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  • Head Lice - No Longer Reason to Keep Kids Home?
    A head lice report released yesterday from the American Academy of Pediatrics, suggests children with head lice should no longer be kept home from school. The crutch of the report concludes that keeping children home from school has been ineffective...
  • Top Hairdressers of North America 2010 Announced!
    Ever wonder what top hairdressers do in their time off??? For those hairdressers who are especially competitive and love what they do . . . here’s a sampling of just what can happen when they are left to their own imagination!...
  • No Chip Manicures are Here to Stay!
    The down side of having one of these no chip manicures is you should not try to take off the polish at home. You could chip or tear your nail in the process of trying to remove Shellac....
  • Newest Virtual Styling Tool Uses a Robot!
    I don’t quite know what to think about this new virtual styling tool for wannabe hairdressers, but it’s always fun to see what creative minds are up to and to let imaginations wander. . . you be the judge!...
  • Holiday Hairstyles for the 4th of July!!
    To be a proud American is an upstanding virtue and the 4th of July brings out the patriot in scores of Americans and even some wannabes. Some of these folks push the holiday hairstyles envelope just a bit more than the average Joe . . . and you’ve...
  • Weird Hair Ideas!
    Yes, it is weird hair headphones! If you’ve got a streak of the ‘unusual’ in your personality, you might enjoy a pair of human hair headphones twisted and braided into its own concoction, designed by Lim Feu at a 09’ Paris Fashion Week . . . ...
  • New Type of Hair Salon Business Opens
    My first reaction is that it takes some pretty big cojones to open a new type of hair salon business like this one that services what seems to be such a small niche. ...
  • UV Hair Protection
    Until recently we haven’t had UV hair products formulated to protect the hair from UV rays. But, with more and more research being done on the harmful effects of UVA and UVB rays, the hair industry has improved research and development for UV hair ...
  • Suave Professionals Offers Try Outs
    The Suave Professionals are looking women age 21- 40 to compete for a hair consultation with Theodore and appear on the website. ...
  • Hair Donations Wanted for Gulf Oil Spill
    RIGHT NOW, you can help with cleanup operations in the gulf by getting the message to your neighborhood salons and pet groomers that hair donations are needed!...
  • Hairstyles Competition
    Matrix Mannequin Mania Contest is taking entries now till July 31, 2010 and you can win lots of goodies just by creating a great new haircut . . . hair color . . . hairstyle, or all three using your favorite hair care products. You will send in three...
  • Eyelash Enhancer Carries Risk
    complaints are cropping up of unwanted side effects from use of eyelash enhancers...
  • Aveda Bridal Event Spring 2010
    It’s always helpful to have another ear and objective opinion when making wedding plans, so bring a friend to a local Aveda bridal event and here is what you’ll do:...
  • Aveda Hair Products for Earth Month
    Since 1999 Aveda hair products has been on a mission to inspire action and raise awareness regarding clean water issues. Over the last 3 years they have focused on raising money to:...
  • Derby Hats, Derby Hats and More Derby Hats!
    Kentucky Derby hats are all about individuality and creativity. Here is a cool site that can bring your ideas for a Derby hat (or any other hat ideas) to fruition! Lady Diane Hats creates simply fabulous hats for any occasion. You can custom order ...
  • Matching Make up and Hair
    No matter what cut, hair color or length they've got, most women are dying to discover the best way to do their make up and hair! Dara Klein, a NYC-based freelance make up and design artist...
  • Johnson & Johnson Baby Shampoo Hazardous to Health?
    Millions of us have used these Johnson & Johnson Baby Shampoo with no visible harm for years. But still it's good we have consumer organizations like "Campaign for Safe Cosmetics," working on our behalf....
  • Manscaping – Mens Grooming
    Say ladies, have you noticed there seems to be more men turning up these days with smooth chests or backs, arms or legs?? It’s happening by way of a new mens grooming technique called manscaping! Manscaping has actually been around for a couple of...
