SalonGuys at CosmoProf 2015
Last week was Cosmoprof, and our feet are still sore from all the walking. But we had a great time catching up with Vicki and Dino from Pomp Salon. We also spent some quality time with a few...
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Is your August schedule looking a little bare? Summer is usually a hopping time for salon appointments between wedding season and the harsh rays of the sun. But now might be an awkward phase. We're...
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5 Ways Your Salon Mat Improves Your Health We know. The salon mat doesn’t sound like the most exciting topic. It's the least active of all your salon equipment. Look down at that thing. What is it...
View ArticleA Brief History of the Barber Chair
A Brief History of Barber Chairs A lot of barbers these days go in for vintage barber chairs. There’s something irresistible about the ornateness of a real Koch that brings a sense of legitimacy...
View ArticleInstagram Feature: Mustafa Avci
Instagram Feature: Mustafa Avci There are some types of beauty that seem larger than life. Decades of perfect, flowing hair on the silver screen has made the Hollywood wave seem inaccessible to the...
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Top Ten Salon Brushes You need another salon brush. Maybe you lost your favorite one. Or maybe your set keeps mysteriously disappearing and reappearing into the hands of innocent looking stylists...
View ArticleInstagram Feature: Shonda Broadus
Instagram Feature: Shonda Broadus Let the hair rebels of Beaufort, South Carolina rejoice. You have one of the most intriguing, color crazy stylists around Instagram. Cutting and highlighting are...
View Article3 Hairstyles to Expect this Fall 2015
3 Hairstyles to Expect this Fall 2015 The temperature is dropping, the leaves are turning, and hair will inevitably turn with them. People like to change with the seasons, especially as the...
View ArticleWhat You Need to Know about Nail Salon Task Forces
What You Need to Know about Nail Salon Task Forces You've probably heard about the recent War on Nail Salons in New York. It's been a hot topic ever since the NY Times published their groundbreaking...
View ArticleSalon Name Inspiration
Salon Name Inspiration If you've thought at all about opening your own salon someday, then you've surely asked yourself “what's in a name.” In the end, the answer is a combination of what you put...
View Article3 Hair Clippers for a Tight Budget
3 Hair Clippers for a Tight Budget Finding a new set of clippers can be pretty easy. We talked some about a variety of clipping and shaving tools for men before, so we won't spend a lot of time on...
View ArticleWhy Oil Slick is More than a Trend
Why Oil Slick is More than a Trend The Background Image from Instagram @auracolorist If you spend any time at all browsing instagram you've seen more than your fair share of vivid rainbow hair...
View ArticleHow to Bring Halloween Excitement to Your Salon
How to Bring Halloween Excitement to Your Salon Photo source: Flickr user William Warby Let's set the scene. It's Saturday night, Halloween, and Angela just walked into a living room packed wall to...
View ArticleThe 2 Basics in Building Clientele
The 2 Basics in Building Clientele Photo by Flickr user Mainstream So hows your appointment book looking? If it's a little bare, and has for some time, you've probably been searching high and low for...
View ArticleThe Stylists that Stylists Should be Following on Instagram
The Stylists that Stylists Should be Following on Instagram Hair stylists don't use Instagram like other people. While the foodies post their lunch to the world and new mothers flood the feed with...
View ArticleHow Hairstyling can Affect Your Community
How Hairstyling can Affect Your Community Photo credit: Flickr user Mike McSharry Painters, poets, musicians, etc. all come to that point in which they have to ask if this thing they spend hours a...
View ArticleThe Lesson in Glitter Roots
The Lesson in Glitter Roots The last week has been a dominated by a whirlwind of teenagers throwing glitter on their roots. Glitter roots is a fancy trend that probably won't stick around, although...
View Article5 Favorite Fanola Hair colors
5 Favorite Fanola Hair colors Fanola hair cream is the permanent hair dye from Italy brushing across the nation right now. Hair artists everywhere have been experimenting with it and creating some...
View ArticleThe Guide to Stylist Gifting
The Guide to Stylist Gifting Photo credit: Marco Arment We're now entering into the mad December holiday rampage. Hopefully, that means you're thinking about what to get your favorite hair stylist....
View ArticleShould Every Chair be the “Quiet Chair?”
Should Every Chair be the “Quiet Chair?” Photo credit: Flickr user James Last week UK Salon Bauhaus announced their “quiet chair” option, which basically means clients can specifically book an...
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