How-To
FORMULA: Silver To Sea Foam
Angelique Stanford (@hairbyangelique) of Butterfly Loft salon (@butterflyloftsalon) in Los Angeles, CA, changed her client into a futuristic superhero, with this seafoam green with silvery roots. The hair was pre-lightened the day ...
HOW-TO: Winter Ice Haircolor
New to Nashville, Tennessee, this client wanted to go platinum. "She had a previous on-scalp lightening service but still needed some uneven levels of lift corrected and refined," says Sarah Crews, Nashville hairstylist/Kerastase Tech ...
PEEK-A-BOO Orchid Haircolor
Marisa Marquez (@hairbymarisam) a stylist professional at Sun Spa Salon Middletown, NY, created this Peek-a-boo orchid bob for her client who "wanted to spice up her dark hair but still keep it age appropriate since she's a mother of ...
Stylist Selfie: Blonde To Metallic Dimension
Maggie Ly (@Hairstylust) of David's Hair and Nail Design in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, specializes in haircolor and haircuts working mostly with Asian hair."Asian hair is usually course and strong," she says. "It can be ...
Accentuate the Base for a New Spring Color Service
For a great new spring color concept, accentuate the base, instead of breaking it, says David Barron, owner of Barron’s London Salon in Atlanta, Georgia.“Spring is a transition period between the darker colors of winter and the ...
MANNEQUIN MONDAY: Getting Busy
One of MODERN's favorite artists, Cassandra McGlaughlin (@cassandraplatinum), owner of Salon Platinum, Tampa, Florida, along with her colleague Dominique Limone (limonetree), are inspiring hairdressers and colorists with a program ...
HOW-TO: Drab to Baby Blonde
Using a combination of balayage and traditional foils, Robert Thomsen of Shapes & Colours Salon in Albany, New York, took this client’s drab level-5 base and grown-out highlights into a shimmering new buttery-gold, honey blonde. His ...
HOW-TO: Seamless Ombre
Tara Navarro of Lavish Salon, Rancho Cucamonga, California, is getting a great local rep for fabulous, seamless, two-toned ombre. Here’s how she does it on level 4/5 hair:1. Apply Redken Flash Lift lightener with 20-volume developer to ...
Join the Wave-A-Loution of New-Generation Perms
At Fabian’s in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Fabian Bordelon took Keune’s new Keratin Curl and Keratin Volume treatments and transformed them into a “Wave-a-loution.” His new services, which rely on new-generation perms for ...
What Color Personality is Your Client: Whisper, Talk or Scream?
At Yellow Strawberry in Sarasota, Florida, salon owner Richard Weintraub says spring 2015 trends are all about noticeable blondes and redheads to remember. “We’re predicting a much warmer spring and summer,” says ...
100 Years of Black Hairstyles in One Minute
The Cut has done it again. In part two of their 100 Years of Beauty series, African American model Marshay recreates 10 more beauty trends from 1910 to 2010. Watch the mesmerizing video ...
HOW-TO: Magenta Berry Swirl Bob
Mary Ott (@maryhanna65), of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania loves to cut, carve and color manes daily. For Client Becky, Ott has had quite a journey: "She started with a virgin head of hair and down to her waist," says Ott. "On ...
FORMULA: Adding Dimension and Drama
Michelle Galvan (@hairbymimigal), an artist at Seasons SalonSpa, in Redlands, California, had an opportunity to add some life and dimension to client Camille's hair, an existing client who came in as a natural level 2, with hair grown ...
FORMULA: Purple To Lavender Color Melt
Ash Fortis (@XOstylistXO), of the G Patton Salon, Norfolk, Virgina, had an opportunity to truly transform her client, giving her some fun colors for 2015. Here she offers the how to: STEP 1: Apply Redken Flash Lift with 30 ...
FORMULA: New Year Purple
Alisia Jarae (@jaraeroe) a hairstylist at Universal Hair Gallery, Fort Washington, Maryland, was not expecting her client to come in and say she wanted purple hair. "It caught me off guard," says Jarae, "She said she wanted ...
Pompadour Fade With a Hard Part by Jason Reyes
Jason Reyes (@iliketocuthair) is a Paul Mitchell artist and educator who teaches the fine points of classic barbering, along with proper use of the tools to achieve these fine finishes. His work on Instagram includes this sleek pomp fade.MODERN ...
by Anne Moratto
TRANSFORMATION: Going For Depth and Dimension
"As a stylist, I feel like the most important thing is to make sure our guests feel and look good at all times," says Dominique Limone (@limonetree), a senior designer at Platinum Salon in Tampa, Florida and a national educator ...