Hairdressing

What is the minimum hairdressing equipment a hairdresser needs? For a basic wash, cut and finish, all a hairdresser needs is a good pair of scissors, both sharp and comfortable to use and a couple of good professional combs. It is a good idea to have more than one comb in case one is lost… Read More »

No matter what we do, sometimes our hair doesn’t look as healthy as we would want it to. We try looking after it by using various lotions and potions but nothing seems to work and we wonder why. But looking after our hair in the long term is just as important and may be something… Read More »

What are hair etchings? Also known as hair carving or hair tattoos, hair etching is a technique used in hairdressing to add imagery to sections of short hair. For a while now, guys who have predominantly short hair, have been leaving the barbers with a couple of tram lines neatly clippered into their hair to… Read More »

It seems that bang hairstyles are maintaining their popularity as hairstylists are constantly improving the look of bangs hairstyles just to avoid entering a hair styling routine which is not ideal. Bangs hairstyles have maintained a top position among women since they were first invented and this has helped bangs hairstyles become a huge trend.… Read More »

When a client decides to get their hair done, it’s a good idea to remember what the client is actually paying for. They are not buying a tangible product (unless they decide to buy hair products before they leave the salon). They are paying for a skilled service. As hairdressers, it is our job to… Read More »

Finding the latest news and views in the hairdressing world is now only a click away. Hairdressing.co.uk is a new online magazine about the hairdressing industry. Their dedication to the subject of hairdressing is obvious when visiting the site as they cover many subjects including hairdressing events, awards and shows and publish reviews and news.… Read More »

To set up, expand or modernise hairdressing salons all require money. Quite often this money isn’t just sitting in our bank accounts ready for us to use and has to be found. Hairdressing salons can make use of various forms of finance, in particular commercial mortgages, business loans, asset finance and also a new form… Read More »

We all thought our lives had changed forever when brightly colored moulded plastic shoes with holes in arrived in shoe shops everywhere. We found that we could fashion them individually with jibbitz and us hairdressers could look fashionable and stand for many hours in our hairdressing salons. Now we have discovered that medical staff, whilst… Read More »

‘I’m not fussy you can do whatever you want!’ Clients frequently say this to their hairdressers but is this complete trust in their hairdresser or utter stupidity? A client who claims they are not fussy could be implying that they do not care what their hair looks like. It is quite possible to assume that… Read More »

There are some days in the salon our hairdressers would like to forget. “You have cut it too short!” Your client complains and you know there is not an instant remedy for this. No amount of compliments will console. Not cutting it short enough of course is never a problem. You can always cut more… Read More »