0608 CA Stylist.indd - Stylist and Salon Newspapers
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0608 CA Stylist.indd - Stylist and Salon Newspapers
California Stylist & Salon Volume XIII, Number 1, Issue 145 June 2008 Published monthly by Holland Graphics, Inc. 1750 SW Skyline Blvd., Suite 24 Portland OR 97221 Toll-free (888) 297-7010 or (503) 297-7010 Fax (503) 297-7022 E-mail: [email protected] Web site: www.californiastylist.com Publisher Managing Editor Copy Editor Production Manager Advertising Director Art Director Classified Sales Linda Holland Lisa Kind James Giddings Joel Holland Marcy Avenson Erica Gibson Kelly Smith Contributing Writers: Judy Culp, Joe Howe, Vicki Peters, Shannon Wells, Marco Pelusi, Kerrin Delaney, Mike Nave, Wayne Grund, Mandy Zelinka, Larry Oskin, Joe Serna California Board of Barbering and Cosmetology Jerry Tyler, California Board President CALIFORNIA STYLIST & SALON is mailed free of charge to licensed salons and barbershops and beauty schools in California. Circulation is restricted to members of the beauty and barber profession, its suppliers and students. 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Ratio to enhance your protein, color and perm services. $25.00 Save: 12.50 Promotion Price = $19.00 Design 4-Pack Promo 1 - Quick Spray 10.6 oz. 1 - Triple Play Mousse 8.4 oz. 1 - Instant Replay Gel 8.4 oz. 1 - Texture Mud 2.0 oz. 1 - Tecnica Brush - $6.95 Value Salon Value = $31.84 Promotion Price = $18.00 Remodeling and Technology In this issue... 6 Esthetic Endeavors Making changes in the esthetics clinic can be rewarding, exciting and traumatic. It requires careful planning and attention to detail to gain your desired results while controlling cost and business disruption. Give your business a new look with these suggestions from Judith Culp. 9 Beauty Business Buzz There are a few high impact changes you can immediately make in your business that will get your clients to stand up and take notice. Shannon Wells explains how you can implement many of them with little or no cost, and they will yield a high return. 16 Marketing Solutions Salon and day spa newsletters are a wonderful way to educate your clients and your community on all of your special salon and spa services. Larry Oskin suggests now is the perfect time to start a newsletter campaign. Your Virtual Salon . . . . . . . . . . . 5 From the Editor Lisa Kind Salon Design on a Dime . . . . . . . 8 Advanced Technology in Your Spa 10 Achieve Unusual Success . . . . . .11 Mane Objective . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Off the Top. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Cover Contest Winner. . . . . . . . .14 Cover Contest Finalists . . . . . . . .15 Industry Insider. . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Nail Extension . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 California Board News . . . . . . . .17 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18-21 Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 What’s New in the Market . . . . . .23 On the cover... Cover Contest Winners JEFFREY DUFAUIT & VADRE GRIGSBY Dufauit’s Beauty El Dorado Hills, CA Make Up: Vadre Grigsby Photo: Rebekah Shannon Model: Kelly Hascup Can you feel it? The pinch, the squeeze: it is grabbing your wallet and refusing to let go. Even in harder economic times, business owners must remember a key to success is keeping the salon experience fresh and exciting. It may seem contrary to the trends around you, but investing a few dollars in your salon right now can bring you more dollars than salons too timid to invest. Standing out now can make all the difference. Perhaps you don’t have a lot of money for a big project. Maybe you’d like someone to tell you how you can make a difference with the few bucks you have available. Then the article Salon Design on a Dime by Joe Serna, on page 8 is just the thing for you. Find out how honing in on your visual impact, focal points and proportions can change your salon’s world, without emptying its coffers. Is there anything you can do with the stuff you already have in your salon? Even a little reorganization of your furniture can help. Perhaps you can help freshen up your location by using economical alliances with nearby business, by unifying your staff or maybe infusing a little new technology. On page 9 Shannon Wells will tell you how Small Changes Equal Big Impact. Coming through, as always, with specific information to aid the esthetician community, Judith Culp will tell you about Remodeling the Esthetics Clinic on page 6-7. Doing so can be exciting, but she will clue you in on how to balance your excitement with sound business choices to ensure a successful project. Reminding us there is another world we all live in beside Earth, on page 5 Mandy Zelinka focuses on your salon in the virtual world. How can newsletters, search engines and blogs enhance your salon’s online appeal? Check out her article to find out. While we’re on the subject of technology, find out how to Incorporate Advanced Technology Into Your Spa on page 10. Kerrin Delaney explains how a little technology can really help your salon, and that computers are your friends. Lastly, I’d like to congratulate everyone that entered the 2008 California Stylist cover contest. We had a great turnout this year. We had more than 130 entries making this year a wonderful challenge selecting the winners. Great job everyone! I’d like to extend special congratulations to the top winners Jeffrey Dufait and Vadre Grigsby. Their work was amazing! To read more about the first place winner whose photo you see on the cover, take a look at the write-up on page 14. California Hairstylist Finalists at the North American Hairstyling Awards The Professional Beauty Association’s 19th annual North American Hairstyling Awards was pleased to nominate five Californians for awards in various categories. Maryl Velbeck from Trend Wave Studios, Los Angeles was nominated for Editorial Stylist of the Year. The nominee in the Avant Garde category was Janine Jarman of Hairroin Salon, Los Angeles. For Contemporary Classic, it was Steve Elias of Elixir Salon Spa, Berkeley. Lucie Doughty of A.T. Tramps, Venice was nominated for the Fashion Forward award. Nomination for Haircolor went to Rene Antonio of Salon Gregories, Balboa. Announcing 60 finalists in 12 categories, North American Hairstyling Awards honors only the top stylists and leaders in the beauty industry for their talent and skill. The 12 winners for 2008 will be announced during the awards ceremony on July 13 at 8 p.m. in Las Vegas at Mandalay Bay. This year’s finalists produced some of the finest work seen in 19 years of competition. Entries went through a rigorous online judging process involving a select panel of internationally renowned stylists and top beauty editors from consumer and trade magazines. This year NAHA received over 600 entries from licensed beauty professionals around the continent, but only the best were chosen to be among the 60 finalists. Victoria Jackson, most notably known as a Saturday Night Live cast member, will bring her cutting wit and charm to the 19th annual North American Hairstyling Awards Ceremony as its emcee on July 13, 2008. The evening will kick off with a Red Carpet Reception at 6:30 p.m. followed by the Awards Ceremony at 8 p.m. Special artistic presentations by the 2007 Fashion Forward winner Veronica Bessey, sponsored in part by TIGI, and 2006 Master Stylist winner Heather Wenman will round out the night. For more information, visit www.probeauty.org/naha or call 800-630-3603 or 916-774-8682. 4 | JUNE 2008 | CALIFORNIA STYLIST & SALON by Mandy Zelinka In today’s technological word, you must remember that your salon’s walls do not wholly encompass your business. There is another virtual world you must also address. With technology moving at the speed of light these days, it would be irresponsible to think that making over your salon only includes the inside of the physical establishment. The experienced owner will recognize that updates to your virtual salon (your website) are also necessary. Besides the obvious importance of frequently updating photos, a whole range of additional e-marketing tactics have also been established, and should therefore become familiar to any tech-savvy business owner. Although effective in its own right, a newsletter, or e-zine, is slowly finding itself in the shadow of the blog. Both are cost-effective tools, and a responsible approach is always to pick up a book on a subject if you are not completely familiar with it. You can easily add blogs to your salon’s official website, and there are many hosting sites to choose from as well. The most exciting part of blogging is that the most impactful way of utilizing them is to simply write with your own voice. No longer does this have to be a stiff process, but can actually be fun. In the blog section of Catherine Seda’s book How to Win Sales and Influence Spiders, she wrote, “You will create a bigger impact and leave a lasting impression when you stop speaking in a corporate voice. Go ahead, get personal.” Blogging allows you to keep your readers, or clients, updated as often as you wish, without having to pay your web designer for the maintenance. It also gives you the opportunity to get feedback from clients and allows you to better create content for your e-marketing. Seda went on to say, “Creating community is the next generation of e-mail marketing.” Getting personal allows subscribers to get to know us. If you do decide to send a newsletter, however, you need a list of addresses to which you will deliver the letter electronically. The easiest way to build your e-mail list is to put a sign-up sheet at your reception desk. Another great way is to make a stylish point of sale sign and use it next to the sign-up sheet and on the mirrors of your stylist stations. This is an extremely effective tool as it generates instant buzz with clients; then at checkout, they are excited to sign-up. Clients go to your salon for a reason, and many like it when you continued on page 9 Save up to $45 SAVINGS EXTENDED TILL JUNE 9TH Register at www.IBSlasvegas.com or 800-496-9861 INTERNATIONAL BEAUTY SHOW Formerly Las Vegas Hair & Nail Conference June 28-30, 2008 Las Vegas Convention Center Inspiring Education Expanded course offerings in 2008! Choose from more than 125 classes and seminars on a variety of topics and trends. Exciting and educational classes including: HAIR & STYLING CLASSES SALON MANAGEMENT CLASSES Gibson Era Collection — Gary Gerard, Gerard’s International Advanced Haircutting Seminars Success by Color — Jamie Klatt, Milady Certification Training — Biage, Keratin Complete Hair Therapy All The Rage with Color — ESBI Team Imagination 2008 — Fernando Salas, White Sands Design Techniques For Long Hair — Martin Parsons, Intermar Productions Clipper Cutting & Razor Cutting — Jim Jones, Eagle International Seminars Making Money With Hair Extensions — Sam Parker, Donna Bella Milan This Is One Hair & Nail Conference You Won’t Want To Miss! • More than 300 of the finest hair and nail suppliers • Energizing and inspiring Main Stage performances • Amazing competitions for nail technicians Exhibit Floor Highlights TOP NOTCH NAIL CLASSES The Hydration Therapy Anti-Aging Spa Manicure — Valerie Clark, Nail Tek New EZ Flow High Definition – Pink and White Acrylic — Allison Baker, EZ Flow Nail Art — Jayne Berger, Light Elegance Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Using an Electric File — Karen Mayer, Medicool Financial Statements: Know Your Numbers — Larry Kopsa, Kopsa Otte Employee vs Booth Renter: How do I Choose? Or Do I Want Both? — Ken Cassidy, Kassidy’s Salon Management Consultants Double Your Income Now! — Lauren Gartland Inspiring Champions 90 Minute Workout to Profitability — April Poster, Milady INSPIRATIONAL / LIFE ENRICHING CLASSES NEW FOR 2008! Life by Design, Making the Changes You Need and Want — April Poster, Milady A Hairdresser’s Guide to Excellence – Personally, Professionally & Financially — Jon Gonzales, Hairdressers Career Development How to Create Balance in Life — Angel Haag, Primeco Consulting The Passionate Salon Professional — Joe Santy, Dennis Bernard Common Sense Sanitation for Nail Techs — Vicki Peters, Vicki Peters Products Relaxology Massage for Pedicures — Vickie Maher, Poshe’ The Art of Custom Blending: Complement & Camouflage — Kristina Baune, CND A complete schedule can be found at www.IBSlasvegas.com Nail Art Competitions Sponsored by Nailpro Fantasy Nail Art & Hand-painted Nail Art Novice & Veteran Presented by source code 108 Exciting Ma in Making Over Your Virtual Salon rformance e Pe s g a St Martin Parsons Kim Vo Cirque du Soleil Milady Design Team Mike Karg Ticket Information: Advance Pricing (Extended till June 9th!) One Day: $30 • Two Days: $60 • Three Days: $90 www.IBSlasvegas.com or 800-496-9861 Corporate Sponsor Co-located with LAS VEGAS CALIFORNIA STYLIST & SALON | JUNE 2008 | Remodeling the Esthetics Clinic Esthetic Endeavors Judith Culp you open on weekends to accommodate work you’re doing during the week, to keep the decibel level comfortable for clients? Certain aspects of remodeling will require you to close temporarily, such as phases where excessive dust, dirt and noise are generated. However long your contractor estimates this will take, double it. There are always weird things that no one can anticipate, such as sick workers, or their family members having a medical emergency or supplies that did not arrive as scheduled. Before you sit down with the contractor, Making changes in the esthetics clinic can be rewarding, exciting and traumatic. It requires careful planning and attention to detail to gain your desired results while controlling cost and business disruption. Giving your business a new look or preparing to move into a new facility is very exciting. You get the vision in your head, you know just what it will look like, how it will feel, even how it will smell. It is like having a baby, giving Rolling up your sleeves and putting birth to your dream. You anticipate the compliments from clients and on some of the special touches will colleagues. You imagine the happy feeling among your staff members. bring its own set of sore muscles, These things make it all worth the effort. but also a sense of personal reward. But there is significant effort involved along the way. Like having a baby, there is some pain involved, both physi- research your plan. Then go back to your cal and financial. The physical pain comes reference books and draw it out