Sam Villa Blog

We have two great technique for creating loose waves or soft curls that every stylist should add to their bag of tricks. These techniques allow you to create natural looking curls or waves using a...

Would you like to know two ways in which you can control unruly fly-aways at the root after you've finished an awesome professional blow dryer? This first technique is great for calming fly-aways ...

You're going to love this simple braiding technique called the "S" Braid! Visually, think of hippie couture and adding character to it. A lot of girls are taking sections of the front temple areas,...

Have you ever had a client who wants to keep her hair long in the front but it drives her crazy because it always falls in her eyes? Is there a solution? You bet there is and Sam will take us on...

This is a great technique - especially when you're working with men or women that wear their hair short around the ear. In the past when I would cut around the ear I used to elevate the hair abo...

Need to add pliability to bone-straight hair? Sam’s slicing technique is great when you want to create shattered edges and diffuse blunt edges: Once you determine where you want to add the textur...

We've all experienced it before - you work hard to create curls with your round brush only to see part of the curls have collapsed half-way through your finish. How can you get the curls to stay i...

DON'T LET YOUR SHEAR CONTROL YOU! There are many professional shears on the market that enable you to extract weight and what you may not know is that you really only need 2 shears to do so! Sam t...

Clients with curly hair are savvy. Chances are, they have tried every taming, moisturizing and de-frizzing product on the market, and have had more "one and done" salon appointments than they c...