Awards & Contests
Excellence in Education 2017: Best Practices from Community Involvement Top Honorees
Engagement in their communities is an important core value to Excellence in Education honorees.Participating in service projects, cut-a-thons, fashion shows and other initiatives isn’t an option for students; it’s a requirement. But it’s one they love to fulfill as owners strive to offer a variety of opportunities every month for students to choose from.
Excellence in Education 2017: Best Practices from Technology Top Honorees
Excellence in Education honorees are leading the way in utilizing technology to teach.Owners are embracing other high-tech trends in equipment, apps and software as well. Students have come to expect cutting-edge technology in the classroom, and schools are continually stepping up to incorporate new trends, including paperless classrooms.
Excellence in Education 2017: Best Practices from School Culture Top Honorees
Savvy school owners realize the importance of culture in schools and are spending just as much time nurturing this as they are on practical business matters.
Excellence in Education 2017: Best Practices from Placement Top Honorees
Finding a job upon graduation from cosmetology school can be a frustrating experience—but not for the graduates of this year’s Excellence in Education honorees.These schools aren’t just focusing on getting their students employed, but also placing them in salons where they will succeed and thrive.
Excellence in Education 2017: Best Practices from Nails Top Honorees
MODERN SALON was proud to add a new category to the Excellence in Education awards this year—Nails. Nails recognizes schools committed to offering their students an important career option while diversifying and building their own business.
Excellence in Education 2017: Best Practices from Marketing Innovation Top Honorees
Although traditional advertising on TV and in local news sources is still utilized, school owners are turning more and more to a more affordable option—social media.
Excellence in Education 2017: Best Practices from Facilities Top Honorees
This year in the Excellence in Education awards, school owners across the country have been remodeling, making over and adding green initiatives to their buildings. All of these beautiful, modern facilities, from small boutique schools to large powerhouse academies made choosing honorees in this category a challenge—each school was gorgeous in its own way.
Viviscal Pro Launches #H2OAndGrow Campaign
Viviscal Pro launches the #H2OANDGROW campaign for the chance to win a three-month supply of Viviscal Professional and a sleek, stainless steel water bottle so clients can carry this convenient daily reminder to take their supplements.
by Jamie Newman
Viviscal Pro Launches #H2OAndGrow Campaign
Viviscal Pro launches the #H2OANDGROW campaign for the chance to win a three-month supply of Viviscal Professional and a sleek, stainless steel water bottle so clients can carry this convenient daily reminder to take their supplements.
by Jamie Newman
Excellence in Education 2017: Best Practices from Next Level Top Honorees
MODERN SALON Media has collaborated with the American Association of Cosmetology Schools (AACS) to develop MODERN SALON’s Excellence in Education program. Here, top honorees share their advice and best practices.
Sports Clips Named Fastest Growing Business of the Year
The Texas Family Business of the Year Awards recognized "outstanding firms who demonstrate a commitment to business continuity while serving their employees, community and industry."
Announcing the 2017 Haute Holiday Winner!
After narrowing down thousands of special-occasion styles to our favorite 10, we challenged semifinalists to create their best holiday-ready styles, and Ulta Beauty Senior Designer Galyna Poczciwinski is the winner of the Haute Holiday contest!
by Lauren Quick
How-To: Festive Braided Bow Updo by @hairbydorthi
MODERN editors Alison Alhamed and Lauren Quick visited Color Me New salon in Oak Forest, Illinois, for holiday-ready hairstyles with Nora Dababneh and Dorthi Kościelniak.
by Lauren Quick
How-To: Glam Hollywood Waves by @noradababneh
MODERN SALON 100 artist Nora Dababneh (@noradababneh) shows how to create holiday-party-ready glam waves.
by Lauren Quick
Haute Holiday How-Tos With @annette_updo_artist
@annette_updo_artist and her sister, makeup artist @makeupbynataliejane create holiday-ready looks perfect to glam up your clients for winter festivities.
by Jamie Newman
See the Top 5 Haute Holiday Entries!
Our Haute Holiday finalists share their final submissions and how they created the looks!
by Lauren Quick
Time to SLEIGH
With the holidays right around the corner, there’s no better time than NOW to remind your guests to book their pre-holiday appointments.