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The Big Day: 5 Ways to Help Brides Feel at Ease During Makeup

When a future bride envisions her wedding day, the dress takes center stage, but hair and makeup complete the package. Here’s how to help her feel like a princess.The day of the wedding is ?lled with last-minute details that can stress the ...

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Bridal Styling Dos & Don'ts

Fave4 Lead Style Expert and Blohaute Founder/CEO Amanda Diedrich shares her dos and don'ts for delivering picture-perfect bridal party hair.DosDocument everything. Keeping paper trails will save you and your clients headaches and stress. ...

Academy Tour: Heidi Marie Garrett at Goldplaited Finishing Salon

Heidi Marie Garrett Bridal Styling ClassUpdo specialist Heidi Marie Garrett runs a tight ship, and her logical and organized approach to styling bridal parties has made her sought-after by brides around the country.Format: Mostly demos, some ...

Bling Thing: How Well-Placed Hair Accessories Can Take Brides to the Next Level

A well-placed hair accessory can elevate a finished look from incomplete and tousled, to finished and memorable. Whether it’s adding the final touch on a bride or taking a client from day to night, hair jewelry adds an unexpected ...

Elegant Bridal Updos For Wedding Hair by Martin Parsons and Candy Shaw

At a time when special-occasion styles veer heavily toward effortless and tousled, educator Candy Shaw invited updo master Martin Parsons to bring sophistication and formal back to the bridal world in a very modern way. "It’s ...

The Specialists

What does it take to specialize and what do you need to know to consider yourself a service specific virtuoso? We spotlight four emphasis areas - bridal/updo artist, makeup artist, hair extensionist and blowout specialist - to shed light on what ...

Celebrating Love

What happens when 2 great salon educators get married? It becomes the industry "Marriage of the Year." Christopher Dove and John Simpson were married recently in Miami Beach, Florida.  I was invited, but was out of the country for ...

How-To: Fishtail Chignon

For Spring 2016, Galia Lahav unveiled two collections, one inspired by romantic capitals around the world, and the other drawing inspiration from Gothic architecture and medieval princesses. The elegant, romantic themes of the gowns in these ...

Bridal Trend: Soft and Feminine

Bridal upstyles are veering away from sexy and messy, and gravitating more toward feminine and soft.When L’Anza educator and artist Ammon Carver began to conceptualize a shoot with his assistant AC Studio rising star Tovah Avigail, they ...

6 Fashion-Forward Bridal Upstyles for Long-Haired Clients

Award-winning bridal hairstylist Carly Wood, based in Sydney, Australia, with over 18 years' of experience has an undeniable reputation within the bridal industry working alongside the top wedding vendors Sydney has to offer. Wood regularly ...