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How Stylists Can Cope with a Busy Column
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Kate
Dated: December 4, 2008 4:29 PM
Every salon owner knows the scenario: a stylist starts off producing brilliant work, gets recommended to new clients and before long their column is constantly full. Then suddenly the salon's most successful stylist becomes complacent and standards drop.
Coping with a busy column is a skill that doesn't come naturally to every stylist.
Yesmin O'Brien is manager of the seanhanna salon in Sutton, Surrey and a seasoned pro when it comes to keeping her clients happy.
These are her top tips for coping with a busy column.
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Offering Beauty Services in the Hair Salon
Posted by
Kate
Dated: December 5, 2008 10:56 AM
In these difficult financial times, every savvy hair salon owner is looking for ways to maximise client spend and encourage clients to linger longer and return sooner.
A perfect add on to your repertoire are beauty services that offer cash-rich, time-poor clients the opportunity to incorporate a manicure during the colour development process, or take a make-up masterclass after a re-style or seasonal colour change.
And it's become big business. Today more than 40% of UK salons provide beauty treatments and the hair, beauty, nails and spa industries are collectively worth more than £4.8bn a year.
So what can you do to get in on the act? Experts in the field give their advice on adding services from make-up to botox...
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Fresh Salon Design at Cream in Cheltenham
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Posted by
Alex
Dated: December 5, 2008 12:13 PM
Dated: December 5, 2008 12:13 PM
Earlier this year salon owner Scott Smurthwaite decided to revamp the salon interior of his Cheltenham-based salon, Cream.
Scott's intention was to create a more modern environment, with an airy, open plan, rather than a compartmentalised design.
"The project was inspired by a desire to make more money," he says. "The funny thing is that we're actually down a chair since the refurbishment, but this has resulted in a far better ambience in the salon and enhanced client and stylist comfort, so business has improved rather than dipped."
By presenting local company Isherwood Design of Cheltenham with a blank canvas to work on, Scott was able to cherry pick from a raft of fresh ideas put forward by a team with a reputation forged outside the hairdressing sector and he is more than delighted with his new-look contemporary salon.
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Tags: Cream , Salon design , salon interiors
The Secret of On-Trend Salon Design
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Posted by
Kate
Dated: December 5, 2008 11:22 AM
Dated: December 5, 2008 11:22 AM
When it comes to designing a hair salon, Charlie Hearn of salon design and shopfitting company, Signature has some killer advice: "Visiting the hair salon should satisfy clients on an emotional as well as a physical level.
"Whatever theme you give your salon it should reflect your personality, attitude and philosophy, ensuring it is interpreted with conviction, otherwise it just becomes a
pastiche."
Charlie, who has an impressive list of cilents that includes Cheynes, Lisa Shepherd, Saks and many independents, is an expert in salon design and has some easy-to-follow tips for any salon looking to adopt one of the four key trends - boudoirs, modern and minimalist, classic and contempory and unique.
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Tags: Salon Design , Salon Interiors
Quality and Detail at Gary Ingham Hairdressing
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Alex
Dated: December 11, 2008 3:52 PM
Dated: December 11, 2008 3:52 PM
Step ino the Gary Ingham salon and you're transported into a world of boutique charm. Nestled in a quiet cut-through in leafy Hampstead, London, the salon has been transformed into an elegant, tranquil environment designed to appeal to actors, American ex-pats and wealthy professionals.
"We very much wanted to create a space that had the feel of a high-end boutique - something that would complement and reflect Gary's obsession with quality and detail in hairdressing. We didn't want anything trendy because it dates as soon as you open your doors - and we didn't want anything too funky, but something elegant, timeless and tranquil."
Sean and Gary are delighted with the results. Says Gary: "Just like one's hair or clothes, the spaces we create are a reflection of ourselves. We hope the design of the salon will appeal to the client who gets what we are doing here - creating a high-end, high-finish, boutique-type space where we can practise the art of hairdressing in luxurious, intimate surroundings."
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Tags: Gary Ingham Hairdressing , Salon Interiors , Sean Spence
Everyday Legal Issues Affecting Salon Staff
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Posted by
Kate
Dated: December 22, 2008 3:15 PM
Dated: December 22, 2008 3:15 PM
Managing a team can be one of the most challenging and time consuming aspects of your role as a salon owner or manager.
We asked David Wright, who advises Habia and a range of salons on legal issues, to answer some of the everyday queries that can arise in any salon.
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