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How To Add The Trending Peekaboo Highlights To Your Clients’ Look This Summer

Peekaboo Highlights are officially the trend of the summer, and it’s easy to see why. Being a bold, playful, and surprisingly low-maintenance hairstyle, Peekaboo Highlights are the perfect way for your clients to add a pop of colour to their look, without going all in. Strategically placed beneath the top layer of the hair, Peekaboo Highlights reveal a flash of colour only when styled in a certain way, whether tucked behind the ear, up in a ponytail, or gently waved for subtle movement.

Summer Hair Colour Trends 2024

Summer is upon us, and it’s the perfect time for a hair colour refresh that can take your client's look to the next level. As a professional hairdresser, staying ahead of the trends is crucial when suggesting certain looks to your clients, or if your clients want to achieve a particular trend they have seen online. This summer, we are seeing a diverse array of vibrant and subtle shades that cater to every personality and style, so let’s jump into the hottest hair colour trends for summer 2024.

How to Master Social Media in Your Salon

In today’s competitive professional hair & beauty industry, filling up your salon space with new clients is becoming more challenging than ever. Fortunately, there is one important skill that can ultimately solve this problem: your social media presence. If the thought of content creation and social media leaves you overwhelmed, don’t fear!

How To Achieve This Summer’s Trending Soft Mullet

Straight from Australia to the salon chair, the Aussie-inspired Soft Mullet is the haircut everyone is talking about this year, and now that it’s summer, it’s taking off yet again. This modern, wearable mullet is an update to the classic mullet, being heavily blended with short, faded sides with longer, textured lengths at the back. This creates that edgy, low-maintenance and effortlessly cool vibe everyone has been looking for. The best part? You can personalise this to your client's hair type and length so they can make it their very own.

The Autumnal Hair Trends of 2025: The Cuts, The Styles, The Colours

As we move into the new season, your clients will be looking for some fresh inspiration to update their look and embrace the toned-down vibe that comes with autumn. This year, the season brings versatile cuts, effortless styling, and rich, luxurious colour, making a shift from the softer and brighter tones we have seen throughout summer. Including cuts, colours, and styles, we have the rundown on the latest hair trends for autumn 2025…

Get To Know Teddy Bear Blonde

With 2024 taking off at full speed, we have already seen an array of stunning hair colours make their way into the salons, and 'Teddy Bear Blonde' is the trending hair colour that has seen to be increasingly popular! Described as a cosy, warm golden tone, this is the opposite of the go-to cool, icy blonde. The brunette hues with the mix of blonde highlights create the 'bronde' effect, adding dimension to its wide range of warm brunette tones. We're going to take a deep dive into what there is to know about creating the perfect 'Teddy Bear Blonde' - here's what to know.

The Riviera Bob: 2025’s Most Flattering Bob Haircut for Volume, Movement & Effortless Style

Introducing the Riviera Bob, the ultra-chic, yet effortless haircut that’s everywhere this summer. Known as the Italian Bob’s younger sister, the Riviera Bob is a polished and defined bob that gives fine to medium-textured hair a much-needed upgrade in volume, movement, and style. If your clients are looking to enhance their bob this summer, the Riviera Bob is the ultimate face-defining, voluminous cut that gives the most elegant look.

8 Summer Nail Trends To Know

Summer is here, so it's only time to dive into our top summer nail trends of 2024. We've got all the inspo for your clients that will create the perfect accessory to complete every summer look. We’ve curated the hottest summer nail trends that will keep your client's nails looking vibrant and fresh. Let’s dive into the season’s fabulous styles.

Trending Male Haircuts of 2024

Staying ahead of the trends is crucial when meeting your client's needs and with the men’s grooming industry being ever-evolving, 2024 has brought a classic blend, with contemporary twists, in men’s haircuts this year. Let’s jump into the trending male haircuts so far in 2024.

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!

It's National Gloss Week: Ready To Get Glossing?

Get ready to elevate your gloss game! For Redken's National Gloss Week, we sat down with Redken Artist Kayleigh Jane on how to achieve the ultimate glossy finish. Follow her step-by-step guide and create hair that shines.Ready to become a Gloss Boss? Elevate your colour services and give your clients the radiant hair they crave with Redken's gloss products.