in detail. from the stress of keeping up with deadlines, This will give you a visual reference, and will keeping up with your existing business and help you make sure you and your contractor staying on top of creating the new one. Then are both talking about the same things when there is the financial pain – one that is always the time comes. more than you expected – accompanied by Consider your needs. How will the other challenges you never envisioned. work flow? Then there are special issues like So how do you cope? plumbing and electrical. While some esthetiThe first step is evaluation. What is your cians dream of having sinks in every room, if goal? What do you need, want and desire? you have a concrete floor with the plumbing Does the clinic just need a facelift or is it time lines in it, moving or adding to plumbing can to get more drastic? Is it time to make that be very expensive. Sometimes you can save long awaited move? Is it time to shift from thousands of dollars just by creatively rethinkrenting a building to becoming your own ing where you will place rooms and halls. landlord? Prioritize your needs so that, when you see Talk with your accountant or financial subcontractors’ bids, you are ready to do some advisor to come up with what you can compromising to stay within your budget. reasonably afford. Find out what expenses Multiple visits by specialists create you will be able to write off your taxes this hidden expenses so bids are important. If year and what you will have to spread out the plumber can’t get everything done in a over a period of years. If you don’t have single visit, and he probably won’t be able to, adequate funds, determine how you will you there will be multiple charges. We might not finance the project and how will you repay think about things like the fact the plumber your expenses. needs to pull the toilets before you install The next step is to ask friends or others new flooring, and afterward he will need to for referrals to find a reliable contractor. reset them. Workers will have to cut holes in Make sure they are licensed, bonded and walls before plumbers can put in pipes and insured in order to protect your investment. electricians can run wiring. Then the walls They should be knowledgeable about your will need repaired and the plumbers will have city building codes and requirements for to return to finish their work. It can be very permits. This can help avoid interruptions, as layered and you will be dependent on the you won’t have to play catch up with city hall. coordination skills of your contractor to keep Another important consideration is noise it running smoothly. By obtaining bids from control. Will you be remodeling the place all the subcontractors, your general contracwhere your business is currently located? tor can help you plan for expenses and stay How will you be able to remodel and still within your total anticipated budget. Even so, stay open? Would you be able to do some of expect the unexpected. it on a part-time basis? For example, could In addition to remodeling expenses, | JUNE 2008 | CALIFORNIA STYLIST & SALON you may find it necessary to purchase new fixtures or equipment. Comparison shopping online and locally can really help you know you are getting a good price. And remember to figure in any shipping costs. If you are purchasing a new facial lounge, for instance, you might inadvertently overlook such things as shipping surcharges if you’re not careful. Shipping can run an additional $700 to $900 to have a power driven facial lounge shipped across the country. Be sure to factor this in when comparing prices. Also, check what the delivery includes. It is common for the delivery folk to do curbside delivery rather than inside delivery. Now your 200-pound facial lounge is sitting in a crate on the sidewalk while you are trying to figure out how to get it inside before it rains. Finding “like new” equipment or fixtures at places such as eBay is an alternative to buying from a specialty vendor. Again, make certain to factor in shipping charges. Since it’s used, be sure to check its condition, making sure the previous owners have taken care of it well. It is unlikely to have a warranty available. Check with the manufacturer to see if you can purchase a service package. It might be worth visiting a retail outlet that carries the item so you can see if it is really what you are looking for. Does the equipment come ready to go or are there supplies or parts you’ll need to purchase? Where to you have to go, or send the unit, for replacement parts or repairs? How expensive are they? All of these are important considerations. Unless you’re rich, you’ll probably do some renovation with your own hands. Rolling up your sleeves and putting on some of the special touches will bring its own set of sore muscles, but also a sense of personal reward. Decorative painting techniques can do a lot to create a mood on a budget. While expensive to have done, with a little team spirit and hard work you can do these bits yourself. Give parties, everyone loves them. A painting party, packing party, unpacking party and welcoming the clients back party can do a lot to make the transition smoother. Careful planning, creative thinking, making realistic compromises, coordinating efforts, generating your team’s enthusiasm for the project and involving them so they can embrace it as theirs, rolling up your sleeves and getting into the midst of it, making it fun and expecting the unexpected are all part of the remodeling experience. Plan for it, expect it, go for it. You will love the result. Judith Culp, a CIDESCO Diplomat has been in the esthetics industry since 1980. A CPCP permanent makeup technician for over 18 years she served a 4-year term as a Director for the Society of Permanent Cosmetic Professionals, two years as their president. She is president of Culp Enterprises Inc. and CEO of NW Institute of Esthetics. Judy Culp is available for consulting. For more information visit www.estheticsnw.com. CALIFORNIA STYLIST & SALON | JUNE 2008 | Salon Design on a Dime by Joe Serna Paint is probably We all want a beautiful salon to call our second home. But the easiest, most when time and budget are limited, we must use our creativity cost effective to create beyond our means. When designing on a dime, way to add you must step back and study the salon space carefully to impact to a determine which areas will have the greatest impact. It is a good space. idea to stand at the front door and see what your clients see. What will they see first? This that draw the eye. If you want to commuarea will create their first impression. Then nicate peace and harmony, warm colors and ask yourself what is most important to you, a waterfall might do the trick. If excitement your retail products, your logo or perhaps and energy is what drives you, use vibrant creating salon-environment elements that colors, plenty of lighting and speakers will that will set you apart? where appropriate. If you are from the iPod There are several key elements to remem- generation, you can paint everything white, ber when designing your space: visual impact, add a splash of color and consider adding a focal points and proportions. giant video screen. You can easily do this by Visual impact—this is what your clients painting a white wall and installing a high will remember. Does your space create a power projector. lasting impression, or does it look like all Proportion—perhaps the most abused the other salons? You can easily create visual element in interior design. Proportion is the impact by identifying your style and adding a key to design harmony. The ceilings heights, reinforcing element. the length of walls, the size and spacing of Focal points—these are specific places picture frames; they all contribute to the feel of the space. You must step back and see what others see. Everyone has a budget, and it does not matter how low or how high it is, what matters is getting the most bang for your buck. Focus on your first impression; make sure it’s a lasting one and then work towards the back of the space. Ideas on a budget: • Paint is probably the easiest, most cost effective way to add impact to a space. Painting the walls will bring new life to any room. Use a stronger color for accent on one or two walls. Be careful not to overdue it. Painting the ceilings can spice up the look and can visually separate work zones. There’s a popular coffee shop who paints their ceilings in very interesting tones and they do it with great success. This is a simple and very effective way to add drama with minimal damage to your wallet. • Use existing items in a new way. Paint a picture frame, add rocks to an existing planter, move things around. You’ll be surprised what happens when you put things in the right places. • Find or create extraordinary items that would normally not be used in a salon environment. When things (or people for that matter) are out of their element, it creates a different effect on others. An antique chandelier coated in bright red might be a great focal point. A desktop made from a reclaimed entry door with a polished glass top can be the perfect conversation piece. Antique shops have wonderful treasures that you can creatively place in your salon. A vintage hair dryer on a stand for example, might be the ideal accessory for a shiny and sleek modern salon. • One very effective way of changing your space is to talk to local artists. Most are eager to show off their work on your walls. Some will even come in and change it for you every few months. You give them a chance to sell their work and you get beautiful one-of-a-kind art for your salon. A well-designed space must be functional. This is a very critical part of the design. It is amazing how many people compromise on function. You must carefully study how the space will be used and find ways to make the best use of your environment. Every square inch counts. Your workspace is where you spend most of your days so don’t let a small budget get in the way of communicating who you are. Get out there and do it. You are in the beauty business; you already have creativity in your DNA. Joe Serna has been designing salons for over 16 years from national chain brands to award-winning exclusive salons and spas. He has also produced trade show exhibits, retail fixtures and product displays. His educational background includes interiors, architectural and industrial design. You can contact Joe at 949-294-3373. 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Johnson, RCI Registered Provider of Continuing Education for Nurses and Esthetic Professionals. President of the Southern District of CCA. As and extra plus ask about our special California Cosmetology Associaton registration form and join our prestigious professionals with many special continuing education offers & more. Small Changes Equal Big Impact Easy Makeover Steps That Will Get Your Business Noticed Beauty Business Buzz Shannon Wells These days, makeovers are common, especially in the beauty industry. And while it can be easy to convince a client to get a makeover, many salon and spa owners shudder at the thought of making over their own businesses. The current economy is weeding out and exposing the true business savvy owners so, now more than ever, it’s time to look at what you can do in your business to get your clients to notice. What do your clients think about your business? Perception is everything. Whenever I drive around my neighborhood, I see a plethora of small businesses dying. One can’t help but feel a sense of worry. On the other hand, when I see new construction or a remodel, I feel quite the opposite. I feel a sense of hope, that things are turning around. I even feel it’s OK to spend that extra $100 to help boost the economy and keep the progress going. This same effect can happen when you apply changes to your salon or spa. The act of improvement infuses confidence in your clientele and sends a message that your business is not only surviving, but thriving in the current economy. Your clients feel confident spending their money with you and are more likely to do so more often. There are a few high impact changes you can immediately make in your business that will get your clients to stand up and take notice. You can implement many of them with little or no cost, and they will yield a high return. Freshen up. Simple furniture reorganization can go a long way in creating a fresh environment in your business. Apply a new coat of paint or place some fresh flowers, your clients will notice the effort. In my experience, many salons could just use a good deep cleaning. This includes a complete wipe down of every surface, including all retail bottles, shelves and picture frames. A great cost effective idea is to partner with a local florist that has an interest in your clientele. Most florists are looking to service proms, weddings, baby showers, etc. Create a cross-promotional referral system where they provide you with fresh florals and you provide their customers with a referral discount or promotion. Create a win/win for your business. Unify your staff. Having your staff change to a unified look can have a big visual impact in your salon. To achieve this, many salons suggest their technicians all wear the same color, such as black, which allows for some freedom in selecting outfits, but still gives that cohesive feel. Select a color that works for you and your staff. You can even create “spirit” days that lift the vitality of your business by having everyone wear something out of the ordinary, like crazy hat day, pajama day or sunglasses day. The key is to have fun, get support from your staff and make a difference in the look and feel of your business. Infuse technology. Nothing says progress like the adaptation of technology into a business. If you’ve always wanted to automate, now may be the best time to add technology to increase service to your clients without breaking your bank. Online appointment booking, appointment reminders, online scheduling and e-mail newsletters are just a few of the steps you can take in better servicing your clients, with minimal additional effort on your part. If you find the right company to support your increased efforts online, the impact will be great and the expense minimal. Makeovers may be a cliché in this business, but right now, the act of doing nothing will hurt you more than you can imagine. Be one of the businesses that gets noticed as a progressive, developing establishment and your clients will reward you with steady