AlbertColor Editorial — Hair, Beauty, and the Long View
Observations on hair, beauty, and the people who live in both — gathered over thirty-five years. Some of it is technical. Most of it isn't.
It all begins with paying attention. The writing comes afterward.
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Inside the Journal
Original essays on hair color, gray transitions, beauty culture, seasonal change, fashion, and the quiet moments that shape how we see ourselves.
Gray Hair: The Whole Conversation
Where gray hair actually comes from, what stress does and does not do, how early and how late it arrives, and the three honest routes people take once it does.
Four Horses, Six Years Later
An old photo turns up of four rough, unpolished aluminum horses at the entrance to Central Park — gone from the site six years now, but not from memory. A reflection on visible process, gilded monuments, and color work that still shows the hand that made it.
Some People Want Coverage. That's Okay.
Not every client wants to embrace gray. Some have thought about it carefully and arrived at a clear answer. A NYC master colorist on why that answer deserves to be met without pressure.