Career
How to Get Volume at the Crown Without Backcombing
In this short video CHI's Lisa Marie offers a demo on how to get volume at the crown of the head without backcombing or teasing the ...
TRANSFORMATION: Faded Pink to Royal Purple Haircolor
Ali Boone (@smokedlacehair) of Hair Klaudt, Charlotte, North Carolina, sent us this PRETTY PRETTY transformation and we asked for more! Here she shares the how to for her client that said Boone could do whatever she wanted, as long as she ...
MANNEQUIN MONDAY: Modern/Vintage Beehive
We LOVE this '60's inspired beehive by Janine Ker (@janine_ker_hair) of Salon Aguayo, Pasadena, California."I made it in cosmetology school in my hair design class, as one of our projects," says Ker. "I've always been ...
President of Spornette Shaves Head for St. Baldrick's Foundation
Spornette President Alan Sporn shaved his head on March 7, 2015, in order to raise money for St. Baldrick's Foundation, which is a non-profit with the ultimate goal of ending childhood cancer.With help from his two grandsons, Brayden ...
by Lauren Quick
Kathy Cresci: 7 Tips for Daily Detox
Our Healthy Hairdresser of the Week, Kathy Cresci, is on a mission to protect herself against everyday toxins like car fumes, indoor air pollutants and cigarette smoke, as well as alcohol and processed food. “As hair stylists, we are ...
Prom Tips with George Papanikolas: Hair Up or Hair Down?
If we've said it once, we've said it a million times—loose, lived-in looks are the way to go for prom and bridal season this year. No one wants to look like they spent countless hours having their hair blown out, curled, pinned and ...
by Lauren Quick
New Cosmetology School Artistic Director at ARROJO
ARROJO Master Stylist Amanda Jenkins has been named to the newly created position of Cosmetology School Artistic Director for Nick Arrojo's eponymous brand.“I feel inspired to be joining an award-winning beauty school,” says Jenkins. ...
by Anne Moratto
HOW TO: From Black Box Dye To Fiery Sombre
Chantel Duncan Williams (@beetlejuice_hair) of Rancho Cucamonga, California loves to experiment and try new things out of her comfort zone. "I myself change my hair almost every 6 weeks," she says. "I feel like there is always ...
Slooowww Down
As you’re blow-drying a client’s hair, what’s going through your mind? Good for you if the answer is that you’re thinking about how to keep that hair smooth and keep the client comfortable. But it’s easy to let our ...
Mobile Health Apps
From all indications, smartphones will be doing more heavy lifting in healthcare. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expects that 500 million smartphone users worldwide will be using a health care application this year and that, by 2018, 50 ...
Bad Banded Sombre To PRETTY Classic Highlighted Blonde
Susan Aw (@susan.aw) is one of MODERN's favorite colorists. The artist, based at Embellish Salon, in Arcadia, California, did not hold back when taking her client from a banded sombre to a classic highlighted blonde."I had actually ...
Farouk Systems Student Boot Camp
On March 6, 2015, Farouk Systems Inc. (FSI) is hosting 120 junior and senior students from the Career and Technical High School in Pasadena, TX, a CHI partnered school. To celebrate and award their hard work, they have been ...
by Anne Moratto
TRANSFORMATION: Strawberry Sorbet Haircolor
Eric Anthony, an artist at Canyon Salon in Westlake Village, California, shares that his model, a natural level 4, had multiple layers of previously colored hair. "She had some fun with various dark browns and reds. My mission was to remove ...
How-To: Romantic Braided Updo (GoPro Tutorial Video!)
Special-occasion season is nearly upon us, and the best thing you can do for yourself is arm yourself with styles that impress your client but don't take too much time on your part.Braided styles are still very much trending, and aside from ...
by Lauren Quick
Who Does Your Hair?
Let’s play a game: First, think about the number of years you have been working as a stylist in a salon.Second, think about the number of years it’s been since you had your hair done in a salon- Wait, not so fast… Not in the ...
by Anne Moratto
4 Steps to Cleaning Up a Difficult Neckline (+Video!)
Unusual growth patterns in hair aren't all that uncommon in both men and women; but when disproportionately more men than women go for tight, precise hairstyles, these growth patterns have a much bigger effect on the overall ...
by Lauren Quick
Social Worker
When you work solo, you have to make sure new clients can “find” you. That’s not a problem for Instagrammer extraordinaire Larisa Love.On her Instagram account, Larisa Love (@larisadoll) describes herself as a freelance ...