Career
Getting Gritty: Styling Tips for Creating Lived-in Texture
It takes a light touch, some products with grit, and encouraging hair to find its own direction.
Stylists, Break These Five Habits
Bad habits may seem harmless, but they can affect the way you work, the quality of your work and the respect you get from clients and your team.
Supercuts LA Winners of the 2020 Student Styling Photo Online Competition
In a challenging time, these stylists pulled out all the stops to create these party-ready looks.
Texture Talk: Steps to Build Confidence From Consultation Through Styling
Stylists who want to take care of every guest that comes through their door need to have the technical skills, but also the knowledge that they are prepared to approach any hair fabric.
Sponsored by Ulta Beauty
Our Clients Are Starved for Connection and for Touch
COVID-19 is robbing many of us of touch and I believe we are starting to show the signs of starvation.
6 Beauty School Students Get a Jump Start on Their Career Goals: Beauty Changes Lives Announces Summer 2020 Miller Family Foundation Scholarship Winners
A legendary beauty family’s generosity is helping six cosmetology students launch their beauty careers.
ROLFS Global CEO Francis Tesmer Announces First-Ever Higher Education Degree Pathway for Beauty Professionals
L'Oreal USA Professional Products Division to support enrolled students with industry-oriented curriculum, guest lectures by experts in the field, and mentorship, apprenticeship and other advancement opportunities.
by Stacey Soble
Upstyle Artist Embraces Texture in Her Romantic Styles
Krystle Waivio uses her hands to shape and sculpt these looks, incorporating products that will impart moisture and shine. And by working with a curl pattern, she is able to set a style in place with ease.
A Hairstylist's Guide to Conquering Negative Emotion During COVID
Seven steps to take back control of your mind.
6 Tips for Avoiding Covid Conversation Overload
Remember, your energy is yours to protect. These tips work with any unwanted topic of conversation - be it personal, political, global, etc.
Do the Photo Shoot of Your Dreams and Enter NAHA
A last-minute opportunity to work with this group of talented creatives who have earned more NAHA wins and nominations collectively than any other team in the industry.
Reopening Made Easier: These Special Offers Help Salons Get Back to Business
Many salons have struggled to survive through COVID-19 closures. As they reopen under new guidelines, salon owners and staff are finding smart ways to adapt and grow their business through access to valuable offers on products and services.
Sponsored by American Express
Advice for Stylists New to the Industry
For stylists just starting out, this tried-and-true advice still works for building a career and a clientele.
by Anne Moratto
Why Going Hourly and Charging for Your Time Is a Game Changer
The benefits for both you and your client include less stress, more transparency, and healthy boundaries.
by Anne Moratto
Day Three of the Data-Driven Salon Experience Focuses on Pricing and Profits
Raising prices and the additional cost of PPE have been on owners' minds since the pandemic, so we designed the third day of the Data-Driven Salon Experience to focus on pricing and profits. Don't miss these sessions!
by Stacey Soble
Tailor-Made Blondes: New BLONDME Toners from Schwarzkopf Professional for One-of-a-Kind Color
Toning can make all the difference between a run-of-the-mill blonde and an oh-so-special blonde.
Sponsored by Schwarzkopf Professional USA
Personal Style: Suzette Boozer
Boozer is a celebrity hairstylist, image consultant, hair care educator, and salon owner in Los Angeles. Her celebrity roster includes Gwen Stefani, Eve, Mariah Carey, Kerry Washington, and Missy Elliot.