visits that continue to increase with each new change. E N J O Y H E L E N S E W A R D ‘ S W O R L D P R O F E S S I O N A L H A I R C A R E www.helenseward.it VISIT US AT COSMOPROF NORTH AMERICA - LAS VEGAS, JULY 13-15, BOOTH D1421 NAH HELEN SEWARD OF CALIFORNIA 818.674.7870 e-mail: [email protected] Shannon Wells is the Marketing Manager of Your Beauty Network, a beauty industry ongoing business support service. For more information, call 866364-4926 or e-mail [email protected]. Virtual Salon... continued from page 5 keep them abreast of what is new. A more advanced means of gathering addresses is through spiders, internet bugs that glob onto text. If your website, blog, or anything you put on the web has good key words, it will benefit you in the search engine ranks. You can and should put an e-mail sign-up on multiple pages of your website, including your blog. The best way to utilize this tool is to have fun with it. Your clients come to you because they see something good in you as a person, and they will welcome hearing from you in their inbox. Mandy Zelinka is owner, head of marketing and stylist at 77. For more information, visit www.mandyzelinka.net. CALIFORNIA STYLIST & SALON | JUNE 2008 | Incorporate Advanced Technology Into Your Spa by Kerrrin Delaney Hairstyling techniques, nail technicians and technical skills all have something in common. If you haven’t guessed it already, it’s the word “tech.” A derivative from the word technology; the abbreviated form “tech” is commonly used within the professional beauty industry, often times more than we are aware. With such a strong word being incorporated into this trendsetting industry, why are some of us failing to keep up with technology itself? All too commonly, you might find yourself caught in your old ways. Now is the time to snap out of it. Here are some ideas that display how to incorporate advancements in technology into your business plans. Computers are your friends. Working for a marketing firm that specializes in supporting beauty industry professionals, all too often I run into problems when I am trying to get information to salons and spas. Some businesses don’t have access to the internet. Some lack website information or fail to check their e-mail even if they have access. Although date books and desktop calendars are a great way for you to manage your schedules, incorporating computers into your daily spa or salon routine can help your business run smoothly and having a website could potentially bring you more clients. Your salon or spa computer system has the capability of becoming the next big thing since hair extensions. Technological advancements in software are constantly developing, especially when it comes to management systems for salons and spas. Certain computer programs will allow you to schedule appointments, run point-of-sale, keep track of commissions and inventory or better market your business. Recent advancements in software also allow for customer tracking for your spa or salon. These programs allow you to check your customer database at the click of a mouse. In addition to standard demographic information about your clients, such as name, address, phone, gender, age and e-mail you will also have information about their visits including which stylists they’ve seen, what services they’ve received, which products they’ve purchased, how much they spent, how many times they’ve come in, who their favorite hairstylists are, and more. Computer consultations are another great way to incorporate technology into your business. Whether your client is interested in a massage or haircolor, consulting via a computer will improve your credibility and store your client’s information in a formal and organized manner. Instead of writing the color formulas for your clients on index cards and filing them away in a rolodex, you could keep separate computer files allowing you to retrieve information smoothly and accurately. Also, your consultation could include before and after photos, or it could offer your clients visual examples of potential hairstyles or skin repair treatments. Just think of the possibilities. When it comes to advanced treatments and procedures, forward thinking tools and technology are becoming easy to use and fashionable. The following are a few tools that are a great way to become technology savvy. High tech lighting options: Lighting options will allow you to view your client’s skin in a better light. These new lighting devices feature options such as adjustable lamps, high magnification and multiple movement capabilities. The key to these new lighting options is that they allow you to illuminate your client’s skin for a more accurate assessment, which benefits both you and your client. You will have ample lighting to conduct a thorough treatment and your client will feel relaxed and comfortable in the dimmed treatment-room light. Viewing Scopes: Viewing Scopes allow you and your clients an up-close view on a computer monitor. In the past, these devices were incredibly large, cumbersome and expensive. Advancements in technology have turned viewing scopes into a therapist’s best friend. The newer versions are more compact and stylish. These scopes show your clients their skin at a high magnification. Not only will your clients take more interest in improving their skin, but they will also gain more insight into how the skin works—and hopefully see why they need your products and services. Innovative product lines: Retail can deliver a solid profit for your business. It offers you the opportunity to use advanced products. In order to gain the competitive edge, look for products that feature new technology trends like organic product lines or energy efficient styling tools. When it comes to products, businesses that make the extra effort to create or distribute innovative and diverse product lines will gain the competitive edge. Understanding what your clients are looking for will help you advance your technology and increase your spa’s notoriety in the professional field. By shopping wisely and doing your research, you will likely come to realize that not all products are the same. Use your logic and look for the science behind the technology. Seek out only credible manufacturers and then educate yourself about their products. Knowing is half the battle so study up and use technology tools like the internet to your benefit. Kerrin Delaney is a Marketing Assistant at Marketing Solutions, a complete marketing, advertising, graphic design, PR and consulting services firm for salons, spas, manufacturers and beautycare entrepreneurs. For more information, call 703-359-6000, e-mail [email protected] or visit www.MktgSols.com. 10 | JUNE 2008 | CALIFORNIA STYLIST & SALON The Power to Elevate Yourself to Achieve Unusual Success In fact, a client who purchases three items on their first visit has a 90 percent chance of returning for their second visit. A client who Editor’s Note: This is the final piece of a doesn’t purchase anything on their first visit five-part series on business coaching. You can find has less than a 10 percent chance of returning. this motivational beauty industry expert’s ideas in the Too few service providers create a point of previous parts that appeared in our earlier issues. difference. Too few meet and exceed all the In our previous article, we shared the first needs of their clients. The primary reason three of the Grund five keys to unusual success. why a client doesn’t return is that they feel the They were 1. Get your chair full, 2. Communicate service provider didn’t listen, they didn’t care. effectively and 3. Do great work consistently. We Show you care. discussed how to use these keys so I encourage One-hundred percent client retention—this is you to review the previous articles available at the fifth key to success. Think of the last client www.StylistNewspapers.com. The five keys are you served, what was the wow element of the all about the process of service experience and our business life—the quality of service that actions we take or provided? When a client who purchases three you choose not to take on a they left the salon and daily basis to assure we into their car was items on their first visit has a got are not blocking our their inner voice saying, success. I love going 90 percent chance of return- “Wow, Remember, these there and seeing her. keys have proven sucI always look and feel ing for their second visit. cessful for companies so good when I leave, large and small, in I can’t wait to go back everything from urban next time. I am so glad areas to small rural communities. So now I have my next appointment booked.” Or did let’s get to it, the last two keys to your unusual they simply have an average experience and success. jump in the car and drive away with no dyBe sure your client can replicate their look at namic reason to return? Average is quite simply home—this is the fourth key to success. Fact: the best of the worst or the worst of the best. clients want to look great at home; they want Never settle for average, always wow them. to use hair, skin and nail products that work, After wowing them with your comthey believe they are worth it and are willing to munication skills, your enthusiasm, your invest in quality. great work, your great styling and home The keys to selling are: maintenance information and your detailed 1. Know what you are selling. Know the instruction for using the professional only at science, know the uses, know the results of all home products you recommended, you must your products on all hair and skin types. pre-book their next appointment. If you wait 2. Be excited to provide these products to until the client is at the desk and ready to leave your clients and recommend whatever it will before offering to pre-book them, they will no take to have them looking and feeling their longer be thinking about their hair or skin and best. Rule number one in recommending is to probably say no. You must pre-book for them, recommend all the products you would give presenting reasons for them to pre-book if a dear friend or loved one if they were not necessary, while they are still in your chair and paying for them, and to recommend all the thinking about themselves—before they are products you would be using if you were your thinking about where they are off to next. client. Your unusual success has been the goal of this 3. Always tell the client what product you series, are you ready for it? Here’s hoping you are using on them, why you are using it and are, and that you are willing to adopt the awarewhat its benefits are. Then write the name of ness, the responsibility and the process necessary to the product on a prescription pad. achieve your professional hopes and dreams, as 4. At the end of the service, review what we’ve discussed in this series. you have used on the client, product by prodSo one last time I leave you with the uct. Then let the customer choose; if they ask question: Life, have you signed up? Thanks which they need the most, list what you feel is for joining me in the Power to Elevate Yourself the order of importance and let them decide. to Achieve Unusual Success series. I hope you’ve Why should you learn to successfully enjoyed it as much as I have. identify clients’ needs and sell the products to meet and exceed those needs? Because you Wayne Grund is co-founder and president of Grund Hair Care, a family owned care—and because a satisfied client will return. professionals-only hair-care and education company. 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I really believe we in fact overdo sometimes. It is best to be understated — even underdone — as long as the intended look is accomplished. Each client is sensitive in his or her own way, and you must care for each person on an individual, visit-by-visit basis in order to maintain your steady stream of business. But in general, I think we can do less and accomplish more. Case in point: a few weeks back, I worked on a client who has been to see me every month for the better part of a decade. I have worked tirelessly to properly service her every hair need: great cuts, base color, occasional highlights, sometimes some red, product education, pre-booking her appointments, infusing trend... everything, you name it. She hasn’t been deprived. But at the end of the day, she prefers to stick with her traditional base color, and a simple, easy-to-maintain cut. Both are so natural looking it almost appears as though we’ve done nothing during her visits. And she likes it that way. But on this last visit, I felt the need to do more, and I cut more off than I normally do. It was really much shorter than normal. I was operating with a fear that I was not doing enough for her. Luckily, she’s practically a family member at this point and she was fine with the cut, but it was a change she didn’t ask for. She really just wanted a shaping or even just a very basic trim and I should have simply complied and followed the rule of less is more. I vowed to myself that I would not make this overworking or overdoing a common practice. It’s important to offer change but don’t give them change if they don’t want it. Listen to your clients. You’ve done your part if you’ve offered change, educated your clients and stayed current. Do not overdo. Essentially the opposite is preferable: leave them wanting more. As we all know, it’s much better this way, rather than overwhelming our clients. Most loyal clients fall somewhere in the middle when it comes to change. They definitely like the possibility that you are skilled enough to offer change, but the reality is they want things relatively stable. In this ever-changing world, and especially amidst all of the changes that are happening nationally and globally right now, your clients like and need to know they can count on you to stay the same. Marco Pelusi is globally recognized as a haircolor trainer and platform artist. Marco Pelusi Hair Studio, Inc. was named Best Hair Color in Los Angeles 2007 by KTTV Fox11’s “myfoxla Hot List” competition. Pelusi created the Marco Collagen Color Guard HairCare System, the collagen system developed for color and chemically treated hair. For more information, visit www.marcopelusi.com. 1 | JUNE 008 | CALIFORNIA STYLIST & SALON My New Journey—My Farewell Off The Top Joe Howe “At forty-six years old, change is difficult but not impossible.” That’s how my recent letter to my clients started. I find myself feeling it is an appropriate way to start my final article to the readers of the Stylist. Despite my