Career
Nominees for British Hairdressing awards announced
2007 nominees for the prestigious "British Hairdresser of the Year" award announced
Winner of Shear Genius talks about what's next
Salon owner Anthony Morrison (winner of Shear Genius) talks about the show and what's next
ICMAD announces CITY Award winners
ICMAD Announces CITY Award Winners for Cosmetic Innovators of The Year
American Crew announces Men's Grooming Day
American Crew announces National Men’s Grooming Day
5 Questions for Roy Peters
Since colorist and educator Roy Peters has been in the business for nearly 40 years we figured he’d have the inside scoop on some of the challenges facing colorists in the salon today.
L'Oreal Acquires Columbia Beauty Supply
Modern Salon is the best resource for information about hairdressing salon supplies. Find the latest trends in hair salon supplies at ModernSalon.com
Baliage: Not Just for Blondes!
Sal Marchese of Salon Marsal (salonmarsal.com) shares his tips and techniques for baliage, a technique where a colorist uses a brush to paint a thick mixture of lightener onto a section of hair in one of three paint designs. These designs—singles, slants, V and W use a “sweeping” motion to apply lightener from thin at roots to thicker towards the end.
Voice Your Professional Opinion
Want to tell the world about your favorite product? Cast your vote in MODERN SALON’s first annual Professional Picks Awards. Categories include: best sellers, favorite stylers, best color products, favorite tools and more!
What’s Your Updo IQ?
Ladies and gentleman, start your irons. It’s holiday time and that means lots of opportunities to curl, Based on expert advice from Joico International Artistic Director Damien Carney and KMS International Artistic Director Edwin Johnston, here’s a test to measure your holiday styling know-how.
Pretty and Polished
What’s the most dazzling holiday accessory that clients can sport? Great nails, says OPI Executive VP and Artistic Director Suzi Weiss-Fischmann. Not only is a trendy nail lacquer the quickest way to update a holiday look, it’s also a “touch” that even budget-trimming clients can embrace.
How to Turn an Idea into a New Product
Denis DaSilva, co-owner of DevaConcepts (devaconcepts.com), says, “My ideas that have turned into new products and tools started from a desire for better performance.
Effective Education When Growing Your Business
Colleen Buck, owner of Elle Marie Hair Studio in Bothell, Washington, says, “Growing the team, and focusing on four types of education to develop our stylists both personally and professionally. We offer the following education: hands-on cutting and coloring techniques, customer service, life/career coaching and business training.
Keep Blonde Clients from Going Orange
Blondes may have more fun, but “blorange” can put the brakes on the beach party. I define “blorange” as the inability of a single-process color to fight the hair’s natural undertones. Blorange delineates the line between bottle blonde and salon blonde.
Behind the Cover of the Sept. Issue
MODERN’s second Artist Session resulted in some incredible finishes, including this month’s cover look.
Dealing a Good Hand
What happens to gift card-holding customers when that business goes under? In most cases, the customers are simply out of luck. But, Sandy Stroehmann, founder of Elixir Mind Body Massage, in Denver, Colorado, sees this misfortune as an opportunity to introduce her business to a new crop of clientele.
by Stacey Soble
Too Young for Color?
Our Twitter followers answered the question: At what age do you think it’s appropriate to start coloring/highlighting a young client?
5 Questions for Farouk Shami
MODERN Editor Laurel Smoke recently chatted with Farouk Shami, founder of Farouok Systems, Inc., about his new Houston-based facility, his most famous product and his future plans.