Peaches and Cream: Before and After PLUS Steps
Get the formula to take your blondes to a beautiful peaches and cream using Goldwell Elumen color.
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.
Summer Blonde: The Power of a Brilliant Highlight
MODERN Facebook fan Drew Noreen, a stylist at Arizona's Pucci Salon created this before and after using Wella Blondor lightener and styled for a healthy finish using Oribe stylers.
How To: Mousy Brown to Bold Brunette WITH Green Accent Pieces
Drew Noreen's how-to take a mousy brown color to a bold brunette WITH green accent extension pieces.
Kardashian Kolor: Kylie and Kendall Jenner's New Color Formulas
Joico celebrity stylist George Papanikolas had the opportunity to upgrade the sisters' hair color just recently using Joico Vero K-PAK Color and lightener for a teen-perfect finish that's shiny, healthy and salon friendly! Here are their formulas.
How To: Seamless Ombre Color Diffusion By Dimitrios Tsioumas
How to create a seamless, diffusion of ombre color by working with clear feathered into your color formula, with Goldwell's Dimitrios Tsioumas.
Cut and Color How To: Miley-Inspired Undercut
Thanks to MODERN Instagram followers @zmicklewright, @rschneckloth and @twistinbangs for collaborating to create this look that we fell head over heels over!
Tips From the Top: Conquer Your Fears While in Beauty School!
“The most important thing to focus on while in school is to conquer your fears: focus on the skills that you’re most uncomfortable performing," says Brett Butcher, National Program Director for Great Lengths USA. "Beauty school is where you can face and overcome those fears so you don’t have to face them in a working salon environment where the pressure to perform will be significantly greater."
Why I Finally Grew Out My Bangs: PLUS Help Your Clients Do It Too
MODERN's Alison Shipley writes about the awkward stages of growing out her bangs, plus advice from Sam Villa on how to help your clients grow out theirs, too!
Triple-Dipped Red How To: Red Hair Don't Care
Thanks to MODERN Facebook fan Vladmir Nogers for sharing his triple-dipped red technique in this before and after.
Red, White, Blue and HUE: Celebrating the 4th in Style
We asked MODERN's Instagram and Twitter followers, and Facebook friends, to upload your RED, WHITE, BLUE AND HUE pics using hashtag #rwbhue... and YOU DID!
HOW TO: Shatter Cut by Matt Beck
In this step-by-step, Matt Beck and Brian Haire create a look they call the Shatter Cut, consisting of strong lines at the base of the cut and a "shattered" (heavy layered) exterior, inspired by the recent Great Gatsby film.
How To: Pink Champagne Color Formula Using Paul Mitchell Color
How To: Pink Champagne Color Formula Using Paul Mitchell Color
Guy Tang Creates Balayage on Make-Up Artist Michelle Phan
Guy Tang Creates Balayage on Make-Up Artist Michelle Phan: See the results, hear from Michelle why she loves it.
11 Styling Options on Identical Twins with Identical Hair Cuts
Identical twins. Identical hair cuts. Eleven styling options. In this exclusive collection, Aquage Master Artist Shawna Parvin blurs the lines between masculine and feminine, hard and soft, and proves that a hair cut doesn’t have to lock a client into a style. Short hair offers just as much versatility as long , when the right styling products and tools are at your fingertips.
Professional Hair Color vs Box Hair Color: A Before and After
A before and after created with Joico Vero K-PAK Color: Converting a client from boxed color to professional color.
3 Goldwell Hair Color Formulas By Dennis Bartolomei Salon
3 Goldwell Hair Color Formulas By Dennis Bartolomei Salon's Mio Sota and Daniel Rubin.
8 Hair Cuts For Male Clients: Hard Parts, Undercuts and Volume
In this collection featured exclusively in MODERN, Steve Elias, guest artist for Number 4 High Performance Haircare, wanted to create cuts and styles that reflected his personal philosophy on men’s hair care. “This collection is all about showcasing stylish, easy and relatively effortless hair that can suit the growing tastes and moods of the modern guy,” says Elias, 2010 NAHA’s Editorial Stylist of the Year.