Courtney Risse Redken Educator

Hello hair friends.
I’m going to be out of office this week as I mourn the loss of my father.
He was the most incredible man, and I’m not just saying that lightly…. He literally was. He was a bright, shining star of positive energy and he always had a smile on his face. I’ve never known a more patient person. And man, what a head of hair he had!!!
When we moved to Nashville in 1987 from L.A, he was so stressed about finding a new hair stylist. Then, through a musician friend, he met . She took amazing care of his locks, and when she found out his baby girl was in hair school, she gave me a job. He’s the reason why I worked at Salon Yaya for 18 years. He said, “sure you passed state board, but the real test is cutting MY hair.” I passed the test 🙂 and Marilyn passed the torch to me.
I got to wash and blow dry his hair while he was in the hospital before his passing. I had no clue it would be the last time. But I’m so so grateful we had that moment and I was able to briefly make him feel better. We all know what the power of a good shampoo and blow dry can do ❤️
My dad had a pretty amazing musical career. You’ve heard him playing drums before, you just don’t know it. Google “Craig Krampf all music guide” and you’ll see. Pick your favorite song on the list, and blast it in his honor ❤️ (unfortunately not credited are a little diddy called “Eye of the Tiger” and “Under the Milky Way” because, well, sometimes session drummers/studio pro’s work need to be kept secret. 😛)
Thank you all for your love and support ❤️ I’ll respond to messages when I can.

Not 𝓸𝓷𝓮 but 𝓣𝓦𝓞 opportunities for color education with me in May at SalonCentric Rivergate for just $69 each (that’s only 4,600 Level Points!)
𝓦𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝔀𝓲𝓵𝓵 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓻𝓷?
❤️Trend-based techniques! ❤️Formulas! ❤️Information on the new Shades ALK!
𝓨𝓸𝓾 𝓭𝓸𝓷’𝓽 𝔀𝓪𝓷𝓽 𝓽𝓸 𝓶𝓲𝓼𝓼 𝓲𝓽!

Amazing event for our 🖤black levels🖤 today! Thank you all for what you do — for showing up for your teams, your guests, and yourselves. Redken 🩷s YOU!

❤️‍🔥Can we talk about Color Fusion reds?❤️‍🔥
🧡listen, I love me some Shades ALK and actually have a part two coming soon to my hair story 😉. So why do *i* need color fusion in my zone 1? Well, shhhh… it’s a secret… but I am a natural level 5 brunette, and I need 2-3 levels of lift to get this most natural-yet-vibrant looking copper. 👩🏼‍🦰 The formula?
1 oz 8Gr + .6 oz 7Cr + .4 oz 8Gb + 2 oz 20 Volume Pro-Oxide
So I can walk down the street and people will say… maybe she’s born with it? Maybe it’s… Redken.
Thank you and for helping out yo’ girl!!

shared this post from and I keep showing it in my Shades ALK classes because it’s the PERFECT visual for how ALK is the best option vs. shades EQ gloss in this situation. Sometimes, you need a little additional lift along with your tonal deposit and this formula worked beautifully 🤌🏻 she used .5 oz 10P + .2 oz 9V with 10 Volume Pro-Oxide. Let’s show her some love!❤️

𝕎𝕙𝕠 𝕝𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕤 𝕓𝕒𝕤𝕖-𝕓𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕘?
➡️You’re going to want to save this chart 📈
Shades ALK is the perfect product for you!

Have you heard the news?! New ACIDIC GROW FULL is out! If you’ve had clients complain about har density changes post GLP-1s, this is a MUST HAVE!!!

Where are my Shades Cover Plus lovers at? 🙋‍♀️🙋🏼‍♂️
I know you’re sad about its demise. ☠️🪦
But I PROMISE you’re going to love Shades ALK!
And, here’s a formula conversion chart!!!! We got you! 💪🏻
➡️Remember :
•50 shade palette
•1:1.5 mixing ratio with 10 volume
•20 minute processing time
•All shade families cover up to 50% gray, while 5 families cover up to 75%!!!
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YOU WANT TO SAVE THIS POST.
Let’s be real… mathing can be hard, especially when you’re a busy stylist and you have 100 things swimming around in your head. Redken’s new color Shades ALK mixes in a 1 to 1.5 mixing ratio with 10 volume pro-oxide cream developer, but don’t worry - WE GOT YOU! Save this chart for easy math help 🙂 and happy coloring!!!