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John and Arthur lost in a defunct subway station, for variety in his underground adventures enrichment. <3

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Koochita: a comprehensive tourism platform

Koochita is a platform devised for the purpose of supporting tourism enterprises by creating a smart chain to connect them with users and local or foreign tourists. A single and distinct page inside this platform will be allocated to each and every business whether small or huge including ecotourism resorts, restaurant, handicrafts, local dishes, souvenirs, traditions and places of interest for tourists. Also, details about all the aforementioned points with related information and contact will be accessible for users to omit all intermediaries. In addition, complementary information for the easiest access to desired destination is provided including google map and navigation applications. Moreover, with the help of social media almost no business would be out of sight and the quality of services of each business will be directly stated by the users through comments. This platforms will be offered in several languages including English, German and Chinese.

This website is essentially user-based which means users are the main actors and their information, feedbacks and experiences generate most of its database. Through online campaigns, Koochita seeks to benefit from social potentialities to reach better understanding and description of every touristic destination or local businesses. To put it in another way, each tourist is indeed the ambassador of Koochita and this platform seeks ways to encourage them to share direct experiences and to provide content. For further information and details please visit www.koochita.com.

Sisootech accelerator, one in its kind, specialized in tourism, cultural heritage and handicrafts. It has signed a cooperation agreement with Iran’s Vice-President for Science and Technology to pursue this mission. Sisootech is located in the Center for Growth and Innovation in Human Sciences affiliated to Allame Tabatabaee University (Center No.1). With regard to the importance of tourism for the stable development of the country and its role in creating employments and new job positions for under developed rural areas of Iran, Sisootech in partnership with UNDP, offers a program to enhance social justice, to develop the tourism industry, to support local businesses, and to improve the quality of such businesses by the means of supporting them both mentally and physically. Given the current situation, this program focuses in empowering these businesses and mentoring them toward national and international market. In this path, Sisootech will keep its supports and surveillance so that this local business sector reaches to stability and independence.

Iran as a phenomenal touristic destination

With its natural treasures and great historical heritages, Iran's fabulous touristic sceneries made it one of the most desired destinations for tourists. Iranians are well-known for their hospitality, which offers each traveler a mesmerizing experience in one of the world's most remarkable countries. As the land of diversities, Iran is blessed with extraordinary biodiversity, with colorful bazaars, ancient Persian ruins, fascinating nomads, Islamic architecture and shimmering deserts, magnificent mosques, ancient caravansaries, impressive rock tombs, and former royal cities of the ancient Persian Empire. Travelers come from far and wide to catch a glimpse of the ancient cities and beach resorts, as well as Iran's modern capital and skiing destinations.

 Artistic Heritage

Iran's rich artistic tradition is as ancient as its history and is one of its featured characteristics that impress any traveler. This wealthy tradition includes a variety of masterpieces from different eras. Ancient Persia was an important destination and corridor in the old Silk Road, which made this country a cradle for dynamic trading in antiquity. The geographical location of Iran, therefore, contributes to the astonishing diversity of arts and crafts. The main Iranian local handicrafts are as follow:

- Sofreh of North Khorasan: traditional carpets, Kilim and Jajim from Kurd people of North Khorasan

- Charogh Duzi of Quchan: traditional footwears from Northeast of Iran.

- Terme: a traditional and luxurious fabric designed with Iranian patterns and textures.

- Toreutics: Traditional metalworking

- Pottery

- Enamel: the art of painting and decorating gold, silver, and copper

- Persian carpets and rugs

- Kelim: Embossed Kelims of Ilam

- Embroidery: traditional needlework of Sistan and Baluchestan, which is locally called "Suchan Duzi".

- Giveh: the local footwear of Kordestan

- Tiling: the prominent and distinguished Iranian ornamental art of bricks

- Gabbeh: a traditional rug made in Bushehr

- Chamush: traditional footwear of Northern provinces of Iran

- Pateh: a traditional rug of Kerman

- Inlay or Khatam: a delicate and detailed work of art on wood

- Crystal Craving

- Ghoflsazi (Locksmithing)

- Jajim: a traditional rug

- Mekhraj Kari: the art of making gemstones to jewelry

- Lacquer work of Isfahan

- Knife making of Zanjan

- Traditional ring making of Qom

- Calligraphy of Qazvin

- Zilu: a traditional rug made in Yazd

- Ghalamkari (Calico Work): a famous traditional print applied to textile in Isfahan 

- Firuzehkubi (Turquoise Inlay) of Isfahan

- Hasir Bafi: a traditional mat weaving of Khuzestan

- ….

 Historical treasures

 Historical Sites

IRAN is one of the world's oldest countries, which has been the home of numerous tribes, clans, dynasties, and emperors. Therefore, one can find various sites in every part of Iran that represent a unique section of this country. Due to this historical importance, 24 heritage sites in Iran have already been registered in the UNESCO's list of World Heritage: Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran, Bam and its Cultural Landscape, Bisotun, Cultural Landscape of Maymand, Golestan Palace, Gonbad-e Qabus, Masjed-e Jame of Isfahan, Meidan-e Emam, Pasargadae, Persepolis, Shahr-i Sokhta, Sheikh Safi al-din Khanegah and Shrine Ensemble in Ardabil, Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System, Soltaniyeh Dome, Susa, Tabriz Historic Bazaar Complex, Takht-e Soleyman, Tchogha Zanbil, The Persian Qanat, Lut desert, The Persian Garden, Sassanid Archeological Landscape of Fars Region, Historic City of Yazd as well as Hyrcanian Forests.