personal joy at having the opportunity to start a new phase of my life with my partner, John, in Philadelphia, it’s with some professional sadness that my work with the Stylist will come to a conclusion. My upcoming move will force me to start building my business from the ground up. Along with that will come many hours promoting my business and getting people into my chair. I guess now is the time for me to put all the articles I’ve written into action for myself and see if the advice I’ve given to others really works. I’m truly honored to have worked with my editor, Lisa Kind and her amazing staff who put together the Stylist for all of us to enjoy each month. My connection with the Stylist has opened the door to hearing from so many readers from many areas across the country. I’m so grateful to have had the chance to exchange an e-mail with many of our readers. I’m humbled by anyone who has thought that I was someone worthy of getting an opinion from, regarding some facet of our industry. And, I’m so thankful for having the chance to be an influence to some of you. I have welcomed and appreciated both the many kind words of thanks and the challenges to my way of thinking. I’ve found that we all share the same happy moments, prides and successes and even the same worries and failures. We are all a part of the most wonderful career in the universe. Others might think their career is better but we know they’re wrong. We make a connection with every client who sits in our chair; to have the opportunity to do that several times a day is a gift that very few careers offer. Beside those careers governed by the medical boards, we are the only profession licensed to touch another human being. That is a magnificent power. We don’t always know where the journey of life will lead us. In a recent conversation with my brother, Tom, he said to me, “You know, I’ve always felt like our lives were like riding our motorcycles on a highway. I prefer straight, flat roads where I can see clearly in front of me with an occasional bend in the road, whereas you seem to like winding roads with strong curves and those hills where you can’t see what’s on the other side until you’re at the top. But, no matter which road we take, we both deserve to get to where we want to go and be with the people we love.” I always knew my brother was pretty cool but this really solidified it for me. There is a tapestry of family, friends, coworkers, clients, associates and many others who are important to me who have been a part of my decision to more forward. I cannot thank all of you properly for your support, including the readers of the Stylist, whether directly or indirectly. When time allows, I’d like to throw an article or two your way to fill you in on what it’s like to start all over again in a new city. Perhaps that will be a welcome subject for an upcoming issue. Until then, I’m off to pack a few more boxes. I’d like to leave our readers with one of the most profound quotes that I’ve ever read. It was in the forward to a book published by renowned hair stylist, Vivian McKinder that I found quite a number of years ago. It reads, “You cannot discover new lands until you first lose sight of the shore.” I wish you all the greatest of discoveries. Joe Howe has been a licensed cosmetologist for 23 years and self employed since 1987. He’s worked as a booth renter for the majority of his career and currently co-owns a booth rental salon in Maumee, Ohio. You can reach Joe via email at [email protected] CHICAGO AUGUST 9–11, 2008 DONALD E. STEPHENS CONvENTiON CENTEr lIVe BeAUTY. fInD BAlAnCe. GROw YOUR BUsIness. Register Today! www.salon-life.com SalonLife’08 www.sAlOn-lIfe.COm conference& expo 1 The Conference BEAUTY BUSINESS vivienne Mackinder robert Cromeans Martin Parsons The Doves Lydia Sarfati Winn Claybaugh Daniel Salce BALANCE Living Legend Vidal Sassoon! Keynote & Tribute SPECIAL GUESTS Ann Mincey vidal Sassoon Geno Stampora Amanda Gore Billy & Melissa Yamaguchi Mary rector-Gable 2 The ALL-NEW Expo The ALL-NEW Expo offers a blend of commerce and education presenting innovative learning and networking opportunities connecting attendees with a select group of carefully-chosen exhibitors featuring the latest trends in beauty, business and balance. For Ticket Information: Log on: salon–life.com Call: 888.254.9810 Distributor Ticket Sales: Produced by: Platinum Sponsors: Gold Sponsors: Paul Mitchell Behindthechair.com Graham Webb Sebastian Professional Wella Professionals Joico Repêchage REDKEN 5th Avenue NYC American Salon California Cover Contest 2008 First Time Contestant Takes Home First Prize Congratulations to Jeffrey Dufauit and Crew By James Giddings 1st Place Winner JEFFREY DUFAUIT / VADRE GRIGSBY Dufauit’s Beauty, El Dorado Hills, CA Make Up: Vadre Grigsby Photo: Rebekah Shannon Model: Kelly Hascup 2nd Place Winner RON SOTO Naimie’s Beauty Center Valley Village, CA Hair & Make-Up: Ron Soto Photo: Ron Soto Model: Lilit Caradanian 14 | JUNE 008 | CALIFORNIA STYLIST & SALON The excitement bubbling out of Jeffrey Dufauit these days is palpable. Having captured the image that won the cover of the California Stylist was an exciting—though unexpected—joy to comprehend. Why the surprise? Our man Dufauit never expected he could win. This was his first year to submit a photo, to the Stylist or anyone else for that matter. Then when the time came to get down to the difficult business of shooting photos, it was all just too easy. The unexpected easiness started with who’d do the makeup to highlight the striking hairdo he had planned. Enter Vadre Grigsby, a fellow Pravana educator and amazing makeup artist. When asked, she was happy to join the project. Now what about a model? Out to L.A. they go looking for a model to capture the bold look the duo was hoping to achieve. Surely, this is where the difficulties would start, right? Enter Kelly Hascup, the gorgeous model you see before you. Did they find her while scouring through the phonebook for agencies and agents? Well actually... No. While taking a quick break at their hotel this beautiful model walked right by where Dufauit happened to be standing. When approached for the job, she was more than happy to join up. Could things really be this easy? When would he wake up from this idyllic dream? Surely, the actual photo shoot would present the colossal challenge we all expect to be coming. The other shoe has to drop sometime, doesn’t it? Dufauit truly believed it had to. In the months prior to the actual shoot, while preparing financing and getting things ready, things had gotten a little rocky and discouraging. Nevertheless, he soldiered on, stuck to his goal and made it through. However, would the good times continue to roll during the actual shoot? or would his worst fear materialize? Unbelievably, things went splendidly. Dufauit knew exactly how the style should look, creating the striking cut and color you see before you with his skilled hand. Then Grigsby perfected the tone and color of the skin and makeup. Their talented photographer, Rebekah Shannon, swung into action, framing the shot perfectly and taking multiple angles to be sure to capture the winning image. Hascup was a joy to work with, modeling every variation of Dufauit’s vision with ease. Five poses later their work was done—almost effortlessly. Is there any chance this winning photo was an accident? Certainly not. The interviewer speaking to Dufauit for the Stylist commented, “Speaking with Dufauit about haircolor and the work he put into creating the look was like speaking with Steven Hawking about unified field theory. Being the humble layperson, I felt I was in the presence of styling greatness.” The information this 23-year styling veteran imparted about what 3rd Place Winner they did to create the look was thorough, extensive, specific— and quite impressive. NIKKI SKAGGS When asked about his salon, Dufauit’s Beauty, where he Play Hair Lounge hones his skills and educated others, he spoke passionately Simi Valley, CA Make Up: Sarah Kowalick about the ideals it embodies. The salon aims to provide the same Photo: Brig Van Osten feel one gets at a five-star hotel or restaurant. Of course, the Touch Up: Ryan Hunter quality of the cut and color services are held to the highest level. Model: Kelsey Nagelmann Furthermore, every aspect of the business is continuously being perfected, so that, if possible, every detail brings a sense of satisfaction and value to each person who visits. Their goal is to be sure everyone feels they received more than they paid for at this high-end salon. These professional values contributed greatly to the winning cover you see on this month’s California Stylist. Cover Contest 2008 HONORABLE MENTION Industry Scoop: Sweepstakes, Retiring Icon, and Anti-diversion Effort Industry Insider Mike Nave L M FLORES Metamorphis Color Salon, Mentone, CA Hair & Make-Up: L M Flores Photo: Trinity Studios Models: Jennifer Ozuna, Christina Jones PATRICIA GROOMS-JONES The Beauty Haven, La Jolla, CA Make-Up: Natalie’s About Face Photo: Johnathan Martin Model: Kessewa Hurd JENA WRIGHT Play Hair Lounge, Simi Valley, CA Make Up: Sarah Kowalick Photo: Brig Van Osten Model: Kailey Hockridge KATHIE ROTHKOP Salon Glam, Novato, CA Make Up: Meg Regelous Photo: Trevor Henley Model: Kimberly Hughes CHRIS HANGOS - KATRINA DIXON L’Image, Atascadero, CA Make Up: Katrina Dixon Photo: Chris Hangos Model: Katy Rempke BRIT TARR Play Hair Lounge, Simi Valley, CA Photo: Jared Day Model: Linzy Gasper NICOLE BURNETT - ELLEN HARTMAN A Crown of Beauty, Fresno, CA Make Up: Jianne Smith - Ellen Hartman Photo: Montana USA Model: Ellen Hartman TIMOTHY MARTIN - NOHL ERIC Timothy Martin Salon, Whittier, CA Make Up: Judy Gibson - Maria Gomez Fashion: Tish Castillo; Photo: John Fields Model: Alia Harlan JACQUES DOUMANI Jacques Doumani, Santa Ana, CA Make Up: Amanda Sweere Photo: Nick Savoy Model: Cathy Boullon BILL BYRON - MEL McMAHILL Salon Eclips, Arcata, CA Make Up: Melanie Photo: James Warren Model: Dianne Gibson BETH REILAND Milan Institute - Clovis, Dinuba, CA Photo: Nathaniel Stiers Model: Brittany Mann MARCEL MUNOZ Ultima Salon, Los Angeles, CA Photo: Jeanne Thompson Model: Bree Thompson — DOES YOUR SALON NEED AN UPDATE? Here’s your chance to win a free salon makeover courtesy of Redken. To promote Redken and Peter Millard’s book Reinventing Space: The Clear Logic to Successful Salon Design and Retail Merchandising, Redken announced the “Reinvent Your Space” salon makeover sweepstakes. One grand prize winner will receive a Redken makeover designed by Peter Millard. “Successful merchandising can increase retail business and drive additional traffic into salons,” explained Constantina Tsavekou, director of merchandising for Redken. “We’re excited to help salons reach their next level of success by reinventing a new professional salon environment.” From July 15 through August 31, salon owners can visit www.redken.com/Reinvent YourSpace for rules, to submit application forms, salon photos or videos, as well as a 500word essay describing why their salon needs to be reinvented. — LAST MONTH INDUSTRY ICON Robert Lobetta retired after 22 years at Sebastian, with 11 of those years as its creative director. Sebastian Professional said it would continue to work with Lobetta to identify future opportunities for collaboration. “Robert has had an indelible impact on the Sebastian brand and the industry,” said Robert Jongstra, Global President, P&G Professional Care. “His vision, creative passion and energy have helped inspire a generation of stylists and we greatly value his artistic contributions to the industry.” Explained Lobetta, “In life, the only constant is change. It is with this belief that I have, after much deliberation, decided to retire from corporate life and embark on a new journey of discovery. I am very proud of what the Sebastian brand and I have been able to accomplish together.” Lobetta’s 35 years in the hairdressing industry and his achievements in the world of hairdressing have earned him many industry accolades. He’s been a salon owner, a stylist, a product creator, a public speaker, a photographer, a director and an artist. While P&G did not name an immediate successor, the company said it would continue to work with emerging style visionaries who have helped fuel the brand’s inspiration for more than thirty years. — TACKLING THE SALE OF PROFESSIONAL products in unauthorized venues has been important to P&G since it entered the professional industry with the acquisition of Wella in 2003. According to Kevin Otero, general manager of P&G Professional Care North America, “Susan Arnold [P&G vice chairman, Beauty & Health] was very supportive of us cleaning up the professional market to protect the growth of the brand and to protect the salon channel and its integrity.” Otero said that from 10 to 30 percent of a salon’s revenue comes from the sale of products, and because of the sales that diversion takes away from traditional outlets, many salons go bankrupt each year. Diversion, he said, can be attributed both to salons selling product out their back door to unauthorized retailers, as well as to distributors who sell product to vendors outside their regular salon and professional network. After learning these facts, P&G decided to make diverting products more difficult. As they present Sebastian’s new lineup to new salons, they also show them an independent contract stating that, if they divert any Sebastian items, they would be responsible for a financial penalty. The Sebastian contract is not new to the industry, Otero said, but P&G’s intent to follow up on contract breakers is serious. “I know others in the industry do [require a contract,] but what is unwavering is our diligence,” said Otero. “They have to sign the contract before we ship the products. It is a way to police and control any diversion that is going on.” P&G also runs a program that includes coding and tracking products. “We can see the original recipient by a product’s coding. Then we can use the contract to take legal action. We have severed relationships with many customers that were in our network. The bulk [of diversion we discovered] was coming from three distributors, two in the U.S. and one in Canada.” Since the crackdown, P&G said it has seen sales of its professional products in retail channels decrease. According to AC Nielsen data, sales of P&G professional products in retail channels fell 15 percent in the most recent 52 weeks, ended April 12. Other manufacturers, he said, claim to be committed but “sometimes turn a blind eye.” Recently, in