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The Hairnews Team would love to wish the SA Hair and Beauty Industry a very Happy New Year and join us in a quick look at the year ahead with an eye to building your presence online. Our goal is to continue to build that strong sense of community that is so much a part of our industry with a number of exciting new ideas looking forward, each one celebrating our community of such creative, talented stylists, their salons and the amazing suppliers who support our professionals so wholeheartedly. We have so many fantastic projects for the next year to share all the information that the SA industry needs to be at the forefront of hair technology and what clients demand for all their hair care needs. Just some of projects we’ve been working on for you: Our websites Hairnews.co.za and Afro Hairnews.co.za have been diligently revamped and redesigned by our awesome Design Director Brad De Waal so check in with them now – a whole new look that brings the newest info to you easily with a touch of a button. Need the latest info from the EOHCB or your Bargaining Council for regulations and wage schedules? Need to make important decisions for your career aspirations or your salons staffing solutions? What are the exciting events and competitions coming up - where can you register? What’s the latest news on the annual Hairnews Awards and how can you vote for your favourite category? And more to look forward to as we develop our new Online Directory for the SA hair and beauty industry brands and educators! Our FB and IG Pages are updated throughout the day, with the newest information and articles you need, fast-paced stories and reels to tweak your interest, and all info shared to our Public FB Group for maximum interactive potential for suppliers, salons, beauticians and stylists. EXCITING PROJECTS TO COME Building our Community – Let’s share the creativity of our local SA Stylists and Salons. Do you have an upcoming salon celebration you’d love to promote or share with the industry? Contact us and let us know so we can feature you nationally and really put yourself on the map! Has your salon recently contributed to any charity or community projects? Please share with us so that we can inspire others to make a difference. Have you invested so much time and heart-felt effort in creating or revamping your salon? We can come by and set up a video décor tour to share and inspire, or you can send us your pics and videos, and we can all share the excitement. Have you had an incredibly gorgeous result with a colour recipe you’d like to share? We would love to make it famous – send them to brad@hairnews.co.za or DM them directly to our FB and IG pages, or tag us and we’ll contact you! We will be showcasing our local styles, talent and salons regularly every week in Hairnews. The Online Directory of Brands & Educators – a business search tool we all need We get so many requests and questions every day directed to our FB and IG Pages, on the FB Group, and to our general Hairnews info@hairnews.co.za email, that we are pushing forward with the SA Industry Online Directory for Brands and Accredited Educational Institutions. Brands and Educational Institutions will each have a dedicated page on our website for you to easily find the contact details of what you need. As a supplier or educator, how can you miss this opportunity to place your brand listing on the primary informational site for the SA hair and beauty industry? We will be promoting the Directory every month in Hairnews and on our social media to keep your listing at the top of mind. Suppliers - Plan Your Marketing Year We’ll be sending you information in the coming week about new marketing opportunities and a Yearly Planner of all our Special Mailers so you can plan ahead and maximise your marketing campaigns. Job Listings to become a Feature on the HN and AHN Websites Send your info to us for either a full Hairnews Classified or a brief job listing for your staffing solutions – special rates to apply depending on your needs and placements. Operators and stylists in need of employment opportunities can send us their details and location for publication free of charge! And our 2023 Hairnews Awards are almost Ready to Go! We are currently compiling the categories for 2023 Hairnews Awards – Get ready to support your favourites in the voting categories and to WOW the judges and the industry in the creative categories! Suppliers - start putting yourself as a supplier at the top of mind for your salons with regular features with us that are shared to all the media platforms! Stylists, plan ahead and get your entries ready as soon as the categories are announced. • Entries opening April 4th • Closing May 31st • Shortlists announced June 30th • And our Winners announced at the end of July! Get your latest product information featured daily across all our social media platforms. Join us in a celebration of the SA hair and beauty industry and all its fabulous members! About Hairnews Hairnews has come a long way. Originally starting out as the South African Hairdressers Journal magazine for more than 70 years, Hairnews became the digital platform for the hairdressing trade in 2016. With nearly 40 years combined experienced in the hairdressing industry between the three directors, Hairnews is the No.1 online newsletter and website for all things hair and beauty in South Africa. Covering everything from product launches, events, education and training, jobs, to our very own Hairnews Industry Awards and everything in between. Hairnews has something of interest for everyone, with the purpose of providing you, the stylist, with useful information, keeping you up to date, and keeping the industry professional.