 Intangible Cultural Heritage

Iran historically has bred multiple cultures with authentic manifestations. This rich cultural heritage has been preserved and passed through generations and became the country's defining elements. In this regard, the following have been assigned as Intangible Cultural Heritage in Iran by UNESCO:

- Chogan (Polo): Iranian ancient royal game

- Traditional skills of building and sailing Iranian Lenj Boats in the Persian Gulf

- Flatbread making and sharing culture: Lavash, Katyrma, Jupka, Yufka

- Traditional skills of carpet weaving in Fars

- Traditional skills of carpet weaving in Kashan

- Radif of Iranian music

- Music of the Bakhshies of Khorasan

- Naqqali: Iranian dramatic story-telling

- Art of crafting and playing with Kamantcheh (traditional musical instrument)

- Skills of crafting and playing Iranian Dotar (traditional musical instrument)

 Natural Wealth

Iran's diverse natural attractions, including forests in the north, Alborz and Zagros chain mountains, calm lakes, and Lagoons, historical caves, is appealing to any nature-lover. With over ten national parks and 41 protected regions, Iran has more than 8 million hectares of natural areas to explore. Iran's beautiful sceneries are desirable to anyone who seeks calmness, inspiration, adventure, and joy. Some of these remarkable natural spots for eco-tourism are:

- Damavand Mountain: the highest mountain in Iran and the Middle East and the highest volcanic peak in Asia

- The Persian Gulf

- Zayanderud River: one of the main rivers of Iran

- Alvares Village and Ski Resort in the northwest of Iran

- Badab Soort: a rare stairway spring

- Maranjab Desert: it is a magnificent landscape of sand runes and hills

- Sabalan Mountain: the third highest mountain in Iran

- Caspian Hyrcanian Forests: a unique forested massif remained from Cenozoic geology and Ice Age in the southern coast of the Caspian Sea

- Golestan National Park: one of the most important wildlife habitats and national parks of Iran

- Anzali Lagoon

- Urmia Lake: the biggest saltwater lake in Iran

- Chahkooh Canyon: it is a view of eroded rocks with a depth of 100 meters

- …

 Delicious Cuisines

Another attractive feature of Iranian culture that has always appealed to tourists is special cuisines for food lovers. Each province of this country offers its unique yet delicious recipe which can meet anyone's appetite. Some of the most well-known Iranian traditional recipes are as follow:

- Khoresh-e Fesenjan: one of the oldest original Iranian cuisines, basically made from walnut and lots of pomegranate sauce as its flavor.

- Khoresh-e Qormeh Sabzi (Fresh green herb stew): It is an authentic Iranian dish made for thousands of years in ancient Persia. The main ingredients are sautéed herbs, kidney beans, lamb chunks, dried limes.

- Khoresh-e Qeimeh (Yellow split peas stew): It is another classic Persian dish made of lamb, tomatoes, yellow split peas, and dried lime. It is usually accompanied by crispy potato fries or pan-fried long-cut eggplants.

- Tah Chin-e Morgh (Golden crusted Saffron rice cake): This dish includes elements mainly used in the Iranian diet: rice, yogurt, saffron, egg, and entire baby lamb or chicken fillets.

- Ash-e Reshteh (Noodle and bean soup): this richly textured soup includes noodles, beans, herbs, and leafy greens like spinach and beet leaves. So it is a complete meal.

- Ghalieh Mahi: Southerners have sophistication in making delicious meals and Ghalieh

Mahi is an example of this claim. This yummy dish is a kind of spicy nutrient Khoresh made of mackerel fish, coriander and fenugreek, onion, pepper, turmeric, garlic, oil, and tomato paste. Tamarind and lots of spices are also added to make it an irresistible tasty dish.

Theses and more can be found on our website: www.Koochita.com 

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Check out these 17 incredible pink ombré hair colors

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Check out these 17 incredible pink ombré hair colors

A pink ombré hair is a hair color that changes from a shade of pink to another vibrant or natural hair color or vice versa. For daring, cotton-candy hair fans who want to get a feel of the pink hair movement, ombré should be your first step!

The Instagram feed from Philly hair color specialist Brit Evans is a sweet spot of a variety of seriously enviable pink ombré hair looks. From romantic rosy to soft pastel to hot neon pink paired with other colors and painted on pixies, lobs and beach waves – you will certainly wish you could try them all!

The pink hair trend even reached modern pop icons Lily Allen, Grimes, Jemima Kirke and Lucy Hale when they recently turned their strands into two-tone hairstyles and made their statements.

But of course, having a quirky hair color doesn't come at no cost. Your hair color change would also mean a lifestyle change because you have to be committed to keeping your dreamy strands long. Contact your trusted colorist to get the best product recommendations and care tips at home!

Take your social media by storm when you show off one of these super popular pink ombré hair colors below!

Red and pink

How would you describe this look?

I made a red to pink ombré hair dye where I used a darker red base that was blended into the light pink at the ends! I used ID hair color for the red base, brightened the medium wave and ended at level 9, and used Pulp Riot for the pink on the ends. My favorite thing about this color is how lively and fun it is!

