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A Salon Professional Should...

A Salon Professional Should...by Carlos Valenzuela Have enough cash to live six months with no income.Save more as you advance in years. Know when to push the envelope and when to walk away.Spot and avoid what’s none of your ...

Take the September Healthy Hairdresser Challenge!

Stand strong to protect and take care of yourself! Were you inspired or motivated by Modern Salon's September Healthy Hairdresser column? The message is that all hairdressers (and all humans, really), deserve to stand up and make ...

Healthy Hairdresser Hero: Charlene Evans

Have you ever thought of taking a daily Pilates break? Five days a week in the early afternoon, Charlene Evans vice president of 12 Benefits, carves out an hour from work to take a Pilates class. Evans says Pilates keeps her limber and allows me ...

Prevention Reinvention: Change Your Habits to Avoid Chronic Illness

Change your habits to avoid the most common chronic illnesses as well as many ailments  specific to hairdressers.Controversy continues over how to allot healthcare dollars but one thing we know: the U.S. spends up to 80% of those dollars on ...

Like A New Man: The Changing Male Personae and the Beauty Industry

The man’s role in society has been changing for over 40 years, so why is it garnering so much attention now? Perhaps it’s because for the first time ever, we have a woman running for the top spot in the White House. Maybe it’s because we’re seeing traditional gender roles becoming flimsy as men assume grocery shopping and soccer practice duties while their wives are tapping on the glass ceiling. Whatever the reason, the professional beauty industry is quickly and astutely taking note.

Choose Beauty: All About Tangle Teezer Founder Shaun Pulfrey

Sassoon-trained stylist Shaun Pulfrey’s focus on making stylists’ jobs easier and making hair better led to his invention of the Tangle Teezer brush.

A Night of Fun and Dance Starring the JLS Dancers and Sport Clips' Artistic Team

The JLS Dancers and the Sport Clips Artistic Team performed at the 2016 CEO & AMP Convention. After a memorable performance on the red carpet, dancers were styled by members of the Sport Clips Artistic Team.

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Coffee Combos: Chug ’Em or Chuck ’Em?

Are you flavoring your coffee with ingredients like butter, lemon, spices? Depending on what you add, you could be risking your health.

Makeover: DIY Hot Mess To Regal Excellence

Katelyn Quigney (@hairby_katelynq) of Nicole Lynne Salon, Allentown, Pennsylvania had quite a challenge. "This client came to me with a grown out 'at home' color done by her friend months ago. She was bleached out and then her ...

How to Merge Old-School & New-School Marketing Techniques

When it comes to building a personal brand, a careful balance of classic skills and new platforms are the keys to your success. In the branding world, some efforts go as far today as when your grandparents were networking and building brands and businesses. Arguably, the heavy saturation of social media, cell phones and email is making the desire for face-to-face interactions and physical—not digital—information even more valued now than in recent years.

Makeover: Going From Elsa To A More Natural Blonde

"Sydney has been a client of mine since she was in 6th grade and now is sophomore in college," says Jamie Park (@hairbyJpark) of J Park's Studio, Elkhart, Illinois.  "She's always been a blonde, but ...

Makeover: Getting Smokey

Chelsea Branch (@chelseabranch) of "The Parlor House" (@parlorhousesalon), Monroe, Louisiana, says "Cassidy originally came to me for the first time this summer as a referral with brassy faded out color looking for a shadow ...

Hope Floats: Beauty Pros Respond to Flood Victims in Louisiana

This is what happens when we take care of each other.

Product Roundup: Purposefully Pink Products that Support Breast Cancer Awareness

Our industry cares deeply, not just about making clients look good, but about their well-being, too. These brands are demonstrating their care during October, Breast Cancer Awareness month, with products that aid the cause.

Achieve Your Dreams: Go for the Gold

So there’s a little hype right now. World-class athletes competing in an international arena at the top of their games... Know anything about it? #Olympics. #Winning.They’ve trained. They’ve competed. And now they’re ...

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5 Tips for Making Sanitation Job #1

In 1981 the Ford Motor Company launched a marketing campaign titled “Quality is Job #1”. This was at a time when The Japanese auto makers were threatening the market share and dominance of the American auto industry. They were doing ...

The Celebrate Change Challenge Report, Part 2

Our second group of responses to the Healthy Hairdresser "Celebrate Change" Challenge reveal some great game-changing tips.