Color

MAKEOVER: From Classic Blonde To Tasteful Pastel Pink

This client, used to a natural look with classic blonde highlights or balayage, decided to try something fun. Get the details for her new pastel pink finish by George Johnson.

MAKEOVER: Major Upgrade In 2 Steps

Daniel Mora creates amazing transformations using tasteful foil placement and uncomplicated formulations, allowing the client to style her hair to let the color pop or disappear. This makeover is perfect example of his technique.

MAKEOVER: Color Fix For That Naughty Client

This client spent a year not taking care of her hair and using products not designed to care for color treated locks. One of MODERN's favorite stylists came to the rescue.

Section Hair in a Star for Stunning Color Results

Vibrant color specialist Sydney Anne Lopez demos her sectioning technique to achieve a beautiful color blend.

How to Prevent Color Fade from Heat Damage

Colorist Constance Robbins is best known as the queen of red hair color. In this video tutorial, Robbins demos a blowout using Dyson's Supersonic hair dryer Professional edition to prevent color fade.

Is Water Wrecking Your Hair Color?

Mineral buildup from hard water can turn gorgeous hair color into a nightmare. Malibu C has a solution to give every client predictable, long-lasting color.

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Vanilla Blonde Balayage: Process, Formulas, and Tips for Success

We just love the work of this UK-based colorist. She shares some great strategies for creating your best color work and most beautiful balayage finishes.

Julianne Hough Gets Bobbed

The latest in this shape shifters looks, created by her friend and super stylist, Riawna Capri.

CORRECTION: Bands and Bleeds To Cool Blonde Melt

This client was looking for a cool blonde melt but banding and bleed spots made it a challenge. Get the color correction details from one of MODERN's favorite artists.

Color Tweak For That "Once A Year" Client

Get the details for this gentle conversion on a client that gets her hair colored just once each year.

Class in Session: Goldwell's New Color System Plays Well with Others

Colorists can grab their paint cans and create a beautiful masterpiece, thanks to Goldwell’s new Elumen Play and Elumen Care Collection.

How to Blend a Harsh Foil Line Using a Root Melt

In this video tutorial, colorist Ellie Toia creates a shadow root to blend her client's grownout color and give her a more natural lived-in blonde using Schwarzkopf Professional's new line, tbh—true, beautiful, honest.

Modern Salon Top Articles of 2019

2019 was full of new trends and reimagining the classics, and our top articles of the year prove it! From curtain bangs to the mullet (yes, that’s a thing in 2019), the trends and techniques this year were big! Missed some? Now’s your chance to catch up.

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A Colorful Collaboration: Paul Mitchell Color Outside the Lines Winners Photo Shoot

The grand prize winners of this annual color competition had the once-in-a lifetime opportunity to work with Paul Mitchell artists to create some beautiful, stop-and-stare hair during a photo shoot.

What Is Really Causing Your Color to Fade?

These might be the reasons your color isn't lasting

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Hair Color Makeover: Easing Into Gray

There comes a tipping point for many clients when they have to decide whether they want to sign up for the ongoing commitment of gray coverage. Learn how to transition a client into a cool blonde that will blend seamlessly with the existing gray.

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Bring Blondes Back to Life with Malibu C

California colorist Kelly Naso knows a thing or two about healthy, shiny blonde hair. In this video, Naso shares her secret two-step recipe to maintaining and revitalizing blondes using Malibu C.