Salon Management
HAIR+ Summit 2018 Offers Salon Pros New Growth Options
At the 2018 HAIR+, salon professionals explore the services, products and medical approaches that help their clients have more hair.
by Stacey Soble
STAMP 2018: Re-Branding Through Marketing Illustrations
Ginger Bay is proud of its 27-year history within the St. Louis community and wanted its brand to reflect its longtime presence. To promote the rebrand, Imaginal Marketing incorporated the St. Louis Arch and local scenery into an illustration, using the tagline Share The Love—STL is the nickname for St. Louis as well as its airport code.
by Stacey Soble
Aveda Launches Speed of Light Blow Dry Accelerator Spray
The primer features a unique blend of ingredients from sugar beets, corn and coconut to help detangle hair and seal the cuticle in order to cut drying time in half.
by Staff
5 Tips for a Successful Consultation from Lisa Walker @lisalovesbalayage
Hair colorist Lisa Walker, @lisalovesbalayage, draws an audience with her outgoing personality and mad color skills--her Instagram name says it all. The artist is also traveling the country with her Balayage Bootcamp and teaching other artists her techniques and tips. Here, Walker shares five tips for a successful consultation.
by Mary Kaleta
Refresh Dry Shampoo Foam by Kenra Professional
Refresh Dry Shampoo Foam is a cleansing foam infused with glacial oceanic mineral water to gently cleanse. This product features a unique targeted nozzle that erases excess product with a powderless feel to create a clean slate for styling.
How You Can Help Beauty Pros Impacted by Hurricane Florence
Two industry relief efforts are looking for funds to help the beauty professionals and beauty-based businesses that have been impacted by Hurricane Florence.
Brian Ahrens Appointed New North American GM for Revlon Professional Brands
Ahrens will be overseeing American Crew, CND and Revlon Professional in the U.S. and Canada.
Increased Retail Sales of 78% in One Week? #SalonRetailWeek Proves It Can Be Done
Inspired by the success of its #30Days2Grow challenge, Phorest Salon Software designs a week-long retail competition, invites all salons to enter, and issues daily challenges to the participants. What happens to these salons' retail sales is beyond inspiring.
Lindsey Reinke Appointed Director Of Cesare Ragazzi Laboratories for North America
Reinke joins the brand from another hair replacement company where she has worked since 2003 in various positions of responsibility, the last one being Senior R&D Manager and Educator.
Great Clips to Host Franchise Workshops for ISBN Members
First came Gene Juarez Salons and Spas, then came V's Barbershop. Now, the third Tour de ISBN takes members behind the scenes at the nation's largest beauty chain--Great Clips.
7 Ways to Style Hair to Give the Illusion of Thickness
Voluminous. Texturized. Thick. These are words guests facing hair loss or thinning likely thought they would never use to describe their hair again. And applying extensions is just part of the program.
by Jamie Newman
Kevin Murphy Will Create Packaging with 100% Recycled Ocean Plastics by Next Year
The brand will reinvent its signature packaging with recycled materials starting in 2019 in an effort to eliminate plastic waste in the oceans.
by Jamie Newman
Will It Play in Peoria?
In Editor Stacey Soble's monthly column, she snags an opportunity to watch Heather Bagby teach a Summit Stylist class and witnesses the power of stylists embracing their numbers.
STAMP 2018: Creating a Donation Program for the Homeless
Throughout the month of March, Virtue Salon put out social media content to get their clients to bring in donations of shampoos, conditioners, female hygiene products, shaving supplies and soap. They collected more than 3,600 products.
by Stacey Soble
EMMY AWARDS: Alison Brie's Hollywood Waves by Robert Vetica
The star of "Glow" looked lovely on the red carpet. Here's how Robert Vetica styled her soft waves to last all night.
by Anne Moratto
10 Ways to Keep Your Salon Client Coming Back
So, you work in a cool salon, keep up with trendy styles and dress the part. And, you think this is the big reason clients keep coming back to see you? Maybe for a first visit, but to retain clients, it’s the little things that count.
What to Consider When Pricing Extension Services
Pricing your extension services is based on many factors—the type of method you are doing, how much experience you have, your location, and how many other stylists in your area offer that method.
by Jamie Newman