Spas Prepare for Black Friday and Cyber Monday
Spas and salons around the country are preparing to usher in the holiday sales season with Black Friday and Cyber Monday service and retail specials.
by Stacey Soble
5 Fall Hair Tips to Share with Clients
Hair Essentials' Paula Nelega offers 5 Fall tips for healthy hair to share with your salon clients.
6 Ways to Infuse Pink Into Your Business
October is breast cancer awareness month and there are a variety of ways that a salon or spa can help patients, honor survivors and raise money and awareness. Here are six ideas!
by Stacey Soble
Style Me Hired Fall Job Fair Excites
Style Me Hired Hopes for repeated success at Fall job fair.
Service Spotlight: Pumpkin Facial Peel at Hela Spa
To celebrate this time of year, Hela Spa in Washington D.C. offers its Pumpkin Peel, a cleansing facial with added pumpkin enzymes to exfoliate and clarify the skin.
2013 Enterprising Women: Allyson King
Allyson King took the helm of Dessange International earlier this year, after holding high-level positions at Color Works, Hair Cuttery, Ulta and Clarins USA.
by Stacey Soble
2013 Enterprising Women: Sophia Navarro
When eyelash extension training first became available in the U.S., Sophia Navarro was one of the first professionals to realize the innovation would have a major impact on the future of beauty--now she's one of this industry segment's leaders.
by Stacey Soble
2013 Enterprising Women: Sophy Merszei
In 2004, Sophy Merszei was three years into a Ph.D. program in molecular biology at the University of Houston when she took a leap of faith and started NovaLash--today the company distributes products to 38 countries.
by Stacey Soble
2013 Enterprising Women: Normajean Fusco
Normajean Fusco's career in beauty spans more than 30 years and includes diverse industry experience--from aesthetics to consulting to industry giants to founding Equibal Labs, which manufactures a professional line of products featuring Nufree, the only self-preserving antimicrobial, antibacterial, hair-removal process.
by Stacey Soble
2013 Enterprising Women: Ouidad
As a stylist, salon owner, educator, and author, the Queen of Curl Ouidad has make a career out of helping clients embrace their natural curl
by Stacey Soble
Spreading the Word: Alopecia Part 2
As September was Alopecia awareness month I think it’s important that we dive even deeper into the world of hairloss, pass Adrogenetic Alopecia and Alopecia Areata, two causes of hair loss that I discussed in my last blog.
Spreading the Word: Alopecia Part 1
What is alopecia? Well, to put is simply it is a miniaturization of hair. What does that mean really? When a hair follicle is deteriorated by pollutants or toxins, it causes the hair to become smaller and finer until the follicle remains in the telogen (resting) phase. Crazy right?
Understanding Alopecia
For Alopecia Areata Awareness Month, SALON TODAY spoke with Hair Essentials Paulina Nelega, a registered clinical herbalist, who counsels clients about Alopecia.
by Stacey Soble
2013 STAMP Service Menu Winner: Interlocks
Interlocks Salon Spa Cosmetics from Newburyport, MA, captures a 2013 STAMP award for "Service Menu Copywriting & Photography."
by Stacey Soble
2013 STAMP Service Menu Winner: RED 7 Salon
RED 7 Salon from Chicago, IL, captures a 2013 STAMP award for "Service Menu Overall Design."
by Stacey Soble
2013 STAMP Service Menu Winner: Kai Salon & Spa
Kai Salon and Spa in Victoria, TX, captures a 2013 STAMP award for "Service Menu Overall Design."
by Stacey Soble
2013 STAMP Guerilla Campaign Winner: Charles Penzone Salons
The Charles Penzone Salons in Columbus, Ohio, captures a 2013 STAMP award for its Prom Street Team guerilla marketing campaign.
by Stacey Soble