Every other year Aveda Artists, educators, salon and spa owners, mission leaders and beauty professionals convene for a global celebration of beauty, wellness, fashion and art. This is Aveda Congress. And starting October 31st we meet for Aveda Congress 2015: Spirit. The Congress stage encompasses global artists creating innovative and gorgeous beauty looks, while the [...]
With the days getting shorter and chillier, we’re craving comfort food but long for something wonderfully decadent that is still quite nourishing. So we asked vegetarian Chef Anya Kassoff for a recipe that would satisfy our sweet tooth, while keeping us energized and uplifted. She instantly thought of her Rhubarb and Rosemary Tart. We were [...]
While this past summer brought us ‘bronde’ hair color —that sun-kissed collision of blonde and brunette— autumn hair color gets darker and more hypnotizing with tortoiseshell, a swirling richness of caramel and honey highlights. Seen here on Oxana, from our Autumn 2015 Collection Sublime Spirit, tortoiseshell hair perfectly conveys moments of light intertwined with a [...]
To honor our salon partners that go above and beyond in taking action in the fight against breast cancer during the month of October, we’re shining a light on David Wagner, founder of Juut SalonSpa in Arizona, California, and Minnesota, and his team of stylists and spa professionals who have helped more than 4,000 cancer patients’ [...]
For the 8th Annual Supima Design Competition during Paris Fashion Week, the cotton brand showed winning looks from students of top design schools. Inspired by the unique pairing of cotton-made evening wear, Aveda Guest Artist Jon Reyman created a youthful and wearable style. “This flower petal-shaped knot is fanned out for an edgy, but refined [...]
It was all about artistry as beauty professionals gathered in New Orleans for the 2015 Behind the Chair (BTC) Color, Cut & Style Show where four top Aveda Artists took home a BehindtheChair.com #OneShot award. A celebration of real-world hair, the #OneShot competition is an Instagram based photographic event encompassing 17 categories. Congratulations to the [...]
We wouldn’t want to hit a party in the identical outfit as our BFF or wear her favorite daily aroma. Aveda has this same mindset when it comes to hair color. Why should any of us settle for a business-as-usual blonde, blue, brunette or red? “Aveda has a unique system where we can really play [...]
Autumn’s intensely hued foliage and deep evening skies have us dreaming in heady heliotrope and deep claret hues. And according to Janell Geason, our Global Artistic Director of Makeup, these rich tones are perfect for creating ultra-luxurious-looking lips—especially when they are offset by softly illuminated shades on the eyes and cheeks. “This season, the supple [...]
In our new series, Aveda Artists Spotlight, we are excited to first feature our award-winning Global Creative Director Antoinette Beenders. Always on the go, Antoinette leads art direction for the seasonal collection shoots and marketing campaigns, collaborates with designers on fashion week looks and creates striking shows that feature her visually stunning approach to beauty. [...]
While the afternoons of September remain warm and bright, the evenings turn wonderfully crisp and cool which is the perfect time to enjoy our new favorite elixir— turmeric-infused lemonade, served hot or cold, from Chef Amy Chaplin. “Turmeric has been used in Ayurvedic treatments for thousands of years for its rich balancing properties,” Amy explains [...]