Whether you’re looking to stock some festive gift sets or the year’s most popular products, you’ll find something your clients and their loved ones will appreciate in this comprehensive holiday retail guide.
Besides being a wonderful (and busy) time for celebration and family, from a business standpoint, the holiday season is one of the best opportunities to boost your salon retail sales. You may be swamped with clients at the salon this time of year, but luckily, selling holiday retail doesn’t require tons of extra time or legwork—your clients are looking for things to buy, and they trust your recommendations!
Whether you’re looking to stock some festive gift sets or the year’s most popular products, you’ll find something your clients and their loved ones will love in this comprehensive holiday retail guide.
For the curl queens, this starter kit is the perfect lineup to ensure an amazing curl day. Easy to stock and easy to grab at checkout, it makes the perfect gift for clients with curly-haired loved ones of any age. This set features:
All About Curls United We Curl Starter Kit
No-Lather Cleanser: Wet curls. Apply generously and massage thoroughly into scalp. Rinse well, allowing water to move cleanser through curls and ends.
Daily Cream Conditioner: Wet curls. Apply generously, using fingers to gently detangle to ends. Rinse.
High-Definition Gel: Apply generously into palms and work through wet hair, scrunching upward. Squeeze any excess water out and air dry or diffuse-don't touch! Once dry, use hands to shake root area, and lightly scrunch to soften.
Bouncy Cream: Pump generously into palms and scrunch upward into wet curls and roots. For an extra boost, scrunch, hold and release.
Get ready to jump into amika’s 2023 holiday collection, Hairtopia. Experience a hair-allel universe, where lush ingredients flourish with no nasties in sight. Juicy sea buckthorn grows tall, hyaluronic acid rivers flow, leaping bunnies frolic and seven out-of-this-world gift sets for every hair type and texture are in reach and ready to gift:
IGK offers six new gift sets for the 2023 holiday season, and these sets are easy for your clients to grab and go on their way out of the salon. Whether their loved ones are in need of softer, shinier hair or extra volume and texture, these IGK kits make perfect gifts:
Time for the most perfect stocking stuffer: LEAF & FLOWER has just released their NEW CBD Tame & Fix Flyaway Stick, a lightweight, alcohol-free styler that controls flyaways, frizz, new hair growth and wiry grays, imparting a long-lasting polished finish without unwanted crunchiness, greasiness, weight or buildup.
LEAF & FLOWER CBD Tame & Fix Flyaway Stick
Designed to deliver the hold and polish of a styler with the reparative benefits of a treatment, the Tame & Fix Flyaway Stick not only provides a smooth finish, but it also repairs thanks to THC-free CBD, CBC and CBG, which effectively rebuilds broken fibers, helping to mend splits and tears. It’s destined to suit anyone on your client’s list who enjoys sporting a flawless hairstyle.
Professional-grade cosmetic and skincare brand Mirabella is featuring three holiday gift sets for makeup lovers. These shining sets will produce a fresh glow that rivals any holiday light. These premium mineral-based formulations are offered at an accessible price point so that any client can have a glowy gift to give.
Discover the wonders of this holiday season with these NEW Moroccanoil Holiday Collections! Whether your clients or their loved ones need an extra boost in the Hydration, Color Care, or Volume categories, Moroccanoil has bundled together a collection of their argan oil-infused favorites to make holiday shopping a breeze.
Luminous Wonders Color Care Set: Color Care Shampoo (8.5 oz), Color Care Conditioner (8.5 oz), Moroccanoil Treatment (0.85 oz), Moroccanoil Hand Cream – Fragrance Originale (3.4oz)
Luminous Wonders Volume Set: Moroccanoil Extra Volume Shampoo (8.5 oz), Moroccanoil Extra Volume Conditioner (8.5 oz), Moroccanoil Treatment Light (0.85 oz), Moroccanoil Hand Cream - Fragrance Originale (3.4oz)
Deluxe Wonders Set: Moroccanoil Brumes du Maroc Fragrance Mist for Hair & Body (1 oz), Moroccanoil Treatment (0.5 oz)
Help your guests give the gift of luxury this season with Nick Stenson Beauty holiday gift sets! Choose from four festive, performance-focused set options, each packaged with a beautiful Nick Stenson Beauty cosmetic bag to add to guest delight and convenience.
Nick Stenson Beauty Moisture Duo + Dry Shampoo
Each holiday gift set features a trio of naturally luxe products, carefully and consciously curated by beauty expert and Brand Founder Nick Stenson. Every product in the Nick Stenson Beauty collection is designed to be a hero product, crafted with natural ingredients to deliver optimal performance.
