The collection explores the intricate art of basket weaving.
Published:In this hair collection, I explore the intricate art of basket weaving, infusing it
with the rich heritage of Asian culture.
The interwoven strands of hair, predominantly in black and white,
symbolize the harmony of yin and yang, reflecting balance and duality.
Each piece is meticulously crafted, featuring spirals, movement, and flows
that represent the cyclical nature of life and the fluidity of tradition.
Inspired by the delicate craftsmanship and timeless beauty of Asian basketry,
this collection merges tradition with contemporary artistry.
The dynamic patterns and forms celebrate the
elegance of cultural heritage while pushing the boundaries of hairstyling.
Through these woven designs, I aim to honour the past while envisioning a
future where tradition and innovation coexist in perfect harmony.
CREDITS: Photography – John Rawson / Assisted by Paul Gill @ TRP / Post Production by Hume Retouch / Hair – David Barron / Makeup – Orlando Marin / Styling – Piper Beasley / Hair Assistant – Brooke Le Master.
Schwarzkopf Professional is on its annual search for 6 social savvy Stylists to join the 2025 SKP Collective.
Published:If you have a passion for content creation, capturing hairdressing in a digital format and growing your skills and experiences get filming! This exclusive social mentoring programme is designed with would-be hairdressing Influencers in mind.
Welcoming applications from UK & Northern Ireland based Stylists working in Schwarzkopf Professional salons. From working on professional shoots, gaining exclusive access to major industry events like Salon International and prestigious shows such as London Fashion Week, these rising stars gain invaluable exposure.
– Create a 60-second Instagram reel using your favourite Schwarzkopf Professional product to showcase your social media editing skills.
– Explain why you love it.
– Tag @SKP_Collective.
– Use #SKPCollective2025.
– Don’t forget, your account must be public.
Entries close at midnight on Friday, 14th March 2025, and shortlisted candidates will be auditioned on Monday 7th April 2025.
For further details about the #SKPCollective and to stay updated, visit @SKP_Collective on Instagram.
The NHBF Top 50 Hair Influencers for 2025 will be unveiled live at HairCon.
Published:This highly anticipated moment will spotlight the Trailblazers, Educators, and Trendsetters who are shaping the future of hairdressing and barbering, and entries are currently open to nominate your favourite Influencer! You can nominate as many people as you like or even yourself. Vote for the individuals who you believe are making the biggest impact online, whether they’re hairdressers, barbers, beauty therapists, nail technicians, make-up artists, or aestheticians.
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– The Top 50 Hair Influencer Index
– The Top 50 Beauty Influencer Index
– A professional currently working in the hairdressing, barbering, beauty, wellbeing or aesthetics industries.
– Applicants should have an applicable qualification in the industry they are working in, from a regulated awarding organisation or equivalent continual experience working in the industry (5 years+).
– 11th April
Attendees at HairCon will be the first to witness the official reveal, making this a must-attend event for industry professionals and fans alike.
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For more info and to nominate, please visit https://www.nhbf.co.uk/events/top-100-influencers/
With over £6M secured in funding, Sarah Abel—aka the ‘Funding Godmother’ speaks with Ripe Hair & Beauty on tips for salons to future-proof their business.
Published:From 6th April, employers’ National Insurance contributions (NICs) will increase from 13.8% to 15%. National Minimum Wage is also set to rise from 1st April to £12.21. As a result of the increases, Hairdressers and Salon Owners from across the country took to Westminster to protest the government’s changes to tax reforms.
Ripe Hair & Beauty, who offer specialist insurance for salons, spoke with Sarah Abel, an Entrepreneur and Strategist who runs hair and beauty academy TNB Skills Training to help provide salons with practical tips to approach the changes.
– Pricing must reflect rising costs as too many are still hesitant to adjust prices, but it’s vital for survival. Strengthened client relationships will go a long way when communicating price changes with clients. Communicating with transparency and honesty is crucial to help maintain your salon’s reputation. Provide advance notice and putting out consistent communications.
– Introduce things like online and offline courses, downloadable paid guides for Clients and membership models that can help create recurring income. Independent salons can differentiate by building communities around their brand. Set yourself apart from the crowd by adding cafes, personalised services, local collaborations or a retail offering.
– From the government’s Help to Grow management scheme to local authority grants, it’s worth looking at the government website to see which programmes you may be eligible for. There are several underutilised funding streams available to salons right now. For example, the government will often fund staff to complete courses in business and marketing strategy, which can help salon owners grow sustainably.
