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SEARCHWhether your clients are shopping for their loved ones or treating themselves this season, they’re sure to adore these holiday gift sets from some of our favorite brands.
Your clients trust you to recommend the best products, no matter what time of year it is. Now that we’re knee-deep in the holiday season, take the opportunity to recommend some gifts to them, too.
Take advantage of this bright and colorful packaging to draw your clients over to your retail section. Whether they’re shopping for their loved ones or treating themselves this season, they’re sure to adore these holiday gift sets from some of our favorite brands.
Alterna Haircare has created four holiday gift sets showcasing their hero collections. Each kit comes in a beautifully designed box created by artist Jenny K of Living Pattern. The design is inspired by the ocean and each color was thoughtfully selected to represent the essence of each ingredient within the collections.
Alterna Rising Tides Haircare Kit
Great Barrier Repair Haircare Kit: Transformative care for damaged hair with CAVIAR Anti-Aging Restructuring Bond Repair Shampoo, Conditioner and Moisture CC Cream. Proven to reduce breakage up to 99%.
Moisture Splash Haircare Kit: Featuring the CAVIAR Anti-Aging Replenishing Moisture collection, indulgently hydrate and nourish your hair with Moisture Shampoo, Conditioner, and CC Cream.
Rising Tides Haircare Kit: Achieve lightweight volume for natural fullness with Alterna’s CAVIAR Anti-Aging Multiplying Volume Shampoo and Conditioner and Moisture CC Cream.
My Hair. My Canvas. Shining Seas Styling Kit: Play your way with our bestselling stylers for a good hair day. This kit features the vegan City Slay Shielding Hairspray, Glow For It Universal Gloss, and Soaring High Volumizing Blowout Mist.
Have your clients take home salon-inspired, intensive hair repair for 3x stronger hair and 68% more repair. Protect their results between salon visits with the most potent OLAPLEX at-home reparative treatments for damaged hair and the nourishing cleanse and condition sample set to maintain softness, shine, and smoothness for all hair types. Formulated with patented OLAPLEX Bond Building Technology–scientifically proven to repair and strengthen damaged and broken bonds.
OLAPLEX Hair Repair Treatment Kit
This four-piece set includes a two-part system of pre-shampoo treatments for weekly use to repair all levels of damage and restore visibly healthier hair. It also includes convenient travel sizes of two OLAPLEX bestsellers—the Bond Maintenance Shampoo and Conditioner to hydrate and prevent frizz and split ends.
The kit contains:
155 mL No.0 Intensive Bond Building Hair Treatment
100 mL No.3 Hair Perfector
30 mL No.4 Bond Maintenance Shampoo
30 mL No.5 Bond Maintenance Conditioner
Oribe Holiday 2022 Collection
Oribe collaborated with modern Tokyo-based artist, Kohei Kyomori to create unique designs for seven limited edition gift sets. Kyomori is known for his vibrant, digital paintings, which reinterpret the concepts of classic ornamentation and handmade craftsmanship for the modern age. Sets include:
amika Holiday 2022 Collection
amika has six 70s-inspired product kits to spread peace and love the amika way—no matter your hair type, texture, or stellar style. This wide array of gift sets is perfect for your salon’s retail section this upcoming holiday season as the eye-catching package designs are sure to draw clients in, and the curated product kits will delight their loved ones. Sets include:
OPI always has plenty of gift set options for your retail section. This year, many of OPI’s sets feature colors from their bright and sparkly Holiday 2022 Jewel Be Bold Collection, which has a color for everyone.
Holiday '22 Nail Lacquer 4 PC Mini Cracker
Bling out the season with a jewelry box of effects from OPI's Holiday '22 Jewel Be Bold Collection. Four mini shades included: Go Big or Go Chrome, Decked to the Pines, Feelin' Berry Glam, Sleigh Bells Bling.
OPI Nail Lacquer 4 PC Mini Cracker
Holiday '22 Nail Lacquer Mini 25 PC Advent Calendar
Count down to style and great nails with this advent calendar featuring mini versions of OPI's Holiday '22 Jewel Be Bold collection.
OPI Nail Lacquer Mini 25 PC Advent Calendar
Shimmer and shine with this extravagantly jeweled nail polish duo of Feelin’ Berry Glam and Pop the Baubles.
OPI Nail Lacquer Duo
ORLY features a selection of holiday gift sets for all ages and occasions. They even have a Hannukah-themed polish trio—how many brands can say that?
