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Solo Snaps by Kayla Ontko: Ombre for All
Kayla Ontko, a Solo Artist at Studio Mint of Phix Salon Suites in Strongsville, Ohio, and a working hairdresser for eight years, has been renting for just one year.
Solo Snaps: California Dreamin' from Solo Artist Mitchell Field
Mitchell Field, who works out of Mitchell Field Salon in Fairfax, California, has seen hippies, punks and hipsters come and go. A 50-year hairstyling veteran, he began in London at the original Sassoon Bond Street Salon, working ...
One on One with Luis Alvarez
Want to be a platform artist for a professional beauty company? Industry-leading hairdresser, photographer and creative director Luis Alvarez, co-founder of Aquage, shares his tips here.
Working Your Specialty
At Phenix Salon Suites, Kendra Eggleton is also a National Artistic Director for a color line, which underscores her color expertise.When Kendra Eggleton signed on at Phenix Salon Suites in Colorado Springs, Colorado, eight years ago, the ...
Working Your Specialty
At Phenix Salon Suites, Kendra Eggleton is also a National Artistic Director for a color line, which underscores her color expertise.
Sold on Selling
Sold on Selling Sheila Holmstrom of Tanglz Salon in Appleton, Wisconsin, is a retailing wizard. No wonder she was the $10,000 winner of the Loxa Loves Stylists contest.
Your Biz: E-Solutions and Virtual Stores
Today, there are more business-supporting, digital or “e-solutions” than ever for renters.
Beginner’s Smarts
Beginner’s Smarts Sally Russell knew before she was licensed that rental was her goal. Her proactive approach made it happen fast.After a few months at her first job at Häus of Color in Bantam, Connecticut, Sally Russell told the owner she ...
Girl on Fire
The consummate contemporary colorist, Tanya Ramirez is smart, creative, highly professional—and 100 percent independent. Poised and hoping to become the next internet sensation, she works Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, a YouTube channel and ...
Home Sweet Home Salon
Margie Billian knew she was a “hair lifer” when her guidance counselor told her hairdressing would be a boring career, but all she could think of was how horrible the counselor’s hair looked. Her start as a 16-year-old shampoo ...
Marketing Smarts
Heather Catalan moved to her Colorado Springs, Colorado-based Sola Suite about 18 months ago. The client-centric business owner says her studio’s name came from her clients, who told her she was in their phones as “Hair ...
BIZ TIP: Smart Savings
Gina Rivera, founder of Phenix Suites, posts a business tip on the company’s website (phenixsalonsuites.com) every week as a handy resource for the solo artists who rent suite space from the organization. Here’s an ...
Your Biz—Best Practices and Business Tips for Self-Employed Stylists
When you are responsible for it all in your salon space, you have to remember to take time to “take care of business.”
One-On-One with Instagram Stylist Sensation Larisa Love
Do you have a question for independent stylist, color specialist and Instagram superstar Larisa Love? Here, she answers questions on color line selection, protecting the integrity of hair, and dealing with chronically late clients.
Shifting From Basic Booth Renting to a Salon Suite
For Calynn Colceri, shifting to a suite from basic booth rental was an easy decision to make.
Social Worker
When you work solo, you have to make sure new clients can “find” you. That’s not a problem for Instagrammer extraordinaire Larisa Love.On her Instagram account, Larisa Love (@larisadoll) describes herself as a freelance ...
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.