Career
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 ...
L'Oréal Professionnel's F/W 2015 It Girls
Reveal your client’s inner it girl this season with L’Oréal Professionnel’s latest fashion and celebrity inspired looks, brought to life by it girls across the globe (Jerry Hall, Helena Bordon and Loan Chabanol). Colored and ...
10 Tips To Instagram Stardom
We are often asked how to get recognized on instagram. We know it’s not easy, but it is SOOOO worth it. Many professionals have earned new clients as a result of a great IG page. Ten tips to Instagram stardom here.
How-To: Pretty Pouf Pony
A pouf pony is a magical marriage of done up and functional. It's the last in our pony series (also featuring a posh half-up pony and a chic and sleek pony), and we're already calling dibs on this one for holiday parties.Pureology ...
by Lauren Quick
How-To: Modern Geometric Cut by Ruth Roche
In this final of her three-part trend series for fall 2014, Pureology Serious Color Care Artistic Ambassador Ruth Roche is sharing her steps for a modern geometric cut. The cut is short with lean, small sides and a longer top that is curved ...
by Lauren Quick
How-To: Mermaid Braid
Braids are incredibly versatile, which is probably a big part of the reason they are becoming more of a style mainstay than just a trend."I am here to tell you that the mermaid braid is the newest thing in hair," says ...
by Lauren Quick
Heads Up: Clients Never Forget
Does it really take six meetings to change a first impression? Do we start from scratch each time we meet? How important is that one indelible, tattoo-like encounter that makes a first impression? Who cares, some might think? You care, because a ...
by Anne Moratto
Symphonic Structures
This black and white collection is a celebration of hair’s shine, shape and femininity. “The Symphonic woman is classic, classy and timeless. She is fashionable and everpresent,” says Alexandra Newman-Sandowsky, a stylist at ...
Un-fad Your Diet
People like to believe in something and belong to something, and in the weight loss industry that feeds into a series of fad diets, each one with its die-hard fans. They’re vegans or Atkins people or South Beach skinnies. But a book ...
Holiday Allure
Ted Gibson, who coifs countless celebrities, treats every client as if she is a star prepping for her red-carpet moment. For many women, that red-carpet moment might be during the holidays and, more traditionally, New Year’s Eve.