Career
Preparing Stylists to Succeed at Sebastian Professional What's Next Awards
Sebastian Professional has taken away every excuse for entering styling competitions by creating a two-day seminar that prepares participants to enter Sebastian’s What’s Next Awards (WNA).
by Anne Moratto
Pink Hair Portfolio from Matrix's Danielle Keasling
Danielle Keasling created a range of pink hues on her models and gave them retro styles—a la Marilyn Monroe’s heyday—with contemporary vibes.
by Lauren Quick
Salon Tour: Aveda Men's Grooming Shop
Aveda’s new men’s concept shop in St. Petersburg, Florida, fosters effi ciency, community and spa-inspired services.
by Lauren Quick
COLOR CONVERSION: 2 Steps To The Perfect Blonde
Check out this amazing color conversion from too gold to just right in 2 steps - balayage and proper toning.
Balayage For A Dimensional Ash Blonde
"My Color Correction model Holly had previously hightlighted hair that was box dyed over with a level 5," says Ashlee Norman (@ashleenormanhair), a traveling balayage educator based in Valencia, California. "When she came to me it was a muddy faded level 6 brown. First I razor cut her hair from a short layered haircut into a shattered square one-length." Get the details for this color makeover here.
COLOR CORRECTION: Spotty Blonde To Lovely Violet Ash
Edith Mesa of Rizos Spa, Queens, NY, says her client went to another salon when she wasn't available. The client was looking for something different, was unhappy with the "other results" and came running back to Mesa. This post shares the details for the makeover.
Fighting Frizz: Altering Texture In 5 Minutes
Courtney Costello of the Cortello Salon, Jacksonville Beach, Florida, demos how-to adjust texture on dry hair in just five minutes.
Announcing the 2016 Excellence in Education Finalists
For six years running, MODERN SALON Media has worked with the American Association of Cosmetology Schools (AACS) to develop MODERN SALON’s Excellence in Education program to help the professional beauty school community gather, share and celebrate examples of great salon education experiences and beauty career development happening across the country.. Here are the 2016 finalists.
11 Scary Requests from Color Clients
Sometimes client expectations don't align with reality. MODERN's Instagram followers (more than 700,000 of you!) share their most intimidating and bizarre requests from color clients.
by Lauren Quick
10 Salon Marketing Tips to Make Halloween Profitable (and Fun!)
Draw in new clients, promote special services and offer in-salon tricks and treats to foster community engagement this October 31st.
What Should You Be for Halloween?
Not sure what you should dress up as this year for Halloween? Take our quiz and get some inspiration!
6 Ways of Making Sure You are Mixing Formulas Accurately
We asked six color experts how they accurately and efficiently mix together color formulas for every client. Here's their adivce.
6 Time-Saving Tips for Color Application and Formulation
Speeding up your services (in an efficient and effective way) saves you time and money. We asked six color experts to share with us how they speed up their color services.
FORMULA: Neon Peacock
Get the formula for this Neon Peacock!
A Spotlight on the Lead Ambassadors and Educators of Color Wow
Color Wow's range of breakthrough technologies are created to keep color looking “wow” between salon appointments.The brand's educators and ambassadors come from a variety of hair backgrounds, ranging from celebrity stylists to well-known colorists.
6 Pieces of Advice From Your Fellow Stylists on Staying Happy This Holiday Season
Take care of you throughout the season and the New Year. Here's some advice from fellow hairdressers for keeping the holidays happy and easy.
The Salon by InStyle Names Michelle O'Connor and Dilek Onur-Taylor Creative Directors
NAHA award-winning artists Michelle O'Connor and Dilek Onur-Taylor have been named the new creative directors of The Salon by InStyle at JCPenney.
by Lauren Quick