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5 Ways to Prepare for a Salon Interview

5 ways to prepare for a Salon InterviewResearch: As with any job prospect, you must do your homework. Visit the salon’s website and each social platform to get a better idea of the products they sell, their target market and their mission ...

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Healthy Hairdressers, The Triple Play

Spring is here.  It is baseball season.  I am a Cub fan, excited for the season.Home runs, stolen bases and extra innings make baseball exciting, but nothing is as exciting as the rare triple play.I am excited to share a few triple ...

Finding a Vō -Cation and Mentor at Kim Vō Salon

At a recent event at Kim Vo Salon at the Montage in Beverly Hills, Brittney Pullman,  Vo ’s assistant and Taebastian, a salon stylist, shared their enthusiasm for working where they feel valued and where they are learning so much of ...

Seven Tips for Recruiting the Perfect Salon Employee

EUFORA recently held their second quarter Eufora Salon Owner Network (ESON) meeting, which focused on teaching salon owners how to recruit excellent talent. Joanne Magana, Eufora’s head of ESON , put together these suggestions for how to ...

ABS, A Model of Latino Inclusion

I walked the aisles and classrooms of ABS 2015, feeling proud of the number of Latino professional participating —including emerging Latino beauty companies and executives. How could I tell? I made my rounds with TV hairdresser star, Leo ...

Salons and Schools: Make Education Relevant to Success

What’s happening to our beauty graduates?I recently followed up on beauty graduates and the common denominator for success was not skill or talent, but not needing to support yourself the first year in the salon---due to some other source ...

NAIL KNOW-HOW: Deciding on Nail Shape from Morgan Taylor

The nail care and color category of professional beauty has grown hand over fist—or foot. Manicures and pedicures are considered maintenance, not luxury, services. That said, clients have spaced out appointments to save money during ...

February Is the Short Month & Here's How to Make it BIG

February is the short month.  It is only short by a few days.  It feels a lot shorter than it really is.  February feels like it is over before you get started.  It is already half over as I type this.February needs a haircut ...

1 Hair Clip...7 USES! This TINY Clip Doubles as a Screwdriver, Wrench, Ruler, & More!

Want to feel like a secret agent wherever you go? Skip the pocket knife and opt for this trusty hair clip!The Clippa “Monkey Business Leatherdos Mini Tools Clip” is the coolest little hair gadget we have spotted recently. So how does ...

The Forgettable Platform Artist

Forty-two years as an educator, and I am still the happiest when attending a fresh, well-organized presentation with information I can use, plus an action plan. Without a plan, no matter how cool or hot the experience, it becomes just an ...