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Laurel Nelson is a freelance writer who worked for Modern Salon Media for 12 years. During her time with the company she served as Author - Editor of Salon Today for several years and then Author - Editor of Modern Salon for two years. She is currently a stay-at-home mom who continues to enjoy writing and researching for the beauty industry.
This year in the Excellence in Education awards, school owners across the country have been remodeling, making over and adding green initiatives to their buildings. All of these beautiful, modern facilities, from small boutique schools to large powerhouse academies made choosing honorees in this category a challenge—each school was gorgeous in its own way.
MODERN SALON Media has collaborated with the American Association of Cosmetology Schools (AACS) to develop MODERN SALON’s Excellence in Education program. Here, top honorees share their advice and best practices.
EvelineCharles Salon, Spa and Beauty MD partners with Canada's biggest retail chain to create a franchise of salons within the retailer's stores. Find out why this is beneficial for both parties and how interested investors can take action.
Hurricane Harvey and a resulting planned controlled flood left damage to two of the three Josephine’s Salon and Spa locations in Houston. See how Owner Vivian Yeh finds her strength to rebuild with a helping hand from the professional beauty industry.
Making a brunette blonde can be one of the most damaging processes for a client’s hair. It can also be one of the trickiest.
From celebrity-inspired looks to a range of new color technology and more, you likely have more clients requesting a vibrant whole-head look or just some fun party pieces. But it’s important to remember when doing so, it must be done carefully and correctly.
No matter how outrageous the request, clients expect you to create beautiful color and keep their hair healthy and strong.
How do you effectively market a service nobody wants to admit they need? We gathered advice from several owners who regularly work with thinning-hair clients.
Barbara De Laere, Aveda's new global general manager, brings a wealth of international beauty experience and humble respect for the eco-friendly brand to her new job. Learn about her background, then see her responses to 20 fast-fire questions that offer insight into her personality.
Faced with thinning hair, many clients don't know where to turn, or they are too ashamed to ask for help, but the beauty industry is filled with tools and products to give clients back the confidence that comes with a full head of hair.
Marketing your color services in a media-savvy world boils down to beautiful hair and happy clients. Here, industry leaders share their favorite tools for marketing color services.
As a salon professional, when was the last time you had a client sit in the chair and apologize for her appearance?Do you hear, “Sorry, my roots look terrible,” or “Sorry about my split ends, I should’ve gotten a trim ...
The coolest hair show in the country is one you probably haven’t heard of yet. It’s location changes with every new event, no traditional marketing is used to advertise it, and it’s not affiliated with any manufacturers.There ...
Providing answers to hair challenges is a stylist’s main priority. However, there’s one problem many salons have yet to regularly address—thinning hair. Although carrying a line of products for thinning hair is a good start, ...
The beauty industry’s most glamorous event—the North American Hairstyling Awards—is celebrating 25 years of inspiring work by North America’s top hair stylists, salon owners, students and make-up artists.
After attending a bevy of beauty shows this spring, I feel more educated than ever on the business of hair color and new color trends. Between color-care products, new highlighting techniques and improved technology, it seems color is everywhere and everyone is doing it. But IS everyone doing it? Obviously, walking around a show floor, finding a stylist without any color in her hair is going to be impossible, but what about the average working woman? What is she up to when it comes to color?
The Professional Beauty Association (PBA) announced the finalists for the 2011 North American Hairstyling Awards (NAHA) today. This prestigious photographic competition celebrates the artistry and skill of the professional salon industry.