Any advice for someone considering it?

This color definitely has some versatility. It's not your typical red or natural hair color, but it's not too wild either. My client works on cars for a living, so that she lets her personality come out with pink hair! She says she hasn't stopped complimenting her until she was in need of a fix.

What is important to know about this color is that it fades. To make it look fresh and beautiful, she has to recolour it every 6 weeks. The right follow-up steps are key to keeping the color.

For someone who wants something different, wants to stand out in the crowd and is ready to hold it, this is a really great color! It can also be customized. If anyone wanted it to be lighter pink or more rose gold, there are many ways to modify it!

Brown to pink ombré

How would you describe this look?

This is a bright, mixed summer pink balayage! The color fades into natural hair without stains or discoloration.

Any advice for someone considering it?

When someone thinks about getting a pink ombré, my first thought is: "Heck yes!"

Trying out fashion colors can be so fun! The only thing is that it is harmful in the long run if it is not conditioned regularly. This look is for people who like to stand out and don't care too much about looking "professional". The lighter the natural hair, the easier it is to bleach and dye. If someone has darker hair naturally, it can take a few processes before the desired look is achieved. It all depends on the level of dedication someone is willing to create and maintain in a healthy way.

Pink and purple ombré

How would you describe this look?

This look is a modernized pink ombré tones. It still has the classic feel of an ombré, but more mixed around the frame of the face. I also used the way the layers are in the hair to place the mixture higher up so the color placement flows. This type of color will pop more if the hair is curly or has a light texture.

Any advice for someone considering it?

Any kind of creative color is more care than natural hair color. You must have a sulfate-free, color-safe shampoo and conditioner for washing. Wash your hair every 3-7 days. The less it is shampooed, the longer the color lasts. Dry shampoo will be your new best friend. This type of color is best for someone who can go without shampooing for a few days. Any hair structure can have this color if the canvas is raised to a beautiful butter blonde beforehand.

Black and pink ombré

How would you describe this look?

This work is a natural dark root in a neon pink ombré. Some of my favorite things are liveliness and richness, and the mix that I was able to create with Pulp Riot color. I paired it with a bespoke cut and a ragged style to really add dimension and highlight the neon pieces.

Any advice for someone considering it?

Prepare for cold hair wash as this will be the best way to extend the life of fashion colors. The most important thing is to embrace the fade. Every time you wash your hair, it will turn more and more into a pastel shade of this color. You don't want to wash your hair every day to extend the time you have color in your hair. Dry shampoo is king. With Pulp Riot hair color I have found that the most beautiful fade out and true to tone.

Short blonde to pink ombré

How would you describe this look?

I love this shade of pink ombré because of its contrast. It is for the girl who is cute but has a cheeky side. It is hard but soft. The soft beige blonde on top is not something you usually see when you pair a bright, vivid color like magenta. I think the color draws your eye to the shape of the cut and the way it is styled.

Any advice for someone considering it?

Have fun with it! That would not be a hairstyle for my reserved, subdued customer. This is for the brave! In addition to personality, I think length and style are mostly universal. I think a lot of people could pull off this style and color as long as they have the confidence to rock it! It fades beautifully into a soft pink as long as it is not washed over and is cared for with a color-safe shampoo and conditioner.

Dark to Cotton Candy Pink Ombré

How would you describe this look?

It was a super fun project for me. I told her I wanted to give her a hair color that would turn heads and make people stop and comment, "OMG, I love your hair!" This was her first time experimenting with vivid color and she was pretty nervous to say the least. I took her previously lightened blonde hair and reworked it with a mix of cool-toned purple and pink.

I used a mix of different Pulp Riot colors from their Raven collection to give their vibrant color a certain dimension and depth. I used a flat iron to style her curls, which is not my go-to for curling, but I love the soft wave I created with it. What I loved most about her look is the instant trust my client got when she saw her new color. Her attitude and her sass came out right away, and I think the post-photos I took with her really show that.

Any advice for someone considering it?

Any customer looking at this ombré pink color must first know that the longevity on lighter vivid colors is not long. You could search for 3+ hours in the salon for color that fades until the 4th wash. That is the nature of the vivid color – the lighter the color, the less longevity. What I always recommend to my lively customers is to use the Viral Shampoo tray at home. These shampoos are a quick and easy way to keep your color fresh between touchups.

While having hair like a unicorn, a dream has come true, many don't know that there can be a trip. For example, if you have long hair full of black box dye and want to have pastel pink hair in one day without losing any length, it's just not realistic.

To keep your hair healthy, I recommend lightening in sessions and using Olaplex treatments at home to strengthen your hair. Olaplex is a game changer for the hair industry that has helped bring a lot of hair back from the brink of extinction by repairing the damage from the inside.

Dark to hot pink ombré

How would you describe this look?

We added depth to the root with a double calibrated level 4 ash and refreshed its balayage with brightener and 20 volume activator. Then we tinted their medium length and ended with a pink poppy seed punch. I added yellow to my pink formula to give a highlighter finish. We softened their layers and rolled them in opposite directions with a flat iron to give a lived feeling. I finished adding texture to the spray volume and adding gloss to the oil and defining their ends.

Any advice for someone considering it?

