
ASCP, ISPA and PBA Receive 2026 Power of Associations Award for Esthetics Licensure Compact
This shared recognition celebrates the strength of industry collaboration in advancing professional mobility.
Olivia Garden’s Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide shares products every stylist will love, featuring new tools, brushes, and other must-haves from OG’s catalog.

Olivia Garden shares its most popular go-to styling tools for professionals and prosumers alike.
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Hair-care manufacturer Olivia Garden, shares its Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide for the stylist or hair enthusiast in your life.
OG Titanium Ion Curling Iron: For all hair types, this curler features instant heat-up and temperature recovery with dual ceramic heaters that reach 455ºF. This curler features a ceramic-ion-coated clip and even heat distribution, for snag-free and even curls. Available in multiple sizes.
NewCycle Styling Brushes: This collection includes four professional styling brushes with handles and paddles made from recycled appliances and cushions made from post-consumer recycled items. The collection includes a round smoothing brush, a vent styler brush, a smoothing paddle brush, and a large paddle brush.
SuperHP High-Performance Professional Hair Dryer: With an ergonomic lightweight silhouette for all-day use and accessible inner filter for deep cleaning, this dryer uses less energy than traditional dryers. Its brushless motor provides powerful airflow that dries even thick hair quickly with intelligent heat control and temperature regulation.
NanoThermic Power Grip Collection:These Brushes utilize a wavy barrel design that gathers bristles in rows with rip and tension control, allowing easier and faster smoothing and straightening of all hair types. The wavy shape makes its bristles more heat resistant with tips that are polished and rounded to hydrate the cuticle, eliminating frizz, and adding more shine to the hair. The ceramic-coated barrel heats up faster and retains heat longer with extra-large vents to reduce drying time.
Originally posted on Modern Salon

This shared recognition celebrates the strength of industry collaboration in advancing professional mobility.

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