Stylist Ricardo Santiago

👉🏻IS LESS MORE? In this case it was!

For my Model Sara- she already had a great foundation to work with- and that’s the key, working with the hair-NOT against it!

So instead of overdoing it, we got intentional.

✨ I removed bulk in the wrong places + built volume where her curl pattern actually lives
✨ Created a shape that supports her density, not fights it
✨ I refined her color to better complement her natural warmth—enhancing, not masking**The focus for this show was cut and styling, but if I can get my hands on some color- you already know!

And THIS is the difference.
Same curls.
Same client.
But now everything flows.

If your shape is off, your curls will struggle to sit right—no matter what products you use.

STYLE:
I styled Sara with a twist-out using Joico Curls Like Us Foam + Crème for defined, hydrated, frizz-controlled curls ✨

COLOR:
Her highlights weren’t a problem—but, the tone was off for her warm undertone, which is why everything felt a little disconnected. Instead of adding more lightness, I refined everything with Joico LumiShine Liquid Demis 5WC + 6NC to create a richer, more cohesive, dimensional brunette.

Model: Sara M. .moise.9
✨Thank you to all the people involved on this Show: .x
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Curly hair education
Healthy curls
Dimensional color
Curl correction
Color Analysis
Warm Undertone
Hair transformation

AND THE ANSWER IS:
I’m officially a Dark Autumn — and here’s exactly why 👇🏽

My coloring carries depth, warmth, and richness that can’t be ignored:
• Deep contrast between my features (dark hair, eyes, and medium skin)
• A clear warm undertone (golden, olive, slightly earthy — never pink-based)
• I harmonize with rich, muted, warm tones rather than light, icy, or overly bright shades

Think: espresso, olive, rust, deep teal 🤎

Now here’s where it gets interesting…

When I step outside of my season — for example, say Cool Summer — everything starts to fall apart:
• My skin can look dull or slightly gray
• Redness (like rosacea) becomes more noticeable
• My features lose definition instead of standing out
• The color wears me instead of the other way around

Why? Because Cool Summer is cool, soft, and lighter — and I am none of those things.
It fights my natural warmth and depth instead of enhancing it.

👉🏻Color analysis isn’t about limitation — it’s about alignment✨
When your colors match your natural undertone, depth, and chroma… everything clicks. ✨

So no — it’s not the tan, the hair color, or even the surface redness.
It’s the HARMONY underneath it all.

👉🏻What season do you think YOU are? 👀