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MAKEOVER: Fun Summer Change For A Librarian
Wesley Palmer (@wesdoeshair) of Against The Grain, Houston, Texas, says his client, a high school librarian, is on "summer break wanted a fun summer change!"Here Palmer shares the details for this lovely makeover:Natural level 6 with ...
MAKEOVER: Going Platinum
Candice Marie (@candicemarie702) of Square Salon, Las Vegas, Nevada, specializes in fashion colors, platinum blondes and extensions. "This is my beautiful hair model Ashley. This is Ashley's second time with me. She came in w ...
Tippi Hedren Nail Scholarship Competition Opens
The Fall 2016 BCL|CND|Tippi Hedren Nail Scholarship competition is accepting applications through August 15, 2016. Five students enrolled in a professional nail education program at a qualified school will each receive a $2,500 tuition ...
by Anne Moratto
Wella Color Craft: Essential Color
MODERN attended the Chicago stop of Wella’s Color Craft: Essential Color certification class, which took place June 12-13 at Fuga Centro Salon and Spa.Day one started with foundations in color—essential knowledge, understanding ...
by Jamie Newman
MAKEOVER: Balayage and Backcombed Weaves For A Power Blonde
Brandon Pate (@brandonandhair) of Cortello Salon, Jacksonville Beach, Florida, says his guest "started as a color correction one year ago and has been balayaged three times with lowlights and some highlights, mostly just around the face. At ...
MAKEOVER: Faded Coral To Peacock Sombre
Kylie Butler (@kylierose_hairartist) of The Nest, inside the Salons by JC, Seattle, WA., loves working with fashion colors. When MODERN saw this transformation on her Instagram page, we had to know more.Here Butler shares the details ...
Salon Break: Summertime is Family Vacation Time
Taking time away from the salon this summer to spend time with your family? You may agree with a recent Groupon survey finding that parents believe their kids are 18 times more likely to benefit from an experience than a toy. Don’t follow ...
Modern Reports: Sights and Scenes from Premiere Orlando 2016
THE EVENT: Premiere Orlando, June 4-6, 2016, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.THE DETAILS: Stylists, owners, educators, media and distributors from across the country (and beyond) flocked to the enormous show, which ...
by Jamie Newman
Guys, Be Careful with Alcohol
While excessive drinking is dangerous for everyone, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) cautions men especially to watch their alcohol habits because men are greater risk-takers in general. For example, they are more likely to drive fast or ...
MAKEOVER: Going Bananas!
Jaymz Marsters (@jaymz.Marsters), based In Norfolk, England, says that he's gained a reputation of "taking my clients dull lifeless hair and making it into something you would see in a candy shop or children's t.v show! The brighter ...
Take the June Healthy Hairdresser Challenge: How Do You Encourage Team Involvement?
Almost everything in the salon works better when the entire team focuses on one goal, one great result. Striving to improve your personal health inside and out of the salon is no exception. There can be great bene?t when you and your colleagues ...
MAKEOVER: Grown Out Blonde To Dimensional Raspberry
Breanna Weinhold (@breebirds_hair) of Butterfly Loft Salon, Encino California, says her client first came to her with "bands of uneven blonde/yellow areas in her hair. She wanted to be one solid color of blonde with absolutely no yellow ...
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.