Career
One Visit: Level 3 To Level 7
Kelly Pham-Do (@excellenthairsalon), a senior hairstylist at Excellent Hair Salon & Spa Inc, Fremont, California, was thrilled with this opportunity from a new client. "Louri saw my work on Instagram and came to me for a first ...
TRANSFORMATION: Box To Caramel Toffee Brown
Marjorie Nazareno (@Marjoriethehairstylist) an artist at LUX Salon, Stockton, California, had a challenge. "My client came as a level 7 at one point and slowly went darker from light golden brown to a chocolate brown color." In between ...
Call for Entries to SoCal's Making the Cut Hair Show and Competition
Scott Fontana’s Making the Cut live hair show competition is challenging Southern California stylists to show why they’re the best. The event features live hair cutting and styling on stage performed by leading stylists, a live hair ...
by Anne Moratto
COLOR CORRECTION: Box Blah To Silver Ash Blonde
Alexis Cruz (@hairbylexy92) of Salon Blue, Hacienda Heights, CA says this client tried 3 times to get an ashy silver blonde with her previous stylist, "but she always left the salon unhappy. After getting frustrated she decided to dye her ...
TRANSFORMATION: Blue Black Box to Level 6 Ash Brown Sombre
Hollie Jacques, an artist at Lux Salon in Stockton, California, says that this client has colored her hair with a box blue black 2 years prior to her visit. "She had 12 inches of new growth, natural level 1," says Jacques. "Her ...
How-To: The Brit Crop Top
According to Karen Andrea, women are not the only ones saying goodbye to longer locks this summer. "The Brit Crop Top" is one of the hottest looks for her male clients at Di Rosa Haircare, Long Island, NY, where she works as a stylist. ...
CORRECTIVE COLOR: Balayage To Balance Blotches And Bands
Kat Chase (@kat_chase_) of Educe Salon, Orlando, Florida, specializes in ombré, balayage and alternative styles. When we found this very tasteful transformation on her Instagram page, we asked for more details.Chase shares that her client had ...
Into the Woods: 10 Tips for Safe Summer Camping
Do you love camping? Or are you braving it for the first time? Either way, bring a pillow for comfort, get your Spotify ready and head out into the wild outdoors with these 10 safety tips based on information from the U.S. Forest ...
Balayage Transformation By Eva Scrivo
Eva Scrivo, better known as the "Master of Balayage," used a heavy balayage application of highlights to transform her guest from soft apricot to hot, dimensional blonde, incorporating some of her natural base.Here she shares the ...
July Cover: The Alternate View
People are loving MODERN'S July cover, with hair created by Hot Tools Artistic Director Detra Smith. Although the cover shows a beautiful smooth and shiny finish, Smith created an alternate version with long, luscious curls.Smith created ...
Moving from a Salon Chair to a Suite
Sola Salon Studio owner Holly Santelli may have named her Park Ridge, Illinois, suite “Serendipity Beauty Parlour,” but finding her best solo-artist life didn’t happen by chance. After a hiatus to have children, the 24-year ...
Relocating and Building a Clientele from Scratch
Would you move to a different state with a goal to be a renter? That’s just what stylist Howie Held did when he moved to California.To succeed, he knew he’d have to hit the ground running. His first step was to take classes and ...
Your Biz—Best Practices and Business Tips for Self-Employed Stylists
When you are responsible for it all in your salon space, you have to remember to take time to “take care of business.”
Creating a Winning Chair Rental Culture
Just because you are “on your own” doesn’t’ mean you are excluded from earning lots of accolades and respect. Rachel Phillips knows this first-hand.Her Glam Salon and Spa in Delmar, Delaware, just became a Costal Style ...
Trending for Summer: 10 Things to Build Biz Now Through Fall
You and your clients are halfway through summer. While vacations and warm-weather styles are still top of mind, back-to-school displays are also surfacing, and fall planning begins, too. How can you be of service and capitalize on all the ...
One-On-One with Instagram Stylist Sensation Larisa Love
Do you have a question for independent stylist, color specialist and Instagram superstar Larisa Love? Here, she answers questions on color line selection, protecting the integrity of hair, and dealing with chronically late clients.
TRANSFORMATION: Faded Fuzz To Balayaged Beauty
Miriam Ortega (@studio410artonhair), owner and hair artist of Studio 410, located in the heart of the "bishop arts district", in Dallas, Texas, had an opportunity with Monica. "She came in with literally orange, ...