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MAKEOVER: Silver Sombre Beauty
Tai Kieu (@taitkieuapril05), a stylist at Bebe Salon, Garden Grove, Orange County, CA, says "My client been getting highlights for the last 2 years on her natural Asian level 2 hair. When she first came to my chair, her hair is ...

TRANSFORMATION: Messed Up To Vibrant Copper
Zach Kilian (@zachkilian) a senior stylist at Hairroin Salon, Los Angeles, was up for a challenge. "My client came in with an inch of new growth and faded previously level 4 violet midstrands with bleached ends that had been purple," ...

Color and Extensions For A Change
Anna Todd (@hairbyannatodd), an artist at Dolce Vita Salon, Orlando, FL, totally transformed her client with color and extensions (her specialty). "She has naturally fine hair that never grows past her shoulders," says Todd. "She ...

Addressing Undesired Golden Hues and Dramatic Line Of Demarcation
Whitney Elizabeth, (@HairArtisan916) owner of Whitney Elizabeth Hair Artistry in Sacramento, CA., says, "This new client of mine found me via Instagram and Yelp. She had previously never been colored before and had just gone to another ...

2015 Excellence in Education Spotlight: Technology at Paul Mitchell Schools
MODERN SALON's Excellence in Education annual recognition program celebrates leading cosmetology schools, highlighting innovative programs and best practices in eight categories and two divisions (single location and multi-unit ...

Transitioning from Foil to Balayage: The Why, the How
Geysha Tomassone (@geyshaloveshair) loves to do a foil-to-balayage transition."It's a great way to introduce clients to a bayalage, giving me a chance to explain the benefits," Tomassone says. "I always show the client the ...

TRANSFORMATION: Grown-Out Box Color to Dream Red
Paul Mitchell National Educator Rhoda Bolles (@rhoda_ann) of Hot Heads Salon, East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, shares the details for this beautiful transformation:"I used to do her hair a few years ago, but we lost touch when the salon I ...

The Next Level Beauty School Standouts in the 2015 Excellence in Education Program
Every year, MODERN SALON Media pays tribute to great work being done by leading cosmetology schools via its Excellence in Education recognition program. Hundreds of applications are submitted by individual and multi-unit schools ...

Beauty Schools' Technology Innovations in the 2015 Excellence in Education Program
Every year, MODERN SALON Media pays tribute to great work being done by leading cosmetology schools via its Excellence in Education recognition program. Hundreds of applications are submitted by individual and multi-unit schools across ...

Fashion Fade To Purple/Blue Melt. WOW!
Kristi Waldrop (@Kristi_Mac_of_Hair) a stylist/makeup artist at Head Rush Salon in Gonzales, Louisiana, is given total freedom with this client and she gets an opportunity to create beautiful finishes. We LOVE this one. Here she ...

FORMULA: Mystical Mint
Cassandra DeRosa, (@cassderosa) of Salon 202 in Howell, NJ, shares the details for this Mystical Mint color design:STEP 1: Bleach root touch up with Joico bleach plus 40 volume on regrowth only. Process with heat for 20 minutes, cool for 10.STEP ...

School Culture Makes a Difference in the 2015 Excellence in Education Program
Every year, MODERN SALON Media pays tribute to great work being done by leading cosmetology schools via its Excellence in Education recognition program. Hundreds of applications are submitted by individual and multi-unit schools across ...

How Beauty Schools Handle Placement in the 2015 Excellence in Education Program
Every year, MODERN SALON Media pays tribute to great work being done by leading cosmetology schools via its Excellence in Education recognition program. Hundreds of applications are submitted by individual and multi-unit schools ...

TRANSFORMATION: Going Smokey Blue
Caroline Kim (@carolinekimhair), an artist at Salon Nesou in Santa Monica, CA, shares the details for this bright blonde to smokey blue transformation:STEP 1: Prelighten the hair from mid shaft to ends using Wella Color Charm powder lightener ...

COLOR CHANGE: Platinum To Progressive Pink
"This client is a mutual friend of a photographer that I know," says Jay Olson (@jaywesleyolson) salon owner out of Phoenix, Arizona and member of the butterfly circus. "We briefly talked about different ideas weeks before her ...

COLOR CORRECTION: The Better Blend
Yesenia Cobos (@yjc_cosmo) of the Glamour Beauty Salon, West Covina, California shares the details for this impressive color correction we found on her Instagram page. "This client had over processed hair and I didn't want to cover all ...

2015 Excellence in Education Spotlight: Marketing Innovation at Tricoci University of Beauty Culture
MODERN SALON's Excellence in Education annual recognition program celebrates leading cosmetology schools, highlighting innovative programs and best practices in eight categories and two divisions (single location and multi-unit ...

