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Neutral Ground is inspired by a realisation that we place limits on ourselves, our creativity and more importantly, limits on our clients when we see gender attached to hair! Last year we adopted Gender Neutral pricing in our salons & it was with this change our LBGTQI clientele grew tenfold. Sadly, along with that growth it became evident that within our rural regional town there was a definite lack of understanding & tolerance surrounding our local queer community. That's what it is, it's gender neutral. We're catering to everyone, and also we want people to be comfortable asking for any type of haircut, whether it's feminine, masculine, or androgynous. I wanted to bring awareness to & provoke conversation around hair & gender with a collection of simply styled, uncomplicated images focusing purely on beautiful hair on beautiful people who choose to just be themselves. Hair isn’t masculine or feminine, it’s wearable art, a suit of armour & a form of expression that gives you the freedom to lead with & look the way you feel! Each model belongs to our local community, some LBGTQI & some not, but all completely on board with what I have created. The room was quite simply full of such a calm & loving energy, which I hope I captured in the images. There was a freedom & cohesion in their complete acceptance of one another! The hair was complemented by seamless glowing skin, the styling directive was to keep the fabrics & tones neutral, understated & organic in order for the earthy natural hair colours of each of the images to shine. HAIR: Kerrie Di Mattia MAKEUP: Bill Fitzpatrick STYLING: Candice Battersby PHOTGRAPHY: Amber Toms POST PRODUCTION: Peter Orlik ASSISTANTS: Lauren Di Mattia Meg Lamrock, Ava Kroehnert Sandi Skennar, Di Mattia & Co Team PRODUCTS: JOICO Australia/NZ White Sands Australia

Stylists and salons, this is your opportunity to support your favourite Company, Supplier, Educator and Products who have had the most awesome impact on your artistry and business. Below are the longlists and links to vote for your preferred superstar Nominee in each category. Voting Closes July 30th 2023 Note: only one vote per device/IP address will be counted. Best Industry Educator These Educators have been nominated as individuals who have truly inspired and empowered you with their dedication, knowledge & expertise. Now is your chance to vote for the amazing people who have given you real inspiration to use in-salon! Dalene Walters - Milk_shake SA Educator Elizma Crause - Modern Hair & Beauty National Education Manager Erika Rabie - KMS Educator Kim Gaily - Goldwell Educator Natassja Newman - Twincare Head of Education Sybil Joharie - Modern Hair & Beauty Educator KZN Click HERE to vote for Best Industry Educator • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Best Loved Professional Colour Range This voting category is for your Best Loved Professional Colour Range that you love working with the most. Which of the Nominated quality ranges do you believe offers phenomenal long-lasting results and ease of use, that allows for commercial and creative colour effects? Biosense Colorsense Goldwell ELUMEN JOICO Lumishine Lumi10 Kevin Murphy Color.me Matrix Professional Color milk_shake Professional Color Wella ShineFinity Click HERE to vote for Best Loved Professional Colour Range • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Best Loved Professional Retail Range Which of our Nominated Professional Retail product range flies off the shelves and is an easy seller that your clients love? Vote now for your fav retail range that is versatile, effective, easy to sell, that enhances the salon’s service offering and which clients love and readily buy. 72 Hair Biosense Silver Range Biosense Ultimate 12 in 1 Range BM Professional Botonino After Care Range Goldwell Dualsenses Goldwell ELUMEN Care Range Kevin Murphy KMS Matrix milk_shake Moroccanoil Moyoko Mycro Keratin Olaplex Wella System Professional Click HERE to vote for Best Loved Professional Retail Range • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Best Service and Support from a Supplier These are the Nominated Suppliers within South Africa that you believe have given impeccable Service and Support to your business or the industry over the past year. These are the companies whom you believe have gone the extra mile and shown you they truly care about your salon business. Breezewood Beauty Products Kao Salon Division Milk_shake SA Modern Hair & Beauty Moyoko Professional Mycro Keratin SarynaKey SA Shift Hair and Beauty Slick Salon Solutions Twincare International & TPO's Veaudry International Your Hair Solutions - Roodepoort Click HERE to vote for Best Service and Support from a Supplier Each Nominee will receive an email during the week with a Social Media button and Voting links to share with all their loyal supporters. The Hairnews Team wishes each nominee all the best for the voting round!

