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Hero Product Changes the Game
With the launch of botanical repair™, Aveda gave consumers a strengthening hair system that repairs all three layers of hair, instantly improving the look and feel of damaged strands. At Davanti Salons in Denton and Forth Worth, Texas, guests took notice of Botanical Repair immediately, making the line a best seller. “Aveda […]
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Neill’s Next Fest Shakes Up the Hair Show Experience with a Festival-Inspired Event
This spring, Neill presented a new concept in hair shows: the carnival-inspired Next Fest. World-renowned artists and local up-and-comers took the stage in Houston (March 6) at Warehouse Live, and in Nashville (April 10) at The Cannery Ballroom to present their work at the music-festival style hair shows. Music + Community “We fused music and [...]
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In recent years, salon menus have started to look outdated. A woman’s haircut could just as easily be a man’s haircut and vice versa. Pricing is frustrating to clients when they’re paying more just because of their gender, and some clients aren’t comfortable identifying as a specific gender for a haircut at all. Progressive salon [...]
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Emerging From the Pandemic Stronger Than Ever
The past couple of years have presented challenges and roadblocks that salon owners could never have imagined. From shutting down business for weeks (or months) to implementing new safety protocols, owners changed schedules, invested in cleaning equipment, ran new marketing campaigns […]
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Serious Business: It’s Time for an Upturn
Serious Business 2022 helped salon owners and managers put the pain of the past two years behind them and move into a space of creativity and innovation. Hosting a live event in current times isn’t for the weak of heart, and Debra Neill-Baker and Carol Augusto, the organizers of 24th annual event, showcased […]
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