part for its diversion efforts, as well as to recognize its service and partnership, 350 Regis banner salons switched to carrying Wella haircolor. Mike Nave is the publisher of the Beauty Industry Report, the executive newsletter serving the salon industry. For free trial issue, send your contact information, including your email address, to [email protected]. CALIFORNIA STYLIST & SALON | JUNE 2008 | 15 Your Fill-In Service The Nail Extension Vicki Peters Fill, fill-in, backfill, rebalance—what ever you call it—while it is the service we perform the most, it is the service with the least education available explaining how you can do it efficiently. A good basic fill should be quick, with a good system that gives maximum results. Let’s look at some of the procedures that can help you define your fill service and keep you on track. Average fill time: I believe the average fill time should be one hour. It’s unfortunate many consumers are becoming accustomed to nail services at non-standard, no-frill fill salons that offer 30 minute services. They accomplish them using shortcuts including not refining tips, not blending the cuticle area correctly and fast damaging drill work. We need not rush our good work to attract clients who want good safe service. Steps to staying on time: Now that we have established the fill should take an hour, divide your service time into four fifteen-minute sections that will help you stay on time. Prep takes 15 minutes. Always have the client wash her hands and brush her nails before you start the service. This saves time by eliminating her leaving your station to wash when you’re done. Additionally, her cuticles will be soft. Watch the clock. If you are going to get behind this is where it will probably happen, especially if you’re backfilling. Also focus on what you’re doing and don’t stop to talk—that’s wastes time. Chat during the filing stages, it’s easier. If your backfilling time is going to be tight to fit it into an hour, adding another 15 minutes is reasonable. Application takes 15 minutes. Prepare your products, pour your liquids, turn your UV lamp on or anything else you will need depending on what products you’re using. Check the clock to see where you are for time. Shaping takes 15 minutes. Check the clock to see if you’re on target for time. Devise a good shaping and filing system so you get the most from your files. Use a file that gives you the most bang for your buck, not too coarse (it will leave deep scratches) but not so soft that it takes you forever to shape. I prefer a medium bit or a 150-grit file. Finishing takes 15 minutes. This will vary depending on what your finish service is. If you’re polishing, you must buff more to make a smoother surface for polish; you may also want the client to wash. If you’re finishing with a gel sealant, do not have her wash—gel adheres better to a dry surface. This can be a great option; you can apply a gel sealant instead of a base coat and then apply polish for an amazingly smooth finish that takes less work. Applying a gel polish color is another option; again, do not have the client wash. Troubleshooting problems: Two problems that are prevalent when doing fills are lifting and pocket lifting. Pocket lifting is where the center of the nail pops loose while the surrounding product area stays down tight. Some companies say it’s because you’re working too wet with their acrylic. Using a drier consistency can help. If the problem persists, try another acrylic product and see if that solves the problem. Pocket lifting seems to happen the second or third fill after you’ve applied a full set and mostly on the thumbs and middle fingers. Poor prep work and inexperience with your application techniques in the cuticle area can cause lifting at the cuticle. It is critical to take your time making sure your prep work is spot-on and that you clean the nail plate properly. You need to gently remove all the shine, without cuticle residue or oils. Apply prep products neatly. Your application at the cuticle area takes experience and good technique. For acrylic, use a wetter consistency and smaller amounts of product at the cuticle. Apply them and let them flow—with good control—to attain the results you want. Because the fill area is usually small, use less product. Place it on the edge of the existing product and press upwards; don’t apply it too close to the cuticle and make a mess. Having good control and knowing exactly where your product is going to flow will help. The same applies with gel. It’s all about control and knowing your product. Once your fill is complete, you can apply hand lotion or cuticle oil to finish the service. Have the client pay for her services, gather her personal things and escort her to the door or to the waiting area if she is drying her polish. It’s important to dismiss the client from your station once she is done so you can have a break and clean your station for the next client. Vicki Peters is a 26 year veteran master nail tech, competition champion, judge, international educator, author and manufacturer and serves on the Nail Manufacturer Council. For more information visit www.vickipeters.com or email her at [email protected]. 16 | JUNE 2008 | CALIFORNIA STYLIST & SALON Marketing Through Newsletters Marketing Solutions Larry H. Oskin Now is the time to start a newsletter campaign. Salon and day spa newsletters are a wonderful way to educate your clients and your community on all of your special salon and spa services. They are also great at promoting your staff ’s technical abilities and creative skills. They help you increase sales of professional services, gift certificates and products to your existing clientele, while also introducing you to many new people in your area. It’s what’s inside that counts. Your salon newsletter should take an educationally oriented approach with an assortment of articles covering your various salon and spa service departments. Tell what makes your hair, skin, nail and spa services unique, while sharing the benefits of each of your various specialty services. Explain your special hair care and beauty care services, especially anything that hidden behind the closed doors of your salon. This list of potential newsletter article topics may help you get started: • New Seasonal Haircuts and Hairstyles. • Haircolor Trends. • Total Makeover Artistry — With Before and After Photos. • Seasonal Gift Certificate and Gift Card Promotions. • New Skincare and Aesthetic Services. • Customized or Signature Facials and Masks. • Massage Therapies. • Body and Cellulite Treatments. • Laser Treatments, Mesotherapy, Botox and Collagen Treatments. • Makeup Artistry. • Professional Retail Products. • Seasonal and Holiday Specials. • Charitable Work, Donations and Community Service Programs. • Bridal and Maternity Packages. • New Staff Introductions, Awards, PR Honors and Staff Achievements. • Educational Updates, Certifications and Honors. • Annual Salon and Spa Membership Packages. • Question and Answer Section — Salon and Spa Beauty Care • Letters From the Salon Owner. Create eye-catching newsletter designs. Newsletters should be stylish and consistent with your total salon or day spa image. Create attractive full color layouts with strong headlines and colorful photographs. Make your newsletters represent the high quality image your spa deserves. Use your logo and stay consistent with your corporate color scheme. Give your newsletter a name and a masthead. Get the word out. You can mail these directly to your own clients. Visit local direct mail resources to explore how to buy mailing lists or to use their services. It is important to get them distributed to the local community within a three to five mile radius of your salon, which is an effective way to introduce yourself to your neighbors. While newsletters can be printed and mailed, you can distribute them less expensively within local newspapers as freestanding inserts. You can distribute them for free by offering one to each client at your reception desk. Another inexpensive option is to publish them electronically and distribute them to your client e-mail list. Don’t be afraid to share a partial salon service price list occasionally in your newsletter. This helps to eliminate the fear some new clients may have when considering you for their future professional hair and beauty care services. Two to four times per year is plenty of coverage for salon newsletters. You really do not need one every month, unless you want to distribute a monthly or a twice monthly e-mail blast. Use a creative team. It will pay to use a professional graphic designer and a printer, so you make every first impression a lasting and positive impression. Don’t do it yourself. Ask your staff and clients if they or anyone in their family can help you create a professional salon newsletter. Local printers will be happy to provide this as a freelance service as needed. You can always try to barter for a few of your salon, skincare and spa services using gift certificates. If you do not already have a full-service marketing, advertising and media relations agency onboard, consider hiring one. Hire a professional to make it professional. Make each newsletter a well-designed showpiece that distinctively sets you apart while making you respected as the most progressive salon specialists in your community. Newsletters are perfect marketing tools. Celebrate your salon team’s success story with the entire community. Keep them very positive while educating and entertaining with plenty of full color photographs. These newsletters really do not need to offer any coupon or discounted special. You will be surprised at how many new people will start to come into your salon just because they were impressed with your newsletter. You might also be surprised how many regulars will try a new service for the first time, just because you reached out to them. Larry H. Oskin is president of Marketing Solutions, a full-service marketing, advertising, graphic design, media relations and consulting services agency specializing in the professional beauty business. For more information, call 703-359-6000, [email protected] or www.MktgSols.com. Board Revises Opinion Relating to Permanent Cosmetics The Board of Barbering and Cosmetology (Board) has revised its opinion relating to the practice of permanent make-up as previously published in the March 2008 issue of California Stylist. Please note that practice of applying permanent make-up is not within the scope of practice of a licensed barber, cosmetologist, esthetician, manicurist or electrologist. Therefore when performing permanent cosmetics no representation by a licensee shall be made to the public that any of the permanent cosmetic service(s) is being done under a Board license or within the scope of practice of a Board licensee. Although the application of permanent make-up is not a practice that is regulated by the Board, it is an activity regulated by local city/county health departments as well as the state Department of Health. The Board recommends that permanent make-up be practiced in a room separate from any service that is regulated by the Board. Eye Level or High Level? President’s Report Having worked in the industry for the last 30 years, one truth remains constant: we are Jerry Tyler, California Board of Barbering and Cosmetology recession-proof. This is true as long as we as an industry maintain our integrity, offer innovative and forward thinking services and exceed the In these uncertain economic times many in client’s expectations with a commitment to our industry are wondering what they can do to excellence. Whether it’s the much needed salon increase their business and ensure they hold on remodel, or the new Hugo Boss suit to wear to to the precious market share they have already the next industry event, when we upgrade the attained. Taking time to step back and look at investment is always rewarded with abundance both our individual assets and the overall look both financially and personally. of our businesses serves us In closing, I want to take well in these times. a moment to thank Lisa Kind The best way to grow is The new bureau and all the staff at California to think about an “upgrade.” Stylist for allowing me the One of my favorite songs privilege to talk to the industry chief will have our from Beyonce’s “B’day” CD in California through these was on my heavy rotation articles over the last 2 terms I board as industry play list last year and still have served as the president is today. It is my and my closest friends’ mantra, advisors to give guid- of the Board of Barbering and Cosmetology. These articles “Let Me Upgrade Ya.” This mindset creates the focus ance and direction to have been a valuable voice to the concerns and the acthat will lead us to take our complishments our board has individual services and salon see the reforms and achieved in the interests of the environments to the next and our industry level. Are we eye level or processes continue... consumers partners in California. high level? Increasing the With the unfortunate perceived value is the key sunset of our board, I assure to maintaining our customer base and growing the industry that our time as a bureau will in our businesses. no way cease the good work our board has On every TV talk show, we see the endless accomplished. The new bureau chief will have barrage of makeovers. People love to see the our board as industry advisors to give guidance potential unseen miracle revealed with a new and direction to see the reforms and processes wardrobe, hairstyle or make-up in the hands of continue in a progressive and proactive manner. a celebrity stylist. Yet, maybe it is our individual Our board has been a powerful and thoughtful salons that need the makeover—to regain that force and the spirit and vision that guided it will spark and create the buzz. Wynn Claybaugh, remain in the future. Its impact to promote the the respected industry motivator and educator, urged us to have a “talk with our closet.” Maybe largest group of beauty industry professionals in the U.S. and protect its consumers will be long get rid of the wardrobe that was yesterday and felt in the times to come. fill it with today. Maybe upgrade our skills with Thank you to our board members for their new techniques and tools, have a talk with our selfless energy and I am eternally grateful being educational closet and replace some of our allowed to serve the industry as board president old techniques with the new. Expanding the in California. Peace and prosperity