The American Association of Cosmetology Schools Annual Convention & Expo kicked off Saturday in Orlando with hundreds of beauty school owners and educators in attendance. Beauty Schools are the lifeblood of the salon industry—providing thousands of new and talented stylists each year—and the AACS convention is being presented against the backdrop of proposed Gainful Employment regulations, which could force hundreds of schools to shut their doors.
Keune Haircosmetics USA, Inc. introduces Keune Design Volume, a complete styling range that delivers volume for all hair types, leaving both fine and coarse hair manageable.
MODERN SALON Media has named the first class of “Excellence in Education” honorees in its new program recognizing leadership and best practices among cosmetology schools.
Paul Mitchell's new Limited Edition Express Ion Smooth iron is absolutely adorable! It comes in a new festive plaid pattern, which is right on trend for this coming holiday season.
Out of 2,500 entries, 30 countries, 70 national winners from five continents were here in Paris to crown three people Global Winners. Out of 40 semi-finalists, I am so excited to bring you the winners:
Yesterday was beautiful. I woke up to the sounds of Paris coming through my hotel window, along with some of the nicest weather I could have hoped for. I blogged, ate some deli meats and cheese for breakfast, and thought about how I could, very much, get used to this!
Last night's Welcome Reception for North American visitors to Goldwell's Color Zoom event in Paris was phenomenal. Really, beyond all expectations, stunning. The venue chosen for the get-together party was Pavillion Ledoyen at Champs-Lysee Garden--it was beautiful and quintessentially French.
Hello from Paris! Or should I say bonjour! <--- That's how you say it, right?? Hah! Check out the amazing view I had flying in this morning...stunning!
The countdown to Paris has finally reached just a few hours until departure... and I couldn't be more excited!All year, colorists across the globe have been working on their color competence to show Goldwell their ability to put their signature on the Just Naked trend in a highly creative way.
Hello from Las Vegas! It's super sunny here and the hair is hot, hot, hot! I'm here for It&ly Hairfashion's "It&ly Loves Hollywood" event, along with two full days of cut, color and style education--so far, so good!
THE EVENT: The Professional Beauty Association’s annual Beauty Week held at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, held in conjunction with Cosmoprof North America.
THE DETAILS: Thousands of industry manufacturers, distributors and salon professionals walked Cosmoprof North America’s show floor, checked out new product launches and brands, attended business-building seminars, and got inspiration and education.
The Professional Beauty Association presented the NAHA awards on July 18 in conjunction with Beauty Week and Cosmoprof North America. The gala began with a red-carpet reception prior to the awards ceremony. Beacon students kicked off the ceremony with a “Flash Mob” dance, setting the tone for an evening filled with entertainment, talent, and celebrating the artistry and skill of the professional salon industry.
MODERN just attended a very cool event that I've been so excited to tell you about. John Paul Mitchell Systems embarked on their "What Inspires You?" tour and hit up the University of Illinois at Chicago--of course Editor Laurel Nelson and I HAD to go!
Last week, before Chelsea Clinton's much-anticipated wedding to Marc Mezvinsky, we polled MODERN's Facebook fans to hear their hair predictions!Photo: Genevieve de Manio from usmagazine.com.
More than 400 people who use Harms n salon software gathered for three days of intense networking, benchmarking and sharing of best management practices in Miami.
Wow! It's the day after NAHA and OMG, every time I think about the
event last night, I get big huge butterflies in my stomach! Such an
amazing feeling to be in the room with such talent and passion for the
industry. This is the sexiest, most passionate, fantastic, artisitc
expressive industry out there and I am so honored to say I am a part of
it!
I am so excited about tonight I can hardly stand it! I've never been to
NAHA, but I've been obsessed with it since I saw the finalists' entries
(view all the submissions at modernsalon.com/naha). I can't believe
it's finally here!
