Have you ever had a male client tell you “I love the texture of my hair about 10-14 days after you cut it”? Sam Villa Platform Artist Andrew Carruthers demonstrates how to give your male clients the texture they are looking for when they walk out of the salon! End result is no hard lines – just soft texture.

A father is someone you look up to no matter how tall you are. Happy Father’s Day to all of the dads out there! Click to view a special Father’s Day message from Sam.

Are you an artist or a sales person? In today’s economy and for everyone’s benefit, we need to be both! Retailing product to your clients is key for their loyalty to you, not to mention extra funds for you and growth for the salon! We do a grave injustice by ignoring…

As a hairdresser, your hands are your most valuable tools! You must take care of them if you hope to have a long and pain-free career. Watch as Sam demonstrates a few finger exercises that you can do on a daily basis to create more flexibility in your fingers, wrist and thumb tendons.

That’s one sexy ponytail Carrie Underwood!! Or is it a faux bob? Either way, it’s a fresh take on a classic. To recreate this textured look with natural fullness follow these steps…

Where do our curly haired clients consistently ask for weight to be removed? The back of the head! Sam reveals a technique that is perfect to remove the bulk. Watch now…

Kellie Pickler looked FIERCE on the CMT red carpet, still lean and lithe from DWTS, her short, androgynous, under layered cut with mega polish was a beautiful compliment to her cutout backless gown. Read more after the jump.

Nashville’s Connie Britton doesn’t have a Twitter feed, but her HAIR does!! Her strawberry-blonde, thick, tousled mane also has…

Top over, bottom over. Top strand over, bottom over. Gripping locks of hair from a brunette mannequin, Sue Hankee recited the pattern aloud, only to come to a realization once she reached the end… Read more after the jump

Do you offer Fringe Benefits to your loyal, VIP salon guests? Providing this five-minute service for VIP’s guests is a great way to promote yourself and your salon. Read more…