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Beauty Changes Lives Names Dr. Howard Murad the 2016 Legacy Award Honoree

The Beauty Changes Lives Foundation (BCL) announced that Dr. Howard Murad?, founder of Murad skincare products, will be its 2016 Legacy Award honoree at a celebratory reception at Cosmoprof, Sunday, July 12, 2015. The award has previously ...

Great Clips Awards Inspiring Educator with a New Car

Great Clips celebrates their Educator Appreciation Day by gifting one lucky cosmetologist with a new car.  Evelyn Conway, a massage therapist and educator since 1997 and a licensed cosmetologists since 1994 and a cosmetology educator since ...

TRANSFORMATION: Fire To Ice

Brooke Benton (@brookebent) of Brooke Benton Salon, Westlake Village, California, says she lives "to make others feel good about themselves and be happy. What better way than making the one accessory they can't take off look ...

Bio Ionic's Sean Gallagher - Runway Stylist and Haircolor Trainer

Sean Gallagher has been creating seamless cuts & color for over 20 years.Rooted in Sassoon cutting and styling, he has developed his fashion flair working alongside Oribe, Denilo and Antonio Sardou. Read more.

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TRANSFORMATION: Old Box Color To Purple Sombre

Alexis Ciara (@LexiCiara22) is an artist at Beautiful Hair Color Studio, Port Orange, Florida.  "My love for hair started young, but was never seen as an actual career when talking about future plans with family," says Ciara. ...

So Cool It's Frozen

Anna Bianca Pacino Clark (@annabiancahair), an Educator and color specialist at Seasons Salon Spa, Redlands, California, has a BEAUTIFUL Instagram page, filled with beautiful transformations and color designs. We loved (among others) this ...

TRANSFORMATION: Red To Rose Gold - NICE!

Andrea Lents (@andreanicolestylist), an artist at Aria Salon, Chicago, posted this rose gold transformation and we ased for more information. "The color that I did was sooo much fun," she says. "I have been seeing all these photos ...

5 Tips for a Healthier Summertime You

Summer is a good season to review your approach to diet and exercise. With so many fresh fruits and vegetables available, you can try more options for getting your antioxidants. The warm weather also removes the indoor limits of a ...

Your Next Step: Vigorous Exercise

Two new studies reported in The New York Times indicate that living longer is associated with perhaps more exercise than we think. The combined findings of the two studies are leading to some conclusions:As we’ve been told, any exercise is ...

Is “Work/Life Balance” Good Advice for Hairdressers?

We read so much about making time for “life” in a society where work can spread into a 24/7 habit. It makes sense—what’s the point of making money if you never have time to spend it? These days even “social” ...

Social Superstar: Jason Reyes, @ILiketoCutHair

#BarberLife Full name:    Jason Reyes?City/State:     Orlando Florida Follow me on: Twitter Instagram Facebook /  @ILiketoCutHairNumber of followers: 24kJason Reyes began as a barber many years ago in ...

Social Superstar: @LindseyBenitez and Her Beautiful #InstaHair

#InstaHairFull Name: Lindsey Benitez City & state: Salt Lake City, UtahFollow Me: @LindseyBenitez Followers: 1165 It is Lindsey Benitez’ sharing spirit and willingness to offer up her color formulas, tips ...

Social Superstar: #ChicagoHairstylist Amanda Diedrich

Full name: Amanda DiedrichCity/State: Chicago, ILFollow me on: Instagram - @blohauteNumber of followers: 50.2kBased in Chicago, Amanda Diedrich owns and manages the Blohaute business, an on-demand beauty app offering women hair and beauty ...

Share Toys and Play Well With Others

When faced with adversity in the salon, telling others how to behave is a knee jerk reaction that backfires. It’s best to keep cool. I know, easier said than done when someone hurls a real stinger at you. I made a breakthrough when I ...

TRANSFORMATION: Box To Wolf Gray

Alexis Allison (@Alexismystyl7), an artist at The Salon at The Domain in Austin, Texas, had a new referral come in with box color on her ends and professional color at her roots. "Her hair was a deep dark brown," says Allison. ...

TRANSFORMATION: Going For (and Getting) WOW!

Ryann DiBenedetto (@RyannSalonHalo), a color specialist and owner of Salon Halo (@SalonHalo352), a Paul Mitchell Focus Salon in Spring Hill, Fl., says she is "extremely passionate about education and the Paul Mitchell culture." When we ...

Don't Miss This: TIGI World Release 2015

Save the date! TIGI World Release 2015 is August 22-25, 2015, at the Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. TIGI’s International Creative Team, led by Anthony Mascolo, will be unveiling the 2016 collection and latest product release ...