  • Best Hair Care Products 2010 Top 5 Finalists
    It's that time of year again when Behindthechair.com pulls together months worth of votes from their hair stylist membership, to share with us this years best hair care products, tools, platform artists and more, as seen from the hair styling profess...
  • Win Hair Products be a Shear Genius 3
    Do you have a flair for hair? Bravo TV's Shear Genius Season 3 and Nexxus are giving you a chance to let your inner-hairdresser shine! ...
  • Shear Genius Season 3 Episode 4
    MMMMM! – I could just smell the flowers this week when the 8 remaining designers walked into the Nexxus Salon for Shear Genius Season 3 Episode 4! You knew right away the quick challenge had to do with flowers. The challenge was to create a design ...
  • Shear Genius 2
    Shear Genius 2 was on last night and a new term to me was blondorexia, meaning over processed/excessive blonde hair - only in the world of reality TV!...
  • Shear Genius Season 3 is Back!
    Here it is folks, back once again for a third season is Bravo's hit TV sensation . . . Shear Genius! This show puts to test 12 hairstylists to compete in challenges that test their skill level and self composure to the max....
  • New Mens Gray Hair Product
    Hey guys, are you looking for a way to cover up the gray hair or just a bit of gray without looking like you just colored your hair? Paul Mitchell has come out with a new professional hair color that might be just right for you! When coloring mens gr...
  • Hairstylist Heals Haiti Quake Victims
    I'm convinced Claudia Martinez is a 31 year old hairstylist and Angel from God, sent to help heal victims of the devastating Haiti earthquake. We all know we can make a difference in peoples lives and hairstylists can see this many times over in a da...
  • Hair News Update January 2010
    Hmmm . . . every hairstylist knows in their world of curly and straight hair clients, the grass is always greener on the other side. I wonder how many curly or straight hair wannabe's will soon be taking a pill to cure their wanton desires?...
  • Brazilian Keratin Hair Treatment
    Brazilian Keratin Hair Treatment has been getting lots of buzz lately. I mostly have been getting questions from clients and buzz from the internet on what I think of the product. We haven’t used this in my salon so to get more information on this...
  • Haircare Products Giveaway!
    Haircare products make for great stocking stuffers so, if you're looking for a little something extra to give your guy here it is . . . and it's free for some of you!...
  • Body Hair Removal Methods Reviewed
    Face and body hair removal has always been an issue for me. From the time I was young, I had an excess of thick dark hair. I can thank my Italian heritage for that one. Many women, for a variety of reasons such as hormones, heredity, etc. have excess...
  • Eyebrow Tint Tips
    When coloring a clients hair, I often get asked about eyebrow tint. Colorists have been using hair color for years to tint eyebrows to make them match someone’s preferred hair color or to deepen the color making the eyebrows pop and become more obv...
  • Haircare Products Sampled Via Vending Machines?
    Apparently, deluxe size samples of luxury haircare products, skin care, make-up products and bath products are now available at bargain prices for a trial run via vending machines! That's original!...
  • Hair News Round-Up November
    Here is a fun way of getting the low-down on what's-up with a beauty school! You can follow a student on her way to becoming a hairstylist through her weekly blog as she experiences the day to day stuff of beauty school. Grant it, not all beauty sch...
  • Hairdressing Jobs in Session Styling!
    Have you ever wondered how to land those hairdressing jobs on red carpet runways, photo shoots and fashion events? These are obviously not the type of hairdressing jobs the majority of hair stylists take on in their career....
  • Skype Hair Consultations The Next New Wave?
    I'm feeling pretty confident in saying "Skype hair consultations," may be the next big, upcoming new service we see being offered by hair salons . . . and if not, it should be!...
  • Tabatha's Salon Takeover 2
    Tabatha's Salon Takeover 2 premiers tonight on Bravo TV 10/9c and it sounds like this Aussie has her work cut-out for her! With the struggling economy, small salon businesses find themselves more and more in need of good outside advice to stay afloat...
