Refresh Your Space for Spring
When was the last time you actually visited a store in person just to browse? Seems long ago, right? In our digital world, almost everything can be done via the click of a mouse with the help of a few peer reviews but there are some things that ...
Cut Hair Better, Immediately: Tip #10 of 10
Tip number 10 on my list of the things you can do RIGHT NOW to be a better haircutter is to take better care of your tools. “A craftsman is only as good as his tools,” is an old saying. Although I believe you can create amazing ...
by Ivan Zoot
Rockin’ Grannies in My Chair
An 80-year old woman marched up to my styling chair with curly, fire engine red hair, long nails, and in better shapes than most women forty years her junior. “I don’t want an old lady ‘do’ she said as a conversation ...
VIDEO: Larisa Love's Favorite Photo and Video Apps
Larisa Love sat down with MODERN SALON's Editor in Chief Alison Alhamed at ColorFest during America's Beauty Show in Chicago to talk social media tips are her favorite photo- and video-editing apps to use on Instagram.Her list ...
by Jamie Newman
An Invite to the Most Beautiful Party in Hollywood: The Bio Ionic Style Awards, April 24th
Bio Ionic partnered with MODERN SALON and L’Oréal-owned distributor SalonCentric on a nationwide hunt to give one hairstylist the biggest break of their career. The top four lucky hairstylists selected from the #MYBIGBREAK Instagram ...
by Anne Moratto
5 Phrases That Will Transform Your Relationship with Your Clients
At America’s Beauty Show this past weekend, stylists Kelly Bileddo and Rod Sickler of Sexy Hair hosted a class called, “Men Mean Business,” where they offered five key phrases that can drastically improve your relationship with your male and female clients.
Global Beauty Masters Invites ABS Attendees to Compete in the Show
The biggest battle of the strands came to America’s Beauty Show in Chicago this weekend. Global Beauty Masters, a television show on TLC that features the most extreme hair, makeup and competition of all time, invited attendees to audition ...
MODERN Distributes Healthy Hairdresser Goodie Bags at ABS - They Went Fast!
If you showed up to America’s Beauty Show in Chicago early on Sunday, March 13, you may have been one of the lucky 500 people to get a complimentary Healthy Hairdresser goodie bag and magazine! In each goodie bag we included a refillable ...
How to Manage Your Business Online and in a Mobile World
With the hundreds of classes that take place at America’s Beauty Show in Chicago, one of the first to kick off the event was a class called, How to Manage Your Business in a Mobile World by Millennium Systems ...
Cut Hair Better, Immediately: Tip #9 of 10
Tip number nine on my list of the things you can do RIGHT NOW to be a better haircutter is to cut with product in the hair. Some haircutters shampoo every client before every cut. Other cutters just hydrate hair by way of a water spray bottle ...
by Ivan Zoot
Meet the 2016 BCL Experience NextGen Artists!
This year's Beauty Changes Lives (BCL) Experience on March 12, 2016, at Soldier Field in Chicago, will feature an array of NextGen mentorship-based teams styling models for an inspired runway presentation. American Crew, CND, Matrix, ...
by Lauren Quick
NovaLash LASHoff Winners Announced
On a Friday night in late February, brand ambassadors, educators and lash artists gathered at Houston’s Hotel ZaZa for NovaLash’s sixth annual LASHoff Awards (and yes, there were more voluminous, thick, perfect sets of lashes on ...
by Jamie Newman
Award-Winning Actor Alan Cumming to Host 2016 North American Hairstyling Awards
The Professional Beauty Association (PBA), producer of the North American Hairstyling Awards (NAHA), announced Tony Award-winning actor Alan Cumming, well-known for his roles as Eli Gold on The Good Wife, Nightcrawler in the X-Men series ...
by Anne Moratto
Tips from the Top: Industry Leaders Share Advice on Succeeding in Beauty School and Beyond
Editor's Picks: Student Submissions
Want the opportunity to be published? Take a pic of your best hairstyle, nail or makeup design, a look from a hair competition or an image from a recent photoshoot and upload to the community section on modernsalon.com. Once your photos are ...
Artist Session: Red Carpet Classics
The artists attending MODERN’s most recent Artist Session photoshoot workshop fell naturally into two hair design groups: Half chose to go extreme (to be featured in an upcoming issue) while the other half created sophisticated, elegant designs perfect for any red-carpet event.
Creativity, Extended: Extensions How-To
When properly colored, styled and applied, extensions can make the difference between a good finish and a great finish, allowing endless opportunities for both the professional and the client. Gone are the days of clients waiting weeks for their ...