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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.
This is one of the most wonderful news items that has come through my computer in quite a while.... it is so great I am just going to post as it came to me: "TONI&GUY Hairdressing Academy is proud to announce the Guy Mascolo Scholarship..."
Tyson Daniel, salon owner and member of the Pureology Network as a Pure Artist, embraces the time when women were ladies and men were gentlemen. “I love that old world charm—especially when blended with a modern-day lifestyle,” says Daniel. He designed a collection called “Romance,” entered in the internal Pureology photo competition and won the opportunity to re-create the looks with MODERN SALON.
Tyson Daniel, salon owner and member of the Pureology Network as a Pure Artist, embraces the time when women were ladies and men were gentlemen. “I love that old world charm—especially when blended with a modern-day lifestyle,” says Daniel. He designed a collection called “Romance,” entered in the internal Pureology photo competition and won the opportunity to re-create the looks with MODERN SALON.
I'm in Berlin with the whole crew from Wella and their 2,000 guests from 60 different countries. We’re here not just soaking up some culture and history, but watching the fantastic TREND VISION competition (more about that in a later blog). I am one of 120 members of the international press, invited here to enjoy the competition and learn more about new products and trends.
Scott Cole offers his last presentation as Fashion Director of Intercoiffure as he steps down after 2 years of offering and delivering incredible inspiration and education.
As hard as it is to believe, John Paul DeJoria, CEO and co-founder of John Paul Mitchell Systems, has never…that’s right NEVER…been honored by the salon industry! He has received awards and nods worldwide for his charitable work but has yet to be acknowledged by the salon world for his contributions. The members of Intercoiffure America/Canada decided to right that wrong and gave him the VISIONARY OF THE YEAR AWARD at the most recent Trend Luncheon held this past Monday at the Waldorf Hotel in New York City. Watch this video of John Paul's acceptance speech.
"Giving back is the new black," John Paul Dejoria said to Maggie Mulhern after the presentation. We are just renters on this planet and its important to leave the world in better shape for those who follow. Maggie grabbed the video camera and asked him how salon owners and stylists can and should follow in his footsteps and do more for their own communities and the world.
As hard as it is to believe, John Paul DeJoria, CEO and co-founder of John Paul Mitchell Systems, has never…that’s right NEVER…been honored by the salon industry! He has received awards and nods worldwide for his charitable work but has yet to be acknowledged by the salon world for his contributions. The members of Intercoiffure America/Canada decided to right that wrong and gave him the VISIONARY OF THE YEAR AWARD at the most recent Trend Luncheon held this past Monday at the Waldorf Hotel in New York City.
ARTIST SESSION, Modern’s exclusive seminar and photoshoot experience, held its third session which turned out to be another success. Salon owners and stylists from around the US gathered to learn how to break in to the freelance world of hairstyling. In addition to learning the in’s and out’s of the studio world, each artist selected a model and then prepared her for the set.
Joe Santy, VP of Education for Dennis Bernard Inc. is one of MODERN SALON October 2009 featured artists. Editor Maggie Mulhern asked Santy about the products he used in this exclusive photoshoot. Watch this video to hear what he had to say. See the How-To for steps to create this look: Place Perfect by Joe Santy.
Joe Santy, VP of Education for Dennis Bernard Inc. talks about the company's firm stance on product diversion. This is part two of Editor Maggie Mulhern's interview with Santy. The interview took place during a Modern Salon How-To photoshoot (October 2009 issue). To see the results of this shoot, check out Place Perfect by Joe Santy.
Hairdresser Lauren Thompson and make up artist April Caruso just graduated from Parisian Beauty Academy in Hackensack, New Jersey, and while they are each thrilled to be working in great salons (Thompson at OC61 in NYC and Caruso at Caru in Hoboken, NJ), each wants to build a portfolio in hopes to start doing some freelance and magazine work.
Beauty/fashion/music... we are in a blended world. Many stylists and most salons have learned that the music we listen to or play has become a large part of how we brand ourselves or our spaces. Wear Your Music® has teamed up with more than 150 musicians to create one-of-a-kind fashion accessories using the recycled guitar strings donated from an eclectic roster of the world’s top recording artists.
I just learned about these very cool lashes by Xtended Beauty Lashes. They are a great way to have your clients (or yourself!) look like a million bucks. The "Dazzler" strip features a hint of sparkle...the Tinseltown strip is accented with twinkling crystals and the poison strip has a hint of blue tint in a criss cross pattern.
La James International College (LJIC), one of the largest beauty school groups in the mid west, held it ‘s annual student conference last week called “Trend Vision”. I was there and was impressed by the excitement and enthusiasm shared by the more than 700 gathered at the Palace Theater in the Adventure Land Park in Des Moines, Iowa. This event was eye opening and inspiring and I was honored to be a guest.
Denver based Twist and Pout Lip Balm is calling all cause-minded artists to submit themed designs for their latest sphere-shaped lip balm collection.
"Our research has found that 75 percent of African-American women have relaxed hair, but only 33 percent of them use color for fear of overlapping chemicals. This is a real problem for clients with gray or graying hair," says Ingrinette Pope.
