Elegant Edge: Clipper Cut Women
Assorted techniques, like clipper over comb, notching and varying attachments, can make clipper cutting easy and fun, says Jessica Zeinstra, an Andis platform artist who has honed her skills in the clipper world and demonstrates her expertise on both men and women.
Long Hair How To: Create the Styling Illusion of Short Hair
Inspired by all of the celebrities who have recently gone from LONG to SHORT? Or, just looking to spice up your look for a night out? MODERN Facebook fan Megan Sandy created this step-by-step video after being inspired by the Miley Cyrus media circus.
WATCH: Hunger Games Hair Department Head Interviewed
She created the Katniss braid. She designed the hair for The Hunger Games. And now, Linda Flowers, Hair Department Head, is Catching Fire as the latest in the Hunger Games trilogy of films (based on the books) prepares to launch. WATCH this great interview with Dean Banowetz, celeb hairstylist.
by Anne Moratto
The Masters: A Strategies Success Story
The Masters in Huntsville, Alabama went from bad to worse financially and suffered from a very low client and staff retention rate. After attending a Strategies Incubator they changed around their entire business. Now it's booming with success. Read their story.
Editor's Note: Be a Healthy Hairdresser
In addition to adding monthly articles on health education, inspiration and peer profi les to the magazine, this January we will launch a Healthy Hairdresser resource center on modernsalon.com, a Healthy Hairdresser Tuesdays e-letter and Healthy Hairdresser tips and encouragement on our social media, all designed to help you maintain a healthy body, healthy spirit, healthy mind. We are also planning expanded sections on key wellness topics, a special MODERN SALON Healthy Hairdresser guide and a Healthy Hairdresser challenge.
Consumer Smoothing Concerns Over Suave Keratin Infusion Product
According to CNN.com, hundreds of women nationwide are suing the manufacturer and designer of Suave Professionals Keratin Infusion 30-Day Smoothing Kit, a hair treatment product designed to smooth frizzy hair. The consumers are saying the product caused them severe hair loss and other damages.
Christopher Dove Shares AND Learns
Christopher Dove got great inspiration from Diana Macaluso at a recent Hunger Games photo session. Here he shares how he found inspiration from another.
Waterfall Waves
Creating texture is easier than ever with the new appliances on the market. Stylists and clients are experimenting more with texture using tools that can be faster and offer more consistent curl.
The Dandies: Sassoon Academy's Newest Collection
For its latest collection, Sassoon Academy channels the dandy: a fashionable man pursuing sartorial perfection who emerged at the end of the 18th century. The dandy became the very definition of urban sophistication, and this season Sassoon Academy presents the male elite in its newest collection.
True Blue How To: Hope is in Style Comes to Life
The yearlong Hope Is In Style campaign unites the salon professional community in the fight against diabetes to raise awareness and funds for what can be a career-threatening disease for stylists.
DID SHE OR DIDN'T SHE: Pamela Anderson's New Pixie Hair Cut
Thanks to MODERN Facebook fan Krystal Heckathorn Ducker for sharing Pamela Anderson's new pixie!
Celebobs: Celebrity Bobs (This Fall)
Bobs are cute and varied on celebrity women this fall. Here's a look at many and a how-to for one.
Strategies Launches Salon/Spa Business Workshop Series for 2014
Strategies, a business management training and coaching company for salons and spas has announced the launch of their “Workshop Series” of events. The series will kick off on March 2-3, 2014 with the “Organizational Charts & Job Descriptions Workshop” at the Strategies Business Academy in Centerbrook, CT.
Wella Open House Global Media Event
Wella Professionals held it's global media event in London today. More than 100 members of the press learned more about 2014 innovations and learned more about the Trend Vision Trends for 2014: Urban Native and Borderline Beauty.
TOKYO TAKE OVER: Cosmetology Students Go Abroad
Had you been born in Japan and decided to become a hairdresser or esthetician, this is what your life would be life: how to get your cosmetology license, how much it costs, how long it takes, where to go to school, how much money you would make as a professional, and more. Through Pivot Point's study abroad program, we head to Tokyo, for a week full of the sights, sounds, people and places that make up this magnificent city.
Art + Science Presents Art and Soul at Park West
Join Paul Wilson, an owner of Art + Science Salons, in Chicago and Evanston, Illinois and David Raccuglia, founder of American Crew, for the annual “Art and Soul Evening of Fashion and Music” on Friday, November 8th, at Chicago’s iconic Park West.
Modern Volume: Behind the Scenes with CC
Recently, MODERN SALON joined the Cosmetologists Chicago Artistic Team to photograph their interpretations of spring 2014 hair trends.