Career

Trending For Solo Artists: Haute Hues

Vibrant color remains a top trend and one that Solo Artists should be marketing and offering to their clients. Be ready to give clients bold summer styles and festival-ready looks with these fashion colors and color-stay products.

Five Essential Spring Cleaning Tips and Techniques

Springtime is a time for renewal! So book out your calendar for a day and give your studio the extra special treatment it deserves.

Five Ways to Put a Business Card to Work

A business card can seem like an outdated tool in today’s fast paced, tech-obsessed world. However, the humble business card can still be a valuable asset and a great way to market your business.

Top Tips for Selecting Scheduling and Management Software for Solo Salon Artists

Scheduling and management software can be very beneficial in helping to successfully run any salon or spa but how do you know where to start, especially as a solo artist? Here's how.

10 Reasons Why YOU Should Work at Gene Juarez

Seattle-based Gene Juarez Salons & Spas are looking for motivated, driven and talented individuals who are ready to take the next step in their careers. If this sounds like you, apply to become one of the newest members of the Gene Juarez staff! Still need convincing? Here are 10 reasons why you should seize this opportunity.

Sponsored by Gene Juarez Salons & Spas

BREAKING NEWS: JCPenney's The Salon by InStyle Launches Project Cinderella

The Salon by InStyle inside JCPenney announces Project Cinderella, a new employment program and compensation structure uniting all the benefits of working for a salon and the autonomy of being a independent stylist.

Sola Salon Studios Announces International Expansion to Canada

Sola Salon Studios, one of the largest and fastest-growing salon studio franchise in the United States, today announced expansion plans to bring the franchise to Canada.

Mind the App: The NEW CosmoProf App

Store client info, create a customizable schedule and digitally recommend products to clients with the new CosmoProf app.

Salon Tour: The Sapphire Room at Sola Salon Studios in Pasadena

Guests receive star treatment at The Sapphire Room at Sola Salon Studios in Pasadena.

Creating the Perfect Instagram Page & How to Get Re-grammed

MODERN SALON recently held a class at Redken Symposium called, "How To Get Re-grammed." Editor in Chief Alison Alhamed and Beauty and Fashion Director Maggie Mulhern offered up their top 9 tips on how to create the perfect Instagram page for beauty professionals.

Your Big Break is NOW! Enter Bio Ionic's Style Awards Competition on Instagram

Now, more than ever could be your chance to get your BIG BREAK in beauty, and Bio Ionic is here to help. Your first step is submit an image of your work using Bio Ionic tools on Instagram, then tag #bioionicstyleawards. Four lucky hairstylists will be chosen and flown to Hollywood, where a grand prize winner will be declared. Are you the next star of Bio Ionic's Style Awards? You could be!

Sponsored by Bio Ionic

Is 2017 Your Year to Go Independent?

All across the nation, thousands of salon professionals are taking control of their entrepreneurial goals by moving to a salon studio. We connected with four rock stars at Sola Salon Studios who are killing it, showing us that going independent is working for them.

Sponsored by Sola Salons Blue

The Sola Sessions Charlotte Inspires Solo Artists

On Monday, November 14, 2016, more than 150 salon professionals from 11 states gathered at the Hilton Center City for the Sola Sessions.

Making the Move to Your Own Space

You’re at the top of your professional game. You have clients who love you, and you have a solid vision of where you want to go, career-wise. But you find yourself constantly wondering… Could there be something more? It might just be time to make a move –– time to go out and become an owner.

13 Ways to Better Connect With Your Clients

Set yourself apart from the competition by making long-lasting impressions on your clients. Here are 13 ways you can start doing this right now!

Ship Shape: How One Stylist Works On Land and At Sea

Whitney Benevedo is a California-based stylist, who spends several months at a time working onboard a hospital ship off the coast of Africa as its Crew Hair Stylist.

When a Solo Salon Artist Takes Maternity Leave and Their Assistant Takes Over

When Marilyn Cole went on maternity leave, she did it with complete trust and confidence that her clients would be well-cared for by her assistant. Here's how the two made it work so well.