A rooty balayage is a great low-maintenance option for a low-key client. I love looks like this because it initially grabs a punch, but hiding it is just as fun! But if you want to keep the pink poppin ’, I suggest scheduling a toner and treatment maintenance with your stylist every 3 weeks.

This style is about enhancing the natural texture and adding a bit of drama so my client can feel like the worst version of herself regardless of whether she spends 5 or 45 minutes on her hair.

This look requires a brightener to reach, so your hair can benefit from adding treatments to your regime to keep hair soft, shiny, and healthy. I love the TIGI Copyright Care Booster under repair – shiny and smooth once a week for 5 minutes!

Pink and white ombré

How would you describe this look?

This pink ombré shade is nothing short of a show stopper. Melting from the hottest pink to silver platinum with no transition color is one of my favorite color effects. If done correctly, it is an eye to think, "Is that balayage? Foil? Ombré? "

The real answer is bleach and root-stained clay. Not in the traditional way to shade a lightning service, but to take it to a new level and test the limits of the "norm" with a natural shadow on the scalp – we decided to use hot pink to move to the other side of the spectrum to press!

Any advice for someone considering it?

This specific color is not for weak hearts. We first had to take this customer to a seamless platinum blonde that can take up to, if not more than a year to reach some people, depending on their initial color, color history, and integrity. From there we tinted the rest of the warmth with a silver / violet platinum. The last step is to dry and then color melt the pink on your scalp.

Maintenance and care at home is high. Since your blonde is raised to the lightest level of the blonde, weekly treatments are recommended to extend and maintain the integrity of the ends.

Be on the pink too! How do you care for the pink? A direct dye is used for this fashion color. This color molecule is mainly only in the cuticle. What that means to stay away from the heat will be in your favor! Use cold water when shampooing (with a professional color-safe shampoo or cleaning rinse) and stay away from mechanical tools for styling. Of course, this is not realistic for most of us – minimal heating styling would of course be my recommendation with great heat protection. My favorite is the glowing dry diamond oil from Redken!

Fashionable colors fade easily, and bleach and tones quickly grow out. Your visit to the salon should be for maintenance every 4 weeks, no longer than every 6 weeks.

The haircut complements this style and gives the finished piece movement, body and shine. The foundation of the cut should be done before the color as the color is molded around the haircut. This avoids unwanted pink drop-offs that make a mixed haircut appear “choppy”. I do the haircut in front of many of my highlighting services for this reason.

Dark to Light Rose Petal Pink Ombré

How would you describe this look?

She had previously bleached hair from previous color services with about 3-4 inches of new growth. Of course it is very light. To avoid bleaching, we changed the silver from Keune to dark charcoal with a demi-permanent color.

The pink is blush by Pulp Riot. The way I would describe this look would be charcoal that goes in a candy pink ombré. For styling, we have just made a nice round brush with some loose curling stone waves. My favorite thing about this look is the full-blown grunge look. It gives the pretty pink a little head start!

Any advice for someone considering it?

These unnatural colors are more maintenance. You need to understand that it will take more work on your part to keep these vibrant tones and keep your hair healthy. Lively tones almost always require lightening services, and depending on how many levels of lightness a stylist needs to lift, hair can revitalize the bleaching process. Therefore, it is important to have a moisturizing and repairing shampoo and conditioner.

In my salon, we also sell weekly treatments that keep hair healthy (Olaplex Step 3 or B3 Repair Conditioner). I suggest that my clients do one of these treatments once a week and sleep in the treatment overnight.

Even with vibrant colors, it is so important not to wash or rinse your hair with hot water. I try to explain to my customers that the hair skin on a strand of hair that keeps color in is open and close similar to the pores of your skin. When you take a hot shower, the hot water opens your pores or hair skin. Cooler water keeps the hair cuticles firm in color.

For all vivid colors, they will fade over time. The lighter they are, the less they last. Regular salon tint for these colors can range anywhere from 2-6 weeks to make the colors as vivid as they are.

Pink and orange ombré

If you are thinking of trying two colors at once, give these peachy colors a go. It's a no-brainer that goes from just to breathtaking.

Dark to pastel pink ombré

Working with a color can create numerous effects like this. Dark tones and light pastel pink colors give you this wonderful ombré creation.

Dark to light rose pink ombré

Using a particular technique to create variations for a color is really an ability to get. A shiny pink ombré hairstyle this gorgeous is a rare find.

Dark to flamingo pink ombré

This is a big entrance. A flamingo pink ombré style ?! You are sure to set a trend with this hairstyle.

Blue and pink ombré

What a divine creation! As if the gods didn't bless you enough beauty to pull this blue and pink ombré combo, the next thing is in heaven.

Pink and peach ombré

What a bubbly station wagon! These cotton candy colors are about to die!

Dark to light pink ombré

Plum-peach colors in a shiny take is what a girl needs these days, isn't it?

Strawberry and pink ombré

A saturated champagne pink ombré for long hair is one thing to die for!

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Check out these 17 incredible pink ombré hair colors

A pink ombré hair is a hair color that changes from a shade of pink to another vibrant or natural hair color or vice versa. For daring, cotton-candy hair fans who want to get a feel of the pink hair movement, ombré should be your first step!

