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Mindset Matters
Practicing mindfulness can help salon professionals cope with the emotional and physical costs of working in a stressful environment. Working in a salon comes with stress, even in the best, most supportive environments. Feeling stressed is ...
Healthy Hindsight
Industry veterans look back and share what they wish they’d known earlier in their careers to protect body, spirit and business.
Digital Flat Iron from Hot Tools
Cool blue model HT7110F features auto shut-off after two hours, dual voltage great for travel, LCD temperature display and rounded plate edges to curl ends under or flip them out.
by Staff
Limited Edition Styler from ghd
Taking notes from trending jewelry, this rose-gold-hued iron is special for spring. The 1-inch styler’s sleek black plates makes for effortless straightening and shiny waves for long-lasting results.
by Staff
Are you a Solo Artist?
Then you are a HOT topic! What you do and how you do it is creating more buzz than ever in the professional beauty industry.
Learn About LOXA
Have you heard about the new online resource for stylists—and clients!—that connects you both to great product options, beauty advice and more?
Getting The Red Right: Kate Bosworth For "Still Alice"
Still Alice is a magical movie and the buzz is about Julianne Moore's performance AND Kate Bosworth's haircolor. David Adams and the team at redCHOCOLATE were tasked with transforming Bosworth, who played the role of Julianne ...
Get Your Steps in At America's Beauty Show 2015!
Get Your Steps in at ABSThe professional beauty equivalent of “power walking” is to attend a world-class salon trade show and educational event. So much to see, so much to do, so many rewarding steps to take!This year, ...
Marching Orders: Are You Stepping Toward Your 2015 Fitness Goals?
The figure of 10,000 steps per day—which covers roughly five miles—has been kicked around in the media as the goal for when you want to establish and maintain a healthy level of activity. But is that a valid number? And one you can ...
Complete Coverage: 5 Things You Can Do to Protect Your Skin Today
As a beauty professional, you know to hydrate your skin. Hydrating from the inside means drinking lots of water. From the outside it means applying moisturizer multiple times during your busy day. To protect against allergic reactions to salon ...
How-To: Bumble and bumble Youthful Pony
According to Frankie Denise Meyerson of Bumble and bumble, don’t take your younger clientele for granted. Their sense of style and fashion o ffers a bit more opportunity to the professional stylist to be more ...
Inside & Out: Eat and Move as if Your Health Depends Upon it
Hairdressers today are getting smarter about their food, more serious about their workout and never picking up the smoking habit to begin with. You are, after all, your clients’ wellness and beauty role models.“At minimum, we ...
How-To: Bumble and bumble Youthful Waves
According to Frankie Denise Meyerson of Bumble and bumble, don’t take your younger clientele for granted. Their sense of style and fashion o ffers a bit more opportunity to the professional stylist to be more ...
Editor's Note: Take Care of You!
Take care of you.” Easy to say, hard for some to hear, and difficult for way too many salon professionals to actually accomplish.That’s why we’re here—to help you help yourselves.MODERN SALON’s Healthy Hairdresser ...
Breathe Deeply: 5 Things you can do For Your Lungs Today
Hairdressers have long been the subject of scientific studies on workplace respiratory problems and lung function, and anecdotal reports add to the evidence that some people will experience sensitivities at the salon.“My belief is that the ...
Salons and Schools: Make Education Relevant to Success
What’s happening to our beauty graduates?I recently followed up on beauty graduates and the common denominator for success was not skill or talent, but not needing to support yourself the first year in the salon---due to some other source ...
by Anne Moratto
America's Beauty Show 2015
Chicago is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. It’s home to breathtaking lakefront vistas; legendary architecture; award-winning dining; a Magnificent Mile of shopping; thrilling night life and entertainment; and of course, ...