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TRANSFORMATION: Low-Maintenance Dusty Pink Balayage
Gina Atkinson's (@ginaatkinson) client Nicole comes in for a haircolor touch up approximately two times per year. The last time she sat in Atkinson's chair was five months prior. When she came in for her most recent visit (see BEFORE), ...
Stylist Selfie! Formula For This Gorg Purple To Platinum Melt
Cassandra DeRosa (@cassderosa) of Salon 202, Howell, NJ, credits the health and integrity of her hair to "using the right products". The assortment includes: Paul Mitchell Awapuhi Wild Ginger Shampoo, Joico Intense Hydrator, It's A ...
TRANSFORMATION: Grown Out Haircolor (3+ inches) to True Platinum
This client had grown out (3+ inches) of previously bleached hair and she requested an all-over true platinum. Don Dao, stylist who transformed this client with from drab to fab used Wella, Olaplex and Redken to create this icy, white color! ...
21 Ways to Spot a Hairdresser
Ok so you've had the exact same conversation 5 times today, you haven't gone to a friend's wedding purely as a guest in YEARS, and you can eat a rotisserie chicken (hunched over a garbage can) in 5 minutes flat (while your client is ...
Hurry With Your Healthy Selfie!
All of you Healthy Hairdressers are doing great! Thanks to Obliphica, our sponsor for the April Healthy Selfie Challenge, we’re seeing you in action as you help yourself get healthier! This month’s Challenge offers:$133 in Obliphica ...
5 Tips for Creating the Ideal Geometric Haircut
Creating a geometric haircut takes time, dedication, precision and attention to detail.Paul Mitchell Guest Artist Casandra Cutter (@casandracutter) has created a number of geometric cuts on her Instagram page so MODERN asked her to provide us ...
FORMULA: Classic Mermaid
Sadie Gray (@sadiejcre8s) said something hit her seven or eight months ago. "Oh my goodness," she says, "I am not just coloring hair I am painting on a canvas that just happens to be moving constantly! It was right then and there ...
Show off Your Updo Skills with MODERN and HairUWear
Are updos your specialty? Ever added clip-in extensions to make your UPDOS even better? Here's your chance to show us your skills in HairUWear's Extend Your Creativity contest! Upload your best updo work at www.ModernSalon.com/HUW-PRO to ...
2014 Creative Release and Photographic Awards
At the world release of the new TONI&GUY Classics, Zak Mascolo Creative Director of the Americas and his artistic team lead us on a journey of English precision with Italian flair, a true mix of Britalian elegance. The Classics take the ...
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The Full Report: Beauty Changes Lives 2015 Legacy Award Honors Leo Passage
The beauty industry united on Saturday, March 21, to celebrate the legacy of a man who revolutionized the business of beauty education.The Beauty Changes Lives Foundation (BCL) posthumously honored Leo Passage, founder of Pivot Point ...
HOW-TO: "Spring is in the Hair" Color (Using Pravana and Olaplex!) & Geometric Cut
What do you do with an awesome haircut? You add awesome haircolor!That’s exactly what award-winning salon owner and PRAVANA Guest Artist James Gartner (Instagram: @gartnerjames) decided to do after falling in love with this haircut dubbed ...
Missed Opportunities: 5 Tips to Update Your Salon Services
Are you missing out on offering services for your clients in need? Are there special requests that you just can’t fulfill because you don’t have the right systems or services in place. Many salons are losing thousands of dollars a ...
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HOW-TO: Double Rainbow Mohawk Cut and Color
When Jo Dunham contacted stylist Anya Goy (rainbowhaircolour.com) about getting her hair colored in rainbows, Goy knew exactly where to draw her inspiration – a pair of Katwise inspired jumperlings in Dunham’s Etsy Shop!If you visit ...
3 Noteworthy Ecaille Haircolor Looks + a How-to!
Ever since we saw the emerging Ecaille trend in January 2015, we have received a few noteworthy Ecaille haircolor submissions in MODERN’s User Submissions section. The trend features dark, rich caramel tones that add dimension and ...
Updo How-To: Prep. Play. Perfect.
Prepping the hair is the most important part of any special-occasion look, according to Daniel Roldan, Matrix global artistic director. “You have to layer or cocktail product to build texture,” he ...
Zig Zag With "Ziggles" and "Zisps"
La Coupe's Zig Zag Collection was one of the most successful I ever produced. Zig zag parts gave a quilted effect to the hair, which went with the quilted fashions for Fall 1977.New ideas evolve slowly. It is always smart to go ...
3 Pro Tips for Styling with Accessories
A well-placed hair accessory can elevate an ensemble from average to amazing. Whether it’s adding the final touch on a bride or taking your client from day to night, hair accessories are appropriate but often unexpected. ...