The Instagram feed from Philly hair color specialist Brit Evans is a sweet spot of a variety of seriously enviable pink ombré hair looks. From romantic rosy to soft pastel to hot neon pink paired with other colors and painted on pixies, lobs and beach waves – you will certainly wish you could try them all!

The pink hair trend even reached modern pop icons Lily Allen, Grimes, Jemima Kirke and Lucy Hale when they recently turned their strands into two-tone hairstyles and made their statements.

But of course, having a quirky hair color doesn't come at no cost. Your hair color change would also mean a lifestyle change because you have to be committed to keeping your dreamy strands long. Contact your trusted colorist to get the best product recommendations and care tips at home!

Take your social media by storm when you show off one of these super popular pink ombré hair colors below!

Red and pink

How would you describe this look?

I made a red to pink ombré hair dye where I used a darker red base that was blended into the light pink at the ends! I used ID hair color for the red base, brightened the medium wave and ended at level 9, and used Pulp Riot for the pink on the ends. My favorite thing about this color is how lively and fun it is!

Any advice for someone considering it?

This color definitely has some versatility. It's not your typical red or natural hair color, but it's not too wild either. My client works on cars for a living, so that she lets her personality come out with pink hair! She says she hasn't stopped complimenting her until she was in need of a fix.

What is important to know about this color is that it fades. To make it look fresh and beautiful, she has to recolour it every 6 weeks. The right follow-up steps are key to keeping the color.

For someone who wants something different, wants to stand out in the crowd and is ready to hold it, this is a really great color! It can also be customized. If anyone wanted it to be lighter pink or more rose gold, there are many ways to modify it!

Brown to pink ombré

How would you describe this look?

This is a bright, mixed summer pink balayage! The color fades into natural hair without stains or discoloration.

Any advice for someone considering it?

When someone thinks about getting a pink ombré, my first thought is: "Heck yes!"

Trying out fashion colors can be so fun! The only thing is that it is harmful in the long run if it is not conditioned regularly. This look is for people who like to stand out and don't care too much about looking "professional". The lighter the natural hair, the easier it is to bleach and dye. If someone has darker hair naturally, it can take a few processes before the desired look is achieved. It all depends on the level of dedication someone is willing to create and maintain in a healthy way.

Pink and purple ombré

How would you describe this look?

This look is a modernized pink ombré tones. It still has the classic feel of an ombré, but more mixed around the frame of the face. I also used the way the layers are in the hair to place the mixture higher up so the color placement flows. This type of color will pop more if the hair is curly or has a light texture.

Any advice for someone considering it?

Any kind of creative color is more care than natural hair color. You must have a sulfate-free, color-safe shampoo and conditioner for washing. Wash your hair every 3-7 days. The less it is shampooed, the longer the color lasts. Dry shampoo will be your new best friend. This type of color is best for someone who can go without shampooing for a few days. Any hair structure can have this color if the canvas is raised to a beautiful butter blonde beforehand.

Black and pink ombré

How would you describe this look?

This work is a natural dark root in a neon pink ombré. Some of my favorite things are liveliness and richness, and the mix that I was able to create with Pulp Riot color. I paired it with a bespoke cut and a ragged style to really add dimension and highlight the neon pieces.

Any advice for someone considering it?

Prepare for cold hair wash as this will be the best way to extend the life of fashion colors. The most important thing is to embrace the fade. Every time you wash your hair, it will turn more and more into a pastel shade of this color. You don't want to wash your hair every day to extend the time you have color in your hair. Dry shampoo is king. With Pulp Riot hair color I have found that the most beautiful fade out and true to tone.

Short blonde to pink ombré

How would you describe this look?

I love this shade of pink ombré because of its contrast. It is for the girl who is cute but has a cheeky side. It is hard but soft. The soft beige blonde on top is not something you usually see when you pair a bright, vivid color like magenta. I think the color draws your eye to the shape of the cut and the way it is styled.

Any advice for someone considering it?

Have fun with it! That would not be a hairstyle for my reserved, subdued customer. This is for the brave! In addition to personality, I think length and style are mostly universal. I think a lot of people could pull off this style and color as long as they have the confidence to rock it! It fades beautifully into a soft pink as long as it is not washed over and is cared for with a color-safe shampoo and conditioner.

Dark to Cotton Candy Pink Ombré

How would you describe this look?

It was a super fun project for me. I told her I wanted to give her a hair color that would turn heads and make people stop and comment, "OMG, I love your hair!" This was her first time experimenting with vivid color and she was pretty nervous to say the least. I took her previously lightened blonde hair and reworked it with a mix of cool-toned purple and pink.

I used a mix of different Pulp Riot colors from their Raven collection to give their vibrant color a certain dimension and depth. I used a flat iron to style her curls, which is not my go-to for curling, but I love the soft wave I created with it. What I loved most about her look is the instant trust my client got when she saw her new color. Her attitude and her sass came out right away, and I think the post-photos I took with her really show that.

Any advice for someone considering it?

Any customer looking at this ombré pink color must first know that the longevity on lighter vivid colors is not long. You could search for 3+ hours in the salon for color that fades until the 4th wash. That is the nature of the vivid color – the lighter the color, the less longevity. What I always recommend to my lively customers is to use the Viral Shampoo tray at home. These shampoos are a quick and easy way to keep your color fresh between touchups.

