Sam Villa, Co-Founder/Chief Creative Officer of Sam Villa and Global Artistic Ambassador for Redken, has joined Unite as One, a collective of professional associations supporting the beauty and wellness community. An avid believer in #ArtistsSupportingArtists and #BrandsSupportingBrands, Villa deems the evolution of the beauty industry dependent upon unity and Unite as One is the first group to initiate a strategic plan among major beauty and wellness associations.
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Beauty is a full-time job, and Dennese King, Cosmetology Instructor at Francis Tuttle Technology Center, has devoted her life to training salon professionals to bring more beauty into the world. She has seen the resources available to cosmetology students advance greatly to match those in other professional settings to ensure expertise at certification...and it's helping to draw more young people into the salon professional industry.
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Sam Villa ArTeam Member, Jesse Linares @jesse.linares, is bringing his upbeat and motivating teaching style to the Sam Villa's SkillsUP Student Training. His first class will be on February 17th, he and Sam Villa, Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Sam Villa and Global Artistic Ambassador for Redken, will teach "The ABC's of Haircutting." To join SkillsUp on February 17th, schools can register here.
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Many salons struggle with the issue of space. Finding the balance between how to maximize it while creating a compelling atmosphere for guests, that's also functionally efficient for staff, can be a challenge. Michelle Tang, Founding Partner of Freestyle Systems, offers these tips to help salons make the most of their space.
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Dear Erin & Annie,
I’m getting closer to my graduation date and am starting to get really nervous about looking for my new salon home. I don’t know if the salons I want to apply to will like me or think I have enough experience because I am recently out of High School and have never had a job before. Do you have any interviewing tips or suggestions to make sure I stand out?
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Christmas, Hanukkah and Salon Secret Santa’s are right around the corner… so we rounded up our favorite gifts for your HairNerd Bestie (and maybe a couple for yourself).
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Without a doubt, new hairdressers are confronted with unique challenges as they enter the workforce. Choosing a salon, finding advanced education, assessing their skill level against the ever-growing list of client demands...facing these decisions can be daunting, to say the least! As a result, many new stylists are unsure of how to even begin the process.
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PBA's Beacon is an elite program for students that provides top beauty school students an opportunity to be mentored by leading industry influencers, and create connections with owners from the most prestigious salons across the US.
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It doesn't have to be Pride Month to be an important time for allies to educate themselves about micro-aggressions, or subtle, but hurtful acts or comments that show implicit bias.
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As I approached the New Year with no sign of my hair recovering, I knew it was time for an intervention. I discussed the issue with my doctor who confirmed Covid-19 was indeed responsible for severe hair loss in a tremendous number of individuals. My next logical step was to reach out to the only people I knew that would absolutely know what to do. Enter Nioxin and my hair angel, Diane Cole Stevens.
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Wella Professionals, the world-leading professional hair color brand, unveils its North America Wella Professionals Passionistas program to the professional hair community, and encourages stylists to apply for membership.
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Rachelle Yarnell is the proud owner of 4 salons, The Studio – a Paul Mitchell Focus Salon, Facet Salon and Day Spa, The Studio Salon Downtown and Studio 3 Salon & Spa, the latter which was opened during the pandemic. With most of her staff being commissioned-based, she focuses on three things to create a positive team environment in all of the locations.
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My initial thought when CA shut back down was "What...THE fuck?!" I felt defeat, disbelief, anger, shock, the list goes on and on. During that 6 week reopening period, my new salon home was under renovation, and our opening day would have been the day after we got the news to officially close.
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The first closure put us over 20k in the hole and this is our first year in business. So there's that. I'd just hired 3 amazing stylists and they haven't been able to start work. Before them, I lost 3 stylists over the closing.
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Some people may be saying “hey doing hair outside is progress right?” WRONG.
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