Prevent Muscle Strain and Enhance Career Longevity
Holding your shears and standing properly will help with your career longevity. Get some simple tips and techniques from the educators at Sam Villa.
SalonCentric Workshop: Balayage and Social Media Bootcamp
Get the overview of the most recent “Elevated Education” workshop held at SalonCentric in St. Petersburg, Florida: "Balayage and Social Media Bootcamp."
How-To Transition Your Foil Client To Balayage
Sophia Avera demons how to transition your foil client to balayage.
Creating the Perfect Smudge Root (Or Is It Root Smudge?)
Sophia Avera (@ssophiacolor) of Muse Salon and Spa, Atlanta, Georgia, is a color expert, and top national balayage educator for L’Oréal Professionnel. One of the key questions she gets at her seminars is “how do you create a root smudge without losing the highlights?” Here Avera shares her top ten tips on perfecting the color design.
MAKEOVER: Given Total Freedom For Fun Fashion Color
Get the details for this fun and dramatic makeover after her client gave her "complete control."
Kids in Your Salon Chair: Distraction, Distraction, Distraction
Watching your client go from hair cuts perched on a parent’s knee to seeing them off to college can be rewarding and heartwarming. But it also takes a whole lot of patience when working with children—and knowing the number-one rule.
Emmy-Nominated Barber-Stylist Stacey Kutz Says Women Can Have It All
Interviewed by Winn Claybaugh, Stacey discusses her 30-year career and breaking boundaries as a high-profile female in a male-dominated culture. As a single mom to three daughters, she answers the question, “Can a woman have it all?” Stacey’s message of “Never limit yourself” will certainly inspire.
Makeover: Balayage and Babylights For a Fresh Bronde
Get the details for this color and cut correction, using babylights, balayage and curtain bangs for a new look.
The Makeup Show, Coming To NYC May 5-6, 2019
Learn why top makeup artist David Maderich attends The Makeup Show, coming to NYC May 5- 6,2019.
Meet Chris Appleton - Hair Star
Chris Appleton is the hairdresser behind Jennifer Lopez, Kim Kardashian, Ariana Grande, Katy Perry and so many more. Learn more about his journey from Leicester, England to Hollywood.
How to Avoid Stylist Burnout
Beauty pros have the BEST jobs--making people feel amazing and beautiful all day long? Sign us up. But what about the price bargaining, the impossible expectations, the never-ending DMs, the blurry lines dividing being clocked in and being clocked out? Stylist burnout is a real thing. Here's how to avoid it...
Romance in the Salon: Do or Don't?
We asked a stylist who, after 45 years in the industry, has seen it all and has some very wise counsel on the topic.
by Anne Moratto
Public Relations For Your Salon Or You - Is It Still Necessary?
Social media has made it easier for salons and stylists to connect quickly and directly with consumers, so is there still a need for a professional public relations person or firm? Katherine Rothman, CEO of KMR Communications, tells us why she thinks it's more important than ever.
Makeover: Back to Bright Blonde
This client hasn't had her hair colored in two years! See how this colorist brought her back to her desired icy blonde using an interesting bleaching technique and great toning.
Tips for Correct Body Positioning for the Professional Hairdresser
The experts at Sam Villa offer their tips for correct body positioning when performing a cut or color.
6 Truths for Stylists From a Hair Loss Expert
Spencer Stevenson has been battling hair loss for years. He’s had five hair transplants and figures he has spent close to $45,000 on hair loss solutions. He has become one of the world’s foremost hair loss authorities, pledging to provide honest, ethical and unbiased advice for hair loss sufferers. For the first time, he shares his insights into hair loss with salon professionals.
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Caramel Foilyage On a Level Five Base For Added Dimension
Get the details for this makeover, from soft blonde to a level 5 with caramel highlights, created using the foilyage technique.