Curly Color Techniques with Chrisy Collins
Coloring Curls: Bold vs Soft placement
Look + Learn + Hands-On with Chrissy Collins
Join Chrissy Collins at Hair Story Studio in Manhattan for a curly color education experience designed for stylists who want to approach textured hair with more confidence, intention, and artistry.
If you’ve ever felt like your curly hair clients’ color wasn’t bold enough, the highlights weren’t popping in the right places, or the hair was being over-colored and losing its softness, this class is for you. Chrissy will break down how to highlight and balayage naturally curly hair in a way that enhances the curl pattern, creates visible dimension, and still keeps the overall result soft, elevated, and lived-in.
During the morning Look + Learn, you’ll watch Chrissy demonstrate her approach to coloring curls of all textures. She’ll cover placement, sectioning, highlighting, balayage, and how to create a soft grow-out so your clients leave with a result that feels bright, natural, and seamless. This session is all about learning how to color curly hair confidently while preserving softness and creating a look that truly complements the movement of the hair.
This class will feature the O&M CØR.color line, a clean professional color system that is ammonia-free, PPD-free, and resorcinol-free without compromising performance, coverage, or longevity. O&M describes the line as designed for professional results with predictable true-to-tone color, comfort, and a gentler approach for both stylist and client, making it a beautiful fit for modern curly color work. O&M Pro O&M Pro
In the afternoon Hands-On session, attendees will put the techniques into practice on a curly hair mannequin with Chrissy’s guidance and support. This portion is designed to help you apply what you learned in a more practical way while building speed, efficiency, and confidence behind the chair. You’ll work through placement, timing, and workflow so you can create dimensional curly color more efficiently, without sacrificing softness or detail.
Whether you’re newer to coloring curls or looking to refine your existing technique, this class is designed to help you create more intentional, more beautiful results on naturally curly hair while working smarter in the salon.