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SMOOTHING Reinvented
What if you could offer to your clients their dream hair texture with a faster, worry-free salon experience, and a more profitable, demi-permanent smoothing treatment?

HJ Insider
This month, we asked if your clients are leaning into their greys and what their go-to colour appointments are in spring

HJ VOICENOTES
Bobby Gordon, owner of Fella, shares why in business team building really matters

Elevate your Client EXPERIENCE
Re-imagine the client journey with Salon Emotion from L’Oréal Professional Products

Are You Curious or Cautious About AI?
Three hairdressers share their thoughts on AI in the salon

How Sustainable are your Hairstyling Essentials?
Being sustainable isn’t just about having an eco-statement on your website – it’s about incorporating sustainable practices into every stage of the salon journey

How Your Salon Can Achieve ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY
Discover how investing in high-quality salon equipment can help you reduce environmental impacts, control costs and future-proof your business

Sassoon AT SALON INTERNATIONAL
We caught up with Mark Hayes, International Creative Director at Sassoon to talk about his earliest memories of Salon International and what makes it so special

SMARTER GROWTH in 2026
The Salon Growth Summit delivered practical insight and meaningful networking, with professional brands on hand to reveal the latest products and trends that will take your business to the next level

THE GLASGOW REGIONAL GROWTH SUMMIT

Colour NOTES
Warren Edwards, Creative Director at Warren & The Hare, talks charging your worth, translating textures and tones, and the revival of 90s grunge!

Modern Colour, CRAFTED WITH INTENT
Colour is personal and chosen to reflect identity. This belief lies at the heart of the NXT Colour Means More colour story

EXPENSIVE LOOKING COLOUR, NATURALLY
The desire for colour that looks healthy and natural but expensive and luxurious is ongoing, and, this season, demand is set to intensify

One Step Wonder
Say goodbye to multiple bowls, lengthy processing times, and brassy results with the Quif magi:tone system

GREY’S the word
You may have doubts around grey blending, but not only is it the colour service everyone is talking about, it’s also great for attracting AND retaining clients. Here’s why…

French Blending: THE ART OF GREY BLENDING
Give clients multidimensional colour and graceful grow out with L'Oréal Professionnel’s French Blending service

Business ICONS
The industry came together to celebrate the best in business at HJ’s British Hairdressing Business Awards

NURA
Old-world mystery meets modern edge in this Moroccan-inspired collection

LA GARÇONNE
A celebration of 1920s androgyny and female freedom

CHROMACRE
A celebration of original techniques, community and creative independence

VANTA
Precision and power create bold silhouettes in this futuristic collection

URBAN FREQUENCY
A new collection presented by the Schwarzkopf Professional Young Artistic Team

VIPER
A fusion of glamour and danger, where feeling and identity are a powerful force

#Trending
1. ASP 1. Sweet Shades The new ELIXIR

It’s All ABOUT U
Take a peek inside Studio U, the Winchester-based co-working salon designed to help artists thrive independently – without ever feeling alone

Adventures of a… GO-GETTER
Heffy Wheeler, founder of HX Hair, reveals why you should always follow your passion, stay true to yourself, and trust your potential

BECOME A MEMBER THIS MONTH
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BEHIND THE LENS Simplicity
Sally Brooks shares the story behind her 2018 collection, Simplicity