
How to Build a Sustainable Beauty Career Without Burning Out
LifeSpa leader Ali Yanez explains why strong mentorship, predictable income, meaningful recognition and the right work environment help beauty professionals build careers that last.
Helen Oppenheim has launched a site chock full of hair and fashion pictures from the 1960's to today. Here she chats about the people she has worked with over the years.








The Sideburn, 1985 - John Sahag. Photo: Bruno Juminer
Helen Oppenheim has been an iconic member of the salon industry since the 1960's. Not only did she serve as Vidal Sassoon's publicist, but she's work with and photographed the silhouettes of John Sahag, Charles Booth,Peter Gray, Kim Lepine and so many more. There are more than 2000 photographs in the archive and Oppenheim is making these available in her site that goes live TODAY! MODERN SALON offered a preview of the site on pages 56 and 57 of our October issue.
"Each photo is special," Oppenheim told me during an interview at the Badgley Mischka show during the most recent Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in NYC. "Each has text including credits and quotes from the interviews I conducted at the time I took the photograph." She points out that the photos are not just inspirational for hair dressers, but for make up artists, fashion designers, photographers and anyone interested in beauty and fashion.
While many of these photos have been published before, most have not been seen for years or in some cases decades. "It will take a week to go through this site," says Oppenheim. And from what we've seen...worth every second.
For more information about Helen Oppenheim, visit helenoppenheim.com.

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