We are a skills-based industry. Training and education are the best ways to demonstrate an 'investment in people' philosophy in your salon. Not only do they develop the skills to satisfy a growing client base, improving the service levels in the salon virtually guarantees your client database will keep growing and your salon will experience lower staff turnover. There are three key areas to focus training - mind skills, people skills and technical skills. Mind skills These include attitude and with the right mental attitude that anything and everything is achievable. Attitude is a choice we make and by making the wrong choice, often leads to disappointment and failure. On the other hand, making the right choices often produces amazing results. The key to attitude is gratitude. If you start each grateful for your blessings - you woke up this morning, you have a job, and you are surrounded by people that love, respect and admire you. Why would that not lead to greater success? People skills Your ability to communicate with your clients, to be able to tell your story and to listen to theirs in terms of their problems, needs and desires. People don't care how much you know until they can trust you to hear them and know how much you care. What better environment for you to market your knowledge, experience, and expertise in pursuit of a satisfied client. The law of attraction works better with the right mental attitude and good people skills. Technical skills All professionals need to hone their skills whether it is doctors, lawyers, airline pilots, stylists, or beauty therapists. By not updating your skills you run the risk of becoming redundant. After five years you can become someone who either has one year's experience repeated five times or someone with five years’ experience - your choice. After all, you are only as good as your last haircut. Is training and education a good investment? If you're not sure, consider the cost of ignorance. - Terry Miles, MD of MySalon Software Email: info@mysalonsoftware.co.za Web: mysalonsoftware.co.za

Designed differently, to perform brilliantly It’s innovative, it’s revolutionary, it’s plant-based; say hello to the Original Plant Brush from Tangle Teezer. The next generation of Tangle Teezer, it’s the same detangling power you know and love in our Original design, but made out of 85% sustainably sourced castor oil. Long story short, we took sustainably sourced castor beans and turned them into a high-performing, long-lasting eco hairbrush that will leave you with smoother and healthier-looking hair. Plant-based doesn’t mean you have to compromise on quality - not on our watch - because the Plant Brush still features our unique two-tiered teeth technology, designed to effortlessly detangle and care for your hair. It’s a stroke of genius and a stroke of good. Kinder to the planet? Check. Recyclable? Check. Same Tangle Teezer touch? CHECK! Together with the Plant Brush, enjoy smoother and healthier-looking hair. HOT TIP: Keep this brush away from heat! New Eco-Friendly Packaging to Make Retailing a Breeze 100% fully recyclable card – no plastic • New logo and fonts • Minimal text • Addition of icons • Window for insert and product colour • Revised and simplified messaging AND INTRODUCING: TANGLE TEEZER x BARBIE® - Great Hair Starts with Imagination From the brand synonymous with innovation in haircare comes the latest in their quest for smooth, luxurious hair, introducing Tangle Teezer’s Totally Pink Barbie Brush. Together, Tangle Teezer and Barbie bring you the ultimate Barbiecore™ brush. Barbie has been breaking boundaries for generations. With empowerment at our heart, Tangle Teezer is proud to help bring confidence to people across all hair types and personal styles. Together, Barbie and Tangle Teezer are the dream team. Shaun P, Tangle Teezer Founder & Inventor This is a collaboration between two trendsetting icons on the launch of a must-have, revolutionary hairbrush. Make styling effortlessly easy and up to your imagination with the innovative The Ultimate Detangler now in new bespoke Barbie Pink. Achieve smooth, shiny and healthier-looking hair with the unashamedly joyful Barbiecore brush from Tangle Teezer. Show the world you’re confident, powerful and not afraid to have fun! The brush’s best-in-class, patented two-tiered teeth softly but confidently detangle vulnerable shower-fresh hair, amounting in less breakage. The long, flexible teeth gently remove knots and reduce breakage, while the short teeth smooth for glossy, frizz-free hair. Ideal for all hair types, the brush can also be used to draw through conditioning treatments. Healthy, glossy hair is just a brush away. • 80% fewer knots and tangles • 325 flexible teeth • 97% gentler on the scalp Talk to your Rep about stocking Tangle Teezer’s newest offerings in your salon – your clients will love them for all the right reasons! For more information on Tangle Teezer contact HairCair on Tel: 021 448 8847 Email: Larry@haircair.co.za Follow us on Social Media Tangle Teezer Facebook | Instagram HairCair Facebook | Instagram

