How-To
HOW-TO: Effortless Texture, Carefree Curls
THE CLIENT: Shireen wants hair that matches her eclectic, unique personality. Perfectly positioned curls have never been on her wish list; she washes her hair every third day and wants to maintain an effortlessly cool curl style. ...
HOW-TO: Touchably Soft Curls
THE CLIENT: Katie wants an easy, bouncy, go-to curl style that she can create in the morning before rushing off to teach school. We all know how stressful washing hair in the morning can be! There’s never enough time to get it ...
HOW-TO: Voluminous Waves, No Salt Water Required!
THE CLIENT: Moria loves how her hair looks when she's at the beach after swimming in the ocean, but hasn't be able to replicate the look without a curling iron... or taking a flight somewhere! She's craving waves without the ...
Formula How-To: Blonde Balayage Highlights
Jay Wesley Olson (@jaywesleyolson), national colorist for L’Oreal Professionnel and owner of The Bespoke Salon in Scottsdale, AZ, shares his methods for creating stunning and natural balayage highlights.Formulas ...
3 New Styles You Can Achieve Without Cutting Hair
The New Year typically prompts clients (and you) to rethink health, happiness and hair, among other things. What worked in 2014? What didn't? How can we shake things up this year?For a client who isn't ready to completely revamp her look ...
by Lauren Quick
TRANSFORMATION: Color and Texture For Fashion
Joleen Sodaro ( @hairgeniejo), a stylist at Hue Salon and Boutique, Panama City, Florida often collaborates with a local photographer (@hellomisslovely) Autumn Beury and local makeup artist (@tinabeenz) Christina Engman for different ...
COLOR CORRECTION: Home School Dip Dye To Cherry Color Melt
Ashley Dorr (@ashleyatzenful) who works at Zenful Day Spa and Salon of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho had quite a challenge. "Alexis came in to see me to get rid of her 'at home' ombre job," says Dorr. "I am not sure exactly ...
HOW TO: Cute Platinum Pearl Pixie
Mary Ott (@maryhanna65), of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania loves to cut, carve and color manes daily. "I would have to say my true passion is styling," she says. "I've always loved the art in all the shapes that one can create ...
Mannequin Monday: Formula On These Amazing Color Designs
One of MODERN's favorite artists, Cassandra McGlaughlin (@cassandraplatinum) is a top colorist, artist and educator. Owner of Platinum, Tampa, Florida, McGlaughlin is a renowned in-salon artist and a Paul Mitchell National Color Educator. ...
TRANSFORMATION: Help Via Color and Extensions
"This client came to me with fusions in her hair," says Natasha Castillo (@classysassysalontx) of the Classy and Sassy Salon, Plano, Texas. "I removed them and this is the damage it caused. Her hair used to be in great ...
TRANSFORMATION: Caramel Dimension
"My sister is low maintenance when it comes to her hair," says Erin Doumert (@erindoumert), owner of Salon Elle, La Jolla, California. "She wanted something done to her hair but didn't want to have to maintain it. She is a ...
FORMULA: The Prettiest Icy Pink Ever
Tracy Vasquez of Scotch Bonnet Hair Studio, West Palm Beach, Florida, specializes in precision razor cutting, curly hair and creative hair color.Model Sherri came looking for something fun and a bit more edgy. Vasquez transitioned Sherri ...
FORMULA: Pecan and Butterscotch Blends
Miriam Ortega (@studio410artonhair), owner of Studio 410 of Dallas, Texas, accepted a color correction challenge that caught our eye."Brenda arrived with a fried, over-processed, broken orange-from-hell bleach botch job," Ortega ...
FORMULA: Adding Dimension To Box Color Junkie
Gina Bianca (@the_hair_doctor) of Gina Bianca Hair (@ginabiancahair), Southington, Connecticut, had an opportunity to create some magic on a box color client looking for something new and professional. "She had very fine hair," ...
TRANSFORMATION: From Bombshell Blonde To Bombshell Red
It can be confusing...but also quite exciting. One of your favorite clients walks in with gorgeous color (that YOU created) and wants something very different."Krissy likes to change her hair all the time," says Jessy Hayes ...
COLOR CORRECTION: Back To Normal
Alyssa Wiener (@lysseon) of STYLIN' Norwalk, CT, had a challenge...not her first! One of her "fashion color" clients let everything grow (and fade) out. When she made her appointment to get her hair "back to normal" for ...
TRANSFORMATION: Unicorn Beauty
Lien Ngu-Jovel (IG: @lien_ngu), a stylist and wax specialist at Looks Hair Design in State College, PA, has been in the beauty industry for more than 13 years. Custom coloring; balayage, ombre finishes and body waxing are just ...