Ted Gibson, The Nice Guy
Star stylist and salon owner Ted Gibson’s mantra is, “Nice guys don’t finish last.” Here, he shares how he proved it to the world.
Star stylist and salon owner Ted Gibson’s mantra is, “Nice guys don’t finish last.” Here, he shares how he proved it to the world.
The Grammy Awards took center stage Sunday night and it was an amazing three hours of music, fashion and makeup. I loved every minute of it.
Anthony Cole and the Sebastian hair team were on hand backstage styling the models’ textured, static-embracing tresses with pops of iridescent-colored hair extensions to complement Pamela’s metallic-colored metals in her fall ’11 jewelry collection.

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Rockin' looks from the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards
Redken's Rita Morena Confers with Cynthia Rowley Backstage Before her fall/winter 2011 Collection. Watch this video!
Thomas Dunkin for Sebastian Professional created smooth, overdirected sweeps for the threeASFOUR Fall '11 Runway Show at New York Fashion Week. The shiny and futuristic finishes complemented the power fashion.
The Creative Nail Design nail design for the breathtaking Jason Wu Fall/Winter 2011 Collection was elegant and tasteful. Jan Arnold, CND founder and style icon filled us in on the story behind the rich dark ruby, gold chrome tipped Victorian creation. Watch this video!
It was a blast behind the scenes at Mik Cire. Sean James (for Phyto) and team were grooming a collection of totally gorgeous guys. There was quite an assortment...from the clean cut adonis to the long silky locks of a virgin haired blonde from Germany.
We caught up with Orlando Pita moments before his models hit the runway for the Derek Lam Fall/Winter 2011 show at the Mercedes Benz tents for New York Fashion Week. Watch this video.
On Saturday night at MILK Studios, Billy Reid showcased his much anticipated Fall 2011 collection, this time featuring both men’s and women’s looks. Reid worked closely with Marcos Diaz of ION Studio for Davines to make sure the hair was just right for the presentation.
Eugene Souleiman (for Wella Professionals) created these amazing looks for the Peter Som Fall/Winter 2011 Collections presented at Mercedes Benz New York Fashion Week.

At MODERN SALON, we love what we do and we really LOVE beauty professionals! We love celebrating your work, your passion, your creativity. We love the talented people we work with from all parts of the salon industry. We love your stories, your smiles and all the HUGS we collect from hairdressers around the world!So when we saw this “ARE YOU A HUGGER” video, we had to share it. We hope it brings a smile as you kick off your Valentine’s weekend, and that you get lots of hugs all weekend, and that you’ll share and post a few, too!
Odile for Aveda creates a flawless finish for Jason Wu's Fall/Winter 2011 Collection.
The Bumble and bumble team created these knotted braids at Irina Shabayeva. Check out the photos. PLUS Creative Nail Design (CND) was there too!
See fashion/hair pics from Nicholas K. Rodney Cutler did the hair!
Ted Gibson can do no wrong and this was confirmed when we caught up with him backstage at the Vena Cava show during New York Fashion Week. Ted and team spent hours creating this loose, textured fun finish. Take a look at the photos from the show.