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HOW-TO: The Businesswoman's Mohawk

When Laura Viera, stylist at Salon Bliss in Boynton Beach, Florida, was asked to create a “modern business woman” for an editorial photo shoot, she quickly thought of creating texture and bringing back the old with a modern editorial twist.

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Backstage with Farouk at Miss USA 2012

Farouk Systems styled the lovely contestants for the 2012 Miss USA Pageant. Here is a peek backstage into the excitement.

Choose Beauty: Farouk Shami

Farouk Shami, founder and chairman of Farouk Systems and the CHI, BioSilk and SunGlitz brands, has devoted his life to the professional salon industry.

CHI Touch Screen Hair Dryer!

It's the next step in the generation of blow dyers—touch screen technology. See what the dryer looks like...

Art + Control

Farouk Systems’ newly revamped Sunglitz Lightening Systems allows for colorists to be creative—yet still have predictable results. And, in tune with the shades that were inspired by nature, the color is designed to recreate the natural lightening action of the sun.

Curly Hair Events at the Texture Pavilion at ABS

There’s a lot of buzz about texture in fashion and hair trends this year, and also about the new TEXTURE! Pavilion at ABS. Celebrating our third year of partnership between MODERN SALON and Texture Media/NaturallyCurly.com, TEXTURE LIVE! is moving out of the workshop classroom and onto the main floor. Come experience the “up close and personal” demos of specialized texture education from our sponsors, including a special segment with Farouk artists styling TEXTURE cover model Miss Universe Leila Lopes of Angola on Sunday at 10:00 a.m. This appearance is followed by a special autograph signing and photo op at MODERN’s booth 299 at 10:30.

MODERN Will Be Reporting from America's Beauty Show This Weekend!

The professional beauty industry gathers in downtown Chicago this weekend, March 3-5, for America’s Beauty Show at McCormick Place. The entire editorial team of MODERN SALON Media will be reporting live on all the education, inspiration and collaboration. We’ll be capturing video, sharing photos, and posting non-stop about featured artists, style trends, product news and more on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest (one of our new accounts) and on the ABS events page on modernsalon.com! If you are coming to the show, say hello at MODERN’s Booth 299 and visit our Texture Pavilion at stage #233. The MODERN team will also be at the special BeautyBASH Saturday night, joining the industry in celebrating Cosmetologists Chicago’s centennial anniversary and “100 Years of Beauty.” Read on for more ABS details.

Curls on the Catwalk

The spotlight is on texture in the fashion industry, and we don’t mean tweeds, wools and ruching. Curls, kinks and waves are front and center on the runway this season.

Farouk Announces New Products, Touch-Screen Dryer

MODERN SALON is LIVE at the Doubletree Houston Bush Airport where Farouk Systems has made two very big announcements!

HOW-TO: Miss Universe’s Crown-Worthy Updo

Did you watch the Miss Universe pageant? You may have noticed the regal updo worn by Miss Angola Leila Lopes, a business student, who eventually took home the crown during the 60th Annual Miss Universe® Pageant broadcast live from São Paulo, Brazil. The elegant updo was created by Tammy Mixon, Farouk Systems Global Artistic Board and lead pageant stylist, who shares her steps inside. Not only is the style easier than it looks, but adds Leila, “The crown fits perfectly around this hairstyle!”