special occasion

Hair Makeup How-To: Party Fuchsia

How to get a client party-ready with tousled waves and rich, one-night-only, red hair color!

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Hair Makeup How-To: Bridesmaid Glam

Apply a variety of intense shades in a flash for special occasions, or just for something new, and wash it all away after a single shampoo!

What Happens When Your Work Goes Viral

Alison Valsamis started creating braided rose upstyles after being inspired by planting roses with her grandmother. She never dreamed that a figment of her imagination would go viral worldwide.

Blohaute's Twist on a Classic Updo

Blohaute aka Amanda Diedrich demonstrates a quick updo with a boho twist during a class at Chicago's Goldplaited.

See the Top 5 Haute Holiday Entries!

Our Haute Holiday finalists share their final submissions and how they created the looks!

Party Pretty: Special Occasion Styling Tips and Inspiration from Oribe’s Kien Hoang

Hoang showcases a stunning collection of special occasion silhouettes, plus shares what he considers to be the top five mistakes stylists make when creating formal styles.

Announcing the Braids & Brides Top 10 Semifinalists!

After receiving nearly 3,000 entries since the launch of the Braids & Brides contest, it was extremely difficult to narrow the pool of beautiful special-occasion styles down to 10! Take a look below to see who our semifinalists are, and stay tuned as they submit their best braid work for judging.

Kenra Platinum's HiDef Winner and Her Bridal How-To

Braided, bling-y, bridal, beautiful: Kenra asked stylists to upload their best, most beautiful finishes created with Kenra’s HiDef Hairspray on social media, using the hashtag #KeepItUndone... and we finally have a winner! Congratulations to Hannah Holsomback.

Holiday How-to: Woven Boho Braid

Part of L'Oréal Professionnel's Tecni-Art Holiday Party Looks , this deconstructed woven braid can be transitioned from day to night by rolling the ends of the braid under and pinning for a chic upstyle.

Artist Session: Adorned

At the most recent Artist Session (MODERN’s photoshoot workshop) several of the artists reached deep into their bag of tricks to “dress” the hair for a variety festive occasions. Some of the artists who had attended in the past ...

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