Show Me the Money: How to Be Transparent with Your Pricing
Would you dare to post your service prices on your hair photos for your followers to see? Gina Bianca breaks it down—and has nothing to hide.
by Jamie Newman
Jamie Newman
Senior Digital Content Strategist
Jamie Newman is the Senior Digital Content Strategist of MODERN SALON. The Chicago-based editor collaborates closely with salon professionals, social influencers and brands to connect them with MODERN’s readers and online community—an audience that includes a print circulation of 100,000 and more than one million Instagram followers. Newman is a key contributor to MODERN SALON Media’s Artist Connective influencer program, social media platforms, digital channels, print publications and custom media projects. Newman joined MODERN in 2015.
5 Questions for Great Lengths Executive Artistic Director Danielle Keasling
NAHA 2018 Hairstylist of the Year and Great Lengths USA Executive Artistic Director Danielle Keasling kicked off a recent GL Elevate event in Chicago with tape-in extension training, which included details on color placement techniques for attachment, servicing thin-haired clients, and instruction on extension cutting, blending and styling.
by Jamie Newman
Ratner Artistic Team Collaborates for Rhyme and Reason Collection
For the first time, the Ratner Artistic team’s spring/summer collection is all encompassing for each Ratner brand.
by Jamie Newman
David Lopez Joins Ulta Beauty Pro Team
Ulta Beauty welcomes David Lopez, top celebrity hairstylist and Kenra Professional Artist, to the Ulta Beauty Pro Team. Lopez brings years of experience to Ulta Beauty’s existing roster of industry pros.
by Jamie Newman
Personal Style: NAHA 2019 Men's Hairstylist of the Year Pete Goupil
The Quebec, Canada-based salon owner, international barber and educator rocks a signature look complete with colorful tattoos, bright track pants, and a neatly groomed mustache and cropped hairstyle. Men’s Hairstylist of the Year with killer style—who better to honor in MODERN's annual men’s issue?!
by Jamie Newman
Grooming Revolution: How Men's Styling Has Evolved
It doesn’t sound hyperbolic to be certain that the men’s grooming boom is here to stay—but, it hasn’t always been that way. Paul Wilson, American Crew Global Artistic Director, talks men’s grooming history, trends and the everlasting importance of education.
by Jamie Newman
Instagram Creator Account Profiles Offer Tools to Help Influencers Better Work With Brands
Instagram has launched a creator profile tailor-made for influencers, and there are plenty of reasons why it might be worth making the switch from a business profile to a creator account.
by Jamie Newman
Service Spotlight: CBD Skincare and Nail Services Go National
The Red Door Salon & Spa has launched brand-new CBD-enhanced services for both body and nails, with facials launching this summer, utilizing products from Color Up Therapeutics.
by Jamie Newman
6 of the Best-Selling Color Depositing Conditioners in Your Salons
Color-depositing conditioners are a way for your clients to maintain your artistry in between appointments. MODERN’s Instagram followers—all one million of you!—tell us their favorites to retail.
by Jamie Newman
Everything You Need to Know About CBD
CBD is the trendiest ingredient right now in beauty. Here’s how it can benefit your retail and service offerings.
by Jamie Newman
Brush Hour: See How Stylists Are Using WetBrush's New Pro Collection
WetBrush revamped its brushes for its new Pro collection, combining its most loved elements with ergonomic designs fit for the salon.
by Jamie Newman
When Clients Ask for a Discount
Salon Interactive's Jim Bower helps beauty professionals navigate the different types of requests for service discounts, weighing when it's worth investing in a client and when it's not.
by Jamie Newman
Licensed To Create Awards is Back for its Second Year
Entries open February 1 for CosmoProf Beauty's Licensed to Create Awards, which will take place during Premiere Orlando, June 2, 2019.
by Jamie Newman
Changing the Language of Retail
Selling retail doesn't come naturally, but SalonInteractive's Jim Bower offers some tips for making it easier.
by Jamie Newman
2019 Salon Today 200: Employee Education
The SALON TODAY 200 honorees in the area of Employee Education realize that the future of their business relies on their ability to train and develop their talent today. The ST200 honors these salons for their excellence in Employee Education.
by Jamie Newman
Celebrity Stylist Andrew Fitzsimons Announces THE HAIR MASTERclass
Part NYFW, part TED Talk, and part look-and-learn, celebrity stylist Andrew Fitzsimons launches The Hair Masterclass series, with its first event in Los Angeles this February.
by Jamie Newman
American Crew Honors Veterans at Military Base for Veteran's Day
American Crew honored Veteran’s Day by setting up shop at Fort Belvoir Exchange in Virigina, the largest army and air force Commissionary in the world.
by Jamie Newman