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NEW COLLECTION: Vogue Noveau, inspired by Redken and Sassoon
Matthew Tyldesle's new collection, Vogue Noveau, inspired by Redken and Sassoon.
Wella Debuts Trend
Cosmetologists Chicago’s (CC) “First Mondays” holiday educational seminar featuring the U.S. debut of The Sound of Color, Wella Professional’s annual trends released at Trend Vision.
HOW-TO: Unique Diffusion: Concave Look With Simple Disconnection
“Unique Diffusion” (from modernsalonlearning.com) teaches you how to create a strong but dimensional concave shape with soft disconnected lines. Learn how to work both horizontally and vertically in the exterior and through the interior to create multiple weight differences.
Rusk Aids Storm-Damaged Salons
Rusk is helping salons affected by Super Storm Sandy through generous product donations.
Clive Lamb's Homage to Britain
Dallas salon owner Clive Lamb created Pomp and Pageantry in honor of his native London.
STATION BREAK: Joseph Cartegena's Genacelli Gem
From musician to award-winning stylist and platform artist, Joseph Cartegena’s transition was meant to be. "I had the calling to be a hairdresser," says Cartegena. "I created and cut the hair of all my band members. In that I found my calling." Now, after 26 years in the beauty industry, Cartegena oversees everything on the salon floor as Director Stylist and President of Genacelli Salon and Day Spa. As the newly elected President of Cosmetologists Chicago Board of Directors, Cartegena takes a hands-on roll in Chicago's America's Beauty Show.
ONES TO WATCH: Stevee Lynn from Freddie B Salon
Even at a young age, Stevee Lynn from Freddie B Salon in Ventura, California, knew she wanted to be an artist. Growing up in Southern California, she finds inspiration for beauty everywhere, from city streets to sunsets over the ocean. She believes that make-up should always enhance natural beauty, never mask it. Read her full story...
COLLECTION: Simply Beauty
Carl and Belinda Keeley of Australia’s Chumba Concept Salon conceived their Barely There collection as a minimalist expression of hair beauty. "My goal was to present a clean, simple and elegant collection expressing understated beauty," says Carl. Belinda, the colorist for this collection said the colors were designed to appear minimal in line with the collection's intent.
Light Rays: Wella's New Illumina Color
Wella Professionals' newest color launch, Illumina, and the beautiful results achievable. See the images!
Volume Principles: Cut and Style
Hair cut and braided updo steps.
Volume Principles: Color
For this session, Diane Cole Stevens chose model Alyssa specifically because she needed fresh hair color and would be the perfect candidate to demonstrate how the how cut and color can work to enhance the texture, density and volume of hair.
Woven Romance
Right on trend with texture and braids, Sam Villa, educator and manufacturer, who has developed a professional line of tools and shears, created two whimsical looks for MODERN SALON’s Artist Session using the Texture iron microcrimper, braided adornments and imagination.
Artistry Unbound
Unbound Artist Session, MODERN’s exclusive photoshoot workshop, is designed to guide professional stylists in their quest to become freelance hairdressers, discover techniques to create beautiful photographs and learn from experts in the field.
Choose Beauty: Fabio Sementilli
Humor, gratitude and paying-it-forward guide Fabio Sementilli’s approach to life and work.
by Anne Moratto
CHI Team Styles Miss Universe
Backstage at the Miss Universe Pageant with the Farouk/CHI Creative Artist Team, a sea of CHI red capes leveled the playing field as each contestant took a chair in front of a CHI stylist. No matter the country, every girl needed the CHI touch.
by Anne Moratto
Runway for a Day
After receiving more than 1,200 online votes for her entry in the Sexy Hair My Sexy Style photo contest, stylist and winner Mabernis Morales got to experience what many in the industry only dream of doing—being part of a hair team for a New York Fashion Week runway show.
2013 Bridal Trend Forecast
Cosmetologists Chicago member and owner of MAREK Bridal, Marek Hartwig, released his bridal hair trends for the 2013 season. In addition to his Bridal work, Marek is an Artistic Director at Frank Gironda Salon & Day Spa in Wheaton, IL.