Maggie Mulhern

Beauty and Fashion Director, MODERN SALON

MODERN's Beauty & Fashion Director is the NYC based Editor and Art Director for Modern Salon Magazine and  modernsalon.com . Maggie joined MODERN in the 1980's and has spent more than 3 decades covering the professional beauty industry around the world. In addition to writing articles, Maggie travels globally as a journalist to report on the latest trends, products and techniques in the professional beauty world. Known for a keen eye, Maggie has judged hundreds of national competitions including NAHA, and international competitions such as Wella International Trend Vision and Goldwell Color Zoom among others. As an Art Director, Maggie is responsible for hundreds of magazine covers and thousands of inside pages and features for Modern Salon and her sister publications. Among her many professional passions is ARTIST SESSION, the 2-day workshop she founded which offers direction and inspiration to hairdressers interested in learning how to do successful photoshoots. A graduate of Boston College, Maggie is the author of Great Looks (Doubleday) and, in the few minutes of spare time she has left, is working on a book for children that has NOTHING to do with beauty.

Maggie Mulhern wrote

COLOR CORRECTION: Killing The Band

COLOR CORRECTION: Killing The Band

by Maggie Mulhern

Gioryi Darwich (@Gigi_your_stylist) of Elegant Studio, Philadelphia, PA, had quite the challenge when she met this client who did not want a touch up. "She actually wanted to keep the top dark brown." Darwich realized thin, back-to-back highlights would erase the band.

Dramatic Makeover For a Career and Life Transformation

Dramatic Makeover For a Career and Life Transformation

by Maggie Mulhern

Alexander Scott (@alexanderscotthair) of @bangseattle, Seattle, WA, says he has "been cutting my client's hair for about 5 years and her color had always been natural. After a career and life transformation, she was ready for an image transformation as well."  Here Scott shares the details for the color makeover.

Balayage and Melting For a Vibrant Blend

Balayage and Melting For a Vibrant Blend

by Maggie Mulhern

Darcy Kost-botelho  (@Hairbydarcykb_) of Orange Salon in Northern California, says that her client was looking for "a vibrant purple, pink blend with natural roots. This project took around four hours to achieve." Here she shares the details for this makeover.

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