Men’s Haircut Technique: Blending Shear Over Comb

Men’s Haircut Technique: Blending Shear Over Comb

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.

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Happy Father’s Day From Sam Villa

Happy Father’s Day From Sam Villa

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.

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Powerful Tips For Opening And Closing Retail Sales In The Salon

Powerful Tips For Opening And Closing Retail Sales In The Salon

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…

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5 Minute Finger Exercises That Add Dexterity Behind The Chair

5 Minute Finger Exercises That Add Dexterity Behind The Chair

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.

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Is It A Ponytail Or A Faux Bob? Recreate Carrie Underwood’s Marie Claire Cover Look

Is It A Ponytail Or A Faux Bob? Recreate Carrie Underwood’s Marie Claire Cover Look

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…

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Removing Excess Weight In The Back For Curly Hair

Removing Excess Weight In The Back For Curly Hair

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…

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Kellie Pickler Rocks Short Hair At The CMT Awards

Kellie Pickler Rocks Short Hair At The CMT Awards

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.

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Connie Britton’s Hair Secret

Connie Britton’s Hair Secret

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

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Sam Villa Visits Raylon Corp. For Workshop With Stylists

Sam Villa Visits Raylon Corp. For Workshop With Stylists

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

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Why You Should Be Offering Fringe Benefits

Why You Should Be Offering Fringe Benefits

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…

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