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How Can Stylists Build Their Extension Clientele?
Erin Hayden of Hairdreams describes the conversations that can lead to more extensions clients, and thus more revenue.
Will Clients Have to Change Their Styling Habits When Wearing Extensions?
Alyssa Romero of Halo Couture responds to a question that many clients ask when considering extensions.
How Can Stylists Get Special-Occasion Clients Interested in Hair Extensions For Their Big Day?
Jennifer Parks of Bellami and Tina McIntosh of Ultratress Extensions talk extensions for brides.
How Can Stylists Add Creative Color Without Lightening Hair?
Evolve Artistic Director Johnny Plant offers some upselling ideas for giving your clients pops of color with low commitment.
Summer Add-On Services to Grow Your Business
For those running an independent business, a great way to grow profits this summer is by offering seasonal add-on services that will give clients that something extra, and give your final ticket price something extra, too. We asked our Solo Artist Advisory Council to tell us about the services that are lucrative and on-trend for this summer. Recommend these add-ons to clients and watch your average ticket price rise.
Gender-Neutral Pricing Is a Game-Changer for Solo Artist Businesses
As a solo artist, keeping a full book is essential to having a financially successful business, but even a full schedule may not be as lucrative as it could be if prices are based on gender and not time spent on the client.
Don't be Intimidated by Wigs and Hair Pieces
Which clients are good candidates for wigs or hair pieces, what type of client should consider non-surgical hair replacement, and what technology exists for customized hair pieces?
Using Extensions to Achieve Hair Color Effects
Playing with color does not have to equate to picking up a brush and bowl, say Tony Odisho educators. Extensions can be used for a wide spectrum of color effects too.
How to Match Extensions to a Client's Existing Color
Storage, quality and swatching are all important for matching hair extensions to existing color.
MAKEOVER: Dramatic Regrowth To Silver Ice
Marie Negron (@glamhairbymarie) of Flawless Beauty Salon, Cleveland, Ohio, shares the details for this dramatic correction and conversion:
Healthy Hair & Hair-Loss Prevention Starts at the Scalp
What role does scalp condition play in healthy hair, what can stimulate hair growth, how can stylists help clients prevent hair loss before it starts, how can clients keep hair healthy and how can stylists best recommend an at-home treatment plan for clients with thinning hair?
How to Talk to Clients With Thinning Hair
Hair thinning can be a sensitive topic. How should stylists approach the subject?
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.
MODERN Asks, Industry Answers: What is Your Proudest Professional Moment?
At the recent Beauty Changes Lives Experience 2017 at Chicago's Art Institute, MODERN editors Alison Alhamed, Maggie Mulhern and Stacey Soble ask industry icons, educators and leaders, "What is your proudest professional moment?"
CosmoProf and Beauty Changes Lives Announce CosmoProf Licensed To Create Education Scholarship Program
CosmoProf is proud to announce the establishment of the CosmoProf Licensed To Create Education Scholarship Program for prospective and newer students in school earning their cosmetology license.
3 Out-of-the-Box Ways to Use Hair Extensions
Can hair extensions be used to correct a cut? How about for growing out a fringe? Or how can you create the illusion of layers or volume using clip-ins or hair pieces? We have all the answers!
Thinning Hair: How To Approach The Topic With Male Clients
It can be a tough conversation...that discussion about thinning hair and balding areas. Diana Schmidtke, Celebrity Men's Stylist and Grooming Expert, has found herself in that position more than once and wants to share tips and tricks to ...