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Refresh Your Space for Spring
When was the last time you actually visited a store in person just to browse? Seems long ago, right? In our digital world, almost everything can be done via the click of a mouse with the help of a few peer reviews but there are some things that ...
Cut Hair Better, Immediately: Tip #10 of 10
Tip number 10 on my list of the things you can do RIGHT NOW to be a better haircutter is to take better care of your tools. “A craftsman is only as good as his tools,” is an old saying. Although I believe you can create amazing ...
by Ivan Zoot
Rockin’ Grannies in My Chair
An 80-year old woman marched up to my styling chair with curly, fire engine red hair, long nails, and in better shapes than most women forty years her junior. “I don’t want an old lady ‘do’ she said as a conversation ...
Healthy Hairdressers Answer: What Moves You?
All month, you’ve been entering the March Healthy Hairdresser Challenge and telling us “what moves you” to get moving both inside the salon and outside the salon so you stay healthy and fit! If you haven’t entered yet, ...
COLOR CORRECTION: Messy To Gorgeous Melt
Katie Jones (@katiecolorshair) owner of The Speakeasy Salon, Pendleton, OR (@THESPEAKEASYSALON) says, "When I first met Sam for a color consultation, she had quite the hair coloring journey! Her hair was damaged and far from the color she ...
THE JOURNEY: Green To Great Fade To Dimensional Orchid
This client has been on quite a journey and the good news is, her hair has looked fantastic every step of the way."The first color was pre-lightened to a level 10," says Stevie Vincent (@stevievincenthairartistry) of Stevie Vincent ...
"Buy One Drink" for World Water Day
As our industry depends on water and Healthy Hairdresser emphasizes the importance of drinking water all day long, you may want to note that March 22 is World Water Day 2016. It’s a good time remember that 1 in 10 people worldwide lack ...
VIDEO: Larisa Love's Favorite Photo and Video Apps
Larisa Love sat down with MODERN SALON's Editor in Chief Alison Alhamed at ColorFest during America's Beauty Show in Chicago to talk social media tips are her favorite photo- and video-editing apps to use on Instagram.Her list ...
by Jamie Newman
Friend "Discount" Highlights To Pro Soft Blonde Melt
Amanda Joseph (@thehearsalon) of Mia Bella Salon, Seattle, Washington, says "This client has been coming time for 7 years. This time she tried a friend of hers because she got a discounted price. She wanted some soft blonde melted ...
From Pinks and Purples To A Mermaid Bold Blue
Stephanie Countey (@ hair_wizahd) of Lush Salon in Londonderry, New Hampshire, says that on this guest, for the past year and a half, "We have been doing a red into purple ombré with variations of oranges, pinks, purples and ...
PERISCOPE DEMO: Using Rosy Salon Software to Eliminate No Shows and Manage Your Salon
While at America's Beauty Show 2016 in Chicago, we met up with John Bertorelli of Rosy Software to learn how it can increase frequency of client visits, increase retail sales, build client loyalty, and improve customer ...
PERISCOPE DEMO: Help Your Client Through the Awkward Fringe Grow-Out Using Hair Extensions
Growing out a fringe can be awkward. In this Periscope interview and demo recorded live from America's Beauty Show 2016 in Chicago, Great Lengths educator Nanci Lee demos how to help your client through the painful grow-out stages by using ...
An Invite to the Most Beautiful Party in Hollywood: The Bio Ionic Style Awards, April 24th
Bio Ionic partnered with MODERN SALON and L’Oréal-owned distributor SalonCentric on a nationwide hunt to give one hairstylist the biggest break of their career. The top four lucky hairstylists selected from the #MYBIGBREAK Instagram ...
by Anne Moratto
THE FIX: Blotchy Blonde To Golden Wheat
Haley Ferreira (@mermaidhairs), a National Educator for John Paul Mitchell Systems at Cutting Loose Salon, Sarasota, FL, says her client was "upset with her hair because the previous stylist was 'experimenting' with balayage ...
A Touch of Class
Amber Mahaffey (@tatted_blondeee) of Amber's Chair, Myrtle Beach, SC, says that this client arrived to the salon with about 4 months of direct dyes of dark violet, "and she wanted to go to the vivids side!"Mahaffey ...
Rich But Low Maintenance For A Mom-To-Be
"This mommy-to-be came in with a grown out balayage and wanted something less maintenance and richer with color," says Claudia Cruz (@_claudiacruz_) of Marlene Weber Day Spa, Poughkeepsie, NY. "She had a natural level 5 on about ...
COLOR CORRECTION: Botched Merlot To Chocolate Dimension
Amanda LoCastro (@HairByAmanduhh), a Master Colorist/ Stylist at DiRosa Haircare, Franklin Square, NY, is passionate about corrective color, balayage, "and just hair in general!"Here she shares the details for this beautiful color ...