Stylist Spotlight
Game Changers 2016: KL Christoffersen
KL Christoffersen is best known for her coined way of highlighting hair, fluid hair-painting, which uses a balayage-esque painting technique while the client is reclined at the edge of a color table.
by Jamie Newman
Game Changers 2016: Najah Aziz's Edgy, Textured Cuts
Najah Aziz left behind a 16-year corporate career when she decided it was time to pursue her passion for hair. She opened Like The River The Salon and began working to elevate clients and fellow stylists through beauty and education.
Game Changers 2016: Texture Expert Isabella Vázquez is Elevating the Curl World
Isabella Vázquez became a licensed cosmetologist in 2000, and she hasn’t slowed down since. She has been a Redken artist, a DevaCurl artistic director and is the founder of curlpopnhair.com, a platform for sharing curly hair inspiration and education.
Game Changers 2016: Bianca Hillier
Bianca Hillier’s Instagram feed acts as her portfolio. It’s laden with professional photos of models, bloggers, actresses and more, all whose hair she colored. She works with newMARK models, NEXT, No Ties LA faces and Osbrink agency. ...
by Jamie Newman
Game Changers 2016: Nail Artist Jeanettte Vazquez Alfaro Is Catching the Dream
Backstage at New York Fashion Week, on set at photo shoots and in the pages of magazines, Jeannette Vazquez Alfaro (@iLuvUrNailz) creates distinctive nail art designs that get thousands of social thumbs-up. Her impressive following caught the ...
by Anne Moratto
Game Changers 2016: Stylist Gabie Vossler's Steady Stream of Good Work
What do we love about Gabie Vossler? She has created a space for herself on modernsalon.com by consistently posting her work and commenting positively on that of other professionals. And editors have taken notice.
by Anne Moratto
Game Changers 2016: Beachwaver Founder Sarah Potempa
Learn more about celebrity stylist and Beachwaver founder Sarah Potempa, including her tips to get results on a social post, favorite hashtags and more.
by Lauren Quick
Butterfly Circus: Its Origins and What's Next
You're familiar with their social media handles: @theconfessionsofahairstylist, @jaywesleyolson, @bescene, @xostylistxo, to name a few. A force to be reckoned with on their own, but together, a powerhouse of cut, color and style ...
by Jamie Newman
Helping The Homeless—One Head at a Time
Seattle based Daniel Bacon is making a difference in the world, one head at a time. He has been helping the local homeless population by using his craft to provide a literal touch of humanity.Based at Salon Circa on Fourth Avenue, Bacon spends ...
How Donald Scott Built a Brand
Born into a family of talented hairdressers and barbers, interest in beauty was practically genetic for Donald Scott. See how he built his own brand—beginning with family ties and Paul ...
by Lauren Quick
Perseverance Pays
When Julie Jardine-Bianco moved from California to Minot, North Dakota, building a business from zero wasn’t even the biggest test of her career commitment.
How Specific Experience Leads to Rental Success
With 20 years in the business, Susan Karow had no problem building a big rental business in a small town. Here, she shares which skills have the biggest payoff when going solo.
Why the New Barber Battles Could Hinge on a Name
The same month that Antonio Heath became @tonytonsorial, the old-school barber with a new Sola Suite and an Instagram account started breaking the Internet as one of the best barbers in Metro Detroit.
MAKEOVER: Faded Partial Weave To Platinum Ice
Taylor Rubio (@@TaylorRubioHair) of Legends Ladera Salon, Ladera Ranch, CA. says that although known for effortless/beach bum styles she "got to have fun bringing my normal full weave client to an all over pearly platinum. She ...
Team Spirit: Fuel's Education Team
We are living in the age of transparency. Irreverence and superficiality is spotted a mile away, and the Fuel education team wholeheartedly embraces the buzzwords of authenticity and integrity.
by Lauren Quick
SHE Salon from Mexico Wins TV's "Global Beauty Masters" Challenge
The hair, makeup and nail art competition, Global Beauty Masters, announced the winning team in an exciting finale aired April 25, 2016. Working against five other teams in the challenge to create an avant-garde “Phoenix Rising” ...
by Anne Moratto
Solo Artist Tobias Rice - Young, Gifted and Driven
Tobias Rice’s clients moved from college to careers, as he moved from school to a chain to a Salon House Suite. Growing together can be a "Crazy Beautiful" thing, he says.