Whether you've been working in a traditional salon environment for a year, five years, 10 years or more, the thought of transitioning to your own salon suite can either be very intimidating or very liberating.Whichever way you're feeling ...
by Elizabeth Jakaitis
WHEN WE SIT DOWN next to stylists at continuing education classes on textured hair or chat with them about curls at events or in the salon, we sometimes hear them express intimidation about working with various hair textures. They’re not ...
by Elizabeth Jakaitis
Body, spirit and business are all linked, says Julie Vargas, senior director of career opportunities at Sport Clips, June’s Healthy Hairdresser sponsor.“When I cut carbs, I made it a permanent way of living,” Vargas says. ...
Although women have been outliving men for centuries both in the U.S. and globally, men continue to lag behind women in taking advantage of routine preventative care as well as in seeking immediate medical attention when pain or illness ...
Tatiana Silvestri (@tatianashair) of Le Studio Salon De Beauté, Mesa, Arizona, says new client Rachel found her on Instagram. "She wanted to do something different with her hair. We set up a hair consultation and during the ...
Michael Haase (@mmhaase), owner of Salon Platinum Black, Los Angeles, is a Wella Professionals artist and educator, an editorial stylist and a creative hair designer who was inspired to formulate this finish by the sight of a ...
The top 10 Things You Should (or should not) Say To A Male ClientThis is number 3 in a 10-installment blog series of the top 10 things you should say, ask or tell (or should not) when consulting, selling to or interacting with a male client.How ...
The event: Oribe Atelier Chicago on May 23, 2016, at Moonlight Studios.The details: Members of Oribe's creative team presented runway-inspired, fashion-forward cuts, colors and styles to a select group of stylists in ...
by Lauren Quick
Hello Everyone!I’m back! The past two weeks have been pretty busy! I’ve had A LOT of appointments!Thursday and Friday of last week were pretty uneventful. Saturday, though, was AMAZING! I know I have talked a lot about liking cuts ...
Leslie René (@hairbyleslierene) calls this fiery finish "Fire up Your Passion" and her male client is wearing it like a boss. HOW-TO STEP ONE: "I achieved this look by lightening my clients hair with Wella ...
Edgy, mohawk-inspired updos are making a big statement in 2016, especially on the red carpet. From Priyanka Chopra's mohawk-meets-braided-French-twist by Celebrity Stylist Castillo at the People's Choice Awards to Jessica Hart's ...
by Elizabeth Jakaitis
The Wndrlnd tour sends veteran stylists around the country to party, give back and educate with local salons. The traveling stylists spend one day facilitating a pop-up shop with stylists from the chosen local salon and give free haircuts ...
by Lauren Quick
Licari Cutler Salon693 Fifth Avenue, New York, NYOwners: Louis Licari and Rodney CutlerDate of Opening: Feb 29, 2016. Louis Licari and Rodney Cutler each have been operating approx. 20+ years. Description of ...
by Elizabeth Jakaitis
It’s amazing to me the evolution of what people picture when you ask someone, “what does a Dad look like?”Years ago that was a much easier answer.When you look back through history, men especially, had major periods of trends, ...
On May 12, 2016 at the Wella Studio in Woodland Hills, CA, Sebastian Professional Global Art Directors, Michael Polsinelli and Shay Dempsey, shared a peek inside their creative process and a look at their latest collaboration, a collection they call Dark Armor.
Hollie Jacques (@holliegivesgoodhair) of LUX Salon, Stockton, CA, says it had been 7 months since this client had been to the salon."She did not take care of her hair," says Jacques who teaches color and balayage with salon owner ...