All the Ins & Outs of how the gloss colour fits so well into your portfolio of salon services! The Gloss colour Demi-hybrid System - not just a traditional ammonia-free semi-permanent colour A brand-new ammonia-free oil-based acidic colouring creating rich natural-looking colour tones for perfect glossy hair colour and healthy, shiny hair. This week, we take an in-depth look at just how to use milk_shake's The Gloss colour in your salon. Next week we see the amazing results! Milk_shake’s the gloss colour - Why do you need to add it to your salon portfolio? • It’s suitable for damaged hair that requires improvement with a technical treatment • Excellent for clients who want delicate colour without radically changing their hair • Good for colour toning lightened hair with a colouring treatment that lasts longer than other treatments • Gives shine without changing hair colour • Good for clients who want delicate ammonia-free hair colour • Excellent for salons who want to give a very customised colour service to clients • It’s a treatment that nourishes and conditions hair with its active ingredients, making hair more and more beautiful after each application. Service Types for All Your Clients 4 specific services to approach the world of colouring: • colour gloss • hd shine • gloss and colour • hd colour FAQS HOW TO MAKE BEST USE OF MILK_SHAKE® THE GLOSS IN YOUR SALON 1. What is an acidic hair colouring treatment? It’s colour that has a combination of chemical elements that, once mixed with the specific activator (developer), transforms the blend, making it acidic (pH 6.7) which then gives colour tones to the hair without modifying the hair’s structure. 2. How is it positioned within the spectrum of milk_shake® colour ranges? Due to its colouring strength, milk_shake® the gloss colour is positioned between milk_shake® direct colour and milk_shake® smoothies semi-permanent colour. 3. Does milk_shake® the gloss colour lighten the hair’s natural colour? No! The fact that its pH is lower than 7 and the developer works at low volumes means the hair’s natural colour is not modified. 4. Does milk_shake® the gloss colour give grey coverage? By using the same level or choosing darker levels according to the hair’s natural colour, it can mask greys up to 50%. Mixing – Creating the Magic Potion 5. What should milk_shake® the gloss colour be mixed with? Its specific activator is called milk_shake® the gloss acidic colour activator 6 vol. and its formula makes the colour remain under pH 7 (6.7), thus making it acidic. 6. Can I mix milk_shake® the gloss colour with other z.one concept™ activators? No. If mixed with other formulas, the pH stability cannot be guaranteed and so the colour could be alkaline, thus losing the benefits of an oxidised acidic colour. 7. What is the mixing ratio? The mixing ratio is standard. The mixing ratio is 1:1 therefore 60 g of colour must be mixed with 60 g of its specific activator. 8. Is it difficult to mix? Absolutely not. Its texture is an oil which, after having been mixed with the activator, becomes a gel, so it’s quick and easy to apply. Processing - Giving the Magic Time to Develop 9. If it’s an oil, does it drip during the processing time? If the mixing ratio is respected and the product is mixed well, there are no problems at all during the processing time. 10. Is the processing time standard or does it change according to the objective? The processing time is 20 minutes and is always recommended for all colour toning services. Only if the hair is very porous or weak, if cool tones are used, then the processing time should be reduced to 15mins. 11. Can I use a heat source? A heat source is not recommended. The processing times are quite short and seeing that its use is mainly targeted at damaged or weak hair, the heat source could intensify the result too much. Colour Spec’s – Colour Shades & Treatment 12. What are the main prerogatives of this colour? This type of colour with its ingredients of natural origin and especially the hyper-fermented prickly pear extract, as well as its pH, improves the hair’s structure with each application, increasing the duration of the colour tones compared to a more traditional colour service. For these reasons, milk_shake® the gloss colour is defined as being a colouring TREATMENT. 13. How many shades are in the colour chart? The milk_shake® the gloss colour chart has 29 pigmented shades + 1 neutral colourless shade, which can be mixed with the other shades to create lighter or shinier colours. This special colourless shade creates a shine & conditioning service for those clients who don’t want to change their hair colour. SERVICE TYPES – WHEN TO USE WHAT FOR WHICH CLIENT? 14. How many the milk_shake® the gloss colour services are there? Due to the synergy with other colours and products within the milk_shake® range, the salon professional can increase their services offered, with some very interesting offers. • GLOSS COLOUR • HD SHINE • GLOSS AND COLOUR • HD GLOSS COLOUR. 15. When should you recommend the gloss colour? The GLOSS COLOUR is a colouring treatment that gives colour tones, improves, changes or intensifies colour-treated or lightened hair. (see technical manual for mixing ratios). 16. When is the HD SHINE service recommended? To give shine to untreated or colour-treated hair without changing the hair’s colour. The synergy between milk_shake® the gloss colour + milk_shake® integrity hair reconstruction step B fibre sealant improves the condition and structure of the hair. (see technical manual for mixing ratios). 17. When is the GLOSS AND COLOUR service recommended? This service is a combination of two ammonia-free colour treatments and is suitable for untreated hair at the base (regrowth) with a percentage of greys and colour-treated lengths that require colour toning. (see technical manual for mixing ratios). 