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What a stunning and flawless fade! We love this clipper inspiration published on the Wahl Professional Facebook page for their Fresh Cut Friday showcase! “This week's #freshcutfriday goes to @thebarbershop.aspen” Tag Wahl Professional in your next post using #freshcutfriday to be featured! Love the creative and professional possibilities with the incredible Wahl Professional range? Like their Facebook page.

We are celebrating all Mothers for the month of May. Spoil your Mom, Yourself, or someone you love this month at up to 35% OFF! Salons can contact us for more information with regards to our promotions & becoming a stockist. Email: info@bio-kinetic.co.za Tel: 082 410 2205 | 012 661 8738 Web: www.biokinetic.co.za Facebook | Instagram With AMAZING results, you cannot afford to miss out! Try out the original ASH range in your salon at a huge discount! Go Ash Cleanse is a toning shampoo formulated with BLACK pigment technology to compliment the Bio-Kinetic Ultimate Ash conditioner and Eezi Ash Spray in creating the ultimate ash effect. Go Ash is highly effective in reducing unwanted gold/copper undertones in the hair and will give a neutral silver look on lighter shades of blond. This cleanser has a moisturizing, salt-free, pH correcting formula that will minimise colour fading and leave the hair more manageable and well-toned. Ultimate Ash Conditioner is a toning conditioner BLACK pigment technology. It has remarkable toning ability, supressing unwanted yellow and orange undertones in the hair. The product will leave the hair feeling softer and more manageable. This product has a pH correcting formula to help reduce colour stripping. Used on light shades of hair colour, it easily creates and maintains a silver-grey, platinum, or grey hair colour. Use in conjunction with Go Ash Cleanse and Eezi Ash spray for an even greater effect. Eezi Ash is a spray-on, leave-in, detangling conditioner with BLACK pigment technology. Its fantastic toning ability allows the user to easily tone the more problematic areas of the hair. Simply spray the product where you need it most, i.e., orange/yellow root area of ends. This product will leave the hair feeling softer and more manageable. it will also help reduce the porosity of the hair, leaving the hair feeling silkier. Unwanted yellow or orange undertones are no match for Eezi Ash, as they are disguised with only a few sprays. Email: info@bio-kinetic.co.za Tel: 082 410 2205 | 012 661 8738 Web: www.biokinetic.co.za Facebook | Instagram

This is a reminder to salons that under the current gazetted legislation, refreshments may not be served in salon, and clients may not have massages at the backwash basin. These rules were relaxed for a while under the Level 1 regulations, but were put into place again during the second wave and are still in place with beverages in-salon prohibited. With the likelihood of a third wave as winter approaches, we need to remember that the more responsible and safe our salon environment can be, the more confident clients will be to visit the salon. Hairstylists spend a long time in close proximity to clients when cutting or colouring, and this makes mask wearing more important. At a restaurant, wait staff serve people only briefly and are further away from customers in terms of distance. Masks should be correctly worn by all stylists and salon staff at all times. A salon’s main function is to do awesome hair! Alternatives to serving coffee in the salon include: • Takeaway bottles of water • Takeaway coffees that your client can enjoy in her car • Takeaway care packs with a sweet treat or other delight • If your salon has an outside area then your client may go outside and enjoy a cup of coffee while not in the salon environment, and in proximity to you and other clients. She should replace her mask before returning into the salon. The EOHCB is available for any other information and advice on current protocols to help keep your business safe and successful. Contact your friendly local representative for more. www.eohcb.co.za/contact-

