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Facilities Trends in the 2015 Excellence in Education Program

Every year, MODERN SALON Media pays tribute to great work being done by leading cosmetology schools via its Excellence in Education recognition program. Hundreds of applications are submitted by individual and multi-unit schools across ...

Temptu Launches Handheld Airbrush Device: Temptu Air

Temptu is launching the first cordless, handheld airbrush makeup device, Temptu Air. Using Temptu's patented Airpod and Atomized AirFlow Technology, Temptu Air mists its professional line of SilkSphere Makeup into micro-fine particles, ...

Tweezerman Celebrates Milestone

Tweezerman started in 1980, thirty five years ago, with a single product, the Splintertweeze which was prized for its quality and precision. Tweezerman then set out to develop an eyebrow tweezer with the same precise performance standard and the ...

MODERN REPORTS: Goldwell's Global Zoom 2015

THE EVENT: Global Zoom 15, the grand event surrounding the annual Goldwell color and cut competition: the Color Zoom Challenge. The name of the overall event has changed to incorporate KMS California and the education surrounding the actual ...

Sport Clips Haircuts’ Gordon Logan Named “2015 Vetrepreneur of the Year"

Gordon Logan, founder and CEO of Sport Clips Haircuts, was recognized on November 16, 2015 as “2015 Vetrepreneur of the Year” by the National Veteran-Owned Business Association (NaVOBA) during a ceremony at Pittsburgh’s Heinz ...

Ideas That Evoke Named One of the "Best Entrepreneurial Companies in America"

 Ideas That Evoke, a boutique social media agency based in Madison, was recently recognized as one of the “Best Entrepreneurial Companies in America” by Entrepreneur magazine’s Entrepreneur360™ Performance Index.The ...

Service Spotlight: Brandied Pear & Marshmallow Melt Body Treatment

Imagine the scent of the juiciest, ripest pear, combined with sugary-sweet marshmallow, and cushioned by an aromatic pillow of cinnamon and cloves. That marriage of scents represents just one of the sensory experiences delivered by the Brandied ...

Beauty in Berlin: Wella International TrendVision Awards

In celebration of their 135th anniversary, Wella held their highly anticipated International TrendVision Awards in Berlin and acknowledged some of their longest standing partners.A fitting tribute in the year of their 135th anniversary, Wella ...

Kenra Color's Demi-Permanent Silver Metallics and Perm/Demi Violet Metallics

Kenra Color launched additional Metallic shades to the already existing Permanent Silver Metallics. This launch included Demi-Permanent Silver Metallics and Perm/Demi Violet Metallics.Already existing in the Kenra Color Portfolio are Kenra ...

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GHD Platinum Flatiron

GHD's Platinum Flatiron features patented tri-zone technology and wishbone hinge, which allows you better styling control and allows you to straighten, curl and style hair into healthy-looking styles.“The new GHD platinum combines the ...

Running a Rental Business like a Co-op

When Amy Sawyer and two others took over the space at Sanctuary in Narragansett, RI, they decided to run it like a co-op with independent businesses. Here’s how it works: When you run your own business, you can choose any business allies ...

Speaking EIMI in LA: Wella Launches Styling Line for Creative Hair Professionals

On October 29, 2015, at the Wella Studio in Woodland Hills, CA, the talented team at Wella Professionals presented the possiblities that await stylists when working with the new EIMI Styling Line from Wella.  Inspired by the trend toward ...

Unite Exposed Chicago

The Event: Unite Exposed made a stop in Chicago’s West Loop neighborhood on Nov. 2, 2015, to teach industry pros the latest trends in cutting and styling with members of the Unite Creative Team. Andrew Dale, CEO and founder of Unite, ...

Paul Mitchell Students Honor Veteran Women with Makeovers That Matter

Makeovers That Matter is a Los Angeles-based organization that helps give the homeless and veterans a second chance by offering free makeovers and more.On Monday, November 9, at Paul Mitchell The School in Sherman Oaks, CA, soon-to-graduate ...

Bosley Professional Mourns the Loss of Friend and Colleague, Denise Ottomanelli

Bosley Professional Strength issued a press release today:Denise Ottomanelli, Director of National Accounts at Bosley Professional Strength, unexpectedly passed away in the early morning hours of November 4, 2015. She spent over 16 ...

Long Barrel Styler by Bio Ionic

The Long Barrel Styler by Bio Ionic features 2" longer barrel that allows for faster curling and styling on wider hair sections, for all hair lengths. The Bio Ceramic 5 second heater provides instant and constant heat while styling. The ...

Sam Villa Promotes Amy Wurtele

Beth Carson, co-founder and president of Sam Villa, announces the promotion of Amy Wurtele to Director of Products & Logistics effective immediately.“This promotion recognizes the value and talent Amy has brought to her previous role ...