The Best Shoes to Wear All Day at the Salon
MODERN SALON asks our Facebook fans: What are the best, least painful shoes to wear on the salon floor all day—while still maintaining some style?
Do You Remember Your Very First Client?
We ask our Facebook fans: Do you remember your first client? Were you terrified? Did he or she like the results?
What to do While Your Client is Processing
MODERN fan Shalee Candice Connelly needs your help... we KNOW there is something more productive/useful she can do while she waits for clients to process—such as prebooking, writing thank you notes, and working on getting so many clients she doesn't know WHAT to do! She says, "I'm wondering what everyone does to pass the time while their client's color is processing. In my salon we offer a bottle of water, diet soda a magazine or iPad, clean color bowls and then sit and visit!" Tips?
WANTED: 10 Teams of Cosmetology Students in the Miami Area
Millennium Software, known for its commitment to beauty industry education, is reaching out to cosmetology schools in the Miami, Florida area with a huge opportunity. Makers of the software are holding a contest to find 10 teams of cosmetology students that will host a hair show during The Millennium Experience, the company’s largest educational conference. This year's Millennium Experience will celebrate the company’s 25-year anniversary and pay tribute to 1987, the year the company was founded.
DJ Victory Reveals her Secret Pastel Color Formula!
After much thought and consideration, MODERN Facebook fan DJ Victory, whose pastel purple secret trademark color blew up controversy on Facebook, decides to reveal her formula!
Sexy Hair Adds Sex-Appeal to Style LA Fashion Week
Sexy Hair supported Go Red for Women, a charity event and runway show to benefit the American Heart Association, by styling celebrity models backstage.
by Anne Moratto
You Can't Get Supernatural From a Supermarket: Here's Why
Goldwell's newest campaign, "You Can't Get Supernatural from a Supermarket," is designed to raise consumer awareness of all of the advantages of the professional, in-salon hair color service vs. at-home box color. In addition to a photo shoot in the April issue of MODERN SALON showcasing all the perks of professional color, we also caught up with Goldwell's Vice President of Education John Moroney, who also has more than 20 years of experience working as a salon professional, who said the campaign really strikes at the core of the industry—getting clients, and dollars, back into the salon.
Animal Print and Tribal Nail How-Tos
Add pizzazz to your clients' nails with OPI's new nail art looks using GelColor by OPI, which wears like regular polish but requires no dry time, instead each layer needs to be cured using a LED lamp. Check out how to create this trendy and wild animal print below.
Educational Networking This Weekend!
This Monday, March 19th 2012 beauty industry professionals, students, aspiring individuals and consumers alike will join the New York Hair & Beauty Association to launch their 2012 educational calendar at Elements in White Plains (161 Mamaroneck Avenue), NY from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Flaunt Session{s} Academy of Hair Artistry will be showcasing their latest collection, Modern Flaunt. The event is sponsored by Millennium Harms Software.
Award-Worthy Hair
Awards season is among us and though your clients may not get an invitation to hit the red carpet, there’s no reason they can’t have award-worthy hair at their viewing party.
Rose-Inspired Updo from MODERN's Facebook: The How To
When we posted this rose-inspired updo on MODERN's Facebook page—it was love at first sight for our 52,000 Facebook fans. In fact, this updo, which was created by Beverly Melendez at Salon Pasca in Wilmington, Delaware, is MODERN SALON's most-requested updo tutorial of.all.time. Seriously. So, we got you the how to!
Fire-Over-Comb Barbering Technique? The "Singe" Cut
In an article posted in the MokenaPatch, a local newsletter for Mokena, Illinois, Dina's Barber Show groomer uses an open flame and a comb to cut the editor's hair—in a technique he calls the "Singe Hair Cut."
Faatemah Ampey Uses The Legacy Iron
Faatemah Ampey is always coming up with something new, exciting and inspirational. We caught up with her at the ONE booth at the ABS show in Chicago where she shared her latest creation: the AMP-WAVE.
Cosmetologists Chicago Announces Competition Winners
Cosmetologists Chicago announced the winners of its Star Photo Competitions at America's Beauty Show
How to Cast the Perfect Model for a Photoshoot
What should a stylist look for when casting models? How do you effectively screen and consult with models? What is the difference between casting a model for a photo shoot vs. a show or a class? Dimitrios Tsioumas, Goldwell International Artistic Master and NAHA Haircolorist and Editorial Stylist of the Year, gives practical and creative advice for picking the perfect model who wants to work with you again and again.
How To Create a Storyboard Concept for a Photoshoot
How do you create a winning concept? Bring together all of your inspirations and see your concept emerge. Dimitrios Tsioumas, Goldwell International Artistic Master and NAHA Haircolorist and Editorial Stylist of the Year, gives a behind-the-scenes look at how he creates a storyboard concept.
Hair Bow Updo: The How-To
MODERN's Facebook fans went CRAZY when we posted this pic of Vicki Desouza Houghton's "hair bow" updo on our Facebook page. In just an hour, this pic got 520 "likes", more than 50 comments, and 47 shares. Obviously we had to get the how to from Vicki!