Hair Color Trends

MAKEOVER: From Chemical Nightmare To Beautiful Blonde

Breeanna Weinhold has had quite a journey with one of her clients who came in with splotchy, orange, halfway color removed hair that had some pieces longer than waste length and some that were shorter from being chemically melted off. Get the details for the makeover here.

Hairstyling & Updos

TRENDING NOW: Rainbow Bushel Crown Braid

A bushel braid is the current braid-of-the-moment making its rounds on Instagram, and we are not mad about it! Artist Connective member Caralee Fox Pridemore explains how she and colorist Rachel Highfield collaborated on this beautiful, colorful look.

Hairstyling & Updos

VIDEO TUTORIAL: The Pipe Braid

The Pipe Braid is interesting and fun. Learn how-to create it in this video tutorial by the "inventor" - Oribe's Nicci Welsh.

Hair Color

How-To: Opal Metallic Blend

Laila Pettersen, @laila.wella, is an educator for Wella Professional, Norway. Just like gems form over time, Pettersen’s creation required patience and skill. She wanted to take her client from dull to shining brilliance and used Wella’s Opal-Essence shades, applied in sections with a gloved hand, to achieve the end result.

This Stylist and Salon Owner Built a Killer Career with Vegan Hair Color

Nowadays clients are more focused than ever on healthy ingredients, so being able to offer vegan hair color gives Cousins a unique position as a salon owner. What’s more, he says, as a business owner, he benefits from ongoing coaching from Paul Mitchell on the business of hair color.

Nails

Nail How-To: Anna Kendrick's 2019 Grammys Look By Essie

"For Anna’s Grammys look, we collaborated on a fun and whimsical manicure that mimicked the dainty feathers in her pink Ralph & Russo mini dress," says celebrity manicurist, Michelle Saunders. "The blue, pink and metallic accents made for a modern yet romantic nail art look."

Hair Color Trends

Overdeposited Brunette to Melted Bronde

This client expressed an interest in going blonde after years of wearing a deep brunette shade. A great colorist decided to use multiple techniques to ensure enough brightness within the ends, resulting in a multidimensional seamless blend.

Industry News

NYFW: Oribe at Nicole Miller F/W 2019

Oribe Director of Training & Content, Kien Hoang, embraced natural curl and used a variety of Oribe products to enhance each shape to create low-maintenance, downtown-girl styles for the Nicole Miller F/W collection. Learn more here.

Hairstyling & Updos

How-To: Romantic Valentine's Hairstyle

During the month of February, love is in the air and in the hair; this step-by-step tutorial from Shakhnoza Azimova @shakhnovabeauty shows how to recreate a romantic, heart-inspired hairstyle that will have your clients feeling the love.

Hairstyling & Updos

These Devices Condition While They Style

MODERN editors LOVE testing products, tools and all the other new professional items that come through our offices. Learn more about the Bioprogramming devices designed to condition and re-texturize simultaneously.

Hair Extensions

How to Create a Special Fishbone Braid

Get the details in the video tutorial on how to create an exciting fishbone braid using tape in extensions.

Hair Extensions

How to Properly Cut Extensions

Danielle Keasling knows her way around extensions. In this video tutorial, Keasling shares some best practices, including some don'ts for cutting extensions.

Hair Color Trends

HOW-TO: Blotchy and Broken to Blended Blonde

Instagram can lead plenty of new clients into your chair, many of whom probably should have sat down there a long time ago! Aoife Carr's (@blendedblondes) new client found her on Instagram, and Carr knew what the she needed was going to take a lot of time--there was a lot of hair and a lot to fix.

Celebrity Style

Sundance Film Festival 2019: Eiza Gonzalez by Jerrod Roberts Using Oribe

Celebrity hairstylist Jerrod Roberts styled actress Eiza Gonzalez at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. He created a sexy, shiny, swept-back messy bun with loose pieces to frame her face.

Hair Color Trends

MAKEOVER: Gray, Faded and Damaged to Magnificent Ash Blonde

Colorist Janel Latessa completed this lovely correction using all Lakme USA color.