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Rock Your Cut and Color
Pravana and MODERN SALON want to see your most creative cut and color designs and give you the chance to win a three-day trip to Los Angeles. Visit www.pravana.com/contest today.
Greening Up
With Earth Day coming up, everyone’s focusing on the environment and what they can do—both personally and professionally.
The Satellite Collection
Classic with a modern edge, the looks have a common basis in pure geometry by Tracey Devine and her Angels salons.
Your Makeovers: What Lies Beneath
Incredible changes don’t have to involve complex chemistry. Here, a Level 5 with grown-out highlights looks incredible when a cool mahogany brown reacts with natural undertones to create a red-violet brunette.
Green Days Ahead
Maggie Fink, co-owner of Green With Envy Organic Hair Studio in Scottsdale, Arizona, didn’t let a little economic stumble stop her from opening this January.
Dollars and Scents
Nori’s Eco Salon, owned by Nori and daughters Roya and Roza, is all about being toxin free.
Joico’s 2009 Collection “Minimum/Maximum”
International Artistic Director Damien Carney fixated on the concept of diversity for Joico’s 2009 trend collection, “Minimum/Maximum.”
Web Exclusive: Chignon by Aveda's John Reymon
Jon Reymon, Artistic Director of the Aveda Advanced Academy in New York, created a clean, sculpted, geometric boxy chignon with an Egyptian feel. Here are the steps.
Friends of the Environment
Learn how the companies you do business with are going green.
Studio 9003's Green Step Forward
With an artful blend of sustainability and quality, Studio 9003 and owner Don Myers offers clients eco-conscious beauty with his unique business.
Runway “Hard” Wear
Here are a few of the best looks featuring “hard” wear as adornment.
Makeover of the Month
A great new shape has to be complemented with strong color, which often requires higher developer volumes when hair has a tight cuticle and is a natural Level 2.
Texture Enhancers
Jeffrey Paul, owner, Jeffrey Paul Restoring Beautiful Hair, Rocky River, Ohio, sees thousands of hair-addition clients every year. Find out what he says most women are looking for.
Yesterday’s Textures Today
For years, state boards taught “outdated” skills like pin curling and roller setting. Just when they upgraded requirements, the trends hit a fever pitch on the red carpet.
Ask the Experts: Environmentally Friendly Color
What are some ingredients and features to look for in hair color products that are more environmentally friendly?
Salon Today Investigates Brazilian Keratin Services
This emerging category has people talking. Salons, manufacturers, clients, consumer press and bloggers are all abuzz: “Where are the opportunities? What are the concerns?”
Spring Slideshow
Here’s a sneak peek at the hair colors and make-up palettes that will inspire fresh, new looks for winter-weary clients.