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Gray Coverage Challenges
Understanding the natural pigmentation of hair and its relationship to hair color is crucial to a colorists’ success. Non-pigmented hair can complicate the hair coloring service and to cover it means understanding its complexity. According to Technical Director for Organic Salon Systems, Rebecca Gregory, understanding the different levels of gray hair can impact how you go about the coloring process and the result.
Stories from Salons Devastated by Hurricane Irene
Salons including The Cutting Edge, The Styling Corner and Shear Paradise in Owego, NY; and Paula McNeil, Image Salon and The Klip Joint in Athens, PA, faced a long rebuilding process after they were destroyed in August by the destructive one-two punch of Hurricane Irene and a severe tropical storm just several days later. Read their stories.
Cool New App: The HairPro Tracker
How cool is this! HairPro Tracker is a new iPhone and iPad application designed specifically for SALON PROFESSIONALS looking to earn more by doing what they love.
What's the Worst That Could Happen?
I was playing video games with my oldest daughter this weekend and at one point she wanted to try a soccer game she had never experienced. It is an old Nintendo 64 game station we have up at our cabin, so the game play is pretty simple, but the graphics are pretty "real" looking for an old game. As we were playing, I noticed something interesting, she was having trouble because she was failing to try.
Holiday Hair Styles
Are your clients’ in a bind and need a quick hair style idea for the holidays or a last minute party? Here are some quick and easy how-to’s that will have everyone taking notice of his or her holiday glamor.
Garden of Eden by Marissa Cunningham
Garden of Eden by Marissa Cunningham Regency Beauty Institute
Scruples' Fun Cruise!
Attendees from all over the world joined Scruples aboard its 8th Annual Educational Fun Cruise November 1 to 6, 2011. Over 350 hairdressers boarded the Carnival Glory in Miami—read about their educational cruise!
Updo & Bangs by Chauntyle Johnson
Chauntyle Johnson Marinello School OF Beauty in Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Hair by Laura Holmes
Laura Holmes of Aveda Institute Corpus Christi, Texas
Meet the 2012 Spread the Love Winners
Meet the Spread the Love winners! MODERN SALON and First Chair were given the tremendous honor to be a part of the Matrix judging panel that picked 2012's Spread the Love group. Each of the 20 finalists would have made an incredible addition to the team but, in the end, only six could be chosen.
Beacon, Creative Career Building for Students
Held in conjunction with PBA Week (July 21-23, 2012) at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Beacon provides the nation's top future professionals with the guidance to achieve maximum career success. It is an opportunity for students to network and learn from some of the most iconic salon owners and celebrities in the industry today.
Spread the Love 2012: The Judging Begins!
Judging Matrix's 2012 Spread the Love competition.
Pump Up the Volume!
Moroccanoil Extra Volume Shampoo and Extra Volume Conditioner give fine, limp hair natural-looking volume with unique smoothness and shine, while deeply nourishing and rebuilding delicate strands, and boosting manageability. They also help eliminate static and frizz, especially in damp or dry climates.
Red Carpet Update: Hilary Swank at "New Year's Eve" Premiere
Hilary Swank looked beautiful in her embellished midnight blue Eli Saab Couture dress at the Los Angeles premiere of her new film “New Year’s Eve.” Her hair style, created by Robert Vetica, celebrity stylist and Moroccanoil Global Brand Ambassador, was glamorous and sexy, young and spirited.
Add Volume to Your Thinning Hair Clients
Made from vegetable fibers that have been cut into small, varied sizes and shaped pieces, Super Million Hair is a two-step process that provides an easy and safe solution to the problem of thinning hair. The filaments adhere to the scalp to add volume and thickness to the thinning area.
Katy Perry Goes Back to Blonde
Katy Perry has gone back to blonde! Read her colorists' comments on her new style.
Kara Eletto Collection
Photo Collection by Kara Eletto at the Beauty School

