Want to be a Reality TV Star?
Hair Battle Spectacular will introduce the world of extreme hair to a brand-new audience. Competitors won’t just be competing for the title of extreme hair champ, either. The competition offers a $100,000 grand prize.
Which celebrities have the best curly hair styles?
Which red-carpet and runway regulars are stepping up as texture role models this season? An informal poll of salon pros reveals that these stars sport the most-requested looks from texture-loving clients.
Psychology of the curly client: How they see themselves
The first thing any stylist should do is to reassure their clients about their hair, and help them see its beauty.
What a Curl Wants: Advice for clients with curly hair
Here's some take-home advice for clients with textured hair.
Kindest cuts for curly hair
Unique textures call for unique cutting techniques. Here are some popular tips for cutting curly hair.
Tips for cutting and coloring curly hair
When it comes to working with curls, the options seem endless. Philosophies and techniques keep evolving as curl empowerment takes hold – both in the chair and behind it.
SalonCentric's Big Acquisitions
L’Oréal USA’s SalonCentric Division recently announced two significant acquisitions—Maly’s Midwest and Marshall Salon Services.
Born to be Blonde
If you missed Stacy Keibler's head-turning appearance on the recent "suit" episode of "How I Met Your Mother," you must go download and watch it right now! Not only was it one of the funniest episodes in recent memory, but Keibler did a memorable turn as the hot bartender with great hair who made Barney turn away from his beloved suits. Now the man behind the hair, Marco Pelusi, gives us the scoop on how he keeps Keibler's locks in top shape.
Turn Spring Hair Trends Into Profit
Knowing what’s new in hair fashion, like the latest inspiring and motivating Wella TrendVision collection, is the fun part of being a salon professional. But how do you convert fashion looks into added business for your salon? While P&G Salon Professional partner salons have their fingers on the pulse of fashion, they also know how to convert runway looks into solid service and retail sales. Here, several share ideas for turning fashion into cash and pleasing clients along the way!
Golden Globes' Hot Heads
Ahhh....there's nothing better than some good, old-fashioned Monday morning quarterbacking—or in this case, Tuesday morning. Time for us to decide the true winners and losers in the style game after this past weekend's splashy Golden Globes 'do. Who brought their A-game? And who, maybe, should have stayed home? In all fairness, it was raining, so some hair might not have held up the way it was supposed to. We talked to stylists from around the country to get their picks.
Constantly Replacing Trimmers? Read This.
Andis, who has been manufacturing styling equipment since 1922, has developed two simple rules to ensure clippers and trimmers deliver the power and performance we all depend on every time we pick them up: keep the cleaned and oiled, and store it properly between uses.
Putting the Art in Hair
From London antiquities dealer to master colorist and now salon owner, Vasken Demirjian has taken his love of hair and attention to detail to the next level with the opening of his eponymous New York salon. And with the equivalent of a Ph.D. in color from L'Oreal, a salon that takes it's design cues from the art world, and a staff that was brought in from around the globe, Demirjian offers his take on where the salon industry can go.
Tips and Tricks for NAHA 2010
As part of MODERN’s Countdown to NAHA, we went in search of some inside info to help you prepare your entry. Here are eight important things to keep in mind, straight from NAHA judges and previous winners.
Countdown to NAHA 2010
Do your New Year's resolutions include expanding yourself professionally? Getting more name recognition? Making a splash in the industry? There are few ways better to do that than to enter the North American Hairstyling Awards. As a nominee or winner, you'd be in some exclusive, distinguished company. And the deadline is fast approaching, so hop to it! Here are all the details and the dates to remember.
Pageants and Hair: The Journey of Mrs. Tennessee
When hairstylist, Keune educator and salon owner Letitia Carpenter called the state director for the Mrs. Tennessee pageant last year, she had one thing in mind: arranging to do hair backstage for the contestants. The director, from Carpenter's hometown of Collierville, Tennessee, had another idea entirely.
New Device Assesses and Measures Progress of Hair Loss Treatments
A new device measures hair loss, hair breakage and the scalp’s response to hair-loss products and treatments. Instead of offering clients products to address thinning hair, and hoping they work, this new device shows clients if the products are working—by measuring the results.
Warm Brunette by Artease
The artistic team of Artease, a new boutique line of color, recently released its debut collection. The looks were created with Arteasecolors, which feature an easy-to-use system with 89 shades that can be used as permanent or demipermanent color. The pigment is 99-percent unoxidized and colorists can achieve 100-percent gray coverage with 10-volume developer.