Why should you choose Milkshake? • Because we are dedicated to protecting the environment as much as we are to protecting hair. • Because all of our products are made in Italy following the strictest guidelines provided by EU regulations, for the best haircare experience possible. • Because every day, we are committed to providing excellent products and service, while constantly working towards an eco-friendly approach to haircare. • Because we want a sustainable future for everyone, and our planet. Food for Hair – Plastic-free Formulas Packed with Goodies Feeding your hair is just as important as feeding your body. That’s why we are committed to using high percentages of the best natural ingredients which are often organic. Whenever possible our formulas are sulphate, paraben and salt-free, and we never allow microplastics in our products. Z-one concept does not carry out or commission animal testing. Research and Innovation for the Future World We are approaching the use of biotechnologies which have their own unique benefits. By using natural engineering to get the most out of raw materials, we reduce waste, as well as reduce human impact on the materials and the soil. Packaging – Less is More to Protect Planet Earth We know that packaging has an impact on our planet, so we have chosen materials that significantly reduce the environmental impact of our brand. Our plastic bottles are made from 50% recycled plastic and can easily be recycled. The aluminium we use can be recycled forever. Any paper used is made from responsibly managed sources and is recyclable. Merchandising – Supporting Salons Sustainably We want our salons to look beautiful and to help your clients have the best experience, sustainably. We are opting for beautiful, durable and long lasting wooden and metal furnishing items, or paper from sustainably managed forests. Resources – Green Energy, Zero Impact, Carbon Offset We choose to use 100% certified sustainable energy at our headquarters. We care about nature, print only when necessary, and recycle our paper. We offset our paper use by planting trees, and to further reduce environmental impact, traffic and pollution, our employees work from home where possible. Charity – Supporting People, Protecting Nature We regularly contribute to charities as part of our company ethic for social sustainability, and do regular charitable drives that support a wide variety of causes from breast cancer prevention to the fight against the extinction of polar bears. Measurable Quality and Transparency We believe in quality, transparency and measurability, and that’s why we have opted to be ISO 9001:2015 certified since 2018. This helps us to closely monitor our processes, reducing wastage and maintaining top quality service and customer satisfaction. We love Planet Earth! To join the milk_shake family and become part of the company’s green, eco-friendly ethos, contact our friendly team today. Contact milk_shake on: Email: marku@z-one.co.za or georg@z-one.co.za www.z-oneconcept.com/en | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

**Out of this world colour and out of this world strong female leaders** I had a flashback to my childhood, and to the televison shows depicting the future/sci-fi. "UFO" These shows had strong powerful female characters with bold hair and usually silver outfits, and I thought I could capture that identity in collection. The Stellarado woman is the centre of the universe, leading us into the future on earth and throughout the galaxy. I’m always inspired by the creative strong women around me. Collection name: Stellarado Hair colourist: Stevie English @stevieenglish from Stevie English Hair, Sydney Hair stylist: Kobi Bokshish @kobibokshish from Intershape Hairstylists, Sydney Photographer: David Mannah @davidmannah Make Up Artist: Pablo Morgade @pabsartist Stylist: Josie McManus @josie.mcmanus

Of all the dynamics essential for running a successful business, the most important is growing a clientele (regular, money-in-the-bank clients.) For me this is the fun part of the business, it's like collecting friends on Facebook or having lots of people on your birthday list. Each new client you add to your clientele is a celebration to the success of your business. However, in the real world, getting clients and keeping clients are two different things. There are four stages to growing a clientele. Attracting clients - getting new clients is not as difficult as it sounds. Promotional activity, social media, good signage, networking and referrals provide a great source of attracting clients to your salon. In this four-stage-process it is vital to note how you got this client into the salon, what we call 'client source'. Good software will ask you the source of new clients and this information will show you from where you are getting new clients. With My Salon Software the system automatically recognises a client's cell number so that, working on the principle that you can't be be a first time client twice, when she returns the client status changes the status to 'regular'. Getting clients to come back to the salon - the most obvious way is to give them a reason to want to. Treat first time clients as the start of a long journey you would like to have with them. Always plant a seed called 'next' - what is the next thing you would like to do for them, when is the next time you would like to see them in the salon, what is the next step to improving their maintenance programme at home. Or simply offering first time cut & blow clients a second blow dry 'on the house' if they come in within the next week for you to see how she is enjoying her hair. Growing clients - it's no secret, the only way to grow turnover is to get more clients, get existing clients to buy more of what you have to offer (upselling), or keep putting your prices up. We have looked at ways to get clients into the salon and to just keep putting your prices up to generate turnover is suicide. So it makes sense that we focus on growing clients. The operative word for this is consultation. Consultation sounds like something you do (a noun) however to be really effective it needs to be a way of doing things (a verb) during which you take your client on a journey of discovery to see what is going to be the 'next' service or product the client will buy. Discover what problems, needs or desires your client has and to then make a professional recommendation to satisfy that problem, need or desire. It might be colour fade or hair loss or just generally bad hair condition. Once you have clients buying all areas of your offering the average spend of each client goes up and clients become more loyal to your salon. My Salon Software allows you assign clients to groups and to see the number of clients growing in each group. Losing clients - getting and growing clients is one thing but holding on the them year after year can be a challenge, especially if you don't know how many you are losing. To address the problem client you need to understand the problem. Unfortunately clients die or move to another area or country and we can't do much about that. However, more that 75% of clients change salons because they no longer feel they are getting the service they expect or feel your services are simply not worth what you're charging. There are two ways to guage the number of clients you lose over a given period of time. Firstly, on My Salon Software the system can show you a breakdown of how many clients came to the salon broken down by source, by month. So, if you had 100 clients in month one and got 5 new first-time clients a month and kept all 100 of your origianl clients you should see 115 clients coming in in month 4. This estimation is more accurate the longer the period of time you monitor. If the 15 first-time client are included in month 4 then you are losing existing clients. The other is to generate a report of your top spending clients. This report sorts your clients by spend starting from highest spender to lowest. The value in this report is that it shows you the date of clients' last visit. So, if you see that some of your top spenders haven't been to the salon for 30, 60, 90 days etc you have the oportunity to follow up with them. If there are take-aways from this blog they are: • Clients go where they're invited, stay where they're wanted and grow where they're consulted. • Always treat clients as though they were first-time clients. • Remember clients don't care how much you know until they know how much you care. CONTACT US for more info. www.mysalonsoftware.co.za info@mysalonsoftware.co.za terry@mysalonsoftware.co.za | 083 650 0952 aletta@mysalonsoftware.co.za | 064 504 6001

