The Itty Bitty Bob: The Cool-Girl Trending Haircut of 2026

Clients ready for a little (or big) hair change? After a season of embracing longer lengths, clients are starting to embrace something chic and a little daring. That's where the Itty Bitty Bob comes in. This trending short haircut is the latest style that's making its way from the red carpet, straight to the salon chair. It's short, sharp and seriously stylish; this bob creates a blunt, precision-cut finish which gives a preppy, cute-sy finish, and we're more than obsessed. Working across a range of hair textures, this cut makes a versatile option for clients looking to switch things up. So, ready to get snipping? We've teamed up with Alan Howard Educator, Sara Simpson, to break down how to create the Itty Bitty Bob.

Summer Hair Care 101

"I'm a professional hairdresser and this is my ultimate summer hair care guide". Summer is nearly here and it's time to get your clients prepped with a summer hair care routine for the hot summer months that are to come. We've teamed up with our Education Development Manager, Adam Murphy, who has a vast amount of knowledge on all the summer hair care tips and tricks we can't wait to share.

The Ultimate Christmas Gift Guide of 2024

Clients feeling uninspired this gift-giving season? Leave it to us! Our ultimate gift guide has everything from complete sets to stocking fillers to add fun and festivity to your salon while helping your clients solve their last-minute Christmas shopping dilemmas. Let’s dive into the perfect holiday gifts for hair enthusiasts!

The Ultimate Christmas Gift Guide

We have the ultimate gift guide including sets to stocking fillers that will bring fun and festivity to your salon, while fixing your client's last minute Christmas shopping worries.

Summer Haircare Essentials For Your Salon

As much as we all love the sunshine and warmth throughout the summer months, with that comes exposure to a lot of environmental factors that can unfortunately cause damage to the hair. From sun exposure, heat styling, chlorine, and humidity, our hair really goes through it during the summer! Therefore, as a professional within the hair industry, it’s important to educate your clients and stock up on some haircare upgrades that protect, hydrate, and maintain the overall health of the hair all summer long. Luckily for you, we’ve rounded up our top-rated summer essentials available to use in-salon or retail to ensure your clients aren’t compromising on hair health this summer!

The Alan Howard Christmas Gift Guide of 2026

With salon-fresh haircare and trending beauty treats, we’ve rounded up some of our favourite Christmas gift sets available at Alan Howard. So, if your clients are shopping for their hair and beauty-obsessed friends, or just a treat for themselves, we have lots of options to choose from. Ready to start gifting? Let’s jump in!

The Ultimate Blue Monday Makeover

We don't mean to be the bearer of bad news, but today is Blue Monday - the saddest day of the year. Luckily for you, we have just the way to brighten up your miserable Monday. Elevate your spirits, boost your confidence and radiate positivity this Blue Monday, with our ultimate self-care power tools for an ultimate Monday make-over.

Hair Tools Your Salon Needs

Within the hairdressing industry, Christmas is the ideal time to up your salon’s retail game by stocking presents that are perfect for clients to gift to their friends and family. With the gift-giving season approaching, there’s no better way to give your clients the ultimate gifting solution - luxurious, professional-approved hair styling tools that your clients can enjoy on every occasion. Let’s dive into these must-have salon retailing styling tools that your clients are going to love you for…

Styling Tools Your Salon Needs with Alfa Italia

Ready for a salon styling makeover? Or simply want to up your salon styling game? Enter Alfa Italia - a brand creating cutting-edge tools for professional stylists that provides innovative, high-performance styling solutions perfect for in-salon use. Alfa Italia’s range of tools ensures effortless styling with exceptional results, making them the perfect choice for a salon-styling upgrade. If you’re a stylist looking to upgrade your salon tool kit, we’ve dived into our must-have Alfa Italia styling tools that will take your styling game to the next level…