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Redken Symposium 2015
THE EVENT: Redken Symposium 2015, the bi-annual three day extravaganza designed to educate and inspire the beauty community, strengthen techniques and build skills with the goal to “Learn better, Earn better and Live Better.”THE ...
How-To: Retro Braided Bob by Ruth Roche
Ruth Roche sees no reason why not to combine two of-the-moment trends: bobs and braids.Roche, artistic ambassador for Pureology Serious Colour Care, notes you'll need a client with down-to-there hair for this one; taking the time to prep the ...
by Lauren Quick
HOT CLASS: Redken Symposium 2015, Ready To Wear
One of the hottest classes held during Redken Symposium 2015, which recently wrapped up in Las Vegas, was Ready To Wear featuring Rodney Cutler and David Stanko. The class, designed to break down high glamour/high fashion looks to streetwise and ...
Gino Trunzo and essie at Redken Symposium 2015
What a wonderful surprise! Right there, smack in the middle of the Redken Symposium 2015 show floor, stood Gino Trunzo, Essie director of education. Trunzo was overseeing, managing and serving as "security" at the Essie lounge, an ...
FORMULA: Sedona Sunrise Red
One of MODERN's favorite colorists, Rona O'Connor (@ronacolor) , owner (with husband Luke) of Lukaro, Beverly Hills, California, posted this amazing golden copper with apricot undertones that she calls "Sedona Sunrise Red". It ...
MANNEQUIN MONDAY: Fun Colors
Mirella Hullum (@MirellaManelli), the Technical Educator in California for Kenra Professional, offered up this two beauties for #MannequinMonday and we had to know more. Here she shares the details:"The mannequins feature our upcoming 2015 ...
TRANSFORMATION: Purple Melt
Andrea Brandon of ICE (inspire•create•educate) Salon and Spa in Sacramento, California is a "passionate salon owner that LOVES this industry!" Brandon tagged MODERN SALON with this gorgeous color design and we had to know ...
FORMULA: The Prettiest Purple Ever!
Melanie Bell (@smelaniebell) owns Bell Studio, inside Blue Med Spa, Atlanta, Georgia. She tagged #Modernsalon with this amazing image and we had to know more.Here, she shares the steps:STEP 1: Lighten the hair in two sessions (one week apart) ...
MANNEQUIN MONDAY: The Updo Issue
For this #MannequinMonday, an inspirational program designed by Cassandra McGlaughlin and Dominique Limone, we wanted to give a nod to some of the amazing updo's YOU are posting.Here are just fourof our faves:Upper left: @beautybybabyyUpper ...
Erin Loecker: Advocacy and Authenticity
When her client who works at the Community Health Center asked whether she’d be interested in stocking brochures on cervical cancer, Erin Loecker didn’t hesitate to say “yes.” After all, January is Cervical Cancer ...
January is Thyroid Awareness Month
We don’t pay much attention to our thyroid until it causes us enough trouble to produce symptoms. But your thyroid, a small, butterfly-shaped gland located in the lower front part of your neck, can be producing too much or too little ...
TRANSFORMATION: Going For The RIGHT Blonde
Danni Gess (@dannigess) of The Big Bang Studio, Cocoa Village, Florida, impressed many colorists with her ability to cancel the gold in her clients hair. "This was a new, fine haired client with 3 to 4 inches of level 10 pale yellow ends ...
TRANSFORMATION: Fiery Golden Copper
"My client wanted to go from her old strawberry blonde to something fiery," says Sami Skinner (@samsonite) of Rio Hair Studio in Jacksonville, Florida. "I love creating red heads and creating a stable pallet is so ...
TRANSFORMATION: Cherry Tipped Ombre
Lakme educator, Ashley Feht (@ashleyfeht) , based at InStyle Hair, Orlando, Florida, made this ombre new and fresh with cherry tips and lots of shine. Here she offers the HOW TO: Step 1: Apply to base and midshaft: Lakme Collage ...
How-To: Vibrant Red Curls from Box Colored Chaos
Anastasia Amico, artistic color designer for John Amico, says her client Rashonda "wanted a vibrant change," which is more or less what every colorist wants to hear. You've got to flex your creative muscles once in a while!The task ...
by Lauren Quick
FORMULA: My Blue Girl
Toni Rose Larson (@HAIRITAGESALONCARLSBAD), owner of Hairitage Salon (@hairitagesalon), Carlsbad, Cal., was sad she didn't get a good before shot of this client who she refers to as "My Blue Girl". However, it is gorgeous and ...
TRANSFORMATION: Balayage Magic
Eva Scrivo, owner of the Eva Scrivo Salons, along with artist Alissa Frum, worked together to create this beautiful transformation at a recent "Art of Balayage" workshop held at the Eva Scrivo Academy in NYC.Here they offer the HOW ...