

Bed Head by TIGI Takes Over the Hard Rock Hotel Chicago for Lollapalooza
Bed Head by TIGI took over the Hard Rock Hotel in downtown Chicago on August 4th and 5th during the festival weekend, transforming the space into a destination for concert goers before and after the music festival.

Meet Daniel Mason-Jones In A Life By Perfect Design
Meet Daniel Mason-Jones, platform artist, educator, salon owner (and all around great guy), who courageously turned his life around.

Faded Apricot To Powerful Pink
Get the details for this dramatic makeover to powerful pink.

Babylights, Toning and Extensions To The Rescue
Get the details for this makeover, a result of babylights, toning and extensions.

MAKEOVER: Box Color To Long and Lovely Pink
Get the details for this dramatic makeover from box color to lovely pink by Lenna Kelly.

MAKEOVER: Faded Silver to Dimensional Peach
Get the details for this makeover from faded silver to dimensional peach.

Rainbow Fade to Hot Melt
Get the formula for this cool-to-warm color contrast.

2017 MODERN SALON 100: Ashley Crowe @astrowifey
It will never not be exciting to see someone achieve massive, well-deserved success, especially when it's someone so genuine, creative, humble and kind. Ashley Crowe, better known as her online persona @astrowifey, has created crazy-cool claws for the likes of Lady Gaga, Zoe Kravitz, Lily Allen, along with her local Chicago-based clientele.

2017 MODERN SALON 100: Jordan Heidenwith @jordanheidenwith
Jordan Heath Heidenwith is a color guru based in our own backyard of downtown Chicago. If you scroll through his feed, you'll see his keys for a successful photo are natural lighting, an urban-chic brick wall of a Chicago alley, and beautiful models. Really! Heidenwith consistently works with Ford Modeling Agency in Chicago for all model's hair services.

2017 MODERN SALON 100: Catherine Long @catherinelovescolor
Michigan-based blonding expert Catherine Long is a balayage QUEEN. We've been long-time followers of her for her icy, beautiful color work and gorgeous photos of her work. See why else we named her a 2017 MODERN SALON 100.

2017 MODERN SALON 100: Kristina Cheeseman @kristinacheeseman
We love repping the whole beauty community, but we feel a certain obligation to make sure our Midwestern neighbors get their well-deserved limelight. After a friend visited this MODERN SALON 100's honoree's salon in St. Louis, we found Kristina Cheeseman on Instagram and were blown away--literally. Cheeseman showcases many of her color creations in wind-blown stills, and we'll never stop obsessing over them.

2017 MODERN SALON 100: Anthony Negron @kinganthonyyyy
Anthony Negron, better known as @kinganthonyyyy on Instagram, has been winning over the MODERN SALON editors' hearts for quite some time due to his beautiful cut, color and styling work. His page is full of inspo for both men and women and you can always count on him to share multiple angles to get the full effect of his #hairdressermagic. See why else he earned a spot on our 2017 MODERN SALON 100.

2017 MODERN SALON 100: Dorthi Koscielniak @hairbydorthi
We have been following Dorthi Koscielniak on Instagram the moment she popped up into our feed. Her @hairbydorthi page is packed with beautiful bridal updos and special occasion styling—and to top it all off, she’s also incredibly kind and an all-around wonderful person. See why we’re loving this Chicago-based stylist and why she earned a spot on 2017’s MODERN SALON 100.

2017 MODERN SALON 100: Olivia Smalley @omgartistry
This MODERN SALON 100 honoree is as beautiful on the outside as she is on the inside. Beyond being a celebrity hair and makeup artist, blonde specialist, extension expert and more, Olivia Smalley creates seriously addicting videos of herself at work for social media, and has taught us many tricks when it comes to navigating various platforms.

2017 MODERN SALON 100: Chelsea Tyler Milligan @chelseamilliganhair
Pass the lightener! Chelsea Tyler Milligan is known for balayage, ombre and extensions, and we love her page for inspiration for all of the above!

Looking For - and Getting - Something New and Totally Different
Get the details for this "something new and totally different" look by Dionne Carmichael.

SalonCentric's Beauty Lounge Serves as a Styling Oasis During Lollapalooza
Under one roof inside one of the fest’s handful of guest lounges, the SalonCentric Beauty Lounge hosted Pravana, Pink Pewter and Artistic Nail Design. The beauty oasis amid the more chaotic festival outside its tree-lined enclave served up hair styling and colored extension applications to guest lounge attendees.




