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Easy and Edgy Knotted Updo How-To with Sam Villa

Here’s a tutorial on how to twist knots to make an updo that’s edgy, yet easy to do.

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Shag Tips from Sam Villa: How to Cut Hair to Move Away From the Face

“This season the shag is center stage, and learning how to create detached shorter lengths on the surface at the crown is crucial to pulling off the look."

Getting Balanced - Tips From A Master Cutter

Andrew Caruthers shares tips for getting balanced layers.

Leading Ladies Take to the Stage at Premiere

In a provocative new session at the Premiere Orlando Beauty Show, Leading Ladies Eden Sassoon, Tracey Hughes, Candy Shaw, Sonya Dove and Jenny Strebe address the issues facing women in the professional beauty industry today.

Sam Villa Named New Global Artistic Ambassador for Redken

In his new role, the brand’s longtime educator will continue to partner with Redken in new ways for 2017.

How to Choose the Right Tools for Precision-Cutting

The Sam Villa ArTeam’s pursuit of the precision haircut.

Redken Symposium 2017 - Was This The Best Ever?

Was Redken Symposium 2017 the best EVER? Ask some of the people who have been attending for years and the answer is YES! Details here.

HOW-TO: The Perfect Fringe Trim

Andrew Carruthers, Director of Education, was at the Redken Symposium 2017 to launch his "baby", the new Artist Series Shear, designed with new and exciting technology to help any stylist perfect a cut. We put him (and the shears) to the test by asking him to trim an overgrown fringe.

Skokan Promoted to Sam Villa National Sales Manager

The Sam Villa Company has announced the promotion of Andrea Skokan to National Sales Manager .

The Chic Fade: Subtle Differences of Creating an Undercut on a Woman

Dubbed the “chick fade,” women are requesting detached areas undercut right down to the scalp. Andrew Carruthers , director of education for Sam Villa , points out the subtle differences when creating an undercut on a woman.