Career
TRANSFORMATION: Unicorn Beauty
Lien Ngu-Jovel (IG: @lien_ngu), a stylist and wax specialist at Looks Hair Design in State College, PA, has been in the beauty industry for more than 13 years. Custom coloring; balayage, ombre finishes and body waxing are just ...
TRANSFORMATION: Haircolor and Extensions To the Rescue
Adelle Graham (@salonadelle), owner of Salon Adelle, In Greenville SC, had a wonderful opportunity to transform client April's hair. "April came in with terribly damaged hair with 2" re-growth, wanting to be ...
Real Life, Real Work, Real Goals
(This is a version of an excerpt from an article published in the Healthy Hairdresser section of the January 2015 issue of MODERN SALON.) By the time he was 17, Michael Shaun Corby was doing B12 shots and considering going vegan. Health was ...
Cervical Cancer Screening Month
Will you get a Pap test in 2015? Nicknamed “Pap” for the human papillomavirus (HPV) test that looks for the virus that can cause damaging cell changes, this “smear” is still the best way to detect cervical cancer. The ...
4 Tips to Begin Healing Your Life
Neglect. Abuse. Divorce. Addiction. If any of those words describes the household you grew up in, you still may be paying the price as an adult. “We not only perpetuate, but also protect the obstacles that stand in the way of our ...
Goal-Setting Tips and Ideas
Body, Spirit, Business: will you be a triple-threat Healthy Hairdresser in 2015? We’re here to help you set goals, meet them and maintain a healthy routine throughout this year. When it comes to sticking to resolutions, research ...
5th Element Orange
Jesse Gaines (@jessegaines) co-owner of Moss Hair Studio in Eugene, Oregon, is also a national educator with Hattori Hanzo Shears. Gaines specializes in cutting classes in men's hair, woman's short hair, and creative cutting and ...
HOW TO: Tribal Beauty
Erica Reynolds Keelen (@ericakeelen_hair_love), a Master Stylist and educator at Cortello Salon in Jacksonville Beach, Florida, remains eager to further her education by gaining experience with new and upcoming products, trends and techniques in ...
MAKEOVER: From Long Gold To Short Platinum
"Maggie travels on tour for long periods of time so she came in with a fair amount of regrowth, about 2-3 inches (natural level 7)," says Molly Romano (@BellaDonnabyMollyRomano). Based at the Seasons Salon and ...
It's All Good: Pretty Red to Pretty Blonde Dimension
Sungei Vo-Peters (@singi.was.hair) loves "learning about new techniques, and exploring new product lines," she says. "Hairdressing to me, is one of the most difficult careers because we apply math equations, chemistry, and ...
HOW TO: Winter Solstice
Samantha Tarini (@deathbycouture) of the Shag Me Salon, Las Vegas (@shagmesalon) specializes in color with an emphasis on creative color, extensions, and total transformations. "I also do freelance graphic design on the side, simply because ...
COLOR CORRECTION: From Dead To Red
Philip Ring (@phildoeshair) of The Hair Bar in Peoria, Arizona (and one of MODERN's favorite artists), shared with us a dramatic transformation. "I did a makeover today on a new guest with over processed blonde," he ...
FLASHBACK: The Scoop On This Perfect Platinum And Shape
When we saw this image on DJ Victory's Instagram page (@DJVictory) we fell in love. What shocked us is that the photo is from 2009! We checked in with Victory to get more details:"I'm actually the model," says ...
Method Haircutting: Getting Into Your Client's Head, Hair and Beard
The best actors truly inhabit their roles. To bring a part to life, they get into the skin of the character they are playing. Bradford Davison (@bdavison13, @barberexchange), the U.S. American Crew All-Star Challenge Winner from 2013, has ...
by Anne Moratto
Frozen-Inspired Ice Blonde
Joseph Cuozzo (@zionthehairsalon), co-owner of Zion the Hair Salon, Madison NJ and Cuozzo Studio for Hair, Oranjestad, Aruba created a breathtaking collection called the "Frozen Series". When we saw this color design on instagram ...
COLOR CORRECTION: Classic Ombre To Classic Sombre
Susan Aw (@susan.aw), is one of MODERN's favorite colorists, The artist, based at Embellish Salon, in Arcadia, California, has done it again. Here she offers the details for this color correction on a first time client."She came ...
How-To: Stripping Color for a Natural White-Gray
It's not secret that we're tremendously impressed with Sema Conde. We featured her as one of our "ones to watch" on Instagram, and if you haven't followed her yet, you're missing out on some top-notch haircolor tips. ...
by Lauren Quick