Sydney Fashion Festival - Maria Ardino

I had the great pleasure of attending an inspirational evening at Ardino Hair Face Body hosted by Maria Ardino, the owner of Ardino Salon, a Redken Creative Director and the Hair Director of RAFW & RSFF 2009.

The event started off with a glass of champagne and some nibbles until we all made our way upstairs. Maria and her team showed some inspirational hairdo's and shared some backstage stories from the shows. The evening was guided by questions from the audience and Marias tips on the coming trends.



The updo's were loose and 50's inspired with a lot of volume at the crown of the head and tied up with thin leather ribbons and feathers.

Maria shared many tips on how to use tools and products and the importance of using the right products for each hair.

Quick Bleach Tips

The thicker the bleach mixture is the stronger it is, however, the thicker it is the more difficult it is to apply it evenly on the hair.

If your hair is fragile, thin or damaged add some strengthening treatment to the bleach mixture, this will weaken it a bit but will also help to protect the hair during the process.

To determine when the color is right scrape some bleach off a small part of your hair and have a look.

The processing time can vary from everything to 10 minutes to 1 hour depending on the quality of your hair, be sure to check every 5 minutes for the first 20 minutes. If nothing really happens relax and leave it on for longer. If it seems to happen very slowly add more bleach.

If the bleach dries up it will not be efficient.

If the desired blonde color is too yellow do a treatment with a purple/violet product. Preferrrably a colored mousse or treatment. This neutralizes the yellow pigments and creates a softer blonde. It will fade so you will need to repeat the procedure whenever the yellow intensifies.

To intensify ash blondes use blue pigments such as a blue shampoo frequently.