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Nadine Brits of London Wellness Academy tells us about demand for wellness staff aboard the cruise ships sailing the world and the fabulous opportunities available if you love working with hair. If you’re a qualified hairstylist, LWA can give you the training and skillset to take advantage of the most exciting career pathway available! Follow up with London Wellness Academy on our various social media platforms on Facebook and Instagram, and check out our website. If you are keen to change your life, sign up today at www.londonwellnessacademy.com and a recruitment consultant will get in touch with you asap to set up a confidential interview and answer any questions you might have. Sign up HERE and set yourself on a career path that will change your life! Follow us on social media Facebook | Instagram

My collection is called Hello Dolly. Since I started hairdressing over 25 years ago, my creative dream has been to create and execute a photo shoot for my favourite fashion publication Italian Vogue. I pretended this collection was created especially for this. I treated this as my chance to do the hair that inspires me and match it with the perfect fashion and photography. I wanted something that translates all over the world as forward thinking showcasing current hair and fashion trends. I researched for hours and practiced the looks hoping to create never-seen before concepts with beautiful, clever hair. This is not a hair collection so much as an editorial campaign. My production team was the biggest and most experienced I have ever engaged before to bring my creation to a reality. I also flew in models from all over Australia, after looking through many agencies to cast the perfect hair and textures. Big credit to my make up team including Liz Mason responsible for hours of tattoo applications. Make up artist Kylie O’Toole focused on the models’ faces, balancing the overall looks. But it was brilliant photographer Andrew O’Toole that really brought the concept to Life!! I think what Hello Dolly says about me as a hairstylist is that I have changed over the years. I have evolved and become less ‘hairdresser-y’ and more fashion inspired. My work and collections are less busy now and more simplistic. I focus on the beautiful and the clever more, still always applying and showcasing all my skills. The hair you will see, I believe, is at the forefront of international editorial hair but can still be translated into my salon life and used to promote hairdressers and salons. My hair direction was definitely influenced and inspired by the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s. However never copied, I stripped back some iconic hair shapes and then added my own creative. I reinterpreted classic era looks to make them current and new. Hello Dolly pays respect to the eras showcasing incredible and memorable fashion moments. Hair: Dee Parker Attwood, Wieselmann Salon @deeparkerattwood_ Photography: Andrew O’Toole Make Up: Kylie O’Toole Body Tattooing: Liz Mason Styling: Elaine Marshall Colour: Rob Watson

Early planning is key to boosting profits and minimizing stress as you head into the final months of the year. The holidays can be both your most profitable time of the year and best opportunity to reach out to new customers. You can make the most of them by planning ahead. 1. Take Care of Things You've Been Putting Off If you've been considering changes that would help you bring in more customers or streamline your processes, put them in place now. These might mean a website update, an improved inventory, or some extra help with marketing, involving staff on what is needed. 2. Plan Your Marketing and Promotions Set aside time to strategically plan your holiday marketing. Use all the data you have, including what clients responded to last year, what the current trends are, and what you know about your loyal clients' needs and tastes are. Identify the marketing channels that are most likely to give you a good return on your investment, whether this means Facebook ads, direct mail postcards, email campaigns, or traditional newspaper or radio advertising. Include your staff as many of them would be inclined to share ideas on marketing and promotions. Your staff deal with clients on a consistent basis. During this time, your staff should be motivated to upsell and set future booking for new and returning clients. 3. Hire and Train Seasonal Casual Workers If you'll need extra staff during the holiday rush, start the hiring and training process early. Well-trained and qualified seasonal workers can ease the burden for full-time employees and help you deliver outstanding customer service. Without good training, seasonal employees can make life harder for your year-round staff and increase the risk that clients will have a bad experience that keeps them from coming back. Seasonal employees also increase the risk of accidents and theft at your workplace. An early hiring process gives you the time to adequately screen applicants, and proper training helps keep the workplace safe for everyone. 4. Establish and Discuss Leave Policies If you don't have a detailed leave policy, now is the time to implement one and communicate it to all your employees. What Happens if There is No Leave Policy? Without a set leave policy that is made available to employees, employers may open themselves up to certain risks. Here are a few to keep in mind: Employee assumptions Without a leave policy (or if employees aren’t knowledgeable about an existing leave policy), there’s a possibility that employees will start filling in the blanks. If they don’t ask about a policy or assume it doesn’t exist, both the employee and the employer can be left in a tough spot. Employee dissatisfaction When there’s no policy in place, it becomes harder for employers to approve or deny leave requests. If an employee is denied leave, with no policy in place, confusion and frustration are inevitable. Grey areas If it’s not documented and consistent, it’s easy for things to get confusing. An established leave policy protects employers and employees by setting out the expectations and guidelines for requesting, approving, and denying a request for a leave. Without one, you’re left only with a “grey area” of what’s appropriate for a leave of absence and what’s not. EOHCB Contact Details Web: www.eohcb.co.za Facebook: www.facebook.com/eohcb Instagram: www.instagram.com/eohcbsa/ Twitter: twitter.com/eohcbsa

