A Culture of Passion
Louis and Doreen Guarneri, founders of American Culture, have spent their lives in the professional salon industry. Louis’ parents were distributors and hairdressers.
by Jan Hillenmeyer
Articles
Goldwell to Launch Color Zoom Webinars
To encourage creative colorists to enter the company’s annual “Color Zoom Challenge” photo competition, Goldwell is launching a new series of video webinars featuring award-winning editorial stylist and guest artist Dimitrios Tsioumas.
Promotion: Show Strategy
Plan ahead, and one or two weekends at the industry’s top trade shows can fuel a year’s worth of great business-building ideas and promotions.
Conversation Starter
The consultation is where success starts. And where it can come to a screeching halt.
Gray-Coverage Challenges
Understanding the natural pigmentation of hair and its relationship to hair color is crucial to a colorists’ success.
Braid Blitz
On a lacquered white bar located in the middle of Nine Zero One Salon you will find jeweled containers filled with multi-colored bobby pins and small rubber bands sitting on top of a glass countertop where clients can choose from a menu of signature braids.
Urban Contrasts by Robert Bushy
Robert Bushy, artistic director emeritus for Salon 2000 and ANIU Salon and Spa in Middleton, Wisconsin, is both a behind-the-chair and editorial stylist.
by Jan Hillenmeyer
Alfa Parf's Four-Trend Collection
Alfa Parf Milano’s latest style collection is influenced by the 1970s, a tumultuous decade characterized by change in all areas of the cultural landscape.
by Jan Hillenmeyer
Original Sprout How To
Most professional stylists acknowledge the challenges of helping children get through nasty knots. We met with Inga Tritt, founder of Original Sprout, who demonstrates how she uses her "Miracle" product to comb through daughter Maya's tangles.
Ravishing Redheads
A roundup of some of Hollywood’s hottest in red, from classic to trendy
by Jessica Galliart
Hollywood Beauties
In this latest collection from Hairdreams hair extensions, ambassadors Sonya and Christopher Dove use creative extension placement and color selection to recreate some of Hollywood’s unforgettable women.
by Staff
ISSE Day Two Kicks Off!
This morning officially kicks off Day Two of the International Salon and Spa Expo in Long Beach, California. Check out some of the education happening today!
ISSE Day One: Live From the Show
Fresh off the showfloor at the International Salon and Spa Expo in Long Beach, California, I'm feeling excited, I'm feeling eager to visit more booths, and I'm feeling even more passionate! This industry is always changing and there is always something new to learn and it makes every booth an educational experience!
Long Beach's International Salon and Spa Expo Has Begun!
Hello from super sunny California! That's right—the International Salon and Spa Expo, the first industry trade show of the season, has officially kicked off in Long Beach!
Creativity Unleashed
Pravana’s Show Us Your Vivids photo competition called for stylists to unleash their creativity and make a color statement—through intense, bright, color-popping styles using Pravana’s Vivids color.
Light Writing
The 2012 Urban Art Collection, assembled by the Matrix Artistic Directors, showcases looks expressed through a variety of grand, bold and very public media, taking root on city streets in open display.
by Staff
Glamor: Open & Organic
Padgett applied Aquage Beyond Body thermal styling spray to both sides of model Diana’s straight, thick hair. She then set the look, alternately using a conical iron and a flatiron curling technique to generate a loose or “collapsed” curl pattern.
by Staff