Career
TRANSFORMATION: Dimensional Raspberry
Bella DeMario (@bella_pie), an artist at ETC Hair and Nail Studio, Titusville, Florida, believes that "the people wearing my color or work that make it come to life" is just one of the reasons she is so attached to the ...
FORMULA: Sweeping Red
Chelsea Caruso (@chelseacaruso), an artist at Gerber Salon, Keyport, NJ, had an opportunity to execute her color sweeping technique on Alyssa and execute she did! Says Caruso about balayage, "Steep, long strokes and saturated strands lead ...
FORMULA: Silver Blue Hue
Laura Munoz (@munozhair) "loves being able to be creative and change people's perspective about themselves." Located at the Regis Salon in Redondo Beach, Ca. Munoz caught our attention with this pretty silver/blue hue that she ...
The Silver Journey
MODERN fell in love with this look we found on the instagram page of Kassie Yeager @kasyeager and had to know more. We contacted her and she agreed to share the story: "My boyfriend @matttalllen is the one who ...
TRANSFORMATION: Plum Color Melt
Gina Bottoni (@gina_bott), a colorist and fine artist based at Salon de Beaute, Parsippany, NJ, had an opportunity to transform her client and she jumped at it. "The goal of this was to eliminate her existing highlight pattern, as well as ...
Why Does In-Salon Training Matter? Wisdom from Ruth Roche
As a salon professional, you likely already know that continuing education is not just a good thing but a very necessary thing for you to do in order to keep up with the latest trends and techniques. Additionally, clients expect you to be ...
by Lauren Quick
TRANSFORMATION: Taking The Plunge
Jessica Mendieta (@jessdomyhair) of the Butterfly Loft (@butterflyloftsalon) in Los Angeles, CA was paid a visit by Kimberly who has been wanting to cut her hair shorter for such a long time, and finally got the courage to take the plunge.Right ...
Tweaked, Toned and Pretty
Jessie Carter (@jleighhair), J. Beverly Hills Colour Educator, of Envy Salon, Vidalia, Georgia is known for her beautiful hair-color transformations and seamless color melts. When we saw this Color Correction on Instagram we tracked down Carter ...
FORMULA: From Black Box To Silver Lilac Blonde
"With this client, it took about a year to achieve her look," says Kimemily Pham (@kimwasabi) of Excellent Hair Salon & Spa Inc., Fremont, California (@excellenthairsalon). "Her hair is a natural level 2, which she previously ...
TRANSFORMATION: Dimensional Crimson Color Melt
Gina Bottoni (@gina_bott), a colorist and fine artist based at Salon de Beaute, Parsippany, NJ, has acquired skills through art school instruction and applies it to her own hair work "in ways that many do not," she says. "To put ...
TRANSFORMATION: From Whoa To WOW
Cynthia Lumzy (@cynthialumzy), owner of “My Alter Ego Salon” in Dixon, IL, specializes in creative and corrective color."My guest wanted a big change with her hair that was edgy and full of color," says Lumzy. "She ...
FORMULA: Zig Zagged Red
Sierra Barbour (@Sihairuhh), caught our eye with this beautiful post on instagram. We tracked down Barbour, an artist at Supercuts, San Marcos, CA., to get more details:"Heather came to me wanting something completely different," ...
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Win a Presidents Scholarship and take your career to the next level! Regular members of Cosmetologists Chicago (CC), Cosmetólogos Latinos (CL), American Association for Esthetics (AAE) and International Nail Technicians Association (INTA) can ...
TRANSFORMATION: A Perfect Caramel LOB
Jacqui Neale (@jackss_) of the Butterfly Loft (@butterflyloftsalon), Los Angeles, California, had an opportunity with client Sheila who was looking for a fresh start for the new year. She also wanted something easier before a month long trip ...
What the Client Saw
I was a first time client. I was a long time client. I saw things in the shop. I was your client. I am not coming back.I saw hair on the floor. Not a little bit of hair. Not my hair. Not just the hair from the last guy. ...
by Anne Moratto
New Salon Professionals: How to Have a Banner 2015
I am a fanatic of lists, alerts on Google, iPhone, post-its, back of envelopes and Starbucks napkins. I stick to a schedule and turn down conflicts with “the plan.” The school of hard knocks teaches that if you don’t know what ...
by Anne Moratto
TRANSFORMATION: Color and Texture For Fashion
Joleen Sodaro ( @hairgeniejo), a stylist at Hue Salon and Boutique, Panama City, Florida often collaborates with a local photographer (@hellomisslovely) Autumn Beury and local makeup artist (@tinabeenz) Christina Engman for different ...