However, soon came the '80s and the challenge became to explode hair out to its extreme lengths. Having a vast knowledge in perms also this appealed to my two favorite ways to change or alter a persons appearances. Perming became all about direction compiled with subtle and not so subtle tricks to add in more volume.

Haircutting itself took on a new aspect. No longer precise to the extreme, suddenly stylists of this day learned to put texture into their cutting methods. We were taught to capitalize on our strong guidelines and then to add this texture by chip cutting, slide cutting, twist cutting and even shattering the haircut.

Finally in the early 90's I took the plunge and introduced color into my repertoire. This was especially perfect for my newly emerging 'grey' clientele. So for openers I became a specialist in Redken's Shades EQ. It perfectly camouflaged the greys causing them to take on the cast of this demi-permanent coloring product. Next came my blondes. In the same sense, highlighting worked perfectly in the same sense of hiding those grey hairs. Finally, I learned the ins and outs of full color and have been working with Redken's Fusion for over 15 years now.

I'm really a newcomer but have always worked in a wonderful supportive team of color specialists who love to work collectively on any clients color formulation.

Of late, I've been learning to integrate Paul Mitchell's color lines that parallel Redken's in many ways. Again, I'm in a new environ that is totally supportive to the multitude of possibilities...