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Gina Rivera is lobbying lawmakers to include provisions in COVID-19 stimulus plans to help self-employed stylists, manicurists, and other beauty and wellness professionals.

Gina Rivera is lobbying lawmakers to include provisions in COVID-19 stimulus plans to help self-employed stylists, manicurists, and other beauty and wellness professionals.

For many stylists out of work, the government-supplied stimulus payment is eagerly awaited. Yesterday, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) launched “Get My Payment” to track the status of a payment. If eligible, it will allow you a chance to provide your bank account details for direct deposit.

During the great shutdown created by coronavirus, stylists have spent time guessing at what a return to work will look like because, at this point, no one can know with any certainty. Here are possible scenarios from industry experts.

Wahl Professional is providing free barbering education to barbers and stylists each week through the company’s Facebook page with the help of the Wahl Education and Artistic (W.E.A.T.) members.

This stylist loves doing hair so much, even after a devastating accident, she fought to get back into the salon. Today, the same strength and determination is helping her move through this new coronavirus crisis.

Before you react to a client request for an at home service or advice on box color take pause and choose your words carefully. All of us will be remembered. It’s up to us to decide HOW we will be remembered.

Get the breakdown for this cut from Gianni Scamuci, director of GS Education in London. He outlines ten steps, using both razors and shears, for achieving this shape.

Even in the worst circumstances, we can work on ourselves and our business. Hear some encouraging words from a salon coach who knows it's hard...and she knows you got this.

We spent a little too much time admiring these beautiful examples of eye makeup this weekend.

An antidote to the COVID-19-induced stress and a little bit of all right to get you through the day.

No surprise that products promoting a cleaner lifestyle--soaps, sanitizers, even shampoos--continue to hold but products that are deemed 'can-wait' items may struggle for years to come, according to this new report from Kline.

Grande Cosmetics pledges support to assist with the COVID-19 crisis by raising money for non-profit organization, Feeding America.

The company is expeditiously moving forward to manufacture more than 20,000 units of an 80% alcohol spray formula, which will be donated to high-need groups who are facing shortages, such as Southern California first responders, Los Angeles police officers, and low-income families with young children.

We checked-in with one of our mentors and motivators, long-time MODERN SALON blogger, Carlos Valenzuela. After 40 years as a hairdresser, educator, and industry expert, he has some words of advice for stylists navigating our current situation.

Through Beauty Changes Lives, CND and the Horst Rechelbacher Foundation redirect scholarship funds into relief grants for service providers impacted by COVID-19, and are rallying other companies to follow their lead.

Includes expanded unemployment insurance benefits and a recovery rebate. Learn about some of the key points of this important legislation.

The Professional Beauty Association (PBA) and PBA Charities have created a new fund to help our industry during this unprecedented crisis.