Behind the Cover – November Modern Salon
It’s tough not to love April Barton. Smart, fun, talented; the celebrity designer, salon owner and reality star has made a name for herself as an editorial darling and men’s-grooming expert.
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It’s tough not to love April Barton. Smart, fun, talented; the celebrity designer, salon owner and reality star has made a name for herself as an editorial darling and men’s-grooming expert.







A blonde, a brunette and a redhead walk into your salon looking for a color upgrade for the new year. Now what? Hey, you got this! Each color category features some significant new trends that are fun and easy to do, thanks in large part to Paul Mitchell Color Crema XG.
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For some beauty professionals who choose to be solo artists, being independent is not the whole game, but an important stage in their careers. For Jacob Khan, currently the owner of Jacob K. Hair in Dunwoody, Georgia and a member of the CosmoProf Artistic Team, everything he has accomplished would not have been possible without some time spent working independently and pursuing what he needed next in his career.
Maintain your blonde locks all summer long with new products from Paul Mitchell.
Lucie Doughty, Paul Mitchell global editorial director, looked to 1980s patterns, graphics, contrasting colors and abstract shapes for her color inspiration.“Today, it’s perfectly acceptable to have some blue or pink hints in the ...
Lauren Barton (@laurendoinshows), a Level Two Stylist/Make Up Artist at Heaven The Salon Experience (@heavensalon), Winchester, VA, says, "Going lighter is a process" in order to maintain the condition and integrity of the hair. She ...
For this editorial hair story, Photographer Jean Sweet (also the Art Director for the shoot) chose three fairy tale characters: the Evil Queen of Snow White, Red Riding Hood and Rapunzel to be styled in bridal. Griglin was given the chance to create the hair for the Evil Queen in which she executed the hair style with a wire form base underneath a blend of the model's own hair and extensions detailed with multi-textural braids, waves and curls.
Gina Atkinson (@ginaatkinson), based in Las Vegas at Sola Salon, is known for her beautiful transformations and color corrections. "This client was looking to achieve a lighter, all over gray shade, but due to her prviously over processed ...
A former carpenter, Jay Small entered the hair industry with a drive to master technical and communication skills and the determination to deliver a positive experience to everyone he encounters.
Six hand-selected Paul Mitchell National Educators from across the country recently became the first-ever Paul Mitchell Photo Shoot Group—an impressive team of editorial stylists.