Color

Art + Control

Farouk Systems’ newly revamped Sunglitz Lightening Systems allows for colorists to be creative—yet still have predictable results. And, in tune with the shades that were inspired by nature, the color is designed to recreate the natural lightening action of the sun.

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.

Photo Album of The Runway and FasciNATURE Collection at ABS

Photo Album of The Runway and FasciNATURE Collection at ABS

Highlights of Day One at America's Beauty Show!

The clock struck 11 a.m. today, and thousands of beauty professionals "stormed the gates" of America's Beauty Show hurrying towards their favorite products and educators teaching on the show floor. Read about the highlights from the day, the Texture Pavilion AND Cosmetologist Chicago's BeautyBASH.

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."

Quick Demo of Alterna's 1-Night Highlights

Alterna recently launched its 1-Night Highlights temporary color mousse and I got the chance to demo it on some of my willing co-workers!

Coloring Curls

Understanding your client’s hair texture will lead to a better color service with results tailored to her unique curls.

Sombre the Softer Side of Ombre

December Magazine Makeover featuring Mila Kunis’s new Sombre the Softer side of Ombre. Join Kim Vo as he demonstrates and shares his secrets on how to perfect this gorgeous color.

Katy Perry Goes Back to Blonde

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

Mature Client Makeover by Marie Ferro

A large part of the clients that come into Celebrity Stylist Marie Ferro's Malibu, California salon—Marie's Hair Studio—come in wanting gray coverage. "The trick to working with mature women is enhancing their skin tone by adding depth around the face, melting tone into the midshaft and leaving the ends light and bright," says Ferro. "Creating dimension in the hair mimics what the hair did before it turned gray." Ferro says to use a maximum of three tones to make the hair muddy. Follow her steps on how to re-create this look on your mature clients. It will make them look years younger!

Subtle Ombre

This Fall/Winter Ombre created by Eva Scrivo is her interpretation of the new ombre trend that will be popping up on heads all over this season. Instead of the very dramatic, dark to very light look, Scrivo created a more gradual ombre, with less color change from roots to end. For this look she added a handful of lowlights and used a balayage technique to complete the look.

By The World’s Greatest Hairstylists

Eva Scrivo, L’Oreal Professionnel Stylist and owner of Eva Scrivo Salon in New York City discusses what makes INOA Supreme so unique and special. Your client will look younger with their brightened new hair by INOA Supreme.

Twiggy Inspired

See You in Vegas! PBA Beauty Week Preview

TEAM MODERN is heading to Las Vegas in full force to cover PBA Beauty Week. Our editors will be blogging live and reporting on every event at this annual “industry-wide reunion.” From the Get-Together Party to City of Hope to Symposium, Beacon, NAHA and, of course, the Cosmoprof North America show itself. Watch for continuous coverage on modernsalon.com and MODERN’s Facebook page. We’ll also dedicate our Sunday e-letter to product highlights and trends from the show, and Monday to reporting on the North American Hairstyling Awards gala presentation. If you are going to be at Beauty Week, look for our MODERN SALON TV crew, editors and sales team, or visit our booth at D-1099.

Schwarskpof introduces blonde hair color for aging hair

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