
Manic Panic and its Founders Tish and Snooky Bellomo Named Sally Beauty's 2026 Vendor of the Year
The award recognizes the partnership between Sally Beauty and Manic Panic.
PBA and ISBN rally the industry for what they hope is a final push on the FICA Tip Tax Credit. Find out how you can help.

With the FICA Tip Tax legislation included in two No Tax on Tips bills in both the House and Senate in Congress, the Professional Beauty Association is rallying owners to join the campaign to help carry the proposed legislation into law.
“From the 107th Congress in 2001 to the present 119th Congress, the FICA Tax Fairness legislation has been the longest collaborative effort on behalf of the professional beauty industry for federal tax equity,” says Myra Irizarry, PBA Director of Government Affairs. “The current partnership between the Professional Beauty Association and the International Salon/Spa Business Network have brought us to this moment—we’re asking owners of beauty-based businesses to encourage their representatives to include No Tips on Taxes in the new tax package.”
“When it comes to No Tax on Tips and the FICA Tip Tax legislation, we are on the 5-yard line, and we need to stay in the game,” says Frank Zona, owner of Zona Salons and the Government Affairs Chair for ISBN.
To make it easy to carry through, PBA put together a campaign form that helps owners take action by calling and messaging their members of congress and the White House. Join the campaign!

The award recognizes the partnership between Sally Beauty and Manic Panic.

The easily wearable formula delivers XL volume, extreme length, and a weightless, lifted finish without the heaviness of traditional volumizing mascaras.

The International SPA Association recently announced that Jefferson Fisher, Jamie Kern Lima and Zack Kass are the keynote speakers for its 2027 Conference, scheduled for March 3-5 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.

Life of Riley Salon Supply and Riley Salon Resources are back in the family, as Kelly Huether acquires the professional distributor he co-founded in 2013.

BaBylissPRO and IGK have partnered to launch the BaBylissPRO Studio Trunk, transforming the professional tool brand’s digital Style Studio into a physical experience for the first time in its sixty-year history.

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Rosy Salon Software integrates with Mya, empowering salons, spas, and barbershops to transform their websites into powerful, automated lead-generation machines.

Known for his buttery blondes and a technique for highlighting hair with more precision that he called chunking, Brad Johns died on August 27. His friend and fellow colorist, David Stanko, shares thoughts on his talented colleague and close friend.

The Green Beauty Community Foundation convenes beauty brands, salon-industry leaders, educators, and sustainability organizations for a collaborative professional beauty gathering on September 23rd in New York.