Coronavirus (Covid-19) is having a huge impact on the hair and beauty industry. Keep up to date on the latest news and advice for hairdressers and hair salons here…
Nationwide salon group Saks have opened a new hair and beauty salon in Leeds in a post-lockdown transformation. Salon owner Natalie Jenkins decided to convert her salon, previously known as Millie’s Beauty, to Saks, making it a go-to for all thing’s hair and beauty in Leeds. The West Yorkshire salon is the brand’s second salon Read More
As restrictions have been lifted, The Hair and Barber Council have offered guidance and are encouraging salons and barbershops to remain cautious in order to protect staff and clients. Salons and barbershops are being urged to practice key behaviours to further protect them and help reduce the spread of Covid-19. The Hair and Barber Council Read More
The National Hair and Beauty Federation (NHBF) has revealed the impact of Test and Trace on the hair and beauty profession, with 1 in 4 salons having to close temporarily. A poll by the NHBF shows that that one in four of 2,500 hair and beauty business have had to temporarily close due to Test Read More
Salon Supplies has raised £6,135 for the Hair and Beauty Charity through its Pietranera sales over the past 12 months. Salon Supplies, which has almost 50 years of experience with supplying and supporting professionals in the hair and beauty industry across the UK in-salon, in-store and online, led a 365-day campaign giving a percentage of all Read More
On Monday 14 June UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a delay to the easing of lockdown in England, which was originally scheduled to take place on Monday 21 June. What does this mean for your hairdressing business and the wider hairdressing and barbering industry? Boris Johnson said during his press conference: “As the February Read More
For hairdressing businesses the impact of multiple lockdowns has been devastating, but new advertising platform MailOnline Ad Manager is set to help drive clients through the door. Before the pandemic hit, trade was booming for Tom Hallahan, 32, who opened Aitch & Aitch hair salon in Beckenham, Kent, five years ago. He had a team Read More
There is some confusion within the England hairdressing industry as to whether Government Guidance and the law means visors or goggles need to be worn in hairdressing salons from Monday 17 May. The official government guidance in England for face masks and visors has not changed The confusion comes from the fact the law no Read More
As part of HJ’s Mental Health Awareness Week, we discuss how being a salon owner can be a lonely affair especially during the challenges of running a busy salon after lockdown. Business coach Liz McKeon shares her tips on how to cope when you’re feeling isolated, stressed or alone. Research has consistently shown that entrepreneurship Read More
With post-lockdown openings well underway across the country, anxiety and panic will naturally be running high. For HJ’s Mental Health Awareness Week, we spoke with Sophia Hilton, Crazy Color ambassador and founder of Not Another Salon, who shared her top tips for working through mental health issues. 1. Turn off phones when in the Read More