All beauty professionals can register for exclusive discounts. Purchase and retail to your guests, or experience and sample Nick Stenson Beauty yourself. Because you deserve naturally luxe holiday treats, too!
With seven options, featuring Oribe's best-selling products and limited-edition packaging designed by artist Louis Barthélemy, there's something for every holiday shopper in the Eternal Rituals Collection:
From luxe Liter-sized shampoo and conditioner to kits for Volume, Hydration and Must-Haves for the friend who has everything – R+Co and R+Co BLEU have chic, giftable sets for everyone on your clients’ lists. Here are a few of the most popular:
Give the gift of SexyHair! Stock your retail section with these popularpicks from the brand, including a collaboration with Christina Aguilera in celebration of #25YearsofSexy. Available at JCPenney and Amazon.
SexyHair Holiday Play Duo Gift Set
SexyHair Gloss N’ Glow Rinse: A salon treatment in a bottle, this rinse is perfect for at-home application. Your clients’ loved ones will enjoy smoother, shinier, more moisturized hair after just one use.
SILVERING is dedicated to empowering women as they embrace their silver hair, offering top-quality products tailored to their unique beauty needs. To further support women, SILVERING donates a percentage of all profits to the Look Good Feel Better (LGFB) foundation, a charity that helps Canadians undergoing cancer treatments feel more confident.
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To simplify holiday gift shopping, SILVERING has curated special holiday bundles that can make a meaningful difference this festive season.
SILVERING Sterling Silvers Bundle
BIG EXPRESSION Bundle: ROOT ROUSER scalp massage serum, TRUE EXPRESSION Brow Duo
This holiday season, don’t let your clients travel without their favorite products from Sol de Janeiro! The cult-favorite brand offers their award-winning products in TSA-friendly sets that also make perfect gifts:
Meet the petite but delightful holiday gift perfect for this year - Subtl Stak-ing Stuffers! These irresistible, dewy two-piece makeup staks could fit in the palm of your hand or snug inside a Christmas stocking this holiday season. These luxurious beauty duos are creamy, lightweight, and blendable for a lasting glow, and are guaranteed to make anyone smile and look gorgeous this winter season.
Passport to Plum Lip & Cheek + Rosé Cream Highlighter: Get a glamorous, dewy look with a romantic touch for your next holiday destination with a plum and rosé combination.
Terracotta Tour Guide Lip & Cheek + Champagne Cream Highlighter: Glow with confidence and radiate happiness like your favorite bubbly champagne at your next holiday party.
Auburn Adventure Lip & Cheek + Espresso Martini Cream Highlighter: For a fresh, dreamy look as delectable as an espresso martini, pair with your favorite sweater with this auburn and espresso duo.
Celebrating 60 years in haircare, Dippity-Do is honoring its styling heritage with its Girls with Curls collection, a reimagined Light Hold Gelée inspired by the brand's original 1965 styling gel.
Covet & Mane has expanded its Pro Color System with the launch of Color Boost Drops, completing what the company says is the first professional color system engineered specifically for hair extensions.
The 2026 Beauty Changes Lives Legacy Award has been awarded to Sam Villa for his trailblazing contribution, advocacy and mentorship that has profoundly transformed and elevated the professional beauty industry.
Curl Cult founder Janine Jarman, a hairstylist, salon owner, educator, and product creator, is opening a community investment round that gives hairdressers and clients the opportunity to own a stake in the company they helped grow.
Aura Salonware is proud to announce its 2026 scholarship recipients. This first-time scholarship in partnership with the Professional Beauty Association awarded three different scholarships to support beauty professionals at every point in their professional journey.
SalonCentric has announced its expansion into Alaska, marking the distributor’s presence across all 50 states and bringing additional access to professional beauty products, education and business support to licensed salon professionals in the region.
Though their Astronaut of Hope collection of brushes and clips, ERGO Styling Tools raises $33,000 to support HairToStay, the first and only national nonprofit dedicated to making scalp cooling treatments affordable for cancer patients.
At the America’s Beauty Show press conference—hosted in collaboration with Cosmetologists Chicago—these standout professionals were recognized for their contributions to the industry.
A full day of education for hairstylists and salon pros focused on pricing, personal branding, client experience, social media, and long-term career growth.
amika's new Stylist Circle is a community-first model designed to reflect and support the full spectrum of today's working stylists. Find out how you can join.