to you all. services we offer expands our value and that of our salons. CALIFORNIA STYLIST & SALON | JUNE 2008 | 17 SALON OPENINGS COMPLETELY REMODELED, NEWPORT - COSTA MESA AREA. SPACE AVAILABLE FOR STYLIST AND MANICURIST Two w e e k s f r ee . C a l l A l (9 4 9 ) 6 4 5 - 0 6 6 2 o r (949)735-6347 5 STAR SALON & DAY SPA SEEKING HAIRSTYLISTS VIP room and stylist stations available for rent. Rent by the week or by the month. Great location, free valet parking. Studio City. (818)501-7778 LOMITA, CA - FA CIAL ROOMS WITH EQUIPMENT, HAIR / NAIL STATIONS AND MASSAGE ROOMS FOR RENT Salon in great location. Stylist and Manicur ist rent or com mis sion. Ca ll Lupe (310)257-1924 HEAD LINE HAIR, COSTA MESA, CA Seeking experienced HAIRSTYLISTS. Also three stations available for rent. Completely remodeled salon in great location. Shopping center anchored by CVS, Starbucks, Charo, Quiznos, Juice, Bakery...Busy traffic. Close to 405 Freeway. Ample parking. Call Vanessa (714)657-8182 / (714)557-2066 or Fax (714)766-8470 [email protected] BELLFLOWER HAIR DESIGNS now has Stylist Stations for rent @ $150 per week. Work anytime Tuesday-Saturdays, 9am-9pm. Very close to 91 and 605 Freeways. Call Mary (562)920-7051 HAIR STYL IST WANTED FOR WEST LA HAIR SALON We currently have one station available for rent. Call Susie (310)836-1314 LA BELLA DAY SPA & SALON, UPLAND Just remodeled. Seven stylist stations available. Option to sell your own products. First week freebring your friends and receive a month free rental for each one. One massage or esthetician room available. Call Toni for details (909)354-6360 $ STATIONS AVAILABLE FOR STYLISTS AND MAN I C UR IST AT GRANADA HILLS SALON Great location with excellent parking! Stylist stations include tow els and backbar. Call Chris tine @ (818)439-0313. FACIAL, MAS SAGE ROOM FOR RENT FULL OR PART-TIME Affordable, quiet room with private entrance!!! Three private styling stations also available. Great move in special! Free week vacation - Popular Orange location! Call Judy (714)403-9934 TEMECULA AND COMPTON SALONS HAVE HAIRSTYLIST / MANICURIST STATIONS FOR RENT Prime location, friendly en vi ron ment. Call Cas san dra at (310)413-2385 18 | JUNE 2008 | CALIFORNIA STYLIST & SALON LOOKING FOR SOME THING DIFFERENT? Newly remodeled salon looking for Stylists and Barbers. Also have room ready for Facialist. Rental or commission. Friendly atmosphere, beautiful location in Yorba Linda. Contact Barbara (714)504-0720 HAIRSTYLIST WANTED FOR WEST L.A. HAIR SALON Newly remodeled salon in great location. Stations for rent or commission. Call Reda or Teri (310)390-3571 HAIR STATIONS FOR RENT TO ESTABLISHED STYLISTS - NORWALK AREA Close to 605 fwy. Backbar / towels included. Plenty of parking, $100 weekly. Very friendly atmosphere. Call Anna (562)883-4919 LAGUNA BEACH Ready for a fresh start to empower your career? We would like to offer you this and more! Stations available for rent at Laguna’s hottest salon. Plenty of free parking in a convenient location with ocean breezes. Call today to find out more about us and what we can do for you! (949)715-5111 SYNC SALON IS SEEKING PERSON ABLE AND PRO FES SIONAL STYLISTS for our new, modern, upscale full service Salon in vibrant North Beach / Jackson Square neighborhoods in downtown San Francisco. Booth rental prices are at $200 per week, with the first week of the first 2 months free. Employment opportunities available with profit sharing, must have Clients. We offer a sustainable design and ergonomic equipment. Validated Parking for clients in building. Please con tact Ron Skilandat at (415)397-1078 or email: [email protected] NEW HAIR SALON IN NORTH HOLLY WOOD (N o H o area). Also in Chatsworth. Discounted booth rental. Need good, positive, licensed Stylist to join our team. More info call (818)620-1267 $ COMMISSIONED HAIRSTYLISTS needed for recently renovated, high end, popular salon located in the Historic District of Riverside, California. To begin the interview process, please fax your re sume to (951)684-2252 attn: Lisa LEASE OFFERS HAIR STATION FOR RENT - GOLDEN SPOT IN SHERMAN OAKS (south of Ventura Blvd. & Van Nuys Blvd.) Clean, friendly atmosphere. Good parking. Call Greg (818)386-9000 STYL IST WITH CLI EN TELE FOR FULL-SERVICE SALON IN IRVINE Busy business area - Michelson / Von Karmen. Backbar, towels, soda, coffee, water supplied. Your own key / own schedule. Rent $150 per week / commission. Two weeks free, vacation, insurance. (949)857-1906 FOR RENT - CYPRESS / LAKEWOOD / EAST LONG BEACH AREA Stylist stations $250 month!! Man icure sta tion and Esthetician room included!!! Bring your clients. C a l l F r a n @ h o me ( 3 1 0 )9 5 2 - 1 9 4 2 , c el l (562)788-0122, salon (714)828-7840 SALON OF EL PASEO - PALM DESERT HAIR STYL IST BOOTH RENTAL El Paseo. $200 per week. Eight weeks free with one year lease. Your schedule, your products, your prof its. Be your own boss! Call (760)862-9890 MARTINEZ, CA - HAIR / FACIAL SALON FOR RENT 1100 sq.ft. building. Parking in the b a c k . C a l l Saren for more in forma tion (925)228-8207. HAIRSTYLIST NEEDED IN VERY PLUSH, PRIVATE, NEWPORT BEACH SALON FOR WEEKLY RENTAL Also part-time (two days per week) available. Please call Sharon (949)631-3183 or (714)553-0439 RANCHO CUCAMONGA HAIR SALON HAS TWO MANICURIST STATIONS AND ONE STYLIST STATION AVAILABLE FOR BOOTH RENTAL with clientele. Great location. Clean and friendly atmosphere. Call Susan (909)944-7393 or (909)821-1094 SALON IN SHERMAN OAKS - HAIR AND NAIL STA TION FOR RENT - FA CIAL ROOM ALSO AVAILABLE Great location on Ventura Blvd. by 101and 405 Fwy. Hairstylist or facial room $150 per week, Manicurist $75 per week. Please contact Quincy (818)339-5091 WESTCHESTER VILLAGE: Elegant new salon has stations available for $135.00 per wk for 3 months with lease in busy shopping center. Many walk-ins. Call Lorraine @ (714)865-0652 FULLERTON - TAKE OVER LEASE FOR BEAUTY SALON 1500sq.ft. ($2 / sq.ft.). Call for more information (714)204-9071 SPACIOUS AND CHARMING SALON IN SAN MARINO HAS STYLIST STATION AVAILABLE Backbar, towels and your own key. Snacks, tea, coffee and many current magazines with large waiting area. Come by and take a look. Rent is $750 monthly. 2492 Huntington Drive. Contact (818)426-4311 HUNTINGTON BEACH - BUSY, FULL-SERVICE SALON HAS TWO HAIRSTYLIST STATIONS FOR RENT $185 per week. 10% commission on product sales. Great location, newly remodeled. Vacation after one year. Incredible client marketing program. Client refreshments. (714)585-1185 MONTEBELLO, CA - HAIR STATIONS FOR RENT Must have license - Barbers, Cosmetologist, Nail Technician welcome! Call Sylvia (323)724-4128 LOS GATOS / CAMP BELL Pris tine, well-established salon / skincare center. Stop throwing your rent money away when you’re not working! Pay rent only on days you’re here, never when you’re not here. Sensible renting. Call (408)483-7412 FULL SER VICE BEAUTY SA LON IN SHERMAN OAKS HAS SPACE AVAILABLE FOR HAIRDRESSER AND MANICURIST FACIAL ROOM ALSO AVAILABLE Rental. 1st month free. Great location near 101 Freeway. Call (818)726-1889 BARBER WANTED - ORANGE COUNTY Full-time or part-time Barber wanted at Mt. Zion Barbershop. Great opportunity. Busy shop! Call (714)898-3488 HAIR STYL IST & MAN I CUR IST STATIONS FOR RENT IN PITTSBURG, CA Hairstylist: 1st three months $100 per week, $135 per week thereafter. Manicurist: 1st three months $50 per week, $85 per week thereafter. Stable - in shopping cen ter. Contact Lidia Leonberger (925)234-0173 COZY SA LON IN BURBANK Great location, 1/2 block from Media Center. Three hair stations, one nail station and one facial room available for rent. Nails $75 per week, Hair $125 per week. Call (818)563-4243 PLEASANTON: WELL ESTABLISHED, EN ER GETIC SA LON HAS STA TIONS FOR RENT Close to downtown with plenty of parking, high end backbar, vacation leave and FREE RENT! Call now before they’re all rented! (925)417-2210 TORRANCE Salon Seeking friendly, enthusiastic HAIRSTYLIST with clientele to rent station in full service salon. Great location near Del Amo Mall and Redondo Beach. (310)480-6827 ROSEVILLE, CA - WELL ESTABLISHED SALON HAS STA TIONS FOR RENT Backbar and towels provided. Great location with plenty of parking. 1/2 rent / month for the first 3 months. Call Nancy @ (916)539-5480 for details. WALNUT CREEK SALON SEEKING HAIRSTYLIST & MANICURIST Stations for rent. Parking available. Call for more information (925)935-0512 HAIR STYL IST STA TION FOR RENT IN CORONA DEL MAR / NEWPORT BEACH, CA AREA Unique salon. Established 32 years. Must be reliable and professional. Must have clientele. Be your own boss. Get your own k ey. Call Velma (714)264-4616 GORGEOUS SA LON IN THE MISSION HILLS AREA OF SAN DIEGO IS SEEKING HAIRSTYLISTS to share a fan tastic space. Backbar, beverages, towels included in rent. Your clients will love it here and so will you! [email protected] or Jennifer at (619)233-0014 WOODLAND HILLS, VENTURA BLVD. Four hair stations for rent. Manicure space and small facial room also available. Prime location. Great parking. Special price for groups. Call (818)992-8865 HAIR STATION, NAIL STATION & ROOM FOR RENT IN SANTA CLARITA SALON Great location. $150 per week For more information call Nik @ (661)254-4458 (work) or (310)963-4247 (cell) COMMERCE - BELL GARDENS - BELL DOWNEY AREA Three stations available. Barber / Cosmetologist. Be your own boss / own hours. Nice shop, parking, business park. Must have own clientele. Only $350 per month. Will consider Manicurist. (323)728-5259 (714)397-0535 BEAU TI FUL SA LON IN THE HEART OF MELROSE (HOLLYWOOD) Three Workstations for rent. $800 / month. Also esthetician room for rent $650 / month. Get your own key! Call Fima (323)868-5111 TWO WEEKS FREE RENT! Hair Station in Redlands, CA. High end backbar, styling products, towels, much more included. Friendly staff, lovely atmosphere. Up scale, full service sa lon. (909)793-4199 $ OWN YOUR OWN BUSINESS (CHAIR RENTAL) Make profit from your own retail sales. David Andrew Salon of Palm Springs is looking for the right Styl ist with a cli entele. (760)318-2663 or (760)898.9657 FOR RENT - DOWNTOWN PLEASANTON AREA Stylist stations $200 per week!!! Backbar & towels included. Bring your clients. Call Annie at cell (408)893-9579 or at shop (925) 484-4338. We also need more Nail Technicians and will pay in commission only. Must have a license in California. SPECIAL!!! STATION FOR RENT!!! Kut N Beauty Salon is now renting! Looking for Hairstylists at a great location in Sunnyvale at the Hacienda Plaza. F or more in forma tion call M ary (408)394-4923 or Fred (408)393-4667. BEVERLY HILLS - STATION FOR RENT Newly remodeled. Upscale neighborhood. Looking for Barber and Hairstylist. Get your own key. 24/7 access. Bring your clients, they’ll love this salon! One week free. Free parking. Heidi (310)666-9878 DOWN TOWN CON CORD CA-Seeking friendly,-motivated stylist for station rental. START-UP INCENTIVE. Great Location, Easy Freeway Access, Parking G ar a g e . (9 2 5 ) 8 2 7 - 9 6 3 6 or [email protected] SAN RAMON - HAIRSTYLIST STATIONS FOR RENT $150 per week. Backbar, Towels, Parking, Web site. Private Room for rent part-time. This Salon specializes in hair loss solutions & chemical services. Call (925)277-0989 TUSTIN Beautiful salon. Two Hair & one nail station available. Monthly or weekly rent. Retail your own product. Great location. Great atmosphere. Call Emelia @ 714-505-2455 Two weeks free! WOODLAND HILLS - HAIR STATION FOR LOW RENT $150 per week, two weeks free. Great location and atmosphere. On Ventura Blvd., West Topanga, across Freeway 101. Call (818)268-8215 SIMI VAL LEY - TWO HAIRSTYLIST STATIONS FOR RENT $150 per week. Well established salon. Great location and parking, newly remodeled. (805)527-6835 BARBER STYL IST WA NTED / TUSTIN, CA Full-time or part-time, commission or rent. Call Debbie (714)838-2131 SALARY / COMMISSION WORK FROM HOME Portland Oregon manufacturer/distributor has an opening for a positive minded, self motivated customer service rep in several locations. This is a work from home contract position. Set-N-Me-Free provides territory account and lead information direct into your computer. On the telephone, you train salons to use healthy skin care products and add-on treatments. Work from home is generous commissions and bonuses. Send resume to 503-669-9057 or call Debbie at 800-221-9727. C h ec k u s o u t : www.set-n-me-free.com WANTED: Li censed cos me tol o gi sts and estheticians to join the Education Department at Federico Beauty Institute – located in Sacramento, California. Will train! Visit www.federico.edu or call 919.929.4242 ex. 205. $ WELL ESTABLISHED, BUSY BARBER SHOP IN MORENO VALLEY NEEDS EXPERIENCED BARBERS Barbers. Full & Part Time. Detailed work! Good at Zero Fades! Call Star (951)743-1565 NEWPORT BEACH, LIDO PLAZA - STATIONS FOR HAIRSTYLIST AND MANICURIST AVAILABLE FOR RENT OR COMMISSION Great location with free parking. Clean environment, friendly, completely remodeled. Nice shop. Call (949)723-5372 or (714)808-7201 CALIFORNIA STYLIST & SALON | JUNE 2008 | 19 SALON FOR SALE - CITRUS HEIGHTS, CA Recently remodeled. Nine hair stations, one manicure station, tanning rooms. Busy shopping center. Asking $30,000. Call Helen for more information (916)628-6108 NEWLY REMODELED SALON IN LA PUENTE In Shopping Center. FIVE stations, TWO shampoo bowls, FOUR dryers. Room for facials & waxing. LOTS of FREE parking. Must See! Call M ichelle for Appt. (626)338-8312 GREAT LOCATION IN ORANGE Close to the Village Mall. Semi-private stations with storage. Owner / Stylist willing to stay. Asking 35K. Please call for more in formation. (714)441-1756 SHOPS FOR SALE HAIR SALON - IRVINE in busy business area. 1,100 sq ft., six chairs, with room to add more. Two private rooms, two shampoo bowls and two dryers. Newer stations & backbar, chairs. Lease $2300 / month. Owner would like to stay. (949)922-7186 GLENDALE - BARBER AND BEAUTY SALON Established 15 years. Four stations, two shampoo bowls, dryers, facial and waxing room. Kitchen with laundry. New equipment. Lease $1145. $30,000 negotiable. (818)726-9595 (818)240-4263 (818)551-1058 BEAUTY SALON FOR SALE, CORONA CA Busy shopping center. Call Moises, Cell (714)474-1750 PROF IT ABLE SA LON FOR SALE!!! TORRANCE Net $3,000 without working it. 2,200 square ft, eye catching architecture. You can easily double or triple current income with space for expansion. Great systems, easy management. Motivated to sell this month! Lots of extra retail space. BONUS - full established hair clientele included with purchase of salon. THIS WILL BE YOUR BEST INVESTMENT EVER!!! $69,000 OBO. Call (562)884-0062 motivated to sell VENICE, CA - GREAT LO CATION NEXT TO THE OCEAN, FULL SERVICE BEAUTY SALON / SUP PLY Lots of walk-ins. Six Hair Stations, Three Fa cial Rooms, Three Nail Stations. 