

Of course, there are always drugstore varieties which start at under $10. “It’s a confidence boost.”Įven though the money piece is less expensive than other hair color services, it can still cost a pretty penny. The style shows her personality, says Renee Andolina, 38, an art teacher at Hicksville High School who is a devoted client of Wiggins and regularly sports “funky” colors in her hair such as teal, bright blue and pink, though purple is her favorite. “It’s part of me and fits with my whole vibe,” she says. It makes me feel better and I think it gives me a spark and makes me happy,” she says adding that many of her friends have followed her lead to the same salon. “I feel like without it, my hair is a poufy mess. Riley Stanek, 18, says she’s “obsessed” with her platinum blonde curtain bangs which she gets at SM Styles Studio in Smithtown. “I really, really, really like having it and get a lot of compliments,” she says emphatically.


The money piece may be worth its weight in gold when it comes to self-image as women of all ages swear by the positive effects it has on their looks and how they feel about themselves. Here, the service will run you $90 versus $175 for a whole head of highlights. “A lot of women are very self-conscious about going gray and baby lights in the front can soften and blend with gray. Anyone can wear it and the right color adds brightness to the face.” Here you might pay $185 for a dramatic face frame, while more complex color services could run from $215-$600.Īnd here’s a little bonus, a good money piece can camouflage gray hair in the front says Brie Vaccaro, a stylist and colorist at Hair Magicians in Wantagh. And boredom with same-old, same-old highlighting may have propelled more vivid money pieces into the mainstream, says Wiggins. It’s like a throwback to Avril Lavigne with that headband of blonde in front of her face,” she says. “The '90s is back with a vengeance especially with hair. Likewise, Michelle Wiggins, a color specialist at Gemini Salon in Nesconset, sees the trend’s return as retro. Sarah Mason, 22, of Coram, gets her hair colored by color specialist Emilie Padnick at the Silvana Salon in St.
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You’re brightening up and highlighting the whole face, and in the right color, it’s going to accentuate your eyes and skin tone.” Padnick’s clients can be in and out in about an hour as opposed to two-and-half for a whole head, and a money piece runs $125 while the full head is $215.

Padnick credits the surge in popularity to fashion’s embrace of the '90s and Y2K including “nameplates, the patterns and bright colors.” But even more so, she describes the service as “a good refresh. By clicking Sign up, you agree to our privacy policy.
