For the past three years, every time I visit America's Beauty Show I take as many photos as I can for all of you to see! See the exciting hair styles I saw on the show floor this year from Schwarzkopf Professional, TIGI, P&G Salon Professional and MORE!
Shauky Gulamani, hair artist and President of FHI Heat, created the Starlette collection to illustrate the evolution of texture.
by Jan Hillenmeyer
We invited our intern, Margot Becker, to find out what people wear to attend fashion shows during Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in New York.
The L'ANZA Creative Team has released its "Beauty Is" trend collection.
by Jan Hillenmeyer
COLORISTS! Every time MODERN SALON posts a pic on Facebook of someone sporting hair reminiscent of hair chalking, you guys go nuts! This last time I posted a pic from MODERN fan Theresa Ferrer Contreras, it got 445 shares, 1,580 "likes" and nearly 300 comments. EVERYONE loves this look!
Pivot Point has released the style collection from its first Meta educational program.
by Jan Hillenmeyer
Heath Grout, TIGI Artistic Director, is all about capturing images designed to inspire the salon professional. When we asked Grout what he would do for an exclusive MODERN collection, he said, using a collection of long-haired and short-haired models, “let’s do something to make a statement for 2012.”
by Staff
While at America's Beauty Show 2012, live at the Cosmetologists Chicago's BeautyBASH, MODERN's Alison Alhamed got the opportunity to chat with Margaret Vinci Heldt, who designed the world's first beehive hairstyle that debuted in February 1960 on the pages of MODERN SALON—formerly known as MODERN BEAUTY SHOP.
She is perfect!” said Sonya Dove to fellow Wella Creative Director Christopher Dove and Wella international top stylist Paul Nasrallah as she ran her fingers through her model’s short, high-lifted locks. “She will make the perfect lighter base version of Blaze
When designing looks for his graying clients, Philip Ferreira, lead design stylist for Clairol Professional, believes soft styles for mature clients regularly work best.
by Staff
A change in seasons often translates to a change in color formulas for clients. Because of this impending transformation time, the L’Oréal Professionnel global team created new services using INOA hair color—including a daring red, golden blonde, sensuous brunette and an opulent ash.
While at America's Beauty Show, we ran into MODERN SALON Facebook fan DJ Victory—whose work always gets hundreds of "likes" whenever she shares her talent on our wall. DJ has pastel purple hair and, though she won't reveal her secret trademark formula, she talks with us about her head-turning hair, and why pastels will make a big comeback in spring.
To showcase fashion silhouettes, runways tend to feature hair that is up, and off the face and neck. Inspired by the concept, Redken Education Artistic Director Sam Villa took up and off to another level.
by Staff
In my last blog I shared hot tips on how to create great redheads, in this blog I want to share some of my personal signature techniques and ideas for brunettes. It's funny, at this point in my career there is a “Patrick” redhead, blonde and brunette, and in the same way there is a Picasso or a Versace dress or BMW headlights that can be recognized from behind you at night. Why? Because of branding and style that creates the signature to their look that makes it undeniably them. Here’s what I do.
Beginning end of day March 6 up to May 31, 2012 stylists have the opportunity to enter the “I LOVE MY HAIRCOLOR. I LOVE MY HAIRDRESSER” contest where the stylist wins a trip to New York City and class at the L’Oréal Professionnel Soho Academy, while the client could win a trip to Paris! Read this story for the details.
Ammon Carver interviews Nick Stenson about his roles as Artistic Director at Matrix and as the Creative Artistic Director for J.C. Penney.
CosmoProf/BSG used a giant Facebook Wall to promote it Mobile Connect texting alerts at ABS.
by Jan Hillenmeyer