Stylist Spotlight

Solo Artist Spotlight: Tammy Feltner

We spotlight Regional Education Director for TIGI, Tammy Feltner, who also is a chair renter at Michael Isaiah’s Salon St. Louis, Missouri.

Education Empowers: Investing in Advanced Education as a Solo Artist

Advanced education is an investment in yourself and your business.

Hairdressers At Heart: Confessions of a Show-stopping Mentor

Competition season means a lot of sleepless nights, empty coffee cups and moments squinting at a few strands to make sure they’re perfect. Take it from two-time North American Trend Vision Awards (NATVA) gold winner Shirley Gordon: it’s all worth it.

Oribe Educator Spotlight: James Pecis

James Pecis, Global Ambassador to Oribe Hair Care is one of today’s emerging voices in the world of editorial and runway hair. Find

Oribe Educator Spotlight: Nicci Welsh

Nicci Welsh started climbing up the tough beauty ladder 20 years ago as a hairdresser. With many accolades under her belt, she's also a well-known Oribe educator. Learn more about Welsh and what's she's doing with this brand.

Oribe Educator Spotlight: Adam Livermore

In 10 short years, Adam Livermore has become a driving force in the hairdressing industry. Today, he has traveled the world as an educator with Oribe Haircare, and worked side by side with Oribe himself behind the scenes at fashion shows in Paris, Milan, and New York.

Oribe Educator Spotlight: Kien Hoang

His story is one of many adoptive citizens. A child born in Vietnam arrives in San Francisco and must learn a new language, new customs and find his way in a new world. Today, Kien Hoang is a lead educator for Oribe—and will be spreading Oribe education to stylists internationally.

A Beautiful Career: Nick Stenson's Journey in Beauty

As the chief artistic director for Ulta Beauty and artistic director for Matrix, Nick Stenson serves as instructor to some of the world’s best stylists at national venues.

The Fighter: How a Barber Almost Lost His Career

An industry veteran of 10 years and a barbershop owner for three, Richard Silvestro’s career almost came to a screeching halt—but he didn’t let it.

Personal Style: Julius "Caesar" Arriola, Wahl Educator

If you’ve been to a trade show in the past year, chances are you’ve seen Julius “Caesar” Arriola on the Wahl or Layrite stages. The charismatic barber and member of the Wahl Education and Artistic Team (WEAT) specializes in precision fading, clipper over comb, point cutting and heavy textures—all executed in mixing classic barbering methods with progressive new ideologies.

Larisa Love Live @ Joico's Global Destination Education

Social media all-star Larisa Love joins Joico's Punta Cana 2018 roster of headliners at the Global Destination Education event.

7 Benefits of Working in a Salon Studio

Opening a salon is a dream for many. While there’s a plethora of expected pros when going into business for yourself – like controlling your atmosphere, choosing your own retail and back bar, creating a flexible schedule, and branding yourself and your business - there is also a wealth of unexpected benefits that Sola stylists have discovered for themselves. With so much opportunity and support, these stylists have moved their careers in a direction they could once only dream of. It’s evident that going solo was the right move for them…read on to decide if it’s the right move for you, too!

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Advice and Tips from Hair Painting Artist Caroline Kim

When Caroline Kim enrolled in cosmetology school nine years ago, she was simply hoping she’d found a career that would nourish and make use of her creativity. She had no idea that it would lead her to her true calling.

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Doing Hair in Hollywood: How One Determined Stylist Broke into the Entertainment Business

Marcos Diaz Santos made his Hollywood dreams come true with the right combination of talent, grit and mentorship.

BREAKING NEWS: Meet Ulta Beauty’s New Pro Team

This just in! Ulta Beauty just announced the formation of the Ulta Beauty Pro Team, an epic grouping of hairdressing talent with more than 100 years of combined experience. As this news breaks, MODERN is in Orlando with Ulta Beauty and team lead Nick Stenson, chief artistic director. See who’s on the team!  

Rodney Cutler Joins Ratner Companies as New Artistic Director

Celebrity stylist Rodney Cutler will lead creative direction and education for the hair salon chain.

Speaking Polish: Essie Team Spirit

With their major focus being instilling the pro back in the nail professional, the Essie education team is putting a focus on business building classes to guide the professional nail business this year.