How-To
TRANSFORMATION: Correcting A Home Ombre
Yesenia Leks (@LXHairStudio), owner of LX Hair Studio, Houston Heights, Texas, shares the behind the scenes story of this dramatic makeover by artist Rossy V:"When our new client walked in, we were all greeted with a mess. When we inquired ...
COLOR CORRECTION: Ashy-Blonde Balayage
This client came to the D-Rock Salon (DRockSalon) looking for an ashy, melted blonde balayage. Salon owner and master stylist, Don Dao took her and transformed her hair into just that with a tasteful balayage application.Here he shares the HOW ...
The Mermaid Melt
Kasey O'Hara Skrobe (@hairbykaseyoh) of The Hair After, Westminster, Maryland says that it wasn't easy getting everyone to be brave enough to do the bold colors in her small town. "Now over 80% of my clientele has mermaid hair or ...
How-To Video: Smokestack Color with Pravana Vivids Black
Pravana's new Vivids Black additive is the star of this multi-dimensional color by Pravana Artistic Color Director Vadre Grigsby.The dark addition to the Vivids family allows stylists to deepen, darken or dim Vivids shades. Vibrant shades ...
by Lauren Quick
THE FIX: Home Bleach "Job" To Pro Sombre
Brittnie Garcia (@makeupbyfrances) of Ca Looks (@ca_looks), Visalla, California, says "My new client came in with previously home bleached hair and needed me to "fix it". Here she shares the HOW TO:STEP 1: Cut an inch off the ...
TRANSFORMATION: Fall Dimension
Jake Tafoya (@jakethegreat_88), owner of The Mod Labb, Dallas, Texas, wowed us with this transformation that we found on his Instagram feed after tagging #modernsalon. We had to know more. "This client requested something a bit ...
TRANSFORMATION: Faded Blonde to Pink Champagne
Hortencia Rodriguez (@stylisthr) of Jasko Schroeder Salon, Menlo Park, California, says she "does hair for the smile my client gives me. To have the ability to make people feel better about themselves is truly a joy!!"Here she ...
TRANSFORMATION: Golden To Platinum
Nasha Sanchez (@HairbyNasha), an artist at Vivian's Unisex in Miami, Fl, says working as a stylist has helped her come out of her shell. "I feel accomplished when I get through a difficult color project and see how the clients just ...
THE SAVE: One Tough Ombré
We're thinking that the 'before' photo was an hombré--an attempt to create an ombré at home--but fortunately for this guest, Lydia Deyle @Lydiadeyleglam was up to the challenge."My client was a Level 2 with faded bleached ends. ...
by Anne Moratto
HOW-TO: Yellow Blonde to Lived-In Sombre
Not all blondes were created equally.Brittany Gonzalez (@hairbybrittanyy) of Habit Salon in Gilbert, Arizona had a client come in to her with very brassy yellow blonde hair with a natural base of level 8. Gonzalez took her client from "drab ...
by Jamie Newman
Guy Tang's Silver Superhero Makeover Transformation
Guy Tang is obsessed with Kenra Color Silver Metallics! Designed for pre-lightened hair, Kenra Color's Silver and Violet Metallics offer artistry and creativity while providing a blue or violet reflection. Available in permanent ...
Going Gray: Affinage Introduces '5 Shades of Grey Kit'
Affinage introduces its "5 Shades of Grey Kit," which includes everything a colorist needs to achieve trendy silvery gray locks. It comes with shades from the Infiniti Gothic series, which are deposit-only permanent colors enriched ...
by Jamie Newman
TRANSFORMATION: The Pro To Pro Refresh
Alisha Jared (@alishajaredhairartistry) from Siren Salon in Vancouver, WA loves a good transformation. "I live for the minute I can put a before and after side by side and see the change," she says. "As a hairstylist, we can be ...
TRANSFORMATION: TransitioningTo Fall
Jillain Salomone (@jillainhair_mua & @jluxesalon), owner of j.luxe Salon, Syracuse, NY, says "My client came in with a washed out summer blonde shade. It was now time to transition into fall, and richen up her color. We decided that we ...
PARIS FASHION WEEK: Techno Rock N' Roll with Wella
Music and the collection’s mashup of pop art color and rock ‘n’ roll edge was the creative inspiration for the high impact, multi textured style hair look at ACME’s SS16 Paris Fashion Week Show.“We’ve taken ...
by Anne Moratto
Haircolor Research: Understanding Your Color Clients, Your Color Business
To help color professionals grasp and grow their haircolor potential, MODERN SALON Media conducted a comprehensive, exclusive PROCESS HAIRCOLOR RESEARCH STUDY, surveying both consumers and salon professionals, in order to deliver the most ...
TRANSFORMATION: Cool Sombre
"My client came in with about 4 inches of regrowth and undesired brass/orange tones from previous permanent color," says Marissa Madsen (@hairbymarissasue) a master stylist and blonde specialist at Habit Salon (@habitsalon), Gilbert, ...