Cassie Sheets is a writer from Philadelphia who spends most weeknights freaking out her dog with sheet masks. Because she is truly passionate about hair styling trends, she provides the most useful and inspiring information to the writers of The Right Hairstyles. Cassie also enjoys writing about feminism and social issues and reviewing interesting books.

"A lifelong love affair" – that's how Ema's relationship with her could be described. She started discovering and experimenting with new hairstyles before she could say "updo," and she believes her mission in life is to find the most effective ways to tame naturally curly hair. As a freelance writer, Ema loves exploring the latest trends in hair and styling, as well as discovering new tips and tricks to keep hair healthy.

Vanessa Koeb is a freelance color and cutting expert and teacher who has worked in the hair industry for over 17 years. Vanessa is originally from Italy and moved to London, UK 9 years ago to specialize in hair transformations. She became very passionate about creating unique hairstyles and color formulations that represent people's individuality. She currently works as a freelancer at The Hair Salon in Hove UK (@thehairsalon), where she also organizes her coloring and cutting courses.

Having bright colors in your hair can be so much fun! Every color of the rainbow is literally at your fingertips, including all shades of purple! It was once a royal color, reserved only for the wealthiest and most respected people, because the sources of the color itself were very rare to find – and therefore expensive (like beautiful snails and sea urchins!) But now we have “animal – free” versions of all shades available if you choose to unleash your creativity and enjoy bold or soft and tender purple highlights!