While having hair like a unicorn, a dream has come true, many don't know that there can be a trip. For example, if you have long hair full of black box dye and want to have pastel pink hair in one day without losing any length, it's just not realistic.

To keep your hair healthy, I recommend lightening in sessions and using Olaplex treatments at home to strengthen your hair. Olaplex is a game changer for the hair industry that has helped bring a lot of hair back from the brink of extinction by repairing the damage from the inside.

Dark to hot pink ombré

How would you describe this look?

We added depth to the root with a double calibrated level 4 ash and refreshed its balayage with brightener and 20 volume activator. Then we tinted their medium length and ended with a pink poppy seed punch. I added yellow to my pink formula to give a highlighter finish. We softened their layers and rolled them in opposite directions with a flat iron to give a lived feeling. I finished adding texture to the spray volume and adding gloss to the oil and defining their ends.

Any advice for someone considering it?

A rooty balayage is a great low-maintenance option for a low-key client. I love looks like this because it initially grabs a punch, but hiding it is just as fun! But if you want to keep the pink poppin ’, I suggest scheduling a toner and treatment maintenance with your stylist every 3 weeks.

This style is about enhancing the natural texture and adding a bit of drama so my client can feel like the worst version of herself regardless of whether she spends 5 or 45 minutes on her hair.

This look requires a brightener to reach, so your hair can benefit from adding treatments to your regime to keep hair soft, shiny, and healthy. I love the TIGI Copyright Care Booster under repair – shiny and smooth once a week for 5 minutes!

Pink and white ombré

How would you describe this look?

This pink ombré shade is nothing short of a show stopper. Melting from the hottest pink to silver platinum with no transition color is one of my favorite color effects. If done correctly, it is an eye to think, "Is that balayage? Foil? Ombré? "

The real answer is bleach and root-stained clay. Not in the traditional way to shade a lightning service, but to take it to a new level and test the limits of the "norm" with a natural shadow on the scalp – we decided to use hot pink to move to the other side of the spectrum to press!

Any advice for someone considering it?

This specific color is not for weak hearts. We first had to take this customer to a seamless platinum blonde that can take up to, if not more than a year to reach some people, depending on their initial color, color history, and integrity. From there we tinted the rest of the warmth with a silver / violet platinum. The last step is to dry and then color melt the pink on your scalp.

Maintenance and care at home is high. Since your blonde is raised to the lightest level of the blonde, weekly treatments are recommended to extend and maintain the integrity of the ends.

Be on the pink too! How do you care for the pink? A direct dye is used for this fashion color. This color molecule is mainly only in the cuticle. What that means to stay away from the heat will be in your favor! Use cold water when shampooing (with a professional color-safe shampoo or cleaning rinse) and stay away from mechanical tools for styling. Of course, this is not realistic for most of us – minimal heating styling would of course be my recommendation with great heat protection. My favorite is the glowing dry diamond oil from Redken!

Fashionable colors fade easily, and bleach and tones quickly grow out. Your visit to the salon should be for maintenance every 4 weeks, no longer than every 6 weeks.

The haircut complements this style and gives the finished piece movement, body and shine. The foundation of the cut should be done before the color as the color is molded around the haircut. This avoids unwanted pink drop-offs that make a mixed haircut appear “choppy”. I do the haircut in front of many of my highlighting services for this reason.

Dark to Light Rose Petal Pink Ombré

How would you describe this look?

She had previously bleached hair from previous color services with about 3-4 inches of new growth. Of course it is very light. To avoid bleaching, we changed the silver from Keune to dark charcoal with a demi-permanent color.

The pink is blush by Pulp Riot. The way I would describe this look would be charcoal that goes in a candy pink ombré. For styling, we have just made a nice round brush with some loose curling stone waves. My favorite thing about this look is the full-blown grunge look. It gives the pretty pink a little head start!

Any advice for someone considering it?

These unnatural colors are more maintenance. You need to understand that it will take more work on your part to keep these vibrant tones and keep your hair healthy. Lively tones almost always require lightening services, and depending on how many levels of lightness a stylist needs to lift, hair can revitalize the bleaching process. Therefore, it is important to have a moisturizing and repairing shampoo and conditioner.

In my salon, we also sell weekly treatments that keep hair healthy (Olaplex Step 3 or B3 Repair Conditioner). I suggest that my clients do one of these treatments once a week and sleep in the treatment overnight.

Even with vibrant colors, it is so important not to wash or rinse your hair with hot water. I try to explain to my customers that the hair skin on a strand of hair that keeps color in is open and close similar to the pores of your skin. When you take a hot shower, the hot water opens your pores or hair skin. Cooler water keeps the hair cuticles firm in color.

For all vivid colors, they will fade over time. The lighter they are, the less they last. Regular salon tint for these colors can range anywhere from 2-6 weeks to make the colors as vivid as they are.

Pink and orange ombré

If you are thinking of trying two colors at once, give these peachy colors a go. It's a no-brainer that goes from just to breathtaking.

Dark to pastel pink ombré

Working with a color can create numerous effects like this. Dark tones and light pastel pink colors give you this wonderful ombré creation.

Dark to light rose pink ombré

Using a particular technique to create variations for a color is really an ability to get. A shiny pink ombré hairstyle this gorgeous is a rare find.

Dark to flamingo pink ombré

This is a big entrance. A flamingo pink ombré style ?! You are sure to set a trend with this hairstyle.

