Dean Banowetz Demos Instyler Rotating Iron
Dean Banowetz demos the new Instyler IQ at the Premiere Show in Orlando.
Braided & Bubbled by Matrix
The softly curled upstyle and whimsical bubbles created by Matrix Artistic Directors Brian and Sandra Smith are perfect for the season’s weddings, graduations and parties.
Travel Lightly: Purse-Sized Product Companions
The professional beauty industry is an international business that never stops—requiring frequent travel for editors as we cover events that happen around the country and, sometimes, the globe. While this is an enormous privilege and we have a blast zipping around, it can also be challenging given the carry-on restrictions. But, thanks to travel-sized products, the challenge is a little easier to manage.
Foxy to Faux Fishtail Braids
Herringbone, fishbone, fishtail—whichever name you prefer to call this sea-inspired braid, this fun and flirty style is easy-to-do on your clients. Try mixing this braid with other braiding techniques like a French Braid or Waterfall Braid. In this how-to, Rusk Creative Team Member Naz Kupelian shows MODERN how to create this modern, yet foxy fishtail braid for summer.
Color Bursting Technique
ColorDesignUSA Artistic Director Alex De Rango and his team—Kaycee Childs, ColorDesignUSA educator, and Steffanie Conley, ColorDesignUSA National Director of Training—recommended adding gold and red bursts of color in a free-form pattern to create dimension and pizazz in this model’s level 4 virgin hair. They call the technique "Color Bursting." Check out the steps inside.
Modern Will Be Attending Premiere Orlando 2012!
MODERN SALON MEDIA's editorial team will be reporting live on all the education, inspiration and collaboration this weekend at the 2012 Premiere Orlando show, Saturday, June 2 to Monday, June 4 at the Orlando/Orange County Convention Center - West Complex. If you are coming to the show, stop by MODERN's Booth 1866!
Behind the Scenes of Mad Men
Are you a fan of Mad Men? If you said "Yes" you're going to want to read this! MODERN SALON got an exclusive interview with Terrie Owen, lead hair stylist for season 5 of the television series.
Fauxhawk Updo How-To
Stylist and hair designer Amy Colvin created the Foolproof Updoing method in 2001. With over 20 years of industry experience, Colvin has brought an innovative approach to updos. Amy’s education style is not only dynamic and exciting, but also personalized toward every individual. Learn how to create a fauxhawk updo!
Hair Sewing: How To Create Editorial Hair in 15 Minutes
While at America's Beauty Show in Chicago, Steven Lightfoot stopped by the MODERN SALON booth to demonstrate a quick and fun way to create extremely editorial hair that can be used in photo shoots or runways by using a Salon Tech flatiron, little product, some thread (yes!), hair pieces or filler, and pins.
Embellish With a Head Piece
Looking to create a delicate, elegant head piece? This how-to has the steps you can try to re-create this "Prim and Pastel" look.
Tour of the Texture Pavilion at ABS
Michelle Breyer takes us on a tour of the Texture Pavilion at America's Beauty Show.
Highlights of America's Beauty Show Day 2
Day two of America's Beauty Show was all about the Runway presentations. MODERN caught presentations by Mark Hayes and the Sassoon Creative Team, Beth Minardi and Goldwell's FasciNATURE collection. Miss Universe even made an appearance at the MODERN booth! Check out the photos and read the story.
Highlights of Day One at America's Beauty Show!
The clock struck 11 a.m. today, and thousands of beauty professionals "stormed the gates" of America's Beauty Show hurrying towards their favorite products and educators teaching on the show floor. Read about the highlights from the day, the Texture Pavilion AND Cosmetologist Chicago's BeautyBASH.
Curly Hair Events at the Texture Pavilion at ABS
There’s a lot of buzz about texture in fashion and hair trends this year, and also about the new TEXTURE! Pavilion at ABS. Celebrating our third year of partnership between MODERN SALON and Texture Media/NaturallyCurly.com, TEXTURE LIVE! is moving out of the workshop classroom and onto the main floor. Come experience the “up close and personal” demos of specialized texture education from our sponsors, including a special segment with Farouk artists styling TEXTURE cover model Miss Universe Leila Lopes of Angola on Sunday at 10:00 a.m. This appearance is followed by a special autograph signing and photo op at MODERN’s booth 299 at 10:30.
MODERN Will Be Reporting from America's Beauty Show This Weekend!
The professional beauty industry gathers in downtown Chicago this weekend, March 3-5, for America’s Beauty Show at McCormick Place. The entire editorial team of MODERN SALON Media will be reporting live on all the education, inspiration and collaboration. We’ll be capturing video, sharing photos, and posting non-stop about featured artists, style trends, product news and more on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest (one of our new accounts) and on the ABS events page on modernsalon.com! If you are coming to the show, say hello at MODERN’s Booth 299 and visit our Texture Pavilion at stage #233. The MODERN team will also be at the special BeautyBASH Saturday night, joining the industry in celebrating Cosmetologists Chicago’s centennial anniversary and “100 Years of Beauty.” Read on for more ABS details.
'60s Bourgeois Runway Updo
Taking the inspiration from the bourgeois runway looks from Bottega Veneta and Jean Paul Gaultier, hair stylist Clive, from Clive and Co. in Dallas, Texas, was inspired to create a hair cut that interpreted this updo runway trend in a way that it can be worn with shorter hair. This makes the style wearable for everybody, taking away the mystique that runway style is outlandish and unrealistic for every day wear.
Volumized, Loose Waves at Eli Tahari
At the Eli Tahari 2012 New York Fashion Week show, hair stylist Esther Langham from Alterna Professional, created large, loose waves with lots of extra volume and lift at the roots while still maintaining a feather light feel.