Color

Beth Minardi's Blonde Baliage How-To

In this how-to, featured in the April issue of MODERN SALON, color master Beth Minardi creates a blonde-on-blonde finish using her American Baliage technique, perfect for summer.

Flaming Red Ombre: The How To

Without a doubt the ombre trend has officially hit mainstream. No matter where you're located, one thing is for certain, ombre is HOT—and if you don't know how to get the look, search no further. Here's how.

Emma Stone's NEW Blonde Hair Style

Did you know that Emma Stone is actually a natural blonde? Over the weekend Stone went from strawberry blonde to near-platinum, and debuted her new look at the Kids' Choice Awards. MODERN has the tips on how to achieve Emma Stone's beautiful soft, blonde waves from hair stylist David Babaii.

Seamless Color

To offer a simple and quick service, Dubre utilized the model’s existing highlights but added more depth at the base, using a shade deeper than her natural shade, and blending out to stronger lift at the tips using a high-lift powder lightener. “It’s a new fresh look,” he says. “It’s taking the extreme ombre and giving it a gentle 2012 spin.”

Show-Stopping Blonde

“You Can’t Get Supernatural from a Supermarket” is Goldwell’s recently launched direct-to-consumer marketing campaign, and it shines a light on the advantages of professional, in-salon color services over at-home box color.

Nicole Parrillo Demos the Malibu Makeover

Nicole Parrillo,Malibu C Territory Manager, East Coast and Haircolor Spokesperson, came to the Modern Salon Media booth at the ABS show in Chicago to demonstrate the Malibu Makeover, in-salon service, designed to detoxify the hair to allow it to be more receptive to color.

Mature Client Makeover - Going Blonde!

Celebrity Stylist Marie Ferro has created numerous makeovers on clients both young and old. In this makeover, she added a bit of warmth to give this mature client's skin a youthful glow. She also added a rich undertone with lowlights to put color back into the skin. "With the invention of HD Television everything shows on my celebrity clients now more than ever. Color detailing the tonal range in the hair is very important," she says. "They want to see the hair pop off the screen."

2012 Spring Make-up Trends

Even though they say there will be six more weeks of winter in 2012, it's never too late to start thinking about Spring make-up trends! See what's in the forecast.

Katy Perry Goes Back to Blonde

Katy Perry has gone back to blonde! Read her colorists' comments on her new style.

Tuxedo Nails

Turn your client's manicure into a black tie event with this look showcased at the Ruffian Fall/Winter 2011 show.

HOW-TO: Michelle Williams Transforms with Marilyn’s Iconic Blonde

This month’s Vogue cover features one of the most celebrated young actresses of today, Michelle Williams, channeling another famed blonde—the legendary Marilyn Monroe. Williams, who portrays the screen siren in the upcoming movie, My Week with Marilyn, was shot for the cover by Annie Leibovitz, with hair by Oribe and makeup by Linda Cantello for Giorgio Armani Beauty. The hair color, in the spot-on shade of platinum that Marilyn was known for, was created by celeb colorist Anthony Palermo, color director of New York City’s Anthony Leonard Salon.

Twiggy Inspired

FASHION WEEK: Gorgeous CND Nails at Jason Wu

The Creative Nail Design nail design for the breathtaking Jason Wu Fall/Winter 2011 Collection was elegant and tasteful. Jan Arnold, CND founder and style icon filled us in on the story behind the rich dark ruby, gold chrome tipped Victorian creation. Watch this video!

Schwarskpof introduces blonde hair color for aging hair

Schwarzkopf is introducing two new blonde shades of hair color developed specifically for mature hair.

Wella revamps its Blondor hair color brand

Wella Professionals has revamped its iconic Blondor brand of hair color to make a wide range of blonde shades accessible to any woman.

Create Couture Color

Take your clients to the next level of style with couture colors that keep them coming back - and bringing their friends.