Sport Clips “The Look” Competition Showcases Top Pros
Of the more than 13,000 professional stylists who work at Sport Clips franchises, six were selected to compete in the finals of its annual “The Look” competition in Las Vegas on May 5. The finalists came from locations across the ...
by Anne Moratto
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, ...
by Lauren Quick
COLOR CORRECTION: Perfect Brown Dimensional Sombre
Roz Corpuz, an artist at Umbrella Salon, San Jose, California has been creating pretty hair for years and was recognized on a larger scale when she won Wella Trend Vision for North America in 2013 and again when she assisted salon owner Kien ...
Bellus Academy Grad Named Sebastian What's Next Winner
The Bellus Academy winning streak continues as February 2015 graduate Samantha Peters captured her second industry title in less than a month. Peters was named winner in the “Student” category of the Sebastian Professional 2015 ...
by Anne Moratto
My First Time: Blohaute, an On-Demand Style App
If there's a term to describe 2015, it has to be "on-demand."Mobile phones have made a huge impact in customer expectations across the board. Netflix first gave us movies and shows in our mailboxes, and now Roku and Fire TV options ...
by Lauren Quick
So God Made a Hairdresser
And on the 8th day, God looked down upon his creation and said, I need a person with the hands of an artist and the heart of an angel that will openly and willingly share their gifts and give of their time to others so that they will feel their ...
by Anne Moratto
Meet American Crew's All-Star Challenge Winner
The work: Alyssa Brasket has been cutting and styling hair for nine years at The Barbers, a Vancouver-based chain of barber shops run by Don and Alison Lovell. In an interview with The Columbian, Brasket said she prefers ...
From Iran to America, How Sport Clips Changed Shahin Urias’ Life.
Truly a rags to riches story, after many years of a hard life in Iran, Shahin Ebadi Urias is now living the American Dream as a Sport Clips franchise owner of four salons. How did this mother of two make it from Iran to America? MODERN spoke ...
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Farouk Artist Rocky Vitelli's Success Story
Toronto-based Rocky Vitelli has more than a few titles and awards under his belt. In his 25 years of hairstyling experience, Vitelli has garnered various awards in North America, is a key platform artist and international ...
by Lauren Quick
A Lesson in Social Media Etiquette
Think of your social media channels—Facebook, Twitter and Instagram as your first interview. This doesn’t mean shut everything down, but make sure the content you are displaying shows off your talents, personality ...
Eryn Harrison's Perspective: Critical Issues Impacting Salons
Eryn Harrison knew she wanted to be a stylist at age eight when she saw her mom re-do her hair after coming home from the salon. In kindergarten, she bought Barbie Dolls from her friends so she could cut their hair. After her first ...
by Anne Moratto
The REAL Guy Tang
The name Guy Tang (@Guy_Tang) is synonymous with beauty. Best known for his magnificent haircolor designs, Tang is also known for his expertise in the social media world (he has 402K followers on instagram!) Based in West Hollywood, California, ...
Talking Dry Cutting with Takashi
“I don’t like to see the ugly blunt line.” This is Takashi Kitamura (@takashikitamura_) talking, one of the inspiring creative artists of the Paul Mitchell team of hairdressers and creatives. His method of dry ...
by Anne Moratto
How-To: Modern Geometric Cut by Ruth Roche
In this final of her three-part trend series for fall 2014, Pureology Serious Color Care Artistic Ambassador Ruth Roche is sharing her steps for a modern geometric cut. The cut is short with lean, small sides and a longer top that is curved ...
by Lauren Quick
How to Be Younger Forever
In a few days, I will be sixty-nine years old and celebrate forty years in the beauty industry. Don’t worry, I am not about to tell you I don’t look or feel my age, but I do think the beauty industry can keep practitioners young ...
by Anne Moratto
How Beauty Changed Miranda Todd's Life
Beauty Changes Lives.The American Association of Cosmetology Schools is a network of more than 900 schools dedicated to providing excellence in beauty education and to champion a message of “Beauty Changes Lives.” Being a ...
by Lauren Quick
HOW-TO: Pink, Orange, Yellow Color Melting Technique by James Gartner
It may have started as a dream, but it ended with the reality of a first-place win for James Gartner in the inaugural Pravana 2014 Show Us Your Vivids contest for educators.Gartner, 30, is co-owner and chief creative ...