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About Dana Sear
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Expertise
I can answer questions on all types of hairstyling, cutting, designing, coloring, corrective color, perming techniques,product knowledge, and in general, anything that has anything to do with hair.

Experience
I have been a designer and educator for 26 years. I have been a salon consultant for Redken, affiliate trainer for ABBA Pure and Natural and am currently a member of the design team and trainer for my company. I specialize in corrective color, perming and style support, and image updates (make overs)

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I have been actively licensed for 26 years. I have a college degree in another field, and actively participate in and teach cutting, perming, coloring, and business building classes. I am a certified Redken Consultant and certified to perform and teach Chi Transformation.

   

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Dyeing red hair ash tones11/20/2009Hairman
  Q: I work in a retail beauty environment and I am unsure about this one and I don't want to give my ...
  A: Sophie, Ahs will only turn hair green (or silvery violet) in the absence of red. Ash tones are ...
should i or not?11/20/2009Hairman
  Q: ok as you probably remember me (again i apologize for the constant questions) im the biracial girl ...
  A: Corenda, First of all, you're not bugging me. That's what I'm here for. now, to your issues. It ...
question..11/20/2009Dana Sear
  Q: I have a question about how to keep my hair healthy.. See i'm in the air force and recently i've ...
  A: I hope you know there are many more who appreciate the job you are doing than you hear about. :-) ...
at-home hair bleach + dye disaster11/20/2009Don Orlando
  Q: I have had my brown hair done at the salon(to blonde, more of a cooler shade...here is the link to ...
  A: Alina, What you need is a double process hair coloring. It really shouldnt be done at home non ...
Hair Color11/19/2009Dana Sear
  Q: In late August I colored my naturally light to medium brown hair reddish blonde using a ...
  A: I never recommend doing highlights at home. If you want to tint back, that should be easy enough. I ...
Curly Hair11/19/2009Dana Sear
  Q: I'm bi-racial.(Spanish, Chinese, and Jamaican) My hair is really curly. When it's natural it's about ...
  A: Ask your hairdresser what she uses as styling products. She's probably using a leave in conditioner, ...
hair colouring11/19/2009Dana Sear
  Q: I read your formular sounds great and very acturate. My questions are two is the blue that you are ...
  A: It depends on what line of color you use as to proportions. Tell me what brand you will be using and ...
Hair dye11/19/2009Hairman
  Q: Hai Hairman, Good Morning .I am 42 yrs old.I dont know may be due to stress or any reason I lost ...
  A: Kumar, As I mentioned before, the hair colour is not causing the grey hair. Nor isi it causing it ...
Hair dye11/19/2009Don Orlando
  Q: Dan Orlando , good wishes I am 42 and loses 50 percentage of hair to Grey.I ...
  A: Kumar, Today hair color is safer. But if you still want to be safe you need to use a demi permanent ...
Hair dye11/19/2009Hairman
  Q: Hai Hairman, Good Morning .I am 42 yrs old.I dont know may be due to stress or any reason I lost ...
  A: Kumar, A few things here. Hair colour does not cause cancer. products are constantly tested for ...
Sun In11/19/2009Dana Sear
  Q: Over the summer I used the product Sun In to lighten my hair from dirty blonde to its now light ...
  A: Sun In. I'm not going to lecture you on that. Just consider yourself lectured. :-) it depends on if ...
Sun In Questions11/19/2009Hairman
  Q: Over the summer I used the product Sun In to lighten my hair from dirty blonde to its now light ...
  A: Kristen, I'd suggest having this done at a salon. They can use a non ammonia colour that will be ...
losing hair11/18/2009Dana Sear
  Q: A little background first. I am Native American and French and have thick hair that is a little on ...
  A: It could be vitamin deficiency but it is not uncommon to lose a bit more certain times of the year. ...
color11/18/2009Dana Sear
  Q: I have natural strawberry blonde hair. I love the blonde that is already in my hair but I would ...
  A: No, no, no, no, no, no, and in Spanish, No!!! To dying it brown first! Whew! I feel better. :-) ...
from perm to texurizer11/18/2009Hairman
  Q: Is there another way to texurize your hair instead of drastically cutting off all of it if you have ...
  A: Sheketta, If by perm you mean a thio permanent wave, then no there isn't. The sodium ...
hair poofiness11/18/2009Dana Sear
  Q: I'm 14 years old and I have a problem of poofy hair for years. It didn't happen when i was younger, ...
  A: Hair changes as you get older. Also, a change in climate, different water, hormones, what you eat, ...
Hair Colouring11/17/2009Hairman
  Q: I'd like to check on something as im slowly getting myself into hairdressing again after qualifying ...
  A: Alex, Actually, I'm surprised that you got red tones on bleached hair this way. I'd have expected ...
Highlights to Full Colour11/17/2009Dana Sear
  Q: Ok, so I've been getting professional highlights done for years. I love them! But here's the ...
  A: If you are paying the same amount every time, you must be getting all over highlights every time ...
coloring natural hair11/17/2009Dana Sear
