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Our brand continues to grow and we are looking for two dynamic individuals to join our Johannesburg team - a Regional Sales Consultant and a Technician. Davines is an international sustainable beauty brand. The brand has made its mark in more than 90 countries around the globe through its stores and distributors! If you are looking to work with a salon exclusive, professional brand that is focussed on growing a salon’s potential, then look no further - we only supply Davines approved salons and our own professional distribution channel, always keeping you in the sales cycle. You have the opportunity to make Johannesburg yours by servicing our existing clients with massive opportunity for new business and growth. If you are up for the challenge, please send your CV and queries to Linzi Schuddinh. Email: brandmanager@finaltouch.co.za Cell: 082 408 4152

Use the following to promote retailing within your salon: Client days or events to promote retail products | salons should involve their suppliers to assist them to sell retail to the end-users; Give-aways | salon owners know their client base and therefore know what products clients will respond to as a give-away; Discounts | negotiate a special discount for retail products from your supplier and pass such discounts on to your clients Free products | negotiate free products from your supplier and pass such free products on to your clients Competitions | Involve your clients in competitions on your social media pages Free blow-dry | if you haven’t seen you client in a while, invite them for a free blow-dry so that they can experience that they are safe in your salon. Salon online shops | if salons want to compete online, they should invest and develop online shops for their salons from which their clientele can purchase their retail products. Online shops could generate much needed retail turnover and their salon clientele will be more loyal to such a salon than buying elsewhere Need more tips? Read our full article HERE.

TH1 Hair director Thomas Hills, UK, has identified three key post-lockdown trends that will be strongly in demand in your salon. Here’s the first – Shape Shifter. While lockdown has played havoc with our clients’ haircare regimes, it’s also helped shine a spotlight on what’s really necessary when it comes to looking after their locks. With this in mind, one of the biggest trends to emerge post lockdown, I believe, will be shorter more versatile cuts that really encourage a client’s natural texture, with minimum effort required – think effortless shape and movement with a masculine, almost cherubim appeal. I also think clients will want to spend less time hair-drying their locks, opting for air-drying instead. Cuts like these two looks from my About a Girl (above left) and Iconic collections (right) are the perfect example of preparation and shape within the cut, allowing for the perfect fusion of form and texture. Something I predict will be a huge hit in the forthcoming months.

DEPOT South Africa invites salons in the South African Hair Industry to take part in this fantastic competition to become a DEPOT Brand Ambassador. DEPOT® celebrates the tradition of male grooming with a universal and evolved sensitivity. This is a complete range dedicated to male grooming created from traditional formulas, transforming the products into “must-haves”, thus making them become real classics for contemporary men. Specific products for hair, shaving and beard and moustache care are completed with solutions for the body, as well as accessories. Formulas are created with innovative technologies and high-quality ingredients. The range is completed with a line dedicated to fragrances that creates a journey through essences to interpret the most demanding man and his spaces, with perfumes and ambient fragrances. DEPOT® is more than products. It includes working tools, furnishings and imagery for its clients, as well as communication and business strategies. It is a brand with a strong identity developed for the most demanding professionals that responds to the needs of an evolving market. Competition: DEPOT – The Male Tools Co Do you have what it takes to identify with the DEPOT Male Tools Co and become a Brand Ambassador Salon or Client? There are four competition categories Three categories are for salons, and one for the end consumer. The categories are as follows: 1 | New Generation Barbershops i.e. High Level Male grooming Barbers 2 | Retail Concept Stores 3 | Unisex Salons 4 | End Consumers i.e. DEPOT profile metro sexual men Criteria for winning Categories 1 – 3 (Salons, Barbershops and Retail Concept Stores) will be judged on: 1. Outlet Image 2. Education and training of staff 3. Visibility (marketing, social media, blogging, influencers) 4. Available space for DEPOT 5. Sales activities Category 4 (End Consumer) will be judged on: 1. Overall image of participant (does he fit the DEPOT profile) 2. Grooming regime 3. Grooming products used 4. Influencer status (social media presence) The Prizes 1 | New Generation Barbershops 1st Prize - DEPOT Prize to the value of R15,000 2nd Prize - DEPOT Prize to the value of R10,000 Includes product pre-pack, training and education, strategic business support, marketing and promotion, social media exposure. 2 | Retail Concept Stores 1st Prize - DEPOT Prize to the value of R15,000 2nd Prize - DEPOT Prize to the value of R10,000 Includes product pre-pack, training and education, strategic business support, marketing and promotion, social media exposure. 3 | Unisex Salons 1st Prize - DEPOT Prize to the value of R15,000 2nd Prize - DEPOT Prize to the value of R10,000 Includes product pre-pack, training and education, strategic business support, marketing and promotion, social media exposure. 4 | End Consumers 5 x product hampers with home-care grooming products to the value of R1,500 each The competition will run from 10 May 2021 until 14 June 2021 with more details to follow for the next 3 weeks. The Hairnews team will be actively involved in judging the winners, ensuring a fair process. DEPOT – The Male Tools Co looks forward to your participation. Do you have any questions or want to know more? Our team is standing by to assist! Contact milk_shake on: Email: marku@z-one.co.za or georg@z-one.co.za www.z-oneconcept.com/en | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

