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What a stunning multicoloured candy stripe, enhancing a gorgeous, fresh blonde! This style was created by dpop_hair at Blu Gel, Pietermaritzburg. The style was published on the Blu Gel Facebook page with the following credits: Colour delivers the individually we all crave!!! Colour and cut created by @dpop_hair @blugelhair using @goldwellcolor @goldwellsouthafrica #teamworkmakesthedreamwork #blugellians #blugelliansrock #bobcuts #bob #blondehair #pietermaritzburghair #kznhair #awardwinningsalon #mastercolorist #iamgoldwell Love this work? Like Blu Gel’s Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/blugel.hairstudio/

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A new range of carefully formulated organic products from milk_shake using traditional camomile with the sweet nourishment of honey to revive and enhance the brilliance and softness of blonde hair, all gently and naturally. Sweet Camomile shampoo, conditioner and leave-in conditioner are enriched with camomile and honey to enhance blonde colour while leaving it super-soft and manageable to the touch. The natural compounds of traditional essential Camomile revive the sunlit highlights of blonde, leaving hair shiny and luminous. Organic wildflower honey, prized for centuries for its nourishing properties, makes hair incredibly soft, silky, and full of brilliant highlights. In addition to these superstar ingredients, the range is packed with powerful natural extracts and the latest cutting-edge technology including: Glycerine extract from organic camomile, renowned for its lightening properties Fruit extracts including papaya and apricot with multivitamin actions for vitality and shine Organic aloe vera gel has a protective, soothing effect Integrity 41, extracted from sunflower seeds, protects colour from free radicals and helps it last with more stability and brightness Vitamin E has an energising, antioxidant and revitalising action Rice bran oil moisturises and nourishes the scalp and hair, for soft silky results Paraben-free formula Panthenol soothes, softens and moisturises And all with the soothing scent of camomile. Your clients’ beautiful blondes can now be brilliantly illuminated, naturally cared for and easily maintained! Contact milk_shake on: Email: marku@z-one.co.za or georg@z-one.co.za www.z-oneconcept.com/en| Facebook| Twitter| Instagram

Caralee Pridemore, Sam Villa Ambassador, specializes in bridal services and says the ONLY way to meet a bride's expectations is to go to TRIAL, and has these 5 tips for success. How is a stylist supposed to meet a bride's expectations on her wedding day? It's a tall order, and bridezilla or not, there's a lot of in the bridal hair market to make things PERFECT! Caralee Pridemore, Sam Villa Ambassador @caraleestyles, specializes in bridal services and says the ONLY way to meet a bride's expectations is to go to TRIAL, and has these 5 tips for success. 1. Arrive Ready: Have guests wash hair with a volumizing shampoo, massage a dime size of conditioner throughout and dry hair before arriving. Starting with a clean canvas allows styling products to be layered to build a solid foundation for hold, without older product buildup getting in the way. 2. Products: Advise against using softening products like leave - in conditioners and masks, they create too much slip. The goal is to get the most grip out of hair so the style will last all day/night. So, applying a blowout cream on ends, volumizing mousse at roots and then blow drying hair upside down would be the best styling option to create tons of volume and a nice foundation for an updo. 3. Texture: When up styling, the more texture the better, it creates fullness and longevity. One of the easiest ways to fashion texture is with the Sam Villa Signature Series Textur Professional Texturizing Iron. If a bride is hesitant, explain that by crimping key sections with light compression 1 - 2" off the scalp, the hair cuticle expands and creates massive volume. And, since it is only used in certain areas, other hair around the hairline lays over it hiding the markings yet exploding with sky high lift. 4. Extensions: If a client wants a half up half down style with fullness, but doesn't have a lot of hair, offer extensions. Discuss which option is best, permanent or short term (wedding only), and think about their budget and add on fees. Hair padding = add on fee, day of prep = add on fee, etc.... 5. Accessories: Accessories help to tell the story and set a vibe. Is the wedding rustic chic, posh, boho, beachy, or urban? There are unlimited options when it comes to accessories, have some on hand to show what could work, or advise them to bring what they have already chosen. And don't forget the veil!!! Have them bring it for the trial, along with pictures of the dress, as the neckline also comes into play. "Schedule trial runs 4 - 6 months prior to the wedding to make sure you and your guest are a good fit and can meet each other's expectations," says Pridemore. Looking for inspiration? Check out Caralee Pridemore's coiled Dutch braid with cascading curls. Step 1: Section hair at the nape and work up and around the head. Use the Sam Villa Texture iron 1 - 2" off scalp and about 3 - 4" down the hair strand to amplify volume. Use the Sam Villa Pro Results 3-in-1 Blow Dry Hot Brush and run it through the ends of the hair. This pumps up volume while removing unwanted frizz, creating the perfect canvas. Step 2: Alternate curls all over the head using the Sam Villa Artist Series 2-in-1 Marcel Iron and Wand 1". Step 3: Backcomb the crown and pin the section in the center. Starting from the right, take a large section(depending on hair type) and create a dutch braid. Cross it over the pinned center section placing it to the left. Use Verb Volume Dry Texture Spray and Powder to increase the size of the braid and expand curls. Step 4: Repeat Step 3 but take the Dutch braid section from the left and cross over to the right. Pin in place. Step 5: Create the last Dutch braid on the right and cross back over to the left. Step 6: Once all of the braids are pinned in place, add final details, such as decorative bridal pins or accessories (a leaf vine was used here). Finish with AIIR Professional Flexible Hold AIIR Spray for longevity. Article credit: Samvilla.com

