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SKIN CARE: Diagnosis - The Key to the Perfect Facial

Lydia Sarfati, the queen of skin care and founder of Repechage, says that the proper diagnosis is imperitive in ANY skin care service and will ultimately help in retail sales.In addition to looking at the skin closely, Sarfati advises that all ...

FORMULA: Sherbet Root Shadow/Melt

"Pastel colors are amazing, the trouble is they are often more high maintenance than fashion colors," says Heggy Gonzalez (@heggyhair) of the Aveda Institute, Provo (Utah). "They tend to fade a lot faster, not just because ...

HOW-TO: Color Balancing For Dimension

Wendy Bond, Artistic Director of Lakme, is one of the most creative colorists and best educators in the industry.Earlier today MODERN stopped by and held a very successful PERISCOPE with her while she was "playing around" in the ...

5 Tips To Instagram Stardom

Dominique Limone (@LimoneTree), a senior stylist at Platinum Salon, Tampa, Florida, was making a presentation on behalf of Paul Mitchell at the CosmoProfBeauty "Best Of The Best" show held this week in Darien, Connecticut. More than ...

TRANSFORMATION: Copper To Dimensional Dusty Pastel

"Maddy is a sassy young lady who works in marketing," says Karen Lewis (@Blondieshair) of Blondies Of Melbourne, Fitzroy, Melbourne, Australia. "She had been thinking about changing her hair for a while but after having her ...

HOW-TO: Mint Meltaway Green Haircolor Makeover

This client underwent a major change - from blonde to minty green for spring! According to colorist Steven Robertson (@stevenrobertsonhair), his client has been an all-over highlight her entire life. One day after he gave her new highlights, he ...

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How to Turn Your Front Desk Into a Profit Center

Front desk employees are one of the most valuable aspects of your business. Your front desk should do more than just answer phones, book appointments, and ring-out clients. If that’s all that they do, then they are a cost center: an ...

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FORMULA: Balayage and Toning For The Perfect Blonde

Renee Spinale (@___thedollhouse) of Wakefield, Mass, sent in this gorgeous pix which is made so much more magical with proper toning. Her guest arrived with level 6 all over and some outgrown foils which had lifted to a brassy level 9. To ...

Coachella-Inspired Nail Art

Weekend 1 of Coachella is this weekend, so there is no better time to ready your clients for the SoCal music festival than some Coachella-inspired nail art, courtesty of Mars the Salon nail artist Ayumy Namaizawa. Click through ...

Spring/Summer Makeup How-Tos: Peach Dusk and Amethyst Dawn

Aveda introduces its limited edition Spring/Summer 2016 Makeup Collection Indian Sunset, creating the next chapter in the ‘no-makeup look’—a pretty face with subtle color perfectly highlighting the face’s natural ...

GET THE LOOK: Charlize Theron at the MTV Movie Awards with GHD

Celebrity Hairstylist Enzo Agileri for ghd created this modern, minimalistic look for Charlize Theron to compliment the actress's Alexander McQueen dress. To create the look, blowdry hair using the ghd air with a round brush. Next, use ...

Red, Red Wine

Cristen Smith (@cristen_smith) a hairstylist and Fave4 Style Expert works out of Serene Salon in south Florida. This merlot color she created "makes us want to drink red wine!""My  client comes every six weeks and does ...

PRO TO PRO - MOTHER TO DAUGHTER: A Color Journey To Pastel Pink

Tammy Muniz (@rouge22salon) recently opened her own Chattanooga, Tenn., salon within the "Sola Salons" with daughter Lauren Muniz (@iamtheloud1). Muniz is causing quite the stir with this beautiful makeover on Tammy's youngest ...

TRANSFORMATION: Getting The Green Light To Go Silver

Penny Fair (@penny_theyoungamerican) of The Young American Salon, Old Town Tustin, California says that long time client Miya, a musician, had to get her hair done at a different salon when Fair was unavailable.  "Unfortunately ...

TRANSFORMING TO ROSE GOLD: Striking But Soft On The Eye

Presley Poe (@presleypoe) a Platform artist and Artistic Educator based at The Parlour in St. John's  Portland, Oregon, specializes in color corrections had an opportunity to do something interesting with this client. ...

TRANSFORMATION: Nice Blonde To Rooty Icy Melt

Cyrell Cook  (@hair_by_love) of Mane Trendz Salon, Austin, TX,  shares that "This client had a terrible last experience at the salon leaving her with a sensitive scalp and a 3-4 inch level 7-8 yellow band that was extremely ...

Gem Of A Transformation For A Gem Of A Client

"My client - or gem, as I refer to them - is the daughter of another gem of mine," says Ang Holland (@hairbyangholland ) of Pricilla's Hair N Nail Salon, Peru, Indiana. "She's 15, and her mom is all about letting her ...