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Formula How-To: Mid-Length Polish
Anyone who saw the iHeartRadio concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City, couldn’t help but notice that most of the 20,000-plus attendees had long, casually worn hair. To convince younger clients to let go of the look, stylists at ...
Oribe Launches Bright Blonde Shampoo & Conditioner
Get it BrightFor clients hopping on the silver hair trend train or for your forever-blondes, Oribe has launched new Bright Blonde Shampoo and Conditioner. The violet shampoo and conditioner kicks brass and yellow ...
by Lauren Quick
TRANSFORMATION: The Money Making Blonde Sombre
Charmaine Edwards (@charmededwards) just opened her CharMarie Salon this past September in Christiansburg, VA. She tagged #MODERNSALON on Instagram with this makeover and we just loved! We tracked her down to get more information."Client ...
HOW-TO: Blonde Balayage Olaplex Transformation
MODERN SALON User Allison Condon from Beauty Professional at Tease Salon in Springfield, Pennsylvania, submitted this beautiful Olaplex haircolor transformation to our Photo Submissions category on modernsalon.com. Upload your photos and you may ...
HOW-TO: Rosé Sombré
Doreen Guarneri, co-creator and Global Artistic Director of American Culture brands and owner of The Look Spa Salon in Greenlawn, NY, achieved this outstanding rosé sombré with American Culture's Pure Color and Pure BLENDS.STEP 1: Using an ...
TREND: The Half & Half Haircut
It's what we would like to call the half & half. You may have spotted them done at beauty trade shows, or more commonly on men in barber shops. But we have found that this look (which features half regular length hair and half graphic ...
BEFORE & AFTER: Ultramarine, Stained-Glass Blue Beauty
When an at-home color went wrong, this client sought the help of master colorist Shonda Broadus (@ShondaBroadus) to correct the situation! Broadus decided to use Olaplex to help keep the integrity of the hair intact while stripping out the ...
TRANSFORMATION: Silver Fox
Genai Canale (@Belovedhairstudio) of the Butterfly Loft Salon is dedicated to "keeping up my education and have taken courses from Matrix, Wella, Sebastian and Sassoon Academy to name but a few." When we saw this gorgeous silver/gray ...
BEFORE & AFTER: Stunning Golden Lob With Ecaille Highlights
Starting with a dull, faded ombre, haircolorist Kate Vannatta (@styledbykate_) cut off a few inches of hair and gave her client a trendy lob. "My client loves rich, warm tones for winter and was inspired by a haircut previously done by me, ...
COLOR CORRECTION: Box Boo-Boo To Winning Blonde
Brianna Shaughnessy (@brishaughnessy) of the Perfections Hair Salon, Scranton, Pennsylvania, posted this amazing transformation that caught our eye on Instagram. We tracked her down to get the story on this gorgeous makeover. CLIENT ...
PLAYING WITH COLOR: The Perfect Pastel
Eric Anthony, an artist at Canyon Salon in Westlake Village, California, loves client Erica who allows him to "Play With Color." Lately Anthony and Erica have been playing with pastel shades. "When a translucent-pastel look is the ...
Color Transformation: Blonde to Ginger Spice
The above guest came in to see Alicia Kiwacz, stylist at Aurelio Salon, and picked a swatch from Goldwell’s demi-permanent line, Colorance.The client picked 8OR and wanted it on her ends only. Because of her training, Kiwacz chose to ...
Educating Your Guests on Tonal Differences
How many times has a guest requested a color that just doesn’t make sense? Happens all the time because they really don’t understand all there is to know about coloring hair. They don’t understand that hair color can have ...
Candy Pop Hair Collection by William De Ridder
The Candy Pop hair collection by Master Stylist William De Ridder features a series of short and playful haircuts featuring pastel colors. "After the dark economic period in 2008, fashion designers brought back 'le joie de vivre' ...
FORMULA: Blue and Purple Color Melt
Paige Brubeck of Roots Salon, Atlanta, Georgia, caught our eye with this beautiful color melt. MODERN tracked her down to get the formula.Here she shares the HOW TO:Step 1: Bleach the roots using Redken Up To 7 with 30 volume developer. Process ...
COLOR CORRECTION: Box Ombre Fail to Totally FAB!
Katlin Starks (@hairbykatlin), a Master Designer Stylist at Regis Salon in Albuquerque, NM., had quite the challenge. "This client had not colored her hair in a year," says Startks. "She had new growth, plus red box color covered ...
TRANSFORMATION: Proper Copper
Alix Maya Clymer (@thereal_omgiloveyourhair), an artist at Shear Image Salon, Woodbridge, VA, has been a stylist "since I could sneak scissors and paint to play salon with my dolls," she says.When we saw this transformation, we ...