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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
The MashUP 2015 at ISSE Long Beach
The MashUP event was held the evening after the ISSE Long Beach show floor closed on Saturday, Jan. 24. The event was held at the Renaissance Hotel, was hosted by MashUP co-founders Tony Beckerman and Teri Donnelly, and raised more than $15,000 ...
by Lauren Quick
COLOR CORRECTION: Going Going Blonder
Ani Gafafyan (@aniatmysalon) a master colorist at Studio Kay Salon in Glendale, California, met with this first time client who wanted to go blonder. "She had one inch of regrowth, brown midshaft and light ends." For Gafafyan, it ...
The Show Stopper: Dramatic A-Line Bob With Fancy Color
"Angela needed a change and asked me to do whatever I want," says Kimemily Pham (@excellenthairsalon) of Excellent Hair Salon & Spa, Freemont, California. "I started out by giving her an undercut a-line bob, which she ...
Meet FOILYAGE, A New Sombre Technique
The technique “Foilyage”, developed by Japanese colorist Hitomi Ikeda, comes from combining the placement of foil highlights and the free-hand painting of Balayage. This method allows a natural rendering ...
Brightened With Balayage
"Sharon came in with a natural level 4/5 with 50 percent grey," says Allie Villa (@allievilla) of Mimi's Salon, Belmar, NJ. "The bottom portion of her hair, and a little throughout, was more gold and she just wasn't happy. ...
Combining Classical Hairdressing Technique with Creativty: Master Classes with Claudio Lazo
Claudio Lazo, the owner of "C the Salon" in Studio City, CA and an editorial stylist, artist and educator, was trained in the classic concepts of hairdressing. During his years in the salon, on set, behind the scenes and ...
by Anne Moratto
TRANSFORMATION: Platinum To Gun Metal Silver
Miriam Ortega (@studio410artonhair) of Studio 410 Art On Hair, Dallas, Texas, sent us another beautiful transformation that we had to share. "When Amanda came in she had about 2-3 inches of level 5 new growth," says Ortega. "She ...
Fashion Color To FAB Color
Amanda Billardello of Glitz Salon, Rochester, Michigan loves "a nice color challenge and being able to finish it off with a sleek hair cut! The model in my pictures is actually one of my co workers who always let's me get a bit creative ...
Finding a Vō -Cation and Mentor at Kim Vō Salon
At a recent event at Kim Vo Salon at the Montage in Beverly Hills, Brittney Pullman, Vo ’s assistant and Taebastian, a salon stylist, shared their enthusiasm for working where they feel valued and where they are learning so much of ...
by Anne Moratto