Woven Chignon How-To
Prepping the hair is the most important part of any special-occasion look, according to Daniel Roldan, Matrix global artistic director. “You have to layer or cocktail product to build texture,” he ...
by Elizabeth Jakaitis
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Updo How-To: Prep. Play. Perfect.
Prepping the hair is the most important part of any special-occasion look, according to Daniel Roldan, Matrix global artistic director. “You have to layer or cocktail product to build texture,” he ...
by Elizabeth Jakaitis
The Great Debate: Balayage vs. Foil
This question comes up regularly when highlighting: when should a stylist use foil and when should a stylist balayage? Sometimes the answer isn't so black and white explains Jenny Savage, artist at Atelier by ...
by Chandler Rollins
ABS, A Model of Latino Inclusion
I walked the aisles and classrooms of ABS 2015, feeling proud of the number of Latino professional participating —including emerging Latino beauty companies and executives. How could I tell? I made my rounds with TV hairdresser star, Leo ...
by Anne Moratto
Zig Zag With "Ziggles" and "Zisps"
La Coupe's Zig Zag Collection was one of the most successful I ever produced. Zig zag parts gave a quilted effect to the hair, which went with the quilted fashions for Fall 1977.New ideas evolve slowly. It is always smart to go ...
Meet American Crew's All-Star Challenge Winner
The work: Alyssa Brasket has been cutting and styling hair for nine years at The Barbers, a Vancouver-based chain of barber shops run by Don and Alison Lovell. In an interview with The Columbian, Brasket said she prefers ...
by Chandler Rollins
5 Dos and Don'ts for Growing a Brow Business
BROW MAINTENANCE IS A GROWING PART of the beauty industry—take it from someone who does more than 500 brow services a month. Malynda Vigliotti, owner of Boom Boom Brow Bar in New York, has built her entire career around ...
by Chandler Rollins
3 Pro Tips for Styling with Accessories
A well-placed hair accessory can elevate an ensemble from average to amazing. Whether it’s adding the final touch on a bride or taking your client from day to night, hair accessories are appropriate but often unexpected. ...
by Chandler Rollins
Smart Style
Boasting unequivocally cool looks that transition from work to play, Smart Style, created by DASS Salon & Spa in Atlanta, puts the emphasis on healthy hair with gorgeous color and innovative styling. Jim Shaw, artistic ...
by Chandler Rollins
Modern Man: Beard-Free Faces Trending at the 2015 Academy Awards
Smooth Moves: Beard Today, Gone TomorrowAll good beards must come to an end—isn’t that how the saying goes? We were pleasantly surprised to find that many men at the 2015 Academy Awards opted for smooth visages, and ...
by Lauren Quick
AMC's "Mad Men" Color Formulas
Mad about the hues sported by Mad Men's Christina Hendricks and January Jones? We are too! If there's one thing Don Draper and company have proven over the past six seasons (and decades), it is that vibrant haircolor never goes out of ...
by Chandler Rollins
Going Up?
Business today is tough, as it’s always been. We used to think we were in a recession-proof business, but after the past recession we realized we might be recession-resistant but we are not recession-proof. The reality for us as ...
How to Take a Healthy Selfie!
Staying healthy and sustaining your career is more of a marathon than a 5K. To stay motivated, celebrate and share the fun and positive energy of your Healthy Hairdresser moments in time! Take the April Healthy Hairdresser Challenge (starting ...
April's Healthy Hairdresser Challenge: Take a Healthy Selfie!
Catch yourself in the act of being healthy, then share your energy and positive influence! April's challenge (starting April 1st!) is fun and focused on celebrating “healthy moments”—actions you are taking or adding to your ...
TRANSFORMATION: Level 4 Perm Dye to Dimensional Blonde in ONE DAY!
Heather Lankford (@heatherpaigelankford), a Sebastian Educator on the Urban Team, works at Panther City, Fort Worth, Texas. When we saw this AMAZING transformation on Instagram we had to know more. Here Lankford shares the details on this first ...
COLOR CORRECTION: Faded Whatever to Smokin' Red HOT!
"This Firecracker came to me with what was once a blue to violet ombre," says Dessiree Oberhaus (@dessiree_xg). "It faded back to blonde and teal." We loved this transformation and tracked down Oberhaus to get more details. ...
TRANSFORMATION: Blonde Beige Babe
Jesse Vera (@jessart8), El Paso, Texas, "has a great passion for hair and the beauty industry!" A Guy Tang fan, Vera's dream "is to be an educator and travel work wide." When we found this transformation on her Instagram ...