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COLOR CORRECTION: Going For Tears Of Joy
Cirrus Blaafjell (@CirrusBlaafjell) of Salon Alta in the heart of San Francisco specializes in low maintenance, lived in hair color. "I like for my clients to not have to come but every 3-6 months," she says. "I find hair painting ...
TRANSFORMATION: Mushy Box To Tasteful and Healthy Sombre
Maggie Ly from David's Hair and Nail, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, specializes in haircolor and color corrections. "My guest had her hair lightened before somewhere else then gave up maintaining her color," says Ly about this ...
Box Ombre Fail To Fresh, Modern Red
Destini Oddo (@Desert_rayne) a cosmetology student at Capitol School of Hairstyling and Esthetics in Omaha, Nebraska, caught our eye with this gorgeous makeover. "My client Amber came to see me because she was extremely unhappy with her ...
TRANSFORMATION: Grown Out Fashion To Smokin' Blonde
Maggie Ly (@HairstyLust)) of Davids Hair and Nails, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada loves to work with long hair. "I work with long hair, mostly Asian hair," she says. "Many of my clients come to me looking for hairstyles that are ...
TRANSFORMATION: Softening An Ombre Mishap
Samantha Ploskonka (@samploskonka), a John Paul Mitchell Systems National Educator and Freelance Hairstylist based at Salon Mix in Atwater Village, Los Angeles, California says, "I tend to have a lot of what I refer to as 'reverse ...
Amy Winehouse-Inspired Beehive: The How To
Learn how to create the Amy Winehouse-inspired beehive updo.
TRANSFORMATION: Going For Manageable Texture
Shahad Alsaid (@makeup_n_henna) of Paradise City Salon (@paradisecitysalon), Dearborn, MI, says that this client is from Libya, "so her hair texture falls in between middle eastern hair and African hair texture which is a pretty tough ...
TRANSFORMATION: Strong Sombre To Gray/Slate
Geysha Tomassone (@geyshaloveshair) of Mora Salon, Cherry Hill, NJ, says "My client wanted a change and opted for a gray/slate color! Of course, in her case, I had explained to her that it may take up to 3 visits to achieve this color. She ...
TRANSFORMATION: Going For A Power Blonde
Victoria Langley (@hairbymissvictoria) of Sydney Broderick Salon and Spa in Jefferson City, MO, met with her client, a natural level 5/6 with 2.5 inches of regrowth and minimal highlights, and learned she wanted to be a much lighter blonde. ...
TRANSFORMATION: Vivid To Red, Again!
Shonda Broadus (@shondabroadus) of Color Me RAD Salon, Beaufort, South Carolina, says that "After about 6 months of doing various shades of Pravana Vivids, my client decided that she wanted to be a redhead again!"Here she shares the ...
COLOR CORRECTION: Over Bleached To Rooty Ashy Blonde
"This was a first time client with hair that had been colored and bleached for many years, about 2 cm of natural root color that was between an 8 and 7," says Malin Holm (@moy.hairsalon) of Moy.Hair Salon, Vaasa, Finland. "We were ...
Going the Distance: 94-Year-Old Stylist has Worked 75 Years in Cosmetology
When you're doing what you love, retirement might not be the thing that makes you happiest.This seems to be the case for 94-year-old Faye Wright of Weslaco, Texas. Wright earned her cosmetology license in January 1940 and is still styling ...
by Lauren Quick
THE WOW FACTOR: Virgin To Dimensional Teal
Barbara Washington (@barbaraanne7) of Bliss Salon, Knoxville, TN, needed to perform 3 steps to turn this virgin level 4/5 hair to gorgeous teal. Here she shares the HOW TO:STEP 1: Apply Kenra Lightener with 40 volume away from scalp to ...
TRANSFORMATION: Gorgeous Red To Gorgeous Blonde
Samantha Cusick (@samantha.cusick), Color Director at Taylor Taylor London on Portobello Road, Notting Hill, London, says "My client had been red for the last 5 years and decided it was time for the ultimate color change. I had been ...
Finger Painting: Nail Art from NYFW 2015
Nail art needn’t be over-the-top or unprofessional-looking. There are ways to tastefully use nail art in your nail services that will make your client’s visit more personalized, Rebecca Isa, Zoya creative director, ...
by Jamie Newman
CORRECTION: Help For Damaged Color
Olivia Huynh (@oliviahuynhhair) of Lisa Dinh Hair Studio, Toronto had a challenge. "My client came in with very damaged, brassy orange/yellow hair," says Huynh who points out that she did not do the previous color. "Her hair was ...
HOW TO: Create the Perfect Weave
Ever wonder HOW TO create the perfect weave? MODERN stopped by a texture class at the Moroccanoil Academy in NYC to check in with Violet Sainsbury and get a demo. Check it ...