Career
BEHIND THE COVER: Color Flair
It was a fun frenzy at the model casting for MODERN’s most recent Artist Session. The two-day photoshoot workshop hosted more than 80 hopeful top beauty models at the Water Street Studio in New York City.Alabama-based artist Detra Smith, ...
DRAMATIC TRANSFORMATION: Uh Oh To WOW!
Sarah, a first time client of Jacqui Neale (@jackss_) at Butterfly Loft Salon (@butterflyloftsalon), Los Angeles, California, had been working toward going platinum blonde, but was tired of the upkeep. Her hair was in really bad shape. Here ...
HOW-TO: Martin Parsons' Conceal, Connect Updo
Are there ageless updos, styles that work for just about any client, of any age? Many silhouettes can be tweaked to be either more modern and sophisticated or younger and less structured. MODERN reached out to the King of Updos, Martin Parsons, ...
How-To: Gatsby-Inspired Bridal Updo
Increasingly often, brides are requesting styles that are more formal for their ceremony but can be transitioned to looser, playful styles for the reception (can you blame them?).Geneva Cowen, artistic director for Sam Villa, created ...
by Lauren Quick
July Healthy Hairdresser Challenge: Because Every Minute Matters
What would you do with an extra 10 minutes every morning? Or 10 more minutes with every client? When faced with illness, health scares or major life milestones, it is common to question how we “wish” we had spent more of our personal ...
Cancer Progress and Support
As the beauty industry excitedly anticipates Rock the Cure, the City of Hope Spirit of Life gala set for July 11 at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, there’s excitement, too, in the City of Hope labs pursuing that elusive cure ...
HOW-TO: Martin Parsons' Fringed French Twist
Are there ageless updos, styles that work for just about any client, of any age? Many silhouettes can be tweaked to be either more modern and sophisticated or younger and less structured. MODERN reached out to the King of Updos, Martin Parsons, ...
DJ Victory Turns 3 Clients into “Glamour Grams,” Proving There’s No Such Thing as “Age Appropriate”
If you follow MODERN on social, chances are you’ve seen the name DJ Victory, owner of Enzos Salon & Spa in Ohio. She’s known for sporting beautiful pastels in her own hair and for creating avant garde color finishes and inspiring ...
Grown Out Box Ombre To Dimensional Chocolate LOB
Kesley Reynolds (@khbkesley), an independent stylist in Salt Lakes City, UT, says, "This client of mine started out with a botched ombre and we have been working on getting her box color out on the top but her ends are so porous they ...
Mio Sota’s Classic and Cool Men’s Collection
The 2015 male sporting tightly cropped sides with a structured pompadour is what inspired Sassoon-trained Mio Sota of Chicago’s Trio Salon when developing her men’s collection. For each look, she added a textured fringe and ...
Using Curl and Color to Create Geometric Shapes
When artist Eddy Burgos was conceptualizing this collection created for the National Latino Cosmetology Association, he was inspired by wave and shape, using a combination of curl and intense color to create geometric sculptures.Hair: Eddy ...
Sarah Mac Named Grand Prize Winner of HairUWear's Extend Your Creativity Contest
Sarah Mac has been named the grand prize winner of HairUWear’s Extend Your Creativity Contest!Participants in this year’s contest were given the chance to show off their best updo skills. Mac was chosen as one of eight finalists and ...
Breast Cancer Update: Weight Matters
A new study confirms that obesity raises the risk for breast cancer, especially for postmenopausal women. City of Hope, which supports the efforts of Healthy Hairdresser, reports that the research published this month in JAMA Oncology is based ...
10 Bed Crimes
Nearly 90 percent of people experience sleeping problems, and one in three rarely get a full night’s sleep, according to a study published by Digital Hub. We lie awake most often because of stress, anxiety, needing to use the bathroom, ...
Hydrate with Food
Summertime thirst is a “demanding mistress”! “The body uses water to regulate internal body temperature, lubricate joints, maintain muscle integrity and help ease other bodily functions,” says fitness trainer Franci ...
An Icy Platinum Undercut For The Fun And Adventurous Guest
Sara Thompson (@rosecityhair), a junior stylist at MAGDolls Hair Parlour in Portland, OR, says her "Disconnected Platinum Mini-Bob" was perfet for her first time guest. "This fun, adventurous client came in asking for an all-over ...
THE FIX: Warm, Cool, Banded to Apricot
We love it when we stumble upon a great transformation by a student. Sarah Johnson, a future professional at Paul Mitchell The School in Rhode Island, says "Not one day goes by where I don't enjoy doing what I do. This is THE best ...