Career
CHOOSE BEAUTY: Matty Conrad
Hometown: Victoria BC CanadaCareer other than hairdresser: Bartender Professional Mentor: Kathy Simon, founder of the Mekka System Last book read: How to Win Friends and Influence PeopleInstagram-er you follow: Mark-Jason Solofa ...
by Anne Moratto
New Campaign Asks Stylists to Mark the SPOT!
Hairdressers have an eye on the scalp, face and neck, where a mole or lesion may be indicating melanoma. Phil Mania, owner of Mania Hair Studio in Park Ridge, New Jersey, wants to increase awareness among stylists so that they can provide an ...
Mindful Giving
Here it is December, a time we think about giving to others. But did you know that giving could be good for your own wellbeing? In his new book, Empty Abundance, author and philanthropist Tim McCarthy explores whether money really does buy ...
It's Not Just About the Hair: How to Pamper Your Clientele
Consider making the sensory side of your client's visit as important as that of the styling. A few mindful changes can refresh the salon setting and elevate your services. "Clients ...
by Anne Moratto
Bride Pride: Special Occasion Updos and Braids
If her Instagram feed is any indication, Allie Lillokaani Hair (@alliedoeshair) in Corona, CA has a steady stream of brides and their parties flocking to her chair. We are highlighting just a few of the soft, elegant updos she ...
by Anne Moratto
Customer Retention 101 for the Hairdresser
Did you know that it costs six times more to acquire a new client than it does to retain one you already have? Or that a repeat customer spends 67 percent more on a given purchase than a new customer does?” Clearly it’s well worth ...
Waist Length with Highlights to Shoulders with Ombre
Paulina G (@hairbypea) took her client's waist-length hair with blonde highlights to a warm base with face framing highlights and balayage ombre.
by Anne Moratto
Tips & Tricks for Submitting to NAHA and Other Hairstyling Competition
With the online submission process underway, the Professional Beauty Association (PBA) has released a list of tips and tricks for those interested in entering the 2015 North American Hairstyling Awards (NAHA). Put together with the help of the ...
by Anne Moratto
Stylist Surprises Young Cancer Patient
Multicultural stylist and wigmaker Darnell Wold made a family cry when he sent them a handcrafted wig for their young daughter Apryl undergoing chemotherapy treatment. He included some Hello Kitty items as well, but it was the special wig that ...
Beatrix Jenness: The Strains of Being a Massage Therapist
Beatrix Jenness loves what she does. Contrasting with statistics that place the average career in massage therapy between two and seven years, Jenness has been a massage therapist for 18 years, licensed in two states and currently based in Great ...
Old School Marketing
If you build it, they will come. Everyone is familiar with that saying. If you build it old school, they will come and stay. That is my new twist on the old saying.I am in the midst of building it “old ...
by Anne Moratto
Depression Cues and Clues
(This is a version of an excerpt from an article published in the Healthy Hairdresser section of the December 2014 issue of MODERN SALON.) Those who have faced depression or walked along the edge say that you can try to keep yourself from ...
The Tricky Mind
(This is a version of an excerpt from an article published in the Healthy Hairdresser section of the September 2014 issue of MODERN SALON.) Patrick McIvor is grateful to have found a creative career. “I have bipolar mania,” ...
3 Ways to Build Your Clientele
Paul Tate, CEO of Shortcuts Smarter Business Technology explores how to build a successful column with Ron Love, the mastermind behind the expanding gentleman’s hairdressing brand 18|8. "You can spend 10 years building your book ...
Fire and Ice by Robert Bushy
Robert Bushy, award-winning stylist and owner of SENSE salon in Madison, Wisconsin, has graced the pages of some of the nation’s most well-respected publications (including our own). His latest collection, H20, featuring exaggerated shapes ...
8 Tips to Make You a Self-Starter Hairdresser
Look through the job ads and you’ll see time and again employers looking for people who are self-starters, that happy face who can work on their own initiative without having to be constantly told what to do. Self-starters are ...
On Set With DevaCurl's Colin Walsh
Ask a stylist what professional beauty brand is synonymous with curly hair, and DevaCurl will more than likely be at the center of conversation. The multi-cultural beauty brand founded 12 years ago by Lorraine Massey started where all successful ...