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As the Web Editor, Lauren Salapatek manages the creation, production and editing of all editorial online content for Modern Salon Media's websites and e-newsletters. Since January 2010, Lauren has worked at Modern Salon Media covering salon style, products, trends and more.
On Monday, December 19th, 2011, Amber Collins, the reigning 2011 Miss New York and 2012 Miss New York contestants along with stylists from Patrick Melville Salon spread holiday cheer to children at the Ronald McDonald House New York by gifting them with new wigs.
Stylists! Learn how to eat right, get organized, and stay active without fad dieting or crazy regimens. The Independent Cosmetic Manufacturers and Distributors Association (ICMAD) will host their inaugural health and wellness event, Get With It…Get Healthy, which will benefit the national charitable organization, Look Good…Feel Better. Taking place on Friday, February 17th at the Balboa Bay Club in Newport Beach, California, this one-day event will take place the day after the ICMAD Technical Regulatory Forum.
America’s Beauty Show (ABS), brought to you by Cosmetologists Chicago, invites all salon professionals to celebrate its 86th anniversary March 3-5, 2012 at McCormick Place in downtown Chicago. ABS this year will showcase international beauty icons, suppliers, conferences, educational workshops, competitions and more!
After witnessing a Matrix presentation on Chairs of Change, a program that allows stylists to create initiatives to change themselves or the world around them through fundraising and charity, Abby Tresnak, stylist at Hansen’s Hair Haven and manager at Peel’s Salon Centric in Cedar Rapids, knew she wanted to make a difference.
Cosmetologists Chicago invites all salon professionals to celebrate its 100th anniversary at America’s Beauty Show, March 3-5, 2012 at McCormick Place in downtown Chicago.
Staring as both Snow White and Mary Margaret Blanchard in ABC’s hit drama Once Upon a Time, Ginnifer Goodwin’s style switches from long, luxurious locks to a short pixie in many of the episodes. Here, Goodwin sports a short, messy but slightly shiny coif.
David Giuntoli, star of NBC’s Grimm is hardly grim in his modern style. This style is ideal for male clients who want to look edgy, while keeping their locks a little longer.
Rooney Mara’s look in the Girl With the Dragon Tattoo is edgy and dark to reflect her character’s persona. The real Mara has a softer, more approachable look.
Understanding the natural pigmentation of hair and its relationship to hair color is crucial to a colorists’ success. Non-pigmented hair can complicate the hair coloring service and to cover it means understanding its complexity. According to Technical Director for Organic Salon Systems, Rebecca Gregory, understanding the different levels of gray hair can impact how you go about the coloring process and the result.
Garnering a total of four honors at the Austrian Hairdressing Awards at the Vösendorf (Vienna) Event Pyramid, Roland Aichinger was recently crowned “Hairdresser of the Year” for the second time after winning the same award in 2008. Aichinger
Do your clients have frizzy hair and want a smoother look and feel that will last months? KeraStraight transforms this frizzy haired model with dark, naturally wavy hair into a straight look with more manageability. The result lasts 2-4 months.
Salons including The Cutting Edge, The Styling Corner and Shear Paradise in Owego, NY; and Paula McNeil, Image Salon and The Klip Joint in Athens, PA, faced a long rebuilding process after they were destroyed in August by the destructive one-two punch of Hurricane Irene and a severe tropical storm just several days later. Read their stories.
Are your clients’ in a bind and need a quick hair style idea for the holidays or a last minute party? Here are some quick and easy how-to’s that will have everyone taking notice of his or her holiday glamor.
Attendees from all over the world joined Scruples aboard its 8th Annual Educational Fun Cruise November 1 to 6, 2011. Over 350 hairdressers boarded the Carnival Glory in Miami—read about their educational cruise!
Held in conjunction with PBA Week (July 21-23, 2012) at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Beacon provides the nation's top future professionals with the guidance to achieve maximum career success. It is an opportunity for students to network and learn from some of the most iconic salon owners and celebrities in the industry today.
Moroccanoil Extra Volume Shampoo and Extra Volume Conditioner give fine, limp hair natural-looking volume with unique smoothness and shine, while deeply nourishing and rebuilding delicate strands, and boosting manageability. They also help eliminate static and frizz, especially in damp or dry climates.
Hilary Swank looked beautiful in her embellished midnight blue Eli Saab Couture dress at the Los Angeles premiere of her new film “New Year’s Eve.” Her hair style, created by Robert Vetica, celebrity stylist and Moroccanoil Global Brand Ambassador, was glamorous and sexy, young and spirited.
