6 Questions for Salon AKS on their 20th Anniversary
As New York's Salon AKS celebrates its 20th anniversary, the salon's founders, Alain Pinon, Kao Hui and Susanna Romano share the strategies of their success.
by Stacey Soble
The Woman Behind the Cheers
As the Atlanta Falcons Cheerleaders head to Houston for the Super Bowl, their longtime stylist Candy Shaw of Jamison Shaw Hairdressers will be accompanying them to make sure their tresses are gorgeous and cheer-worthy. Find out more about the cheerleaders and how Shaw supports their efforts year-round.
by Stacey Soble
Salons of the Year 2016: Metro Barber
Metro Barber in Tallahassee, Florida is a modern take on the classic barbershop with vintage, black-and-white-checked flooring and stations with simple white sinks for straight-razor shaves.
by Stacey Soble
Take a Tour of Namaste Salon and Spa
In Wheaton, Illinois, floor-to-ceiling windows flood Namaste Salon and Spa with light, while original textures make clients feel at home.
by Stacey Soble
The Sketch Effect Captures Serious Business' Big Ideas
A trio of quick-draw artists capture they key messages revealed from the stage at Serious Business 2017, offering attendees a helpful visual memory.
by Stacey Soble
5 Tips for Creating the Best Salon of the Year Images, Deadline Extended to Feb. 10
As Salon Today extends its deadline for Salons of the Year 2017, it offers five tips for creating the strongest images for the photo-based salon design competition.
by Stacey Soble
Q&A with Celebrity Esthetician JoElle Lee
JoElle Lee will be a keynote speaker at Face & Body Midwest on Sunday January 22, 2017. Here, she talks skin care and career success.
by Jamie Newman
Introducing...Great Clips' New Design Team Masters!
Great Clips professional stylists work every day to deliver top-quality haircuts that are on-trend and on-point. In 2017 they will give you a glimpse into the talent working at Great Clips Salons with their new Design Team.
Sponsored by Great Clips
Hair Anatomy’s Metamorphosis
As SALON TODAY prepares to launch the 2017 Total Salon Makeover competition, we check in on the progress of last year’s winner.
Salons of the Year 2016: Niki Moon Salon
Niki Moon Salon features a 30-foot high, A-frame ceiling covered in knotty pines and accented by solid wood support beams painted in black. The salon has a feeling of open airiness, and the wood instantly creates a sense of warmth and comfort.
by Stacey Soble
Asandra Spa Lounge's Profitable Approach to Capacity Planning
By embracing a revenue management system from the travel and hospitality industry, New York's Asandra Spa Lounge has grown to two locations and more than $5 million in sales. Discover how co-owners Gene and Paul Frisco use capacity planning to keep the appointment books full.
by Stacey Soble
The EmpowHERment Project - Get On Board
Lyndsey Bardnell has launched the EmpowHERment Project to celebrate women in the industry. Learn more about the initiative and how to get involved.
Memo Exclusive: An Interview with Great Clips CEO Rhoda Olsen
The CEO of Great Clips, Rhoda Olsen, provides background on the brand’s beginnings and why the franchise model has worked so well in the salon industry.
by Anne Moratto
Perfect Partners
When salon owners, manufacturers and distributors put their heads together, new business ventures flourish, and everyone benefits--including the clients.
by Stacey Soble
5 Questions for Sylvie Moreau, President of Coty Professional Beauty
While at Wella's International Trend Vision 2016 in Barcelona, we sat down with Sylvie Moreau, President of Coty Professional Beauty, to learn about how the newly developed pro beauty division (which include brands Wella, OPI, Kadus, Sebatian Professional, Nioxin and others), is working to unite all categories of beauty to empower women and diversify the industry.
OPI’s Brand Beginnings: An Interview with The First Lady of Nails Suzi Weiss-Fischmann
The OPI success story began not as a professional nail care brand, but as a dental supply company. Realizing that dentures and artificial nail extensions share the same chemistry, OPI co-founder Suzi Weiss-Fischmann saw an opening in the market and ran with it.
Breaking into the Blowdry Market
In an effort to compete with the blowdry bars in his community and attract a new niche market, Adam Broderick teams up with Color Wow to develop his new AB Style Bar at his Southbury, Connecticut location.
by Stacey Soble