Career

What is Periscope, and How Can it Help Your Career?

Scoping Things OutIn the ever-changing social media landscape, new app Periscope lets you connect with people in real-time—but how can this help your career? Kelly Ehlers, president of social media firm Ideas that Evoke, helps make sense ...

Tips from the Top: Industry Leaders Share the Ins and Outs of a Successful Career in Beauty

Managing Stress at the Salon

Stress on the job has been shown in study after study to be a major source of health problems. Salon professionals have always been fortunate that a major reason people report feeling stress on the job—a fear of being fired or laid ...

Academy Tour: Heather Chapman Braids & Bridal Workshop

Passion-PerfectAttending a class led by Heather Chapman is likely different than classes you’ve been a part of. First off—she’s particular. Even in her kit list, Chapman indicates specific brands of hairspray (and where ...

5 Strategies to Improve Your Male Clients' Salon Experience

This summer, men are looking for versatile styles and a convenient salon experience that won’t slow them down.

New Volumizing Products from Schwarzkopf Professional

Va-Va-VolumeVolume is the focus of Schwarzkopf Professional’s newest range of products. The additions include: BC Volume Boost Shampoo: features a silicone-free formula that replenishes hair cells from cuticle to cortex and seals ...

How Hair Growth Patterns, Face Shape and Facial Features Influence Your Male Client's Haircut

Told more times than he can even recall by celebrity superstars like Paul Newman, Johnny Carson, Steve McQueen, and Freddie Prinze that he “saved their hair,” Jim Markham, transformed the way men cut, cared for and styled their ...

Beauty Changes Lives Names Dr. Howard Murad the 2016 Legacy Award Honoree

The Beauty Changes Lives Foundation (BCL) announced that Dr. Howard Murad?, founder of Murad skincare products, will be its 2016 Legacy Award honoree at a celebratory reception at Cosmoprof, Sunday, July 12, 2015. The award has previously ...

Share Toys and Play Well With Others

When faced with adversity in the salon, telling others how to behave is a knee jerk reaction that backfires. It’s best to keep cool. I know, easier said than done when someone hurls a real stinger at you. I made a breakthrough when I ...

Don't Miss This: TIGI World Release 2015

Save the date! TIGI World Release 2015 is August 22-25, 2015, at the Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. TIGI’s International Creative Team, led by Anthony Mascolo, will be unveiling the 2016 collection and latest product release ...

Pevonia Myoxy-Caviar Timeless Repair Cream

Youthful GlowMyoxy-Caviar Timeless Repair Cream from Pevonia rejuvenates skin and smoothes wrinkles as a moisturizing treatment. Cream restores essential nutrients, stimulates cellular metabolism and oxygenates skin that is mature, dull, ...

Crack Hair Mist

Crack Hair Mist is a leave-in conditioner and styling aid that features a lightweight formula that doesn't weigh down hair. This product is ideal for all hair types, including fine hair. Crack hair mist can be used in-between shampoos to ...

BEHIND THE COVER: Color Flair

It was a fun frenzy at the model casting for MODERN’s most recent Artist Session. The two-day photoshoot workshop hosted more than 80 hopeful top beauty models at the Water Street Studio in New York City.Alabama-based artist Detra Smith, ...

HOW-TO: Martin Parsons' Conceal, Connect Updo

Are there ageless updos, styles that work for just about any client, of any age? Many silhouettes can be tweaked to be either more modern and sophisticated or younger and less structured. MODERN reached out to the King of Updos, Martin Parsons, ...

How-To: Gatsby-Inspired Bridal Updo

Increasingly often, brides are requesting styles that are more formal for their ceremony but can be transitioned to looser, playful styles for the reception (can you blame them?).Geneva Cowen, artistic director for Sam Villa, created ...

HOW-TO: Martin Parsons' Fringed French Twist

Are there ageless updos, styles that work for just about any client, of any age? Many silhouettes can be tweaked to be either more modern and sophisticated or younger and less structured. MODERN reached out to the King of Updos, Martin Parsons, ...

DJ Victory Turns 3 Clients into “Glamour Grams,” Proving There’s No Such Thing as “Age Appropriate”

If you follow MODERN on social, chances are you’ve seen the name DJ Victory, owner of Enzos Salon & Spa in Ohio. She’s known for sporting beautiful pastels in her own hair and for creating avant garde color finishes and inspiring ...