– Salon Owners need to know their numbers inside out and take action based solutions. From analysing client data for personalised services to inventory management and levelling up your digital marketing assets, there’s a host of ways to start incorporating AI into your business.
– We will continue to see salons adapting by becoming more hybrid in their business models, blending traditional employment with rent-a-chair setups and partnerships with other sectors such as retail and hospitality.
– Training will play a massive role in the industry’s resilience. Salons that invest in upskilling their teams and teaching them how to deliver additional services or even run parts of the business (such as marketing or retail sales) will have a competitive advantage.
– Funding will also be crucial. Accessing government grants, funded training schemes, and investing in automation and AI tools will help salons stay lean, productive, and innovative.
For more hair and beauty business advice visit the Ripe Hair & Beauty blog.
LOCK IN YOUR DAY 1 COLOUR VIBRANCY FOR UP TO 100 DAYS.
Published:On day 1 of a salon colour service, hair reflects the 5 dimensions of the colour spectrum; shine, saturation, contrast, tone and brightness. Over time the dimensions deteriorate leading to washed out and faded colour results. Water and UV speed up this process.
1. Locks in dyes inside the hair fibre.
Vitamino Color Spectrum is a smart combination of citric + ferulic acid. It works to deeply penetrate the hair fibre to strengthen the bonds network and reinforce the fibre from within.
2. Protection against water and UV rays.
Powered by alpha-silane, the Vitamino Color Spectrum glass shine serum creates a coat around the fibre, limiting water penetration and protecting the fibre against UV rays’ impacts.
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Two regimes: a 3-step daily routine and a in salon treatment.
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The full Vitamino Color Spectrum Daily Routine can be purchased on L’Oréal Partner Shop.
Scotland’s Largest Salon Group brought together all eleven salons for a night of inspiration, recognition and celebration.
Published:Held at Òran Mór, Glasgow, the prestigious event featured an evening of awards and entertainment, and gave out over 40k in bonuses.
The awards celebrated the best and brightest talents within Rainbow Room International. Stylists were honoured for their dedication to self-improvement, client care, technical skills, and social media impact. The most prestigious accolades of the night included the coveted Fantastic Hairdresser Award and Salon Team of the Year.
Gold, silver, and bronze awards were also presented, reinforcing the brand’s commitment to both Western-style achievement recognition and the eastern philosophy of Kaizen – continuous improvement. A special moment of the evening was the Academy Graduation, celebrating the next generation of hairdressing talent and their journey into the industry, and Uddingston picking up the Salon Team of the Year Award.
Following the awards, the night continued in style, with live music from Groove Supply, led by Breck Stewart, son of Co-Founders Linda and Alan Stewart. Salon teams took to the dance floor, celebrating their successes and looking ahead to another exciting and prosperous year in 2025.
“Our Annual Congress is always a highlight of the year, bringing our teams together to celebrate their hard work and achievements. Our awards are built on the principles of recognition and growth – every member of our team plays a crucial role in our success. It’s incredibly rewarding to watch new talent join our salons, full of ambition and potential, and to see them flourish. Their progress is the true measure of our success,”
– Alan and Linda Stewart.
More Info
Online: Rainbow Room International
Instagram: @rainbowroomint
The competition provides a national platform for up-and-coming hairdressers and barbers.
Published:The 2025 final took place at Telford College on the 20th of March with 54 Finalists from across the country coming together to flaunt their skill and artistry. The event is not just a competition, but a chance to celebrate the future stars of the industry and put a spotlight on their amazing creations, network, and to learn from industry-leading brands and peers.
ClubStar Art Team Members, Amelia Krasinki from KH Hair and Yasmin Snowden from Versus Hair Team worked on stage alongside Fellowship Vice-President Michelle Griffin and Fellowship Youth Board Members, Olivia Brady, who mentored the project through their very first live stage demonstration.
The team showcased various method of installing hair extensions and were given the opportunity to work through their looks in-front of a live audience. The Fellowship Youth Board members, Olivia Rose Brady, Jordan Heyes and Molly Raynor answered questions and shared insightful experiences.
The Fellowship for British Hairdressing Foundation Award was awarded to Condola Dennis from Walsall College, and presented by Fellowship Hair President, Ashleigh Hodges.
