Career
It’s All About The Percentage
It’s funny how percentages affect our lives. You can be president of our country with less than 50% off the votes, casinos make millions off just small percentages, and so do Visa and Master Card, and when you play the percentages long ...
How-To: Derby-Ready Side Chignon
Warmer weather ushers in a sport that is foreign to some and all but religion for others—horse races. And whether your client is headed to the Derby or just keeping the sun off her skin during spring and summer outings, a no-fuss hairstyle ...
by Lauren Quick
TRANSFORMATION: Deep Rose Gold Rapunzel
Alyssa Wiener (@lysseon) of Stylin', Norwalk, Conn, caught us off guard with this transformation. "It really was an intense corrective because her hair was so many different levels of damage with bands of all colors," says Wiener. ...
HOW TO: All About Sombre
Gina Bianca (@THE_HAIR_DOCTOR), the queen of sharing, is now even sharing her secret Sombré and Color Melt Techniques, including her "Perfect Pearl" formulas. This client represents the best of multiple techniques. “She came ...
TRANSFORMATION: Soft Silver
Jessica Delagarza (@jess8585) admits she's "been a hair stylist since I was 6 years old!" but couldn't go "professional" until 2012 after earning her hours at the Aveda Institute Dallas. "Hair and makeup has ...
FORMULA: Classic Caramel Lites Courtesy Balayage and Babylights
Neal Malek (@NealMalekHair) of Orlando, Florida has a beautiful Instagram page filled with beautiful finishes and transformations. He created this tasteful and timeless color design that we could not ignore. The admitted "color ...
TRANSFORMATION: Fashion Fuzz To Sleek Raspberry
Jessica Madden (@onejessicamadden), an educator at DePasquale's Cosmetology School, Artistic Academy, Morris Plains, NJ, had an opportunity with this demo model: "This client had previous creative color blocking that faded into washed ...
Airbrush Blush Video Demonstation
Sasha Marie, a make up artist for Temptu, offers a blush application demonstration, sharing tips and tricks throughout."The goal is to have people say 'your skin looks great', not 'your MAKE UP looks great'," says ...
Healthy Hairdressers, The Triple Play
Spring is here. It is baseball season. I am a Cub fan, excited for the season.Home runs, stolen bases and extra innings make baseball exciting, but nothing is as exciting as the rare triple play.I am excited to share a few triple ...
by Anne Moratto
The Makeup Show Hits New York City
The fabulous Makeup Show is coming to New York City May 3rd and 4th.Come out and play with the latest products by over 50 professional vendors including Senna Cosmetics, Make Up For Ever, Inglot, Kevyn Aucoin, Cinema Secrets, NARS and Frends ...
by Anne Moratto
A Catalogue of Healthy Selfies!
April’s Healthy Selfie Challenge has been lots of fun, and we’ve chosen a few pics here to highlight to show you the range of participating hairdressers’ healthy options! Our thanks to our sponsor, Obliphica Professional, for ...
Reverse Your Negative Narratives
Having a bad day? Tell someone what happened, but put a positive spin on it. The way you talk about it can affect your psychological health. When a team of researchers conducted two studies that looked into the stories we tell about ...
Jeanne Braa: Taking on a New Role Promoting Health in the Industry
When her mentor Paul Mitchell died of pancreatic cancer in 1989, Jeanne Braa Foster kept busy. She had performed on platform alongside him for years and, beloved and respected professionally, later became artistic director of John Paul Mitchell ...
FORMULA: The Perfect Silver Color Melt
Mireya Camacho (@colormemmimi) of Kut Haus Covina, Covina, California, created this dimensional silver color melt that caught our eye."This client came in at a level 7/8 with bands all through out her hair," says Camacho. ...
PEEK-A-BOO Color On Client With Albinism
Tarah Smeal (@Tarahdoeshair), a hair stylist at Bow + Arrow Salon, Roseville, California, says "Being a hair stylist isn't just a job. It's my life. I wake up every morning and have the ability of making people's whole day ...
6 Fusion Hair Extension Maintenance Tips Every Client NEEDS To Know
Ensuring your clients will LOVE their new extensions once they leave your chair can be tough, especially if you do not set them up for success. Giving them the right tools to help maintain their new gorgeous extensions is the key to ...
Winners of the 2015 Wella Student Competition Announced
In It to Win ItThe fifth annual Wella Student Competition culminated at America’s Beauty Show with the announcement of five winners in three categories. Among the 186 entrants from 79 schools across the nation, 12 student ...
by Lauren Quick