Popular hairstyles for prom
It’s prom season! Are you ready to get your teen clients ready for the big event? We asked stylists around the country what prom styles are hot in their area.
by Megan Vickery
Articles
The Color of Spring
Each season, Pantone, the global authority on color and provider of professional color standards for the design industries, releases the Pantone Fashion Color Report.
by Web Editor
Ask the Experts: Being a Wellness Expert
What can skin care professionals do to better position themselves as wellness and skin health experts when so many skin care brands focus on the appeal of glamor, luxury and pampering?
by Alicia Liotta
Jump on the Head-Band Wagon
Coveting that chic headband style, but don’t know hot to get the look just right? Stylist Ryan Nickulas of the Ryan Darius Salon can help you jump on this season’s hottest look.
by Web Editor
On-Set Color Secrets
Of course celebs need fabulous hair color but what’s the secret to consistent color when a movie crew shoots a portion of a scene, then picks up the rest six months later?
by Web Editor
How Do You Break Into Fashion Hairdressing?
Read the response from Freelance Hollywood and fashion hair stylist and author of "Shortcuts to a Successful Career as a Hairstylist or Make-Up Artist for the Fashion and Entertainment Industry," Diana Schmidtke.
by Alicia Liotta
Top 10 Reasons to Come to Work in December
It’s the most hectic month of the year. All of your clients want their color refreshed and their nails done and an updo for a holiday party… But here are a few reasons to get excited about being a hairdresser this month!
by Web Editor
Finding the Right Mentor
Having a mentor at work is an important part of your professional development. Here are a few guidelines to help choose the best mentor for you:
by Web Editor
The Art of Listening
Wondering how to keep clients happy? Listen up! Your clients will tell you everything you need to know to keep them happy. Writer Rosanne Ullman delves into customer service in the spa industry. Use these tricks in the salon chair as well!
Wigging Out
Shevy Emanuel, founder of Shevy Wigs and the new Shevy Pro Division shares her wig expertise so you can feel confident in recommending wig options to clients.
by Web Editor
Understanding a Photo Shoot
In tight economic times like these, the photo shoot can be the first budget line item that gets deep-sixed. Salon owners who stage these shoots season after season, however, wouldn’t drop them for anything.
by Web Editor
Robert DiTacchio: Career of a salon manager
A former platform artists settles into a mid-size urban salon.
Jeremy Scheifflee: Career of a salon educator
The rise to the top came early and easily for this member of the Sam Brocato Creative Design Team.
A positive attitude will keep your salon clients coming back
“One of the hardest things for a stylist to learn is how to stay UP with high energy all day long,” says energetic stylist Kathy Jager, author of As the Chair Turns.
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How to attract salon clients who will spend a lot on their hair
“Seek women who need gray hair coverage,” Cleveland-area salon owner Sally Zarlinga advises stylists just starting to build their clientele. These are big-ticket clients.
by Web Editor
Hair Color tips: Mixing Two Coloring Methods
When you mix two coloring methods, the result can be a bigger ticket. And if you time two services properly, neither you nor your client will need to spend extra time.
by Staff
Hair Styling Tips: Secrets of Lift
From monitoring the sales of different tools, Jeff Schwartz of The Cricket Company observes that clients increasingly want some lift with their straight hair.
by Web Editor