Love Conquers All: Non-Profit Love Out Lavender Calls on the Creativity of Stylists to Defeat Cancer
Colored ribbons have become the international symbol of support and awareness for a wide array of causes, not least of which is cancer. Every type of cancer is aligned with a color—pink for breast cancer and gold for childhood cancer for ...
Going the Distance: 94-Year-Old Stylist has Worked 75 Years in Cosmetology
When you're doing what you love, retirement might not be the thing that makes you happiest.This seems to be the case for 94-year-old Faye Wright of Weslaco, Texas. Wright earned her cosmetology license in January 1940 and is still styling ...
by Lauren Quick
Luxury Brand Partners Welcomes New Vice President International Sales
Luxury Brand Partners is excited to announce that Jay Morris has joined the company as its new vice president of international sales. In this newly created role, Morris will be responsible for the management and expansion of all LBP brands in ...
by Stacey Soble
Research Confirms That Wearing Black Makes You Appear More Attractive, Intelligent and Confident
Hairstylists have long been aware of the benefits of wearing black – it’s classic, a little mysterious and, perhaps most important, slimming. A recent study offers further proof that rocking a black wardrobe is even more powerful ...
New Technique: Calligraphy Cut Creates Volumized, Textured Hair with Specially-Designed Angled Blade
A hairdressing technique that creates volume, texture and bounce without split ends has become available through a new cutting tool. The precision-sharp pen-shaped tool and the technique for using it are called Calligraphy Cut. Introduced in ...
MODERN SALON Announces 2015 Excellence in Education Top Honorees
MODERN SALON Media Vice President/Group Publisher Steve Reiss announced the 2015 Excellence in Education top honorees on Saturday, October 24, 2015, at the AACS Annual Convention & Expo in Phoenix, Arizona. Excellence in ...
by Lauren Quick
Salon Fashion Designs By Salon PROS!
Jae Lace (@jae_lace) is a New Jersey based fashion company created by two sisters with a vision. Cassandra DeRosa has joined forces with sister Lacey to form the brand that is all about the love of hair, sensitively designed for the hairdressing ...
Paul Stafford for Denman Performs at The Alternative Hair Show in London
Three-time winner of Northern Irish Hairdresser of the Year, Paul Stafford performed in front of thousands at this year's Alternative Hair Show in London on behalf of Denman.The segment that he collaborated on, called Outcasts, was punky, ...
by Jamie Newman
Top Reasons For Tattoo Removal
It is reported that approximately 40% of Americans ages 18-29 sport "ink". Just look around any salon and you may think that number is higher!!!!In a recent survey by Syneron-Candela, attitudes toward people with tattoos were ...
Pai-Shau Presents the Holiday Ritual Box
This holiday season, Pai-Shau presents The Ritual Box, an eye-catching, elongated 25.5" x 4" purple gift box filled with five new weightless Pai-Shau haircare products, for luxurious salon retailing and to encourage repeat ...
Redken Exchange to Relocate to a New Fifth Avenue Space in March
After 20 years at its 565 Fifth Avenue location, the Redken Exchange is set to move several blocks down the street to a new location on Fifth Avenue, 404 Fifth Avenue. Designed by Allen + Killcoyne Architects, the new 9,100 square-foot ...
by Jamie Newman
Obituary: Charles “C.B.” Bernard Sullivan, Jr., 1949-2015
On the afternoon of October 7th, 2015, C.B. Sullivan, Jr. of Thousand Oaks, CA died from a sudden illness while traveling in Colorado. His family was at his side at the time of his passing. He was 66 years old.C.B. was born in Manchester, New ...
by Anne Moratto
Mother/Daughter Braiding Party Fundraiser at Calm, A Salon
Eryn Harrison, owner of Calm, A Salon in Oakland, CA, raised over $1,100 in ticket sales by hosting two Mother/Daughter Braiding Parties. Proceeds benefited local school to support vital programs from math to library activities to help ...
by Anne Moratto
HALLOWEEN HOW-TO: Pretty Fishy Mermaid by Kara Lynne
A five-minute tutorial from Beauty by Kara, makeup artist and stylist Kara Lynne Curcio, illustrates the creation of her "Pretty Fishy Mermaid." Get ready to hit the waves with this magical creature ...
by Anne Moratto
Glow Dry Oil from Redken
Glow Dry style enhancing blow-dry oil from Redken uses heat-responsive silicone technology for high shine, style and control. The oil can be used with Pillow Proof Blow Dry Express Primer to reduce blowdry time and reduce breakage while ...
by Lauren Quick
Celebrating Love
What happens when 2 great salon educators get married? It becomes the industry "Marriage of the Year." Christopher Dove and John Simpson were married recently in Miami Beach, Florida. I was invited, but was out of the country for ...
2015 Excellence in Education Finalists
Five years ago, MODERN SALON Media teamed up with the American Association of Cosmetology Schools (AACS) to create Excellence in Education, a program that helps the school community collect and share examples of great work being done across the ...
by Lauren Quick