Career
TRANSFORMATION: Virgin To Blue/Green Melt
Stephanie Lawrence (@hair_princess_steph) of Lush Hair Salon, Londonderry, NH, has been doing hair for about 10 years but in the last 7 months has become a devotee vivid colors. Here she shares the details on this transformation of her client ...
TRANSFORMATION: Pretty Blonde To "A Little Edgy" Silver
Brandy Barnes (@brandybstylist) of Suite 140 Salon, Montgomery, AL, says "My client has been coming to me for over a year now. She has been blonde for years, and was ready to change it up! She is a event coordinator for the city, so she ...
Meet the 2016 BCL Experience NextGen Artists!
This year's Beauty Changes Lives (BCL) Experience on March 12, 2016, at Soldier Field in Chicago, will feature an array of NextGen mentorship-based teams styling models for an inspired runway presentation. American Crew, CND, Matrix, ...
by Lauren Quick
TRANSFORMATION: Kind Of Virgin To Dimensional Fun
Carli Ambrose (@lowlightsandleopard), a Goldwell Artist based at Jonathan Williams Salon and Spa, Provincetown MA, says "Between Goldwell's ColorZoom and recently becoming a member of the Unicorn Tribe, I am blessed to be inspired ...
GOING BLONDE! Lifting Multiple Levels In One Day
Larissa Lauschke (@larissalauschke) of Coiffeur Lauschke, Kassel, Germany, created this gorgeous blonde on her client in one day. We tracked her down to get the scoop on her client who has been doing her color herself for years.
NovaLash LASHoff Winners Announced
On a Friday night in late February, brand ambassadors, educators and lash artists gathered at Houston’s Hotel ZaZa for NovaLash’s sixth annual LASHoff Awards (and yes, there were more voluminous, thick, perfect sets of lashes on ...
by Jamie Newman
Extension Perfection With David Lopez
MODERN caught up with celebrity stylist David Lopez while he was filming a tutorial for Glam Seamless, the fine tape-in extensions he uses on his Victoria's Secret models and high profile clientele.During a break, Lopez chatted about the ...
The HPV Vaccine? Yes!
Some people have been waiting until more data is collected before getting vaccinated or having their children vaccinated against the human papillomavirus (HPV). Vaccination rates in the United States through 2015 remain low, with only 40% of ...
Award-Winning Actor Alan Cumming to Host 2016 North American Hairstyling Awards
The Professional Beauty Association (PBA), producer of the North American Hairstyling Awards (NAHA), announced Tony Award-winning actor Alan Cumming, well-known for his roles as Eli Gold on The Good Wife, Nightcrawler in the X-Men series ...
by Anne Moratto
Photography by Surviving Beautifully Celebrates Survivors’ Strength and Beauty
Texas photographer Amanda Featherston wanted to use her skills for something really special, especially after her mentor died of colon cancer. She founded Surviving Beautifully, which provides makeovers and professional photo shoots to women who ...
TRANSFORMATION: Regal In Two Tones
Audrey Whitt (@hairby.audrey) creative color and Balayage specialist at Salon SAS in Huntington, WV, is "driven by extreme passion for all things beauty and I love being able to not only change someone's hair but to change the way ...
Career Planning: Make Way
Sketching out your career path well before you have your license in hand sets you up for success and eases job-hunt-induced-panic.When Michelle McKinney was in cosmetology school, she concentrated on studying for tests, creating a portfolio and ...
TRANSFORMATION: Basic Brass To Ice Princess
There is just one WOW makeover after another on the Instagram feed of Max Gourgues (@maxgourgues). This one really drew us in. Here the Montreal based artist shares details:-Lowlight with L'Oreal Professionnel Dia Light: 1/2 9BV + 1/2 ...
TRANSFORMATION: Lime Green To Fire Princess
What a lovely transformation by @stevievincenthairartistry! Details:upper left: dimensional lime greenbottom left: 7 weeks laterright: Root lightened with Olaplex and 30 volume, ends with 000, 30 volume and Olaplex. Then colored with Pravana ...
TIPS For Cutting a Soft, Natural Bob
Alexa Chung, Jourdan Dunn, Emma Stone, Sienna Miller, Jessica Alba—the list goes on and on of the celebs that have had short textured bobs. Most have been on straighter hair and styled to have a casual wave, but what about all those ...
7 America's Beauty Show Updates You Need to Know
With inspiring new events, education and innovations in all aspects of beauty, America’s Beauty Show (ABS) will attract more than 65,000 salon professionals and owners, aspiring students and teachers, headliners and educators, leading ...
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