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Speaking EIMI in LA: Wella Launches Styling Line for Creative Hair Professionals

On October 29, 2015, at the Wella Studio in Woodland Hills, CA, the talented team at Wella Professionals presented the possiblities that await stylists when working with the new EIMI Styling Line from Wella.  Inspired by the trend toward ...

Unite Exposed Chicago

The Event: Unite Exposed made a stop in Chicago’s West Loop neighborhood on Nov. 2, 2015, to teach industry pros the latest trends in cutting and styling with members of the Unite Creative Team. Andrew Dale, CEO and founder of Unite, ...

10 Habits to Build Mental Toughness

Succeeding as a hairdresser requires you to have a heart as soft as cotton and nerves as hard as steel. You try to make people feel great when, in return, they may complain that you missed the mark on their hair color. It takes mental stamina to ...

Stylist Spotlight: Bio Ionic's Johnny Wright

By his 12th birthday, Johnny Wright had a client base of 100 classmates. Today, Wright’s client roster consists of entertainment’s most stylish and influential celebrities including First Lady Michelle Obama, actress Nia Long and ...

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Balayage with the Best: New PRAVANA Balayage Certification Program with Guy Tang

PRAVANA invites stylists to take their blonding skills to the next level and master the art of Balayage with its new Balayage Certification program, featuring Balayage expert and hair guru Guy Tang using the new Pure Light Balayage ...

Pivot Point Partners with Denise Provenzano of Zano Salons

Delivering exceptional education and providing sustainable beauty careers has been the mission of Pivot Point International, Inc., Chicago, throughout its 53-year history. To prioritize focus on developing innovative educational content and ...

What's Your Color IQ?

Thousands of you have discovered what your Color IQ is, compared scores with friends and learned something about color that you may not have known already.The Color Process IQ Quiz tests your color knowledge with questions sourced directly from ...

Intercoiffure America/Canada – Wow!

"Honoring the Past and Embracing the Future" was the theme at the recent Intercoiffure America Canada Fall Atelier for 2015 held at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in NYC.Trends trending included a controversial Political Hair Show, taking ...

Q&A With KL Christoffersen, the Stylist Behind Fluid Hair Painting

Think of it as balayage's fantastically quirky cousin; Fluid Hair Painting uses a similar painting technique to balayage, but while the client is reclined (like their position at the shampoo bowl) at the edge of a table. MODERN SALON asked ...

Hairdressers’ “Healthy Holiday Moments” Will Inspire You!

Many of you have been taking our November Healthy Hairdresser Challenge, and we’re inspired by your responses and want to share! If you haven’t already, all this month you can Take the Challenge to be eligible to be entered to win ...

Workshop: 5 Ways Renters Can Get the Latest Education from CosmoProf

With nearly 1,000 stores, 190 classrooms, six Learning Centers and a new series of “Best-of-the Best” Events, CosmoProf Offers Hundreds of Affordable Ways for all salon professionals—including Solo Artists—to Access ...

13 Things You Wish Your Clients Knew

Fuel Hair's Fuel for Thought blog, is packed with articles and advice for stylists and colorists. Recently, they posted these "13 Things You Wish Your Clients Knew" and we just had to share! Just for fun, Fuel Hair put together ...

2015 Excellence in Education Spotlight: Empire Education Group's Community Involvement

MODERN SALON's Excellence in Education annual recognition program celebrates leading cosmetology schools, highlighting innovative programs and best practices in eight categories and two divisions (single location and multi-unit schools).The ...

Beauty Schools' Community Involvement in the 2015 Excellence in Education Program

Every year, MODERN SALON Media pays tribute to great work being done by leading cosmetology schools via its Excellence in Education recognition program. Hundreds of applications are submitted by individual and multi-unit schools ...

TRANSFORMATION: Summer to Winter Blonde

Allie Villa (@allievilla) of Mimi's Salon (@mimissalon), Belmar NJ, says "My client Marta always likes to go very blonde during the summer so we keep her very close to platinum usually, but for the fall she wanted a rooted, warm blonde ...

Toning Down The Drama

Danielle Astle (@daniellehotseatsalon) of the Hot Seat salon, San Diego, California, says her new client came to her because she was tired of her ombre, finding it too yellow and too dramatic! "She wanted something more subtle that would ...

TRANSFORMATION: Warm To Ashy Dimensional LOB

Saretta Bowerman (@hairbysaretta), owner of Blue Water Salon in Naples, FL, says "Blondes have become my favorite thing and I’m currently obsessed with rooty cool shades. Each blonde has its own story, hair history, and specific ...