  • New Hairstyle Product News
    New Hairstyle Tools For Less Sally Beauty Supply has recently started their own ‘cash for clunkers’ deal. Sally Beauty Supply will give you $5 toward the purchase of a new hairstyle product tool when you trade in your old one....
  • Mens Hairstyles Give Away
    American Crew, a leading professional men's grooming products company, has a limited free offering ($100 value) for hair salons & hairdresser that will keep their clients coming back and their mens hairstyles updated, classic & cool!...
  • Easy Hairstyles for Halloween
    If you are looking for fun and easy hairstyles to make your look complete this Halloween, get out your creative hat and try on one of these for amusement! This beehive look is perfect! You will need medium to long hair length for this easy hairstyle....
  • Men Hairstyles That Rock!
    Our friends from behindthechair sent us this 'cool' version of new rockin' men hairstyles for Fall 2009! We've been seeing much more variety for men hairstyles lately, don't you think it's about time? And it looks like we will be getting at least 8 m...
  • Hair Care Products Support Breast Cancer Awareness Month
    October marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month and to help the cause, several beauty and hair care products companies are selling products to benefit Breast Cancer Awareness. Wondering what you can do to help out? You can purchase these beauty or hair c...
  • Hair Care Product News Flash
    It's time once again that the hair care product industry is helping to give back! In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month hair care product companies are offering products to raise money for the cause. Here are just a few offerings available at you...
  • Cosmetology School Sues Student
    Do you know the fine-line between your 1st Amendment rights and libelous, slanderous behavior on the Internet? Apparently, administrators at The Salon Professional Academy in Elgin, Ill. feel they have a case. They are suing a student for $50,000 for...
  • Eyelash Conditioner?
    Eyelash growth conditioner, eye lash dying and eyelash extensions, are products with rapidly increasing popularity among consumers. Long full eyelashes brighten the face and make you look more alive . . . who doesn't want that? ...
  • Hair News Around the Web August
    My local Aerial Beauty Supply Store staff is all over the new boar bristle teasing brush by Monroe. For $7.00 at www.folica the new brush claims to be 'user friendly' on your hair. The combination of high and low rows of boar bristles create a more e...
  • Kid's Back to School Hairstyles - Include Fair Hair?
    It's State Fair time again and the thought of a back to school hairstyle is reluctantly on the minds of just about every kid you see. State fair hair-do's, carnival hair, rainbow creations, you've seen the ones I'm talking about, there b-a-c-k! ...
  • Hair News and Updates
    Man of the Year Photo Contest by Wahl Trimmers--J.C. Penney Salon Lawsuit -- New “BumpIt” Hair Tool -- ...
  • Hair Care Product News
    New Hair Care Products you might want to watch for...
  • Hairdressing Courses Online
    Check it out all you hairdressers, courses are now available to you in the privacy of your own home and for a great price . . . how great is that! You have no excuses of becoming one of those hairdressers who becomes a "cookie cutter," gets stuck in ...
  • Best Hairdressers Footwear
    I know I’m not the only hairdresser out there who, in the name of fashion, has put up with the discomforts of the feet! I know you ladies know what I’m talking about, those cute little shoes that makes-the-look but ruins-da-feet!...
  • Hairstyles with Bangs
    As much as hairstyles with bangs have been hot and in vogue now for a while now, I think they are about to become a bit hotter! Why? Because Ken Paves has just announced he will be releasing his 'limited edition clip-in bangs,' this month. So now you...
  • Curly Hair Contest Here
    Ok all you curly hair lasses . . . it's payback time! It's time to step up and have those naturally curly hair pay up for you once and for all! The timing of this contest could not have been more appropriate with summers humidity lurking . . . waitin...
  • Best Hair Care Product Winners!!
