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Kim Vo shows how to transform overprocessed blondes
Join Kim Vo as he demonstrates his trick to transforming overprocessed blondes.
2011 Zotos Professional Sales Rep Award Winners
Zotos Professional announced the recipients of their annual sales representative awards late last month at Cosmoprof 2011 in Las Vegas.
Partying OutSide My Box- Part 2
So tape, pasties, an ice cream scoop and a candle, while actually being very professional - LOL (really). Here's how it happened, queue the dream sequence.
Products, City of Hope, NAHA and More at Cosmoprof Las Vegas 2011
From new products and meetings to City of Hope and NAHA, Cosmoprof Las Vegas this year was a total hit. Check out some of the new products I discovered around the show floor and see exclusive photos of the hottest events at the show.
Partying OutSide My Box- Part 1
I have been lucky to have had so many of opportunities in my life. Some are unique experiences, some help me grow exponentially, some teach me and some challenge me, but all make my life better by letting me learn.
Watch Out For These Products At Cosmoprof 2011
From manufacturers to distributors, salon owners to spa professionals, importers to retail buyers, more than 25,000 industry professionals will be visiting PBA Beauty Week/Cosmoprof North America this weekend (Sunday, July 31 to Tuesday, August 2). MODERN SALON’S editorial team will be full force at the show, and in addition to regularly posting live blogs, articles, filming Modern Salon TV and reporting from key events like NAHA, City of Hope, Beacon and Symposium, we thought it would be beneficial to give you an update on some of the hottest products being launched/promoted this year. Check out the products in this blog to get an idea of what to expect.
Hollywood's Top Summer Hairstyles
Even with record high temps, our favorite celebrities stayed cool—and looked cool—with smart styles that were sleek and chic, not frizzy or stringy. The national heat wave didn’t wilt their looks. And since the dog days of summer aren’t over yet, we’ve rounded up the best hairstyles we’ve seen this sizzling summer along with how-tos from Kristine Sinclair, hairstylist at Trini in Private Hair Salon & Spa in Miami, on her favorite heat-resistant night and day looks.
Bedhead's Candy Fixations Launched
Bedhead “Candy Fixations” was launched at a private party during Cosmoprof earlier this week at City Center in Las Vegas. The Eve Nightclub was transformed with candy, music and models sporting festive coifs created with the new texture products. Distributors, VIP’s and the press were introduced to the new line made up of Sugar Dust Root Lifting Hair Powder (to build depth and lift at the roots), Glaze Haze Semi-Sweet Smoothing Serum (to help resist humidity for 12 hours), Totally Baked Meringue Styling Prep (for layerable base texturizer), Sugar Shock Bodifying Sugar Spray (to add texture and manageability) and Mega Whip Marshmallow Texturizer (a moldable product for thick, coarse hair).
Matrix Partners with Hairbenders Salon to Aid Joplin Victims
Hairbenders, one of the largest salons in Joplin, MO, is spearheading a massive, back-to-school cut-a-thon to benefit the victims of the devastating tornado that destroyed the city in May.
PBA and Milady Announce Partnership to Expand BeautyU
The Professional Beauty Association (PBA) is proud to announce a strategic partnership with Milady.
Wella North American Trend Vision Awards Finalists
It was such an honor to be invited to the Wella Professionals North American Headquarters in Woodland Hills, California last week to help judge the North American Trend Vision Competition. The numbers are in and we just learned who made the cut.
Kathy Jager's EDUCATION ROCKS Scholarship Winner
Kathy Jager, known for her book, As The Chair Turns, announced yesterday the $250 winner of her 3rd annual EDUCATION ROCKS Scholarship: Kyle Robert Stramiliga, a barber at Royal Image Barber Collect in Joliet, Illinois.
Joico Holds its 2011 National Sales Meeting in Las Vegas
Joico just wrapped up day 2 of their three day 2011 National Sales Meeting and Modern Salon Media was there to catch up on some of the exciting news, updates and projections. Held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Las Vegas, things are looking great at Joico.
Oribe’s Top Tips for Supermodel Hair!
A model’s hair is one of her biggest assets, and whether or not she is lucky enough to be born with camera-ready tresses, hairstylists work hard in the salon and behind the scenes to create the fabulous finished looks you see on magazine covers, in advertisements or coming down the runway. How do they do it? We recently talked to Oribe, celebrity hairstylist and fashion show veteran also known for his editorial and campaign work, about how he consistently gives models that healthy, sexy, touchable hair that everyone wants…and which you can help any client achieve.
Favorite Hotline Calls with Doreen Guarneri
Doreen Guarneri, Simply Smooth co-creator and master keratin artist, shares her five favorite hotline calls.
ISSE/Midwest Announces New Dates
The International Salon and Spa Expo Midwest (ISSE Midwest) is moving it’s 2012 event to November 4-5, 2012.
Creating Colored Tips (Check out Lauren Conrad’s!)
Reality star, author and designer Lauren Conrad recently created a splash when she showed up at a Hollywood event sporting light blue tips in her California blonde hair. Though subtle in color, the new look turned quite a few heads. Why? It’s a dramatic departure from her more demure headband-or-ponytail type of style—and more along the lines of a look we’d see (and have seen) on rockers like Pink and Avril Lavigne, or coming down the fashion runway. Stylist Nick Britton of Rocstar Hair in Chicago says colored tips are more on trend now than ever, and gives us his steps for achieving them.