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Use Your Voice, Use Your Power, For a Beautiful World w/o AIDS

This December 1st, what are YOU doing to USE YOUR VIOCE, USE YOUR POWER and HELP CREATE A Beautiful World Without AIDS? Read Guest Blogger Patrick McIvor's Blog.

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Matrix Sponsors AMA Benefit

Matrix Artistic Directors Ammon Carver and Nick Stenson were on hand at the star-studded Give Back Hollywood "Night of Miracles" benefit in Hollywood, manning the Beauty Lounge, where they offered touch-up and hair care recommendations to celebrity guests.

VIDEO: Ammon Carver Makes Guests "Studio 54 Ready"

Ammon Carver, Matrix Artistic Director, was enlisted by STK to make guests "Studio 54 ready" to celebrate the fifth anniversary of this meatpacking district nightclub/restaurant. MODERN's Maggie Mulhern got the video interview...watch now!

Getting Ready to Be Ready

We have a new operations director at our studio and she will be instrumental in helping us get ready for 2012. I love being prepared and find most salon owners and stylists are too busy to prepare, which means they do what they have always done and get the same results. I am telling you, in 2012, we are not going to do the same, we are going to do BETTER! The one thing that will insure success is a good plan - remember, you plan for success, failure just happens.

Sleek And Smooth

’Tis the season for hectic schedules, which means your clients are looking for ways to spend less time styling, but may not know of the services available.

Women of Beauty: Gina Khan

Gina Khan, (Presented by Matrix), Owner, Gina Khan Salons in San Francisco and Walnut Creek, California

Women of Substance: Sara Jones

With a cosmetology license in hand, Sara Jones blazed a career path that’s brought her to lead Joico/ISO, one of the most dynamic manufacturers in industry. After working two years behind the chair, Sara Jones became an educator for Redken, traveling a five-state region in the Midwest educating salons in haircolor. She eventually moved into sales management, holding executive positions for several top manufacturers, including Wella, Graham Webb, Sebastian and Matrix, before finding her way to Joico in 2005. In 2011, Jones was named the City of Hope’s Spirit of Life Honoree and she spearheaded a year-long industry campaign which raised $1.2 million for the healthcare facility.

Matrix's Facebook Tab and Partnership with Fashion Night Out

Matrix has just launched its new Matrix Family Facebook Tab and they have announced their partnership with Fashion's Night out, which takes place nationwide September 8th.

Partying OutSide My Box- Part 1

I have been lucky to have had so many of opportunities in my life. Some are unique experiences, some help me grow exponentially, some teach me and some challenge me, but all make my life better by letting me learn.

Matrix Partners with Hairbenders Salon to Aid Joplin Victims

Hairbenders, one of the largest salons in Joplin, MO, is spearheading a massive, back-to-school cut-a-thon to benefit the victims of the devastating tornado that destroyed the city in May.