MODERN SALON recently spoke to the North American Hairdressing Awards or NAHA finalists. These uber-talented stylists and salon owners invested considerable time, talent and energy into their entries. In this interview they discuss their process.
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.
Reality star, author and designer Lauren Conrad recently created a splash when she showed up at a Hollywood event sporting light blue tips in her California blonde hair. Though subtle in color, the new look turned quite a few heads. Why? It’s a dramatic departure from her more demure headband-or-ponytail type of style—and more along the lines of a look we’d see (and have seen) on rockers like Pink and Avril Lavigne, or coming down the fashion runway. Stylist Nick Britton of Rocstar Hair in Chicago says colored tips are more on trend now than ever, and gives us his steps for achieving them.
New takes on razor cutting, light layering and classic barbering techniques accented with precise color placement take center stage in the first Masters of Beauty collection from celebrity stylist and master educator Nick Arrojo and the Empire Education Group. This long layered razor cut (1 of 3) lets your client transition from her real life to her own personal runway with ease due to shapes that guarantee built-in styling.
Chrystofer Benson remembers back to his student days when he would attend hair shows and study the people he saw on stage. “I was totally mesmerized,” says Benson. “I loved watching the teams function together and how a variety of manufacturers came together and presented their collections.”
THE EVENT: Color Zoom 2016, Goldwell’s 3 day global extravaganza and competition held this year in Stockholm, Sweden at 2 key venues: the Stockholmsmässan convention center and the Ericsson Globe arena.THE DETAILS: The 2700 attendees from ...