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7 Winter Skin-Care Tips To Give Clients

Colder weather signals more than a need for warm clothing. It also means it’s time to transition your clients to a winter skin-care regimen, both in the spa and at...

The Dos and Don’ts of Holiday Nails

Forget purses, shoes and jewellery—nails are the must-have complement for holiday party dresses. Do try contrasting shades. Leanne Colley, owner of Tips Nail Bar in Toronto, is a fan of the...

Holiday Hair Trends for Winter 2011

’Tis the season of casual, polished looks for party ‘dos. The hottest trend for hair this holiday season is going to be half up, something casual, polished, yet with a bit...

4 ways front desk staff can help grow bi…

Repeat clients are the bread and butter of your business. And guess which employee has the power to retain them, essentially feeding your salon’s growth? Not your stylist, not your...

Capitalize on holiday retail in your sal…

Come late November, salons are in a frenzy of activity. But if you really want to harness the retail opportunities, you have to start early. By October, you should be...

Celeb Colour: Hits and misses

Top stylists and colour experts call out the good, the bad and the ugly of celeb hair in 2011. Of course, beauty is always in the eye of the beholder....

Femme Coiffure Hair Spa

Intimate Settings: This Montreal business introduces the concept of boutique salons

8 Tips for Boosting Your Colour Business

From technical tricks to treating virgin (hair), superstar colourists from around the country offered up their best advice on how they build and maintain a strong colour clientele. By Melissa Hill...

Help Clients Transition Their Makeup Aft…

Is your client considering a dramatic colour change? Make sure she's prepared to change up her makeup too. By Lauren Ferranti-Ballem

How To Cure 6 Common Nail Problems

Learn how to fix 6 common nail health issues. Your clients will thank you big time.

Pure Elements Hair & Body

Edmonton spa finds a peaceful space to call its new creative home

Our Top 4 Hair Picks From The Emmy’s

We choose our favourite updo, bob, ponytail and side-swept hairstyle from the Emmy’s red carpet.

How-To: Dianna's Cosmo Covers

Celeb stylist David Babaii is the man responsible for Dianna Agron’s three sexy styles on the covers of this month’s Cosmopolitan. After she chopped off her long locks into a...

Dealing with Divas

Feeling held hostage by a brilliant but difficult employee? Here’s how to tackle the setback—without pulling out any hair! We’ve all seen it, time and time again. A sometimes stellar member...

On The Fringe Hair Design

A third location of On The Fringe Hair Design hits downtown Vancouver

The Art of the Consultation

Quick tips for communicating with clients To simplify and help stylists learn how to give a great consultation, Redken offers a new seminar, which includes tools and suggested scripts to complete...

How a Calgary stylist ended up on Oprah

After hitting rock bottom, a Calgary stylist scores a total life transformation through roller-skating, hair and a little flair Imagine having your life’s dirty laundry revealed on television. Then, to make...

Best and Worst Bridal Hair

Six celeb wedding hairdos and don’ts Some of these celeb marriages didn’t last, but lucky for us photo evidence of their wedding day hair will live on forever. With wedding season...

Best products for waves and curls

Help clients embrace their natural texture during the summer 1. ISO Bouncy Cleanse Prep curls as you shampoo with this formula of proteins, polymers and gentle humectants. 2. Schwarzkopf BC Bonacure Curl...

Confessions of a Bikini Waxer

One expert tells Salon her secrets to becoming your client’s trusted go-to source Utter the words “bikini” and “wax” in any circle of friends and it won’t take long before...

The Business of Blowdry

With blow bars popping up everywhere, salon owners are recognizing the financial opportunity Once thought to have gone the way of the roller set, the traditional brush and dryer blowout is...

How to produce winning photo collections

Studio styling Toronto-based Tony Masciangelo, one of Canada’s top editorial stylists, owner of the Alcorn Salon and 2011 Session category Contessa winner, says the key element to creating...

Six new products your clients will love

1. TIP OFF Shellac’s 12 new shades mean there are more colour choices for clients who can’t go without refreshing their mani every two weeks. The formula is hypoallergenic and formaldehyde-free,...

A New Way to Get Straight

How KeraStraight KS Complex is revolutionizing the straightening industry With its low pH protein formula Brazilian straightening treatment allows beauty professionals to give clients that sleek look they love without any aldehydes. Jez Barnett,...