Awards & Contests
Build a Bright Beauty Future by Participating in Beauty Changes Lives' ScholarTips
Beauty Changes Lives' new ScholarTips program makes it easier than ever to help future beauty professionals achieve their dreams. Through the program, salon owners and stylists can give their financial tips to help Beauty Changes Lives fund scholarships, as well as their advice to future beauty professionals. Stacey Soble, editor in chief of Salon Today, submits her ScholarTip and challenges Salon Today 200 alumni to do the same.
by Stacey Soble
Avalon's Bonnie Conte Reflects on the Salon Today 200
As the Salon Today 200 gears up to celebrate its 20th year, we’ve invited past honorees to share their thoughts on the value of entering this salon business competition. While Bonnie Conte, owner of Avalon Salon and Spa in Deer Park, ...
by Stacey Soble
Salon Today 200 Celebrates 20 Years!
Do you remember when you turned 20? It was such an accomplishment to finally enter your adult years, yet you still had a long, bright future to plan and enjoy.The Salon Today 200, our hallmark salon business competition that recognizes growth ...
by Stacey Soble
Turning 20!
Do you remember when you turned 20? It was such an accomplishment to finally enter your adult years, yet you still had a long, bright future to plan and enjoy.
by Stacey Soble
Announcing the Salons of the Year 2016
In years past, salon and spa design tended to take its cues from the owners’ individual interests and personalities. The focus has shifted, and today’s winning designs put the spotlight on the client.Owners are creating clean, ...
by Stacey Soble
Salons of the Year 2016: Michael & Michael
Ten years after designing and opening Michael & Michael in a 1895 Chicago storefront, owners Michael Crowley and Michael Jacobson decided to expand by acquiring the adjacent building and combining the two spaces to create a 4,400-square foot ...
by Stacey Soble
Salons of the Year 2016: NAAVA Salon and Spa
Hebrew for beautiful, Naava Salon and Spa is perfectly positioned in the heart of downtown Austin, Texas, on the main floor of a bustling high-rise building. Located in a LEED-certified Class A building, Naava’s owners, brothers Steven and ...
by Stacey Soble
Salons of the Year 2016: Don Angelos Aveda Lifestyle Salon
Space was at a premium for Angelo and Donovan Ortega when creating Don Angelos Aveda Lifestyle Salon in Bay City, Michigan. At just over 2,000 square feet, the new salon was less than half the amount of space the brothers were used to in their ...
by Stacey Soble
Salons of the Year 2016: 8
As a teenager, Kimberly de Freitas had her beauty career mapped out. She took her first step one afternoon when she marched right across the street from her Florida high school and into Maggie the Salon, and requested to speak with its owner, ...
by Stacey Soble
Salons of the Year 2016: Zolton's Salon and Spa
Zolton’s Salon and SpaScottsdale, Arizonazoltons.comOwners: Robert and Margaret QuinnSalon style: Uber chic, industrial, EuropeanSquare footage: 6,030Stations: 50Treatment rooms: 2Equipment: Takara BelmontFurniture: URITotal design ...
by Stacey Soble
Salons of the Year 2016: Zandi K. Salon
Zandi K. SalonLakewood, Coloradozandieksalon.comOwners: Faye Zandi and Nicki WenzSalon style: City-to-suburbsSquare footage: 1,200Stations: 8Treatment rooms: 1Equipment: Minerva, Novvo EtopaFurniture: Bauen Design BuildTotal design investment: ...
by Stacey Soble
Salons of the Year 2016: Tangerine Salon
Tangerine SalonDallas, Texastangerinesalon.netOwners: Brandon Hensley and Janet HensleySalon style: Modern, minimalist, chicSquare footage: 3,380Stations: 16Equipment: Gigli and MassimoFurniture: Gigli and MassimoTotal design investment: ...
by Stacey Soble
Salons of the Year 2016: Noggins Organic Salon
Noggins Organic SalonRidgeland, Mississippinogginsorganicsalon.comOwners: Kez and Gareth BroadSalon style: Organized, streamlined, modernSquare footage: 2,530Stations: 10Equipment: Gulf South Salon ServicesFurniture: H&L CarpentryTotal ...
by Stacey Soble
Salons of the Year: Martino Cartier Salon
Martino Cartier took a Saks Fifth Avenue approach to the design of his namesake salon in Sewell, New Jersey, where a mirror-tiled lion welcomes guests.
by Stacey Soble
Salons of the Year 2016: Lalo Salon
Lalo Salon's reception area is defined by three large sliding doors that create a moveable barn-wood wall. Black glass inserts in the walls resemble windows, and their staff uses them to leave hand-written messages to guests and to announce special events.
by Stacey Soble
Salons of the Year 2016: Jose Luis Salon
Jose Luis Salon, Lamar UnionAustin, Texasjoseluissalon.comOwners: Jose Buitron and Bill PittsSalon style: Urban sophisticate, modern retro, glamorousSquare footage: 3,000Stations: 20Treatment rooms: 1Equipment: MalettiFurniture: CustomTotal ...
by Stacey Soble
Salons of the Year 2016: Ecco Salon
Ecco SalonWaunakee, Wisconsineccosalon.comOwners: Sarah and Trent LangeSalon style: Upscale, modernSquare footage: 1,650Stations: 8Treatment rooms: 1Equipment: KaemarkFurniture: KaemarkTotal design investment: $210,000Retail lines: AvedaColor ...
by Stacey Soble