Handsome App Launches for the Beauty and Barber industries.
More than jobs, Handsome is mission driven to help provide support and tools into a very nontraditional career choice.
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Reopen Product Roundup: PPE, Partitions, and More
This PPE resource list for salons and stylists includes masks, capes, dividers, gloves, partitions, air purifiers, cleansers, and MORE. Visit the brand sites by clicking through to the brand names in this article to see more options to create a safe and healthy working environment during COVID-19.
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Pravana Launches Stylist Transform and Empowerment Program
Pravana's promise is: "To empower stylists by providing them with superior products, unprecedented and unmatched in value,that will enhance their businesses and lives." When thinking about how it can live by these words during the COVID-19 crisis and help stylists, Pravana came up with it's newest initiative, the Stylist Transform and Empowerment Program (STEP Up).
by Jamie Newman
Henkel Beauty Care Hair Professional Brands Launch Affiliate Program
Henkel North America’s Beauty Care Hair Professional brands have teamed up with a service provider and launched a comprehensive initiative to showcase their dedicated support to the hairstylist community with an e-commerce affiliate program
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Alfaparf Milano Launches Stylist Relief Fund and #SilverLinings Campaign
Alfaparf is asking stylists to share their #silverlinings story on Instagram. Stylists that share their stories are automatically entered to participate in the $400 dollar giveaway of the Alfaparf Milano Stylist Relief Fund.
by Jamie Newman
BREAKING NEWS: Coty Professional Beauty to Sell Majority Stake in Brands
Coty and KKR signed a Memorandum of Understanding for KKR to acquire a majority stake in Coty’s Professional Beauty and Retail Hair Businesses at a contemplated enterprise value of $4.3 billion.
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Help in Applying for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance
Tyler Turner launched a Facebook page to help stylists understand how to apply for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program benefits. It has been a labor of love and has offered invaluable support to self-employed beauty professionals.
by Anne Moratto
Professional Beauty Federation of California Retains Law Group to Compel Governor to Reopen Salons
The Professional Beauty Federation of California (PBFC) has retained the Dhillon Law Group to file an emergency injunction against California Governor Gavin Newsom to compel him to reconsider his "months, not weeks" extension of his shutdown order for California beauty salons, barbershops, and beauty schools.
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State Reopening Guide: PBA Provides Resources During the Pandemic
With over $1MM raised for the COVID-19 Relief Fund, a back-to-work safety & success plan, a new way to enter NAHA 2021, a state opening tracker, and legislation efforts to get dollars back into salons hands, PBA provides countless resources during the pandemic.
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Sam Villa Rallies His Friends for a Stylist Support Event
On Sunday, May 17, 2020, stylist Sam Villa is bringing friends together as Hairdressers Supporting Hairdressers to unite for LIVE education and inspiration for stylists who are struggling. The fundraising event will benefit the PBA COVID-19 Relief Fund.
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Wahl Contributing 50% of Wahl 1919 Purchases to COVID-19 Relief
Wahl Professional has partnered with the Professional Beauty Association (PBA) to support barbers and stylists who are out of work due to COVID-19. Throughout May, 50% of the purchase price of any 1919 by Wahl Professional men’s grooming line product will be donated to the PBA COVID-19 Relief Fund when customers go to the Wahl Professional website and use the code PBA at checkout.
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MC Salon Provides Hair Care and Support to Front-Line Responders Battling COVID-19
How one salon in the heart of its Cuyahoga Falls community has continued supporting its guests, employees and the greater Cleveland area, including front-line caregivers working at area hospitals, throughout the COVID-19 crisis.
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An Entrepreneur's Journey: New Podcast Features Founder of Malibu Wellness, Tom Porter
An innovator and educator, Tom Porter, founder of Malibu Wellness, has created his life, moving forward, so that he would be satisfied, looking back. A new podcast series explores his life, work, and personal vision.
by Anne Moratto
Henkel Beauty Presents Online Global Hair Festival
The 24-hour live stream event will begin in Australia and move its way west across 13 time zones to the Americas.
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Aveda Launches Aveda Cares, a Relief Program to Benefit US Salons and Stylists
The multifaceted initiative will help salons prepare to recover from COVID-19 related closures.
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Salon Safety Products Update from SalonCentric President
"Beginning in early May, we will begin to see weekly deliveries of non-surgical masks and hand sanitizer that we’ll be providing, at-cost, to beauty pros as states re-open."
by Anne Moratto
Viviscal Supports PBA COVID-19 Relief Fund
Viviscal will donate a portion of sales from Viviscal.com to PBA's COVID-19 Relief Fund, aiding licensed beauty professionals who have not been able to work or are experiencing financial pressure due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
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