
Solo Artist Profile Romi Cortier: Art House Approach
When celebrity stylist Romi Cortier created and later re-branded his rental salon, artwork was front and center.

When celebrity stylist Romi Cortier created and later re-branded his rental salon, artwork was front and center.

Kayla Ontko, a Solo Artist at Studio Mint of Phix Salon Suites in Strongsville, Ohio, and a working hairdresser for eight years, has been renting for just one year.

Mitchell Field, who works out of Mitchell Field Salon in Fairfax, California, has seen hippies, punks and hipsters come and go. A 50-year hairstyling veteran, he began in London at the original Sassoon Bond Street Salon, working ...

Want to be a platform artist for a professional beauty company? Industry-leading hairdresser, photographer and creative director Luis Alvarez, co-founder of Aquage, shares his tips here.

At Phenix Salon Suites, Kendra Eggleton is also a National Artistic Director for a color line, which underscores her color expertise.When Kendra Eggleton signed on at Phenix Salon Suites in Colorado Springs, Colorado, eight years ago, the ...

At Phenix Salon Suites, Kendra Eggleton is also a National Artistic Director for a color line, which underscores her color expertise.

Sold on Selling Sheila Holmstrom of Tanglz Salon in Appleton, Wisconsin, is a retailing wizard. No wonder she was the $10,000 winner of the Loxa Loves Stylists contest.

Today, there are more business-supporting, digital or “e-solutions” than ever for renters.

Beginner’s Smarts Sally Russell knew before she was licensed that rental was her goal. Her proactive approach made it happen fast.After a few months at her first job at Häus of Color in Bantam, Connecticut, Sally Russell told the owner she ...

The consummate contemporary colorist, Tanya Ramirez is smart, creative, highly professional—and 100 percent independent. Poised and hoping to become the next internet sensation, she works Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, a YouTube channel and ...

Margie Billian knew she was a “hair lifer” when her guidance counselor told her hairdressing would be a boring career, but all she could think of was how horrible the counselor’s hair looked. Her start as a 16-year-old shampoo ...
Heather Catalan moved to her Colorado Springs, Colorado-based Sola Suite about 18 months ago. The client-centric business owner says her studio’s name came from her clients, who told her she was in their phones as “Hair ...

Sola Salon Studio owner Holly Santelli may have named her Park Ridge, Illinois, suite “Serendipity Beauty Parlour,” but finding her best solo-artist life didn’t happen by chance. After a hiatus to have children, the 24-year ...

Would you move to a different state with a goal to be a renter? That’s just what stylist Howie Held did when he moved to California.To succeed, he knew he’d have to hit the ground running. His first step was to take classes and ...

When you are responsible for it all in your salon space, you have to remember to take time to “take care of business.”

Just because you are “on your own” doesn’t’ mean you are excluded from earning lots of accolades and respect. Rachel Phillips knows this first-hand.Her Glam Salon and Spa in Delmar, Delaware, just became a Costal Style ...
You and your clients are halfway through summer. While vacations and warm-weather styles are still top of mind, back-to-school displays are also surfacing, and fall planning begins, too. How can you be of service and capitalize on all the ...