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The outlook for the salon/spa industry is improving, according to the Professional Beauty Association’s Salon/Spa Performance Index (SSPI), a quarterly composite index that tracks the health of the industry. A few uplifting results from the latest report:
If your salon has had a new facelift, with either a recently opened or renovated location, share the makeover results with MODERN’s business publication SALON TODAY.
When the Hana styling iron cleaner arrived I decided to give it a try. Wow! Who knew so much could build up on an appliance?
A Brush For Every Need
The iPhone wasn’t developed with your nail clients in mind. Women with long acrylic or natural nails find it difficult to type and navigate the touch screen phone. Help is here in the form of the Pogo Stylus.
Phyto’s new Express Rx kits help ease the commitment phobic through their resistance, with a smaller-packaged, two-week supply of products.
The new Adjust-a-Sinks by Accessible Systems are fantastic for both stylists and clients. The adjustable-height shampoo bowl can be adjusted 12 inches vertically with a foot pump, improving ergonomics for the stylist and reducing neck and lower back strain that can occur with a low, fixed-height shampoo bowl.
Freestyle Systems SpectraLights
American Crew Menswork Method
Villa’s Inspire Tour Debuts Convertible
Successful salon retailers know what’s on—or around—the bottle can be as important as what’s inside it.
As the owner of Sanctuary Salon and Spa in Billings, Montana, Kris Carpenter’s biggest challenge is staffing her nail department. As a member of the local executive board of Montana State University in Billings, Carpenter understands that rising tuition costs are one of the biggest challenges facing incoming students.
A former Starbucks executive takes a stab at the beauty industry with fabulous results.
Steer more services, education, talent and retail into your nail department, and you’ll drive home more profits.
How do you market nail services?
One way to make a nail client for life is to make their manicure (or pedicure) last longer than one they get anywhere else.
Texture! panel: This presentation, hosted by MODERN’S Editor-in-Chief Laurel Nelson and Michelle Breyer, founder of NaturallyCurly.com, was packed with all kinds of curly-haired information from a panel of texture experts including: John Benedetto, director of education for GK Hair; Shari Harbinger, director of education for Deva Concepts and color director for Devachan Salon and Departure Lounge; Ouidad, salon owner and product developer; Anthony Dickey, founder of Hair Rules hair care line; Veronique Morrison, director of education for Mizani; American Crew’s International All-Star Erica Grabczyk; and Artistic Director and Educator for Ouidad, Ana Daniel.