The National Bargaining Council for the Hairdressing, Cosmetology, Beauty and Skincare industry recently advised that applications for Exemptions for 2022 will be accepted from the 30th of November 2021. To avoid getting billed in the year 2022, please make sure that all re-applications are completed. All exemption application forms for Pension Fund must be supported by a Broker form filled out by the existing Broker and Motivation Letters from all employees. Existing exemptions granted for the year 2021 will automatically expire on the 31st of December 2021, and Invoices would be levied in accordance with the Collective Agreement if your application is not received by the Council in a timely manner. The 2022 Exemption application will be available from the 1st of October 2021 to download from the website (Annexure D) at http://hcsbc.co.za/downloads/ or request an application form via email from exemption@hcsbc.co.za. www.hcsbc.co.za/contact-us/

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An e-commerce facility and marketing department at your fingertips. Don’t miss out on your clients’ retail needs Expand your retail inventory Boost your salon and styling business online visibility Expand your clientbase with no additional work from you Home salons, mobile stylists/technicians and chair rentals can especially benefit At Salon Product, we believe every salon needs to have an e-commerce facility. Having your own online site helps you when you are short of stock, or when a client wants a brand you don’t stock, or if a client wants convenient online shopping. 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 - with more fabulous benefits launching soon. 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 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! Your Salon or Independent Setup Benefits in a Competitive Online Market With this subscription your business gains 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. You will receive 20% commission on every sale made through your link, or by clients nominating your salon at checkout, commission paid every 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 with your monthly Salon Product subscription Included in this now is our exciting new venture, the upcoming Good Salon Guide website where your salon or independent styling business will be featured as part of your membership fee: a fabulous new salon/stylist-locator for clients with all the amenities, services, specials, and product ranges you have to offer clients, all at their fingertips on their mobiles. With our handy locator, you instantly become more visible to new clients in your area. It’s launching soon and your monthly subscription will include you automatically in this! This is a new initiative for Salon Product Online members free of charge. It’s The Good Salon Guide SA, and your salon listing is included as a Salon Product member. This will increase your online visibility even more and improve your marketing reach with no extra effort on your part. Want to know more about The Good Salon Guide SA? Click HERE to leave your email for more info. 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 for clients just a WA away • 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/ 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.

