Changing Stages
Jeneva Hamer left a high profile career as a platform educator, shifting her passion “to perform” into diligently maintaining her personal salon suite business.
Articles
FORMULA: Caramel Sombre
Jay Rua (@jayrua_glam), Glamour Beauty Salon, Las Vegas, transformed his client with an uninteresting faded shade to a caramel sombre that caught our eye on Instagram. "She came in with grown out highlights," says Rua. ...
Your Hands, Your Livelihood
Your most critical creative tools put in a full day. How are you protecting them?
by Elizabeth Jakaitis
Serve and Protect
Good posture is your best defense when salon work triggers pain in your neck, back and shoulders.
by Elizabeth Jakaitis
Triple Play: One Look, Three Ways to Wear It
Who says short hair can’t be versatile? Armed with the right stylers (she keeps Oribe Hair Care at arm’s length) Katie Manselle, of Asheville, North Carolina’s Ananda Hair Studio, was able to turn this chic, eargrazing crop ...
by Elizabeth Jakaitis
Mindset Matters
Practicing mindfulness can help salon professionals cope with the emotional and physical costs of working in a stressful environment. Working in a salon comes with stress, even in the best, most supportive environments. Feeling stressed is ...
by Elizabeth Jakaitis
Healthy Hindsight
Industry veterans look back and share what they wish they’d known earlier in their careers to protect body, spirit and business.
by Elizabeth Jakaitis
Are you a Solo Artist?
Then you are a HOT topic! What you do and how you do it is creating more buzz than ever in the professional beauty industry.
Learn About LOXA
Have you heard about the new online resource for stylists—and clients!—that connects you both to great product options, beauty advice and more?
by Staff
Getting The Red Right: Kate Bosworth For "Still Alice"
Still Alice is a magical movie and the buzz is about Julianne Moore's performance AND Kate Bosworth's haircolor. David Adams and the team at redCHOCOLATE were tasked with transforming Bosworth, who played the role of Julianne ...
Triple Play: One Look, Three Ways to Wear It
Who says short hair can’t be versatile? Armed with the right stylers (she keeps Oribe Hair Care at arm’s length) Katie Manselle, of Asheville, North Carolina’s Ananda Hair Studio, was able to turn this chic, eargrazing crop ...
Get Your Steps in At America's Beauty Show 2015!
Get Your Steps in at ABSThe professional beauty equivalent of “power walking” is to attend a world-class salon trade show and educational event. So much to see, so much to do, so many rewarding steps to take!This year, ...
Marching Orders: Are You Stepping Toward Your 2015 Fitness Goals?
The figure of 10,000 steps per day—which covers roughly five miles—has been kicked around in the media as the goal for when you want to establish and maintain a healthy level of activity. But is that a valid number? And one you can ...
Step by Step: Wraparound Dutch Braid (+VIDEO!)
Amanda Diedrich, fave4's Lead Style Expert, created this textured wraparound dutch braid and it is just so perfect for the upcoming prom and bridal season. To get the look, you'll need a microcrimper, elastics, tail comb and ...
Complete Coverage: 5 Things You Can Do to Protect Your Skin Today
As a beauty professional, you know to hydrate your skin. Hydrating from the inside means drinking lots of water. From the outside it means applying moisturizer multiple times during your busy day. To protect against allergic reactions to salon ...
How-To: Pixelated Haircolor (+VIDEO!)
If you haven't heard, new on the haircolor scene is pixelated designs. X-Presion Creativos in Spain seems to be heading up the style, and educators and stylists alike are working out how to recreate the geek-chic styles.Patrick ...
by Lauren Quick
How-To: Bumble and bumble Youthful Pony
According to Frankie Denise Meyerson of Bumble and bumble, don’t take your younger clientele for granted. Their sense of style and fashion o ffers a bit more opportunity to the professional stylist to be more ...
by Elizabeth Jakaitis