MODERN SALON Media, a division of Vance Publishing Corporation in Lincolnshire, Illinois, is the leading publisher of magazines and websites serving the professional salon and spa industry. With the addition of beautyschooladvisor.com, we now reach beauty professionals not only throughout their career, but from the time they begin thinking about entering the profession.

Our publications include: Modern Salon, a long-respected industry magazine read widely in all beauty salon circles, from the technicians and owners to the product manufacturers and distributors; Salon Today, a management journal for salon owners and managers; Process, a magazine about hair color for colorists; Renew, for estheticians and spa owners; and our latest annual publication, FirstChair, a yearbook and success guide that addresses the needs and interests of professionals in their first three years of working. Our corporate website is vancepublishing.com; our websites connected to publications are: modernsalon.com, salontoday.com, renewprofessional.com and firstchair.com.

In the publications and on the websites, our message is consistent:

Beauty is an exciting and rewarding career for creative, passionate professionals.

It is our pleasure at MODERN SALON Media to report this industry's news, showcase its stars, explain its techniques and share in the magic that is the beauty business.