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L'Anza Creative Directors Talk Trends for 2016 at Premiere Orlando
We’re mid-way through the year, so it’s safe to say now is the time to define hair trends of 2016. And what better place to talk trends than at Premiere Orlando?MODERN sat down with L’Anza creative directors Leah Freeman, ...
by Jamie Newman
MAKEOVER: Balayage Perfection
This BALAYAGE BLONDE, created at the most recent Balayage Workshop at the Eva Scrivo Academy, has created quite the buzz. MODERN caught up with Scrivo to get more details on how she took this banded/spotty before into a seamless balayage ...
COLOR CORRECTION: Bad Brass and Bands To The Perfect White Blonde
Terra Shapiro (@Terrashapiro_atJuanSalon), of Juan A Salon, Sherman Oaks, California, a blonde and color correction specialist, had a challenge. "My client @amynicole1 had previously dyed brown hair who tried going lighter at another ...
Curl Talk: Grow Your Texture Business With Tips From Curl Specialists
Texture services are among the most lucrative and repetitive in the salon, and knowing how to perform these treatments will help build a trusting and loyal clientele. For those unsure of where to begin when it comes to choosing services to add ...
Curl Confidence: Texture Experts Offer Solutions to Curl Concerns
Curl specialists with major social media cred troubleshoot client challenges and the services and solutions that celebrate texture.
Meet the Faces of Sola - Success Stories in Transitioning to a Salon Suite
Whether you've been working in a traditional salon environment for a year, five years, 10 years or more, the thought of transitioning to your own salon suite can either be very intimidating or very liberating.Whichever way you're feeling ...
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Texture Editors' Note: All-Inclusive
WHEN WE SIT DOWN next to stylists at continuing education classes on textured hair or chat with them about curls at events or in the salon, we sometimes hear them express intimidation about working with various hair textures. They’re not ...
Healthy Hairdresser Hero: Julie Vargas
Body, spirit and business are all linked, says Julie Vargas, senior director of career opportunities at Sport Clips, June’s Healthy Hairdresser sponsor.“When I cut carbs, I made it a permanent way of living,” Vargas says. ...
Men's Health: Getting Men to Prioritize Preventative Care
Although women have been outliving men for centuries both in the U.S. and globally, men continue to lag behind women in taking advantage of routine preventative care as well as in seeking immediate medical attention when pain or illness ...
MAKEOVER: Faded Silver to Strawberry/Copper Blonde
Tatiana Silvestri (@tatianashair) of Le Studio Salon De Beauté, Mesa, Arizona, says new client Rachel found her on Instagram. "She wanted to do something different with her hair. We set up a hair consultation and during the ...
#3 of the 10 Things You Should (or Should Not) Say to a Male Client
The top 10 Things You Should (or should not) Say To A Male ClientThis is number 3 in a 10-installment blog series of the top 10 things you should say, ask or tell (or should not) when consulting, selling to or interacting with a male client.How ...
by Ivan Zoot
Modern Reports: Oribe Atelier Chicago 2016
The event: Oribe Atelier Chicago on May 23, 2016, at Moonlight Studios.The details: Members of Oribe's creative team presented runway-inspired, fashion-forward cuts, colors and styles to a select group of stylists in ...
by Lauren Quick
Galaxy Color Success, Salon Tours and More Appointments for Hannah!
Hello Everyone!I’m back! The past two weeks have been pretty busy! I’ve had A LOT of appointments!Thursday and Friday of last week were pretty uneventful. Saturday, though, was AMAZING! I know I have talked a lot about liking cuts ...
Styling Dads - From Haircare to Skincare
It’s amazing to me the evolution of what people picture when you ask someone, “what does a Dad look like?”Years ago that was a much easier answer.When you look back through history, men especially, had major periods of trends, ...
How Their BrainWerx: An Evening with Sebastian Global Art Directors
On May 12, 2016 at the Wella Studio in Woodland Hills, CA, Sebastian Professional Global Art Directors, Michael Polsinelli and Shay Dempsey, shared a peek inside their creative process and a look at their latest collaboration, a collection they call Dark Armor.
by Anne Moratto
MAKEOVER: Kim Kardashian Inspired Color Correction
Hollie Jacques (@holliegivesgoodhair) of LUX Salon, Stockton, CA, says it had been 7 months since this client had been to the salon."She did not take care of her hair," says Jacques who teaches color and balayage with salon owner ...