What is people management? People management is an increasingly broad topic that covers what it means to develop, organise, problem-solve for, and grow the people-side of the business. These skills range from being able to mediate a personality clash between team members to building an effective human resources system for a business. We all have our own idea of what effective people management is. We know what it is like to work for an ineffective manager, but we also do not have the specific idea of what a great people manager is. With that in mind, here are some tips, on how to become a better people manager. 1. People management starts with listening Good management is about preventing fires before you have to kill them, and a lot of the time, this requires gaining information from members of your team and making determinations on possible negative outcomes. Effective people management is also about understanding possible future risks from within the team, such as illness, absenteeism or outright sabotage. It is easier to get a grasp of these matters, if you understand your team. 2. Learn to separate personal problems from organizational problems Frequently, we will need to help our team understand this, themselves. An argument between Employee A and Employee B on a personal matter should not influence the working environment in any way. It should not, but it can; and if it does, the effective People Manager can mediate this personal matter just as effectively as a professional matter. At the same time, effective people managers understand that a team member’s time is important, and spending their time on personal issues, will not result in meeting company goals. 3. Understand each employee's purpose Role clashing is one of the primary reasons for arguments and frustration within a team. As an effective people manager, you must know what role each team member plays, as well as their roles and responsibilities in those roles. That way, your delegation of tasks will be more effective, and assembling a small team for a project will hopefully, result in a more productive output. At this same time, it is important to know which staff members might have a destructive effect on the team 4. Balance praise and criticism wisely Many arguments and debates have attempted to determine whether individuals are more motivated by praise and reward, or by criticism and punishment. Often, we find ourselves leaning towards the positive realm, hoping that the management of our staff members will only be to reward excellence and innovation. However, staff are not always going to conduct themselves in the positive realm of behaviour, sometimes staff will underperform, sometimes they will outright refuse to work, and sometimes they will put great effort into frustrating workplace activities. At these times, it is vital to maintain your managerial tasks of praise and criticism, never prioritizing one of the other for too long. 5. Check in when nothing is wrong As mentioned earlier, effective management is not about killing fires when they happen, but rather about prevention completely. In light of this, it is best to maintain frequent communication with the team, gaining a better understanding of the team’s working environment and morale. What can be done to make the work easier? More productive? What can we do to alleviate stresses and improve turnover? Staff will also recognise that management’s role is not only to be involved when matters are at their worst, but also to assist in the betterment of the working environment and experience. When matters get to a point where a staff member needs counselling, disciplinary action or a change in job description, be sure to contact a EOHCB representative for further assistance in handling matters effectively and in compliance with Legislation. www.eohcb.co.za/contact-

The collection is an allegory about hope and freedom, a hymn to the creative possibilities of the human being through hairdressing. A rebirth that is relived in each of the images as if it were a reality that is engendered, then matures and is reborn. This collection was born with the pandemic and the confinement caused the need for reinvention and transformed the concept by incorporating makeup. The final result is the work of the talent of Olga García and José Luis Blasco, who managed to turn hair into a canvas on which to proclaim slogans and vindictive messages. An experimental and innovative process that led them to work with slimeto create the image of rebirth. With Rebirth, a placenta is recreated, as if it were a newborn, hence the moistened textures and the melted and drained colors. With the Nacimientolook, the hair is kept moisturized with chromatic contrasts that reinforce the liquid texture. Next came Hope,with an image named after the collection, a very extreme and daring short style. Faithhas simple lines, with very subtle curves, an elegant image that conveys melancholy as well as faith for a new life with a melancholic touch. The last image gives us a multicolored vision of the world with chromatic stripes full of emotion. In Hope, hair is more symbolic than ever with the addition of meaningful words. Textures are also a motto that narrates the process of gestation and birth of a reality that does not believe in limits or fear, but explodes from life and hope. A passionate, emotional and creative worldview that tries to regain joy through hairdressing. Hope is a very special collection since Esther de la Fuente, the daughter of Olga García, and her sister, Esther García, have collaborated on it. Hair:Olga García @ Olga García Estilistas Hair Instagram@peluqueriaolgagarcia Hair Assistants:Esther de la Torre y Esther García Photography:David Arnal Photography Instagram @davidarnalteam MUA:Jose Luís Blasco MUA Instagram:@josele.makeup Styling:Visori Fashionart Styling Instagram:@visorifashionartstudio

A very true saying! Don’t be scared of failure and don’t let self doubt hold you back.

