Eradicating errors at the colour bar
When salons reopen every opportunity to make extra profit will count. Josh Howard, co-founder and CEO at Vish, reveals easy ways to save money by reducing waste at every step of the colour process

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Digital News
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Should you be friends with your clients?
Hairdressers are known to lend a sympathetic ear to clients, but where should you draw the line in the relationship? Two experts weigh in

How to streamline your business
As we enter 2021, now is the time to consider where you want you and your business to be at the end of the COVID-19 pandemic

Get Ready for TrendVision Award 2021
Would you like to receive recognition from your peers and the rest of the hairdressing industry by simply bringing your vision, creativity and craftsmanship to life?

How to become a VISIONARY
A new world requires a new vision. Now is the time to follow salon consultant Ryan Fox’s steps to develop a vision that will work for you and your business moving forward

HJ Insider
This month's survey has insights on the current lockdown, how you're feeling and what you'd like to see from the UK Government and hairdressing industry

You Are An Artist You Impact Lives You Are Essential
#HAIRTHELOVE2021

SOS – Save Our Salons
Managing director at Richard Ward Hair & Metro Spa and hair and beauty consultant Hellen Ward, explains why the professional hairdressing and beauty industry need to act now if we want to save all salons in 2021

Conversations on COLOUR
The OSMO IKON brand ambassador and owner of Spectrum Hair Company loves reinventing clients' colour and learning from people of all ages

SHOOTING TO WIN
By failing to prepare, you prepare to fail – an adage that  can be applied to many situations, and never is it truer than when  planning a photographic shoot. HJ talks to two photographers who have grown up in the hairdressing industry

Head Coverings and the Hair Industry
For some women who wear a head covering going to a hair salon can be a challenge. HJ explores the issues these clients face and what you can do to give them the best experience possible

Fresh and Fun For SS21
SS21’s fashion month might have been virtual, but the hair trends were  larger than life and  Here are the key trends and how you can translate them into wearable looks for  more wearable than ever.  your clients

CELEB expectations
Celebrity extension transformations have a lot to answer for when it comes to giving clients false extension expectations. HJ investigates

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

WONDERLAND Experiment with shape
Hair: Terri Kay and Andrea Giles at Mark

Killer
A modern edge meets understated simplicity

Harmony
In turbulent times there is beauty to be found by embracing simplicity

ALPHA
Embrace your signature style

NOCTURNAL
Discover true beauty within the darkness

How to survive in 2021
As we leave behind one of the most challenging years ever faced by the hair and beauty industry, the NHBF explains how businesses can plan for the tough times ahead

Reflections
Celebrate the diversity of your clients’ identities

Kinks
Beautiful curls, twists and bends

Selenite
Cool and fresh

LUXE
Create expensive and playful hair

THE HOT LIST
HJ’s lowdown on the latest professional products and tools you can add to your kitbag, use at the backwash or sell to your clients

CHASING RAINBOWS
Rainbow Room International’s George Square salon in Glasgow has had a beautiful refurbishment to celebrate its 20th anniversary

The Nutritional Hairdresser
Having graduated in nutrition, senior art director Collette Doyle believes there’s a strong connection between the hair and health industries. Here she explains how she brings these two worlds together

Life Through a Lens
Salon owner at MODE Hair and the current Artistic Team of the Year winner at HJ's British Hairdressing Awards, sponsored by Schwarzkopf Professional, shares eight of his all-time favourite creations