Service Spotlight: Blackberry Facial
This brand-new tech-based beauty solution for the tech-obsessed client, incepted by esthetician Joanna Czech, is a neck treatment that includes a gentle and soothing massage to combat the results of a new phenomenon she has noticed: the continual use of PDA's such as iPhone and Blackberry creating lines and stress on the neck from looking down to text, tweet, e-mail, etc.
Musical Moves: How to Build the Perfect Sound for Your Space
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.)
by Stacey Soble
Happy Birthday to the ST200!
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!
by Stacey Soble
Salon Design Insights: Trend Watch
Get a jumpstart on your next design project with trend insight from the beauty industry's top experts.
What's Your Silver Lining?
As any small business owner will agree, the changes that our economy has been through in the past few years have been challenging at best. Tightening our entrepreneurial belts has been an unfortunate fact of business life in order to weather the downturn. Some say things are turning around and we're on our way back up. Did we learn anything from the experience? Was there a silver lining?
Let Your Hair Run Wild During Salon Week
Salon Week is happening at a salon near you September 12-18!
Heart of Beauty Benefit
On June 6, Dawn’s Pizzazz hosted The Heart of Beauty, an event to benefit the Healing Hearts Center for Grieving Children & Families.
Vito Mazza Benefit Fashion Show
Vito Mazza Salon & Spa of Woodbridge, N.J. partnered with YMCA’s in Woodbridge, Edison, Metuchen, and South Amboy to raise over $3,000 for the LIVESTRONG at the YMCA program.
Behind the Scenes at the Oprah Show
The recent departure of Oprah Winfrey from network television after 25 years has left us with a gap in our DVRs, but the last few months were filled with exceptional "lasts," including a last makeover show that brought some of the top ...
Salons of the Year 2011 Introduction and Judging Process
It's a year when winning salons are beautiful in their simplicity. But look closer - behind that clean decor are the industry's newest businesses finely honed for efficiency, productivity and customer experience.
New Professional Appliance Study Shows Market Growth
Cyrus Bulsara, president of Professional Consultants & Resources, a leading U.S. salon industry strategic consulting, market intelligence and research data company, has just completed a comprehensive study of the 2010 Professional Salon Industry Appliances Market.
Salons in Crisis: How You Can Help!
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.
by Stacey Soble
Aveda Announces Congress 2011
It's the ultimate gathering of the Aveda network of beauty industry professionals—stylists, hair colorists, makeup artists, students and salon owners: The Aveda Congress 2011. The Congress festival honors top talent, inspires and educates with technical and creative presentations, and fosters a deep sense of connection to Aveda’s heritage of distinctive artistry and social responsibility.
Salon-friendly Apps to Try
Try out these Apps today!PEEKABOO MOBILEWhen customers see great deals, they are more inclined to visit your salon on a more regular basis. Now there is a free Smartphone app called Peekaboo Mobile that can allow your salon to offer deals on ...
Enhance Your Website
So what can you do to spice up your salon's website? Serif offers a product called DrawPlus X4, which is a versatile designer that will help you create artwork and graphics in an easy way.
Revenue Calculator for Salons
Mindbody has just introduced their new Real Results Calculator, a tool to help salons calculate the increased revenue and reduced expenses they might achieve when they use the software.
Sneak Peek! Salons of the Year, Grand Prize Winner
OWNER BRYAN NUNES frequently tells his staff that space is Blo’s most valuable team member, and this was his guiding design principle when it came to doubling the Raleigh, North Carolina, salon’s square footage in its latest expansion. “I am a hairdresser deep down, and I firmly believe in creating a space that is conducive to a creative, stimulating, clean and ergonomically responsible work environment, which ultimately will lead to happy designers and lower turnover.”