FASHION WEEK: Richard Chai, Smooth Locks for Fall/Winter 2011
The hair flowed with the fashion at the Richard Chai Fall/winter 2011 Collections presented on Day One of Mercedes Benz, New York Fashion Week.
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Siriano and Beenders, A Match Made in Fashion and Hair Heaven
Christian Siriano presented his Fall/Winter 2011 Collection last evening at the Mercedes Benz tents at the opening night of New York Fashion Week. With hair by Aveda's Antoinette Beenders, he hit a home run.
NY FASHION WEEK Fall/Winter 2011 Collections: Duckie Brown
Duckie Brown offers great finishes at the Mercedes Benz New York Fashion Week for the Fall/Winter 2011 Collections! Paul Wilson, Artistic Director of American Crew, gives a backstage interview.
How-To: Faux Bob
While it may be easy for your short-haired clients to make their hair "longer" by using hair extensions, it's harder for your long-haired clients to make their hair "shorter" without actually cutting their hair. If your clients want to keep their long locks but switch it up a bit, you may want to recommend this fantastic faux bob by Rodney Cutler from The Salon at ULTA. It's stylish and something your clients can recreate on their own!
Mohawk Ponytail Enhances Highlights
I just saw a video with Patrick McIvor and Fashion Director Nathan Rosenkranz at Patrick McIvor Color Studio on how to show your clients how to style a perfect ponytail that will properly accentuate their highlights!
Paul Mitchell's Annual Caper Event in Vegas: 3,000 New Professionals Storm the Doors!
The annual Caper event for Paul Mitchell schools opened here at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas with almost 3,000 thousand motivated and very excited future professionals in attendance—MODERN's own Publisher Steve Reiss is currently on site to participate in the excitement and passion for the industry!
Michael Gordon: Why Salon Professionals Should Watch the Vidal Sassoon Movie
A very special screening of Vidal Sassoon, The Movie, was held last night at the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in New York City. We caught up with Michael Gordon, producer of the film (and founder of Bumble and bumble) who tells us all why this film should be viewed by every salon professional.
Personal Style: Kristan Serafino
This bi-coastal stylist travels between New York and Los Angeles to tend to her growing list of celebrity clients and collaborate with fashion photographers. After training at the flagship Toni & Guy salon, Serafino rose to salon manager and also was named a finalist in Toni & Guy’s photographic awards during her apprenticeship.
by Staff
FASHION WEEK: Aveda Does the First Show
Ok...New York Fashion Week for the fall/winter 2011 collections kicks off tomorrow, but Aveda decided to get a jump on the official opening and offered the services of Antoinette Beenders as lead stylist and Janell Geason as lead make-up artist for the Organic by John Patrick show. Titled "Model Off Duty" the look was simply gorgeous..messy and glamorous at the same time.
Products and Makeovers at Perry Anthony Salon
Check out some makeover shots and this product blog featuring Perry Anthony Salon & Spa Network in Wilmington, DE.
Snowpocalypse 2011: How Salons Were Impacted
No doubt you read about the intense blizzard that hit the Midwest last week, dubbed Snow-pocalypse or Snow-mageddon—hopefully, though, you weren't around to experience the devastating amount of snow dumped on us—plus the combination of closed/unplowed roads, thundersnow!, power outages, abandoned cars, frozen pipes, dangerous temperatures and strong winds... it was a recipe for disaster.Watch it unfold!
Style Ups and Downs at the SAG Awards
The 2011 Screen Actors Guild Awards showcased hair that had a lot of ups, downs…and ponytails.
by Kelly Cison
Smoldering and Smokey Mossy Green Eyes
Make-Up Designory (MUD), a make-up school with locations in New York City and Los Angeles, has everything you need to re-create this Spring’s must-have look—sultry, smokey, mossy-green eyes!
A Compact Hair Dryer With Power!
When you're on the road it's convenient to have a smaller hair dryer that gets the job done just like your dryer at your salon. I tried out a practical and comfortable compact hairdryer that is both powerful and effective.
LED Light Therapy Brush
I have never seen a brush like this one before! It's called the Light and Massage Therapy Hair Brush. It's a hair brush that uses LED light emitters and massage-action bristles to improve general scalp and hair follicle health.
Matrix Imagination 2011: And the Experience Gets Better and Better!
When I wrote the subject line of this blog about Matrix's 201 Imagination, "And it gets better and better," I meant it...This show is unlike any other manufacturer show, it's NOT AT ALL about the products, it's NOT AT ALL about the numbers, it's ALL about the inspiration and education behind the hairdressers involved and the extreme amount of dedication and passion the Matrix Senior Team has for the industry.
Alison Takes Sam Villa's Textur Iron For a Test Drive!
I just received the coolest.thing.ever. and everyone that uses it falls in love. It is Sam Villa’s Textur Iron—aka, the sweetest little microcrimper you’ve ever laid your eyes on.