10 years established. Great rent and lease! (310)390-0739 FRESNO SALON / IN SHOPPING CENTER / GOOD LOCATION Five stations (all rented), three shampoo bowls, seven dryers. High traffic. Great opportunity. Be your own boss! TURNKEY! Also have Delphia Microdermabrasion Machine & other equipment for sale. Call (559)325-6605 ORANGE COUNTY NAIL SALONS Busy beach city salon has 5 nail / 4 pedicure stations! Absentee-run West OC salon has 10 spa chairs and 1 facial room! BestSoCal (562) 795-0500. SAN FRANCISCO: BEAUTIFUL, BOUTIQUE STYLE SALON Great location in upscale neighborhood. Street level with lots of walk-ins, 6 stations, laundry units, recently redecorated. Call (415)246-4950 ORANGE COUNTY BEAUTY SALONS Many full service salons! From 4 – 11 stations! Treatment rooms! Some absentee run! All in busy cen ters in af flu ent ar eas! BestSoCal (562) 795-0500. BEAUTY SUPPLY AND SALON FOR SALE, RIVERSIDE Three hair stations. Large inventory. Busy shopping center. Great opportunity to be your own boss! Very good price! For information call Maria (951)686-2386 HAIR SALON FOR SALE IN CORONA Six hair stations, two dryers, two shampoo bowls, one skincare room. Great location next to freeway. Very busy shopping center. Call Erol Senel @ Pomecs Real Estate (949)481-4359 20 | JUNE 2008 | CALIFORNIA STYLIST & SALON SACRAMENTO, CA - FULL SERVICE SALON FOR SALE Four hair stations, two shampoo bowls, four dryers, two nail stations, two spa pedicures, nail dryer table, facial and massage room, two tanning beds. 1500 sq.ft. Great location. College Green Shopping Center. Lots of walk-ins, lots of parking. Call (916)387-1030 or (916)383-4636 BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA Spacious, redecorated, full service salon offering many nice features. New equipment, seven stations, four shampoo bowls, two large separate rooms. Must see, Must Sell, Make offer!!! (661)589-4711 (805)340-0162 LARGE BEAUTY SALON / FRESNO SHOPPING CENTER / GOOD LOCATION Lots of parking. 17 Hair Stations, 5 Manicure Stations, 3 Private Rooms. Many upgrades. Great potential for the right person. $75,000 OBO. For more information call (559)903-7669 PORT HUENEME-CA Established, Full Service Salon Business FOR SALE. Rare Opportunity. Large Clientele, 7 Hair Stations, 3 Shampoo Bowls, Manicure Station, Dry Spa Treatment / Massage / Waxing Room, Retail Area. Owner Retiring. Call (805)985-5555 or E - m a il : [email protected] MISSION VIEJO - BEAUTY SALON FOR SALE between Los Alisos and Trabuco. Great location. Good lease. 1000 sq.ft. Call (949)981-8620 for more information. BARBERSHOP FOR SALE IN BEAUTIFUL MENDOCINO, CA Established over 30 years. Great business. Owner retiring. Call Mitch (707)937-0482 $ CHATSWORTH, CA Large salon. Five stations. Good Location. Owner moving. Good Price. Ask for Marie (323)717-0237 or (323)758-8412 HAIR SALON FOR SALE IN VALLEY VILLAGE 5 hair stations, 2 dryers, 2 shampoo bowls, 1 skin care or wax room, 1 manicure station. Great location near the freeway - busy shopping center. For more information call:(818)383-7726 BUSY HAIR SA LON FOR SALE IN MANTECA 1250 sq ft, four stations, one skincare room. Busy shopping center. Call Eliana (209)221-1100 REDONDO BEACH BEAUTY SALON FOR SALE! Established 20 years. Great location in busy shopping center. 5 stations, 3 shampoo bowls, 2 dryers, 1 facial room. Ample parking. Low rent / lease. Only $55,000. Call Jennifer Merritt / South Bay Brokers (310)413-7809 or (310)375-0583. BARBER SHOP FOR SALE, 18350 HESPERIAN BLVD., SAN LORENZO, CA 94580. Old fashioned three chair shop with lots of off street parking in big shopping center. Same location 35 years. New five year lease with five year option to renew. Rent $1226 per month. $10,000. Please, serious inquiries only. Call Pat @ 925-784-3837 PROFESSIONAL SKIN CARE - NAIL SALON FOR SALE $27,000 Negotiable. 900 sq.ft. Two facial rooms, three stations. City of Fountain Valley. Good location, good parking. Contact Mimi (714)260-2629 or Quang (562)726-5036 RIVERSIDE, CA - HAIR AND MANICURE SALON FOR SALE OK for retail. Lease only $300 per month. Buy me out for $7,000. Includes fur ni ture, elec tric it y, wa ter . Call Kim (951)795-2863 or (951)687-4897 SALON FOR SALE - MARIN COUNTY Best area of the Country Club / six hundred new homes. Five stations. Nice, established shop. Owner wants to stay and rent a chair. (415)883-7011 SALON FOR SALE IN HISTORIC EL DORADO Three styling stations, one manicure station (all rented). High traffic. $25,000. Call Evelyn (530)626-6114 HAIR SALON FOR SALE IN PERRIS Tiene 5 estaciones esta en buen lugar mucha clientela. Llamar a Martha (951)924-6138 (951)581-9135 (cell) TUJUNGA - MOVING - BEAUTY SUPPLY / SALON FOR SALE Waxing, massage. Two hair stations, large inventory, busy shopping center. Great opportunity to be your own boss. Call Hamlet 9 a.m.-noon. (818)248-7596 NEW EQUIPMENT LA-TE-DA CUSTOM DESIGNED SALON FURNITURE.WITH YOUR DESIGN IN MIND OUR COMPANY OFFERS A WIDE VARIETY OF SERVICES TO CREATE YOUR SALON VISION. START TO FIN ISH COM MIT MENT IN CLUDES COMPLETE FLOOR PLAN DESIGN -CREATIVE EQU IPMENT DE SIGN. ASK ABOUT OUR hide-a-cord styling station and other special designs. Hassle free Financing available for ev eryone. 1-800-640-0444 WWW.LATEDAUSA.COM ELEGANT NAIL SUPPLY: We wholesale and retail New & Used Salon Equipments, Salon Furniture and all brand-name products OPI, IBD, Gena, Creative, LaPalm… We offer online continuing education. Please visit our website for more information: www.elegantnailsupply.com. Phone: (937)258-0608 or 1-888-308-6308 USED EQUIPMENT BARBER CHAIRS - ANTIQUE - KOCH, KOKEN, PAIDAR 14 available. Two Belmont chairs. Two barber poles. Everything in excellent condition. Call (818)349-4310 1921 RESTORED BARBER CHAIR - FOREST GREEN LEATHER Looks new, headrest, works. Model: Paidar. $2500 firm. Day (805)733-2559, Eve (805)733-0347 $ FURNISH YOUR ENTIRE SALON! Beautiful salon furniture for sale. 6 stations, 6 chairs, 2 hair dryers, 2 shampoo bowls w / towel cabinet & 1 reception desk. All black & silver. Call Ana for more info @ (562)318-6010 EDUCATION MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH BENEFITS Includes dental, vision, prescription, chiropractic and medical. Not Insurance Linda 1-877-818-9254 or (541)554-7953 WANTED LEARN NEW TECHNIQUES THROUGH DVD’S - FREE CATALOG Hair cutting & styling, clipper & razor cutting, hair coloring, wedding styles & updo’s, makeup, facials, manicures and pedicures, waxing & hair removal, massage, and spa & body treatments. 800-414-2434 - www.VideoShelf.com PERFECT YOUR HAIR CUTTING AND COLORING SKILLS AT MOGI Monday or Sunday daytime class. For more info call Mogi at ( 3 1 0 ) 8 0 1 - 1 4 5 0 or w w w .mogihair .com / h t t p : / / m o g i h a i r . b l o g s p o t . c o m / s e a r c h / l abel/Hair%20%20cutting%20class EYELASH EXTENSIONS TRAINING BY NOVA LASH™ is an all day extensive training course for Cosmetologists/students, makeup artists and medical professionals. Boost income and clientele. Call to register/details on current and upcoming classes and locations. Northern CA, WA, OR (530)400-2304, or www.novalash.com BARBERS WANTED New Barber Shop in Chula Vista (San Diego area), seeking licensed barbers. Call Charlie @ (619)425-SHOP(7467) BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES MAKE $100 PER HOUR SHARP ENING SCISSORS AND CLIPPERS. I will beat anybody’s price on any equipment and training. (408)439-9161 SERVICES INTERIOR ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN 15 years experience in space planning, custom cabinet design, color coordination, lighting design. (949)294-3373 PROMOTE FOR MORE HAIR COLOR CLIENTS ONLINE! Be part of the largest hair coloring concept on the world wide web! Create your own Hair Colorist webpage from our easy to use templateand receive your listing on the Hair Colorist Locator search en gine! Very af fordable! go to www.MyBellaColor.com and register TODAY! Enter discount code: 1SSAD308301 SALES, SERVICES & REPAIRS of Barber chairs, Salon chairs, and Hairdryers. Sales of NEW & USED Barber chairs and Salon chairs. We CUSTOM build Salon & Barber stations. UPHOLSTERY services. We currently have: 10 barber chairs on sale- starting price $75; 15 antique barber chairs; New salon stations- starting at $99.99; New shampoo cradles- starting at $125. For more info call Jesse @ 310-830-4982 Se habla espaol BEACHWOOD SHELVES (IKEA) Great for display of products. $100 each. Shampoo unit and wall station with three drawers. $495 for all. Call Nik @ (661)254-4458 (work) or (310)963-4247 (cell) BARBER SHOP EQUIPMENT 4 matching Koken chairs with por celain bot toms, good chrome. 2 shampoo sinks, 2 sets of matching backbars with mirrors / lighting, waiting chairs and much more. $5,000. Located in Sacramento. Call (916) 925-4541 SUPER PHASER GOLD NEEDLE FREE HAIR REMOVAL MACHINE in excellent con di tion. In cludes all train ing ma te rial $4800.00. Also Lam Probe never used. Includes all training material $3500. Call (559)733-2639 PROFITABLE SIDELINES OFFER YOUR CLI ENTS MORE Tamera Acey, a Health & Weight Loss Advisor can assist them, or she can train you how to offer this valuable service yourself. Help your Clients truly feel better. Call her at (503)267-9189 (Pacific time) or e-mail: [email protected] INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF PRECISION HAIRCUTTING OFFERS IN SALON TRAINING WITH RENE FRELOW In depth explanations of Precision Haircutting. Individual attention. Call (415)695-9672 $ HAIR EXTENSION MASTER CLASS Se experta en extensiones,quien atienda a la clase aprendera lo ultimo en las mejores tecnicas. Gratis manequi de practica,CERTIFICADO y Tarjeta de decuento. Llama para reservar tu espacio comunicate con Leticia al (818)284-5935. Clase es completa en Espanol. English class available. APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM for San Bernardino and Riverside counties. Call John at (714)571-5747 LEARN NEW TRENDS - Y-GLORIA NAILS - PRODUCTS & ACADEMY Oriental art design and paint. Specializing in encapsulation and 3-D air. One week intensive course. Come and be s u cc e ssf u l. S i gn u p 1 - 8 0 0 - 8 5 1 - 5 4 6 1 [email protected] CALIFORNIA STYLIST & SALON | JUNE 2008 | 21 JUNE Eyelash Extensions One Day Intensive Training by Novalash, call for dates and locations. (530)400-2304 or www.novalash.com 1: 2GORJIS presents Global Connections (Makeup for Multi-Ethnic Skin) with Makeup Artist Kim Evans, Walnut Creek, CA www.2GORJIS. com or (925)932-8602 1-2: Trisha Kemp: How Water is Ruining Your Color Results, Los Angeles, CA 1-800-622-7332 www.malibuwellness.com 2: Maly’s presents L’Oreal Majirel, Richesse & HiRichesse, San Rafael; Matrix Color Correction, Fresno; Redken Design & Styling, Bakersfield; Redken Color Correction, Victorville; Redken Hair Color Collection, Arcadia, Lancaster, Lemon Grove, Newport Beach; Sexy Hair Collection, Elk Grove; Sexy Hair Structure in Motion, Woodland Hills; Farouk Color Confidence, Rancho Cucamonga; Farouk Map the Cap, Rancho Cucamonga; Framesi HPAS Customizing Color & The Eclectic Experience, Brea, Escondido, Long Beach, Monterey Park; TIGI Colour, Encinitas; 1-800-446-2597 www.malys.com 2: Brazilian Blowout Academy, West Hollywood, CA (310)5607497 www.brazilianblowout.com [email protected] 2: Raffco International Beauty Company presents Mask Color Intro, Irvine, CA 1-800-255-9522 ext. 256; [email protected] 2: Cosmoprof Beauty presents Alfaparf Color Demo, Thousand Oaks; Farouk Art of Blonding Hands-On, Santa Clarita; Paul Mitchell Ask the Educator Color Demo, West Covina; Paul Mitchell Complete Color Demo, Glendale; Schwarzkopf Modern Life Hands-On, Sacramento; Wella Koleston Perfect Demo, Lancaster; Wella Tecnicas de Color Demonstracion, Fresno; Wella Creative Color, Montclair or Yuba City; Rusk Pony Up with Controlled Chaos Demo, Victorville; TIGI Instinctive Cutting Demo, Woodland Hills; Bio Ionic ReTeXpress Class Demo, Lake Forest, Orange; “Ph”acials the Pharmagel® Way, Pasadena; Satin Smooth Waxing Class, Long Beach; www.cosmoprofbeauty.com 2-8:: Award Studio presents Media Makeup for Ads, TV, Films, and Video, Los Angeles, CA (310)364-0665 www.MediaMakeupArtists.com 8: Adrian the Dream Weaver presents Hair Extension Certification Course, Dillon Beach, CA (972)387-5677 www.HairExtension.com 8: 2GORJIS presents Let’s Talk Makeup (Makeup Basics 101) with Kim Evans, Walnut Creek, CA www.2GORJIS.com or (925)932-8602 8: 3D-Beauty International presents 3D-Lashes Eyelash Extension Workshop, Walnut Creek, CA 1-866-757-5274 or www.3d-beauty.com 8-9: Kadus Certified Colorist Program with Jessee Skittrall, Concord, CA www.rwaseriousbeauty.com 8-10: Salon Training International presents Graduate Course, Carlsbad, CA (760)929-2600 email: [email protected] 8-10: Eufora International presents Strategic Solutions Academy Foundations Course, Carlsbad, CA 1-800-638-3672 www.eufora.net 9: Maly’s presents American Crew Clipper Cutting Clinic, Bakersfield; Farouk Color Confidence, Elk Grove; Framesi Color Keys, Fresno, Gilroy; L’Oreal Majirel, Richesse & HiRichesse, Roseville, Hillcrest; Redken Hair Color Collection, San Rafael, Encinitas, Orange, Folsom; Sexy Hair Collection, Bakersfield; Sexy Hair Structure in Motion, Newport Beach, Rancho Cucamonga; Framesi HPAS Customizing Color & The Eclectic Experience, Woodland Hills; Matrix Blonding Experience, Arcadia, Lancaster; Matrix Corrective Color(spanish), Long Beach, Monterey Park; Nioxin Scalp Renew, Escondido; 1-800-446-2597 www.malys.com 9: Western Salon Services presents Straight Effects Class with Colleen Wagner, Santa Rosa, CA (916)384-3920 or 800-235-7376 9: NCEA Certification Prep Class, San Francisco, CA, Concepts Inst. of Advanced Esthetics (650)244-9625 www.conceptsinstitute.com 9: Cosmoprof Beauty presents Wella Color Correction Demo, Fountain Valley; Wella Tecnicas de Color Demonstracion, Bakersfield; Schwarzkopf Modern Life Hands-On, Fremont; Paul Mitchell Complete Color Demo, Pasadena; Pravana Color Solutions, Citrus Heights; Wella Creative Color, Santa Barbara or Bakersfield; Bio Ionic ReTeXpress Class Demo, Glendale, Lancaster, Woodland Hills; CND Liquid and Powder Basics; Stockton; “Ph”acials the Pharmagel Way, West Covina; www. cosmoprofbeauty.com 9: Raffco International Beauty Company presents Color Code Evolution, Irvine, CA 1-800-255-9522 ext. 256; [email protected] 16: 3D-Beauty International presents 3D-Lashes Eyelash Extension