A Brand New Salon Look

Not for the faint of heart, remaking your salon interior is always an exercise in creativity and practicality. Whether a coat of paint is all you need, or major construction is in order, the goal is a marriage of beauty and function. Here, four salon owners give us the details on what they did to transform “before” looks into perfect “afters.”

Texas Salon Goes From Mobile to Medical

Mobile salon SPAtaneity caught the eye of several local hospitals and was commissioned to perform services on patients before opening its stationary location in Fort Worth, Texas.   

Acetone Sparks Serious Salon Accident

Recently, an Owings Mills, Md., woman was seriously injured when a bowl of acetone ignited, sending her to the hospital with second-degree burns covering about 40% of her body. The woman — a regular client at Baltimore’s

11 Ways to Spruce Up Your Salon

Attention-getting design and visual merchandising — the art of placing retail products in a way that increases sales — can give you a major advantage over your competition. Even if you don’t have a hefty visual merchandising budget, remember that creativity, initiative, and a sense of humor don’t carry a price tag. A visual strategist at Chute Gerdeman Retail shares 11 Dos (and a few Don’ts) to help you prepare for a successful holiday season.

Home, Sweet Home-Based Salon

Working at home has its advantages – time with your kids and being your own boss – but there is still a price to pay-client calls at midnight and never really being able to leave the “office”.

BACKSCRATCHERS Glass Glaze system

See how to apply Backscratchers' Glass Glaze system and how to use the Salon Aseptic system

Harry Connick Jr. Takes Over Poochiez Paws Nail Studio

Singer and show host Harry Connick Jr. takes over Poochiez Pawz Nail Studio in Atlanta, Ga. to give salon owner Poochie a day off.

Shootout in Brooklyn Nail Salon

On Saturday Ferris Jones, a female off-duty police officer, was getting her hair done at Sabine’s Hallway, a hair and nail salon in Brooklyn, when a 19-year-old came in brandishing a gun and attempting to rob

Salon Designers L.A. Parking Lot Sale

For one day only (rain or shine), Salon Designers L.A. will have a parking lot sale. This Sunday (Oct. 31) from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at 814 W. Hyde Blvd., Inglewood, CA 90302, you may