holidays

Holiday: Ye Merry Gentlemen

Check out the fall runway, and you’ll notice that a heightened male interest in appearance has given the men’s fashion industry new life. This is good news for you!“Men’s grooming is massive,” observes Schwarzkopf ...

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Holiday: Silver Belles, Golden Curls

Wildly popular silvers and grays may be even more in demand around the holidays, forecasts Mia Liguori, co-president creative of Scruples. We'll also see other metallic tones—rose golds, even bits of yellow,” Liguori notes. ...

Holiday: Merry Merchandising

Festive holiday packaging on products and tools, along with beautiful displays and limited edition kits, will tempt clients with lots to explore on your retail shelves and tables this season. Cosmoprof offers extra support with posters, shelf ...

Holiday: Top Trends and Fast Facts

Throughout this special holiday planning issue, you will ?nd tips, techniques and ideas on how to grow business across all your salon service and retail categories. Here, we shine a spotlight on key trends and need-to-know numbers and stats. All ...

Holiday Behind the Cover: Perfectly Adorned

It has become a holiday tradition for artist, photographer and product innovator Luis Alvarez to collaborate with CosmoProf and MODERN SALON on crafting a powerful, artistic cover for our annual bonus issue dedicated to helping salons prepare ...

Nail Tips, Tricks and Trends for the Cold-Weather Months

Just because customers are hibernating from the beach and slipping their feet back into close-toed shoes for autumn and winter doesn’t mean they won’t be making trips to the salon. In fact, these seasons call for new colors and ...

Green Goodies for St. Patrick's Day

A day full of green goodness is nearly upon us!Whether or not you acknowledge St. Patrick's Day, the fun, festive day is a free pass for indulgence in all things green--a color that's pretty "in" right now.Take a look at some ...

Valentine's Service and Décor Tips from Sola Salon Studios

It doesn’t take much to show your love for someone, including your clients. Take the time to make them feel special and you will be their stylist sweetheart 4-ever.Sola Salon Suites shares great tips on their blogs for independent stylists ...

Battling Perfectionism

The holidays bring out the perfectionism in some of us. All year long you aim to provide customer service that exceeds expectations. You try to get every hair color right on the money, every style picture-perfect as you send the client out the ...

Beard Baubles: Ornaments for Beards

You didn't mis-read that headline. This is a real thing. Remember flower beards? Well, a time to have flowers, a time to ornament (turn turn turn) and all that. What would the holidays be without festive beards adorned with ornaments? ...