“When I was announced as the Fellowship Foundation Award winner, I thought I was dreaming! I had worked so hard and put in a lot of effort and time into my preparation – so to have been recognised openly and publicly was a dream come true. I would like to say a massive thank you to Ashleigh and the Judges, the Fellowship team, the sponsors, and everyone for this opportunity!”
– Condola Dennis.
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“It was an absolute honour to present the Fellowship for British Hairdressing Foundation Award. What an incredible day – the level of talent that was demonstrated was truly breath-taking. To see the amount of time, effort and dedication that went into each entry was truly special. It was amazing to see the future of our industry demonstrating their immense talent, vision, and skills. This competition is at the forefront of recognising and nurturing the newest potential talent in our industry, broadening their horizons, and shining a spotlight on their creations,”
– Ashleigh Hodges.
More Information
Online: Fellowshiphair.com
Instagram: @fellowshiphair
This season ghd transcends you to a digitopia with the new limited edition futurescape collection, merging out of this world beauty with futuristic tech inspired landscapes.
Available in limited edition ethereal shades – galactic lilac, mystic aqua and transcendent pink – and all with complimentary heat-resistant cases.
Choose from five award-winning ghd tools.
LIMITED EDITION GHD DUET BLOW DRY IN GALACTIC LILAC
WITH COMPLIMENTARY HEAT-RESISTANT CASE
RRP £389 / €409
Transforms hair from wet to blow dried, with no heat damage, and is available in a limited-edition colour for the first time ever. Blending the best of ghd’s drying and heat technologies to simplify your styling routine.
LIMITED EDITION GHD DUET STYLE IN TRANSCENDENT PINK
WITH COMPLIMENTARY HEAT-RESISTANT CASE
RRP £389 / €409
ghd duet style is the first 2-in-1 hot air styler that transforms hair from wet to styled with no heat damage. Achieve gorgeously sleek, smooth and glossy hair with unprecedented softness for up to 48h with this revolutionary beauty-tech innovation.
LIMITED EDITION GHD CHRONOS STYLER IN TRANSCENDENT PINK
WITH COMPLIMENTARY HEAT-RESISTANT CASE
RRP £299 / €339
For the ultimate mirror like shine. Featuring HD motion-responsiveTM technology, ghd Chronos delivers up to 85% more shine.
LIMITED EDITION GHD GOLDTM STYLER IN MYSTIC AQUA WITH COMPLIMENTARY HEAT-RESISTANT CASE
RRP £199 / €219
Features dual-zone technology for premium performance which delivers salon quality results, and sleeker, smoother, healthier looking hair.
LIMITED EDITION GHD HELIOSTM HAIRDRYER IN MYSTIC AQUA
RRP £189 / €199
Features aeroprecisTM technology for ultimate styling control and 30% more shine.
The new GHD Futurescape collection is available in the finest salons and ghdhair.com.
Nicki Milner joins from Cloud Nine where she led commercial and digital operations for 15+ years.
Published:It’s the latest in a slew of senior hires for the UK’s fastest growing hair extension specialist, and owner of pro brand Remi Cachet and consumer marketplace AdditionalLengths.com. Nicki Milner is named as Commercial Director for the Additional Lengths Group.
‘I’ve long admired the journey that Victoria and the team have been on at Additional Lengths and Remi Cachet. Everything I’ve learnt about the business so far shows that I’m embarking on a really exciting phase. I’m looking forward to joining the power duo Victoria and Lisa and working alongside an incredible talent team,’
– Milner.
With 25+ years in the hair and beauty industry, Milner previously held roles at ghd where she transformed its digital business over an 11 year period, and MDV Distribution Netherlands. Milner joins at a critical juncture for the high growth business across the EU and USA.
‘I couldn’t be happier to have Nicki join our thriving business. ‘There aren’t many businesses who have achieved a revenue of £20m net, without a sales team. Nicki’s vast experience in the pro and consumer space will be instrumental in scaling our operations,’
– Lynch.
Nicki Milner starts at Additional Lengths Group with immediate effect, and a focus on the expansion of the brand across the USA.
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AdditionalLengths.com
Remi Cachet
A treatment that embraces your shade of blonde.
Published:The NEW Blonde Life Color Enhancing Masques are available in the shades Violet, Silver, and Rosé Champagne. Instantly refresh your color; from soft blush rose, to icy cool violet to bright, luminous silver, we’ve got the perfect shade for every blonde. Your tone is personal to you… Make it brilliantly blonde & unique!
