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HOW-TO: 3 Must-Have Fall Looks
L’Oréal Professionnels has made it easy for any stylist to recrete this season's hottest red carpet, runway and street-style trends.
FALL HAIR TREND: The Mermaid Ponytail
Nicholas Penna Jr, owner/lead stylist of SalonCapri in Boston presents his spring 2014 trend forecast, with hair styles inspired by some of the hottest looks from the catwalks of New York Fashion Week. Amongst them is an intricate, basket-weave bun with intertwining pieces of hair formed into a breathtaking updo; a new kind of braid—peek a boo style; and what we would like to call an “un-braided” mermaid tail. Here Penna shows you how to re-create the mermaid tail.
Clark Russell Salon Team Wins Battle of Strands
Clark Russell Salon of Lafayette, California won the Battle of the Strands hair, make-up and fashion competition held October 14 in Las Vegas.
Cherry Petenbrink Embraces Curls, Texture, Body in "Botticelli"
In her new collection "Botticelli", Joico Guest Artist Cherry Petenbrink uses the lush, beautiful women depicted by the Italian Renaissance master artist, Sandro Botticelli, as her inspiration.
by Anne Moratto
HOW TO: Create Volume at Crown on Fine Hair
Jen Hozier Horter shows HOW TO use a form from the Straight Pin Studio Essentials Kit to create volume at the crown on fine hair.
Textured Updos: Lucie Doughty Backstage at Irene by Greg LaVoi
Lucie Doughty, the Editorial Director at Paul Mitchell, talks with MODERN backstage about the look being created for the models walking the Irene by GregLaVoi Spring 2014 Collection Presentation.
by Anne Moratto
Eva Longoria’s Extension Braid
Actress Eva Longorio recently attended the NCLR ALMA Awards honoring Latinos in entertainment and the media. She arrived in an elegant gown with a gorgeous long braid cascading over her shoulder.
FALL HAIR TREND: The Basket Weave Bun
Get a step-by-step on this beautiful "basket weave bun" hair style with intertwining pieces of hair by Nicholas Penna, Jr. Owner/lead stylist of SalonCapri in Boston.
THE OVERVIEW: Nick Stenson on Modern's October Cover
Nick Stenson of JCP Salon Group, offers an overview of his models shown on the cover and inside pages of Modern's October issue.
BEHIND THE SCENES: Gerard Caruso "Bejeweled" HOW TO
Gerard Caruso created a beautiful look for Modern's October issue. Here he offers an overview and the HOW TO use these powerful colors on extensions to introduce to YOUR client.
Party Season
After you’ve given your clients the gift of gorgeous hair color— the foundation of any holiday glow— the pros at Beth Minardi Signature Color and Care say to be sure to follow up with great styling tips and finishing options.
Holiday: Winter Wonder-Waves
Stephen Wang calls this look “the glamorous counter to the beach wave,” the perfect option for a sophisticated event with its formal, deliberate placement of polished loose curls.
Holiday: French Finish
Stephen Wang says an elegant updo that starts with a strong foundation created by a carefully crafted blowout can take time, but it will allow your client’s look to go all the way from opening gifts under the tree to kissing under the mistletoe.
Holiday: Fancy Fishtail
Prep first: “For this look, the hair needs body,” says Wang. “Cleanse with Minardi Wash 1: Weightless.
Paint Box Hair Color
The Art of Hair Creative Team from Sydney, Australia is known for its combined talents of vision, style and trend spotting.
Texture Meets Pin Curls
Sam Villa, founding partner of the Sam Villa brand and Redken education artistic director, commented on the out-sized volume and texture seen on the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week runways.
Halloween How To: Zombie Makeup Tutorial
Make-up artist Alexander Rivera, aka @alexfaction, creates a Walking Dead/Zombie-inspired make-up look perfect for Halloween.