  Q: im thinking about going natural soon, but i love the hair color i have now, while my hair is still ...
  A: I'm not sure why you think it would be harder to color natural hair than relaxed hair. I try to talk ...
Using a Demi permanent Color11/17/2009Don Orlando
  Q: I'm using color brilliance intensive shine by ion. I have very dark brown hair almost black, ...
  A: Toni, the 1:1 means more pigment-more coverage. In my salon i always go with that even for less ...
teaching cosmetology11/17/2009Hairman
  Q: I am a hairdresser and would like to become a teacher of cosmetology. Do you have any information ...
  A: Ann, Good for you. There is always a need for those who want to share knowledge with others. Since ...
Red Hair Mishap11/16/2009Hairman
  Q: I dyed my hair from blond to a deep rich red and loved the color. However, as the color is washing ...
  A: Rochell, A few things here. For any colour, especially red, to hold somewhat on blonde hair, the ...
back from blonde11/15/2009Hairman
  Q: I am 46, level 5 or 6 ash brown hair with 50% gray, except the top which has chunks of 100% white. ...
  A: Diana, Never having personally used the product, I don't know whether it can be used without ...
back from blonde11/15/2009Hairman
  Q: I am 46, level 5 or 6 ash brown hair with 50% gray, except the top which has chunks of 100% white. ...
  A: Diana, no need to leave me alone. This is what I am here for. First off, I'm delighted that it ...
Medications and loss of hair curl11/15/2009Dana Sear
  Q: I am an active 60 yr. old. My hair has always been straight and I frequently get perms to add curl ...
  A: Dehydration and medications can affect your hair, however, since your hair was not always curly, it ...
Curly Hair11/15/2009Hairman
  Q: I have naturally curly hair, but the curls seem to be at the end. I also think they are "big" curls; ...
  A: Matthew, Yu apparently have a larger wave pattern, SO it will only show if the hair is long enough ...
back from blonde11/14/2009Hairman
  Q: I am 46, level 5 or 6 ash brown hair with 50% gray, except the top which has chunks of 100% white. ...
  A: Diana, I hope things get better for your, and very soon. Your situation is all to common these ...
back from blonde11/14/2009Dana Sear
  Q: I am 46, level 5 or 6 ash brown hair with 50% gray, except the top which has chunks of 100% white. ...
  A: I am nearly 100% gray in the top, 75% toward the middle, and very little around the nape and I keep ...
From blond to brunette11/14/2009Don Orlando
  Q: Orlando, I am 46, level 5 or 6 ash brown hair with 50% gray, except the top which has chunks of 100% ...
  A: Diana, your question is interesting and slightly challanging. Lets make a reasonable safe color at ...
Ideas for styling of thick wavy hair?11/14/2009Dana Sear
  Q: After growing out my hair, I know have shoulder length, very thick, wavy hair. I've tried getting ...
  A: If the styling products and diffusing works, you don't have to do your entire head. Just do the ...
Hey11/13/2009Don Orlando
  Q: Im 14, a guy, I want black hair. So what should I do? Die it? How
  A: Alex, If your have is short to medium then dye it with permanent dye. Long hair dyed black is more ...
hair color11/13/2009Dana Sear
  Q: i use clairol highlift color in 12v with 40 volume developer to acheive a very light blonde shade. ...
  A: If you are talking about breaking the base, where you just lift the color a level or so, you are ...
Blonde hair disaster!11/12/2009Hairman
  Q: I was told by my hair stylist that my natural hair color is a medium ash blonde level 7. My hair ...
  A: Ashley, Although the colour would shampoo out of the bleached hair over time, it should have ...
Hairstyle and facial hair11/12/2009Hairman
  Q: hey...please can you help me what should i do with my hair to make it cool....i have a short black ...
  A: Marwan, Hairstyling is about art principles and creating illusion. If you have a long face you ...
HAIR COLOR11/12/2009Dana Sear
  Q: I HAVE HIGHLIGHTS, AND THEY ARE RASINENTS HAIR COLOR. LIKE RED AND ORANGE LOOKING HAIR I WANT IT ...
  A: I'm not sure I understand your question. I don't know what "Rasinents" is, and without knowing what ...
Sweating/Straightening Relaxed Hair11/11/2009Dana Sear
  Q: my name is Kendra. I'm 16 and I've been relaxing my hair for about 3 years now. My hair is at ...
  A: You are doing fine. Make sure you use a thermal protectant when you use your flat iron and deep ...
Hair cuts11/11/2009Dana Sear
  Q: For a while I've been wanting to get a fringe cut, but whenever i go to get my hair cut the stylist ...
  A: I suspect the reason you are having trouble is because the stylist probably does not know what you ...
my hair doenst grow!!!11/11/2009Hairman
  Q: i need help! my hair is NOT growing at all! when i was in 9th grade i got my hair cut to about my ...
  A: Alexandra, I guarantee you that your hair is growing, and probably at about the same rate as ...
Hard water and oily hair!11/10/2009Dana Sear
  Q: I live in an area where the water is very hard: lots of mineral content (apparently). Both my ...
  A: Malibu 2000 and Matrix, both have products designed to gently remove hard water deposits. You will ...
fillers11/10/2009Dana Sear
  Q: I have a customer who has colored her hair for years at home. Part of the problem is that her hair ...
  A: Sounds like starting over is a good idea. The general rule for filling is to fill to one level ...

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