In The Know

Oscar Blandi Named to SureTint Board of Directors

 SureTint Technologies – an innovator of professional salon hair color software and technology, including the newly released Mia - “My Intelligent Assistant” -software and App – has announced the appointment of  ...

Don't Be Bashful: NovaLash Challenge Now Open and Encouraging Submissions

LASHoff, the eyelash industry's first annual contest for eyelash stylists, opened to submissions November 1st.2016 marks the 6th year that NovaLash will award this highly coveted honor to the most talented stylists, helping to ...

You Can't Win If You Don't Enter: Entries Now Open for the North American Hairstyling Awards

The Professional Beauty Association (PBA), owner of the North American Hairstyling Awards (NAHA), is proud to announce the opening of the 2016 entry process. Starting Thursday, Nov. 5, licensed professionals from hair, barber, nails, and makeup ...

Pivot Point Partners with Denise Provenzano of Zano Salons

Delivering exceptional education and providing sustainable beauty careers has been the mission of Pivot Point International, Inc., Chicago, throughout its 53-year history. To prioritize focus on developing innovative educational content and ...

Earthly Body Saves Animals, Supports Fire Victims

Earthly Body teamed up with The Rescue Train as a sponsor for its Southern California “Race for the Rescues” event on Oct. 24 to raise money for saving animal lives. The company offered its Facebook followers a user code ...

Andis Appoints Danielle Gallo as Marketing Product Manager

Andis Company, maker of professional-grade tools for the professional salon, barber and animal grooming industries, as well as the home consumer and hospitality industry, announces the addition of Danielle Gallo as marketing product manager. In ...

Let's Own This! Small Business Saturday, Nov. 28

Calling all American hair cutters!  Let’s own Small Business Saturday.A few years back American Express launched Small Business Saturday as a campaign to promote shopping small, supporting your local small businesses.  The call ...

Dermalogica Participates in Screening Event for "Suffragette"

Dermalogica professional skin care recently partnered in a screening panel with the film ‘Suffragette’ in London. The film, set in early 20th-century Britain, depicted the growing suffragette movement galvanized by political activist ...

Flowery Featured as Stylebrand at Stylecon

 Flowery, professional products that pamper nails and feet, is a participating ‘Stylebrand’ at Stylecon, beauty and fashion’s newest destination event. Stylecon will take place in Orange County at The Hangar at the OC Fair ...

Farouk Systems Signs Retail Promotions Agreement with Univision Communications Inc.

Farouk Systems USA announced the signing of their first promotional agreement with Univision Enterprises, the products and services division of Univision Communications Inc. (UCI), a leading media company serving Hispanic America. The ...

CosmoProf and Armstrong McCall to Distribute Beauty & Pin-Ups in North America

Beauty & Pin-Ups, a multidimensional brand, announced Beauty Systems Group (BSG), parent company of CosmoProf and Armstrong McCall, as its North American distributor during a launch event in Dallas, TX on October 22. The launch featured a ...

Warning: Your Clients may be Cheating on you "in the Shower"

Salons frustrated with clients playing hard to get when it comes to retail need to up the ante on their marketing efforts if they want to win them over, according to the latest installment in Shortcuts Software’s Cheating Clients video ...

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Wahl Professional Appoints Anne Marie Kollias, National Sales Manager

Wahl Professional has appointed Anne Marie Kollias as its new National Sales Manager. As the main contact for customers and independent sales representatives, Kollias’ goal will not just be to drive sales of Wahl Professional products, but ...

Fifth Annual Arrojo Expo Educates and Inspires with the Cosmic-POP Collection

The fifth annual Arrojo Expo, held in New York on October 25-26, brought together hundreds of hairdressers for a long weekend of education, runway shows and industry tributes.The expo kicked off with a ‘Welcome to NYC’ cocktail party ...

Rea Winter Named Artistic Director of Arrojo Studio Flagship and Gordon Nelson Named Director of Sales and Brand Operations

Rea Winter, a veteran Arrojo master stylist with years of editorial and educational experience has been named the first artistic director of Arrojo Studio’s flagship location in SoHo NYC. Concurrently, Gordon Nelson, a key player in taking ...

How Beauty Schools Change Lives in the 2015 Excellence in Education Program

Every year, MODERN SALON Media pays tribute to great work being done by leading cosmetology schools via its Excellence in Education recognition program. Hundreds of applications are submitted by individual and multi-unit schools ...

8th Sense Dryer from Elchim Offers Settings to Customize Blowdry for Different Hair Types

Damage from heat styling is a concern for everyone, though it effects different hair types in different ways. When moisture is stripped from hair due to overdrying, it prevents styles from lasting. For instance, if hair was blowdried straight ...