18. Should the GLOSS AND COLOUR service only include smoothies or can I combine with creative colour as well? Our z.one conceptTM METHOD requires the best milk_shake® colour according to the function and objective of the colour, lightening, and grey coverage in the regrowth area. On lengths and ends, which are generally more damaged and porous, if the objective is to tone the hair and to treat the structure to get the best result it is best or preferable to apply milk_shake® the gloss colour. 19. When is the HD GLOSS COLOUR service recommended? The combination of milk_shake® the gloss colour + milk_shake® illuminate pure pigments, creates HD colour tones with incredible results in terms of colour toning and the duration of colour tones. This combination means that the colour chart has 30 shades, and 18 more mix combinations that create colours that aren’t already in the colour chart. What about milk_shake® Smoothies? 20. Will this colour replace milk_shake® smoothies? Absolutely not. They are two completely different technologies that guarantee different results. The two colours complement one another and this is shown in the GLOSS and COLOUR service, that has a stronger action in the natural untreated area of the hair that requires more intense colour, and with a more delicate action on lengths, where hair is more damaged. This synergy satisfies the demands of clients who need a good hair colour but need it to be ammonia-free. Next week we see the amazing results! Incredibly healthy shine and customised ammonia-free colour in an all-new acidic format– speak to your milk_shake rep today! milk_shake® the gloss Colour Demi hybrid system Contact milk_shake® on: Email: marku@z-one.co.za or georg@z-one.co.za www.z-oneconcept.com/en | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

For the First and Final Time… Global Hair Styling Icon Sharon Blain is coming to South Africa to share her trade secrets. Waves, Braids and Brides Long Hair Workshop 26-27 February 2023 Stellenbosch, South Africa If you already know and love Sharon, you’ll have no doubt as to why this is YOUR STYLING EVENT OF THE YEAR! And if you don’t know Sharon yet, read on – you’ll definitely want to get to know her! You see, she’s the legend that celebrity stylists turn to for training when the Oscars clients are calling, and the force behind this exceptional 2-day workshop that will elevate your styling game forever. This undisputed QUEEN OF STYLING has out-paced, out-styled, and out-lasted just about everyone, teaching and inspiring thousands of hairdressers all over the world. And now she is coming to you for her… GOING OUT IN STYLE 5-CONTINENT FINAL WORLD TOUR This will be the first and final time you can catch SHARON BLAIN in-person (in her classroom) delivering her on-trend styling genius. There is no-one on the planet with her 55+ years of experience and her 500+ awards! So now is the ONLY time to fulfill that bucket list dream and learn alongside one of the industry’s most loved international ICONS. Sharon will leave you spellbound as she imparts knowledge that will fast track your styling success. Skip decades of trial and error and BE THE CONFIDENT STYLIST NOW! Stay relevant, on-trend and in-demand with this high-powered 2-day WAVES, BRAIDS and BRIDES Long Hair Workshop: DATE & TIME Sunday 26 – Monday 27 February 2023 9:30am-4:00pm each day, with registration at 9:15am on the first day *applies for full payment, not deposits. LOCATION STELLENBOSCH Hair Academy 25 Plein Street, Stellenbosch, 7600 2nd Floor, Good Hope Building De Wet Centre (Entrance at Courtyard) PRICING INCLUDES • Mannequin head for loan during the duration of the class • Styling products for the duration of the class • Workbook • Sharon Blain Education Certificate • Light lunch (Standard, Gluten Free, and Vegetarian available) WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Hair stylists, hairdressers, freelance stylists and bridal providers, recent graduates in hair and makeup, graduated or seasoned makeup artists and creative and artistic individuals looking for a career change. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN? Hair fashion is ever evolving. In this 2-day hands-on workshop, learn a variety of on-trend looks for the upcoming red carpet, bridal and special event season. Covered in these action-packed 2 days are: Stunning and innovative braids Beautiful deconstructed up do's The secrets to wave perfection How to use chopsticks for simple fun looks Statement ponies and SO MUCH MORE This creative course covers the core basic hair techniques every stylist must know PLUS how you combine these skills with simple but effective styles to ensure you’re on-trend with all the latest looks. If you’re looking for a class to push you artistically, while at the same time giving you the insider secrets to simplify complex looks, then join Sharon Blain as she rolls out her 2023 must-learn trends. GET READY TO... • Learn to prepare long lasting beautiful looks in a tight time frame • Learn quick and achievable techniques on different hair lengths • Gain more confidence to help you deal with demanding guests • Take your hair styling skills to the next level faster and easier • Enjoy a refreshing new approach to dressing long hair AND IF THAT’S NOT ENOUGH, remember that this is your first and final chance to experience not-to-be-missed ‘A-GAME’ styling education live in the classroom with… THE QUEEN THE ICON THE FINAL WORLD TOUR DON’T MISS THE MONUMENTAL LEGEND THAT IS SHARON BLAIN. Secure your ticket and find out more HERE. Follow Sharon on social HERE.

