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HJ Insider
This month, we asked if your clients buy at-home bonding treatments and if they seek your advice when it comes to blow-dries

HJ Reports: Wella Business Network Live
Over 300 salon owners and teams gathered at The Belfry for Wella RED Business Network Live 2026, a two-day programme of expert speakers, practical business insights and inspiring conversations

HJ Reports: Phorest Salon Owners Summit
The Phorest Salon Owners Summit 2026 brought together 750 attendees for two days of networking, insights and inspiration

“Is Social Media Important to Your Business?„
Three salon owners reveal how much they need social media

HJ VOICENOTES
Sheona Will on the power of scaling back and redefining what success looks like

Colour Notes
North Eastern Hairdresser of the Year, Emma Simmons, talks the grey hair trend, elevated colour blocking, and high-impact, expensive colour

BONDING Heroes
From back-bar essentials to retail add-ons, these bonding products strengthen hair, protect colour results and create low-effort, high-return service upgrades

WIN BIG!
Calling all hairdressing students! Do you fancy your chance at winning £1000? Enter Denman’s Big Blowout competition…

Apprentice Trend Watch 2026
Apprentices are the future of the industry and often the first to spot what’s coming next. From techniques and tools to clients and culture, today’s apprentices are shaping tomorrow’s salons. Here’s what they’re loving in 2026

The BLOW-DRY Edit
When it comes to achieving perfect blow-dry results, never underestimate the importance of using the right brush

Passing The Torch
British Hairdresser of the Year Efi Davies writes an open letter to the industry stressing the importance of passing on knowledge and skills

CELEBRATING THE POWER OF motherhood
British Hairdresser of the Year Efi Davies talks to other mums about career, children and compromise

DAY IN THE LIFE
As well as being International Artistic Director at TONI&GUY, Efi Davies is a regular backstage at shows and shoots around the world. She tells us what it’s really like

Inside The mind
Efi Davies talks us through the processes she goes through when working on an Avant Garde collection

SALON DNA
A shift from aspiration to performance and results-driven professional haircare

FACTION
This collection looks at how heroes of the past have shaped the future

ART LIFE
A celebration of creativity, that blends texture, sculpture, and colour to inspire innovation and embrace imperfections

OBSIDIAN
Afro texture at its most powerful – dense, rich and unapologetic

AMPLIFIED
A fearless fusion of beauty and rebellion

AURORA
A stunning collection inspired by the northern lights, creating the illusion of movement with colour

RITUAL
A serene study of balance, where sculptural hair and quiet rituals express inner strength and intentional self-care

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A ‘Do With a VIEW
Margate’s Marcella is a beautifully curated coastal haven with community at its core

adventures of a… BOUNDARY Breaker
Tom Connell’s hairdressing career began with a pair of football boots! Here, he shares his creative processes, advice to young hairdressers, and what he’s got lined up…

BEHIND THE LENS Killer
Adam Reed shares the story behind his 2020 collection, Killer