The Doves Demonstrate Hairdreams
Christopher and Sonya Dove, the famed hairstyling team, are fans of everything salon, hair and beauty. Lately the duo have been using a lot of extensions to add volume, length and color to their clients hair.
Maggie Mulhern
Beauty and Fashion Director, MODERN SALON
MODERN's Beauty & Fashion Director is the NYC based Editor and Art Director for Modern Salon Magazine and modernsalon.com. Maggie joined MODERN in the 1980's and has spent more than 3 decades covering the professional beauty industry around the world. In addition to writing articles, Maggie travels globally as a journalist to report on the latest trends, products and techniques in the professional beauty world. Known for a keen eye, Maggie has judged hundreds of national competitions including NAHA, and international competitions such as Wella International Trend Vision and Goldwell Color Zoom among others. As an Art Director, Maggie is responsible for hundreds of magazine covers and thousands of inside pages and features for Modern Salon and her sister publications. Among her many professional passions is ARTIST SESSION, the 2-day workshop she founded which offers direction and inspiration to hairdressers interested in learning how to do successful photoshoots. A graduate of Boston College, Maggie is the author of Great Looks (Doubleday) and, in the few minutes of spare time she has left, is working on a book for children that has NOTHING to do with beauty.
The Doves Studio Barbie Competition
Christopher and Sonya Dove, the very talented and creative owners of the Doves Studio in Santa Monica, California, are always coming up with ways to keep their team inspired. Their most recent "Barbie Competition" is a perfect example!
Andrea Riseborough's Red Carpet Arrival
Andrea Riseborough, star of "W.E.", attended last night's premiere in NYC and stood out from the crowd wearing a beautiful Marchesa gown and sleek, soft side-swept ‘do.
David Babaii on Katherine Heigl’s Premiere Look
Celebrity stylist David Babaii created his “Coiffed Chaos” on Katherine Heigl for the premiere of “One for the Money.” The essence of Grace Kelly was Babaii’s inspiration. “I imagined Grace coming off her yacht in Monaco,” he says. “This look is not about the hair wearing the woman, it’s about the woman wearing the hair.”
Product Club's Hottest Haircoloring Assistant Tools
We caught up with Vice President of Marketing for Product Club Mary Albanese and President Eric Polesuk at the most recent Redken Artist Connection (RAC2012). The 880 colorists in attendance were scooping up several of Product Club's time saving hair coloring assistant tools. We handed our microphone over to Mary to find out which were the hottest items at the event.
BookUrLook Launched
BookUrLook, a new Facebook application connecting clients with stylists and salons, has just been launched by P&G, the parent company of some of our favorite products including Wella, Sebastian, Clairol and Nioxin
Emiliani Enterprises Hairdressing Extravaganza
“The 4th Dimension: The Day of the Hairdresser,” the Emiliani Enterprises hairdressing extravaganza planned for April 15 and 16, is one of the hottest tickets in the professional salon industry today. The Taj Mahal Xanadu Theater in Atlantic City will be the setting for this two-day event featuring some of the beauty industry's top hairdressers showcasing their artistic talents and celebrating hairdressers all over the world.
Jeff Swaner of Epic Salon Transforms A Redhead
Jeff Swaner, owner of the Epic, a Paul Mitchell Salon, in Encino, California prides himself on his ability to run a successful business as well as maintaining a happy clientele while performing as an all around hairdresser. I was there with my video camera!
Nancy O'Dell's Golden Globes Red Carpet Hair
Entertainment Tonight Host Nancy O'Dell opted for a chic and elegant hair style that would stay in place while interviewing dozens of superstars while walking the red carpet at last night's Golden Globe Awards. Get the steps.
Jill Leitz on Modern Braid
Jill Leitz, NAHA winner and Redken Global Artist, created this beautiful modern braid to best show the new Chromatics color just introduced here at the Redken Artist Connection 2012 in Las Vegas. Jill breaks down how she created the look which turned out to be one of the most popular finishes here at the four day educational event.
Chromatics Announced by Redken
Chromatics, the new color line by Redken, was introduced this morning at RAC2012 at the Red Rock Resort in Las Vegas. Redken Team leader Dhaniel Doud gave an overview of the line, to come to market in March, to the 900 Redken and Pureology educators in attendance.
Sexy Time
The 2012 Sexy Hair photo session, held in West Hollywood, California.
LIVE at The Redken Artist Connection 2012
MODERN's Maggie Mulhern is attending the Redken Artist Connection 2012 (RAC 2012). Read about the events that happened over the weekend at the Red Rock Resort and Casino in North Las Vegas.
That’s Amore
Aloxxi unveils five new color personalities at the Stephen Knoll Salon, NYC.
Duncan’s Session
Michelle Charles Duncan knew what to expect at Artist Session— it was her second time taking MODERN SALON’s exclusive photo shoot workshop. “I had to come again,” she says.
Cool New App: The HairPro Tracker
How cool is this! HairPro Tracker is a new iPhone and iPad application designed specifically for SALON PROFESSIONALS looking to earn more by doing what they love.
The Paul Mitchell Tarantino Iron Demo
We stopped by to visit Tom Harris, the education director of the Panico salons of New Jersey and a Paul Mitchell associate, to get his take on getting root lift and shine using a spray and a flat iron.