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Industry Rallies
I admire and respect beauty professionals—your passion, creativity, sense of community and commitment to helping others.I love the beauty industry because I have spent time getting to know you and learning how you work.
New Tools
Before there was Pinterest, there was the pica pole. When I started working for MODERN SALON 23 years ago, there was a typewriter next to my computer and rolls of removable Scotch tape in my desk.
Spilo Worldwide Turns 70!
Spilo Worldwide has announced its 70th year as a manufacturer, distributor and importer to the professional beauty industry.
Choosing a Model for Your Color Zoom Entry
Goldwell continues the search for the most creative colorists with their 2012 Color Zoom Challenge. Don't miss the webinar this Wednesday, March 7 (7 p.m. Eastern, 6 p.m. Central, and 4 p.m. Western) which will delve into all the components you need to put together for a Color Zoom challenge submission.
Matrix Color-A-Thon Fundraiser
Three Austin-area Matrix salons will be participating in the Celebrate Your Color Color-A-Thon Friday, March 9. Free hair color services will be performed in exchange for donations to the Bastrop Pregnancy Resource Center, which provides information, planning and support for young girls and their families with unplanned pregnancies. The event will be held at Bastrop’s Best Lil Hair House in Texas, and will be joined by the salon teams from LeAnn’s Salon of Bastrup and Heavenly Hair Salon and Spa of Elgin.
Dean Banowetz Introduces InstylerPro IQ
Dean Banowetz chose the Modern Salon Media booth at the ABS show to give a sneak peak to his new InstylerPro IQ iron to the salon industry.
Dwight Miller's Run To Cosmoprof
"This will be our last motorcycle adventure from Sante Fe to Las Vegas for Cosmoprof." Dwight is referring to his famed "Run to Cosmoprof" which runs through 5 states as salon professionals make their way to the amazing Cosmoprof show to be held in Las Vegas July 22 - 24, 2012.
Nailed It!
7 notable celebrity manicures
Highlights of Day Three at America's Beauty Show
It’s been a busy and successful three days at America’s Beauty Show in Chicago. MODERN SALON Editors have been in full force going around the show floor learning about the newest products, hottest trends and capturing all of the excitement in our blogs, articles and videos. Read about the demos at MODERN SALON's booth, CND's Shellac Couture Runway Show and the Texture Pavilion.
Highlights of America's Beauty Show Day 2
Day two of America's Beauty Show was all about the Runway presentations. MODERN caught presentations by Mark Hayes and the Sassoon Creative Team, Beth Minardi and Goldwell's FasciNATURE collection. Miss Universe even made an appearance at the MODERN booth! Check out the photos and read the story.
Today's Salon Landscape
Pete Castellanos, vice president of sales for P&G Salon Professional, sheds some light on the current salon landscape and shows owners where to find the opportunities.
by Stacey Soble
Ann Bray Gives Overview of Her "ROSE" Hairdesign at ABS
Ann Bray created a beautiful ROSE hair design to celebrate the future for the Beauty Bash held during ASB. We chatted with this Aquage designer to find out more about this magnificent look to find out how it she made it happen.
Eric Fisher on Customer Service
At Cosmetologists Chicago 100th Birthday Bash, Stacey Soble caught up with Eric Fisher owner of the Eric Fisher Salon and Academy in Wichita, Kansas, and talked to him about how he made customer service a priority in the salon.
by Stacey Soble
Highlights of Day One at America's Beauty Show!
The clock struck 11 a.m. today, and thousands of beauty professionals "stormed the gates" of America's Beauty Show hurrying towards their favorite products and educators teaching on the show floor. Read about the highlights from the day, the Texture Pavilion AND Cosmetologist Chicago's BeautyBASH.
John Amico Haircare Hosts Cruise
John Amico Haircare hosted 41 of its team members on a cruise that combined a tropical vacation, education and inspiration.
Curly Hair Events at the Texture Pavilion at ABS
There’s a lot of buzz about texture in fashion and hair trends this year, and also about the new TEXTURE! Pavilion at ABS. Celebrating our third year of partnership between MODERN SALON and Texture Media/NaturallyCurly.com, TEXTURE LIVE! is moving out of the workshop classroom and onto the main floor. Come experience the “up close and personal” demos of specialized texture education from our sponsors, including a special segment with Farouk artists styling TEXTURE cover model Miss Universe Leila Lopes of Angola on Sunday at 10:00 a.m. This appearance is followed by a special autograph signing and photo op at MODERN’s booth 299 at 10:30.
Aveda Presents New Product Launches
Robert Burns, Aveda marketing manager, has been on a road trip introducing editors around the Midwest and beyond to several exciting Aveda product launches.