With the COVID-19 Pandemic affecting each and every one of us differently we are looking at the different stages of COVID-19 grief and how to accept the new normal that we find ourselves in. Stages of COVID-19 grief: Denial: “The COVID-19 pandemic does not affect me.” Anger: “The COVID-19 pandemic is imposing on my life and taking away my normal activities.” Bargaining: “I will wear my mask and follow the guidelines and then everything will get better, right?” Sadness: “I don’t know when the COVID-19 pandemic will end.” Acceptance: “The COVID-19 pandemic is here; I have to live with it and figure out how to keep going.” Steps to acceptance: 1. Check in with yourself How are you currently feeling? At what stage of COVID-19 grief are you? TIP: Do not compare yourself or your own situation to others who have it “worse” 2. Remind yourself that: We are all in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, and yes, it is hard! Take everything day-by-day and do your best. There are things you can do in the comfort of your own home that can help your feelings and thoughts. 3. Radical acceptance and moving forward: When you accept the current situation that you are in, you can be honest about how you feel. Accepting your situation allows you to focus on how you are going to respond to the situation. Always focus on what you can control, follow the COVID-19 regulations and protocol’s, limit news intake, and most importantly self-care. Daily guide to assist when you feel overwhelmed: Sleep 8 hours. Eat well and stay hydrated. Exercise. Self-care. Limit news. Follow COVID-19 regulations. Check in with someone supportive. Make time for positivity and laughter. How to stay optimistic: Set goals for yourself. Try to find the positive in a negative situation. Practice gratitude. Connect with positive and supportive family, friends and colleagues. Do an end of day check-in and ask yourself: “what positive outcome can I take from today?” EOHCB www.eohcb.co.za/contact-

Jim Shaw, owner of TONI&GUY, Billericay and award winning men's hairdresser. With this image it was all about creating a style that was true to myself and my signature look – clean and precise. Precision for me is about creating looks with strong outlines that keep the hair look fresh and on trend and play a real emphasis on the hair, whilst also complimenting the face and the bone structure of the model or client you’re working on. Precision cuts help to create a striking finish and when the image is cropped correctly and tight, it further emphasises the sharpness of the hair. For this look in particular, ourmodel Marvin’s bone structure was as strong as the linear finish we created within his hair, it was exactly what we wanted to create in terms of strength and finish. Steps for creating the look To create this look I started by using clippers to create a fade haircut, leaving length on top but shortening the sides of the hair. Guards were used to gradually fade and blend the hair for a precise and clean finish. Once the clippers have been used to fade the hair, I then like to use them to clean up areas around the neckline and hairline to create more precise, sharp lines. I then always like to go in with scissors to get closer to the hair and to clean up the hair look and ensure it looks neat and tidy on top. Using the clippers, we took out a chunk of the hair on top and then neatened this up again with scissors. We did this to create more of a unique and statement look that further draw your eyes to the hairstyle. To finish, I used American Crew Fibre to keep the shape we created in place and provide the hair with high hold and low shine that allowed the hair to look more natural in appearance and although little to no product had been used.

