6 Tips to Perfect Layering
"One of the most difficult haircuts to maintain consistency is a layered haircut," says cutting and style master Sam Villa."Hairdressers and consumers alike often misunderstand the term ‘layering,’" Villa says. ...
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.
HOW-TO: The Waterfall Melt
"This was the most technical and difficult color melt I have ever created!" says Toni Rose Larson, owner and hair artist at Hairitage Salon (@hairitagesaloncarlsbad). "This client is at a level 6 at the base to mid-shaft and a ...
TRANSFORMATION: Classic Balayage Beauty
Osmar Marquez (@Osmarjmarquez), an assistant at Salon Republic in LA, sent us this beautiful transformation and we asked for more details. "Her hair was pre lightened to a level 8 on the ends with a slight orange ...
Calling All Makeup Artists! The Makeup Show NYC Details
The Makeup Show is gearing up for its return to New York City on May 3rd and 4th. After announcing the first Keynote speakers by celebrity artists such as Ellis Faas and Derrick Rutledge, The Makeup Show is excited to announce three new ...
TRANSFORMATION: Silver Sombre
Kesley Reynolds (@khbkesley) of Salt Lake City, Utah, created this breathtaking silver sombre and we had to know more. Apparently this client was "over" blonde "but didn't want something that would be hard to change back to ...
Light, Cool and Kicked Up a Notch
Stefanie Wheeler (@hairbystefaniee) of the Regis Salons, Bourbonnais, IL, caught MODERN's eye with this icy/blonde transformation."My client Brandi always loves her hair to be as light and cool-toned as possible," Wheeler says. ...
Mission Makeover, the Beauty Segment
Have you been watching Mission Makeover? Now in its fourth season, the Lifetime makeover reality show is helping contestants renew their lives with the help of top health, wellness, and beauty industry experts. Did we mention beauty? Of ...
FORMULA: Poprock
Cynthia Lumzy (@cynthialumzy) owner of My Alter Ego Salon in Dixon, IL, took fellow hair stylist Margarita Ford from BOB to WOW with this cut and color combo she calls POPROCK.Here she shares the HOW TO:Step 1: Decolonize with TIGI Lightener and ...
How-To: Silvery-Blonde Sombre
Kayla Le, a senior stylist from Excellent Hair Salon & Spa Inc. (@excellenthairsalon) of Fremont, California, saw her client Alma for the first time. Together, artist and client decided to go for a silvery blonde with a light brown ...
FORMULA: Frozen Blonde
Elise Melnick (@hairbyELM) changes her root color and lets it fade out "so I can try new stuff," she says. "I keep it pastel so it fades out quickly." When we saw this selfie we had to know more. The full time ...
Classic Beauty
There is a big surprise on the other side of this finish! Meet artist Karen Batchelor and see how she used extensions to create the volume and dimension needed for this beautiful asymmetrical ...
Fantasy Colors FOR HIM!
Arda Itez, National Director of Education Lakme USA, was teaching a fantasy color melt class and had the pleasure to find this gentleman in her chair. "As handsome as he was," says Itez, "he needed to be a bit more polished. ...
How-To: From Hot Red to Maroon to White-Blonde
Emily Johnson (@eljohnson14) of Southern Roots Salon & Spa, Chattanooga, TN, met with her client who loves to change her haircolor. In January, she was a hot hot hot Pravana red, but it had faded to maroon by the time ...
HOW-TO: From Black/Violet Ombre to Low-Maintenance Blonde
We noticed this post by Orlando Rodriguez (@theorlandosalon) on Instagram and how to learn more. Rodriguez, owner of The Orlando Salon located in Houston TX, just opened his salon on December 25th 2014. "And it's been a true ...
TRANSFORMATION: Shine And Dimension, The Perfect Combo
Client Stephani wanted to go darker, and Masey (@masii.cheveux) at @butterflyloftsalon offered that and more. Here is her gorgeous color makeover recipe:Step 1: Create a new base color. Mix 60 grams of Wella 20-volume developer, 40 grams of ...
THE JOURNEY: 11 Hours To Slate
Crystal Ponnuchamy, a master stylist at Beauty Brands, Lawton, Oklahoma, posted this incredible makeover that she says was "the most challenging hair transformation I have ever done." This journey, not surprisingly, took ...
Getting Stitched
Everyone is buzzing about STITCH, the amazing new styling tool designed by Matrix Artistic Director Daniel Roldan. In this short video, Roldan demonstrates how to use it. For even more detail, make sure to click on the first two links below to ...