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How-To: Fishtail Chignon

For Spring 2016, Galia Lahav unveiled two collections, one inspired by romantic capitals around the world, and the other drawing inspiration from Gothic architecture and medieval princesses. The elegant, romantic themes of the gowns in these ...

Bridal Trend: Soft and Feminine

Bridal upstyles are veering away from sexy and messy, and gravitating more toward feminine and soft.When L’Anza educator and artist Ammon Carver began to conceptualize a shoot with his assistant AC Studio rising star Tovah Avigail, they ...

6 Fashion-Forward Bridal Upstyles for Long-Haired Clients

Award-winning bridal hairstylist Carly Wood, based in Sydney, Australia, with over 18 years' of experience has an undeniable reputation within the bridal industry working alongside the top wedding vendors Sydney has to offer. Wood regularly ...

How-To: Gatsby-Inspired Bridal Updo

Increasingly often, brides are requesting styles that are more formal for their ceremony but can be transitioned to looser, playful styles for the reception (can you blame them?).Geneva Cowen, artistic director for Sam Villa, created ...

10 Things You Need to do to Prep for Styling a Bride

Weddings can be a stressful time for you and for your client because they're typically more high-stakes than a standard cut and color. After all, pictures from her wedding can live on for all eternity, as far as she is concerned!Geneva ...

Monique's Timeless Elegance How-To

Get Monique’s timelessly elegant bridal half-up style using go-to products from Kenra Professional. Finish this bridal style with Kenra's Volume Spray 25 for super hold that lasts long after the last picture has been taken and the ...

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How-To: Long-Hair Updo with Braided Base

Stylists are nothing if not inventive and clever. Amy Whitaker of Ergun Tercan European Salon in Denver, Colorado, submitted a photo and description of her problem-solving work to modernsalon.com.Whitaker's client, who had very long, ...

Romantic Bridal Hair by Unite at NY Bridal Fashion Week

Bridal is big business. Unite Hair Care created beautiful bridal hair for Jenny Packham's show on Friday, April 17, during New York Bridal Fashion Week. Kevin Ryan was lead."The inspiration that Jenny Packham had for this ...

BRIDAL BEAUTY: Intricate and Stunning!

Wow, Dora Oppedisano of Studio D Hair Salon in Norwalk, Connecticut, created this intricate updo perfect for brides. Check out this short video where Oppedisano offers details and a 360 degree overview of the ...

Botticelli Inspired Bride: 360 View!

Gay Dering created a beautifully textured finish for her most recent ARTIST SESSION shoot. Here, in this 3 minute video, Dering shares a 360 degree overview, offering tips and ...

GoPro How-To Video: Lala's Updos' Braided Flower Updo

Laura Kaszoni (@lalasupdos) has reached considerable Instagram fame for her stunning updos, and we can't say we're surprised.Her meticulously braided, twisted and coiffed styles range in elegance from everyday to The Big Day, and ...

2015 Bridal Collection from Essie

Bridal Bliss Essie has unveiled (pun intended) its 2015 bridal polish collection, which includes six romantic hues with that perfect day in mind.  The six new shades are curated with six tried-and-true colors for a full line ...

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 ...

How-To: Fishtail Twisted Updo (+Video!)

Looking for time-efficient, beautiful upstyles for prom and bridal season? Fave4 is here to help!The latest in Fave4's GoPro education series, the video is from Blohaute Founder Amanda Diedrich's perspective and features a twisted ...

Why You NEED to Boost Your Bridal Updo Business

This month, as summer brides start counting their RSVPs and finalizing their seating arrangements, they’re also making their way into the salon for hair and makeup trials. Wowing her with your talent  and special occasion expertise ...

Special Session

The hairstylists at the most recent Artist Session, MODERN’s two-day, hands-on photoshoot workshop, created special occasion silhouettes that would work for any bride, bridesmaid, prom, homecoming, red carpet or even the Kentucky Derby. ...

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 ...