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Yi Collection by Aquage Master Stylist Donna Hamilton
Hamilton hopes this YI series (inspired by art, skill and craftsmanship) will inspire other artists to give themselves a gift this holiday season. What's the ultimate gift for a hairdresser? Creative freedom!
4-Step Strategy for Selling Skin Care to More Clients During the Holidays
Skin care really comes into its own during the holidays. This is your opportunity to cross-sell skin care services to hair clients and upsell skin care clients to more treatments. Even if you don’t offer esthetic services, it’s a great time to focus on whole-body, total beauty, with seasonally packaged retail.
HOW-TO: Crushed Velvet Nails by CND
This Crushed Velvet look by CND is perfect for the client who wants elegance plus a 3D feel to her nails.
Pantone's 2016 Color of the Year in Beauty Products
Jump on the Pantone color train with inspiration from Instagram and beauty products!
by Lauren Quick
Aloxxi Color Education Puts Focus on Specific Techniques
With more than 100 colorful ways for salon customers to express themselves with hair color, Aloxxi transforms formulas into fun, interactive salon experiences.
by Jamie Newman
Colorsmash Color Kissed Hairspray Allows for Creativity Without Commitment
The ease of use and versitility of Colorsmash has allowed for the brand to create customizable education programs.
by Jamie Newman
HOW-TO: Create the Original, Classic Pompadour by American Crew
Nothing like a classic Pompadour to help your clients ring in the holidays and the New Year! Get the full how-to inside offered by Americna Crew.
Tool Brushup: How to Heat up Your Tool Sales
Salons have so much potential in merchandising tools during the gift season. With regal gold reigning as this season’s thermal tool color, you’ll find it hard to resist purchasing the dryers and irons for yourself, which is a great idea for two reasons.
HOW-TO: A Subtle Gray Blending Service for Your Male Clientele
With a new year looming ahead, this is a great time to focus on staying youthful! Suggest subtle color services to change men’s gray from haggard to rugged.
Celeb Luxury's Colorposit Colorwashes Prevent Color Fade Between Services
“There’s no need to let the color sit on the hair," Leon Tringali says, artistic director of color. "It grabs beautifully. It’s important that the client leave with the shampoo to maintain her color between salon visits. It puts her in control of the fade."
by Jamie Newman
HOW-TO: Fiery Redhead Using the Flash Framing Technique
Bold, extroverted red will bring on your clients' holiday cheer, says Goldwell's Rebecca Hiele. Here, she shows how to create a reflective and multi-dimensional shimminering effect on your redhead client's mid-lengths and ends.
The Holiday Hair Color Forecast: Which Shades Will We See?
As we transition from the ashy, cool shades of summer, which shades will we see this fall/winter? Here's the hair color forecast.
Retro Holiday Upstyle by Beauty & Pin-ups
Try this modern take on a '50s upstyle by Beauty & Pin-ups. This syle incorporates fingerwaves, curls and a rope braid.
What's Trending in Holiday Hairstyling? Romantic & Unstructured Styles
Kenra, Bosley Professional and Aquage weigh in on which looks they predict will be in demand throughout the holiday weeks.
3 Fall Hair Color Techniques for Expensive-Looking Tones
For clients who want to trade summer highlights for new fall hues, here are three trends and techniques ideal for refreshing color without making a dramatic change.
NYFW How-To: Second-Day Texture by Hot Tools and Phyto for Zero + Maria Cornejo F/W 2016
The Fall/Winter 2016 Zero + Maria Cornejo show featured second-day, undone hair texture by James Pecis for Hot Tools and Phyto. The inspiration for the look was down-to-earth, natural women.
Introducing EuforaColor Artisan Shades and AloeLite Cream Lightener
EuforaColor presents 11 new Artisan Shades, as well as AloeLite Cream Lightener with a thick, creamy consistency.