Are your clients afraid to enjoy the summer season? Are they looking for just the right retail product from you to keep their hair looking fantastic in the summer sun? Milk_shake’s new Sun & More is the product range formulated for beautiful hair in the sun, with ingredients of natural origin selected to protect hair colour and radiance during the summer. A Complete Routine to Enjoy the Summer Season with Perfect Hair. Summer hair is at special risk in the summer Whatever the destination, whether it be at the seaside, poolside or countryside, hair needs special care during the summer months to combat stress factors and stay healthy and radiant. To avoid damage, it’s essential to apply targeted products to hair just as much as it is for the skin. Summer Hair Aggressors Dehydration – with sun exposure, the hair’s normal capacity to absorb water is considerably reduced, making hair dry and weak. Altered hair structure - loss of keratin, proteins and amino acids put hair to the test, increasing porosity and making hair rough, weak, dull, and subject to breakage. Colour-fading - extended periods of sun exposure, hair loses its colour tones because of photo-degradation, weakening the protective melanin barrier and lightens hair colour, whether natural or cosmetic. Oxidative stress - excess of free radicals deplete the hair, making it lose its elasticity. Hair appears dull and lifeless and tends to break easily. Help your clients protect their hair from these aggressors: Beautiful Summer Hair in 3 steps! Cleanse Condition Protect All Over Shampoo – hair & body moisturising shampoo A ‘two-in-one’ cleansing and soothing formula for hair and body, ideal after swimming in the sea or pool, or year-round to leave skin soft and protect hair from the lightening and dehydrating effects of the sun. Ideal for dynamic, practical people. Enriched with a UV filter, vitamin E and natural selected ingredients, for invigorated, healthy skin and hair. PARABEN/SLS/SLES FREE Beauty Mask - intensive nourishing hair mask Intensive nourishing and conditioning mask for hair to be used after shampooing to soothe the damaging effects of the sun, salt, wind and chlorine. Its deep action, created through the synergy of conditioning ingredients with natural extracts, a UV filter and vitamin E, leaves hair soft, radiant and manageable. PARABEN FREE Incredible Milk - leave in treatment for all hair types A spray mask with 12 cosmetic benefits in a ‘sun edition’, with UV filters, to give all the necessary elements to protect hair during the summer. No rinse formula. Repairs all hair types Tames frizz Prevents split ends Protects from heat Gives manageability Detangles Gives incredible shine Gives body and volume Enhances use of flat or curling irons Protects and maintains colour Protects from UV rays Smooths the cuticle Each of the products contains a unique, soothing summer fragrance with exotic notes, giving that extra bit of pleasure to your clients’ day. Summer sun and the holiday season are here! Contact your milk_shake rep now to build the retail stock your clients need to keep their hair looking fabulous! Contact milk_shake on: Email: marku@z-one.co.za or georg@z-one.co.za www.z-oneconcept.com/en | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

We are currently looking for a highly motivated senior hairstylist to work in a contemporary, industrial style, high-end aesthetic spa. This is an exciting employment possibility for an established hairstylist who wants to have their own business, but without the overheads or day-to-day worries of running administration. You will also have the opportunity to hire juniors and / or assistants for yourself. SkinMiles Spa offers excellence in hair styling and medical aesthetic treatments, including chemical peels, needling devices and wellness retail. Our dedicated team is focused on providing expert hair and beauty wellness advice to our clients, in a luxuriously calm and tranquil setting. Be part of a team that consistently strives to offer its customers an unsurpassed experience built on the best level of service. Education/Experience: • At least 3-5 years working experience as a hairstylist • NQF level 4 qualification, on passing trade test Personal Traits: • Excellent communication skills • Immaculate grooming • Energy and passion • Willingness to go the extra mile • Initiative Duties and Responsibilities: • Reporting directly to the spa manager • Welcoming all clients in a friendly manner • Delivering 5* service to all clients • Upselling and retailing to every client Job Type: Full-time For enquiries please email your CV and recent photo of yourself to dralek@skinmiles.com

How dreamy is this shade of peach created using Milkshake products? The perfect change for summer vibes. Dalene was kind enough to share her colour recipe with us. When we started this Doll had 2cm regrowth of level 4 with blondes ends. I softened the roots with 1/2 5.1 - 20 vol root fade Ends I used 1/2 8.0 & 1/2 8.4 - 10 vol 45 min Do warn your client it does develop very dark purple. But when you rinse, it’s a perfect peach shade.

