The Ultimate Retailing Gift Guide: Must-Have Electrical To Gift This Christmas

The Salon Tools You Need To Retail This Christmas

When it comes to Christmas gifting, you can never go wrong with a new tool for your clients' hair kit! For clients looking for something a little more special to gift to their loved ones, professional electrical tools make a perfect gift. That's why we've rounded up the latest multi-stylers and everyday essential tools for creating those show-stopping waves or sleek styles. If you're helping clients find a gift for someone else or encouraging them to treat themselves at this magical time of year, these are the tools to have on their radar, plus to help your salon make some extra profits too!

Alfa Italia Viaggio Cordless Hot Brush

The perfect gift for always on-the-go clients who like to keep their hair looking polished.

For those who like to have their hair looking its best wherever the day takes them, the Alfa Italia Viaggio Cordless Hot Brush is a handbag essential. Designed for quick touch-ups, it makes smoothing, taming and reshaping the hair so much easier. Perfect for post-gym workouts, when the humidity gets a bit too much, or a last-minute fix before heading out.

With heated ceramic teeth infused with Argan, Macadamia and Tsubaki Oils, this helps smooth the hair while enhancing shine, as well as the automatically activated ionic jet helping to control frizz and flyaways. It's cordless, convenient and super easy for your clients to use, and it makes the most thoughtful gift for anyone who likes to stay on-top of their hairstyle.

Alfa Italia Bella 7-in-1 Air Styler

The perfect gift for clients who love experimenting with different hairstyles.

One tool, endless styling possibilities. The Alfa Italia Bella Air Styler is a gorgeous hair tool for anyone who enjoys switching up their look, bringing drying, smoothing, volumising, curling and diffusing together in one versatile system.

With seven interchangeable attachments, there's plenty of room for your clients to experiment! Easily create a bouncy blow-dry with the brush attachments, add soft curls and movement with the auto wrap barrels or enhance natural texture with the diffuser. Its powerful digital airflow and ion-enriched technology help to create a smoother, shinier-looking finish, making it the perfect gift for a client wanting to recreate their favourite salon styles at home.

Alfa Italia Grande Portofino Wide Plate Styler

The perfect gift for the client who loves a sleek and smooth finish.

If their go-to hairstyle is straight, smooth and full of shine, the Alfa Italia Grande Portofino Wide Plate Styler deserves a place on their Christmas list. With a wider titanium plate, this allows for faster styler, making it particularly useful for clients with longer, thicker hair while gliding through the lengths with minimal drag.

What makes this styler stand out is its combination of infrared beam and blue light technology, designed to help maintain moisture and enhance shine. A brilliant choice for clients who love that freshly styled, salon-smooth finish.

Wahl Vanquish Hair Dryer

A good hairdryer is one of those tools that makes all the difference, and the Wahl Vanquish Hair Dryer is a worthwhile upgrade for anyone looking to improve their hair drying routine.

Designed for rapid, even drying, its FlowControl technology delivers consistent heat and powerful airflow, while the SmoothTone motor system helps keep noise levels down. Its lightweight design also makes it comfortable to handle, particularly for clients with longer, thicker hair. Practical, powerful and easy to use, this dryer is an everyday essential, making a lovely Christmas gift.

GHD Curve Max Hair Wand

The perfect gift for clients who love soft, glamorous waves with plenty of volume.

Clients wanting to recreate their favourite bouncy blowdries and Hollywood waves at home? the GHD Curve Max Hair Wand is a gift they'll love. Featuring a generous 38mm barrel, it's designed to create loose, flowing waves with plenty of body, making it particularly suited to longer-haired clients.

Its curl-responsive technology maintains an optimal styling temperature of 185ºC, while the smooth anodised barrel helps to create that sleek, polished finish. With curls designed to last up to 24 hours, it's the perfect option for anyone who loves a more glamorous finish without the need to spend hours on styling.

Give the gift of glam hair this Christmas

Electrical styling tools make the ultimate opportunity for your clients to bring a little salon magic into their everyday routines. With tools that can ensure quick touch-ups to full-on styling transformations, there's is a tool to suit every hair type and styling preference.

Plus, it makes a great opportunity for salons to make the most of their Christmas retailing! So, keep your electrical tool displays looking their best, talk to clients about their styling habits and recommend the tools that will help them or their loved one recreate their favourite salon styles at home.

Discover the latest professional electrical tools at Alan Howard, online and in-store, and get your salon ready for Christmas giving season!