    Hooray!! . . . 2009 best hair care product winners are in!! It's official, the votes have been counted and the BTC has once again come up with a list of hair stylists favorite hair care product picks for 2009!...
  • Hair News May 2009
    What’s up in hair news May 2009?...
  • The Perfect Mothers Day Gift!
    What could be a better gift to give your Mother, than a Mothers Day gift of a makeover? Mothers do it all, juggle work, kids, the household and more and because of all their responsibilities, they don’t always get a chance to take time out for them...
  • Beauty Schools Offer Recession Alternative
    Is there a beauty school in your future? Times are tough, you’ve just lost the job you hated and you are looking for a new beginning in one of the hardest economic times this country has faced in decades....
  • Pictures of Hairstyles at ABS
    I wasn't able to attend this years, American Beauty Show, held at McCormick Place, Chicago, but here are some fun pictures to share. It was held on March 28th through March 30th. Are these pictures of hairstyles we will be seeing out and about this ...
  • Beauty Schools are Just the Beginning
    I remember when I finished beauty school, I was a mixed bag of emotions. There was a strong push in beauty school to give students a sense of confidence that is essential in this business. Without it, you're basically toast! But, underlying this atti...
  • Dye Your Hair with Tea
    I imagine a number of you who have sought out hair coloring tips using "organics," may at one time or another come across the idea of using tea or coffee as an alternative method for tinting your hair? There are problems in taking this procedure on b...
  • Shear Genius 3 Hair Stylists Wanted!!
    Bravo Media announced today season pick-ups for a third season of the hit creative competition series Shear Genius. The announcements were made by Frances Berwick, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Bravo Media....
  • Electric Hairstyles
    Platnium, electric hair, catches some attention at the International Trade Fair for Energy, in East Germany....
  • Hair Style News Roundup January
    Hair Style News You Might Have Missed...
  • Hair Care Industry Recession Proof?
    The hair care and beauty industry was once thought of as a business that was virtually recession proof. After all, ladies isn't it true, we will give up shopping, movies and lunch dates before messing with our beauty routines! But, this recession we...
  • Hair Trend History
    I saw this in today's news and couldn't resist passing it along. I'm kind of wondering, what was she thinking? Does anyone else get one big, hulking headache, just picturing this? However, she seems to be a determined young soul who must do what des...
  • False Eyelash Extensions
    Do you know the difference between false eyelashes and eyelash extensions and how to determine which is best for you? ...
  • Bad Hair Days
    A bad hair day study from Yale University showed that a diminished appearance affected self-image and actually led to impaired test performance from its participants. In other words, if you’re uncomfortable with your looks, it might make you feel i...
  • Glam Web Tour
  • Social Networking Comes To Hair Styling
    The hair styling industry has been slow to adopt to Internet technologies. Let's face it the typical hair stylist like myself are in this business because we are artistic types rather than propeller heads. So we come slowly to things that the world o...
  • A Quick Easy Makeover
    I love my magazines for quick inspiration and a break from the . . . ho hummm of the day to day routines that are so easy to fall into. One of my favorites is, Real Simple, it has lots of great info on easy living and it's rightful descriptive bylin...
  • Hair Styling Industry Brings Hope to Cancer Patients
    October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the hair styling industry plays an important role with those suffering from this breast cancer. Hair stylists touch the lives of breast cancer patients in a very special way. We literally touch people dail...
  • Free Virtual Hairstyle Giveaway
    I've been meaning to get around to giving away a free virtual hairstyle makeover, for quite some time now. And I'm happy to say at last, here it is gals!!...
  • Laser Hair Removal and Skin Treatment
    I had my first experience with this and all I can say is . . . OMG, . . . what have I been waiting for? I've heard for quite some time, as you probably have too, that laser and light technology for skin rejuvenation and laser hair removal is ...
  • Hair Thinning Product Nioxin Buyout by P&G
    Well it has happened once again. Another large professional hair care products company has been bought out by a large corporate entity. This time around it is Nioxin, that has been purchased by Proctor and Gamble. (Proctor and Gamble also own Wella.)...