Blue and pink ombré

What a divine creation! As if the gods didn't bless you enough beauty to pull this blue and pink ombré combo, the next thing is in heaven.

Pink and peach ombré

What a bubbly station wagon! These cotton candy colors are about to die!

Dark to light pink ombré

Plum-peach colors in a shiny take is what a girl needs these days, isn't it?

Strawberry and pink ombré

A saturated champagne pink ombré for long hair is one thing to die for!

Check out these 17 incredible pink ombré hair colors

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M7 changes strategy on Bobi Wine, answers him through 3rd party

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M7 changes strategy on Bobi Wine, answers him through 3rd party

After a marathon of exchanges between MP Kyagulanyi and president Museveni that paused last week with Bobi Wine, publicly exposing shameful errors in Museveni’s missive, the NRM camp has changed strategy to avoid putting Museveni direct into the firing squad.

NRM and Museveni have been defeated hands down on social media with 80% of responses on their own social network portals critical and abusive of the system.

The yellow camp strategists who seem not ready to be defeated in the cyber war and want to maintain their presence amidst predominantly disgusted users have turned to a second person career for their message to Bobi Wine and the young generation.

Being spread now on social media by NRM’s social media  activists is a letter released today by an obscure  “concerned citizen” in which the same usual NRM message of war threats, referring to the past–ignoring the future, making negative compulsions, intimidation, defending evil etc is packaged in the same tone as all ‘official’ NRM document

The letter, can easily be dubbed a “Museveni’s response to Bobi-Wine’s last letter.  In the direct response the “concerned citizen” adopted a status lowering tone as used by MP Kyagulanyi in his last letter as he pinched Museveni for publishing an error full letter-which he  linked to his governance failures.

The letter is visibly generated by strategists whose interest is to answer back and belittle Kyagulanyi while protecting Museveni from social media activists.

Using the ‘unknown’ concerned citizen as writer, the regime is playing its usual mind games, hiding as it pitches citizens against each other while creating an impression that someone is fighting for Museveni

The letter [With notice] :

Mr. Wine, as you obviously prefer to be addressed! I have followed with bated breath your social and print media messages.

I am at once happy for you but disappointed in you more.

For lack of a more descriptive phrase, I shall say you are a solipsist – “One who adheres to self-absorption and an ignorance of the views or needs of others” On another I occasion I will say you are a smart aleck – “One who is pretentious about their own cleverness or knowledge; a know-it-all”

It is clear from your posts Mr. Wine that you are not alive to the adage, ” you don’t know where you are going until you know where you have been”!

You are suffering a triple tragedy of selective amnesia, a lack of grounding and loss of identity and this partially explains the adoption of “your names” – BOBI WINE! You are a true representative of a lost generation of Africa that glorify everything Western.

And so it is important for the consumers of your messages to understand that your thoughts are informed by your mentality. You need to know where you are, where you want to go and who you want to take with you.

That you have the platform in itself to freely express the uninformed views you hold are a manifestation of where we are as a country, never mind that you have deliberately or otherwise exhibited a total ignorance of where we came from.

You own bustling career as a musician is testimony to the fact that you live in a country where when you work hard with dedication and purpose you get rewarded.

I congratulate you on that. You must recall however that artists like you were prior to 1986, an endangered species in this country. [Though dictatorship breeds musicians as it was in apartheid South Africa, Mubutu’s Zaire etc, best artists in Uganda were before 1986, Philly Lutaaya, Jimmy Katumba etc and none was killed by any regime] 

The list of those before you that paid dearly with their lives when they spoke out against the governments of the day is illustrious and almost a who is who of Uganda’s history of entertainment art.

Most notably Byron Kawadwa the father of performing arts in Uganda who was dragged out of the National Theatre WHILE IN REHEARSALS and murdered by Idi Amin’s soldiers.[In the same way parliament is besieged when there is no armed rebellion against the regime, just imagine Amin who had M7 waging an armed war against his regime]

Many fled the country after that gruesome incident.

Today you Mr. Wine can go to your studios and compose a song that is deeply critical of the government that has given you the voice to sing, produce that song and hold shows to popularize your song and drive home in the dark BUT SAFETY of the night, in the full knowledge and confidence that you will not be persecuted for it. [Rest in peace producer Kamapesa–for your information if you didnt know]

You proudly reproduce the lyrics in your messages and broadcast them today and all you get is an undeserving intellectual reproach from the Head of State. [Intellectual enough to forget the parliament or court siege?]

That, Mr. Wine, is freedom unprecedented. The paradox of freedom and democracy is that it’s greatest beneficiaries are often it’s most virulent critics.

I would expect Mr. Wine that instead of spending time destroying tax payers’ property in Parliament and posting clearly ignorant messages, you use your privileged positionto encourage our fellow young people to do as you did and tap into their wealth of talent to prosper just like you have.

If you do understand economics and management of public affairs as you do posture to, you would know that the critical role of any government is to create and maintain an environment in which talent like you and many others can and should thrive.

Indeed as you rightly state, as young people we should be asking not what our government can do for us but what we can do for our country and indeed ourselves.

Never in the history of post- colonial Uganda have we witnessed the magnitude of investment in public infrastructure like we have in the last 31 years.

