Career
TRANSFORMATION: Going Back To Her Roots
Natalie Hunter (@Hairismycraft) of Regis Salon, Leesburg, FL, says her client, a natural level 8CG, has been mainaing "a nice platinum blonde. But at a previous salon she didn't quite receive the color she was looking for. We've ...
TRANSFORMATION: Rooty Rose To Ice
Kristen Kologie (@bobandpage) owner of Bob and Page, Winnipeg Manitoba, shares the details for this amazing transformation. Kologie is the person in the photo sporting a color design by lead stylist Kristen Coy who formulated this shade on a ...
FORMULA: Fiery Sombre
Scarlet Strange (@venomus_maximus) from Tease, Knoxville, Tennessee, posted this wow fiery sombre and we asked for the formula. Here she shares the details on her client who she says "has a CRAZY amount of hair! She loooooves red ...
TRANSFORMATION: Correcting A Home Ombre
Yesenia Leks (@LXHairStudio), owner of LX Hair Studio, Houston Heights, Texas, shares the behind the scenes story of this dramatic makeover by artist Rossy V:"When our new client walked in, we were all greeted with a mess. When we inquired ...
COLOR CORRECTION: Ashy-Blonde Balayage
This client came to the D-Rock Salon (DRockSalon) looking for an ashy, melted blonde balayage. Salon owner and master stylist, Don Dao took her and transformed her hair into just that with a tasteful balayage application.Here he shares the HOW ...
The Mermaid Melt
Kasey O'Hara Skrobe (@hairbykaseyoh) of The Hair After, Westminster, Maryland says that it wasn't easy getting everyone to be brave enough to do the bold colors in her small town. "Now over 80% of my clientele has mermaid hair or ...
TEAM SPIRIT: The Sport Clips Artistic Team
Sport Clips Haircuts was founded by Gordon Logan, a business man and salon owner who wanted to create a space for men and boys to get their grooming taken care of while watching the game. He envisioned an environment that was guy-centric, not ...
by Anne Moratto
CHOOSE BEAUTY: An Interview with Nadirah Volpe
Sexy Hair Master Artist Nadirah Volpe was inspired by family to sketch out a life in beauty and encouraged along the way by her industry mentor. Hidden talent: “I paint. It’s something I really enjoy and I’m giving it ...
by Anne Moratto
THE FIX: Home Bleach "Job" To Pro Sombre
Brittnie Garcia (@makeupbyfrances) of Ca Looks (@ca_looks), Visalla, California, says "My new client came in with previously home bleached hair and needed me to "fix it". Here she shares the HOW TO:STEP 1: Cut an inch off the ...
TRANSFORMATION: Fall Dimension
Jake Tafoya (@jakethegreat_88), owner of The Mod Labb, Dallas, Texas, wowed us with this transformation that we found on his Instagram feed after tagging #modernsalon. We had to know more. "This client requested something a bit ...
That One In a Million: One of My Industry Mentors, Dr. Albert Shansky
There are millions of chemists in the world. Dr. Albert Shansky, PhD, is that one in a million who exemplifies what the word “humble” means. He has patents in the beauty industry that could warrant an ego the size of the Grand ...
by Anne Moratto
TRANSFORMATION: Faded Blonde to Pink Champagne
Hortencia Rodriguez (@stylisthr) of Jasko Schroeder Salon, Menlo Park, California, says she "does hair for the smile my client gives me. To have the ability to make people feel better about themselves is truly a joy!!"Here she ...
TRANSFORMATION: Golden To Platinum
Nasha Sanchez (@HairbyNasha), an artist at Vivian's Unisex in Miami, Fl, says working as a stylist has helped her come out of her shell. "I feel accomplished when I get through a difficult color project and see how the clients just ...
TRANSFORMATION: The Pro To Pro Refresh
Alisha Jared (@alishajaredhairartistry) from Siren Salon in Vancouver, WA loves a good transformation. "I live for the minute I can put a before and after side by side and see the change," she says. "As a hairstylist, we can be ...
TRANSFORMATION: TransitioningTo Fall
Jillain Salomone (@jillainhair_mua & @jluxesalon), owner of j.luxe Salon, Syracuse, NY, says "My client came in with a washed out summer blonde shade. It was now time to transition into fall, and richen up her color. We decided that we ...
My Return to Working Behind the Chair
In my forty-plus years as a beauty professional, I have reinvented my beauty career multiple times. Three weeks ago, after more than a six-year absence, I returned to working behind the chair, after all, isn’t it all about the salon? The ...
The 2015 Goldwell Global Zoom Winners Have Been Announced!
More than 2,400 salon professionals, friends and family were in Las Vegas cheering on the 72 finalists in the Goldwell Global Zoom 2015 competition on Sunday, October 4, 2015.30 countries and 5 continents were represented in the competition ...