  • Regis Hair Salons Cut
    When the economy slows the first thing that gets cut from many families budgets are optional expenses for personal grooming. It is likely that women are cutting back on visits to hair salons, but I have not heard a lot hand wringing from my fellow ha...
  • Aveda Founder Announces Organic Hair Care Products
    Horst Rechelbacher, the Aveda founder who sold his company to Estee Lauder back in the 1990s, is introducing a high-end line of hair and body care products, positioning the Intelligent Nutrients brand on its USDA Certified Organic status....
  • Mens Hair styles - Michael Phelps has Winning Buzz Cut
    Michael Phelps swam the butterfly into his 8th Olympic Gold medal of the 2008 Olympics, with the hottest of mens hair styles today . . . the buzz cut! Phelps arrived in Beijing with a shaggy hair cut, facial hair and his big winning smile. But, wh...
  • Shear Genius - Win a Trip to NYC
    I almost missed this one. I guess with summer vacations and all that goes with it, you can't catch it all. Anyways, if you've got a knack with hair and would like to be in the running for some cool stuff, check this out....
  • Shear Genius Episode 6
    The first challenge (short hair style challenge) in this episode, required nerves of steel from the hair style models. I think I glimpsed more than one dubious look from the models, as their hair stylist unfolded their vision for what they were about...
  • A Best Hair Stylist
    Hair stylists have a job that allows them to touch peoples lives in a number of unique ways. If they are good at what they do, they become good listeners, sometimes good joke tellers and sometimes they become someone who can physically make people fe...
  • Shear Genius Episode 4
    This first challenge was bogus and the models end up as guinea pigs set up for the slaughter. I don't get what the producers were thinking with this one. If you didn't see it, or otherwise ended up wondering if you missed something, here is what it w...
  • Shear Genius Has A NAHA Winner
    North America Hairstyling Awards (NAHA),is the most highly acclaimed hairstyling competition in North America. Licensed professionals compete amongst 19 different categories in a photograph-based competition. The winners were just announced at the st...
  • Ultimate VO5 Flirting Championship
    HOW TO PLAY How do you play this crazy little game called love? -- To achieve Victory Hair you have to join a game. You'll be put into a waiting room until there are 3 players for the game. Shouldn't take too long! You are either a Flirter or you are...
  • Glam News For July 14, 2008
    Beauty and fashion stuff I've found in my travels on the information super highway...
  • Hair Writer Opportunity
    Are you a hairstylist who is looking for ways to broaden your horizons? We are looking for people in the industry who can share their knowledge in areas such as; product reviews, celebrity hair style how-tos, trends in hair styling, hair color and ba...
  • Shear Genius is Back for Another Season
    Hairstyling reality shows abound on cable TV these days, but they a pale by comparison to my favorite Shear Genius. It is unique in that it's primary focus is identifying hairstyling talent rather than Hollywood reality TV antics designed to stir up ...
  • Dog Shampoo? Can I use My Hair Care Products?
    So, is it safe to use human hair care products on your pet? Well I asked around and this is what I got:...
  • Hair Salon and Spa Owners Who Need Ethics
    A new breed of hair and beauty salons is cropping up on both sides of the Atlantic catering to children only. Cozy's a chain of glamorous child hair salons is busy cranking out "Hannah Montana" look alikes while goolishly pocketing the profits from b...
  • Procter and Gamble Adds Fekkai Hair Care Products
    Procter & Gamble wants to learn how to sell shampoo to women who shop at Saks instead of at Wal-Mart. The company is trying to spruce up its hair-care division by putting more products into upscale department and specialty stores. ...
  • You Don't Mess with the Zohan
    This trailer from, You Don't Mess with the Zohan, will make most hair stylists I know cringe, cheer, and try to find that magic spot that Zohan so masterfully uses on the young and restless hair client from hell. ...
