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America’s Beauty Show 2015 — The Experience

America's Beauty Show (ABS) 2015 will boast many firsts in industry trade events. See who will be performing on The CosmoProf Center Stage, The SalonCentric Theatre in the Round, and learn more about Healthy Hairdresser Day @ ABS.An entirely ...

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Grooming Birdman: Diana Schmidtke on Oscar Night with Michael Keaton

Celebrity Groomer Diana Schmidtke was taking a break during a long day of Oscar prep (she would return to the action to work on clients who were attending the round of evening Oscar parties) when she spoke about taking care of Best Actor nominee ...

The Kardashian Beauty Experience

An invite arrived with some fanfare in my email box a few weeks ago. It was to the launch of Kardashian Beauty by Farouk Systems and the invite revealed that both Kim and Khloe were going to be there to meet the press. I JUST HAD TO GO!I ...

Introducing Candy Shaw's Sunlights Balayage

After years of R&D, Candy Shaw, owner of Jamison Shaw Hairdressers in Atlanta, released Sunlights, designed exclusively for the balayage artist. Sunlights has the ideal consistency for balayage highlighting, and is designed to work with any ...

Oribe Launches Bright Blonde Shampoo & Conditioner

Get it BrightFor clients hopping on the silver hair trend train or for your forever-blondes, Oribe has launched new Bright Blonde Shampoo and Conditioner.  The violet shampoo and conditioner kicks brass and yellow ...

Legacy: Trilogy of Beauty Event at America's Beauty Show

Celebrate the artistry and future of hairdressing.March 21 brought the professional beauty industry off the show floor at McCormick Place and into the Modern Wing of the Art Institute of Chicago for the 2015 Beauty Changes Lives Legacy ...

Cosmoprof North America New "Discover Scent" Program

Cosmoprof North America (CPNA), an award-winning international B2B trade show and one of the largest beauty event in the U.S., has announced the launch of its first-ever Discover Scent program. The program is presented in cooperation with ...

George the salon Opens on Chicago's Gold Coast

After a successful run on Hubbard Street, celebrity hairstylist George Gonzalez is proud to announce the new home of George the salon at the corner of Oak and Rush (945 N. Rush) in Chicago's  Gold Coast neighborhood. Their River North ...

Modern Reports: ISSE Long Beach 2015

Show StoppersThe Event: Professional Beauty Association’s (PBA) International Salon and Spa Expo (ISSE) January 24-26 in Long Beach, California. The Details: Nearly 44,000 beauty professionals attended the West ...

NYFW: Beauty at Jeremy Scott, F/W 2015

It was all about color for the Jeremy Scott F/W 2015 collection and Wella Global Creative Director Eugene Souleiman  delivered with hot splat shades on black wigs.“Jeremy’s collection was based on dolls so I wanted to follow ...

NYFW: Beauty At Delpozo

The Delpozo F/W 2015 collection presented some interesting beauty in it's NYFW presentation. For hair, Antonio Corral Calero, Moroccanoil’s global creative director, played with accessories,  incorporating the designers’ ...

Getting Naked at Serious Business

More than 1800 salon owners, managers and stylists gathered Jan 18-19 at the New Orleans Convention for Serious Business 2015. “Transparency is the buzzword of the moment,” says Debra Neill Baker, who welcomed attendees via video and ...

STX Software Releases Cloud-based Platform

Jeff Mason, president of STX Software, LLC, recently announced the release of the company’s much-anticipated cloud-based management and marketing platform. Named STX Beacon, the new platform is anchored by SalesForce, known in software and ...

MINDBODY Adds Custom-branded Mobile App to its Product Line

MINDBODY, a leading provider of SaaS software to the wellness industry, and creator of the MINDBODY Connect consumer app, is expanding its consumer mobile capabilities through the acquisition of Fitness Mobile Apps, a tailored mobile app ...

WATCH! fave4 Shoots Hairstyling Tutorials with GoPro

fave4 introduces Eddie, a GoPro Hero3+ camera and a great educational sidekick. Eddie captures hairstyling tutorials in an entirely new way.“We’re the first professional hair brand to utilize GoPro technology in our educational ...

Wella’s Charity Challenge Gets a Makeover and a New Name: The #WellaCares Challenge

Wella has reimagined its annual Charity Challenge to incorporate another way to challenge salon owners and hairdressers to think about their impact on their community and planet. With the addition of a new category focusing on salon ...

NAIL KNOW-HOW: Chrome Girl Creators on Celebs with Great Nails

The nail care and color category of professional beauty has grown hand over fist—or foot. Manicures and pedicures are considered maintenance, not luxury, services. That said, clients have spaced out appointments to save money during ...