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!

Hair Myths That Are Actually True

As hairdressers, it’s our role to do more than cut, colour, and style; it’s also our role to educate. With so much misinformation being spread about our hair through social media and word of mouth, it’s our job to guide our clients towards healthy, sustainable hair habits based on the truth, not just the trends. We teamed up with our Alan Howard Educator, Sara Simpson, to debunk some common myths that are actually true, and why sharing these facts can help build trust, improve your clients’ hair results, and most importantly, keep your clients coming back.

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.

Old Money Blonde: The Trending Hair Colour Taking Over 2025

With the new year slowly unfolding, salons are back in business and ready to take on the 2025 grind. But if January blues have you feeling a little uninspired, don’t worry - we’re here to fill you in on the trending hair shade that’s set to dominate the hair colour world this season - Old Money Blonde. Want to recreate the Old Money Blonde look in your salon? We’ve teamed up with our Alan Howard Educator, Sara Simpson, to recreate this sophisticated and timeless shade using Quif Professional. Let’s dive into how to achieve Old Money Blonde perfection.

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.

Keep Bleached Hair Healthy This Summer

Within the hairdressing world, we understand the importance of maintaining the integrity and health of bleached hair. Whether your clients are rocking a platinum blonde look or subtle sun-kissed highlights, they rely on your expertise to keep their locks looking vibrant and healthy. With summer slowly making its way into the year, it’s essential to equip your clients with the right advice to protect their bleached hair from the harsh effects of sun, saltwater, and chlorine. We’ve got the ultimate guide to help you and your clients maintain beautiful, healthy hair all summer long!

5 Summer Hair Myths To Stop Believing

While summer brings lots of sun, heat, and those beautiful beachy waves, it also brings a ton of hair myths that many of your clients still believe. As a professional hairdresser, it’s important you give your clients the right haircare knowledge, especially during the summer season, so they don’t sabotage their hair. Let’s jump into five of the most common summer hair myths and how you can educate your clients on what’s actually best for their hair this season.

10 Of The Best Spring Nail Trends

Spring is on its way, so it's only time to dive into our top spring nail trends of 2024. We've got all the inspo for your clients who are daring for a new nail look or after something bold this springtime. From fruity-filled designs to bright florals, we have something for everyone. Let's take a look at these stunning spring sets!

magi:gloss get the look: Rich Patina

Stay ahead of the trend this autumn by preparing for clients wanting to enrich their current hair colour or explore the dark side of the colour spectrum.

magi:gloss get the look: Champagne Lustre

Have your blonde and balayage clients returned from their summer holidays in need of a hair refresh? With the colour-correcting power of magi:gloss, you can magic away any unwanted orange or yellow tones, creating a range of beautiful blonde hues.

magi:gloss get the look: Burnt Sienna

Autumn is officially on the horizon (although you could argue it’s been here since early July) and that means it’s the time of year when clients start to crave a richer, darker look.

Get Hair Therapy with Shed Treatments

In the overwhelming world of haircare and choosing the right solution for your client's hair needs, simply conditioning the hair isn’t enough. Clients seek solutions to address specific hair concerns. That’s where Shed’s new therapy masks come in, and they’re about to take over your salon's backwash. With a HVP + Oil complex, get all your client's hair care needs delivered, to give moisture, strength, shine, and protection. With Shed’s new therapy masks, you’re not just treating your client’s hair… you’re transforming it.

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.

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!

Cowboy Copper: *The* colour of the season

Last year we saw the rise of copper hair trending all over social media, with big celebrity names also hopping onto the copper craze. This year, copper is here to stay, but with a twist.

Meet your Perfect Match with [wa]shed from Shed

Looking for the ultimate hair care duo? Meet your perfect match with the [wa]shed collection from Shed. With each duo full of amazing ingredients, the shampoo & conditioner you choose is entirely based on your hair desires and needs. Each duo are a triple threat, being vegan & cruelty-free, and of course sulphate-free, so we've made sure your hair only gets the best treatment. Let's take a look at your hair's perfect match.

The holiday haircare hero from [wa]shed

Holiday season is still going strong with a lot of clients trying to escape for some last minute sun, sea and sangria! With this, most of us are still probably trying to decide which is the best brand of suncream to use. However, have you ever had the same thought about hair care?