Today, e-commerce is a reality of life and it is a preferred way for some clients to shop. Is your salon part of it or are you being left behind? Your Own Link to your Online E-Store 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 nominating your salon at checkout. You will also receive a monthly sales report so you know what your clients are buying online. This can help you decide what to stock in your salon. Discounts? No Problem In today’s competitive market, some clients are looking for discounts and better value. With Salon Product Online, you receive personalised discount coupons that will help market and brand your salon to your clients. So YOU can offer clients great value deals with a personalised coupon, and they will appreciate that the value comes from YOUR salon, building your brand and loyalty more strongly and allowing you to compete strongly with other discounts offered via online outlets. And There’s More Coming Soon All Salon Product Online subscribers will form part of a brand new, fabulous marketing initiative to help your salon become more visible to clients in your area. It’s coming soon and your monthly subscription will include you in this. All this – for R99 a month! You can’t afford NOT to be a Salon Product Online member. • Your own e-commerce link • Monthly reports on what you sold through the link • Personalised discount coupons as often as you want them • A brand new marketing initiative that will launch later in May • Discounted products available if you need to quickly top up on your retail stock without placing a big order Contact our friendly team today or simply sign up HERE to join immediately! Web: www.salonproduct.co.za Email: info@salonproduct.co.za Tel: 082 891 8537

A miracle is nothing more or less than this. Matrix introduces their first product that provides 20 benefits of use! The Miracle Creator: A multi-tasking treatment that tackles many hair concerns at once. How does it work? Infused with all the good stuff such as coconut oil and sweet almond oil. Miracle Creator nourishes, smooths dry damaged hair,protects hair from split ends by protecting the hair from heat while eliminating frizz, conditioning and detangling. These are only a few of the amazing benefits of a product that finds wide application. When should I use it? Use on towel-dried hair. Spray product from root to ends and comb through. Style hair as usual, air-dry or blow dry! For more information on this incredible launch go HERE Four Amazing Deep Treatment Launches by Biolage Receive Instant gratification and total transformation with these four new launches from Biolage- packed with goodness. How Amazing?!? When should I use it? After Shampoo on towel-dried hair, squeeze a small amount onto hair section by section. Using a downward twisting motion, smooth evenly throughout. Leave on for 3 minutes and rinse. For more information on the above go HERE Reach out and email us on matrix.rsa@loreal.com Article from Chanel Pond, L’Oréal Professional Products Division MUST READS... The Savvy Hairdresser: Embracing the Online World Part One​ L’Oréal Access: Free Online Education to Empower and Inspire You

We are a Johannesburg based company that specialise in the sharpening and servicing of hairdresser / stylist scissors of all kinds whether they are convex, bevelled or serrated and of Japanese or German style. We service all brands both left and right handed. We are not a mobile service but rather operate from a fully equipped workshop with the latest equipment, similar to that used by scissor manufacturers around the world. Most mobile sharpeners sharpen convex scissors at the wrong angle, destroying the edge which decreases the efficiency of your scissor. We are able to fix this problem for you by re-convexing your scissors to make them like new. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Testimonials from Salons Dear Laurence Thank you again for the excellent speedy service!! Scissors sent off on Friday 12/3 and back in Stylist hands Tuesday 16/3 morning! Hair Legends always endeavor to deliver the best service we can give and we are very proud of that... but you might top us on that! Here on the Garden Route we battle to get specialists in that field and NO Stylists wants to trust a stranger with their precious tools... It is such a pleasure to deal with professionals like you. Thank you for your speedy and thorough work. Kindest Regards Anése Delcourt HAIR LEGENDS – GEORGE • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Our Jaguar factory trained technician is able to produce as good as or often a better edge on your scissors than when they left the factory. Each pair of scissors entrusted to us is treated with the individual respect for the tools of your trade that they deserve. We spend however long is necessary to restore your scissor to its original functionality. We do not grind your scissors, we hone and diamond polish to achieve a razor edge whilst removing the minimal amount of material, then finish on Japanese whet stones (water stones). This technique considerably increases the useable life of your scissors. Sharpening will either extend their life...or shorten it! Most scissors require sharpening every three to six months. When properly cared for your scissors should give you many years of trouble-free service. Turnaround time is typically 2 days to dispatching back to you after receipt. Our special LOCKDOWN RECOVERY PRICING is still valid at R250 per scissor (Normal cost is R400.00 per scissor.) COURIER SERVICE AVAILABLE or arrange a time to bring the scissors to our premises in Bryanston, and we can service and sharpen them while you wait. If you want to send more than 5 scissors from your salon for servicing, we will pay for a courier service both ways. For more information or to discuss your requirements call Laurence Watkins Radical Edge (Pty) Ltd t/a Rayven Services Gauteng laurence@radicaledge.co.za Knives: www.rayven.co.za Scissors: www.radicaledge.co.za Cell: 082 550 5442 Tel: 011 463 4852

Really? Are these really going to be a thing? According to Hairbrained, yes they are. Get ready for opportunity – or a new level of grim! Check out this work from @john_manol, @lanemeredithhair and a collab by @hayleyswanbeauty and @thegirlnamedwalter

Tone-on-tone Oxidation Hair Colour is a 20 minute, no ammonia tint with Hydroglass technology and no lightening properties that colours hair by adding onto pre-existing colour. Benefits • Glossy, long-lasting colours • Soft and shiny hair • Ammonia-free products that do not damage hair • Even colour from root to tips • Trueness of the chosen tone It adds lights - from the most intense to the most delicate - to natural or coloured hair. Contact: Tina or Sonia on 021 557 8567 Email: Junglefever@telkomsa.net Website: www.junglefeverhc.co.za