A transformation from brassy colour bands to Ashy Perfection, from Risna at Stylecafe Hair Design, who also provided her colour formula for this amazing look. Click the image below to see the Instagram post. Formula Schwarzkopf Blond Me 20 vol to lift the hair and toned it with Vibrance 8-11 + 8-0 with Gel developer Hair: Risna Pelser Styling Aids: Moyoko Infrared Iron Salon: Stylecafe Hair Design Follow Risna on Instagram HERE 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.

It’s a new year and perhaps you are feeling ready for a change that will reinvent your life and superpower your career into adventure and excellence! Completing a cruise ship contract offers you the following amazing benefits: Travel to exotic destinations, visiting the most sought-after places where tourists love to go. Work with a new intake of clients every week, keen to spend money in the ship’s tax-free environment. Work with top-end products and brands, in a luxury spa that usually has one of the best views on the ship. Sharpen your abilities, provide additional services, and work to a top standard of service and skill. Earn tax-free dollars while having all your food, accommodation and living expenses at no charge. Get the chance to reinvent your life completely, making new friends and seeing new horizons. Have doors opened for you all around the world as cruise ship experience is highly respected. Receive the best training and experience that will superpower you into your future career. Complete your contract with a substantial nestegg of savings. A new year is always a good time to rethink your life and take the leap into making positive change that will enhance your earnings and your career! What are you waiting for? Sign up today and a recruitment consultant will be in touch to set up a confidential interview. How to apply: Go to www.londonwellnessacademy.com and fill in the online form. A recruitment consultant will be in touch with you asap to set up a confidential interview. Your first step to a new life of excitement on board has begun! Sign up HERE and set yourself on a career path that will change your life!

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Do you need a base to work your styling magic? The PHD Hairdressing would like to take this opportunity to support professionals who prefer to work for themselves by opening up PHD’s doors on a rental basis! OPTION 1: A fixed price per chair per day on a pay-as-you-go basis in the main salon. OPTION 2: Monthly Rental of a furnished Studio where you can run your own little business on a lease option. Flexibility in your creative life Professionals that only need a space for a day, for a week, or even for a full month will now be able to book a space for a pre-determined time. You’ll only pay for that time, making it easier for you to manage your cash flow and your own business. Delicious Coffee and Treats Too! BICA Bean to Cup Coffee Shop Right on the Premises You and your guests can also enjoy a little taste of Portugal when visiting you at PHD for their hair. BICA Bean to Cup is a quaint little coffee shop kiosk offering all the favourite Portugues sweet and savoury treats from the famous Pasteis de Nata, various rissoles, cakes, tarts and fantastic gourmet sandwiches with fabulous Presunto, chourico, cheese, vegetable preserve and other favourite fillings. Please feel free to go view our website at www.phdhairdressing.co.za. If you have questions or require more info on our “Rent a Space” please contact us: Email: bookings@phdhairdressing.co.za Whatsapp: 066 489 3161

Teresa Weller, Director of Teresa Weller Hair Art and thebridalhairartists.com, looks at what Pantone's shade for 2023 will mean for your colour clients. Viva Magenta (18-1750) – PANTONE’s colour for 2023 – is a beautifully bold shade that really sets the tone for the New Year ahead. Moving on from last year’s Very Peri tone, this strong, rooted-in-nature shade will allow us to see things with a new perspective, signalling strength, vim and vigour, something we can all get onboard with. Billed by PANTONE as a “brave, fearless, and pulsating colour whose exuberance promotes a joyous and optimistic celebration,” this crimson red tone that presents a balance between warm and cool is bold and fearless, perfect for clients looking to take back their power in 2023. With this in mind, here’s how I believe this stand-out-statement tone can be conveyed into hair for the forthcoming season: Viva Magenta! VIVA MAGENTA “I love creating powerful, empowering tones on my clients in the salon, and this is a shade that will encourage rebellious clients to be even more experimental in their colour choices, while also allowing the colour-shy to dip their toes into a hi-vis trend that can be strong and beautiful, even when created subtly, with