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Festival Style Inspiration From Instagram

It's that wonderful time of year - festival season! Instagram is overflowing with festival style inspiration and we've found some looks that are just too good to limit to concert-wear. From hair to makeup to nails, these are looks that can be created in the salon for a whole variety of summer events.

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Finding Inspiration, Tips From Rusty Phillips

Rusty Phillips shares his thoughts about inspiration and how to make a great picture. Phillips was inspired by a look from fashion week by Jon Reyman for Concept Korea.

BEFORE AND AFTER: Orange is the New Blah!

When MODERN Instagram follower Garth Crittendon, a stylist at Sizzorworks Style Studios in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, shared this before and after with us, we knew we needed to track down the formula!

COLLECTION: Maison Maite's Retro Smile

The result is a forward-thinking evocative collection featuring hair styles reminiscent of classic ’60s shapes.

BEFORE AND AFTER INSPIRATION: Color, it's for the Birds!

Inspiration for the work you create in your salon can be found EVERYWHERE you look--including to the sky, if you're lucky enough to live in a tropical climate where birds like this are found!

Behind the Cover: May 2013

For Ted Gibson’s latest shoot, featured exclusively in the pages and on the cover of MODERN, the storyboard was a giant, three-sided poster dominating the Eagles Nest studio in New York City, where Gibson and team assembled to create the imagery for the Ted Gibson Advanced Academy.

Hail the Nail! Trends for 2013 and How To Get the Look

Sideways french manicure, pale nail, half-moon--we take a look at nails and what looks will be hot this year!

My Inspiration

Goldwell Color Zoom 2012 finalists Daniel Rubin, Michelle Azouz and Michael Gierl answer the question "who is your mentor?"

Fernando Romero Offers Inspiration and Advice

Fernando Romero of Bio Ionic offers advice and inspiration, and chats about the importance of advanced education.

Behind the Cover: May 2012

Asked to create an exclusive editorial feature for MODERN’s Creativity Issue, Luis Alvarez challenged emerging Aquage artists Lala Todorovic and Chris Vandehey to work with mentors Ann Bray and Eric Fisher to create a purely artistic collection.