Meet Julie Kleine
Owner & Educator Of Colors With Chemistry
Most stylists weren't taught how hair color actually works. They were taught to follow formulas and hope for the best.
Julie knows first hand because she's been on both sides of that broken system.
As a national trainer for a major color brand, she trained new educators and was brought in to overhaul some of their brand manuals. She's learned directly from cosmetic chemists and the best international color theory trainers. Her mentor, David Briggs, brought her in to teach about hair color to the Colour Society of Australia. She's taught corporate educators, color line owners, NAHA winners, technical trainers, stylists with 40 years behind the chair, and stylists just starting out. Students from over 36 countries using all different color lines have gone through her program. You can see her work and influence all throughout the industry.
And across all of it, she kept seeing the same thing: smart, talented stylists who were never given real foundational education. Just surface level answers and formulas that fell apart the moment something unexpected showed up behind the chair.
That's why she built Colors With Chemistry differently.
Julie teaches hair color principles, not memorization, so stylists become independent formulation thinkers with color line autonomy.
Her Directional Color Mapping™ system gives stylists the visual, practical tools to actually see what's happening in the hair and make adjustments that make sense. Not because someone told them to. Because they understand WHY.
When you start understanding what's happening, and why, everything changes for you behind your chair.
Meet Alisha LaShun
CWC Hair Color Educator
With over 25 years of experience behind the chair, Alisha quickly realized that artistry alone wasn’t enough, she wanted to know why. Why does this technique work on one canvas but not another? Why do certain formulas succeed or fail depending on the hair? That curiosity sparked a lifelong journey into the science behind the art.
Through years of hands-on work and continued learning, Alisha has answered countless questions for herself and others, supporting guests, educating fellow stylists, and even helping those who were once tasked with fixing their own hair. But she’s not done learning, and she’s not keeping what she’s learned to herself.
For Alisha, teaching is about more than technique. It’s about sharing the deeper understanding that transforms confusion into clarity and turns challenges into wins. Passing on knowledge, resources, and hard-earned experience to other creatives is more than rewarding, it’s what drives her.Let’s go get these wins...together! 🏆
Through years of hands-on work and continued learning, Alisha has answered countless questions for herself and others, supporting guests, educating fellow stylists, and even helping those who were once tasked with fixing their own hair. But she’s not done learning, and she’s not keeping what she’s learned to herself.
For Alisha, teaching is about more than technique. It’s about sharing the deeper understanding that transforms confusion into clarity and turns challenges into wins. Passing on knowledge, resources, and hard-earned experience to other creatives is more than rewarding, it’s what drives her.Let’s go get these wins...together! 🏆