Seamless Color Melting
According to colorists at diPietro Todd Salon, based in California’s Bay Area, seamless variation is what 2015 is all about. “With seamless color, we are mirroring the natural fluid beauty that exists in nature keeping color bright, ...
Summer Into Fall Color: Guy Auclair's Collection Inspired by New England
Guy Auclair calls his newest hair fashion collection Auclair En Plein Air, his signature interpretation of cut and color for late Summer-into-Fall 2015. The French art technique of ‘En Plein Air’ (painting in the open ...
by Anne Moratto
COLLECTION: 6 Men's Looks Featuring Length, Texture and an Urban Feel
This coming seaon is all about the individual, it's about stepping out from the crowd and being seen for your style and uniqueness, says Uros Mikic, Creative Director of Kinky Curly Straight and MATRIX Australia.During a recent trip to New ...
Why You NEED to Boost Your Bridal Updo Business
This month, as summer brides start counting their RSVPs and finalizing their seating arrangements, they’re also making their way into the salon for hair and makeup trials. Wowing her with your talent and special occasion expertise ...
Up From The Ashes
A devastating salon fire inspires Hot Tools’ Artistic Director Detra Smith to rebuild, reenergize and refocus for the new season.
Special Session
The hairstylists at the most recent Artist Session, MODERN’s two-day, hands-on photoshoot workshop, created special occasion silhouettes that would work for any bride, bridesmaid, prom, homecoming, red carpet or even the Kentucky Derby. ...
Updo How-To: Prep. Play. Perfect.
Prepping the hair is the most important part of any special-occasion look, according to Daniel Roldan, Matrix global artistic director. “You have to layer or cocktail product to build texture,” he ...
Zig Zag With "Ziggles" and "Zisps"
La Coupe's Zig Zag Collection was one of the most successful I ever produced. Zig zag parts gave a quilted effect to the hair, which went with the quilted fashions for Fall 1977.New ideas evolve slowly. It is always smart to go ...
Smart Style
Boasting unequivocally cool looks that transition from work to play, Smart Style, created by DASS Salon & Spa in Atlanta, puts the emphasis on healthy hair with gorgeous color and innovative styling. Jim Shaw, artistic ...
Glorious Undercuts From Toni&Guy
When it comes to men’s hairdressing the evolution is much slower than it is for women, says Ashley Berryhill, Toni&Guy education director, South Coast Plaza Academy and Toni&Guy art team member. Over the past couple years ...
Blue Beauty by Kat Zemtsova and Alana Tyler Slutsky
Blue Beauty is a fun and flirty collection featuring a striking haircolor look created by Kat Zemtsova and five accompanying makeup looks by T.E.. The different interpretations denounce the idea that bold hair color limits a ...
Sassoon Academy's New Hair Collection, The Group
The Sassoon Academy’s new hair collection, The Group, takes inspiration from J.D. Salinger’s iconic novel The Catcher in the Rye to create a space where Ivy League socialites meet the misfits of beat. Wholesome jocks and Vassar girls ...
Nu-Pop by Sassoon's International Creative Team
Where the ramshackle grunge of rock god Kurt Cobain meets the catwalk chic of ’60s supermodel Peggy Moffit, there’s Nu-Pop. A revolution of Sassoon’s most iconic haircut, the Five-Point, the International ...
The Revolution of Pop Art
A little bit of urban, a little bit of avant-garde, “The Revolution of Pop Art,” by 2008 NAHA winner and 10-time nominee Shirley Gordon is anything but boring. Inspired by pop culture icon Cyndi Lauper, these ...
Pretty in Punk
Rage, rebellion and revolution were the philosophy of the massive punk scene of the ’70s. Self-expression was at the sentiment of this movement—fueling the scene’s inspiring art, music and style. “Punk may not ...
Tropica: Aquage Resort 2015
Spring is upon us! Help your clients travel lightly by ditching the dryer and flatiron, and get inspired by these wet styling designs created by Luis Alvarez for Aquage. The new resort-inspired collection is designed to showcase clients ...
Triple Play: One Look, Three Ways to Wear It
Who says short hair can’t be versatile? Armed with the right stylers (she keeps Oribe Hair Care at arm’s length) Katie Manselle, of Asheville, North Carolina’s Ananda Hair Studio, was able to turn this chic, eargrazing crop ...