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Classic Color Changes from Solo Artist Cindy Chida
Color specialist Cindy Chida has been a hairstylist for 30 years and went solo in 2015, opting for a Salons by JC suite in San Jose, California. At her Hair by Cindy Chida, the Matrix Artistic Educator also offers hair extension services ...
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 ...
by Anne Moratto
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, ...
by Jamie Newman
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 ...
by Anne Moratto
How-To: Mix Foils and Balayage for a Smooth Transition from Brunette to Blonde
Anthony Ronquillo (@anthonyvincenttt), a stylist at Salon Aguayo in Pasadena, California, took four sessions to take this client from a natural level 4 dark brown to this soft blonde sombre. He chose to gradual lighten the hair over multiple ...
Stylist Spotlight: Bio Ionic's Johnny Wright
By his 12th birthday, Johnny Wright had a client base of 100 classmates. Today, Wright’s client roster consists of entertainment’s most stylish and influential celebrities including First Lady Michelle Obama, actress Nia Long and ...
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HOW-TO: Iridescent "Organized Chaos" Opal Haircolor
While researching iridescent haircolor, Leslie Cook, stylist at Tangles Salon in Wichita Falls, TX, came across a picture of an opal and immediately began testing color placements, which evolved into her organized chaos color.“I discovered ...
How-To: Technicolor Takeover
Like a black and white movie suddenly infiltrated with color, the contrast of this look makes for a dazzling effect! Jaymz Marsters (@jaymz.marsters), specialist in vibrant fashion shades at Just Cuts in Norfolk, England, crafted this ...
VIDEO: Convertible Milkmaid and Double Fishtail Braids
Hotheads Hair Extensions shows you how to create two whimsical fishtail braids and then how to convert them into two different styles – one a braided headband updo and the other an all-in-one large, deconstructed braid.In this how-to, you ...
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HOW-TO: Opalescence - Opal Haircolor Trending Now
When on a day trip to the Natural History Museum in LA with his wife and daughter, haircolorist Alec Dieppa (@hair_by_alec) was awestruck by the beauty of all the different types of opal they house in their rare gems vault. Dieppa carefully ...
Intercoiffure America/Canada – Wow!
"Honoring the Past and Embracing the Future" was the theme at the recent Intercoiffure America Canada Fall Atelier for 2015 held at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in NYC.Trends trending included a controversial Political Hair Show, taking ...
Q&A With KL Christoffersen, the Stylist Behind Fluid Hair Painting
Think of it as balayage's fantastically quirky cousin; Fluid Hair Painting uses a similar painting technique to balayage, but while the client is reclined (like their position at the shampoo bowl) at the edge of a table. MODERN SALON asked ...
by Jamie Newman
Workshop: 5 Ways Renters Can Get the Latest Education from CosmoProf
With nearly 1,000 stores, 190 classrooms, six Learning Centers and a new series of “Best-of-the Best” Events, CosmoProf Offers Hundreds of Affordable Ways for all salon professionals—including Solo Artists—to Access ...
13 Things You Wish Your Clients Knew
Fuel Hair's Fuel for Thought blog, is packed with articles and advice for stylists and colorists. Recently, they posted these "13 Things You Wish Your Clients Knew" and we just had to share! Just for fun, Fuel Hair put together ...
COLLECTION: 7 Deadly Sins - Depicted Through Hair
Pride. Envy. Gluttony. Lust. Greed. Sloth. Wrath. – These seven deadly sins are portrayed in a unique and creative way in #unicorntribe member Douglas J. Sherman @jshermansalon’s most recent photo collection.Sherman’s vision ...
TRANSFORMATION: Summer to Winter Blonde
Allie Villa (@allievilla) of Mimi's Salon (@mimissalon), Belmar NJ, says "My client Marta always likes to go very blonde during the summer so we keep her very close to platinum usually, but for the fall she wanted a rooted, warm blonde ...
EUFORA Style Show 2015 to Benefit ChildHelp
When the Eufora family gathered in San Diego, CA on November 1-2, 2015, for the brand’s salon business summit, Vision Quest, they built in an inspirational style show on Sunday night to celebrate hair artistry and to benefit their charity, ...
by Anne Moratto