. in mathematics. She is pursuing an M.A. in teaching at the Wheaton College Graduate School and is employed at Austin Sports Medicine.
The bridegroom is a 2007 graduate of Greenbrier High School in Evans, Ga. He is pursuing a Ph.D. in computer science at the University of Texas, Austin, where he is currently employed. He completed a B.A. in natural sciences at Covenant College in 2011, a B.S. in electrical engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology in 2012, and an M.S. in computer science at the University of Texas, Austin, in 2015.