Career
Get Ready to NAHA! The North American Hairstyling Awards Entries Opens June 6
You can't win if you don't play. And winning could change your life and your career.
by Anne Moratto
MAKEOVER: Given Total Freedom For Fun Fashion Color
Get the details for this fun and dramatic makeover after her client gave her "complete control."
10 Questions with Joanna Grant, Beauty Changes Lives Scholarship Winner
Meet Joanna Grant, a hairstylist and the personification of how Beauty Changes Lives. Grant shares how winning the Vidal Sassoon Professional Beauty Education Scholarship in 2017 helped her take steps towards her dreams and inspire others to do the same.
Encore Careers: Two Aspiring Stylists Talk Career Reinvention
Through Beauty Changes Lives scholarships, two encore professionals find new career paths. They share their thoughts about career reinvention and offer owners inspiration on why hiring an older beauty school grad is fabulous investment.
by Stacey Soble
Kids in Your Salon Chair: Distraction, Distraction, Distraction
Watching your client go from hair cuts perched on a parent’s knee to seeing them off to college can be rewarding and heartwarming. But it also takes a whole lot of patience when working with children—and knowing the number-one rule.
Emmy-Nominated Barber-Stylist Stacey Kutz Says Women Can Have It All
Interviewed by Winn Claybaugh, Stacey discusses her 30-year career and breaking boundaries as a high-profile female in a male-dominated culture. As a single mom to three daughters, she answers the question, “Can a woman have it all?” Stacey’s message of “Never limit yourself” will certainly inspire.
Ellen's Hair and What Hairstylists Have to Say About It
When Ellen DeGeneres shared about a bad experience with hair color, it triggered a great conversation among stylists about consultations, client expectations, and how everyone can have an off day.
by Anne Moratto
Makeover: Balayage and Babylights For a Fresh Bronde
Get the details for this color and cut correction, using babylights, balayage and curtain bangs for a new look.
The Makeup Show, Coming To NYC May 5-6, 2019
Learn why top makeup artist David Maderich attends The Makeup Show, coming to NYC May 5- 6,2019.
Bellus Academy Spreads the Love on National Hairstylist Appreciation Day
Staff and students surprised local salons with a show of appreciation.
by Anne Moratto
Meet Chris Appleton - Hair Star
Chris Appleton is the hairdresser behind Jennifer Lopez, Kim Kardashian, Ariana Grande, Katy Perry and so many more. Learn more about his journey from Leicester, England to Hollywood.
Team Spirit: The Wahl Education and Artistic Team
The barrier between barbers and cosmetologists is coming down and Wahl Professional is leading the push.
by Anne Moratto
Life-Changing Haircuts: @themensgroomer Takes His Passion for Service and Style to the Streets
“I’m using what God gave me and what I learned early on in recovery to make great shapes and styles and to change someone’s life. That’s the power of a haircut.”
by Anne Moratto
How to Avoid Stylist Burnout
Beauty pros have the BEST jobs--making people feel amazing and beautiful all day long? Sign us up. But what about the price bargaining, the impossible expectations, the never-ending DMs, the blurry lines dividing being clocked in and being clocked out? Stylist burnout is a real thing. Here's how to avoid it...
Small Tweaks Make Big Impact: Addressing Splotchy Highlights and Tone
A total overhaul isn't always needed. This clever colorist knew how to make adjustments that preserved hair health while transforming the overall blend.
by Anne Moratto
Romance in the Salon: Do or Don't?
We asked a stylist who, after 45 years in the industry, has seen it all and has some very wise counsel on the topic.
by Anne Moratto
Shine Line: Guy Tang Introduces New Styling Products for Closeup-Ready Hair
A new line of styling products from Guy Tang will help every #hairbestie create their best hair, ever.
by Anne Moratto