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QUIZ: Discover Your Personal Learning Style
Take our quick quiz and get an analysis of your learning profile, including how you like to learn and what kind of education works best for you.
Color Zoom 2016: Global Perfection
THE EVENT: Color Zoom 2016, Goldwell’s 3 day global extravaganza and competition held this year in Stockholm, Sweden at 2 key venues: the Stockholmsmässan convention center and the Ericsson Globe arena.THE DETAILS: The 2700 attendees from ...
HOW-TO: Loose Undone Beach Waves
The inspiration behind this hairstyle, created by Veronica Nunez, is simply effortless sexy, the “I woke up like this” or the “no makeup, makeup” look for hair.
by Jamie Newman
Your Marketing Guide for the Holiday Season
The holidays are quickly approaching, and beauty services will be extremely popular over the next few months. This is the perfect time for salons and spas to increase their customer base and sales during the busy season. November through January seem to be a peak time, so why not take advantage of the holiday rush to fill your book and sell more retail?
Sponsored by Millennium Systems International
The Healthy Workplace Checklist
When salons encourage their stylists to make health and fitness a priority, the team is better able to take care of the salon's clients. Healthy Hairdresser Editor Rosanne Ullman compiled this Healthy Workplace Checklist to help owners with specific action items they can implement to begin developing a culture of wellness.
Three Salons Who Use Technology to Work Smarter, Not Harder
Running a successful business while maintaining a reasonable work/life balance is no easy task. But it can be done, as the latest series of videos by Shortcuts Software shows. The first prerequisite is determination. You need to stay focused on ...
#4 of ClipperGuy’s Top 10 Tips for Managing Your Appointment Book
Tip #4 of 10 in the series: Rebook aggressively.Rebooking is the art of getting the client back on the appointment book before they depart from THIS haircut experience. Rebooking is the single most important non-technical skill ou will ...
by Ivan Zoot
Celebrating the Student Competitors of Wella's Midwest School Competition 2016
On September 25, Wella’s top-five schools in the Midwest gathered in Omaha, Nebraska for its Mid-West School Competition. Each school—Capri, Stewart, Capitol, Hays and La James— had five finalists compete in each category, Sebastian’s What’s Next and Wella’s Trend Vision.
by Jamie Newman
Enter to Win a Trip to NYC with #InspiredByLogicsContest
Running until November 4, 2016, Matrix’s #InspiredByLogicsContest gives stylists the chance to win a round trip to NYC, attend an Education Class and work alongside Matrix Artistic Director Chrystofer Benson!
Sharpening the Saw
My dad has an expression that, "You can't plan a good bank robbery when you are too busy robbing gas stations."Now, my dad is not a bank robber nor has he ever robbed a gas station, he actually owned an advertising agency and prior ...
Take the October Healthy Hairdresser Challenge: Take Care of You!
Look around the salon and you’ll likely see at least a few shades of pink. Salon professionals helped pioneer and still actively support campaigns to raise funds and awareness about the importance of breast cancer research and early ...
Healthy Hairdresser Hero: Ouidad
Combining health and beauty has been a lifelong mission for Ouidad, founder of the professional products company that bears her name. With Ouidad (the company) as this month’s Healthy Hairdresser sponsor, Ouidad gives a peek into her healthy mindset.
Cancer Connection
Salons continue to forge a significant, but evolving, relationship with the cancer awareness community.
Yes, You May Make That Big Life Change
New research indicates that people do well with major life changes even when they need a little push to make the change.
Beauty Changes Lives and CND Announce Nail Scholarship Winners for Fall 2016
The Beauty Changes Lives Foundation, through generous funding from CND, has awarded five BCL¦CND¦Tippi Hedren Nail Scholarships to students pursuing careers in the professional nail industry. Each scholarship winner receives tuition ...
by Anne Moratto
Reduce Your Risk of Breast and Ovarian Cancer
Learn about breast and ovarian cancer, and follow these tips to help lower your risk.
Talking Sheet: What are Sheet Masks and How Can They Be Used at the Salon?
Sheet masks are the latest skincare craze, an obsession brought stateside via South Korea, and professional brands are taking note of their benefits for a plethora of skincare concerns and ease-of-use.
by Jamie Newman