Blonde Life Color Enhancing Masques are designed for light to platinum blonde hair and are not recommended for use on virgin hair that is not within the lightest blonde range. These masques are your new must-haves for vibrant, shiny, healthy blonde hair. Get blondes back on track in a single application. The Violet and Silver masques help maintain and enhance the tone of platinum blonde and icy blonde hair, while the Rosé Champagne masque enhances light blonde hair with a rosy hue.
“I think they’re great for being able to tone your hair, have some fun, while giving your blonde hair a nice treatment at the same time!” – Lea Shaw, JOICO’s UK Blonde Ambassador.
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• Color enhancement lasts up to 3 washes*
• Reduces breakage by 60% in a single use**
• Hair feels hydrated after first use
• Helps detangle beautifully
*When using JOICO Blonde Life Shampoo.
**Against combing breakage on damaged hair, when used with JOICO Blonde Life shampoo vs. untreated damaged hair.
For icy cool results: Pair Blonde Life Colour Enhancing Masques in Violet or Silver with JOICO’s Blonde Life Violet Shampoo.
For brighter rosy, blonde hue: Pair Blonde Life Colour Enhancing Masques in Rosé Champagne with JOICO’s Blonde Life Shampoo.
These treatments are designed to maintain or enhance blonde tones at home and are not meant to replace professional colour services, being the perfect salon retail product.
Online: www.joico.eu
Instagram: @joicoeurope #blondelife #joicoeurope
Mason will spearhead Dense’s expansion into global distribution, professional salon growth, and cutting-edge educational initiatives.
Published:Dense Hair Experts, the award-winning leader in personalised hair loss treatments is trusted by A-list celebrities, elite athletes, and thousands of men and women worldwide. Fresh from winning Gold at Europe’s Transform Awards in the health and wellness category, as well as being named Best Medical-Led Hair Loss Solutions Provider UK 2024, Dense is cementing its position as the market leader in clinically backed, results-driven hair growth solutions.
“We are absolutely thrilled to welcome Stephanie to the Dense family. Her expertise in business strategy and brand development is exactly what we need as we take Dense to new heights. With Stephanie’s leadership, we’re confident in our ability to expand our global footprint and continue to set new standards in personalised haircare,”
– Ash Hashmi, Co-Founder of Dense Hair Experts.
In her new role, Stephanie will focus on strengthening Dense’s international distribution network, ensuring accessibility to its bespoke, prescription-grade hair loss treatments across global markets. She will also lead Dense’s strategic move into professional salons, giving Hairstylists and Trichologists the tools to integrate Dense treatments seamlessly into their services.
While Dense has already transformed male hair restoration, Stephanie will bring her expertise to address the growing and often-overlooked crisis of female hair thinning and loss. Through targeted consumer and professional outreach, Mason aims to bridge the gap between salon-quality treatments and effective at-home care, ensuring that women struggling with hair loss have access to real, science-backed solutions.
Stephanie will also oversee the development of an advanced education platform, designed to train haircare professionals in Dense’s high-performance, personalised treatment plans. This initiative will equip Stylists, Dermatologists, and Trichologists with the knowledge to deliver unparalleled results, reinforcing Dense’s position as the global leader in medical-led hair restoration.
“Dense’s commitment to high-performance, scientifically backed hair growth solutions is truly inspiring. The brand is redefining what it means to treat hair loss with precision and effectiveness, and I am excited to drive its expansion and impact across the globe,”
– Stephanie.
For more information on Dense’s award-winning treatments, visit www.densehairexperts.com.
In The Muddy Stiletto Awards 2025.
Published:The prestigious Muddy Stilettos Awards are renowned as the most coveted accolades for independent lifestyle businesses, recognising excellence across 35 counties.
Chichester’s Q Hair and Beauty has been selected as a Finalist alongside 4 other esteemed beauty businesses in the region. This recognition underscores the salon’s long-standing commitment to exceptional service, innovative techniques, and dedication to guest satisfaction.
‘We are absolutely delighted to be selected as a Finalist in these locally-focused awards, championed by the community that includes our guests in the salon and those who know of us. It really is a testament to our team’s hard work and local talent,” – Dawn Lawrence, Director.
The winners of The Muddy Stilettos Awards Regional Finals will be announced on 30th April and if successful, national winners on 25th June.
For more information visit qhairandbeauty.co.uk