Career
Plan to Stay Well
"Eat well and exercise” is great advice, but to fully monitor your health, follow the recommendations for routine tests and see key doctors regularly.How frustrating is it when clients neglect to follow your instructions? Instead of ...
A Hairdresser Inspires a Special Donation for Childhood Cancer
Every day, you help people feel good about themselves. But sometimes, without even knowing it, your craft can be a true inspiration. Check out this video about a hairdresser who brings to life his young niece’s vision of donating her hair ...
The Unstressful Commute
Lucky you if you can walk, bike or drive just a few minutes to work. But if you live far enough from the salon that your daily commute takes significant time, give yourself a break and figure out ways to use that time. No, not to work! ...
Young, Successful and Staying Healthy
Cassandra McGlaughlin and Dominique Limone work together, are both Paul Mitchell educators and have built a large following on Instagram as expert colorists who share their tips and secrets (@CassandraPlatinum and @limonetree). They also support ...
TRANSFORMATION: Faded Sombre To Scarlet
Kimemily Pham (@excellenthairsalon), owner of Excellent Hair Salon & Spa Inc. in Fremont California, continues to impress us with incredible makeovers. For this one we asked for more details. "My client Rayanne came to me wanting to go ...
MAKEOVER: Faded Blonde To Pretty Copper
L’Oréal Professionnel colorist and president and CEO of Ted Gibson Beauty, Jason Backe (@jasonbacke) completed an incredible hair transformation that demonstrates how simple adjustments can make dramatic impact. Here he shares the ...
TRANSFORMATION: Home Pink To Pro Purple
Christie Mendoza (@salonlavishcovina), a senior stylist at Salon Lavish Covina, Covina, California, says she "loves experimenting with Pravana Vivids both on myself and my clients! I stay inspired by all my wonderful coworkers and all ...
TRANSFORMATION: Grown-Out to Silvery Lavender
Linh Phan (@bescene), owner of the Be Scene Studios in Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia, continues to wow us with his amazing color designs and transformations. We love this one in particular. Here he shares the how-to on this returning ...
COLOR CORRECTION: Giving Her Hair A "Rest"
Anthony Nunez-Ibarra (@tonywonderhandsss), a freelance artist based Moreno Valley, California, says his client was done with chunk highlights. "She came to me wanting a new look and to give her hair a rest."Here he shares HOW he ...
TRANSFORMATION: Lavender to Bright Red
"My client Megan had been blonde for years," says Christina Rotundo (@christinas.hair) of Natural Solutions, St. Catharines, Ontario Canada. "Over the past month or so we have been putting lavender on her hair until she recently ...
TRANSFORMATION: The Brass-Free Blonde
Gary Yeung (@eclipsesalonsf), a color specialist and owner of Eclipse Salon in San Francisco, CA, prefers to create hair color that looks very natural and dimensional, but realizes that "sometimes a total transformation is necessary." ...
TRANSFORMATION: Dark Virgin To Bright GORGEOUS Blonde
Stephanie Yniguez (@ste_fun_y) of Refuge Salon, Los Angeles, Cal., points out that her Asian client has virgin, below waist-length hair. Here she shares the details on this full-day service to lift her to this breathtaking blonde:STEP 1: ...
Take Control of Your Book
Marco Pelusi, celebrity colorist, salon owner, educator, platform artist and entrepreneur, wears many hats and keeps many plates spinning at the same time. When you are in his chair, however, you receive his full attention. His serenity and ...
by Anne Moratto
Modern Reports: Farouk Cancun 2015
The Event: Farouk Cancun 2015 conference, Sept. 18-22, 2015, at the Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort in Cancun, Mexico.The Details: Thousands of stylists, distributors and media from around the world traveled to Mexico for Farouk Systems ...
by Lauren Quick
When Less is More
I was traveling last week, and when I was flipping through the channels in the hotel I came upon the movie 300. I had seen the movie years ago, sort of by accident at a friend’s house, but I was not really paying attention to it. This time ...
TRANSFORMATION: Pink Shadows
Alexis Thurston (@alexisbutterflyloft), owner/stylist at Butterfly Loft Salon and Spa and the Ubungalows, Encino, Calfornia, (@butterflyloftsalon) impresses us with SO MANY transformations, but this one, we believe, is particularly beautiful. ...
TRANSFORMATION: Old Ombre To Charcoal LOB
We just had to know more about this transformation from Linh Phan (@bescene), Be Scene Studios in DC, MD and VA. that we found after scrolling through his juicy and impressive Instagram feed."This client came in and wanted a complete ...