  • Play Ultimate VO5 Flirting Championship
    I’ve got a way for you to kill time at your little nest (called a desk) with a new flirting game, and get great hair while doing it: Ultimate VO5 Flirting Championship...
  • Eyebrow Threading
    Eyebrow threading has been around for hundreds of years, but I haven't discovered it until today! Where have I been, this sounds like a great alternative to messy waxing or painful plucking eyebrows....
  • Beauty Tips from a Classic Beauty!
    It's Beautiful Women's Month, here are some beauty tips to live by from the beautiful, Audrey Hepburn. When asked to share her "beauty tips" Audrey Hepburn wrote this poem, which was later read at her funeral....
  • Eye Brow Product News
    I noticed it has been quite a while since we have done our last article on eye brow care. When I saw the good news that Chanel is bringing back it's great product Chanel Prefect Brows, I jumped at the chance to write about it....
  • Hair Stylist is Not Your Mother's Hair Stylist
    Hair stylists that are showing up at today's hair stylist conventions are a different breed. Today I had a chance to attend one of the bigger hair stylist shows in this area. It's been a while since I have been to one of these shows and was quite sur...
  • Hair Cuts Coupon on Your Cellphone
    The Regis owned Supercuts franchise is offering $2 off hair cuts and $5 off of color serves in a unique partnership with Cellfire mobile coupon services. No more hassles with paper coupons according to Todd Kushnir, managing partner at HK Enterprises...
  • Beauty Salon Casting Call For Reality TV Show
    Bravo's Shear Genius reality TV show is spinning off a beauty salon makeover show featuring the feisty Australian hairstylist Tabatha Coffey. Tabatha was one of the Sear Genius contestants, not the winner, but clearly one of the most interesting pers...
  • New Beauty Stores Coming to Your Mall
    You will soon be seeing a new European looking, beauty-boutique store opening in a location near you . . . that is, at least if you have a major mall that has a "Trade Secret" or "Beauty Express" store currently in it. Regis Corporation has recently ...
  • Heads Up For Long Hair Readers
    Make a life wish and Pantene will donate $1 to Beautiful Lengths a campaign that provides real-hair wigs to women with cancer. Plus you will be entered into a contest and just might win your wish. Its an interactive page that asks users what their wi...
  • Hair Style News Round Up 12/28
    Shear Genuis is Back ~~ Bravo has just announced that it is bringing back it's popular hair styling reality TV show, Shear Genius for a second season in 2008. The press release does not indicate an air time but I'll watch it and let every one know we...
  • Should Your Hairstylist be a Therapist?
    There is a disturbing trend recently to get your hairstylist to become an amateur shrink. I have written in the past about the hairstylist as therapist in the article Your hair stylist knows more than you think, But one such recent attempt is right o...
  • Rejuvawand Laser Light Skin Treatment Therapy Trial-Week 6
    I was hopeful that I would be able to post before and after pictures for you to make your own conclusions of the results I have seen with the RejuvaWand Laser Light Therapy Treatment. Sorry, but my before picture was not detailed enough to show the w...
  • How to choose a beauty school
    Snip 'n' smile ~~ Carolina D'Souza of gulfnews.com writes about how hairstylists have topped this year's annual survey conducted by a UK-based company, City & Guilds Happiness Index. ...
  • RejuvaWand Laser Light Treatment - Week 4 Trial
    Have I been reliable in my pursuit of fewer wrinkles? You bet. The next question is do I see a lessening of wrinkle depth and severity in my skin? The answer is yes, I think so. ...
  • Hairstyle News Roundup 11-29
    Here are some hairstyle articles you might want to stay tuned to....
  • Hairstyle News From Around The Web November 2007
    Here are some hairstyling, beauty and fashion articles that you might have missed recently....
  • Rejuvawand Product Review Week 3
    I must say I have been quite diligent in my pursuit of less wrinkled skin with the RejuvaWand laser light skin treatment product review. In 3 weeks I've only missed my morning routine of laser light therapy about 4 or 5 times. The directions suggest...
