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Where the Wild Things Are

Hot Tools just launched its new collection of Ionic Salon Dryers and Nano Ceramic 1” flatirons—and the designs are wild, baby.

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When Bad Turns to Worse

You're having one of those days. You're late to work, your first client never showed, you dropped some mustard on your pants at lunch. Grrrrr. Just when you think things can't get worse, you’re mixing color for a client, you drop the bowl and the color goes everywhere, all over her new designer purse. With a bad day, when it rains it pours.

Lolla-licious

If you were in Chicago this past weekend, there was no way to miss it: Lollapalooza was back for its fourth summer in the city and it was in full force!

Bump Up the Volume!

With the fall wedding season in full blaze, and homecoming dances right around the corner, here's a great new tool you can add to your line of up-do gadgets!

Knock my socks off!

In November, I am getting married! My fiancé and I are planning a traditional wedding -- big church, lots of guests, huge bridal party and a big bash at a downtown hotel afterwards.

Smooth Operator

I just recently tried Aveda’s Smooth Infusion Glossing Straightener, the newest addition to their Smooth Infusion line. Usually, I’m devoted to specific products when it comes to fighting humidity, but I decided to try out this new product on one of the most humid days the Chicago summer has seen and give it a test drive.

NAHA: Big, Bold and 20 Years Old!

I don't think any of us have quite recovered from the energy and excitement of one of the beauty industry's biggest events of the year!

A Night in the City of Blinding Lights

Ever since January 1, 2000 The Eiffel Tower lights up with flickering lights every night at 10, 11 and midnight. Word is that the Parisians think it’s tacky, but it is a spectacular sight and we watched it avidly during dinner at Les Ombre, a gorgeous glass enclosed restaurant located in Paris’ museum of indigenous art—a very Aveda kind of place.

Live from Paris

We editors at Modern know we have the best jobs around, but there is nothing like a trip to Paris to confirm that!

Remembering the Man, the Music, the Style

Love him or loathe him, there will never be another Michael Jackson.