An elegant and low maintenance balayage from Daniel Roffey at Cellardoor Hair Salon in Parkhurst, JHB. Click the image below to see the Instagram post. Process: Starting with a large regrowth at level 5 and pre-lightened ends at level 9 from previous highlights. Client was seeking something new with lower maintenance, a rich - darker base colour utilising some existing light ends and smooth fluidity overall. My formulation: All Schwarzkopf Professional Roots - IGORA 3-19 + 4-0 + 5-21 equal parts 1-1 20vol Ends - VIBRANCE 0-00 + 6-0 + 7-0 (10G each) + 5-7 + 6-12 (5G each) 1-1 13 vol lotion Sectioning away the hairline around the face in a zig-zag type pattern from ear the ear (Section A) Section B being everything else. Roots Section B- tint from zone 1 halfway down zone 2 Section A- tint from zone 1 just into zone 2 Ends Utilising the milking technique I blended my toner into my root colour on Section A and B for a soft blend from dark to light giving us the colour melt effect. Elegant and low maintenance. Hair: Daniel Roffey Products: Schwarzkopf Salon: Cellardoor Hair Salon, Parkhurst, JHB Follow Daniel on Instagram @theroff_ We'd love to feature your work! To get your styles, looks or colour formulas featured in Hairnews, send them either to brad@hairnews.co.za or DM them directly to our Hairnews Instagram page.

MySalon Software launches MyTime, an online booking platform that is fully integrated into the popular MySalon Software. A Complete 4-in-1! Contact us today about what MySalon Software can offer you as an owner looking to build your salon: Email: info@mysalonsoftware.co.za Terry Miles - 083 650 0952 - terry@mysalonsoftware.co.za Sune Bothma - 083 484 2960 - sune@mysalonsoftware.co.za Web: mysalonsoftware.co.za

