SALON LIFE: TRENDING
Your New Business Partner
For every client you have, there are hundreds or perhaps thousands more who could be in your chair. They're local, they're looking...but how will they find you? Enter StyleSeat, a game-changing application that brings business to you.
HotOnBeauty has partnered with this important initiative in order to build your business, connect and stay connected with clients and much more.
YOUR Dysfunctional Salon Family
by Naomi Mannino
Running a small salon is a lot like being in a family. It's a close-knit environment and everybody plays a role in how well the family gets along, right? So, how do you pinpoint whether or not your "family" is disrupting your daily operations or your business in general? Well, you have to identify what your salon's weaknesses are first, advises Andrew Finkelstein of The Beauty Resource. It's hard to be objective because after all, your salon is your BABY!
Welcome to Wonderland
When it comes to the rules of engagement, Chicago-based RED 7 SALON
Welcome to Our New World of Beauty!
by Jeryl E. Spear, Editor-in-Chief
Hot On Beauty and Hot Beauty magazine launch a brand-new website for professionals and consumers.
Website Overhaul
Macadamia launches a new social strategy and refashioned website
Top Honors
Salon owner Christine Zilinski was honored by Hometown Heroes at its Annual Awards Gala
Top Beauty Pics for Summer
With Labor Day being the official end to the summer beauty and fashion season, we're celebrating the hottest looks that we've posted for Summer 2014. #EyeCandy #GorgeousStyles #SweetFarewell
Thanks Giving
In an effort of gratitude, salon owner and Goldwell team member Rosa Hawkins offers a Black Friday promotion
Tech Savvy
CPNA announces first-ever interactive technology exhibit
Stroke Alarm
Limited edition art arrives on the spaand salon scenes.
Star Reborn!
Owners of Headlines THE Salon rethink, relocate and renew their business.
Smarten Up!
Negative comments about extensions in general, are almost always the fault of the technician and not the hair!
Show Me
by Jan Hargrave
Gestures and movements can speak volumes about how your client is really feeling about you, your suggestionsyou're your salon.
While excellent verbal communication is key to a successful consultation, body language also plays a huge part in whether you're really in sync with your clients...or not. How well do you know body language? Test your knowledge with the following quiz!
Salon Winners
by HAIR'S HOW
Winning the loyalty of clients and staff members isn't easy-unless, of course, you own a salon that's beautiful from the inside and out. Hair's How searched the globe for three winning salons that are gorgeous to look at, staffed by enthusiastic and highly educated professionals and, beneath the surface,run like well-oiled machines. How do the owners manage such beauty feats?Read on to discover just some of the things that have made theirbusinesses so...well...beautiful!
SALON 411: WHERE DO YOU WORK?
by Tracey Middlekauff
We asked stylists, owners, and other industry professionals to reveal the inside scoop on the salon biz, and they didn´t hold back! They shared the ups, the downs, the headaches, the disappointments, and the many, many rewards of a life dedicated to making people beautiful. Read on to see what we found out.
Retailing reality CHECK
by Sue Marquette Poremba
So you say you don´t like to sell? Well consumers don´t like being ‘sold´ either. Instead let´s get back to the best way for clients to style and care for their hair in between appointments…with salon products!
Rave Reviews
Boom Boom of New York City's Boom Boom Brow Bar encourages salons to post customer reviews rather than bios on websites
Queen of the Emerald Isle
Tapping into her creative and business skills with equal aplomb, Irish icon Maeve O'Healy-Harte is the current OMC World Hairstylist of the Year; successful salon and academy owner; founder, publisher and editor of the rockin' hot Irish Hairdresser International magazine; OMC President for Western Europe; Intercoiffure Ireland President; manager of Team Ireland; and a pro-beauty activist, industry politician and leader who tirelessly works to elevate Ireland's pro-beauty industry.
Portrait of an Artist: Timothy Cabell
For the first installment of our new ongoing series, we sit down with supertalented hair and makeup artist Timothy Cabell for a chat about inspiration, nature, competition and what makes the beauty industry so phenomenal. Read on!
PBA Unveils Keynote Speaker
The PBA Business Forum names businessman and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban keynote speaker
Online Sensation
Guy Tang defines a new era of celebrity.
It took more than charisma and wicked brush skills to make Guy Tang an overnight social media sensation.
New U Style Day Spa
Style sisters Alana and Vanessa Elia debut their globally inspired U Style Day Spa Salon in Aventura, Florida
Most Liked Client Transformations
Congrats to Cassandra Laine and Jason Reyes, whose client makeover received the most likes ever on our Facebook page (4,000). The results were so overwhelming that we've posted an entire gallery of fall makeovers by Cassandra and various members of the Platinum Salon team. Get ready to be inspired. Click to view!
Marketing Masters
At Cosmoprof, merchandising experts will discuss evolving concepts to meet the needs of today's consumer
Marcus Allen on the Move
Unite appointed new Global Education Director
Magnificent Obsession
Keri Davis, Founder and Co-owner of Gila Rut salons, knew early in her career that while the art of hair would always be an exciting part of her work, it was the business side of salon ownership that sent her passion into overdrive.
Macadamia Exec Update
Macadamia appoints Jeff Flansbaum Vice President of Global Operations
Leading Light
Macadamia Professional takes a dynamic new path, led by industry visionary Vince Davis.
"As a result of refreshing our brand personality, our meaningful interactions with users are increasing exponentially."
Las Vegas Beauty
Look Style Society debuts an all-inclusive beauty destination in Las Vegas
Hub and Spokes
Operating on the premise that when you plant a school, your business will grow, Salon 124 Group is thriving.