Workshop, Tustin, CA 1-866-757-5274 or www.3d-beauty.com 16: Maly’s presents Farouk Color Confidence, Folsom; 1-800-4462597 www.malys.com 16: Cosmoprof Beauty presents Pravana Color Solutions, Lake Forest, Sacramento or Stockton; Wella Koleston Perfect Montclair; Joico K-PAK Demo, Long Beach; Paul Mitchell PM Shines; TIGI Instinctive Cutting Demo, San Bernardino; Bio Ionic ReTeXpress Class Demo, Palm Desert, Pasadena, West Covina; “Ph”acials the Pharmagel® Way, Santa Clarita; Satin Smooth Waxing Class, Fountain Valley; www.cosmoprofbeauty.com 16: 3D-Beauty International presents 3D-Lashes Eyelash Extension Workshop, Tustin, CA 1-866-757-5274 or www.3d-beauty.com 22: Beauty Systems Group presents Farouk Systems University on tour, Benicia, CA 800-233-3141 X 4885 22-23: Kryolan Professional Makeup presents The Three Faces of Kryolan, San Francisco, CA www.kryolan.com 23: 3D-Beauty International presents 3D-Lashes Eyelash Extension Workshop, Phoenix, AZ 1-866-757-5274 or www.3d-beauty.com 23: Raffco Beauty Company presents Color Code Insperience, Irvine, CA 1-800-255-9522 ext. 256;[email protected] 23-27: On Set Hair Productions presents On Set Motion Picture Hair Academy Five Day Master Class, Santa Monica, CA 1-888-271-7977 (310)452-7059 www.onsethair.com 23-July 11: Westmore Academy of Cosmetic Arts presents Master Makeup Course Beauty & Fashion Makeup for Spa, Salon & Medi-Spa, Burbank, CA 1-877-978-6673 23-Aug.1: Westmore Academy of Cosmetic Arts presents Master Makeup Course High Fashion, Glamour & Commercial Photography, Burbank, CA 1-877-978-6673 23-Sept.12: Westmore Academy of Cosmetic Arts presents Master Makeup Course Motion Pictures, Television Beauty, Character and Effects, Burbank, CA 1-877-978-6673 23: Cosmoprof Beauty presents Wella Corrección del Color Demo, Santa Barbara; Paul Mitchell Complete Color Demo, Torrance; Pravana Color Solutions, Modesto, S. San Francisco, San Jose, West Covina; Rusk Illusions Collection 2008 Long Beach, Fresno; Bio Ionic ReTeXpress Class Demo, Montclair, Riverside, Victorville; CND Liquid and Powder Basics; San Bernardino; www.cosmoprofbeauty.com 24-26: Kryolan Professional Makeup presents The Advanced Makeup Class, San Francisco, CA www.kryolan.com 29-30: Salon Business Academy with Gary Call, Concord, CA www.rwaseriousbeauty.com 30: Raffco Beauty Company presents Mask Color Hands On, Irvine, CA 1-800-255-9522 ext. 256;[email protected] 30: Cosmoprof Beauty presents Pravana Color Solutions, Fresno, Orange, Santa Barbara, Yuba City; Bio Ionic ReTeXpress Class Demo, Fountain Valley, Long Beach, San Bernardino, Torrance; CND Liquid and Powder Basics; Modesto; www.cosmoprofbeauty.com 30: Maly’s presents Matrix Blonding Experience, Bakersfield Monterey Park, Victorville, Woodland Hills; Matrix Color Correction, Visalia; Matrix SoColor Experience, San Leandro; Redken Hair Color Collection, Elk Grove, Thousand Oaks; Sexy Hair Collection, Bakersfield; Sexy Hair Structure in Motion, Escondido; Framesi HPAS Customizing Color & The Eclectic Experience, Grand Terrace, Hillcrest, Lemon Grove, Orange, Rancho Cucamonga; Nioxin Scalp Renew, Arcadia; 1-800-446-2597 22 | JUNE 2008 | CALIFORNIA STYLIST & SALON June 2008 1-2: ABCH Energizing Summit, Los Angeles, CA www.haircolorist. com or 1-888-425-6578 1-2: Premiere Orlando, Orlando, FL www.premiershows.com 8-9: Fashion Focus 2008 presented by Cosmoprof Beauty, Seattle, WA www.cosmoprofbeauty.com 18-20: Intercoiffure 20th International World Congress, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil www.icdrio2008.com 21-24: George Rileys PBC presents Scruples Training for Tomorrow Lakeville, MN 1-800-303-3630 www.georgerileyspbc.com 21-28: California Cosmetology Association The New Generation presents Regional Stylz Symposium at Sea, Alaska Cruise aboard The Diamond Princess. Call 1- 800-235-7376 www.the-cca.com 21-28: Western Salon Services presents Alaskan Cruise with Wayne Grund and Dr. Hunter (916)384-3920 or 800-235-7376 22-23: Passion Hair Extension Stylebooks photography session, Dallas, TX (703)359-6000 ext. 22 [email protected] 26-28: The International Arab African Health & Body Care Trade Show, Cairo - Egypt, www.hebexegypt.com www.greenlinefairs.com 28-30: IBS Las Vegas (formerly Las Vegas Hair and Nail Conference), Las Vegas, NV www.ibslasvegas.com 28-30: International Esthetics, Cosmetics and Spa Conference, Las Vegas, NV www.iecsc.com 29-30: Redken Presents:Specialist Connection Santa Clara, CA 1.800.446.2597 X4201 www.malys.com 29-30: American Crew Presents: The Great RoadTrip PREVIEW, Los Angeles, HANDS ON - Hollywood, CA 1.800.446.2597 X4201 www.malys.com July 2008 6: Philly Finest Hair Salon presents The 4th Annual Battle of Beauty, Tampa, FL (727)698-3403 www.phillyfinest.com 12-14: California Cosmetology Association Annual Convention, Fresno, CA 1-800-482-3288 www.the-cca.com 12-15: Ohio Association of Beauticians Inc. 70th Annual Convention and Tradeshow, Cincinnati, OH (513)751-5566 / (419)222-5648 13: 19th Annual North American Hairstyling Awards, Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, 800/630-3603, www.cosmoprofnorthamerica.com 13-15: Cosmoprof North America 2008, Las Vegas, NV. www.cosmoprofnorthamerica.com 11-14: The International Caribbean Barber & Hair Fashion Showcase, MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA. www.icbhfashionshowcase.ws 13-14: Redken Presents: Master Specialist Connection Chico, CA 1.800.446.2597 X4201 www.malys.com 19-27: National Beauty Culturists’ League’s 89th Annual Convention, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 202/332-2659, nbcl.org 26-27: Armstrong McCall Regional Show, Phoenix, AZ www.armstrongmccall.com or call 1-800-45-SALON 27-28: Passion Hair Extension Stylebooks photography session, Los Angeles, CA (703)359-6000 ext. 22 [email protected] 28: Paul Mitchell Trend Tour, Columbus, OH 1-800-251-8427 or www.PMOhio.com August 2008 2-4: Bronner Brothers International Hair Show, Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, 800/547-SHOW, bronnerbros.com 3: 2nd Annual Northwest Nailtechs Networking Event, Seattle / Renton, WA www.nwnailtechs.com 3-4: Passion Family Stylebooks photography session, Indianapolis, IN (703)359-6000 ext. 22 [email protected] 3-4: Redken Presents: Master Specialist Connection Chico, CA 1.800.446.2597 X4201 www.malys.com 3-6: ECRM Cosmetics & Fragrance EPPS Conference, TBD, 770/932-3191 ecrm-epps.com 9-11: National Cosmetology Association presents Salon Life ‘08, Rosemont, IL www.salon-life.com or 1-888-254-9810 9-12: George Rileys PBC presents Scruples Training for Tomorrow, Lakeville, MN 1-800-303-3630 www.georgerileyspbc.com 16-18: Face & Body 2008, Moscone Center North, San Francisco, 630/653-2155,faceandbody.com. 17-18: Redken Presents:Specialist Connection Santa Clara, CA 1.800.446.2597 X4201 www.malys.com 17-18: Expo Latino International Salon and Spa Show, Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, CA, 562/802-7471, expolatino.com 17-21: EX•TRACTS, Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York City, 800/272-SHOW, extractsny.com September 2008 6-8: Haircolor USA, Miami, FL www.haircolorusaevent.com 14: Nailpro Anaheim, Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA, 888/491-8265, www.nailpro.com 20-22: Spa & Resort Expo and Conference, New York www.spaandresortexpo.com 20-22: International Congress of Esthetics and Spa, Long Beach, CA 1-800-471-0229 or www.lneonline.com 21-22: Mid-American Beauty Classic, Columbus, OH www.premiereshows.com 22: Redken Presents: Master Specialist Connection Chico, CA 1.800.446.2597 X4201 www.malys.com 27: Aris Guzman and Aris Milan Hairdressing present The Immaculate Collection, McAllen, TX (956)534-4821 or (956)867-3559 National Cosmetology Association Announces SalonLife ’08 Conference Designed to connect like-minded salon professionals with one another and inspire their success in both their professional and personal lives, the National Cosmetology Association (NCA) SalonLife ’08 Conference and Expo expands this year to include an interactive, educationally focused expo floor. SalonLife ’08 will be held Aug. 9 through 11 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, located in Rosemont, Illinois. The event is open to all salon professionals – owners, managers, stylists, nail technicians and estheticians. In addition to hearing from expert speakers, show attendees will experience learning and networking experiences. Constructed to serve the expressed needs of owners and working professionals, SalonLife ’08 will feature exhibitors, outstanding education and a noise-controlled environment that’s conducive to conducting business and learning. Enriching the lives of salon professionals through greater beauty, business and balance will be the focus of this year’s speakers. Keynote speaker will be Vidal Sassoon. Also speaking are top industry icons such as Winn Claybaugh, the dean of Paul Mitchell The School; Robert Cromeans, the global artistic director of Paul Mitchell; Christopher and Sonya Dove of Wella Professional; Amanda Gore, lifestyle coach at Amanda Gore International; Vivienne Mackinder of HairDesignTV.com; Ann Mincey of Redken 5th Avenue NYC; Martin Parsons of Intermar Productions; Mary Rector-Gable of behindthechair.com; Lydia Sarfati of Sarki-Repêchage; Geno Stampora of Creative Consulting and Billy and Melissa Yamaguchi of Yamaguchi Salons and Spa. For more information on SalonLife ’08, visit www.salon-life.com or call 888-254-9810. WHAT’S NEW IN THE MARKET 1. Coloring Hair Just Got Easier The Color Exact Scale is the perfect tool to give you a quick and simple way to ensure consistent color control—every time, every client. No more guess work. Less wasted product. Easy and accurate color mixing. Imagine never again guessing or eyeballing color. The Color Exact Scale accomplishes just that, making the stylist’s job much more precise and professional. “As a working stylist with over 20 years in the business, I am always looking to perfect my craft. When I started using a color scale, I notice that my formulas were much more consistent and my clients’ colors were the same every time. An added benefit was that I was saving money, since I was not wasting product. This is why I have come out with a scale and made it available to all of us in the business,” said Monica Smullins, creator of the Color Exact Scale. For more information, call 650-464-8587, or visit www.colorexact.com. 2. Want To Be a Brazilian Waxing Legend? 1 2 3 Travis Powell, the Waxing Diva, shares his secrets for the perfect Brazilian wax in the new Brazilian Waxing Handbook and DVD. Everything you need to know about giving safe, sexy Brazilian bikini waxes to men and women is included. Perfect your technique with easy-to-follow instructions, abundant diagrams and expert waxing tips from a leader in the field. Powell specializes in Brazilian bikini waxes, having done thousands of them at Salon Dewi, his Seattle salon. He was named the Editor’s Pick for Best Waxing in Seattle in the CitySearch 2006-2007 poll. He was recognized with Seattle Magazine’s Best Manscaping of the Year for 2006. For more information, visit www.thewaxingdiva.com or call 206-229-9822. 3. Mizani Scalp Care Provides Soothing Scalp Relief Mizani is a professional brand catering to multi-textured and sensitized hair. With its new Scalp Care System, stylists can provide their clients with a professional, in-salon service to help control moderate to severe scalp problems and promote healthy looking hair. This three-part system combines potent salicylic acid with powerful pyrithione and zinc, two active ingredients proven to eliminate the recurrence of dandruff, scalp flaking, scaling and itching. Peppermint oil and cucumber extract help to soothe, cool, and stimulate the scalp for a refreshing sensorial experience while restoring moisture to both hair and scalp. Scalp relief is felt immediately and effectively rebalances the scalp with continued use. Designed specifically for professional-only use, the Scalp Care System is accompanied with two at home maintenance products. Scalp Care is a complete approach to supporting clients with scalp flaking, scaling and itching with professional service and retail sizes of Scalp Care Shampoo and Scalp Care Conditioner. For more information, call 877-726-3624 or visit www.mizani-usa.com. 4 5 4. Deep Hydration for Smooth, Ageless Skin AminoGenesis Skincare introduces DermaScyne Intense Daily Serum with natural moisturizing factors, a new option to fight premature aging. Skin is an excellent barrier and the first level of protection for the body. Among the few substances that can penetrate the skin are amino acids—but they must be delivered through an emulsion in order to reach the dozens of various proteins the skin is made of. When these proteins begin to breakdown, they must be repaired or replaced in order for your skin to maintain a youthful, radiant and healthy appearance. This newest of AminoGenesis’ products is designed to harness the amazing power of amino acids. DermaScyne delivers 25 key biological building blocks to the skin, enabling it to replace and repair its essential proteins as they breakdown. It also supplies crucial natural compounds that bind moisture to the skin. Together, these help to maintain a youthful, radiant and healthy appearance. For more information, call 877-523-4455 or visit www.aminogenesis.com. 5. Perfect Convenience for Decolorizing To achieve even color tones from root to tip, artificial color often needs to be removed from hair before new color is applied. This is because the new artificial color cannot remove or replace old color already in the hair shaft. Decolorizing Powder packets by Jean Alexander are now available in extra gentle formulas. The packets make any decolorizing service very convenient, particularly for those traveling to do hair. Jean Alexander Decolorizing Powders are remarkably gentle yet effective and able to lighten hair up to 7 levels without swelling or harming the cuticle. Formulated for both on and off the scalp applications, the powder works quickly and does not dry out during the process. Jean Alexander’s EQ® System includes Decolorizing Powder, soothing Herbal Cream Color Shades - with and without ammonia, and Ultra-Developers. For more information call 1-800-344-5326. Have your product considered for the Stylist & Salon’s What’s New section. Send press releases with a photo to Managing Editor Lisa Kind at [email protected] or mail to Stylist & Salon Newspapers, 1750 SW Skyline Blvd., Suite 24, Portland, OR 97221. CALIFORNIA STYLIST & SALON | JUNE 2008 | 23