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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 ...

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Aveda: Eco-Friendly Color

Who We Are: Founded in 1978 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Aveda creates high-performance, plant-based products for beauty professionals and consumers. Aveda innovates by combining the principles of modern science and Ayurveda, the ancient healing ...

Choose Beauty: Van Council

Mastering the craft of hairdressing and owning a thriving business is only part of Van Council’s success story. The salon owner, just named the new fashion director of Intercoiffure America/Canada, has also been a lifelong competitor.In ...

Modern Reports: NAHA 2015

NAHA Live!The Event: The 2015 North American Hairstyling Awards ceremony, hosted by fashion stylist Brad Goreski, was held on July 12, 2015, at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Hotel in Las Vegas. The Details: The event opened with a red-carpet ...

Formula: Perfect Copper

We recently spied a top-notch before-and-after on Farouk Systems' Instagram and knew it was share-worthy! Bianca Garcia (@biancagarciahair), a stylist at Path Salon in Austin, Texas, took her client from a somewhat ho-hum dirty blonde ...

Fiery, Dimensional Red from The Establishment WI

A fiery, dimensional red from Jessica Weyker at The Establishment (@establishmentWI) in Milwaukee, WI. named to Elle Magazine's Top 100 Salons in the USA 2014.AVEDA HAIRCOLOR FORMULA:Intense red- 10g5n+ ...

Product Spotlight: Thinning Hair Solutions

Growth SpurtAt some point in their lives, most clients have dealt with or will deal with thinning hair. The problem is so expansive in its causes—genetics being a common cause, but stress, thyroid disease, diet and aging all contributing ...

From Red To Green To Faded To Red Again: THE JOURNEY

Sarah Naslund (@MyBigHairDay) of Athena Aveda Salon Spa, Boston, Mass, has been on quite a journey with salon guest, friend and tattoo artist Dia (@diamoellertattoo). "The first time I did her hair we did some subtle red highlights which ...

Grown Out Ombre to a Solid Copper

A grown out ombre gets freshened up  Erin Boyle,  Junior Stylist at Julian August Salon, an Aveda Concept Salon in Redlands, CA.FORMULA:Pre-Lighten with  ENL +20VOLTONE NG: 8N-10G, 9N-10G, IB-20G, LOR-4G, OY-9G, VB-2G, PASTEL ...

So Cool It's Frozen

Anna Bianca Pacino Clark (@annabiancahair), an Educator and color specialist at Seasons Salon Spa, Redlands, California, has a BEAUTIFUL Instagram page, filled with beautiful transformations and color designs. We loved (among others) this ...