Between 1962-1986 for instance, the total distance of roads tarmacked by ALL the colonial and post- colonial administrations (the time most of us wrongly refer to as “the good old days”), was 1,600km.

By contrast, between 1990 -2017, the total distance of roads now under tarmac is over 4,000kms, first class murram is almost double that.

The government of Uganda is investing a record- breaking $11bn in modernizing the railway network under the Standard Gauge Railway project.

Our capacity to generate electricity has more than tripled. Investment in the energy sector is unparalleled.

We are in the advanced stages of signing off a $4bn refinery project and in advanced negotiations with regional governments and investment partners to embark on a $9bn pipeline project.

Oil production will start- all factors being constant, by 2021. In the meantime, the Front End Engineering Design (FEED) with Phase is in progress.

In this phase, over $20bn will be spent and the requirements for talent – engineers, builders, welders, accountants, doctors, lawyers, bankers, planners, teachers, drivers, chefs, and even musicians like you to entertain these folks after a long day, is more than we can satisfy.

And so your argument that our fellow young Ugandans are jobless, while true, is also ignorant of what is going on in the country.

As an MP, you should instead of spending valuable time on social media and foreign airwaves bashing the very government that made you what you are, be helping your constituents and those you want to take with you on your journey, to build their individual and collective capacities and benefit from all the above investments that your government has done it’s part to make.

Mr. Wine yes it is true that Uganda has the world’s youngest population and the levels of unemployment are fairly on the high side, but the rapid population growth is a factor of stability and prosperity–in more stable and prosperous periods, most nations experience population bursts especially when the stability and prosperity immediately precedes a turbulent past.

But as a legislator now and if you do understand any basic economics, you ought to know as well what is called “the demographic window” It is part of a larger concept called “the demographic dividend”.

Simply put, it’s that period of time in a nation’s demographic evolution when the proportion of population of working age group is particularly prominent.

This occurs when the demographic architecture of a population becomes younger and the percentage of people able to work reaches its height.

In order to reap the dividends of this window, that percentile of the population must take advantage of what I have enumerated above that our government has done and is doing.

The government has done its part, now ask what part is ours!

Mr. Wine, by 1986, the number of children, out of every 1,000 births in Uganda that died, stood at 196.

In 2016 it was 43.

The number of children dying of immunizable diseases was a national shame, the number of our mothers out of every 100,000 that died giving birth in Uganda stood at 900 in 1986 and 336 in 2016.

We are not where we want to be yet but we know where we came from, where we are and where we want to go. The government is saving lives and we have a healthier more productive population.

The HIV prevalence rate in Uganda was reduced by half MOSTLY without medicines but with the resilience and persistence of President Museveni whose leadership and personal commitment on the subject many of our fellow young people may not know, but was singularly most instrumental in posting those gains.

President Museveni cannot be the devil you paint him to be. He has been a savior of lives. Mr. Wine you are painting with a very wide and black brush!

Mr. Wine, you ignorantly and negatively dig into the UPE program.

Like most critics, you employ the art of demagoguery and impress those who are impressed by such an art! But it is clear from reading your posts that the greatest dangers of all is the offspring of little knowledge.

You exhibit and seem to possess that in great measure.

Again, the UPE program is not perfect and I don’t know if a perfect education systemexists anywhere in the world. Everyday is a learning and improvement curve. What is your policy alternative??

Just like those before you, you offer none. Those of us young people that look up to you in positions of leadership, expect that when you identify a weakness and criticize, you offer an alternative so that we can compare policy proposals.

Yes our critics are most times our best teachers and criticism is welcome but criticism for the sake of it is counter-productive.

Mr. Wine I hope you know that there is empirical evidence that for every year of schooling by especially the girl child, increases the chances of survival of their offspring at the stage of motherhood sevenfold.

And so while you may hold a very linear and mechanical evaluation of the dividends of schooling by limiting it to the ability to add up sums as you do in your latest post, there is more to schooling than just arithmetic! [This paragraph intonation is rhetoric of our president]

You haven’t understood Mr. Wine, that a child’s earliest years present a window of opportunity to address inequality.

Nothing in this world we live in is more equalizing than education. Just look at you in the mirror and you will better understand my point!

The deliberate policies and efforts of the government of President Museveni is to make sure that as best it can, no child should be left out or left behind. It is not perfect but with all its imperfections, we are on the right trajectory.

Uganda was before 1986 a pariah state and long written off as a failed one too. Today we are country looked up to in conflict resolution, women emancipation, youth empowerment (you are a great example!), child protection, disease prevention, security and rollback on international terrorism etc.

That isn’t by sheer happenstance. It is all the deliberate and decisive leadership of the President you demonize.

We still experience challenges but no task ahead of us is too daunting to tackle.

You Mr. Wine and your ilk only show that while we have overcome most of our critical challenges, the old monster of division and ignorance still rears its head. We shall overcome you with good! [the use of WE in this paragraph is Museveni’s typical way of speaking]

I urge you therefore my fellow young citizen Hon. Robert Ssentamu Kyagulanyi, to think deeper,engage more, build consensus and research. Avoid your knee-jerk impulsive statements and actions.

As the old adage goes, it is better to keep quiet and people suspect that you are a fool than to speak out and confirm their suspicions!

Let us together work for a better united and stronger Uganda.

For God and My Country