Career
The Long and Short of It
Long, flowing locks have been the trend for quite some time now. Look for a shift in this fad in 2009. To get your clients on board with a new style for the new year, try one of these consultation tactics.
New Year, New Goals
To get yourself jumpstarted for a profitable new year, try one or more of these resolutions. Challenging yourself at work will revitalize your enthusiasm and your paycheck!
Pixie Cuts for Spring
According to Philip Pelusi, celebrity hair stylist and hair care mogul, this spring’s hot new cut is the pixie.
New Now Next: Flatiron Trends
Flatiron experts, Jane Shan, Philip Wilson and Andy Bodine all agree: Flatiron technology is improving and these advancements are making the iron easier to use and capable of perfecting a multitude of styles.
Easy Hairstyling Tips from Philip Pelusi
Pelusi teamed up with Ben Cho for his spring fashion show to bring cutting-edge and modern hairstyles. Now, Pelusi is offering his styling tips to you.
Smart Marketing of Color Services
Are you marketing your color services and department to its full potential? Try these 3 tips to make sure color doesn’t fall under the radar.
Innovation Spotlight: Advanced Coloration
Color is getting a big boost and damage is getting the boot with Advanced Coloration. The new brand claims to be the first hair color with “micro-pigment sized” color molecules.
Build Your Holiday Color Business
Trying to build your color business during the holiday season? Try these tricks to keep clients coming back and entice new customers into your chair.
Ask the Experts: How Do I Achieve a Perfect Blow Out?
David Dieguez, creative director and key stylist at Blow salon in Manhattan, has styled the tresses of celebrities like Molly Shannon and Abigail Breslin.
Economic Style
You may be experiencing clients who are cutting back—turning to box color, visiting cheaper salons or stretching appointments.
Making Cut and Color Work in Harmony
Making cut and color work in harmony requires communication between cutter and colorist. When you customize the look for each client, you’ve got an original composition.
Beth Minardi on 'Shiny Silver'
The client spends a lot of time in the sun and her white hair is yellowing. She tried using Matrix So Silver Shampoo, but it did not completely solve her problem.
Intercoiffure France's Loft Collection
Intercoiffure France’s Atmosphere Loft collection reflects its posh, city-chic style.
Ad Peters' Collection: Gorgeous
Recent L’Oréal Professionnel Color Trophy winner Ad Peters created three simple and feminine styles with shiny crowns, full fringes and luminous colors.
Aveda’s Fall & Winter Collection: Raw Beauty
A collection inspired by the traditional symbols of Brazil’s Yawanawa people, one of Aveda’s indigenous sourcing partners.
Beth Minardi Color Technical: The Golden Touch
Many colorists will put all the blonde in the front and none in the back. It’s like putting a black slip under a white dress.
The 100-Percent Commission—Too Good to be True?
What do you do to attract topnotch employees? With competition rising, particularly for hairdressers with a following, “talent poaching” may be reaching new heights.