Hairstyling & Updos

7 Tips to Create Amazing Braids

Sarah Crews, a master braid artist, shares her seven tips to creating amazing braids.

Stylist Spotlight

Stacey Ciceron Has Great Personal Style

MODERN selects Oribe Brand Ambassador Stacey Ciceron for her great Personal Style. Learn more here.

Hair Color Trends

Toning Technique for Outside Foils, Removing Warmth and More

We love following Cassandra @cassandraplatinum for her superstar color smarts. Here's how she tones for the best, most beautiful results.

Expert Advice

Instagram Creator Account Profiles Offer Tools to Help Influencers Better Work With Brands

Instagram has launched a creator profile tailor-made for influencers, and there are plenty of reasons why it might be worth making the switch from a business profile to a creator account.

Hair Color

Off-Scalp Highlights: 6 Tips for the Best Results

Tackle the pitfalls faced when clients want dimension in their haircolor, but don't want highlights coming out directly from the scalp.

Industry News

Barber Receives Grant to Create Safe Space in Shop for Neighborhood Kids

Donald (DC) Conley is the first barber to be awarded the #SchedulicityCares business grant of $5,000.00.

Hair Color Trends

5 Blonding Tips for Beautiful Results

It's the time of year when just about every client who sits in your chair wants to go lighter and brighter in some way. Whitney Parr, Wella Design Team artist and Master Color Expert-certified, shares her hit list of tips to get you through blonding seasons.

Expert Advice

The Devil in the Break Room: Avoiding the Temptation of Gossip, Overeating and Negativity

The long-term consequences of the devil in the break room are just not worth it.

Industry News

Balayage and Instagram - Important Takeaways

The SalonCentric "Balayage and Social Media Bootcamp" graduates share their favorite takeaways from the workshop.

Hair Color Trends

MAKEOVER: Damaged and Banded To Beautiful Blonde

Get the details for this gorgeous makeover, from damaged and banded to gorgeous blonde, by Sue Tyrrell.

Industry News

Mizani Announces New Artistic Directors and Technical Director

Meet Mizani new Global Artistic Directors Tippi Shorter and Pekela Riley and Technical Director Evie Johnson.

Hair Color

Hair Transformation: From Long Brunette to Bubbly Blonde

This beautiful hair overhaul resulted in a champagne blonde.

Hair Cutting

Prevent Muscle Strain and Enhance Career Longevity

Holding your shears and standing properly will help with your career longevity. Get some simple tips and techniques from the educators at Sam Villa.

Here’s A Crazy Way To Keep Your Best Stylists: Put Them In Business For Themselves

It’s a common situation in many salons. One or two top earners begin to chafe under the existing system. They feel they’re carrying the rest of the team. They resent being told what to do. So they leave. And when they do, everybody loses. Jen Planck is an educator, stylist and Salon Centric Ambassador. Jen, her business partner Lacey Griffiths, and their previous employer Sandra Dunn have devised an unconventional solution to walkouts—one that empowered two high-achieving stylists to continue to excel and allowed their salon owner to maintain a positive team culture and even create a new form of regular income. Here’s what happened.

Hair Color Trends

Back From the Red: Copper to Cool Blonde Breakdown

This was accomplished in one four-hour-long session, but the colorist was incredibly attentive and alert. “I checked her hair under the dryer every 10 minutes to make sure her porosity was good."