In The Know
essie Launches Premiere Salon at The Painted Nail in Hollywood
essie has unveiled its Premiere Salon in Los Angeles at The Painted Nail salon, which will offer all of essie’s more than 250 nail polish colors. This newly opened location at the W Hotel in Hollywood was created by Katie Cazorla, ...
by Anne Moratto
Kirschner Group Adds Two Team Members
The Kirschner Group, Inc. recently announced the addition of Jarno Kananen and Yael Myara to their International sales team.Jarno Kananen joins the Kirschner Group, Inc. as Sales Manager for Europe covering Scandinavia and the Baltics – ...
by Anne Moratto
Cuccio Celebrates New Nail Professionals in Vietnam
Kelly Pang Nail Academy, the exclusive training center for Cuccio in Vietnam and the largest nail academy in the country, recently introduced its latest graduating class. Each graduate received six months of professional training in all ...
by Anne Moratto
8 Steps to Youthful Skin
Amanda Gorecki, founder and owner of Healing Waters Spa and Pure MD Skincare Science, shares her tips on how to keep skin looking youthful and beautiful. 1. Use a Stem Cell MoisturizerUsing a stem cell moisturizer, such as Rich ...
Andis Sponsors Great Clips Great Clipper Event
Andis, a leading manufacturer of clippers, trimmers and heat styling tools since 1922, will be a sponsor of the Great Clips Great Clipper Event to be held February 1 – March 31, 2015; and will be the premier sponsor of the event in ...
by Anne Moratto
Great Clips Introduces New Commercial Spot
In an effort to reach millennial males, the focal demographic for Great Clips, a new commercial spot has been created and it ran during the most-watched college bowl games and the College Football Playoff semi-finals on New Year’s ...
by Anne Moratto
Embrace Curls With DevaCurl
DevaCurl helps professionals create beautiful curls so clients can celebrate their natural texture. At DevaCurl, they have a saying: “embrace your curls and love them. That’s the ...
Striving for Excellence
TRADE SHOWS ARE THE LIFEBLOOD of our industry. They provide salon professionals with the unique opportunity to experience new products and talk to the people who develop them. As one of the oldest trade shows in the ...
January Best Sellers: Hair Brushes
With so many hair brushes on the market, it can be hard knowing what will work for you and your clients. So MODERN asked our loyal Facebook and Instagram followers (438,000 of you!) what’s your go-to hair brush ...
Method Haircutting: Getting Into Your Client's Head, Hair and Beard
The best actors truly inhabit their roles. To bring a part to life, they get into the skin of the character they are playing. Bradford Davison (@bdavison13, @barberexchange), the U.S. American Crew All-Star Challenge Winner from 2013, has ...
by Anne Moratto
Sport Clips Donates to Help Service Members Pursue Education and Career Goals
Sport Clips Haircuts donated $650,000 to the Veterans of Foreign Wars today to help active duty U.S. service members and veterans further their education and reach post-military career goals. Through client and product partner donations, ...
by Anne Moratto
Sport Clips Celebrates 1,300th Store with Opening of Three Locations
Sport Clips Haircuts, a leading men's and boys' hair care provider, continues its fast-paced growth with the openings of its 1,300th location - a three-way tie as stores recently opened simultaneously in North Charleston, S.C.; ...
by Anne Moratto
Aneley Cosmetics Natural Line Allows Makeup Application Immediately After Beauty Treatments
After haircuts and treatments, hairstylists always blowdry and style a client’s hair to perfection so that the client sees the full effect of the new look and steps out the salon door looking fashionable. Why then, after facials, microdermabrasion, waxing, and other beauty treatments, are clients allowed to leave the salon makeup-less, looking like a ‘before’ photo? Brooklyn-based salon operator and makeup artist Yelena Kalendareva recognized that conventional cosmetic products should not be applied to treated areas, but remained unsatisfied sending clients off without ensuring that they looked and felt their best. So, as any determined salon operator would, she created her own line of natural makeup products, Aneley Cosmetics Natural Line.
6 Ways You Can Improve Your Consultation Skills
Do you have the client that asks, "Why doesn't my hair look like her's?""The answer is simple but lives within the consultation or guest interview," says Colorist and Educator Eric Charles Mokotoff, Hair Studio ...
Modern Exclusive: Bumble and bumble Looks Forward
The Bumble and bumble (Bb.) brand began as a New York salon, opened by Michael Gordon in 1977, and evolved into a product line now under the Estee Lauder umbrella. Peter Lichtenthal, president of Bumble and bumble at Estee Lauder Companies ...
by Anne Moratto
Modern Exclusive: An Interview with New ISBN President Rhoda Olsen
The International Salon/Spa Business Network (ISBN)’s Board of Trustees elected Rhoda Olsen, CEO of Great Clips, as the association’s president during the Board’s annual fall meeting. During her 2-year term, she will lead the ...
by Anne Moratto
Serums vs. Oils: Getting to the Bottom of Skincare Products and Their Uses
In the vast array of skincare products available, it is easy for serums, oils and moisturizers to blur together and leave us confused about what products are important for proper skincare and how to apply them. To clear up some of this ...