Salon Management
Shining a Light on Veil Cosmetics
Veil Cosmetics is celebrated for their light-infused, multi‐tasking treatment cosmetics.
by Jamie Newman
Man Up: Grow and Maintain Your Men's Business in Unisex Salons
V76 founder Vaughn Acord shares steps on how to increase your men’s business in a unisex salon.
ColorProof Energizes Artists at Update Training
ColorProof recently hosted its Artistic Specialist and Platform Artist teams in a comprehensive, two-day technical update training in Newport Beach, CA.
How One Salon Owner Built Financial Stability and Improved Culture through Team-Based Pay
Krista Harvey, owner of Studio7 Salon and Spa in Ames, Iowa, describes how converting her salon to team-based pay helped her pull the business out of debt and build a strong and productive culture.
3 Salon Owners Team Up to Give Their Stylists a Crash Course in Photography
With the huge importance that Instagram plays in marketing and building a clientele, it only makes sense that stylists need to be adept at the skills of the social media trade. At Luxury Brand Partner's Idealogue in New York, three salon owners came up with the idea to partner on an educational event centered on social media and photography.
SALON TODAY RECOMMENDS: 5 Articles on Solving Struggles in Retailing, Retention, Legislation and More
Being a salon owner means managing the education of stylists, retention of staff, progress of profits and more. Inevitably, there are land mines in all of these areas and the path to success is not always clear. We've explored the Aveda Means Business blog and found stories of several salon owners who think outside the box to find solutions to common small-business struggles. Read about the areas where their businesses struggled and what they did to implement systems that work.
New Study Shows Significant Growth in Sales of Appliances and Shears
Manufacturer sales for salon and pro beauty industry appliances and shears grew by 4.5% in 2016, primarily due to premium entries, according to a new study, which reveals the Top 10 companies by sales, with Conair leading the category.
Data Stories: Robert Cromeans Uses Data to Monitor the Health of his Team
With a few hundred employees across three states, Robert Cromeans has gotten so good at reading individual staff member's performance data, he says he can predict how well they are doing in their personal lives, as well as at work.
by Stacey Soble
Q+A with xoStylistxo: Ash Fortis Talks Hair Marbling
Ash Fortis, known on Instagram as @XoStylistXo, talks the marbling color technique and how it's done.
by Jamie Newman
Financial Planning: Making the Most of Your Money
Learn how to make the most of your hard-earned dollars from a financial adviser. Her three-step plan requires you to commit to saving, make it a habit and allocate wisely.
Win the Complete line of Wahl's 5-Star Clippers, Trimmers and Shavers
You heard right! You can win the complete line of Wahl's 5-Star clippers, trimmers and shavers, plus an honorary place on the Wahl Education and Artistic Team (W.E.A.T) for one year. Boost your arsenal of products plus score a spot on this highly coveted team of professionals.
Pravana Summer Beauty Promotion Will Benefit Beauty Changes Lives Foundation
From July 1 through August 31, 2017, Pravana is donating five percent of its best-selling Intense Therapy Leave-In Treatment to support the Beauty Changes Lives Foundation.
by Anne Moratto
Sunlights Balayage and The Kirschner Group Partner Up
Sunlights Balayage, the makers and purveyors of balayage products and education, and The Kirschner Group (‘TKG’), a global sales organization in the professional beauty industry, announced that TKG will be representing Sunlights internationally, in markets outside of North America.
by Anne Moratto
SalonCentric Opens the National Education Academy In Florida
Learn more and get a tour of SalonCentric's new National Education Academy in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Salon Today 200 Announces Profit Center—Its Newest Competition Category
The Salon Today 200 releases its 2018 application, with a new competition category designed to identify new business growth opportunities for the industry.
Modern Reports: Premiere Orlando 2017
Thousands of salon pros and owners, students,educators, product manufacturers and more attended Premiere Orlando 2017, which hosted hundreds of exhibiting companies on 7.3 acres of show floor.
by Lauren Quick
Data Stories: Understanding Their Team's True Colors
In order to strengthen their culture at Gadabout SalonSpas, Frank and Jana Westerbeke strive to understand how each person on their team processes information. To do that they utilize the True Colors personality assessment too.