ORLY x Lisa Frank Holiday Collection
For your clients who have colorful little ones in their lives, grab some of these Lisa Frank Gel Nail Strips and Confetti Toppers for your retail section.
ORLY x Lisa Frank Collection
The stickers make it easy to achieve eye-catching, pro-quality nail art in a flash. The new nail strips feature a gel-like finish with long-lasting wear, easy application and removal, without the need of an LED/UV lamp or special tools. The toppers go beyond basic glitter–they feature bright, vibrant heart and star-shaped confetti die cuts suspended in clear lacquer for wearing alone or over any shade.
Look no further for your ultimate Christmas manicure set. This trio comes in a giftable box and includes the holiday topper Deck the Halls and shades In Luck and Haute Red.
ORLY Deck the Halls Trio
Are your clients looking for the perfect Hanukkah nail polish set? This trio has you covered. The trio comes in a giftable box and includes the holiday topper Light It Up and shades Fluidity and Blue Tango.
ORLY Light It Up Trio
Pear Nova Luxe Nail Care Set
Luxury, vegan, cruelty free and non-toxic nail care brand Pear Nova’s Luxe Nail Care Set is a great gift to encourage your clients to practice self-care through pampering at home. This luxury nail care set includes everything they need to nurture their nails between appointments, including:
Soak, Scrub + Butter Set – featuring a relaxing hand and foot soak, an exfoliating scrub, and a hydrating butter
Refresh - non-acetone nail lacquer remover
Growth - Green Tea Cuticle Oil
Clearly and Beneath Me - top and base coat duo
Glass Nail File
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.
As technology evolves at an accelerated rate, you want to make sure you have the best in your business toolkit to help you grow sales, motivate your team, communicate with your current and future clientele, and streamline your managerial tasks. The 2026 SALON TODAY Technology Solutions Guide is designed to help you navigate today's growing landscape of salon and spa technology. In this guide, you'll find a curated look at more than 50 of the latest software platforms, digital solutions, and innovative features to help you compare options and identify the best fit for your business.
The Davines Edit reflects the brand’s passion for people and planet.
RÜTE Wash introduces a shower cap designed specifically for crown washing, helping clients with hair extensions cleanse the scalp while protecting the lengths from water.
Premiere San Antonio Presented by SalonCentric returns for its fourth edition August 30-31 at the Henry B. González Convention Center, delivering its biggest and boldest event to date.
One-Day Personal and Professional Development Education Event for Beauty Professionals Set for October 25, 2026, at the Hilton Philadelphia City Avenue.
A live education series explores the ideas, collaboration, creative decisions and processes behind the winning work.
According to the report, people are moving away from copy-paste trends and toward community, using real experiences to develop a sense of taste and beauty that reflects who they are.
Hairstylists and barbers can showcase their creative and technical vision in two global categories with cash prizes and a chance to represent in Portugal.
The BBR Beauty Show featured a prominent speaker lineup including Lacy Redway, Karrueche Tran, Danessa Myricks, Chelley B., Sabrina Elba, Jessica Harris-Dupart, and more.
The Professional Beauty Association and Pivot Point team up to develop an ongoing study that measures the confidence of salon owners, stylists, school owners, and students.
This shared recognition celebrates the strength of industry collaboration in advancing professional mobility.
In Dubai, a salon visit isn’t an appointment. It’s a weekly routine, and clients can spend $800 to $1,400 a month on it, according to Gaurav Tripathi of MADI International. On October 6-8, 2026, the market behind those numbers opens its doors as Beautyworld Dubai marks its 30th edition at the Dubai World Trade Centre, bringing together distributors, brands, stylists and salon owners from all over the world.
Sponsored by BeautyWorld Dubai
The Good Patch is a leading wearable wellness patch brand, offering wellness and skincare patches that support everyday needs including energy, sleep, relaxation and more.
Four publications for beauty industry professionals to enhance their leadership skills, financial awareness, professional growth, and joy!
Ulta Beauty has announced its partnership with Black Beauty Roster to launch the pilot of All Textures Certification (ATC). The new program is aimed at addressing gaps in education within the beauty industry and raising the level of skills and guest satisfaction for all.
Mireya Villarreal, founder of From Chair to Boss™, is bringing together beauty industry leaders for a new one-day educational event designed to help salon professionals strengthen the business side of their careers. From Chair to Boss Live! will take place September 28 at the Hilton Oak Brook Hills Resort & Conference Center in Oak Brook, Illinois.
