How-To
TRANSFORMATION: Grown Out Haircolor (3+ inches) to True Platinum
This client had grown out (3+ inches) of previously bleached hair and she requested an all-over true platinum. Don Dao, stylist who transformed this client with from drab to fab used Wella, Olaplex and Redken to create this icy, white color! ...
5 Tips for Creating the Ideal Geometric Haircut
Creating a geometric haircut takes time, dedication, precision and attention to detail.Paul Mitchell Guest Artist Casandra Cutter (@casandracutter) has created a number of geometric cuts on her Instagram page so MODERN asked her to provide us ...
How-To: Sweet Blonde to Fierce Red
For educators trying to brainstorm ways to keep students engaged and involved in classes, I.d Salon Owner Lori Panarello recommends getting the pupils involved in the decision-making process and outcome of cut, color and style."Our model ...
by Lauren Quick
FORMULA: Classic Mermaid
Sadie Gray (@sadiejcre8s) said something hit her seven or eight months ago. "Oh my goodness," she says, "I am not just coloring hair I am painting on a canvas that just happens to be moving constantly! It was right then and there ...
FORMULA: Pale Pink To Pale Peach Color Melt
MODERN caught up with Sonya Dove just moments following her stage presentation for the Haircolor Council presented during the most recent Intercoiffure Atelier held in Boca Raton, Florida. We LOVED all of her color designs, but this pale ...
TRANSFORMATION: Inspired By Kylie
Scott Wilson (@__swilson__ ) had a fun opportunity. "My client wanted a complete color change," says Wilson, based in Kilmarnock East Ayrshire, Scotland. "She liked the idea of balayage and ombre and also liked the idea of ...
TRANSFORMATION: Old School Ombre To New School Pretty Sombre
Melanie Shields (@melaniekshields), an artist at Colours Salon, Kahului, on Maui in Hawaii, tagged us with this amazing makeover and we just had to know more."My guest had permanent black hair color about 1 1/2 inches away from the ...
How to Make Wool Dreadlocks
There's a false perception that dreadlocks are easy to maintain when in actuality, they're anything but. Proper maintenance can be time-consuming and tedious; keeping dreadlocks clean and healthy is a lot more work than most people ...
by Lauren Quick
HOW TO: Sweet Caramel
Drew Noreen (@drewjnoreen) of Pucci Salon, Scottsdale, Arizona, posted this gorgeous balayage highlighted caramel finish and we just had to know more."Jamie is a regular client of mine who I see about once every three months for a color a ...
Visual Guide to Contouring Based on 6 Face Shapes
Contouring is a buzzword of sorts in the beauty world right now. Love them or hate them, but the Kardashians really made the makeup technique a trend in its own right.But if you're looking to up your tickets, makeup could be the answer. ...
by Lauren Quick
How-To: Fishtail Twisted Updo (+Video!)
Looking for time-efficient, beautiful upstyles for prom and bridal season? Fave4 is here to help!The latest in Fave4's GoPro education series, the video is from Blohaute Founder Amanda Diedrich's perspective and features a twisted ...
by Lauren Quick
HOW-TO: "Spring is in the Hair" Color (Using Pravana and Olaplex!) & Geometric Cut
What do you do with an awesome haircut? You add awesome haircolor!That’s exactly what award-winning salon owner and PRAVANA Guest Artist James Gartner (Instagram: @gartnerjames) decided to do after falling in love with this haircut dubbed ...
Debunking 3 Balayage Myths
Eva Scrivo, of Eva Scrivo Salons, is known as the “Master of Balayage.” In addition to training numerous hair color and cutting experts within her own company, she has served as an elite educator and consultant for the industry's ...
How-To: Bubblegum Pink Haircolor
When a client says she wants to go pink, you go pink.Jessica Rivera, stylist at Aurelio Salon, had a natural level 5 client with level 4-8 color make one such request. Rivera decided Goldwell Elumen would pull off the bubblegum pink her client ...
by Lauren Quick
HOW TO: "She Lets Me Do My Thing"
"My guest Ali is the one who loves being the first one to try out my new color ideas and experiments and has always supported me in my career by letting me express myself creatively," says Christian Ariel (@christianxariel), an artist ...
8 Ways to Take Ombre to the Next Level
Many people think Ombre haircolor is on its way out, but in the opinion of Gina Bianca, owner of Gina Bianca Hair in Southington, CT, ombre is the base for many of today’s trends."The dark natural roots and lightness at the ends gives ...
HOW-TO: Double Rainbow Mohawk Cut and Color
When Jo Dunham contacted stylist Anya Goy (rainbowhaircolour.com) about getting her hair colored in rainbows, Goy knew exactly where to draw her inspiration – a pair of Katwise inspired jumperlings in Dunham’s Etsy Shop!If you visit ...