Progressions Salon Lends a Hand to the Homeless
Progressions Salon Spa Store in Rockville, Maryland, was honored to participate in the annual fundraiser for Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless held on April 21, 2016, at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center. Over ...
by Stacey Soble
Announcing the 2016 Salons of the Year Finalists
Salon Today is pleased to announce the 20 finalists for the 2016 Salons of the Year. All 20 finalists will be profiled in the June issue of Salon Today. The winner of the competition will be announced live at the Premiere Orlando Beauty Event in ...
by Stacey Soble
Sport Clips Haircuts Celebrates 1,500th Store Milestone and Gives Back
Sport Clips Haircuts celebrated the opening of its 1,500th location, which happens to be in Founder and CEO Gordon Logan’s hometown of Sumter, S.C., by giving back to area youth. The milestone opening was marked with a $15,000 ...
by Anne Moratto
Takara Belmont Announces the Americana Series
Takara Belmont announced the limited release of the Americana Series, a seating lineup that features three unique chair designs each complete with styling, reception, all-purpose, dryer, and backwash variations. The Americana Series ...
Ulta Beauty’s Sandy Ovington Named to ISBN’s Board of Trustees
Sandy Ovington, vice president of merchandising for Ulta Beauty, has been named to the International SalonSpa Business Network’s Board of Trustees. In this role, she will lead the owners of the only international association for multi-unit ...
by Anne Moratto
Celebrating Stylist Appreciation Day
Shortcuts Software has paid more than lip service to hairstylists this year for Stylist Appreciation Day on 30 April; the company has created a video about the joys of working in the world’s most beautiful industry."We wanted to ...
by Stacey Soble
Deep Dive with Ammon Carver About L'ANZA Healing Haircare
MODERN SALON interviewed Global Creative Director Ammon Carver about L'ANZA Healing Haircare. We ask all of the questions you have been dying to know about the company!MODERN SALON: Tell us more about the company. Who is L’ANZA? What ...
Merging Talent and Trust to Create Psy-Cosmetology
“When I ask stylists, ‘What business are you in?’ most answer the hair business. But they are really in the people business,” Jay Williams says. “And once you understand what business you are in, ...
Introducing Inspire: A Night Celebrating Beauty Entrepreneurs
The Professional Beauty Association (PBA) and Cosmoprof North America (CPNA) recently announced INSPIRE: A Night Celebrating Beauty Entrepreneurs. INSPIRE, to be held Saturday, July 23rd, will kick-off PBA’s Beauty Week and the CPNA ...
by Anne Moratto
Farouk Shami Returns as CEO of Farouk Systems
On April 8, 2016, Farouk Shami announced his return as Chairman and CEO of Farouk Systems, Inc. Shami, who founded the haircare company that includes brands CHI and BioSilk in 1986 out of Houston, Texas, announced his son, Rami Shami, will ...
by Anne Moratto
Justice and Soul Offers Hope in Cambodia
When Matthew Fairfax sets his mind to something, he doesn’t just get it done—he hits it out of the park.The owner of the James Alan Salon in Seattle, Washington, planned to raise $100,000 for a salon and training school in Cambodia ...
Lucky Salon Wins Makeover from Cindarella and Salon Interiors
Attending Luxury Brand Partners’ Front Row in Miami in January resulted in a big payoff for Santiago Romero, owner of Project Luxe Salon in Albuquerque, New Mexico.Romero was the grand prize winner of an on-site raffle held by one of the ...
by Stacey Soble
Minerva Beauty Introduces a New Salon Equipment Package Program
Minerva Beauty, Inc. introduces the new Salon Equipment Package Program to address the needs of new salon owners. Jay Rawl, president of Minerva Beauty realized the difficulties future salon owners had when it came to purchasing ...
Documentary: The Philosopher Jerry Gordon
Award-winning stylist/global hair celebrity Jamie Carroll was deeply influenced by Jerry Gordon, the late owner of J. Gordon Designs in Lincoln Park, Chicago.Carroll started working on this video several years ago to help share Gordon’s ...
Salon Today's 2015 Total Salon Makeover Winner Completes Design Transformation
If you’ve taken a peek at Salon Today’s Total Salon Makeover application and considered entering, Estelle Bouras, owner of the Jon Kailey Salon in Wilmette, Illinois, encourages you to do it. “Last year, I deleted the email ...
by Stacey Soble
Gadabout Salonspas and Verve Celebrate the Accomplishments of 250 Employees
Pamela McNair-Wingate opened the first Gadabout Salon in 1979 with a staff of eight in an 800-square-feet space. Today, the Tucson-based, family-owned Gadabout brand is an award-winning business including five salon locations, two VerVe ...
by Stacey Soble
Club Intrigue On the Road
Pro-Panorama is the 2016 national launch of Club Intrigue, a shared education event that focuses on local communities coming together face-to-face and without barriers to build relationships, collaborate, and have fun.The event which has its ...
by Stacey Soble