  • November Celebrity Hairstyle Trend Alert
    Victoria Posh Spice Beckham Gives up the Posh Bob Hairstlye ~~ My good friend and fellow Glam'er Fabien Montique at the BOSH is reporting that Posh Spice Victoria Beckham was seen on October 26th spending eight hours having her hair dyed dark brown a...
  • Laser Light Skin Treatment Therapy, Week 1
    In one week I have used the Rejuvawand laser light skin treatment therapy 5 times. There were two days that I fell off program and by the time I thought to use it, I figured it was too late, or at least I thought it was. I need to contact the compan...
  • Hair Care Salon Job Postings
    The hair care industry has just taken another giant leap forward with the creation of Salonjobs.com. With some ingenuity and hard work these people have put together the largest network to date of an online recruiting network for the hair care salon/...
  • Laser Light Skin Treatment Therapy at Home
    I'm a lucky girl! I've been asked to try out a new anti-aging device, the Rejuvawand. I thought I would let you folks follow my experience. I'll be posting updates weekly for the next 4 to 6 weeks of my progress and thoughts along the way. ...
  • Hairstyle News From Around The Web 8-16-07
    Here are some articles that you might have missed recently....
  • Hairstyle News From Around The Web 7/30/07
    Here are some articles that you might have missed recently...
  • How to Shape Your Eyebrows
    According to stylist Maria De Los Aneles of Kim Lepine Salon in New York City, shaping your eyebrows is a beauty routine you shouldn’t skip. “It opens up your eye, giving you an eye-lift,” she says....
  • Hairstyle News From Around The Web 7/11/07
    Celebrity Hairstyle Trend ~~ Fellow blogger Simple Hair Care observes that Jessica Biel, Reese Witherspoon and Shakira have all been seen lately with hairstyles that clearly are intended to let roots go without a touch up. Could this be the start of ...
  • Hairstyle and Beauty News 7-6-07
    Here are some hairstyle articles that you might have missed recently...
  • Hair and Beauty News From Around the Internet
    Hair and beauty news articles that you might have missed recently ...
  • Shear Genius Season Final Episode
    You could see it and hear it in their voices as they each proclaimed they were here to win the title of Shear Genius season winner. They also made evident their determination and dedication by their sheer courage to stand up to any challenge thrown a...
  • Did Making the Cut Vidal Sassoon get Cut?
    Episode 2 of Making the Cut Vidal Sassoon was scheduled to be aired last Friday night. I forgot to record it. On Saturday I went to the TLC Website that originally contained the schedule to find out when it was going to be aired again so I could reco...
  • Shear Genius - Episode Seven
    One more time the producers came up with a great show. Two excellent challenges that had me on edge for all four stylists. The elimination challenge was awesome. The four stylist were to create a specific "look" for a photo shoot with world renown fa...
  • Making the Cut . . . Doesn't Make the Cut
    Making the Cut by Vidall Sassoon The first episode was so lame, I'm not eager to spend any more time with the show. I will check out the second show though, just to be sure that I'm not missing something here. ...
  • Making the Cut Vidal Sassoon
    If TLC and Vidal Sassoon put their marketing and branding muscle behind Making the Cut Vidal Sassoon, we'll all get tired of hearing about the show....
  • Dana Gets My Vote in Episode One
    Reality TV comes to the hairstyling. Hair dressers are thrown into the ring where they'll either make it or break it. And that they did in the first episode of Bravo TV, "Shear Genius," which aired on Wednesday. ...
  • Hairstyling Comes to Reality TV
    You knew it had to happen . . . celebrity hair styling reality shows. Quite frankly I'm surprised it took this long. While I must admit that I am not a big reality show TV fan, but I'm exited to see this first episode just because it involves my fiel...