You are invited to take part in the most prestigious competition in the hairdressing industry – the Wella Professionals National TrendVision Award 2023. Each year we look for visionaries of the industry within two categories, so pick yours to suit your skill set and creativity. Participate to become the next National TrendVision Award (NTVA) winner and earn the chance to proceed to the International TrendVision Award 2024 (ITVA). Bring your personal vision and craftsmanship to life by showcasing your unique skills against other emerging South African stylists. You will compete against a backdrop of spectacular creativity and feel the incredible thrill of vying for one of the two titles. TrendVision Award is where future industry stars are made. EXPLORE your creativity, DEVELOP your skills, BUILD your confidence, and RAISE your profile to BECOME the next rising star! DATES FOR YOUR DIARY Photographic entries open: Friday 28th July 2023 Photographic entries close: Friday 25th August 2023 Top 6 photographic entries per category announced: Thursday 7th September 2023 Final event, winners declared: Sunday 1st October 2023 THE CATEGORIES Colour Visionary COLOUR Visionary is a COLOUR category, complimented by CUT and STYLING DIMENSIONALISING​ Ligthness Violet continues to evolve this season! Often used to neutralise unwanted warm golden hues- we now experience the full extent of its multitasking capabilities. Add a touch of serenity and playful escapism with purposeful tones of digital lavender enhanced by the potency of clear blonde.​ Showcase the Wella Professionals colour spectrum by creating stunning colour that is multi-dimensional, glossy, healthy looking and premium. We see high shine and movement, using complementary and harmonised tones. Let’s create dimensionalised lightness showcasing the beauty that evolves classic looks but twists them into a new era showcasing endless possibilities. Using our most advanced lightener, Blondorplex, KPME+ for richness and intensity, Illumina Color with superior shine, Glazing with Shinefinity, Color Touch for toning, the choice is yours. Craft Visionary CRAFT Visionary is a CUT and STYLING category, complimented by COLOUR New hair, real me…. People haven’t been able to express themselves as they normally would. Using home cut and colour for quick fixes, when not being able to go back to the salon. And now it’s time to reveal the me I want to be! This is your time to showcase artistry and craftmanship and provide the consumer with the best hair look and feel that they desire! People are looking for high-quality service and expertise, high-definition colour and a master hair cut that is crafted with professionalism. JUDGING We are excited to announce our judging panel for the National TrendVision Awards 2023! Our Wella Professional Ambassadors: Charles Junior Louw (senior ambassador): Excentric on Kloof, Cape Town Jadie Herbst (senior ambassador): Salon Jadie Professionals, Bloemfontein Flo Neacsu (senior ambassador): Excentric on Kloof, Cape Town Nicolas Anamourlis: Nikolas Michael Salon, Durban Donovan Foti: DJ Hairdressing, Durban Warren Schultz: Warren Schultz Hair, Port Elizabeth The Top 6 competitors in each of the two categories will be notified via email on the 1st September 2023. An announcement of the Top 6 will be made on Thursday 7th September on Wella Professionals, MHB social media platforms and HairNews. Top 6 competitors in every category will be invited to attend the National TrendVision Awards 2023 final event in Cape Town on the 1st October 2023. Gold, Silver and Bronze winners in each category will be declared at the event. The People’s Choice Award in each category will be open for voting at the final event and winners will be announced at the event. AMAZING PRIZES WORTH MORE THAN R140,000 If you never go after what you want, you’ll never get it … and trust us, you’re going to want these prizes! GOLD WINNERS in each category take home a coveted NTVA trophy PLUS: COLOUR VISIONARY and CRAFT VISIONARY Gold winners each win prizes valued at R60 000.00 Both gold winners earn entry into the ITVA competition and an invitation to attend an International Event in 2024. The ITVA winners will be announced in 2024. SILVER WINNERS in each category take home a framed NTVA certificate and prizes valued at R5 000.00 BRONZE WINNERS in each category take home a framed NTVA certificate and prizes valued at R3 000.00 All winners will have the opportunity to make a mark in the industry! HOW TO ENTER To learn more about the competition process, category requirements and judging criteria, visit our website www.modernhairbeauty.com and download your information booklet. STEP 1 You may enter each category only once. Each entry must be a different look on a different model. STEP 2 Create your look, not previously published, or entered NTVA, in line with the chosen category guidelines. STEP 3 Email your entry form and photograph of your entry to Elizma.c@modernhairbeauty.com on or before 25th August 2023 by 5pm. Please follow the technical guidelines provided in the Rules & Regulations. Ensure that you keep a record and pictures of all steps when creating your look as this will be required to commence to the next round. Want to know more? Head over to our Modern Hair & Beauty Website or check out our BIO @wellaprofessionals_sa under NTVA 2023 Good luck to all entrants. We are very excited and look forward to receiving your entries.

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While some managers may not understand the significance of psychological safety for effective teamwork or problem-solving, it's rare for team leaders to admit that they're not actively trying to create a safe environment. However, in some work cultures, traits like toughness, aggressive challenge, or the ability to adapt quickly are highly valued. As a result, team members who don't feel safe might be considered to have a lack of fit with the group and their concerns may be dismissed. What these leaders may not realize is that a lack of psychological safety affects everyone on the team, even those who appear to fit in. This lack of safety can be very costly for both the team and the organization. Team members may adjust their behaviours and responses, resulting in an ineffective team. If everyone on the team is doing this, the team leader may not recognise the extent of the disengagement and unproductive behaviour that has taken root. To determine if team members feel safe, managers and leaders can look for indicators similar to those used by researchers to measure psychological safety: Employees actively share opinions that differ from those of their colleagues or manager People use clear, direct, and respectful language without excessive caveats or an excessive attempt to avoid offense Feedback is given when requested, both positive and negative, and negative feedback is seen as an opportunity to learn and collaborate There are multiple channels for employee feedback During status meetings, people regularly share aspects of collective objectives that are at risk or not going well Few bad surprises occur, as leaders are aware of non-compliance with company policies and procedures For learning, innovation, and growth to occur in the workplace, interpersonal trust, self-awareness, and psychological safety are crucial. Psychological safety should not be viewed as a mere job perk but as an integral part of every company's culture and future. Psychological safety must be a top priority in the workplace if businesses want to succeed. More importantly, psychological safety contributes to an inclusive, diverse, and accepting workplace where team members feel comfortable expressing themselves. Ultimately, the quality of a company is reflected in the well-being and satisfaction of its team members. For any further information or enquiries please contact the EOHCB representative in your area by clicking HERE. EOHCB Contact Details Web: www.eohcb.co.za | YouTube: www.youtube.com/eohcbsa/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/eohcb | Twitter: twitter.com/eohcbsa Instagram: www.instagram.com/eohcbsa

