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
Salons of the Year 2016: David Ezra Salon & Spa
David Ezra Salon & SpaWayne, New Jerseydavidezrasalonspa.comOwners: David and Julie EzraSalon style: Elegant, modern, EuropeanSquare footage: 7,800Stations: 30Treatment rooms: 5Equipment: Gamma & BrossFurniture: EuriskoTotal design ...
by Stacey Soble
Salons of the Year 2016: Aya Salon & Spa
AYA Salon & SpaPetaluma, Californiaayasalon.comOwners: Charlene and Christian StrattonSalon style: Hip, modern, comfortableSquare footage: 2,740Stations: 12Treatment rooms: 2Equipment: Collins, Belvedere, Takara BelmontFurniture: CustomTotal ...
by Stacey Soble
Salons of the Year 2016: Aveda Institute Chapel Hill
Aveda Institute Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolinaavedainstitutechapelhill.comOwner: Patrick ThompsonSalon style: Functional, urban, modernSquare footage: 16,040Stations: 74Treatment rooms: 10Equipment: Takara Belmont, Quadra-TechFurniture: ...
by Stacey Soble
Salons of the Year 2016: Appt-Only
Appt-OnlyChicago, Illinoisappt-only.comOwner: Andrew TartaraSalon style: French industrial, high-end, warm & welcomingSquare footage: 1,500Stations: 7Equipment: BelvedereFurniture: Belvedere, Arhaus, antiquesTotal design investment: ...
by Stacey Soble
Salons of the Year 2016: Adam Broderick Salon & Spa
Adam Broderick Salon & SpaRidgefield, Connecticutadambroderick.comOwner: Adam BroderickSalon style: Modern, comfortable, chicSquare footage: 11,000Stations: 40Treatment rooms: 12Equipment: Takara Belmont, Minardi Color Perfect ...
by Stacey Soble
Personal Compass: Where's Oliver?
Take a photograph from any salon industry gathering and chances are Oliver Steinnagel is in the crowd. Armed with an amazing work ethic passed down from his German immigrant parents, Steinnagel, who co-owns Oliver’s Hair Salon with wife ...
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
Personal Compass: Umbrella Salon
Located in Silicon Valley, Umbrella Salon caters to an upscale class of young professionals with an industrial design punctuated with statement art pieces. Kien Hoang, his brother, Khiem Hoang, and Michelle Givens co-founded the salon in 2000, ...
by Stacey Soble
Personal Compass: Amanda Hair
One might say Amanda Hair’s last name foretold her destiny.As early as high school, the entrepreneurial-minded Hair worked in retail, becoming a store manager before she could legally buy a beer. But as a client at the Bob Steele Salon in ...
2016 Coaches and Consultants Guide: Salon Skipper
Salonskipper.com(604) 314-4981info@salonskipper.comOwners: Tara Main, Alberto Cirillo and Meisam MullaAccessible 24/7, Salon Skipper offers affordable coaching and management tools with its online beauty business resource.WHY WE’RE ...
by Stacey Soble
The 2016 Coaches and Consultants Guide
A parent’s hand guides a child; a teacher helps a student; and a professional coach or consultant mentors a salon or spa owner. In business, as in life, from time to time, you need someone who will sit down with you, look you in the ...
2016 Coaches and Consultants Guide: SASSI (Salon and Spa Specialty Insurance)
sassiagency.com888-823-9380klopez@brownyard.comOwner: Brownyard Group SASSI (Salon and Spa Specialty Insurance) provides specialized liability insurance coverage to the beauty industry. Coverage is tailored to meet salon professionals' ...
2016 Coaches and Consultants Guide: Salon Search Party
salonsearchparty.com484-709-1771sales@salonsearchparty.comOwner: Co-Venture with Raylon Corporation and Salon Search PartySalon Search Party is a game changer! A new way for your salon website to get on the first page of an internet search! It ...
2016 Coaches and Consultants Guide: Jayne and Company
jayneandco.com440-846-6022jayne@jayneandco.comOwner: Jayne MorehouseJayne and Company helps salons and spas define what makes their businesses unique, then shares those attributes via a customized, cost-effective, results-oriented communications ...