What’s Your Updo IQ?
Ladies and gentleman, start your irons. It’s holiday time and that means lots of opportunities to curl, Based on expert advice from Joico International Artistic Director Damien Carney and KMS International Artistic Director Edwin Johnston, here’s a test to measure your holiday styling know-how.
Pretty and Polished
What’s the most dazzling holiday accessory that clients can sport? Great nails, says OPI Executive VP and Artistic Director Suzi Weiss-Fischmann. Not only is a trendy nail lacquer the quickest way to update a holiday look, it’s also a “touch” that even budget-trimming clients can embrace.
How to Turn an Idea into a New Product
Denis DaSilva, co-owner of DevaConcepts (devaconcepts.com), says, “My ideas that have turned into new products and tools started from a desire for better performance.
Effective Education When Growing Your Business
Colleen Buck, owner of Elle Marie Hair Studio in Bothell, Washington, says, “Growing the team, and focusing on four types of education to develop our stylists both personally and professionally. We offer the following education: hands-on cutting and coloring techniques, customer service, life/career coaching and business training.
Keep Blonde Clients from Going Orange
Blondes may have more fun, but “blorange” can put the brakes on the beach party. I define “blorange” as the inability of a single-process color to fight the hair’s natural undertones. Blorange delineates the line between bottle blonde and salon blonde.
Behind the Cover of the Sept. Issue
MODERN’s second Artist Session resulted in some incredible finishes, including this month’s cover look.
Dealing a Good Hand
What happens to gift card-holding customers when that business goes under? In most cases, the customers are simply out of luck. But, Sandy Stroehmann, founder of Elixir Mind Body Massage, in Denver, Colorado, sees this misfortune as an opportunity to introduce her business to a new crop of clientele.
by Stacey Soble
Too Young for Color?
Our Twitter followers answered the question: At what age do you think it’s appropriate to start coloring/highlighting a young client?
5 Questions for Farouk Shami
MODERN Editor Laurel Smoke recently chatted with Farouk Shami, founder of Farouok Systems, Inc., about his new Houston-based facility, his most famous product and his future plans.
Make Meetings Cool
Traditionally, salons are not the most conducive environments for staff meetings. Meetings must be held at times when the salon is closed for business—but that’s often a challenging time for staff members to gather. For Bryan and Silvia Nunes, owners of Blo in Raleigh, North Carolina, the solution was the establishment of a High-rise account via highrisehq.com.
by Stacey Soble
Brush Up on Your Blow Out
Put the flatiron down. Slowly. Move away. Now, pick up your hairdryer and round brush, because Monroe Brush's Antonio Lobato has some can't-miss tips for you on doing the perfect blow out -- sans flatiron. It can be done! Lobato admits flatirons ...
Biz Builder: Recession Relief Program
Read this tip from William George of James Joseph Salon and James Joseph Studios in the Boston area.
Control the Chatter
In tough times, it’s even more important to send the right message to clients. How you talk to clients can shape their overall impression about the success of your salon and your business, and shift their future behavior.
Innovation Spotlight: Beat Gray Strays
Sometimes gray-coverage clients end up using drugstore color wands because stray grays, particularly at the hairline, can show up weeks before it’s retouch time. Time to boost your application art, says John Simpson.
Invest in Yourself
With the economy taking its toll on the clients of the upscale Emerge Spa and Salon and G20 Spa and Salon on Newbury Street in Boston, owner Joyce Hampers designed a program that helps clients invest in themselves by maintaining their beauty, grooming and wellness routines while they are job hunting.
by Stacey Soble
Steal This Plan!
When San Francisco salon owner Gina Khan (ginakhan.com) and her husband Vijai Manilal (CEO of Gina Khan Salon, Inc.) decided to open a second location in nearby Walnut Creek, California, they did it by the books.
By the Book
Expanding your hours and implementing double shifts is a great way to drive the most efficiency out of your space, but it can also drive a wedge in salon communication, because all the team members rarely are in the salon at the same time.
by Stacey Soble