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The holiday season is upon us, and the joy of giving is the perfect reason to promote festive gift sets at your salon or give to your own clients, friends and family. Here is MODERN's 2019 Gift Set Guide.



















Living Proof Go Beyond Volume Set
The holiday season is upon us, and the joy of giving is the perfect reason to promote festive gift sets at your salon or give to your own clients, friends and family. Below is MODERN's 2019 Gift Set Guide. On behalf of the entire MODERN SALON family, we wish you a very happy holiday season and a fantastic 2020.
Living Proof
Find the perfect duo for everyone on your list with Living Proof's three holiday sets. The Go Beyond Clean set features a full-size and travel-size version of the brand's Perfect Hair Day dry shampoo. The Go Beyond Volume set features the Full Dry Volume Blast in both sizes to give hair volume and texture. Finally, the Go Beyond Health duo includes two sizes of the Restore Perfecting spray to give hair moisture over time to add in detangling and heat styling.
Dyson
If your clients are loving your Dyson Supersonic Professional edition in the salon, then the Iron and Red holiday Supersonic might be for them. The dryer is paired with a red case for storage. The case has room for additional attachments and styling products.
Olivia Garden
Olivia Garden’s Holiday Glitz brushes are compact styling brushes with a scalp-hugging curve. The perfect stocking stuffer for all hair types and conveniently compact for travel. Stylists can purchase the 24-Piece Holiday Glitz Display to sell in salon, complete with 12 gold and 12 black Compact Styling Brushes. Clients can then purchase the individually wrapped tools to take with them for the holidays or to give as a chic stocking stuffer to a fellow hair enthusiast.
Oribe
For the 2019 holiday season, Oribe Hair Care collaborated with Block Shop, a Los Angeles-based textile brand and design studio founded by artist sisters Hopie and Lily Stockman, to develop six limited-edition holiday sets. The sets include: Beautiful Color Liter Set, Gold Lust Collection, Dry Styling Collection, Ultimate Blowout Set, Collector's Set and Côte d’Azur Body Travel Set.
Hot Tools
Add some gold to your station with Hot Tools' limited edition holiday offering: the 24k Gold Curling Iron/wand. The iron is available in 1- and 1 1/4-inch sizes and heat up to 430 degrees F. Each iron features an 8-ft professional cord.
John Master Organics
Threenew limited-edition picks fromJohn Master Organics deliver a concentrated dose of moisture to hands in need of pampering. The 2019 Limited Edition Hand Cream Set features the luxurious scents of Orange & Rose and Lemon & Ginger, with the restorative properties of sunflower seed oil to soothe and soften, while citrus oil tones the skin and provides a refreshing scent. The nourishing formula absorbs into skin easily for a grease-free feel.
Amika
Sets are the name of the game for the holiday season with Amika. The brand has launched six product kits, three travel sets and two travel tools as well as a limited edition body care set. Each set contains a few of Amika's best-selling products.
Beachwaver Co.
The holidays might bring a sense of snow and chilly weather, but Beachwaver Co. is aimng to create the perfect waves with their holiday offerings. The Beachwaver Co. Reparative Hair Care three piece gift set features the brand's pre-shampoo foam, shampoo and conditioner. For those traveling during the season, the brand is also offering its Beachwaver S1 Dual Voltage.
Color Wow
For clients looking to achieve dream hair, suggest one of two holiday kits from Color Wow. The Dream Smooth kit features the brand's Color Security shampoo and conditioner as well as Dream Coat. The Dream Big Kit includes the same shampoo and conditioner but also features the Raise the Root thicken and lift spray as well as a travel-sized Dream Cocktail.
Ghd
Have a great hair day for the holidays with Ghd's Royal Dynasty collection. The brand's tools have been dipped in rose gold, including the platinum+ styler and the professional ghd air hair dryer.

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