How to Build Your Skincare Business
Jeane Richmond, National Education Manager, Satin Smooth, is always looking to help the skincare professional develop business. Here she shares three tips on keeping and building clientele.
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.
A Photographer's Eye: What Stylists Can Learn From Iconic Photographs
Leland Hirsch makes valuable photographs available through Sotheby's, and explains to stylists what they can learn from iconic photographers that can translate into their own work.
Check Out MODERN's New @ArtistSession Instagram Page
Amazing images have come out of ARTIST SESSION, MODERN SALON’s photoshoot workshop. All are cover- and award-worthy, created by artists who range from beginner to NAHA-winning hairdressers.
MAKEOVER: Going Bold Through Balayage
This client asked for a bold change. Jon Alexander Frawley of Bangz Salon and Spa, Montclair, New Jersey, took off some length and then added dimensional balayage highlights to give her a fresh look.
Talking Texture with the BabylissPRO Team
The BabylissPRO booth is a can't-miss spot at any industry trade show. MODERN stopped in to meet with the BabylissPRO Artistic Team members and get their thoughts about texture.
Tips for Applying Metallic Hair Color
Metallic color is a major fashion-color trend for 2018. In this video, see how to formulate and apply the new metallic shades from Matrix.
Diving into Fashion Color
This client was ready to dive into fashion color. Get the details for this new look.
COLOR CORRECTION: Two Sessions to Colormelt Perfection
This intense transformation required patience and creative formulation to maintain the integrity of the hair.
Tips for Working with Metallic Colors
Loving Metallics? Amanda Epstein of Lave Om Hair in Huntingdon, New York shares her favorite formulas using Matrix Metallics color.
Babylights and Proper Toning to Beat the Bands
Get the details for this color correction from a colorist who has a true passion for transforming blondes.
Dimensional Red Color Makeover
Jennifer Fiegura of Desert Garden Day Spa and Salon, Huntingdon, PA wanted to create a color for this first-time client that matched her firey personality.
Color Transformation for a MUA Looking for Something New
Colorist Dominique DeFrancesco transformed her client's hair from dry and frizzy to a smooth, bombshell blonde.
HOW-TO: Simple Details for a Seemingly Complicated Braid
Pureology educator Wendy Belanger shares how to create a beautiful braid, from the prep to the finishing. Belanger also shares how to secure the braid without any pins.
ARTIST SESSION: Learn How to Create Your Own YouTube Channel
At MODERN SALON's upcoming Artist Session, attendees will learn how to launch their own YouTube channel from experts at the YouTube Space in NYC, what it takes to create award-winning photos and more! Tickets are still available.
The Indy Collection
Check out the INDY Collection by Chaunsey Hildebrandt, a mashup up of lines and contrasting colors.
COLOR CORRECTION: Bright Blonde Balayage
From blotchy red hues to a bright blonde! See this color correction by Amy Ziegler of Versatile Strands Salon & Spa.
FORMULA: From Faded to Dimensional Red
Wendy Bond had an opportunity to pump up the color on one of her favorite clients who is a natural level 5N and 50% gray.