You can catch Laura Chihaia (@lalasupdos) teaching updo classes at salons and on stages around the country. After moving to the U.S. from Romania in 2006, Chihaia made a name for herself when she started her Instagram account in 2014.
Yen Vuongphan must have a full book of clients with long, luxurious hair. Those clients let Vuongphan, better known as @ombrestudio, put her amazing ombre skills to work. Get ready to be inspired by the most perfectly diffused ombres you've ever seen. No "bad ombres" here! (Sorry, we had to).
Learn more about Caralee Elizabeth Pridemore @sweetlypinnedhair, a member of our 2017 MODERN SALON 100.
Be prepared to be in awe while drooling over Sarah McDonald's feed. If you want some major rooty blonde inspo, @style.by.sarah is the page to stalk. The sandy colored wall that usually serves as her background, accompanied by natural lighting, makes her natural hues pop.
Before-and-after photos and beautiful balayaged and blonde finish looks are just some of the reasons we love Shawna Lee Russell's page. Her social-media presence has opened doors for her to teach and meeting other like-minded stylists from around the world.
Blondes and pastels put Chris Weber Mirlach on the map. We love how his page, @chrisweberhair, features close-ups of beautiful color on clean, white backgrounds.
Looking for a page with long, cascading mermaid waves in varying shades of blonde and brown, from platinum to ashy? Cem Gumus has a feed chock-full of boss-balayage inspiration.
Massachusetts-based colorist Nellie Duclos (@nellieduclos) has wowed MODERN editors for a long time with her beautiful creative coloring and pastel effects.
Seamless color melts, beautiful open-air hair painting and less-is-more techniques make New Jersey colorist Gina Devine's Instagram page @gina.devine one to check out.
Chicagoan Annette Waligora (@annette_updo_artist) has long been a favorite of MODERN SALON editors for her trend-forward, thoughtful upstyles and braids. As part of MODERN SALON's Artist Collective, you've probably seen her at the MODERN offices doing live tutorials and giving styling tips and tricks.
