Also a #901girl, Vanessa Hudgens lets<br />Capri and Lee have fun with her locks using extensions of various textures.
Also a #901girl, Vanessa Hudgens lets
Capri and Lee have fun with her locks using extensions of various textures.
If there was an award for hair chameleons, Kylie<br />Jenner would win first place. Jenner rarely keeps her hair the same for more than a few days at a time.
If there was an award for hair chameleons, Kylie
Jenner would win first place. Jenner rarely keeps her hair the same for more than a few days at a time.
Also debuting a dramatic “cut” at the 2015 AMA’s Kendall Jenner’s new fringe “grew out” quickly after its red-carpet debut that night.
Also debuting a dramatic “cut” at the 2015 AMA’s Kendall Jenner’s new fringe “grew out” quickly after its red-carpet debut that night.
Gigi Hadid had everyone fooled at the 2015 American Music Awards when Bryce Scarlett for Matrix gave her a “slicked-back bob.”
Gigi Hadid had everyone fooled at the 2015 American Music Awards when Bryce Scarlett for Matrix gave her a “slicked-back bob.”
Selena Gomez’s long, voluminous layers, are achieved with extensions.
Selena Gomez’s long, voluminous layers, are achieved with extensions.
If you follow @ninezeroone, you’ve seen Emma Robert’s hair makeovers more than a few times.
If you follow @ninezeroone, you’ve seen Emma Robert’s hair makeovers more than a few times.
Best friends with celebrity hairstylist Jen Atkin, Chrissy Teigen changes her hair all the time, from enviable sombre lobs, to long, dark and sleek.
Best friends with celebrity hairstylist Jen Atkin, Chrissy Teigen changes her hair all the time, from enviable sombre lobs, to long, dark and sleek.
In 2014, Ariana Grande posted on her Instagram: “I wear extensions, but I wear it in a pony tail because my actual hair is so broken that it looks absolutely ratchet and absurd when I let it down.”
In 2014, Ariana Grande posted on her Instagram: “I wear extensions, but I wear it in a pony tail because my actual hair is so broken that it looks absolutely ratchet and absurd when I let it down.”
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Also a #901girl, Vanessa Hudgens lets
Capri and Lee have fun with her locks using extensions of various textures.
If there was an award for hair chameleons, Kylie<br />Jenner would win first place. Jenner rarely keeps her hair the same for more than a few days at a time.
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If there was an award for hair chameleons, Kylie
Jenner would win first place. Jenner rarely keeps her hair the same for more than a few days at a time.
Also debuting a dramatic “cut” at the 2015 AMA’s Kendall Jenner’s new fringe “grew out” quickly after its red-carpet debut that night.
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Also debuting a dramatic “cut” at the 2015 AMA’s Kendall Jenner’s new fringe “grew out” quickly after its red-carpet debut that night.
Gigi Hadid had everyone fooled at the 2015 American Music Awards when Bryce Scarlett for Matrix gave her a “slicked-back bob.”
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Gigi Hadid had everyone fooled at the 2015 American Music Awards when Bryce Scarlett for Matrix gave her a “slicked-back bob.”
Selena Gomez’s long, voluminous layers, are achieved with extensions.
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Selena Gomez’s long, voluminous layers, are achieved with extensions.
If you follow @ninezeroone, you’ve seen Emma Robert’s hair makeovers more than a few times.
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If you follow @ninezeroone, you’ve seen Emma Robert’s hair makeovers more than a few times.
Best friends with celebrity hairstylist Jen Atkin, Chrissy Teigen changes her hair all the time, from enviable sombre lobs, to long, dark and sleek.
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Best friends with celebrity hairstylist Jen Atkin, Chrissy Teigen changes her hair all the time, from enviable sombre lobs, to long, dark and sleek.
In 2014, Ariana Grande posted on her Instagram: “I wear extensions, but I wear it in a pony tail because my actual hair is so broken that it looks absolutely ratchet and absurd when I let it down.”
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In 2014, Ariana Grande posted on her Instagram: “I wear extensions, but I wear it in a pony tail because my actual hair is so broken that it looks absolutely ratchet and absurd when I let it down.”

This year, MODERN SALON surveyed consumers and salon professionals on habits, perceptions, demographics, trends and opportunities shaping the evolving salon service and professional product category MODERN calls HAIR+. This sector of the industry includes trichology, thinning hair, extensions, enhancements and scalp care.

It’s not a new claim that young people expect instant gratification. They get beauty inspiration from Instagram and celebrities, wanting to channel one look at the start of the week and another by the end. MODERN’s HAIR+ Research showed clients younger than 35 truly care about hair, with both men and women willing to spend more disposable income on it. This demographic also wants to experiment more with cut, color and texture—think vibrant fashion shades, extreme color changes and thermal styling. As a result, products within the HAIR+ category provide safe, damage-free ways to achieve quick changes.

Extensions, wigs and hair pieces have shifted away from a taboo hair loss-camoflauger to a fashion statement or solution to achieving hair goals.

At industry trade shows, extensions were displayed on hangers, sending the message that hair can be changed as quickly as a shirt. Celebrities showed us the never-ending possibilities of hair—no commitment required. Media outlets were fooled by Gigi Hadid’s faux bob and Kendall Jenner’s temporary bangs, both of which were transformed back to each starlet’s signature locks in their next photo opp.

In fact, it can be argued that celebrity hairstylists and their clients are the reason why hair extensions, wigs and hairpieces have gone mainstream. Riawna Capri and Nikki Lee, with their impressive roster of celebrity clientele including Julianne Hough, Vanessa Hudgens and Emma Roberts, launched their careers by tag-teaming hair extension applications, making for a quicker service and fitting in more clients. And who knew a wig maker could become such a well-known name, even outside of the industry, until Kylie Jenner started donning Tokyo Stylez’s wigs?

The hair-enhancement category boomed in 2016 and is only going to keep growing. For more on this segment, be sure to read articles, the full research report and more by visiting the HAIR+ homepage

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