Riawna Capri Creates Unicorn Hair on Ruby Rose
After taking her friend and client bleach blonde, stylist and Nine Zero One co-owner Riawna Capri was given the green light to play with pastel hues.
by Jamie Newman
Jamie Newman
Senior Digital Content Strategist
Jamie Newman is the Senior Digital Content Strategist of MODERN SALON. The Chicago-based editor collaborates closely with salon professionals, social influencers and brands to connect them with MODERN’s readers and online community—an audience that includes a print circulation of 100,000 and more than one million Instagram followers. Newman is a key contributor to MODERN SALON Media’s Artist Connective influencer program, social media platforms, digital channels, print publications and custom media projects. Newman joined MODERN in 2015.
HOW-TO: Blotchy and Broken to Blended Blonde
Instagram can lead plenty of new clients into your chair, many of whom probably should have sat down there a long time ago! Aoife Carr's (@blendedblondes) new client found her on Instagram, and Carr knew what the she needed was going to take a lot of time--there was a lot of hair and a lot to fix.
by Jamie Newman
When Clients Ask for a Discount
Salon Interactive's Jim Bower helps beauty professionals navigate the different types of requests for service discounts, weighing when it's worth investing in a client and when it's not.
by Jamie Newman
8 Processing Porn Pictures That are Safe for Work
Sometimes, the "during" picture is just as impressive as the "before-and-after." The #processingporn hashtag on Instagram has nearly 18,000 posts attributed to it. Check out some of the best processing pictures from MODERN SALON's Artist Connective!
by Jamie Newman
HOW-TO: Warm Winter Balayage
Using L'anza Healing Haircare's newest color innovation, Artist Connective member Alison Valsamis shares how to create a warm winter color look with Clay Decolorizer.
by Jamie Newman
Licensed To Create Awards is Back for its Second Year
Entries open February 1 for CosmoProf Beauty's Licensed to Create Awards, which will take place during Premiere Orlando, June 2, 2019.
by Jamie Newman
HOW-TO: Create Cool Girl Balayage with Clay Lightener
Stephanie Shellenberger is a "cool-girl hair" and balayage extraordinaire. She used L'anza's Clay Decolorizer for one of her latest creations, and shows her process in a perfect video.
by Jamie Newman
Clay All Day: Balayage Looks Guaranteed to Inspire
Balayage experts put L’anza’s Clay Decolorizer to the test and yield beautiful results.
by Jamie Newman
Single Sided Tape: The Answer to Tape-In Looks for Finer Haired Clients
Artist Connective member Katie DeLuca test drives Hotheads Hair Extension's newest release: Single-Sided Tape tape, the solution for tape-in application on your finer haired clients.
by Jamie Newman
She's with the Band: 3 Stylists Put Hotheads' The Band to the Test
Three stylists demonstrate the ease and versatility of The Band, an extension accessory that can be swapped in and out of hair with no tape, glue or clips.
by Jamie Newman
The Secret to Perfect Special Occasion Updos? Tape-In Extensions
Updo gurus Saretta Bowerman and Heidi Marie Garrett Villa show that extensions make the perfect base for special occasion styles.
by Jamie Newman
15 Beauty Looks Celebrating Pantone's 2019 Color of the Year, Living Coral
In the midst of darker days and chilly temperatures, the timing couldn't have been better for Pantone to announce its 2019 Color of the Year, Living Coral. The warm, playful hue is perfect for all types of beauty looks. Prepare to be inspired!
by Jamie Newman
This is the Snowman Hairstyle We Didn't Know We Needed!
The holiday season is the time to have fun with fashion, decorations and, yes, HAIR! When else can you rock velvet everything, adorn the salon in lights and sparkly tinsel, and create snowmen out of your client's mane?!
by Jamie Newman
Achieve a Technicolor Dream with NO Lightener
Ricardo Santiago's client had three requests: LOTS of hair, a red/pink base, and no lightening. So, how did he make her technicolor dream come true?
by Jamie Newman
Celebrity Stylist Andrew Fitzsimons Announces THE HAIR MASTERclass
Part NYFW, part TED Talk, and part look-and-learn, celebrity stylist Andrew Fitzsimons launches The Hair Masterclass series, with its first event in Los Angeles this February.
by Jamie Newman
You Have to See This Mermaid Hair Color Created with L'anza VIBES
Using L'anza Healing Haircare's VIBES direct-dye hues, Texas-based stylist Hailey Mahone creates mermaid magic!
by Jamie Newman
American Crew Honors Veterans at Military Base for Veteran's Day
American Crew honored Veteran’s Day by setting up shop at Fort Belvoir Exchange in Virigina, the largest army and air force Commissionary in the world.
by Jamie Newman