the help of toners or temporary tones. Nature is always an inspiration when it comes to hair colour and this shade is no different. From a dazzling shade of crimson or cherry red, to more subtle incarnations, it can transform any style, adding some serious ‘wow’ along the way. I love a deep, fire-inspired tone, as created in this image (left), but the beauty of this shade is that it works wonderfully well on all skin tones: for warmer skin tones, cool, ashy reds work beautifully (think honey or strawberry-blonde, or golden copper), while cooler skin tones are suited well to deeper reds or light auburn shades. To create this look (left) we utilised a mix of balayage and foliage techniques, weaving in a few yellow strands for some extra ‘extra’. Tape-in extensions were pre-coloured in varying shades of red and copper to help turn up the heat even more. This image (right) was created using Revlon Professional Revlonissimo Cromatics C50 (purple red) and Revlon Professional Nutri Color Filters to enhance the depth and add some serious shine. The perfect accompaniment to Pantone’s colour for 2023. TERESA WELLER HAIR ART is a multi-award-winning salon in the heart of the Surrey Hills in Dorking, England. Established by Teresa in 2015, the Surrey-based salon boasts a talented team of expert stylists, technicians and beauticians, proficient in a range of hairdressing and beauty services alongside bespoke bridal packages, which sees the team travel across the UK and globally. A regular backstage at London Fashion Week, Teresa has styled the hair for A-list celebrities including Renée Zellweger, with the salon also the lead hairstylists at London Pride for the last three years. Teresa is also the current title holder of Bridal Stylist of the Year at the 2022 Salon Awards. To learn more about Teresa Weller Hair Art Visit: teresaweller.com Tweet: @TWHairArt Facebook: @TeresaWellerHairArt Instagram: @teresawellerhairart

An incredible "Fiery" transformation from Vee at Blu Gel Hair Studio, who also provided her colour formula for this amazing look. Click the image below to watch the Instagram reel. Formula Lightner - Goldwell Light Dimensions Oxycur Platin. Full head back to back foils process time 35min Goldwell Elumen GK@all - KK@all - VV@all - RR@all - RV@all - PK@all Weaved, alternating colours Goldwell Elumen Wash and Mask Hair & Colour: Vee Govindasamy Styling Aids: KMS Therma Shape Quick Blow Dry Salon: Blu Gel Hair Studio Follow Vee on Instagram HERE 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.

A brand-new ammonia-free oil-based acidic colouring treatment for hair full of colour and shine A demi colouring treatment that creates rich colour tones and luxurious healthy result with natural-looking colour tones for perfect hair colour. Perfect glossy colour and healthy, shiny hair. the gloss colour - is not just a traditional ammonia-free semi-permanent colour milk_shake®’s the gloss is a treatment that nourishes and conditions hair with its active ingredients, making hair more and more beautiful after each application. • Its acidic pH guarantees a shiny and long-lasting final effect on the hair. • This makes it suitable for damaged hair too, as it visibly improves structure. The final effect on the hair is glossy, long-lasting colour, guaranteeing visible improvement of the hair’s structure with each application. Milk_shake’s the gloss colour - Why do you need to add it to your salon portfolio? tones without modifying the natural colour and structure of the hair improves condition of porous or chemically-treated hair boosts colour-treated or lightened hair hides greys up to 50% lasts 15-20 washes 30 shades for any colour toning need, plus 18 mixes which are a combination of milk_shake® the gloss colour and milk_shake® illuminate pure pigment in order to customise hair colour toning, resulting in high-definition hair colour. Follow us next week for our in-depth education discussion on how to maximise and customise your colour services with milk_shake® the gloss colour demi-hybrid system! A choice of service types for all your clients 4 specific services to approach the world of colouring: * Natural, untreated hair to give extreme shine and conditioning * Colour-treated hair to keeps an intense colour tone * To lighten hair or need to correct or enhance a colour tone. * The synergy of the milk_shake® product lines allows the gloss colour to create new services that give shine and enhance all hair types. • colour gloss to tone, modify or intensify the colour tones of colour-treated or lightened hair. • hd shine enhances natural, untreated hair or colour-treated hair, giving intense shine without adding colour. • gloss and colour the synergy with milk_shake® smoothies gives grey coverage for a complete colour treatment that’s also ammonia-free. • hd