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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.
Did you know the IRS MANDATORY COMPLIANCE for the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) is just around the corner? Salons with 50 + full time equivalent employees must provide a 1095 form to each employee by March 2, 2017. If you are a part owner in other businesses, these employees count too! Learn how to do this easily here.
MODERN reached out Frank Gambuzza to get his reaction to the closing of the Ted Gibson salon. In this article, Gambuzza shares his thoughts on the shift in the industry.
Kelsey Brogan (@kjb_hair), a Redken Color certified artist from Mequon, Wisconsin, says she has a "passion for making people blonde!!" Here she had the opportunity to put that passion to the test. "This client came in with previously subtle highlights feeling very dull and wanted a complete makeover." Brogan first cut off about 6 inches and then got busy with color. Here she shares the how-to
Jamie Millmather (@jmillmather) of La La Luxe Salon, Providence, Rhode Island, is a certified Wella master color expert and a Wella brand educator. Client Renee “was referred to me by another hairstylist when she wanted to take the journey to silver hair." Here Millmather shares the how-to.
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Coty Professional Beauty Vice President of Education Fabio Sementilli who died suddenly and tragically yesterday. His death leaves a devastated family in Los Angeles and Toronto and literally thousands of bereft professional brothers and sisters all over the world.
This client wanted brighter, cooler-toned highlights...but she didn't want to sit in the salon for hours. Here's how her colorist, Sharon So, made her wish come true.
Although balayage is all the rage, celebrity colorist Jason Backe still loves the magic of foil high and low lighting. In this video, he shares his top five tips for foil perfection, plus, how to achieve this look!
Connor Lange, (@connorlangehair) a stylist at Bob + Paige Salon in Toronto, says "This client in particular is always up for change, and this time she was ready for something dramatic." Details here.
When Ted Gibson and Jason Backe announced they were closing the Ted Gibson Salon in NYC at the end of December '16, it sent shock waves through the professional community. Here's the industry's response.
Ashley Nocera (@makeoversbyashleybrooke) of Aella Salon and Day Spa (@aellasalonandspa) of Meadville, Penn., had a fun challenge, bringing her faded fashion client back to life. Here she shares the how-to.
"Lite brite" -inspired hair, the ultimate nostalgia-inducing ‘do with a twist, is hair that glows in the dark! When placed under a black light, this hair painted masterpiece actually lights up.
Was Redken Symposium 2017 the best EVER? Ask some of the people who have been attending for years and the answer is YES! Details here.
Lakme USA educator, Ashley Feht (@ashleyfeht) says she wanted to brighten up her client's shade. She used a combination of balayage and micro-weaving to achieve these gorgeous results.
MODERN SALON recently held a class at Redken Symposium called, "How To Get Re-grammed." Editor in Chief Alison Alhamed and Beauty and Fashion Director Maggie Mulhern offered up their top 9 tips on how to create the perfect Instagram page for beauty professionals.
What made this one of the hottest pieces of apparel at Redken Symposium 2017? Product Club's Deb Goldschmid shares why it sold out so quickly.
Redken educator Ashton Cook shares her three favorite tips for balayage perfection.
Andrew Carruthers, Director of Education, was at the Redken Symposium 2017 to launch his "baby", the new Artist Series Shear, designed with new and exciting technology to help any stylist perfect a cut. We put him (and the shears) to the test by asking him to trim an overgrown fringe.
