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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.
Countdown to Emiliani Beauty Expo
New Jersey is clearly an exciting state and the Emiliani is helping to make it a beauty destination as well. EDUCATION ROCKS, the Emiliani Beauty Expo, will be held this October 10 and 11 at the New Jersey Convention & Expo Center in Edison, New Jersey.
Clairol Professional Launches liquicolor permanente
Liquicolor Permanente, the reinvention of the iconic Miss Clairol color line, was introduced to the press last month at the Clairol headquarters in Rockefeller Center in NYC. Beauty bloggers and editors were invited to see how the power of soy has been put to the test in the new formulation. (This blog has just recently been updated with PHOTOS! 11-8-10)
FASHION WEEK: The Blonds work with CND
David and Phillipe Blond invited CND's Kristina Estabrooks to create an exciting nail design at their most recent New York Fashion Week "The Blonds" show.
Guido Rules Fashion Week
Maggie's favorite Redken "finishes" by Guido Palau at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in New York.
L’Oreal Professionnel Sponsors L.A.M.B. Spring 2011 Collection
Wow. What a evening. New York Fashion Week wrapped up last night with the best show at the Mercedes Benz tents. L.A.M.B., designed by Gwen Stefani, was simply the most perfect presentation from head to toe, celebrating patterns and fabrics from around the world.
FASHION WEEK: OPI Creates Beautiful Nail Designs
From a hair, beauty and fashion perspective, this has been a particularly gorgeous New York Fashion Week. OPI added to the runways showcasing the spring 2011 trends for nails.
FASHION WEEK: Peter Gray uses Moroccanoil to Bring on the Curls
Badgley Mischka is one of the most anticipated shows during Mercedes Benz Fashion Week. This morning, Peter Gray for Moroccanoil, created some some of the prettiest hair seen this season on the models showing the Spring 2011 Collection.
Superstar Rodney Cutler interviews superstar Peter Gray
There are always great moments to define New York's Mercedes Benz Fashion Week, but my ABSOLUTE FAVORITE was when Rodney Cutler grabbed my MODERNSALONTV micorphone to hijack MY Peter Gray interview! We were all together in the Mercedes Benz tents backstage at the Betsey Johnson spring 2011 Collections and Rodney simply INSISTED!!!!I It is fantastic! Rodney asked the questions and got the REAL answers on how to be a GREAT hairdresser working behind the scenes not just at fashion shows but on session work in general. Rodney gets to the nitty gritty on how Peter got to be a superstar. Superstar interviews superstar. A MUST VIEW for all hairdressers looking to learn more about the thrill of editorial work. Thanks Rodney....you can grab my microphone anytime!
MUST SEE: Rodney Cutler interviews Peter Gray!
There are always great moments to define New York's Mercedes Benz Fashion Week, but my ABSOLUTE FAVORITE was when Rodney Cutler grabbed my MODERN SALON TV microphone to hijack my Peter Gray interview! We were all together in the Mercedes Benz tents backstage at the Betsey Johnson spring 2011 Collections and Rodney simply INSISTED...
FASHION WEEK: Paul Hanlon Creates Unique Looks for Philosophy and Altuzarra
Check out the hair styles that TIGI's Paul Hanlon created for the Joseph Altuzarra and Philosophy di Alberta shows.
FASHION WEEK: It's Such A Mess
The Spring/Summer 2011 collections are featuring some of the most interesting hair I have ever seen in a season. At this point I have attended more than 30 shows and presentations and there IS a hair trend: MESSY HAIR.
Wella Color Hits the Runway
See what colorist Aura Friedman for Wella Professionals did this weekend for the Cynthia Rowley Spring/Summer 2011 Collection.
Hairdressers Rule the Stage at Fashion Week
My two favorite shows from Day 2 were special because three of my favorite hairdressers were leads!
Sean James Creates Glamorous Looks for Minnie Mortimer
Sean James using Rene Furterer products created these amazing looks for the Minnie Mortimer show which opened the first night of NEW YORK FASHION WEEK.
FASHION WEEK: Day 1
Although the tents for Mercedes Benz Fashion Week are still under construction at the Lincoln Center, the fashion press and other fashionistas have arrived in New York to see what's happening for Spring and Summer 2011. Aveda kicked off with one of the very first off site shows, sponsoring Organic by John Patrick.
Behind the Cover (September 2010)
As the pioneer of the curly hair industry, Ouidad has created more than just terminology to describe interesting silhouettes. In addition to a product and tool line, she has designed several cutting and styling methods to maximize and beautify curls and waves. The “Carve and Slice” method has been trademarked and the “Rake and Shake” is also one of her signature styling methods.