
Quotes from the 2017 North American Hairstyling Award Winners
The Professional Beauty Association’s 2017 North American Hairstyling Awards (NAHA) ceremony, hosted Eden Sassoon, July 9 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.

Director of Brand Content Strategy, MODERN SALON and NAILS
Anne Moratto’s well-rounded beauty career includes years in beauty public relations, beauty marketing, beauty manufacturing, and now, with MODERN SALON, in beauty publishing. The through-line has been an intense interest in all things beauty and a sincere appreciation for the skilled artists and entrepreneurs who make the industry so vital, compelling and creative.
Anne has been honored to be a judge of the North American Hairstyling Awards (NAHA), and the Wella TrendVision Awards. She has launched and hosted the MODERN SALON Independent Boot Camp and the brand-first Indie Pro Awards. As a subject matter expert, Anne has been tapped for her industry expertise by many media outlets. She has been a guest on a Global Wellness Summit webinar discussing the beauty industry and the COVID pandemic, on a virtual conference for the Professional Beauty Association (PBA) and their Executive Summit, and has had the pleasure of sharing the stage with many beauty industry luminaries. She has interviewed beauty legends, billionaire beauty business changemakers, and countless beauty makers and she is grateful there are still so many stories to tell. Anne, a native of Wisconsin, lives with her family in Los Angeles, CA.

The Professional Beauty Association’s 2017 North American Hairstyling Awards (NAHA) ceremony, hosted Eden Sassoon, July 9 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.

The formula and how-to for a blonde that is brass-free and natural.

The John Paul Mitchell Systems family of artists and owners gathered in Sardinia, Italy for education, inspiration and beauty bonding.

The Grande Lips Nude Collection launched in January 2017 and is a performance cosmetic product that plumps and hydrates lips.

Mark Spinks, president of CosmoProf/BSG, was presented the prestigious City of Hope Spirit of Life Award at a gala on Saturday, July 8.

Vartoughian’s beauty brand, Jessica Cosmetics, focused on care of the natural nail, and grew and expanded to meet the needs of the nail professional and growing consumer demand.

Riggs joined the company seven years ago and has overseen tremendous growth for the brand.

“Because I’m essentially the manufacturer, we believe this will truly expand the potential for tool sales in salons, giving stylists and salon owners the ability to compete with existing tool retailers and as well as exciting new opportunities for profit.”

This is the story of a guy who did well—then did good.

Next year, Aveda will celebrate forty years of putting earth first. The brand continues to strengthen its commitment to environmental responsibility and sustainability.

With a ten-minute processing time, colorists using new Aloxxi Andiamo are finding ways to open up their books, add appointments and have more time in their day.

The new cutting and styling collection from Sexy Hair celebrates the power of opposites to attract.

Everything is bigger in Texas, including lashes. NovaLash’s Master Trainer Sophia Navarro was recently interviewed by VoyageHouston.com on her journey from makeup artist to owner of the Lash Company in Houston, TX. Navarro shares how lashing out has been the key to her success.

City of Hope’s National Professional Salon Industry Group will honor Mark Spinks, president of Cosmoprof, Armstrong Mcall, Sally Beauty Holdings, with its 2017 Spirit of Life Award.

City of Hope’s National Professional Salon Industry Group will honor Mark Spinks, president of Cosmoprof, Armstrong Mcall, Sally Beauty Holdings, with its 2017 Spirit of Life Award.

System Professional features treatments as individual as each client's hair and scalp. Watch the process for determining and applying one of the in-salon services, a restorative treatment for the hair.

System Professional, a hair care brand combining science and hairdressing mastery, was formally introduced to the Los Angeles salon community on March 12, 2017. Learn more about its history.