Career
"Dye-ing" for a Big Change
Samantha Daly (@bottleblonde76), a master stylist at Cutting Loose Salon in Sarasota, Florida, specializes in blonde and short hair."I live and breathe hair," Daly says. Her bio on Instagram says, "I find beauty in making people ...
COLOR CORRECTION: Over-the-Moon Blonde
This client found Karl Brown (@karlgbrown), a color correction specialist, of Axis Hair (@AXISHAIR) through Instagram."She saw some of his other platinum/silver color corrections and wanted the same outcome," says colleague Renee ...
TRANSFORMATION: Ombre to Dark Cherry Cola
Douglas J. Sherman (@jshermansalon) of the Sola Salons Buckhead, Atlanta, Georgia, says he absolutely loves "what I do and the challenges each client brings me."Well, he has the opportunity to meet that challenge on a regular basis ...
HOW-TO: Pink Lemonade Formula
Sadie Gray (@sadieJcre8s), based at Deja Vu Salon, Santa Rosa, California, sent in the details for this pink lemonade design that we just had to share:Get the color: Pink lemonadeSTEP 1: Apply balayage highlights using Schwarzkopf Blondme with ...
6 Tips to Keep Kids Entertained During a Haircut
Some of your most demanding clients might not even be more than 12 years old. Children are notorious for being hit-or-miss clients; it often seems that they're either shy, calm and quiet as a mouse or rambunctious and moving ...
by Lauren Quick
GOING FOR IT: Spring Rose Gold
Kristy Lage (@KristyLStylist), an independent stylist of Salon Karma, Omaha, Nebraska, shares the details of this transformation that took 12 hours and cost the client $600:"Earlier in the year a very sweet girl with an inch of level 7 ...
TRANSFORMATION: Overcast Gray
Joseph Cuozzo (@Cuozzostudioforhair) a master colorist and owner of the Cuozzo Studio For Hair, Oranjestad Aruba, Madison, NJ, says "The most requested color trend this season in our Aruba salon has been the gray silver trend. Most ...
Fresh Color on Copper Curls
Rachael Urrico (Rachael_devacurl) of the Devachan Salon in NYC, specializes in curls, color and the DevaCurl Pintura Coloring technique. Here, she got to put all of her expertise to work on one head of hair."This client was looking for an ...
TRANSFORMATION: Shorter, Bolder!
Berlinda Anguiano of her private suite Shangri La Hair Studio, Corona California, says "It's funny being on my own because a lot of the time my guests walked through the door, see me and freak out because I'm young. But ...
TRANSFORMATION: Copper Sombre
Jason Sapp (@hairbyjasonsapp), a national educator for John Paul Mitchell Systems and artist at 67Style, Statesboro, Georgia, had a fun challenge. "This guest initially came to me for a haircut by a referral," says Sapp. "During ...
Three-Day Journey to High-Contrast Silver
Sarah Crews (@hairbysarahcrews) of Studio Gaven Salon, Nashville, Tennessee, shared this amazing transformation that has so many interesting elements that we wanted to share with you.Crews was asked by pop artist SVRCINA to help change up ...
Family Matters: An Interview with TONI&GUY CEO Bruno Mascolo
TONI&GUY’s website features the statement: “British precision, Italian flair: Italian finishing coupled with English precision cutting and personalization techniques sets TONI&GUY Hair Salons apart from the rest.”This ...
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How Do You Treat Your Feet?
Tell us and you could win shoes!Hairdressing isn’t a sport, but it is physical. Salon work requires stamina, strength, attention to posture and stance, and a fair amount of fancy footwork. The shoes you wear, the floor you stand on and how ...
An Itch for Info in Allergy Season
That runny nose, those itchy eyes and your scratchy throat—is it a summer cold, or do you have allergies? You don’t want to be spreading a cold to every client who sits in your chair, so you may be hoping it’s an allergy. But ...
6 Easy Exercises for Hairdressers
Davines, an Italian beauty product brand that emphasizes health and sustaining the environment, has developed a video demonstrating six exercises intended to help hairdressers maintain good posture, avoid injuries, eliminate fatigue and shake ...
Freestyle Systems Introduces VaporFree Ventilation/Lighting/Dryer Platform for Healthier Salons
Freestyle Systems introduced the new VaporFree Ventilation System integrated with Freestylist Hanging Hair Dryer and SpectraLights LED lighting at the Premiere Orlando Beauty Show, on May 30, 2015. The VaporFree system is designed to remove ...
Body Disconnect
That week early November 2014 was supposed to be one of the best of her life, but Jenni Burke, co-owner of The Head Shoppe in Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia, doesn’t even remember it.The birth of her second daughter had gone as planned: a ...