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Solo Artist Sabrina Davis - Queen of Roots
Imagine specializing in hairstyles that take two days to create. No wonder registered Sisterlocks Consultant Sabrina Davis is Orlando’s Queen of Roots. Clients fly in from as far as London for appointments with natural hair specialist and ...
Hippie Hair: Paul Norton for Joico Goes Far Out at Alice + Olivia
Alice + Olivia by Stacey Bendet presented its Grateful Dead dancing bear capsule collection last night in California. As the perfect kick-off celebration to weekend one of Coachella, which begins tomorrow, celebrity hairstylist and Joico ...
by Jamie Newman
TIGI Chooses Top Ten Finalists for 2016 Inspirational Youth Program
TIGI has chosen ten Inspirational Youth finalists from hundreds of applicants to attend an intensive 6-day boot camp at the TIGI New York Academy where they will have the opportunity to develop and advance as hairdressers, individuals and ...
FORMULA: Sherbet Root Shadow/Melt
"Pastel colors are amazing, the trouble is they are often more high maintenance than fashion colors," says Heggy Gonzalez (@heggyhair) of the Aveda Institute, Provo (Utah). "They tend to fade a lot faster, not just because ...
HOW-TO: Color Balancing For Dimension
Wendy Bond, Artistic Director of Lakme, is one of the most creative colorists and best educators in the industry.Earlier today MODERN stopped by and held a very successful PERISCOPE with her while she was "playing around" in the ...
Attend "The Art of Making" at Wella Studio LA
Editorial stylist, Wella Professionals Top Artist and owner of Salon Platinum Black in Los Angeles, Michael Haase will be conducting a two-day seminar at the Wella Studio in Woodland Hills, CA on May 9 and 10, 2016. "The Art of ...
by Anne Moratto
TRANSFORMATION: Copper To Dimensional Dusty Pastel
"Maddy is a sassy young lady who works in marketing," says Karen Lewis (@Blondieshair) of Blondies Of Melbourne, Fitzroy, Melbourne, Australia. "She had been thinking about changing her hair for a while but after having her ...
How to Turn Your Front Desk Into a Profit Center
Front desk employees are one of the most valuable aspects of your business. Your front desk should do more than just answer phones, book appointments, and ring-out clients. If that’s all that they do, then they are a cost center: an ...
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New Cosmetology Student Hannah Barnette Starts Her Beauty School Adventure!
Hello everyone! I am Hannah Barnette and I am about to take you through my year-long journey at Aveda Institute in Charlotte, NC. I am very excited to get started! I believe that this is what I really want to do and what interests me. It is ...
FORMULA: Balayage and Toning For The Perfect Blonde
Renee Spinale (@___thedollhouse) of Wakefield, Mass, sent in this gorgeous pix which is made so much more magical with proper toning. Her guest arrived with level 6 all over and some outgrown foils which had lifted to a brassy level 9. To ...
Modern Reports: Hair Visions International Transformation Expo 2016
Hair Visions International held its Transformation Expo 2016 March 6-8, 2016, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.The event brought together stylists, owners, distributors and media to learn more about what's coming up for the multifaceted brand ...
by Lauren Quick
Aveda’s Spring/Summer 2016 Color Forecast
Inspired by the fashion runways of New York City, Paris and Milan, along with steady world travel, Ian Michael Black, Aveda global artistic director, hair color, is the expert in color. Here he shares his predictions on the hair color trends ...
The Top 4 Reasons to See a Professional Colorist
At-home hair color may seem convenient, but as noted by Ian Michael Black, Aveda global artistic director, hair color, the results can be unpredictable. It’s always better to invest the time to see a professional colorist.Here Black ...
Modern Reports: Keune's Luxurious Minimalism Launch Party
On April 10, 2016, Keune introduced its sophisticated new trend collection, Luxurious Minimalism, at Atlanta's Foundry at Puritan Mill. The launch party welcomed stylists, salon owners, distributors and media to a chic, all-white affair ...
by Lauren Quick
Healthy Haircutter: A New Blog Series on Taking Care of You So You Can Take Care of Them
In support of Modern Salon's Healthy Hairdresser Initiative, I will now be posting once per week on a fitness and wellness-related topic that is to be of interest to salon professionals.In addition to my cosmetology and barber education, I ...
by Ivan Zoot
PRO TO PRO - MOTHER TO DAUGHTER: A Color Journey To Pastel Pink
Tammy Muniz (@rouge22salon) recently opened her own Chattanooga, Tenn., salon within the "Sola Salons" with daughter Lauren Muniz (@iamtheloud1). Muniz is causing quite the stir with this beautiful makeover on Tammy's youngest ...
TRANSFORMATION: Getting The Green Light To Go Silver
Penny Fair (@penny_theyoungamerican) of The Young American Salon, Old Town Tustin, California says that long time client Miya, a musician, had to get her hair done at a different salon when Fair was unavailable. "Unfortunately ...