
Black Beauty Roster Hosts Beauty Expo Presented by SalonCentric in NYC
The BBR Beauty Show featured a prominent speaker lineup including Lacy Redway, Karrueche Tran, Danessa Myricks, Chelley B., Sabrina Elba, Jessica Harris-Dupart, and more.
Check out the new Bed Head Colour Combat Collection! It has a variety of shampoos, conditioners and treatments that help seal in color pigment to help hues last longer.
Lock in color and fight the fade with new Bed Head Colour Combat shampoos, conditioners and treatments. These products seal in more color pigment to keep hues lasting longer.
Each product in the Bed Head Colour Combat Collection features Colour LockDown Technology that helps lock-in color to extend that just-colored look and feel. To seal and protect color, positively charged particles are drawn to the damaged areas of the hair, forming a hydrophobic barrier, while repairing damaged hair.

The new Bed Head Colour Combat Collection
Colour Combat Dumb Blonde Shampoo:
This shampoo helps strengthen bleached and multi-processed hair.
Product benefits: Colour LockDown Technology helps maintain color vibrancy; Panthenol helps strengthen and add shine; Hydrolyzed Soy Protein smoothes the cuticle; Hydrolyzed Cottonseed Protein softens; Chenopodium Quinoa Flower and leaf extract helps detangle and condition; Quaternium-26 adds shine; Glycerin helps balance moisture and improve humidity resistance.
Colour Combat Dumb Blonde Conditioner: This nourishing conditioner helps to balance bleach and multi-processed hair, as it provides UV and thermal protection to help strengthen and repair hair. Keep on for 3-5 minutes for a full–on mask or massage into ends daily for maintenance.
Product benefits: Colour LockDown Technology maintains color vibrancy. Prodew 500 Amino Acid Blend helps repair surface damage and moisturizes; Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein helps strengthen; Hydrolyzed Soy Protein improves manageability; Sunflower Seed Extract acts as a natural UV and thermal protectant; Chromaveil helps provide UV protection and prevent color loss; Behentrimonium Chloride adds shine; Panthenol B5 conditions and adds shine to chemically processed hair.
Colour Combat Dumb Blonde Leave-In Conditioner
This lightweight leave-in treatment helps boost the strength that bleached and over processed hair lacks. Infused with a Delicious Paradise scent.
Product benefits: Colour LockDown Technology maintains color vibrancy and protects against thermal damage; Dimethicone adds shine; Crodasone W provides thermal protection; Escalol-HP protects against UV damage.
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Colour Combat Colour Goddess Shampoo
Keep those rich caramel brown and spicy red hues looking vibrant. The sulfate-free formula smooths and imparts shine while helping to protect against UV damage. All of the products contain a Toffee Heaven scent.
Product benefits: Colour LockDown Technology prevents color loss; Diglycerin adds moisture and shine; Sunflower Seed Extract acts as a natural UV and thermal protectant; Prodew 500 Amino Acid Blend helps repair surface damage; Sodium Lauroyl Oat Amino Acid is a gentle cleanser that does not dry or strip; Chromaveil provides UV protection; Zenicone helps retain moisture and prevent dryness; vitamins A and C helps repair and maintain health after chemical treatments.
Colour Combat Colour Goddess Conditioner
Protect those rich dark chocolate and sweet cherry hues with this nourishing conditioner. This shine boosting formula protects from thermal damage while promoting softness and locking in essential moisture.
Product benefits: Colour LockDown Technology protects color from fading; Incroquat Behenyl TMS helps condition and detangle; Botanisil ME-10 helps protect hair from thermal damage and color fading; Dow Corning 949 increases combability and slip; Dexpanthenol increases ability to absorb color.
Colour Combat Colour Goddess Leave-In Conditioner
This conditioner has a balance of moisture that adds shine, softens and strengthens as it de-frizzes, leaving hair looking radiant.
Product benefits: Colour LockDown Technology helps maintain hair color; Glycerin helps balance moisture and improve humidity resistance; VP/VA Copolymer fights frizz and provides styleability; Cetrimonium Chloride acts as an anti-static agent; Dimethiconol and Silsesquioxane Copolymer add shine, soften, smooth the cuticle and reduce frizz.

The BBR Beauty Show featured a prominent speaker lineup including Lacy Redway, Karrueche Tran, Danessa Myricks, Chelley B., Sabrina Elba, Jessica Harris-Dupart, and more.

The Professional Beauty Association and Pivot Point team up to develop an ongoing study that measures the confidence of salon owners, stylists, school owners, and students.

This shared recognition celebrates the strength of industry collaboration in advancing professional mobility.

In Dubai, a salon visit isn’t an appointment. It’s a weekly routine, and clients can spend $800 to $1,400 a month on it, according to Gaurav Tripathi of MADI International. On October 6-8, 2026, the market behind those numbers opens its doors as Beautyworld Dubai marks its 30th edition at the Dubai World Trade Centre, bringing together distributors, brands, stylists and salon owners from all over the world.
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The Good Patch is a leading wearable wellness patch brand, offering wellness and skincare patches that support everyday needs including energy, sleep, relaxation and more.

Four publications for beauty industry professionals to enhance their leadership skills, financial awareness, professional growth, and joy!

Ulta Beauty has announced its partnership with Black Beauty Roster to launch the pilot of All Textures Certification (ATC). The new program is aimed at addressing gaps in education within the beauty industry and raising the level of skills and guest satisfaction for all.

Mireya Villarreal, founder of From Chair to Boss™, is bringing together beauty industry leaders for a new one-day educational event designed to help salon professionals strengthen the business side of their careers. From Chair to Boss Live! will take place September 28 at the Hilton Oak Brook Hills Resort & Conference Center in Oak Brook, Illinois.

Salon owner, tech founder, and educator Universe Walker will bring her signature workshop, The Art of Dry Cutting, to Brooklyn on July 20, offering stylists a chance to deepen their understanding of shape, movement, texture, and dry cutting.

As part of our ongoing commitment to sharing resources that help beauty professionals stay informed, we thought it was worth introducing our audience to The Chatter and the unique perspective it brings to industry conversations.

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.

CND is relaunching its SHELLAC system with a new CND Visible Light Lamp, updated packaging, and an expanded shade offering.

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.

The night honored the artists and collections shaping the future of professional beauty during PBA NAHA 2026.

The ultra-lightweight, handle-free dryer is designed to reduce wrist strain while delivering powerful performance behind the chair.