Products You Need To Weatherproof Your Styles

As we step into the wetter, windier months, it’s time for salon owners and hairdressers to adjust their haircare strategy to ensure your clients’ hair stays smooth, frizz-free, and healthy. The shift in weather can lead to more moisture in the air, which often causes problems for many hair types. To help with weatherproofing your clients’ locks and keeping them looking flawless, here are the essential products you should be using in your salon and of course, retailing to clients.

5 Ways To Increase Client Retention In Your Salon

Within the competitive world of professional hair & beauty, client retention is key to long-term salon success. While attracting new clients is obviously essential, building a loyal customer base with strong and trusting relationships is where the true growth happens. Your loyal clients not only become regular returners but also hold the power to recommend your salon to others through word of mouth, which can actually be the most valuable promotional tool. We’ve dived into five strategies to help salon owners and hairdressers increase their client retention, to overall boost their bottom line. Let’s make 2025 the year of salon success!

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Sunless Tanning 101

Within the beauty industry, one of the most transformative trends in recent years is the shift towards sunless tanning, therefore we understand the importance of offering your clients the best solutions for a flawless, sun-kissed glow. Let’s dive into why sunless tanning is not just a trend, but a better, healthier, and more efficient alternative to traditional tanning methods.

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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.

Benefits of Salon Marketing: How To Transform Your Salon's Business

Are you ready to transform your salon’s marketing game? Within the hair and beauty industry, running a successful salon isn’t just about providing a service to your clients; it’s also about effectively reaching your clients outside the salon. Let’s explore the importance of marketing your salon and the benefits this can provide your business, as this can effectively lead to more client attraction and retention. Let’s dive into why marketing matters for your salon.

Pedicure Essentials For Beauty Therapists

As a beauty therapist, delivering the ultimate pedicure combines professional care, long-lasting results, and client satisfaction. If you’re a beauty therapist who works in a salon or offers a mobile service, having the right tools and products can transform a simple pedicure into a luxury experience! Let’s dive into our four must-have product ranges that every beauty therapist should keep in their kit.

How To Help With Hair Loss & Thinning

Hair loss and thinning has been the fastest growing category in the hair market since the Covid Era. The shift in the hair care culture sees hair health as a priority; with people willing to pay more and use treatments for hair and scalp. Stressful lifestyles, pollution and ageing are the top reasons why the demand for scalp care products is on the rise.

How To Clean Your Salon Hairbrushes

As professional hairdressers, maintaining a clean and hygienic salon is essential to ensuring your clients gain the best salon experience. But, one essential task often gets overlooked: cleaning your hairbrushes. These tools collect hair, product residue, oils and dust on the daily, meaning that regular maintenance is critical for both your client's hair health and your brush's durability. Here’s why cleaning your hairbrushes on a regular basis is an important matter, along with a simple how-to guide to ensure they stay in top nick!

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Hair Meche VS Hair Foils

As a professional hairdresser, you have your go-to colouring technique that you usually stick with, as it delivers the best results. And this probably includes your preferred choice of foils! But why not try something different? Meche is a great alternative to using hair foils that many colourists have yet to try. If you want to find out the ins and out of hair meche and foils when colouring, keep scrolling to see what is best suited for you.

How To Clean Your Hair Dryer Filter

When it comes to taking the best care of your Alfa Italia Aurora dryer, it's likely your clients are unaware of the impact a clogged-up, dirty filter can have on their hair. With the filter's main purpose to trap dust and debris, this creates a barrier restricting the hair dryer's airflow over time. In effect, this can cause the hair dryer to overheat and stop working altogether. Let's walk through a simple step-by-step guide on how to keep your hair's companion in optimal condition.

Get the glow with Naomi Rose Tan

Achieve natural, healthy looking skin with the easy to apply, quick drying and streak-free Classic 8% mist or reach your desired depth of colour with the advanced, fast acting Express 10% mist with a smart-shade complex, both infused with blissful coconut fragrance.

Discover Wella Color Touch For Instant Vibrancy This Autumn

Wella Professional’s Color Touch delivers uncompromised vibrancy & shine. This demi-permanent colour is Wella’s broadest palette within the demi-permanent category offering +90 shades and up to 70%* grey coverage with soft regrowth*. Intense vibrancy can be achieved in just 15 minutes* fading beautifully over 28 washes. So, what’s new?

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