Career
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 ...
TRANSFORMATION: Honey Blonde to "In Your Face" Ginger
Crystal Casey (@CryistalChaos) of High Voltage Hair, Virginia Beach,VA, says "This client originally came to me wanting to be that perfect natural, light red head - otherwise known as the ginger color. We easily achieved that, but ...
Natural Level 2/3 To A Rooty Blonde (With A Hint Of Lavender)
Kathy Nunez (@HairByKathyNunez) of Studio One Salon, Kennewick Wa, specializes in hair painting. She got the opportunity to put her specialty to use on this virgin haired client. "This little beauty contacted me wanting a huge change," ...
TRANSFORMATION: Almost Black To Blonde Perfection
Oscarluis Alcala, (@makeupbyomae) an artist from Venezuela, now based at Perfection by Oscarluis Alcala, Houston, Texas, says that on this client's first visit she confessed that her hair was black and she bleached it to ...
THE JOURNEY: Box To Ombre To Pro Ice
Allyson Destout (@allydestouttt) of Soleil La Vie, Kettering, Ohio, says that this longtime client "had box dyed her hair a few months ago, to gradually take her back to icy blonde."Here Destout shares the details for their ...
Micro Foiling To Create A Perfect Blonde
Kaitlin Jade Cunningham (@hairbykaitlinjade) of Studio B Hair Design (@studiobhairdesigns) Cronulla, Sydney, Australia, says "My client came in with a dull blonde at the front and an old grown out balayage at the back. Her hair was in ...
The "Please Help My Hair" Journey From Box To Pro Perfection
"I am very proud of the work I did on my client, Trisha," says Anna Fredericks (@annastuartstyle) of Regis Salon in Horseheads, New York. "Trisha came in to the salon very disappointed with the texture and overall look of her ...
DIY Fashion to Blissful Blue
Holly DeCastri (@hollydecastri) of Hypntotix Spalon, Wilmington NC, says "This beauty came to me with an inch of dark brown regrowth, and old washed out fantasy color she had applied herself."Here she shares the how to for ...
Global Beauty Masters Invites ABS Attendees to Compete in the Show
The biggest battle of the strands came to America’s Beauty Show in Chicago this weekend. Global Beauty Masters, a television show on TLC that features the most extreme hair, makeup and competition of all time, invited attendees to audition ...
MODERN Distributes Healthy Hairdresser Goodie Bags at ABS - They Went Fast!
If you showed up to America’s Beauty Show in Chicago early on Sunday, March 13, you may have been one of the lucky 500 people to get a complimentary Healthy Hairdresser goodie bag and magazine! In each goodie bag we included a refillable ...
How to Manage Your Business Online and in a Mobile World
With the hundreds of classes that take place at America’s Beauty Show in Chicago, one of the first to kick off the event was a class called, How to Manage Your Business in a Mobile World by Millennium Systems ...