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Don’t miss out on a revenue stream – enable your clients to order products online, if you are out of stock or don't carry a certain brand! Now your salon can compete in the online market. As a Salon Product Online member, you will earn commission on all sales made through your salon link. Every client who buys online can contribute to your salon's turnover. And now our new sister website launch of The Good Salon Guide South Africa makes your inclusive membership even more valuable! Put an online shopping experience at your clients’ fingertips, no opening orders Make your salon more visible and searchable Reach new clients seeking the products and services you offer Your Business Benefits in a Competitive Market Expand your revenue stream having your own online site helps you when you are short of stock, or when a client wants brands you don’t stock, or if a client wants convenient online shopping. We're thrilled to feature both international and locally produced, well priced and top quality brands of hair care and beauty products to your clients, all without you having to stock more inventory than you need. Starting up your own e-commerce site is extremely costly and time consuming. But for just R99/month with Salon Product Online, you can be a member salon with your own link and your own name at checkout, as well as your own personalised specials and marketing! Included in this membership now is our exciting new venture The Good Salon Guide South Africa website where your salon will be featured as part of your membership fee, a fabulous new salon-locator for clients with all the amenities, services and product ranges you have to offer, all at their fingertips on their mobiles. With this subscription you gain on every level! Commission, Business Intelligence Reports and Marketing Upscaling – all included. By becoming a Salon Product Online subscriber, you will get your own unique link that you can send to clients, making it easy for them to shop with you from their homes. You will receive 20% commission on every sale made through your link, or by clients nominating your salon at checkout, paid at month end. You receive a detailed monthly client purchase and commission report to help you plan your future stock inventory, your marketing strategy and develop your client relationships. This allows you to see who bought what so that you can identify new retail opportunities that might work within your salon - your business plan becomes intelligent and proactive! And now there’s more for your marketing needs All Salon Product Online subscribers are part of a brand new, fabulous marketing initiative to help your salon become more visible to clients in your area your monthly subscription will include you in this! The Good Salon Guide South Africa is an online resource for South African salons which allows clients to search and find what they need, whether it’s a local salon in their area, a specific service they need, or a product stockist they are seeking. Salon Product Online members are included free of charge allowing potential clients to search for your salon by area, products and services, and to see at a glance what you offer. This will increase your online visibility even more and improve your marketing reach with no effort on your part. Outsource your marketing programme to us - all maintenance, updates and changes are done for you – just message us and we’ll upload them to 3 media platforms simultaneously, with no extra effort from you. Take a look now: Web: www.goodsalonguide.co.za Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegoodsalonguidesa Instagram: @goodsalonguidesa All this – for R99 a month! How can you afford NOT to be a Salon Product Online member? Your own e-commerce link for clients Monthly reports on what you sold through the link Personalised discount coupons as often as you want them Discounted products available if you need to quickly top up on your retail stock without placing a big order. Automatic inclusion in The Good Salon Guide SA with featured salons every month, a fantastic expansion of your marketing reach on all levels. Contact our friendly team today or simply sign up HERE to join immediately Web: www.salonproduct.co.za Email: info@salonproduct.co.za Or click here to sign up directly: https://www.salonproduct.co.za/affiliate-register/ For more information on The Good Salon Guide South Africa: To contact, email: beth@goodsalonguide.co.za Salon Product Online is the online store for Pavilion Creative Salon, located in Kyalami. This fully equipped salon is mostly booked but is available on a Tuesday and Wednesday as a safe, calm space where a stylist can care for high-risk clients in a gorgeous country setting. Contact 071 027 2225 to book space.

The Art of Hair is seeking qualified stylists to join us and be a part of one of the most stunningly unique salons in South Africa, an inspirational haven for your hair creativity and talent to shine. We would love you to join us! • Full time position • 50% commission structure to help boost your career! • We stock all the leading brands for your clients’ needs - 23 brands on offer in our retail section and unlimited potential to build your revenue stream. • We’re right behind you with full training and support given to you as part of our valued team: Our Director Richard Nienaber has travelled across the US, the UK and Dubai to gain the experience to empower staff members, and we offer unlimited educational opportunities for our stylists to keep your talent growing and thriving • Free wifi, parking and security for you and your clients. • Clientele preferred but we can discuss. We’re more interested in finding the right person for our team! We offer you a genuinely beautiful sanctuary to build your clientele and career and thrive with all the support you could ask for. See the recent salon décor tour published by Hairnews last month HERE. If you love authentically boosting your own incredible creative talent in beautiful, restful surroundings, we would love to have you join us! Please contact us and send your CV to: Cell: 063 773 8805 Email: bookings@theartofhair.co.za Address: 109 Langerman Dr, Kensington Jhb Instagram: @Theartofhair @Theartofexpressions_

Freedom is inspired but just that, the ability to be free – explore your creative vision, try something extraordinary and simply be whoever you want to be. Your creativity shows no bounds. Hair: Let Lew Photographer: Alex Barron – Hough MUA: Augustina Valiaugaite Stylist: Sian O’Donnell

Wahl’s final professional training week for the year is coming up. Sunday, 13 November Advanced Clipper Cutting Monday, 14 November Shear Skills Tuesday, 15 November Fading + Clipper Skills Wednesday, 16 November Hot Towel Shaving Thursday, 17 November Threading + Waxing Facebook | Instagram

The inspirational work from Shafia Haffajee from Veaudry Icon Salon in Lonehill, and her message about this incredible work. A person who works with their HANDS is a LABOURER. A person who works with their HANDS and their BRAIN is a CRAFTSMAN. A person who works with their HANDS, BRAIN & HEART is an ARTIST. This was my first attempt and I was pretty happy. Practice makes perfect and that's exactly what I am doing. I absolutely adore my teacher @duchess_of_mane, for many reasons that I will keep dear to my ❤️ heart. @shafiahaffejee_hairstylist