colour for intense and customised hair colour. Specially formulated Ingredients to maximise colour retention with incredible hair health Hyper-fermented prickly pear extract Rch in concentrated antioxidants obtained from fruits of Italian origin. The green cutting-edge technology of hyper-fermentation applied to the prickly pear results in an enhanced phyto-complex. This makes it as natural, safe and sustainable as possible, giving lasting intense and glossy colour. Amino acid complex An exclusive plant amino acids complex that restores the natural keratin components of the hair, nourishing and creating strong, shiny and soft hair. Organic blueberry extract Nourishes the scalp and hair with precious phytonutrients for precious protective, toning and emollient properties creating radiant hair full of life. Sunflower seed oil Wraps the hair like a veil, strengthening the cuticle and restoring shine in dry and damaged hair. Integrity 41® Obtained by extraction from the residue of sunflower seeds remaining from the oil-extraction processing. Integrity 41® is therefore a special hydro-glycolic extract rich in antioxidant polyphenols. These powerful natural substances possess extraordinary protective effects from free radicals and stress factors that threaten the hair’s integrity, colour intensity and radiance. Next week: Our Education Special for Salons & Stylists: All the Ins & Outs of how the gloss colour fits so well into your portfolio of salon services! Follow us for next week’s deep dive into the world of milk_shake®’s the gloss acidic pH demi colouring hair treatment. Take Note Trading will be open again on Monday 9 January 2023 for any further inquiries. Give your clients the incredibly healthy shine and customised colour they desire – speak to your milk_shake® rep today! milk_shake® the gloss Colour Demi hybrid system Contact milk_shake® on: Email: marku@z-one.co.za or georg@z-one.co.za www.z-oneconcept.com/en | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

STARLETTE eclipses the Red Carpet! STARLETTE is the dream come true for all those young women who want to leave no one indifferent with their total Red-Carpet look. A flash of glamour inspired by film and fashion icons in which all kinds of current trends in styling, cut and colour are recreated. Creative Team: SK Style Barcelona @skstylebarcelona Hair: Alexander Kiryliuk @alexanderkiryliuk Hair Assistant: Ruslana Bugai @ruslana.bugai, Ksenia Grishanova @kseniia_grishanova27 Photographer: David Arnal @davidarnalteam Retouche: Javier Villalabeitia @javiervillalabeitia MUA: Miguel Silva @miguel.silvac Styling: Ángel Cabezuelo @angelcabezuelo77

The Hairnews Team would love to thank all the members of the hair and beauty industry in South Africa for their support and loyalty in the last year as we negotiated a successful recovery after such an eventful two years of covid! We have some super exciting news from our Team here at Hairnews as we embark on a fabulous new adventure - our very own Jassy Mackenzie, after 25 awesome years in the industry as editor of The Hairdressers Journal and CEO and editor of Hairnews, has decided to hand the reins over to the Management Team as she focuses exclusively on her well known writing enterprises: “With this amazing and experienced team of Belinda, Brad and Beth, whom you all know so well, it was an easy decision for us to make that the team should take over as the new co-owners of Hairnews and its subsidiary companies. I couldn’t be more excited about this. The Three Bs have a wealth of experience in industry media covering all the bases from sales to writing, from design to social media, and every detail in between. As new owners, they will be guiding Hairnews from strength to strength, while also bringing fresh and innovative ideas, and new energy to the table. They have fabulous ideas for additional projects that will add value to the industry, build the relationships with our salons and hairstylists, and make sure fun and inspiration is had along the way! Since going digital five years ago, Hairnews has vastly expanded its reach and readership, and I feel very proud to have been at the helm during this transition, and even prouder of the team who will now be taking it forward into the future. I will be following Hairnews closely, and cheering on the team and the industry from my writing desk!” - Jassy Mackenzie We have been so happy to bring the news of the industry to you, from exciting and fantastic new product and service launches to featuring local work by the stylists of your community and the salons, big and small. In January, you can look out for big changes as we build an even stronger online platform for you! Together we can build a stronger industry. We wish you a peaceful, joyous Festive Season and great success for 2023!