From modest beginnings in Japan, to his first job after beauty school serving as Sassoon’s assistant Yosh Toya established himself as a multi-salon owner in San Francisco and has more than 50 years of salon work experience.
Hair cut and braided updo steps.
For this session, Diane Cole Stevens chose model Alyssa specifically because she needed fresh hair color and would be the perfect candidate to demonstrate how the how cut and color can work to enhance the texture, density and volume of hair.
Right on trend with texture and braids, Sam Villa, educator and manufacturer, who has developed a professional line of tools and shears, created two whimsical looks for MODERN SALON’s Artist Session using the Texture iron microcrimper, braided adornments and imagination.
Unbound Artist Session, MODERN’s exclusive photoshoot workshop, is designed to guide professional stylists in their quest to become freelance hairdressers, discover techniques to create beautiful photographs and learn from experts in the field.
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I love this time of the year, I tend to be one of those lets just keep everything until the end of the year, just in case we need it, people. And at the end of the year I love look back so I can plan for growth and success in the new year. I want to know what works, what doesn’t, what I want more of, and what i can do with less of, things I need to work on, things I need to stop and what can I do to be better and happy. This year for me it extra big because we closed our studio and are looking to move, so let me share what I learned.
Latinos love fortune tellers, bruja stories, cards, Ouija boards. Who wouldn’t want to know their futuro?
Humor, gratitude and paying-it-forward guide Fabio Sementilli’s approach to life and work.
Beauty, like nature, transitions from season to season—winter melts into spring, summer mellows into autumn—a cycle that forces nature to constantly reinvent itself.
A worldwide audience of approximately 1 billion viewers watched as Miss USA, Olivia Culpo was crowned Miss Universe 2012. The last time Miss USA won the title of Miss Universe was in 1997.
MODERN Facebook fans share how you can best tell it's the holiday season in the salon.
MODERN gets the how-to on Kate Moss' look featured on the December cover of Vanity Fair.
After receiving more than 1,200 online votes for her entry in the Sexy Hair My Sexy Style photo contest, stylist and winner Mabernis Morales got to experience what many in the industry only dream of doing—being part of a hair team for a New York Fashion Week runway show.
Fringe can complement or transform face shape. Cameron Diaz, Zooey Deschanel and Taylor Swift's bangs.
The collection Visage D'Anges by the Angels Art Team, features a mixture of textures all captured in black and white photography. Many of these looks were inspired by pure fashion and the latest catwalk trends. See the inspirations inside.
MODERN Facebook fans share where they would most love to do hair!
Stacy Martin, a Director/Instructor at Bella Academy of Cosmetology in Oshkosh, WI, tells her students that you can't have a great hair style without a great hair cut, and without a great consultation you won't have either. In this story, Martin provides MODERN with her advice on how to achieve the perfect Bob for your clients.