  • Hair and Beauty Internet News
    SheFinds has a nice review of Mario Russo’s Double Strength Gel that she says will keep the wet look for at least a couple of days....
  • Hair Lice Treatment Causes Breast Enlargemet in Boys
    Hair Lice Treatment Causes Breast Enlargemet in Boys...
  • Travel'N Baby Hair Dryer Recall
    This is the 3rd or even maybe the 4th travel hair dryer recall that I've passed on to you folks. They all seem to fit a pattern all are in the inexpensive category and they all have been recalled for the same reason . . . Electrocution hazard....
  • Extortion in The Hair Salon
    There has been a controversy about the hair salon price gender discrimination in the hair salon industry for years, about whether the hair salon should charge women the same price for a haircut as they do for their male counter parts. ...
  • Dying Hair, Protect Skin
    Dying hair . . . be sure to protect your skin. This article really gave me something to think about something that I've not seen addressed before . . . the chemistry that goes on between hair care products, skin care products and how each interacts w...
  • Hairstyling Opportunities
    They just keep on coming, I'll bet I have reported on at least 6 new franchises that offer hairstyling opportunities in the past year. This is the second recently, in the kids hair arena. All of them sound like great hairstyling opportunities to me. ...
  • Permanent False Eye Lashes
    Now comes false eye lash transplants . . . Not something that I would do. Sounds painful and is very pricey coming in at $8,000. Even by cosmetic surgery standards this procedure will be beyond the reach of a good many of us...
  • The Sallys Beauty Saga Continues
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  • Another Hair Dryer Recall
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  • Sally Beauty Supply Soap Opera
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  • Human Hair Pieces
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  • Men Salons Have a Big Future
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  • Rock n Roll Haircuts are here to stay
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  • Hair Salon Marketing Slow to Adopt Technology
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  • Sally Beauty Supply has had a bad year
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  • New Hairstyle Salons for Men Only
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  • Teens with Short Hairstyles Wanted
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  • New Bonded Hair Extensions Technique
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  • Paul Mitchell Beauty Schools Are a Hot Franchise
    My hubby Gary wrote an article this week about how owining your own business, means more happiness a study shows. He has spent many years in the franchise business and knows franchising, when I showed him this piece from behindthechair.com he instant...
  • Sally Beauty Supply, nobody wants her
    Sally Beauty Supply is being kicked out of the house...
  • Sally Beauty Supply - Regis deal is off
    I have an emotional investment in this story. Sally Beauty Supply is one of my favorites for buying hair care products and Regis is a hometown corporation for us here in the Twin Cities. But alas, it looks like they'll be no honeymoon for Sally...
  • Beauty Hair Care Giants Regis and Sally Beauty Supply
    The beauty hair care giant has some pains. There is lots of corporate happy talk, blah, blah blah coming out of Alberto Culver these days over the reason behind the merger with Regis. ...
  • Become a hair stylist
    How to become a hairdresser is a topic that a lot of my readers and students have interest in. I get quite a few questions about cosmetology schools and becoming a hairdresser via email and comments from readers. So I'm passing along one of my favori...
  • Professional Hair Trade Organizations
    While doing my usual morning coffee surfing on the Internet this morning I came across this great site that has a list of all of the trade associations that affect the hairstyling industry. ...
  • Manicure, Pedicure - Was your last one safe?
    In the past couple of years California has gotten lots of press on bacterial infections, which seemed to be caused from unsanitary manicures and pedicures. It always helps to have a celebrity stand up for a cause. Paula Abdul did that by testifying f...
  • Welcome Color & Style Magazine Readers
    I'm really excited . . . after long last my collaboration with Harris Publication has become a reality. My new regular feature article "Barb's Hair Blog" is on page 44 of the most recent edition #46 of Color & Style magazine now available on your ne...
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    As a hair stylist, I am especially aware of the inference of the job as one of being frivolous or lacking in importance. I came across an article the other day that confirmed to me what we in the business intuitively know and understand. That is, how...
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