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

MAKEOVER: Blue Hues

MAKEOVER: Blue Hues

by Maggie Mulhern

Kristin Grip (@ColorbyKristin) owner of Tease Salon, Costa Mesa, CA (@TeaseSalonOC) says her first time client sent pictures before her visit. "I assumed her roots were regrowth so I was surprised to find out while lifting her that bands of orange appeared from coloring her roots in the past. Eek!" Makeover details here.

Light, Bright and Fabulous

Light, Bright and Fabulous

by Maggie Mulhern

Claire Baxter  (@hairwithclaire) of Sarah Doyle Hair By Design, Eliza, Melbourne, says "This lovely client wanted be a little brighter with shadowing at the the roots." Baxter worked her magic. Here she shares the details for this upgrade.

Uh Oh to Oh WOW!

Uh Oh to Oh WOW!

by Maggie Mulhern

Madison Roulan  (@mads_hair) of L'appartement Hair Boudoir, NYC, says her client came to see her after having grown out a bad drastic ombré.  Here she shares the details for the correction.

Update Time!

Update Time!

by Maggie Mulhern

Lauren McFadden (@laurenmcfadden7) of Trinity Salon, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, sent the details for this gorgeous makeover to MODERN and we just had to share!

COLOR CORRECTION: Uneven and Faded to a Softer Blend

COLOR CORRECTION: Uneven and Faded to a Softer Blend

by Maggie Mulhern

Lauren Kovalick (@laurkhair) of Bombshell Salon Ellicott City MD (@bombshellsalon) says, "Our Guest came in to the salon with grown out chunky highlights and faded uneven tones. She was looking for a more organic, softer blend and a more intense blonde on the ends." Here she shares the how-to.

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