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Salon Today's 2015 Total Salon Makeover Winner Completes Design Transformation
If you’ve taken a peek at Salon Today’s Total Salon Makeover application and considered entering, Estelle Bouras, owner of the Jon Kailey Salon in Wilmette, Illinois, encourages you to do it. “Last year, I deleted the email ...
by Stacey Soble
Concept to Creation: Yolly ten Koppel's Digital Age
Pivot Point International’s Yolly ten Koppel focuses on deconstructed shapes and irregular textures to create a cut and color inspired by the technological world.Yolly ten Koppel, global artistic director for Pivot Point International, ...
by Lauren Quick
Essie's Spring 2016 Collection
Essie’s spring collection is inspired by the sunshine state: Florida. Available in both enamels and gels, the six-shade lineup blends warm pinks and corals with cool green, blue and purple to create a spring-break-worthy collection. Check ...
by Jamie Newman
OCC Launches Spring/Summer '16 Lip Tar Collection
Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics is launching its spring/summer 2016 Lip Tar collection, Magnetic Fields.The six bold, limited-edition shades feature florals and psychedelic metallics. The shades can be worn alone or mixed with other hues for ...
by Lauren Quick
Private Eye: A Look Inside a Lash Studio
Lindsey Rae Joslyn-Rohner, NovaLash trainer and advanced lash artist, is also a self-proclaimed “interior-design fanatic.” So, it’s no surprise that the overall look of her private lash studio in Chicago was just as important ...
by Jamie Newman
HOW-TO: Sensuous Soft Waves Seen at Sherri Hill NYFW
Sherri Hill’s fall 2016 Collection premiered during New York Fashion Week on February 12, 2016. With Chi Haircare as the show’s official hairstyling team, the newly crowned Miss Universe Pia Wurtzbach and Miss USA Olivia Jordan hit ...
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If You Want Change, Be Changing
It's funny, when there are problems or complaints by people, including myself, many times what the problem or complaint has in common the most, is the person complaining about the problem. Have you ever noticed that the people who are ...
Oscars 2016: Grooming the Men with Kevin.Murphy
Last night, Kevin Murphy "walked" the Oscars 2016 red carpet on the heads of some of Hollywood's best-coiffed men. Joanna Pensinger Ford groomed Best Actor in a Leading Role nominee Michael Fassbender using Rough Rider. ...
Lighter Hues and Blonde Bombshells at the 2016 Oscars
Celebs at the 2016 Academy Awards went lighter and brighter this year. Shades of blonde from white platinum to honey hues graced the heads of Hollywood’s leading ladies.Here are four of our favorite looks from the star-studded night ...
MODERN REPORTS: Goldwell Debuts Kerasilk, Four Salon Treatments
THE EVENT: GOLDWELL makes it debut in the luxury hair care category with Kerasilk, four salon treatments with corresponding home care products.THE DETAILS: The Goldwell Academy in NYC was the setting for the introduction of the line, shown on ...
MODERN REPORTS: SEBASTIAN's What's Next Awards 2016
THE EVENT: The Sebastian Professional 2016 What’s Next Awards held at the at the Ice Palace Studios in Miami, Florida. THE DETAILS: More than 400 salon professionals were there to cheer on and support the finalists from the ...
America’s Beauty Show — Events, Education and Excitement
America’s Beauty Show (ABS), March 12-14, 2016, is at McCormick Place West in downtown Chicago! With inspiring new events, education and innovations in all aspects of beauty during the three-day event, more than 65,000 salon professionals ...
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V76 by Vaughn Gives Its Product Line a New Look
V76 by Vaughn has relaunched their product line and given it a new look. While the formulas have remained unchanged, the packaging will present a more streamlined and simplistic message for today’s man. The original collection, which ...
NYFW How-To: Sleek Faux-Bob Looks by Pai-Shau for Vera Wang
The Vera Wang Fall/Winter 2016 hair design was created by runway stylist Paul Hanlon for Pai-Shau. Inspired by the collection's rich textures, long, lean lines and strong hues, this season’s looks emphasized clean-looking, ...
NYFW How-To: Modern Brigitte Bardot by L'Anza for 5:31 Jerome
Editorial and Runway Stylist Ammon Carver, L’Anza global creative director, created voluminous, '60s-inspired hair for the 5:31 Jerome Fall/Winter 2016 Collection. The look is a modern take on a classic and uses modern products to ...
Exploring Intimacy at Serious Business 2016
Despite the fact that vibrant Mardi Gras parades were going on all around them, nearly 2,000 salon owners, managers and stylists gathered in the historic Saenger Theater January 31-February 1 in New Orleans for Serious Business 2016.The ...
by Stacey Soble
NYFW: Ponytails Made Chic on F/W '16 Runways
At this season's fall/winter Fashion Week in New York, ponytails were embraced as the on-trend style of it-girls on the go. The theme was full-bodied and tousled, often with face-framing wisps to add a feminine, undone feel. According to ...