WELCOME
Letter from the editor

NEWS
Keeping you up to date every month

INSIDER
We look at business stats from the past month

DIGITAL
What’s been happening on our socials and website

HJ DEBATE
Are assistants still an essential part of the working salon?

HJ VOICENOTES
Owner of Bloggs Salon, Joe Hemmings, shares why he thinks employment is essential for the future of hairdressing

HJ Reports:
All the goss from Wella TrendVision Awards 2024

HJ Reports:
Goldwell’s 'Celebration of Color' event

HOME AWAY FROM HOME
HOW AN OLD COACH HOUSE WAS TRANSFORMED INTO A STYLISH HYGGE SANCTUARY WITH TAKARA BELMONT

HJ REPORTS:
Stylists from around the world gathered in Stockholm to celebrate 20 years of SACHAJUAN

KEEP YOUR HEAD UP
We joined L’Oréal Professionnel Paris for a Mindfulness Evening in association with their Head Up programme

ASK THE EXPERTS WITH KY WILSON
How to Master Curl Directions

Colour NOTES
Rachael Lomax shares her thoughts on Cowboy Copper and the evolution of colour technology

SEE THE LIGHT
Set your retail shelf apart with the limited edition Starlight collection from CLOUD NINE

BETTER GET THIS PARTY STARTED
From glossy slicked-back looks to your-hair-but-better curls, these are the styles set to be in-demand this party season – and the services that will help your clients achieve them

The Hair NECESSITIES
The essentials you need and advice from the experts to help you build your first kitbag

KING OF Curls
Renowned curly haircare scientist Dr. Ali Syed releases ground-breaking textbook on curls

#SALON24: THE REPORT
AS SALON INTERNATIONAL ENTERS ITS 51ST YEAR, IT SHOWS NO SIGNS OF SLOWING DOWN

HJ STAGE
THANK YOU TO OUR HOST BRUNO GIAMATTEI

The COLOUR STAGE
ONLY THE BRIGHTEST COLOURS AND BOLDEST LOOKS WERE FOUND ON THE BRANDED COLOUR PODS AND HJ POD

HJ ACADEMY
FILLED WITH SOME OF THE FINEST EMERGING TALENT, THREE PODS AT FLOOR LEVEL ALLOWED VISITORS THE CHANCE TO GET UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL AND ASK QUESTIONS ON TECHNIQUES RANGING FROM BRAIDING TO WIG WORK, FROM UPDOS TO CORE BARBERING SKILLS

In CONVERSATION with...
THIS YEAR OUR NEW STAGE WAS DEDICATED TO LEGENDS OF THE HAIRDRESSING INDUSTRY

#SALON24 MASTERCLASSES
SOME OF THE INDUSTRY'S BIGGEST STARS INSPIRED AUDIENCES WITH A STUNNING ARRAY OF HAIR ARTISTRY AND CREATIVITY

BUSINESS LIVE
CHECK OUT SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS YEAR'S BUSINESS LIVE STAGE, SPONSORED BY THE NATIONAL HAIR & BEAUTY FEDERATION (NHBF)

CELEBRATING NEW TALENT
THE NEXT GENERATION OF INDUSTRY TALENT TOOK TO THE STAGE TO SHOWCASE THEIR SKILLS

MAKING A STAND
THE AMAZING SIGHTS, BRANDS AND CLEVER INNOVATIONS FROM THE #SALON24 BRANDS

EUPHORIA
A true celebration of glamorous hair

THE SOFTWARE STAR OF THE SHOW
If you made it to Salon International this year, you might have seen Beu, the salon software making waves in the industry

GARDA
From glamorous red waves to short punky crops and chiselled bobs

GET THE LOOK BRONDE AMBITION
Nail the much-requested bronze shade, with a little help from Moroccanoil Educator James Davies

EYES ON THE HAIR
Honouring the style and silhouettes of Trevor Sorbie's 80s archive

INTERIORS
We step inside Sarah Shakespeare and Romano Zullo's Haus of Hair

ADVENTURES OF AN INSPIRATIONAL ICON
Randolph Gray shares some of the big names he’s worked with

TRENDING
The latest products on the market

LIFE THROUGH A LENS
Seven images and the stories behind them, from Ria Kulik

MB STAGE
THIS YEAR'S LINE-UP FEATURED A MIX OF MASTER BARBERS AND FRESH NEW TALENTS, WHO TOOK TO THE STAGE TO SHOWCASE THEIR SKILLS AND SET THE LATEST TRENDS