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2018 has drawn to a close, and a new year is upon us. The start of a new year is a time for inspiration and resolutions, but it's also a time to reflect on the previous year's successes. Below are our most-liked Instagram posts from 2018.

After this intial success of @ambahhh's color work on Julianne Hough, @haileyatplatinum used the Joico formula to get her hair to be the same color! This side-by-side was our most-liked photo of 2018, with more than 28,914 likes. The inital post of Julianne's transformation also made our list of top 15; it received more than 26,000 likes.
2018 has drawn to a close, and a new year is upon us. The start of a new year is a time for inspiration and resolutions, but it's also a time to reflect on the previous year's successes. Below are our most-liked Instagram posts from 2018. In addition to stunning hair images, videos and memes also preformed well and broke their way onto this list. We also hit 1 million followers this past year, and we cannot wait to see the potential 2019 will bring! For a chance to be featured on our page, use #ModernSalon.
1. @ambahhh
View this post on InstagramTransformation by @melanniemillan 💕 #hairpainting #balayage #haircolorideas #modernsalon #beauty
3. @ambahhh again!!
5. @guy_tang
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7. @urbanbarber
8. @jbraidsandbows with extensions by @hairbysaretta
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11. @xostylistxo
12. @zuhra_sullieva
13. @the_baby_mooch
14. @mikaatbhc
View this post on InstagramOne of our MODERN 💯 @mikaatbhc with a flawless melt. #hairartist #hairpainting #colormelt
View this post on InstagramV is for Valentine 😏🤪 rg @kellymccormickhair #modernsalon #badhaircut #beautymeme #beautyfunny

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