Career
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 ...
TRANSFORMATION: Pretty Brown To Bright Apricot
"She's always had a lot of warmth in her hair," says Amanda Delvalle (@hairbyamandamarie) of Anthony Palermo at Anthony Leonard Salon, "but she wanted a brighter look with very little dimension something that would blend ...
Fashion Blue/Green to Bright Red
Dana Dautel (@dana_lynn12) of Salon Head Candy, Cherry Hill, NJ, says, "When my client came to me and told me that she wanted to go bright red after nearly an entire year of being vivid blues and greens, I knew I had a hard ...
Vivid Blue to Bright Blonde Balayage Beauty
"When my client first came to me, she had virgin, level-4 hair," says Meli Clark (@melerinaa) of Hard as Nails Salon and Boutique in Lockeford, California. "I balayaged it with 30 volume + Guy Tang lightener and about a week later ...
Fuchsia to "Natural" Haircolor
“Hey, I think I want normal hair again,” was the conversation between Hannah Peterson (@hannahnoelhair) and her flaming fuchsia colored guest. Peterson, a Level 1 stylist at Gina Bianca Hair in Southington, CT, started to ...
5 Phrases That Will Transform Your Relationship with Your Clients
At America’s Beauty Show this past weekend, stylists Kelly Bileddo and Rod Sickler of Sexy Hair hosted a class called, “Men Mean Business,” where they offered five key phrases that can drastically improve your relationship with your male and female clients.
How To Build a Rental Business at Lightening Speed
When Monna Bianca moved from a salon in Chicago’s Lakeview area to a far-flung suburban Salons by JC suite, just one client followed her. What she did next was risky, but it paid off fast.After nine years as a stylist, Monna Bianca ...
DIY Fade To Intense Dimensional Orange
Julie Mueller (@spectraltones) co-owner of Stay Gold Salon, Fullerton, California, specializes in vivid hair coloring. "My client Karen came to me with a few inches of roots and a faded blue color. I had done her color awhile back but she ...