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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.
Matrix held a “pop up studio” offering four weeks of advanced education to all licensed hairdressers in the Omaha, NE. As the grand finale, groups of hair stylists had to create styles for mannequins and compete to see whose was the best.
Fashion editors from around the globe were invited to Wella Headquarters in Darmstadt, Germany, to meet the chemists and scientists who creat hair color to see the labs where color is formulated and tested.
While visiting Las Vegas, Beauty & Fashion Director Maggie Mulhern dropped by COLOR, a Salon by Michael Boychuck. This luxurious and state-of-the-art salon is located in Caesars Palace. See the most photographed settee (couch) in the country and watch until the very end for Paris Hilton's color formula! Listen as Michael describes his business and customer service philosophy that has contributed to his success.
These ponytails and braids from the runway are the perfect stylish antidote to hot weather and long hair. Here are some of our favorites.
More than 750 salon professionals came to Hollywood to celebrate the 25th birthday of Shaper, the iconic hairspray that remains one of the most important professional hairsprays in the industry today. 25 Sebastian professionals transformed more than 40 models on stage, featuring Shaper and the entire Shaper family of products.
After seeing the incredible LOVE show in Las Vegas, Maggie headed backstage to speak with Christie Wilson, lead wigmaster and makeup technician for this Beatles-themed performance. Have an interest in wigs? Watch this video to see how wigs are made and cared for. Listen as Christie talks about this old art.
White Sands Curling Irons is introducing a new collection of the perfect curling iron for the professional offering the ability to control any curl pattern.
Check out this fun tour of celebrity hairstylist Kim Vo's Las Vegas salon. ModernSalon.com's Maggie Mulhern was granted an exclusive tour of this luxurious salon by Kim Vo himself!
More than 750 salon professionals came to Hollywood this past Tuesday to celebrate the 25th birthday of Shaper, the iconic hairspray that remains one of the most important professional hairsprays in the industry today.
Celebrity hair stylist Ted Gibson was named spokesperson for "Beauty Changes Lives," a new initiative by The American Association of Cosmetology Schools (AACS) at the Ted Gibson Salon in Union Square, NYC yesterday. The program is focused on raising awareness of the rewards and opportunities offered by beauty and wellness centers.
Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous. That's what I said as I unwrapped Bio Ionic's new MATTE BLACK Collection PowerLight Pro-Dryer & OnePass Straightening Iron.
We just learned about this fantastic contest open to any colorist using L'Oreal Professionnel's INOA.
A new entry to the lash field is Jane Iredale, known best for its skin care make up line. These natural hair lashes were used at both the Chanel and Zac Posen most recent ready to wear fashion shows.
When Lindsay Lohan decided to go from a dark brown to a summery blonde, she contacted her favorite colorist Geroge Papanikolas, Joico Celebrity colorist and color star at the Andy Lecompte Salon of West Hollywood. George used all his favorite Joico products to create the beautiful finish.
George Papanikolas and his colleagues at Beverly Hills’ Andy LeCompte Salon teamed up to transform actress Lindsay Lohan from dark to light—a process that took close to 10 hours! Maggie Mulhern, Beauty & Fashion Director for Modern Salon, sat down with George to find out the juicy details, color formula, etc. Was Lindsay Lohan happy with the results? Watch until the end to find out!
Models frequently show up with tan lines at photo shoots and fashion shows. While we can (and do) photoshop some of the lines at shoots, it's virtually impossible at shows. Make up works, of course, but we've found something really kind of magical that we keep on set at all times.
Maggie Mulhern, Modern's Beauty and Fashion Director, recently attended the WELLA BACKSTAGE TOUR in Frankfurt, Germany, and was granted an exclusive interview with Eugene Souleiman, Wella Professional Global Creative Director Care and Styling. Souleiman just wrapped up several intense fashion weeks as lead hairdresser, creating looks for 31 shows throughout the US and Europe for the fall/winter 2010 collections. In this video, Souleiman offers tips and advice for stylists interested in session work.
