According to a study conducted by the Pew Research Center in 2006, 36 percent of Americans between the ages of 18-25 and 40 percent of Americans between the ages of 26 to 40 have at least one tattoo. The ink-embellished definitely represent a significant part of the American public, and the professional beauty industry is starting to take notice. In the past years, temporary tattoo kits and special lotions designed to help maintain tattooed skin have popped up at industry trade shows.
Michael Smith knows music. He started his career as a DJ, performing with artists such as Rihanna, The Killers and Kanye West at events ranging from the Oscars to the Olympics to South by Southwest. That's not to mention his gigs at luxury events for top brands like Chanel and Vanity Fair. Five years ago, he took his skills of musical selection in a different direction with The Playlist Generation, curating the background tracks for elite clients around the world. (Think The Standard Hotels, Intermix, the Salvatore Ferragamo runway and even coordinated test drives for Jaguar.)
The SALON TODAY 200, the competition that celebrates salon business success, is celebrating its 15th birthday, and you don’t want to miss the party!
In my travels to different trade shows around the country this year, I’ve had the opportunity to discuss with owners their processes for tackling the new ST200 application. I’ve had owners tell me they divide up the categories and assign them to different teams in their salon. I’ve had others tell me they try to tackle a category each week. And, I’ve had others express that although the task is tedious, the application process is always a good exercise in self-examination.
When I first interviewed Mitzi Bishop, owner of Bishop's Salon and Day Spa in Nashville, Tennessee, it was the early 1990s and she had just filmed and produced a VHS tape instructing clients how to do a great blowout at home. Back then, it was a great idea for supporting the sale of retail products, helping clients look their best between appointments and differentiating her salon from her competitors. Today, it's still a great idea, but one Bishop has continued to evolve with new technology.
I was so excited when my 16-year-old daughter Rachel tried out for and made the high school diving team. But two weeks after practice started, and she could no longer pull a comb through her hair, I was rethinking that decision. Two hour, daily practice sessions in a chlorine-saturated pool left her blonde strands tangled, dry, dull, gummy and a little green.
I grew up in Tornado Alley, just 149 miles from Joplin, Missouri. Although I was fortunate to never have come too close to a tornado, I remember watching one from afar from my fourth-grade classroom as we assumed the 'position' long practiced in regular tornado drills. I remember many Spring nights spent in our basement listening for an all-clear announcement from the local radio station. And, I remember once touring a family friend's country home that was literally lifted off its foundation, rotated 180 degrees and set back down--leaving the back door where they front door used to be. Naturally, my thoughts are with the people of Joplin this week, and I'm not alone:
Edwin Neill III, CEO of Neill Corporation, encourages listeners to contribute to the The Salon and Spa Relief Fund, which was established to help salon and spa owners and their employees rebuild their lives and businesses following natural disasters.
When Hurricane Katrina devastated the Keith Noonan Salon in New Orleans, the salon was only 18 months old. Owners Keith and Michele Noonan were overwhelmed and found they didn’t have the energy or resources to rebuild.
As the mid-year point rapidly approaches, Salon Today wondered how 2011 is
shaping up in comparison to its predecessors, so we posed a round of forecasting
questions to a sample of owners from our proview panel. All in all, it seems
salons are planning for growth:
A chance meeting at an industry event leads the
management of two salons to temporarily trade places
to share strengths with one another.
Pureology's vice president of marketing lists the benefits of a green school and lets you know you how, a client or a staff member can enter your local school for a Green School Makeover.
With much fanfare, the Professional Beauty Association announced the much-anticipated finalists for the 2011 North American Hairstyling Awards! As of last year, NAHA, the most prestigious photo competition in North America, celebrates the business savvy of salon owners in addition to the artistry and skill of professional salon industry. PBA invites the entire industry to come together on July 31, at Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas for the 2011 awards ceremony.
When it comes to supporting your local schools, there are a lot of ways you can help. You can offer complimentary services to teachers, offer gift cards for school fund-raising efforts, or talk to interested high school students about careers in cosmetology. Now, thanks to Pureology and Global Green USA, there’s a great new green way you can help your local school.
Colin Walsh, Matrix vice president and general manager, describes the new momentum at Matrix and how positive programs, such at Spread the Love, Chairs of Change and Matrix Mixers, are helping stylists connect with one another.
The Professional Beauty Association’s (PBA) government advocacy efforts helped to prevent passage of New Hampshire House Bill 466-FN, which would have deregulated the state’s cosmetology industry. By taking swift action to alert beauty professionals in New Hampshire and the industry at large, PBA’s government affairs department was able to organize supporters who sent a clear message to state legislators that deregulation was not in the best interest of consumers and licensed beauty professionals. By providing clear information on the matter, and the means to take action, PBA’s efforts helped prevent what would have been a severe blow to the livelihoods of many and jeopardize the integrity of the cosmetology and barbering profession.
As SALON TODAY follows the leading manufacturing companies in the professional beauty industry, we’ve picked up on a new energy at Matrix. I recently had the opportunity to get to the bottom of that new momentum through a podcast interview with Colin Walsh, Matrix’s vice president general manager.
