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EVENTS: Bold MINDBODY Conference, Santa Monica, CA

BEING BOLD: OVERHEARD AT THE MINDBODY CONFERENCE in Santa Monica, CA, Oct. 13 and 14, 2014(Top left)  Aarde Cosseboom, MINDBODY, Sr. Director of Technical Support, talked about Creating Client Evangelists with Customer Secret Service and ...

Redken's Top Educators Ann Mincey and Kris Sorbie Awarded at Intercoiffure Fall Atelier 2014

Redken proudly announces that two of their industry educators, Ann Mincey and Kris Sorbie, were bestowed great honors October 20 at the Fall Atelier for Intercoiffure America/Canada (ICA), held at The Waldorf-Astoria in New York ...

Essie Argyle Sweater Nail How-To

Stephan Becker New VP Global Marketing at KAO Salon Division

Cory Couts, President of Kao Salon Division announced Stephan Becker as the new Vice President Global Marketing, effective  October 1,  2014.Stephan Becker joins the Kao Salon Division from Coty Beauty Germany where he was the ...

Choose Beauty: Lydia Sarfati

Biggest change in skincare: When I first started here, I would say ‘esthetician’ and people thought I was saying ‘electrician.’ It was a foreign word to them but, today, people understand what it is and what it means. The ...

Here's Why Your Client Went Elsewhere

When a client leaves and takes their business elsewhere, we all look around and want to know what happened.  What caused them to stray?   We asked three top-tier beauty professionals for their take on why a salon guest decides ...

Schwarzkopf Professional Launches IGORA Vibrance Gloss & Tone

Shwarzkopf Professional presents IGORA Vibrance Gloss & Tone, the first transparent, tone-on-tone, ammonia-free, acidic demi-permanent gel color. Beginning October 2014, stylists can offer a tailor-made service to color cautious clients ...

Modern Salon Wins mediaShepherd Social Media Award

mediaShepherd LLC—a web-based company that provides “actionable intelligence” for media brands—recently announced the winners of their Social Media Awards. Modern Salon was the winner in the business-to-business media ...

Five of the Hottest Hair Trends at Latino Fashion Week

 Latino Fashion Week, held October 1-5 in Chicago, featured hair and makeup looks designed by a team of cosmetology students and instructors from Tricoci University of Beauty Culture. Student teams from Tricoci University’s Chicago ...

IT&LY Hairfashion, N.A. Supports The Breast Cancer Foundation’s Gala

President and CEO of IT&LY Hairfashion, N.A., Richard Zucckero is proud to announce the company’s recent support of The Breast Cancer Foundation’s Annual Gala. This year’s event was held on October 4, 2014 at the Ritz ...

“Stylepreneurs” Get Unstuck at the First PYP Freelance Business Development Summit

Freelance makeup artists, hair stylists, fashion stylists and manicurists are in for some intense business education and enlightenment at the upcoming PYP Freelance Business Development Summit. Hosted by empowerment diva, Crystal Wright, ...

PBA Introduces New Membership Experience

The Professional Beauty Association (PBA) is committed to the advancement of the beauty industry by providing resources that elevate the careers and businesses of its members. To accommodate a growing membership and continue to craft a ...

MOVEMBER, What You Need To Know

This year marks the 10th anniversary of “Movember”. Movember (the month formerly known as November) is all about raising awareness of, and funds for, men’s health issues, especially prostate cancer, testicular cancer and mental ...

The Lydia Sarfati Post-Graduate Skin Care Academy Announces 2015 Class Schedule

The Lydia Sarfati Post-Graduate Skin Care Academy has released their class schedule for 2015. Brand new course line up includes technique, skin care science, business know-how, and Repêchage product knowledge.  Located at the Repêchage ...

Wahl Professional 2014 Global Education Wrap Up

Style knows no boundaries. Six members of the Wahl Education and Artistic Team (W.E.A.T.) had the opportunity to take their talents around the globe to teach techniques and learn the trends of other cultures. W.E.A.T’s own Christina Goree, ...

Emma Sheahan Joins Joico as National Corporate Trainer

Joico announces Emma Sheahan has joined the team as National Corporate Trainer for JOICO, ISO, Minardi brands.  Sheahan comes with a strong background in hair color as well as practical education for the JOICO, ISO and Minardi brands.  ...

Great Clips Makes it Easy to Thank a Veteran

Great Clips, the world’s largest salon brand, encourages Americans to thank veterans in a tangible way this, by awarding  awarding them a free haircut.  It’s part of Great Clips’ “Thank a Veteran” ...