Career
FORMULA: Creating The Perfect Blonde
Rosvelt Ranses (@rosvelt) of La Bella Salon, Miami, Florida, has a beautiful Instagram page filled with amazing transformations and inspirational finishes, particularly in the blonde family. MODERN has featured him before, but the great ...
Magenta To Pearly Pink Sombre
Carla Nightingale (@_hairbycarla_) of Vancouver is a former educator for Schwarzkopf Professional who now works as a private stylist, "but am surrounded by a great team of ladies and we are always trying to inspire and work off of one ...
COLOR CORRECTION: Perfect Brown Dimensional Sombre
Roz Corpuz, an artist at Umbrella Salon, San Jose, California has been creating pretty hair for years and was recognized on a larger scale when she won Wella Trend Vision for North America in 2013 and again when she assisted salon owner Kien ...
TRANSFORMATION: From Muted Apricot To Raspberry Dimension
Joanna Rivera (@j0j0styles), owner of @nylahairstudiospringhill, Springhill, Florida, was thrilled with the opportunity to correct this dulled apricot design. "This was a first time guests who wasn’t happy with how her color came from ...
A Beautiful Blonde To A WOW Blonde
Marissa Pence shares how she used the "Platinum Card" on the receptionist at the salon. "Since she is at the front of the salon and works directly with all of our wonderful guests, I wanted to make sure her hair is taken care of ...
Believe It: THE UPDATE
Many salon pros did not believe this transformation when we first posted it in December. Many refused to believe it was the same person. Even when the client herself jumped in to comment and show pictures, you STILL didn't buy it. Everything ...
Gina Arakelian: Fitness Wake-up Call
In 2008, Gina Arakelian went looking for a surgical solution to her plantar fasciitis pain and discovered a new lifestyle. “The doctors told me I was borderline diabetic,” recalls Arakelian, owner of Gi’ara Hair Studio in ...
So Black It's Blue
Francine Estrada (@francine_scissorhands) has known she wanted to "do hair" since she was in 3rd grade. "Haircolor is my passion," she says. Based in El Paso, Texas, Estrada is a former color educator for Affinage Salon ...
Radiant Gray Coverage Using Goldwell's Elumenated Naturals
Covering gray while offering a fashion shade can be a challenge—but the new Goldwell Elumenated Naturals collection allows for this multi-tonal dimensional red with twists of warm and cool reflections. Oftentimes, covering gray while ...
Beth Minardi on Lightening Asian Hair
Though the density and texture of Asian hair can oftentimes be difficult to lift, with the right combination of product and patience, the haircolor can pop.
From Box To Silver..The PRO Touch
Dylan Thomas (@xodylanthomas) of Sola Salon Studios, Las Vegas, Nevada, needed to tap into his artistic background (he paints on canvases) to help this client out of her box color situation. "Jessi had previous box color red over her hair ...
TRANSFORMATION: Going For (And GETTING) A Vibrant Blonde
Tarah Smeal (@tarahdoeshair), a stylist at Bow + Arrow Salon, Roseville, California, had a challenge . "My client came to me asking to become a blonde," says Smeal, "but more specifically a creamy vibrant blonde. With ...
May's Healthy Hairdresser Challenge: Take the Pledge to Protect Your Skin!
We all can do a little more to keep our skin healthy. Tell us your plan! Take the May Healthy Hairdresser Challenge presented by Malibu C—Pledge to Protect Your Skin—and promise to make at least one change to take better care of your ...
Eyes on Cancer: Help Fight Melanoma
May is Melanoma Awareness Month, which comes with four easy-to-remember instructions: Slip, Slop, Slap, Wrap!For hairdressers, Jeanne Braa Foster might add a fifth direction: gab. “If you see something, say something,” she urges. In ...
The Outer Layer: How Are YOU Caring for Your Skin?
Water, soap, haircolor ingredients, bleach, perm chemicals, preservatives, fragrances, scissors, hooks, clips. These are the elements of your profession. Unfortunately, this is also a list of culprits that can cause hairdressers to develop ...
6 Wella Pastel Color Pop Models
The Nereides collection by UK hair artist Angelo Vallillo, named the Eastern Hairdresser of the Year at the 2014 British Hairdressing Awards, puts precision haircutting as the central focus, complemented by Wella pastel tones and accent ...
Seamless Color Melting
According to colorists at diPietro Todd Salon, based in California’s Bay Area, seamless variation is what 2015 is all about. “With seamless color, we are mirroring the natural fluid beauty that exists in nature keeping color bright, ...