New Year's Resolutions for your Salon in 2024

With 2024 finally here, it's the best time to reflect on what we want to accomplish in the year ahead. If you're a salon owner or freelancer, it's key to set goals throughout the year to keep up with the ever-evolving hair & beauty industry, so we have just the New Year's resolutions that will give you all the inspiration for making 2024 a successful one!

Unlock The Secrets To A Healthy Scalp

As a professional in the world of hair care, it is essential to understand the scalp when providing your clients with the best service. A healthy scalp is the base of the hair follicles to achieve ultimate strength and optimum hair health. Therefore, providing your clients' scalp with the proper treatment and care will ensure them with the healthy and vibrant locks they are longing for. Here, we'll share everything you need to know about scalp health, along with our favourite professional scalp-care products to stock up on, so you're equipped for every clients scalp issue.

Lash FX

Lash FX supplies professional and retail lash and brow products worldwide with brands Lash FX, Hi Brow, Brow FX, and Magnetise.

A Hairdresser’s Guide to Renting a Chair in Salons

Transitioning from being a salaried hairdresser to renting a chair in a salon is a significant step that many hair artists consider within their professional hairdressing journey. This shift offers numerous benefits and comes with a set of changes that can profoundly impact your professional life. We’re here to guide you through this transformative journey, helping you understand the advantages and prepare for the changes.

Salon Marketing Tips For Christmas

​With the festive season approaching, it’s a prime time for salons to boost business, connect with their clients, and of course, maximise profits. And with that, a big part of your salon’s success this Christmas is your salon's marketing strategy. To ensure you get the most out of this busy, yet wonderful season, we’ve taken a deep dive into our top salon marketing tips to help salon owners and hairdressers create a memorable, yet profitable Christmas. Here's how to use this festive season to your salon's advantage…

Introducing Alfa Italia X MT Masterclass

Introducing the newest collab to hit the hairdressing scene, Alfa Italia X MT Masterclass, set to revolutionise precision cutting. The Alfa Italia X MT Masterclass introduces a new scissor collaboration that establishes a line of scissors designed for stylists who demand ultimate control, balance, and sharpness, which are crafted with expert insights to elevate every cut.

Danger Jones

Danger Jones creative hair colour. Vibrant shades, beautiful fades. Easy application, long-lasting.

Allergy Alert Testing

Explore Alan Howard's Allergy Alert Testing guidelines. Learn about the importance of consultation, skin tests, and client safety. Understand the protocol for colour applications and the necessity of record-keeping. Prioritise your client's safety with our comprehensive guidelines.

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milk_shake salon professional hair products to enhance and maintain the natural beauty of hair

A deep dive into magi:gloss

Offering premium services that keep your clients coming back is essential when setting yourself apart within the industry. For the clients who shy away from highlights but are seeking more than a deep conditioning treatment, we have the perfect solution - Quif magi:gloss. This is a transformative glossing treatment designed to elevate the salon experience and keep your client's hair looking like a luxury.

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Wella

With over 140 years of innovation and commitment to excellence, Wella Professionals has become a trusted name among hairdressers and salons worldwide.

It’s time to take allergy seriously!

It’s Allergy Awareness Week and we have a special gift for you. Today marks the start of Allergy Awareness Week, and whilst we are all in the business of making our clients feel fabulous, there’s also a huge responsibility that comes with hair colouring, and that’s managing risks of serious allergy.

Pulp Riot

Pulp Riot - High quality vegan hair colour with intense pigments and deep conditioning.

A Deep Dive into Quif Trend:01 – Pixie Blush

There’s not many hair styles out there as daring and expressive as a short, textured pixie cut… until you make it pink!

Goldwell

. With a heritage spanning over 70 years, Goldwell has become a trusted name among hair professionals, offering advanced colour, care, and styling solutions.

Celebrating International Women’s Day in the Professional Hair & Beauty Industry

The professional hair & beauty industry has long been a space where women are are empowered to thrive, lead, and excel in their profession. From female salon owners and hairstylists to educators and wholesale workers, women continue to shape the industry. At Alan Howard, as a leading professional hair & beauty wholesaler, we believe it’s important to celebrate the women who contribute to this wonderful community.

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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.

L'Oréal Professionnel

L’Oréal is the professional pioneer from Paris, champion of superior and safe performance for Hair Care and Colour.

Matrix

Shop Matrix professional hair products at Alan Howard, designed to bring premium solutions for every hair type

Alan Howard Rewards

Discover the Alan Howard Rewards program, designed to empower your professional journey. Earn rewards on premier brands, including Alfa Italia, Shed, Quif, Joico, Matrix, Nanokeratin, and Sexy Hair. Redeem points for education, marketing materials, branded salon items, salon tools, backbar products, Scorpion Furniture, and more.

Re-introducing Blast Creative Colour

Attention, hair professionals! The time has come to unleash your creativity like never before with the re-launch of the Blast Semi-Permanent Conditioning Colour by Quif, created for the boldest of styles. Now offering a total of 30 stunning shades, including 14 brand-new hues that range from extreme, pastels, to bright shades. Blast by Quif is here— and it's better than ever…

Why Sophia Hilton ditched the blob test in her salon

London salon owner and hairdressing social star, Sophia Hilton, is one name that is synonymous with creative colouring. But fun stuff aside, how does Sophia tackle the subject of skin testing? Colourstart caught up with Sophia to do a deep dive into her skin testing journey.

Hair Trend Predictions for 2025

As we approach 2025, within the professional hair industry colourists are eager for fresh ideas, techniques and most importantly trends, that are going to set the creative scene within salons. We sat down with Education Team members, Sara Simpson and Adam Murphy, our hair colour experts who have an immense amount of knowledge on all things hair colour, to get their predictions and insights into what the hairdressing industry has to bring in 2025.

The Year Of The Lived-in Blonde

2024 IS THE YEAR OF LIVED-IN BLONDE… and Schwarzkopf’s new Global Ambassador, Actress & Producer Sofia Vergara is now wearing the on-trend colour service. Re-writing her hair story with excitement, Sofia goes from her brunette look to a new natural-looking, customised Lived-in Blonde, that brightens her mid-lengths and ends, bonded by Schwarzkopf Professional products.

How To Save Money Without Sacrificing Salon Quality

With the unpredictable circumstances 2025 may bring, running a successful salon can be tough work, and providing top-tier service while keeping costs under control can be a serious challenge. Fortunately, we’ve discussed some smart strategies that can allow your salon to cut expenses without compromising the quality of your client's salon experience. We’ve explored some actionable tips and tricks on how your salon can save money while maintaining (and maybe even elevating!) the standard your clients expect. Let’s jump in…

Sexy Hair

Hair styling products for professionals By Sexy Hair to create high volume looks that make a BIG statement.

Equality Policy

Explore Alan Howard's commitment to equality and diversity. Read about our policies that promote fairness, respect, and equal opportunities for all employees. Learn about our dedication to eliminating discrimination in the workplace.

8 Volumising Hair Products You Need

As soon as your clients sit in your chair they trust you to give them the best advice and products for achieving their ideal hair look. So, when it comes to volume, the right products with the right hair type make all the difference. We’ve made note of our top volumising products that you can use in your salon, as well as your clients, to take away, so you achieve hair with body and bounce. Let’s dive in…