HOW TO: Braided Holiday Hair Style in Four Easy Steps
Get the steps to create a braided holiday hair style that's easily achieved in four steps.
Alison Alhamed
Editor in Chief, MODERN SALON
As Editor in Chief, Alison Alhamed shapes the content and voice for MODERN SALON's social media platforms, digital channels and monthly print magazine. Alison collaborates closely with salon professionals, social influencers, brands and industry personalities to connect them with our community of readers and followers. As a beauty editor, public speaker and licensed cosmetologist, Alison was named one of Folio magazine's 13 Under 30 emerging leaders in publishing. She regularly judges industry competitions; presents on how to build a following on social media; collaborates with brands on photoshoots, marketing and advertising campaigns; and is passionate about the professional salon industry.
HOW-TO: Chemical-Free Highlights and Hair Color to Avoid Breakage
While at the Hotheads hair extension headquarters in Hollywood, Florida, MODERN editor Alison Shipley got the low down from educators on how extensions aren't just great for adding volume and body, they can also be a solution to chemical-free hair color!
Hair Making Headlines: Celebs Go Short!
The past few weeks have hosted more hair headlines than we've seen in a long time... just as MODERN editors got over the excitement of Jennifer Hudson and Kristin Chenoweth cutting off their long hair into pixies, Jennifer Lawrence and Pamela Anderson followed suit AND THEN Jennifer Aniston cut her hair into a shorter look, too!
Jennifer Lawrence Debuts New Pixie Hair Cut
Jennifer Lawrence Debuts New Pixie Hair Cut
Jennifer Aniston's New 'Do!
Jennifer Aniston's New 'Do!
PUBLIC SPEAKING AND THE BEAUTY INDUSTRY: Stages Academy
Ever want to be a platform artist? Beauty industry leader? Or just more comfortable talking to your clients? The Stages workshop teaches how to master the art of authentic speaking--a tool in easing the fear in public speaking.
First Consultations: THE TALK
What to say when your clients ask...
Long Hair How To: Create the Styling Illusion of Short Hair
Inspired by all of the celebrities who have recently gone from LONG to SHORT? Or, just looking to spice up your look for a night out? MODERN Facebook fan Megan Sandy created this step-by-step video after being inspired by the Miley Cyrus media circus.
Consumer Smoothing Concerns Over Suave Keratin Infusion Product
According to CNN.com, hundreds of women nationwide are suing the manufacturer and designer of Suave Professionals Keratin Infusion 30-Day Smoothing Kit, a hair treatment product designed to smooth frizzy hair. The consumers are saying the product caused them severe hair loss and other damages.
The Dandies: Sassoon Academy's Newest Collection
For its latest collection, Sassoon Academy channels the dandy: a fashionable man pursuing sartorial perfection who emerged at the end of the 18th century. The dandy became the very definition of urban sophistication, and this season Sassoon Academy presents the male elite in its newest collection.
HALLOWEEN: Airbrush Zombie Make-Up
We are LOVING this look created by make-up artist Peter Hudgins... Look at those cheeks!
DID SHE OR DIDN'T SHE: Pamela Anderson's New Pixie Hair Cut
Thanks to MODERN Facebook fan Krystal Heckathorn Ducker for sharing Pamela Anderson's new pixie!
TOKYO TAKE OVER: Cosmetology Students Go Abroad
Had you been born in Japan and decided to become a hairdresser or esthetician, this is what your life would be life: how to get your cosmetology license, how much it costs, how long it takes, where to go to school, how much money you would make as a professional, and more. Through Pivot Point's study abroad program, we head to Tokyo, for a week full of the sights, sounds, people and places that make up this magnificent city.
International Beauty Forum: Creative, Colorful Mannequin Work
A closer look at the mannequins represented at the Yamano International Beauty Forum in Tokyo, Japan.
What It's Like to be a Beauty School Student in Tokyo, Japan
I had the opportunity to interview the manager of general affairs at the Yamano Beauty College to learn about what it's like to be a beauty school student in Japan. How much it costs, what the day to day is like, how long it takes, and more. I asked him about the male to female ratio in hairdressing (you may be surprised at his answer!) and about what kind of living a hairdresser can expert to earn in his or her career. Check out our interview below to hear is VERY interesting answers!
A Japanese Rainstorm Inspires a Greek Headband Twist
All you need to create this effortless Greek-inspired hair style is an elastic headband.
Tokyo's Drugstore Hair Color, Eyelid Crease Tape and Nail Art
While in Tokyo, we stopped by a drugstore to spend time looking at the hair color, make-up and skin care offered--and looked at some of the trends of the city.