EDUCATION – LATEST DEVELOPMENTS AND EXPLANATORY NOTE The Bargaining Council has announced important developments in various categories for Services SETA for the Hairdressing and Beauty Industry. These are effective as of 16 May 2021 and cover specific areas of interest to industry members including: The Beauty Therapist occupational qualification under the QCTO The deactivation of legacy qualifications by the QCTO The re-printing of artisans certificates Specific expiring legacy qualifications as of 30th June 2021, for Hairdressing and Beauty The evaluation and accreditation of skills development providers Chamber projects - short skills programmes delivery in rural areas New discretionary funding grants windows awaiting review Chamber committee establishment For full review, please see below for particulars. Special Note: Discretionary grants: Call for applications for levy paying entities The Services Sector Education and Training Authority (Services SETA) is inviting Levy paying entities to apply for discretionary grant funding to Learnerships Employed and Skills Programme Employed interventions The application window will open on 7 September 2021 at 8:00 AM and will close on 15 October 2021at 4:00 PM. For detailed information please refer to our website www.serviceseta.org.za • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 0n 16 May 2021 Services SETA (SSETA) released an update on the latest developments concerning Hairdressing and Beauty within the Personal Care Sector. (a) Occupational Qualifications Development: The Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO) re-submitted the Beauty Therapist occupational qualification to the South African Qualifications Authority after it was returned on their first submission as they had to fix a few issues on their submission. SSETA is now awaiting the registration of this occupational qualification on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF). (b) Deactivation of Legacy qualifications: The QCTO is not re-registering expiring legacy qualifications, and this means that only the new occupational qualifications will be utilized in the various industries within the chamber in the near future. (c) Hairdressing Containers: The Services SETA is consulting with a number of possible partners which can house the three containers that are still with the developers. These possible partners include: The TVET Colleges and Wahl Clipper (Pty) Ltd. (d) Artisans Certificates Re-printing: The Services SETA is still working with the external service providers who owned the systems to obtain the information that will assist the Artisans department submit the required information to the National Artisans Moderation Body (NAMB) for the re-printing of the certificates. (e) Expiring Legacy Qualifications: All three Hairdressing legacy qualifications expired on the 30th June 2021: • National Certificate: Hairdressing NQF Level 2 (SAQA ID: 65750); • National Certificate: Hairdressing NQF Level 3 (SAQA ID: 65749); • Further Education and Training Certificate: Hairdressing NQF Level 4 (SAQA ID: 65729) For Beauty: National Diploma: Health and Skincare NQF Level 5 (SAQA ID: 58310) has expired. Further Education and Training Certificate: Beauty and Nail Technology NQF Level 4 (SAQA ID: 80646) expires on the 30th June 2023. (f) Accreditation of skills development providers: The Services SETA is conducting evaluation of training sites virtually and providers are provided with guidance to submit videos as part of showing how their premises look like and are supported throughout the process. Those entities that are seeking accreditation are encouraged to apply and they will be assisted accordingly. (g) Chamber Projects: The chamber projects are still the short skills programmes for Hairdressing and Beauty with contracted service providers to deliver training in the rural areas of North West, Northern Cape, Limpopo, and Mpumalanga. The Services SETA is following the staggered approach in implementing these short skills programmes. Currently, training for 1750 learners is being rolled out in these areas and there are still outstanding learners as per the contracts with the service providers. (h) New Discretionary Grants windows: No new funding windows have been opened recently. The training needs that were identified by the previous chamber committee are still being kept as the training needs of the chamber until they are reviewed in the next meetings once the chamber committee is established. This means that should the organisation be looking at opening a funding window, this wishlist of training needs will be put forward. SSETA emphasized that there is NO guarantee that the chamber identified training needs will all be considered for implementation due to various reasons like budget constraints, directives from the Department of Higher Education and similar needs from other chambers and industries that also need to be considered from the same limited budget. (i) Chamber committee establishment: The chamber is awaiting a decision by the Board on the submitted nominations. SOME EXPLANATORY NOTES: Legacy qualifications are the old qualifications that are registered on the National Qualifications Framework “NQF”. The Education, Training and Development Quality Assurance unit “ETDQA” was previously accredited by the South African Qualifications Authority “SAQA” in accordance with the SAQA Act 58 of 1995. The scope and functions of the Education, Training Quality Assurance “ETQA” units have changed in line with the mandate of the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations “QCTO”. The Development of Occupational Standards and Qualifications is one of the Services SETA’s priorities in supporting the stakeholder to ensure that there are Occupational Qualifications to respond to skills development priorities of the country. The availability of occupational Qualifications facilitates Skills Development that supports the Labour Market needs Occupational Qualifications means: A qualification that is associated with a Trade Occupation or a Profession resulting from workbased Learning and consisting of Knowledge Standards, Practical Standards and Work Experience Standards. The Services SETA, having been nominated as the DQP (Development Quality Partner) has managed to successfully develop and register 6 Occupational Qualifications with the QCTO in the last 4 years, of which the Occupational certificate: Hairdresser (102497) being one. When Occupational qualification are developed and successfully registered it also takes the place of the historic (legacy qualifications). This DOES NOT mean that the qualification is no longer valid. It only means that a new qualification is being taught. All qualifications when registered have an end date. When industry stakeholders provide comment and request for an extension of that specific qualification it will be submitted to the QCTO with a request to extend. With the hairdressing occupational certificate, the request was for the legacy qualification to be replaced. Any questions may be directed to Mariska@eohcb.com. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • For any further info please contact the Bargaining Council and we will gladly assist. www.hcsbc.co.za/contact-us/

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