Hairdressers Journal April 2021 Articles

Welcome

Letter from the editor

Retail Success IN AND OUT OF LOCKDOWN

Wella Professionals has created simple guides for setting up an online shop that will continue to generate revenue for your business during lockdown and beyond

DIGITAL NEWS

What's new on our site and social channels

SURVIVAL SUPPORT

NHBF chief executive Richard Lambert explains how the team is continuing to fight for those struggling to survive

Hair Remedies

As salons prepare to reopen, Oribe Hair Care is launching its first salon-exclusive treatment service that will help to smooth, strengthen and protect your clients' colour between appointments

BECOME A MEMBER THIS MONTH

and win The Original Iron, The Airshot + The Curling Wand worth £250

ARE YOU READY TO ENTER #BHA21?

HJ’s British Hairdressing Awards, sponsored by Schwarzkopf Professional is officially open for entries.  Here’s everything you need to know before you submit your entry

FRENCH BALAYAGE

TAKE BALAYAGE BACK TO ITS ROOTS

Hassle-Free Colour Correction

Are you preparing for the colour corrections from home colour mishaps or are you already in the depths of carrying them out? Zalon is here to take the stress out of your appointments with its Colour Remover

The Sustainable World of FFØR

Discover how you can help your clients do good, look good and feel good with FFØR’s sustainable, vegan, free-from and natural professional hair care range

GET SAVVY ON sustainability

Discover how L’Oréal Professional Products can help you to become more savvy on sustainability

INDUSTRY NEWS

Stay up-to-date with this month’s news round-up

CELEBRATE EARTH DAY WITH GREEN SALON COLLECTIVE

Green Salon Collective is celebrating Earth Day on

Should you give salon staff different names?

If you have two employees with the same name – should you change one of them? Two salon owners weigh in

DEVELOP RESILIENCE FOR FUTURE SUCCESS

Showing strength in business

The face behind the BRAND

L’Oréal Professionnel Paris’s General Manager UK & Ireland Freddie Banks on the importance of a positive mindset

HJ Insider

HJ reveals the results from its exclusive survey on the Spring Budget, your plans for price increases and patch testing clients

The Students TRENDSETTERS

A group of stylists who took part in the Brooks Education Programme share their trend predictions for when you reopen your doors

20 YEARS OF GOOD HAIR DAYS

Discover the ghd limited edition couture collection, created to celebrate ghd’s 20th anniversary. Plus, why the pros love the electrical brand so much

Innovation, innovation, innovation

You’ll be blown away by these advances in technology, so perhaps it’s time to upgrade your professional tools?

HOT topic

Lockdown has seen some clients turn to a host of bizarre no-heat styling aids ranging from tights and socks to dressing gown belts. It seems clients will put any household item in their hair, especially if a TikTok influencer tells them to try it!

COLOURING AFRO HAIR

HJ asked the experts to answer your burning questions about colouring Afro hair

SPRING INTO ACTION 

Here are some tips from colourists  for your first few months in the salon and  the key colour trends to watch

9 SIMPLE WAYS TO BECOME MORE SUSTAINABLE

Making your hair business more sustainable doesn’t need to be complicated. HJ speaks to salons to find out the simple steps they have taken that you could adopt to kick-start your own sustainable journey for both your team and your clients

HAIR INDUSTRY IS ON A MISSION

The professional hairdressing industry is making it easier than ever for you to make sustainable changes within your salon. Here are just a selection of the sustainable initiatives and steps that are already under way

CUTTING EDGE

All of the latest men’s hairdressing news to help you improve your grooming game

Conversations on COLOUR with…

The Wella Passionista and Northern Ireland salon owner shares her love of natural shades and explains why social media is integral to the growth of her business

THE HOT LIST

The New Rebels Semi Di Lino SMOOTH Rebel

SALON Magic

Alchemy and I in Berkhamsted is an elegant salon that combines luxury with the very best in hairdressing

The Academy Manager

HJ’s London Hairdresser of the Year and TONI&GUY’s academy manager Daniele De Angelis on leaving home to live his dream

Life Through a Lens

The creative and communications director at Headmasters is renowned for wearable, sexy hair. Here, he shares six of his all-time favourite creations

RE-EXPOSURE

ART MEETS HAIR

Into The Light

Strong, powerful and beautiful

You Personalised and bespoke styles and shades

Hair: Katie Hale, head of colour at Charles

EMBOLDENED

Strong geometric shapes

Nineties Luxe

1990s cool-girl vibes

An exploration of natural hair TEXTURE

“For this collection my focus was to explore