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American Crew's Blue Suede Barbershop Stops at North Coast Music Festival in Chicago

The American Crew Blue Suede Barbershop jived its way onto festival grounds across the country this summer to give out free cuts and samples to festival-goers. MODERN SALON was at its Chicago stop at North Coast Music Festival.

Which Angle Should You Use for Clipper-Over-Comb Haircuts? Horizontal or Vertical?

Andrew Carruthers, education director for Sam Villa, demonstrates how using vertical versus horizontal sections while clipper cutting can yield very different results.

Keune's Beyond Collection

Keune’s Beyond Collection puts the spotlight on volume, texture, smoothing and color with commercial, salon-friendly looks that speak to the client.“As hairdressers, we are responsible for more than educating ourselves,” says ...

Makeover: Fixing The Home "Fix"

Hannah Peterson  (@hannahnoelhair) of Gina Bianca Hair (@ginabiancahair), Southington, Connecticut, says "I have seen clients attempt to color or ‘fix’ their own hair, but I have never come across something like this! I ...

Wahl Goes Abroad: Educator Travels to Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Hong Kong

Wahl Global Educator Garland ‘G-Whiz’ Fox brings his passion for hair abroad. Fox travels to Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Hong Kong to performs men’s haircutting techniques using his favorite Wahl tools.

Haircolor Pattern Inspired by The Flower of Life

In this collection, Matt Swinney, global creative director for L’Anza Healing Haircare, was inspired by the “flower of life,” which symbolizes creation with all of its angles representing mathematics’ “golden ratio.” Using L’Anza Healing Color and L’Anza Vibes, Swinney used the flower of life as the pattern for how he applied the color, shifting the focal point on each model to create the different effects.

"Eclipting" Haircolor Technique in Aveda's Folklôr Collection

Illuminate and frame the face with haircolor contouring using Aveda’s Eclipting color service, where an interplay of shadow and light is personalized.While using makeup for contouring the face has been at the beauty forefront in ...

Beauty in Sight Collection by Nick Stenson

Salon professionals are faced with challenges on a regular basis. Whether it’s hair, makeup, skin or nails, you, the beauty expert, are put in the position to make or break the experience for the client—and yourself! According to ...

Wonderland of Possibility Collection Inspired by "Alice in Wonderland"

For this photoshoot with MODERN, Erin Hayden, Hairdreams Master Trainer, puts her passion into play with looks inspired by the innocence, surprise and surreal atmosphere of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland.Hair: Erin Hayden assisted by ...

The Journey: From Black to Blonde - And Everything In-Between

Melissa Flathers (@melissadoesyourdo) a Pravana Certified Colorist at Innov8 Hair Design, Long Beach, CA., says "This client has been coming to me for about 3 years now. Her natural color is a level 6 auburn and has a very fine ...

NAILS: How to Determine Skintone and Choose the Best Fall Colors for Your Clients

Fall is a time of transition reflected in both fashion and beauty. Speaking with confidence to clients by sharing trends, analyzing skintone to pick the best shade and offering complementary nail shapes will make your nail business soar.

Celebrity Style: Tales of Texture

Fall styles continue to veer away from smooth and sleek and play up hair’s natural movement.

HOW-TO: "High Roller" Textured Updo Using Living Proof's Full Dry Volume Blast

This "High Roller" style by Living Proof is easier than it looks to create! Simply start with naturally textured hair (or hair that's been previously curled) and spray with Living Proof's Full Dry Volume Blast.This volume AND ...

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4 Styles to Try: Retro Pinup, Smooth & Sleek, Updated Beach Waves and a Sassy Blowout!

As part of Bio Ionic's 2016 Lookbook, learn how to re-create these four looks on your clients.

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How-To: Marbled Color for Dimensional Curls

This marbled hair color technique by Mona Baltazar brings her client's curls to life with movement and dimension.

Matrix's Candy Strobe Technique

Matrix’s latest collection is taking strobing, a highlighting trend that has overtaken the hair and makeup industries, a step further with playful and vibrant colors instead of traditional blondes and caramels. The Candy Strobe technique uses colors like blue and purple to build on its five established strobing techniques.

Watch: New Pravana Vivids Jewels Create Rich Gem Shades

Pravana  Artistic Educator Shurie Jenai used the new Pravana Vivids Jewels with Black and Clear additives to achieve true-to-gem shades to achieve this final look.