Business is all about numbers and the LAST number you should stress about is TURNOVER. Rather focus on the numbers that matter and watch your turnover grow. How many clients visit the salon on a monthly, yearly basis? Is that number growing or shrinking? Every salon loses clients and, if you don't have a new client strategy, your client data base will continue to shrink. The most effective new client strategy is referrals. If clients really are loyal to you and your business they will willingly recommend their friends and colleagues, maybe all you need to do is ask them - and back that up with a dynamic loyalty programme. Monitor the average docket value of each staff member. Clients are shoppers and will buy anything professionally recommended by an industry expert that really cares about improving the health of their client's hair. To optimise turnover, new clients should be booked first to staff generating the higher docket values. Docket values grow in direct relationship to the amount of training staff receive. Your colour business should be no less than 40% of turnover. Your client database is probably around 65% female and 35% male and virtually every client has colour. So the question is, if not by you, where are they having their colour done? We will blogging about building a strong colour business in one of our next blogs. And by the way, how many of your clients have a treatment with every chemical service, when in fact they all should? Sell treatments, promote treatments, include the treatment in the cost of a colour service, but clients MUST have a treatment after a chemical service. Could you imagine having an operation (the equivalent to a chemical service) and not having the anaesthetic and the painkillers and the antibiotics? Focus on retail sales and monitor both individual and salon ratio of retail to services. Retail should be 20% of your turnover and yet most homecare products are bought at the supermarket - why is that? There is no more convenient place for clients to buy their home haircare products than in the salon environment! And they will, provided the salon creates the selling environment. The number of clients leaving the salon, having pre-booked their next appointment, should be growing as stylists get used to promoting this business building, customer service strategy. No matter what your turnover is, you will always make a profit PROVIDED you monitor the numbers on a daily basis and keep costs in line with turnover. QED - Terry Miles, MD of MySalon Software Email: info@mysalonsoftware.co.za Web: mysalonsoftware.co.za

Treat your Clients to the Combination of our HERO FRAGRANCE and our Best-selling Shampoo – Don’t Miss Out on this Limited Edition! DEPOT® Original Formulas No.101 Normalizing Daily Shampoo in our FRESH BLACK PEPPER – Limited Edition Fragrance is so much a part of the deepest sense of well-being, peace and tranquillity you can give your clients. Scent is the most primal of the 5 senses of humans, evoking the deepest of feelings and emotions, as well as altering how others experience your presence. Fresh, woody, spicy FRESH BLACK PEPPER Is the Fragrance for the DEPOT® Man HEAD NOTES Lily of the valley Lemon Black pepper HEART NOTES Bay leaf Elemis Cinnamon BASE NOTES Cedarwood Amber DEPOT® Original Formulas No.101 Normalizing Daily Shampoo - FRESH BLACK PEPPER Normalizing and invigorating shampoo for normal hair. Formulated with delicate surfactants and without SLES, it’s suitable for frequent washing. USE: apply to damp hair and lather. Leave in for a few moments to have an extra sensation of freshness, then rinse out. Repeat if necessary and follow with a conditioning product. Bring contentment, freshness, and sensorial gratification to your clients’ world. Speak to your DEPOT® rep about stocking this euphoric addition to your retail stock as your answer to the stresses of the world your clients experience. Take Note Trading are distributors of DEPOT and Milk_shake in SA Contact details: Email: marku@z-one.co.za or georg@z-one.co.za www.z-oneconcept.com/en | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

Maximise your salon’s retail opportunities for your clients’ winter hair care regimes and help them look and feel their best with this effective moisture-locking collection of products you can stock. Madame Madame is the nourishing hydration therapy South African clients need this winter: Smoothing Shampoo Smoothing Conditioner Liquid Gold Repair Oil Extreme Capsule Masque Stock up now and enable your clients’ best hair this winter! Email: mk@mycro-keratin.com Instagram: @mycro_keratin Facebook: @mycrokeratintreatment TikTok: @mycrokeratin