When I designed The Minardi concept of salon lighting over 20 years ago, it was a result of learning how to correctly light my new salon after a one million dollar renovation of the new space. The architect put so much into the physical design of the space, yet so little thought to the correct salon lighting. We opened to a dark poorly lit expensive new salon. What now?? I scambled and spent many hours with photographers and a broadway lighting director to learn that Fabulous Lighting has to come from multi positioned sources. NOT just from the ceiling down. Hence the first real Minardi system of lighting was born by trial and error. The three most important elements of great salon lighting: 1. You must have very bright AMBIENT LIGHTING that floods the ceiling in an umbrella type effect there by washing the room with light. This does a majority of the work. 2. you must have TASK LIGHTING directed from the ceiling down slightly forward to the center of your styling chair. This allows us to see the hair color in the truest manner. 3. You absolutely need to have soft, warm, low voltage FACIAL LIGHT directed from the mirror to eye level at your clients face to wash out bags under eyes, shadows or lines from the face.. and of course, my main secret.. keep the room as light as possible. Light paints, sinks, floors.. as light as you can. It creates a lightbox type effect that will bounce the light through out the room. Dark paints or colors will absorb and demand more lighting. A bright room is an upifting room. Also, the most correct color temperature of the light will make clients look just right. Not too ash or too warm. Its a blend of warm and cool light that makes it right! Save the romantic lighting for dining out in a restaurant.. not in a salon. The result.......Minardi color perfect lighting systems. minardicolorperfectlighting
Posted on: Fri, 23 May 2014 11:58:35 +0000
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