Career
40 Years of Doing Hair and the Importance of Self-Care for a Long, Pain-Free Career
During the ordeal, I kept thinking of how I must warn all cosmetologists of the need for self care.
5 Tips for Effective Service Pricing and Price Management
Pricing is one of the most important business decisions you will ever make as a haircutter. Here are five tips for effective pricing and price management.
by Ivan Zoot
5 Tips for Effective Service Pricing and Price Management
Pricing is one of the most important business decisions you will ever make as a haircutter. Here are five tips for effective pricing and price management.
by Ivan Zoot
Beauty Changes Lives Experience NextGen Sneak Peek: Team Mizani
On April 29, Beauty Changes Lives Experience attendees will see Mizani designs that rip away trending beauty topics, exposing that texture – even in its most vulnerable state – always draws on the core value of strength.
Low-Maintenance Rainbow Sherbet Hair Color How-To
Maintain hair health while still helping a client explore their inner unicorn.
by Anne Moratto
John Paul Mitchell Systems Announces Partnership with Business Coach Antony Whitaker
Whitaker is an educator and motivator with a worldwide reputation based on more than 30 years of experience in the hairdressing industry.
John Paul Mitchell Systems Announces Partnership with Business Coach Antony Whitaker
Whitaker is an educator and motivator with a worldwide reputation based on more than 30 years of experience in the hairdressing industry.
Get to Know Celebrity Stylist Kim Kimble
Hair is in Kim Kimble's DNA. The third-generation hair stylist has worked on films, television shows, done work for magazines, and has a hair care brand under her own name. At this year’s Premiere Orlando, attendees will have the opportunity take part in a live photo shoot while learning from Kimble's expertise.
by Jamie Newman
How to Transition Hair Color from Winter to Spring
The change in season can trigger a change in hair color for clients. The SOLO Artist Advisory Council of industry experts answer how you can help your clients transition color according to the season.
Balancing Work and Life as a Solo Artist
After working in many salons as an employee, manager, wedding coordinator and as a self-employed stylist, Gioia Gomez, currently based at Akasu Hair Studio & Spa, in Portland, Oregon, found the perfect balance. “There are many different ways to be a productive, profitable hairdresser. No one way is the right way for everyone,” she says. “I’ve found being a solo artist is a perfect fit for me.”
5 Pieces of Advice From Lash Expert Esther Bolkin
Esther Bolkin has always had a passion for the beauty industry, as well as for running her own business. Today she is the proud founder and owner of Glad Lash Inc. and GladGirl Inc., international manufacturers and distributors of professional and non-professional eyelash and eyebrow extensions and more. Here, she offers her advice to lash artists' most pressing questions.
Check Out MODERN's New @ArtistSession Instagram Page
Amazing images have come out of ARTIST SESSION, MODERN SALON’s photoshoot workshop. All are cover- and award-worthy, created by artists who range from beginner to NAHA-winning hairdressers.
Royal Treatment: Throne Barbershop in Portland
Alyssa Lynn Von (@ladyvonbarber), winner of the American Crew U.S. All-Star Challenge in 2015, is promoting the work of other barbers and men’s groomers by taking tours of barbershops and sharing a behind-the-scenes look at these bastions of barbering.
by Anne Moratto
Legislative Updates: Blow Drying Bill, Microblading, and More
Need-to-know updates from the American Association of Cosmetology Schools.
What's Trending for Fall/Winter 2018, According to Guido
Redken Global Creative Director Guido Palau talks the top trends seen at Fashion Weeks around the globe for the fall/winter 2018 season so you can forecast your clients' future requests.
by Jamie Newman
Talking Texture with the BabylissPRO Team
The BabylissPRO booth is a can't-miss spot at any industry trade show. MODERN stopped in to meet with the BabylissPRO Artistic Team members and get their thoughts about texture.
Tips for Applying Metallic Hair Color
Metallic color is a major fashion-color trend for 2018. In this video, see how to formulate and apply the new metallic shades from Matrix.