Salon Management
Why You Should Burn Your Bridges
Eurisko's Leon Alexander, Ph.D. explains how to achieve world-class status by giving 100 percent, and why 99 percent isn't good enough.
Premiere Orlando to Remember Victims of the Pulse Night Club Tragedy
Premiere Orlando plans to remember the forty-nine victims of the Pulse Night Club tragedy and highlight four individuals who had been part of the beauty industry. It will also match 100% of donations made to The Center, Orlando’s LGBTQ community, during the show.
5 Tips To Winning a Hair Photo Competition
Award-winner Daniel Rubin (2016 Goldwell's Color Zoom Challenge) shares his top five tips to winning a hair photo competition.
From Making Ends Meet to Achieving Financial Freedom
Salon Muse and Blow Dry Lounge in Louisville, Kentucky was getting close to closing its doors when owner Angela Nunn sought help from Summit Salon Business Center. Together they steadied the salon's cash flow, calmed its turnover, boosted sales by 90 percent, paid off the loan and gained a loyal staff. See how.
Strategic Partners in Combating Hair Loss: Unilever Ventures Joins Nutrafol
Nutrafol nutraceutical supplement for healthy hair growth for men and women has closed its series A financing round. Unilever Ventures, the venture-capital and private-equity arm of consumer packaged goods conglomerate, joins as lead investor.
by Anne Moratto
Backstage at Miss USA Preliminaries with CHI
Before the Miss USA preliminary competition, CHI artists prepped all 51 contestants for the mainstage event.
The 2017 Salons of Distinction
Meet the 16 salon spaces that captured honorable mention in our 2017 Salons of the Year competition as Salons of Distinction, then take a tour of each of their fabulous new spaces.
by Stacey Soble
2017 NAHA FINALISTS: Salon Team of the Year
The NAHA Salon Team category showcases a team's diversity, versatility, creativity and expertise in hair styling. Salon teams must consist of at least two members and be employed at the same salon to be eligible.
Memo Exclusive: An Interview with Bosley Professional's Alan Stockman
Bosley Professional Strength President Alan Stockman talks to MODERN about how the brand is ramping up across the board.
by Anne Moratto
Strategies Announces 4th Annual Team-Based Pay Conference
Strategies responds to the compensation needs of employee-based salons and spas with a two-day conference in San Antonio, Texas on October 15-16, 2017. New this year will be sessions specifically for service providers where staff members will share their experiences working in a Team-Based Pay salon.
Balay Powder Makes Any Color or Lightener Ideal for Balayage
This clay-based additive can be mixed into your favorite color or lightener so you can balayage with ease, with no fear of bleeding or messy application.
by Jamie Newman
Spend a Day with Master Colorist, Beth Minardi at Art of Business May 15th
Are you booked May 15? If not, join America's hair color icon Beth Minardi as she helps you reach the highest possible level of professional hair color expertise. Listen and learn as Minardi demonstrates her legendary techniques in highlighting, dimensional hair coloring, modern color, gray coverage and corrective color.
Hair Cuttery Opens 5 NEW Salons!
Hair Cuttery, a family-owned and operated chain of hair salons, celebrates the grand opening of five new salons. So far in 2017, the chain has opened 11 new salons and has plans to open over a dozen more before the end of the year.
How Can Team Efforts Toward Fundraising Benefit a Salon Culture?
We polled Healthy Hairdresser's Advisory council and asked: "How can team efforts toward fundraising or awareness of medical/social issues benefit a salon culture or the industry in general?"
The 2017 Designer's Shopping Guide: Tips on Remodeling & Salon Furniture Shopping
Whether you’re outfitting a whole new beauty operation or have decided your salon and spa needs a little rejuvenation, design can be fun but also frustrating. To lend a hand, top furniture manufacturers share their latest products and top salon and spa designers offer their best shopping tips.
Be an Escape Artist
Sometimes life gets so hectic we forget how important it is to take a break. A recent stay at a boutique hotel reminds Editor Stacey Soble to slow down and enjoy the journey--and she finds the escapist quality in many of this year's SALONS OF THE YEAR.
by Stacey Soble
ShearShare On-Demand Salon Space Rental App
ShearShare helps to keep salons full and allows licensed barbers and cosmetologists to find space for their client appointments whenever and wherever they need it.