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Honoring Salon Guys: Jerry Gordon
Honoring Salon Guys: Jerry Gordon Photo by Marc Hauser A few weeks ago, the internet became tear-stained with well-deserved memorial articles for the late Jerry Gordon. As a stylist of 60 years...
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POMP Salon’s Valentine Education Event
POMP Salon’s Valentine Education Event Come Valentine's Day, 2016, Stockton's POMP Salon will be hosting their third major hair art Education Event. But that's ignoring the regular classes they host...
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Ombre's Hope for 2016
Ombre's Hope for 2016 Ombre on left by Michael Klomsue; Ombre on right by Caroline Guiney Let's talk about Miley Cyrus. It was bound to happen eventually. The world has quickly noticed the strikingly...
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What You Can Learn from a Dominican Hair Salon
What You Can Learn from a Dominican Hair Salon Photo credit: del mich The New York Times recently took a trip to the Dominican Republic to talk about hair.And in case you're short on time, here are the...
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Salon Guys' First Fanola Color Theory Class
Salon Guys' First Fanola Color Theory Class Salon Guys is very excited to announce its first (hopefully of many) Fanola Color Theory class. It will be at the Salon Guys office in Sacramento on Sunday,...
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Yakko Takahashi - The First Japanese Stylist
Salon Guys Spotlight: Yakko Takahashi - The First Japanese Stylist David Bowie and “Yakko” Takahashi - Photo by Sukita This is a story about the first Japanese hair stylist, Yakko Takahashi. Like many...
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Salon Guys' First Color Class
Fanola and Salon Guys have a lot to announce this week, so we hope you'll bear with us as we gush about it all. Salon Guys' First Color Class First off, on Sunday the 24th Sadie Gray and a host of...
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2 Things Stylists Need to Know about Healthy Eating
Picture courtesy of La Vladina through creative commons Two defining qualities of the hair stylist life are standing on your feet, and having no time for meals. That's what everyone in the salon...
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Fanola Loves its Stylists
In this big-hearted Valentine's season we've searched through Instagram to find some of our favorite hair styles that remind us of love. Not the Hallmark, red-stained love you find in stores, but the...
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How Fear of Commitment Helps Hair Stylists
Photo courtesy of Kyle Pearce under creative commons The new thing these days is subscription services. As our understanding of just how vast the choices in all things are (thank you internet), we all...
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4 Thoughts on Choosing a Hair Color Line
There has never been such a huge variety of permanent and semi-permanent hair color lines to consider as there is now. It can get pretty overwhelming with all these companies vying for your...
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4 Balayage Mistakes New Stylists Make
Photo courtesy of Dean Hochman under Creative Commons Balayage is alive and well for clients wanting the “natural hair” look, which is why you can find balayage tips in every corner of the internet....
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5 Hair Styling Channels for Online Education
Constant education is necessary to stay up on trends, learn new techniques, refine your old ones, and stay ahead of the ever changing, ever demanding beauty world. That can be tough to do between the...
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How to Prepare for Wedding Season
Photo Courtesy of Harry Lawford under Creative Commons Wedding season has always been a cursed blessing in the styling world. On one hand it's a big boost in business between increased demand and...
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Online Hairdresser Competitions: The Misunderstood Social Media Strategy
Online marketing is a must for most hairdressers, especially those just starting out. Social media has become a veritable battleground for attention in the hair artist community, so it becomes a...
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Fanola Hairstyles: Color Roundup
Hair colorists have been creating a lot of incredible hairstyles with Fanola colors lately. More than we can keep track of, which is great, because now it's easy to find great examples of pretty...
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3 Reasons to Hire Stylists without a Book
Photo courtesy of YuMaNuMa through creative commons One of the most important factors you have to consider in planning a new salon is your standards and strategy for hiring stylists. The temptation...
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How Making Your Salon Green is Good for Business
Picture courtesy of Palmira Van through Creative Commons. You hear a lot about going green these days, and more often than not the reasons cited are for the benefit of the planet, which, as reasons...
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What Salon Owners Should Undestand About Pokemon Go
Photo by Jeff Krasko It's possible that this topic has little relevance to you. The beauty industry is not known for attracting gamers (not that it never does). But rest assured, whether you're...
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Instagram Feature: Vena Love
Vena Louise Elizondo has been an eclectic cultural force in the southern California for a long time now. Ever since she moved to America she's been drinking in the different noises and colors from...
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