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Keri Bailes of Ashley’s Alley Salon and Day Spa in Columbia, SC was recently on the Live @ 5 segment for WLTX News 19 offering tips for controlling naturally curly hair in hot and humid conditions. Keri recommends specific Redken products for maintaining and managing curly hair and also explains why she prefers to use [...]

Sam Villa Presents “Thermal Tool Styling Tips & Tricks” Tuesday, September 14th | 6 PM CST (7 PM EST) REGISTER FOR FREE NOW!

August, 2010 (New York, NY) – Sam Villa, founding partner of the Sam Villa® brand and Education Artistic Director for Redken 5th Avenue, designs tools for stylists aspiring to be the best…at the top of their game!  This October, Busy Scissors© Video Game for Nintendo Wii and DS, the first virtual hairstyling simulation game from [...]

Hey friends, here’s a Hot Tip for you when working with thermal styling tools: Research has shown, the repeated use of styling tools with temperatures above 392° Fahrenheit dulls shine and fades artificial hair color. So here’s your Hot Tip: turn your iron to a lower heat setting and work through the hair with slower [...]

By: Jackey Bell Crystal Focus Salon Coaching PART I: “The Opening” What if there was a way that the front desk team could help the stylist team make more money? Well guess what, there is! The client connects with the front desk three times a visit, twice before they actually sit in the stylist chair; [...]

Chicago, 2010, What a city and what a show! Word has it that it was the most successful show in ABS history! We came to ROCK IT! Three days of non-stop sales in the Redken arena – we had a blast and it was great to see our Chicago friends once again. Sam Villa, Kris [...]

The reason most stylists want a HOT flat iron comes from their technique. It’s important to understand the 3 factors that come into play to get a perfect flat iron pass. Heat – Correct temperature for the hair type Compression – Smoothes the cuticle Tension – Stretching the hair Heat breaks the hydrogen bonds – [...]

A lot of your clients are probably asking for braids, which you see worn in various sizes and levels of thickness. I’d say the rounded shapes are the most popular, but you can use braiding to do a lot of different looks. Make a side part and braid just one side, or design an ear-to-ear [...]

Hair takes its cue from fashion, and on the runway we’re seeing colliding textures and shapes—ruffled chiffon skirts topped by bulky sweaters or constructed jackets. That’s why big waves, bouncing curls and some of the classic textured shapes are making a comeback. I think it’s great, because so few clients can achieve the flat, poker-straight [...]