Find your perfect new salon location from these stunning options. If you are no longer able to operate in your existing premises, we hope that one of these gorgeous, upmarket and welcoming locations might be the right place to move your business! Chair Rental Opportunities are available in the following areas. Gauteng: Bedfordview, Bryanston, Illovo, Parkhurst Mpumalanga: Nelspruit KZN: Greyville Cape Town: Gardens, Tamboerskloof • • • • • • • • • Squarebubble Hairdressing, Bedfordview, JHB Excellent Security – Alarm – Generator – Boom Gate Access Squarebubble Hairdressing is centrally located in the heart of Bedfordview in the humble Kloof Mall. With no major chain stores in the building it is a destination salon conveniently placed right off the N3 highway from Van Buuren off ramp. Surrounding are the busy Village View shopping center as well as Bedford shopping centre just down Kloof road with all major grocery stores, mouthwatering restaurants, pharmacies and banks. The Kloof Mall offers 24 hour security guards as well as controlled boom gate access. The salon is equipped with an alarm and has recently had a generator installed so loadshedding does not affect business. Squarebubble salon staff use Davines professional colour and are stocked in Davines retail for homecare. The staff consists of 2 members who work for the salon (and are Davines master colorists), 2 rental hairstylists, 2 nail technicians, 2 beauticians as well as 3 operators and a receptionist at the front desk. The salon has space for one more hairstylist who is equipped with a clientele who would like either a rent a chair option or to work on a commission basis.The salon is newly renovated with lots of cupboard space for a new member to store their things under lock and key. Ownership of the salon has recently changed as of 1 March 2020 and despite the pandemic is still going strong! The salon is also fully covid-19 compliant in protocols. Please take a look on Facebook or Instagram or contact Kalpesh to view the salon. • Contact person: Kalpesh • Phone: 011 455 1626 • Email: hairsalon@squarebubble.co.za • • • • • • • • • Renaissance Hair, Bryanston, Sandton, JHB An intimate hair salon, specializing in the latest trends and classic styles that never go out of fashion. Trading for over 15 years, Renaissance Hair stays the salon of choice for discerning clients. We specialize in color, cut and styling. Stocking a wide variety of top selling products such as • Redken • Moroccan Oil • Goldwell • Brazilian Cacau Contact Details: Cell: 076 531 0900 | 083 669 1184 Tel: 011 706 3835 Address: Shop C3 Hobart Grove Centre, Hobart Road Bryanston, Sandton, JHB • • • • • • • • • Halo Hair Lounge, Illovo, JHB Our salon is based in illovo and we are looking for a stylist to rent a chair. We stock a wide range of products: Kevin Murphy, Joico, Evo, Lanza, Sayrna Key, Goldwell We are looking for a serious dynamic stylist to rent space in our vibrant salon and join our creative team. If you are looking to create a brand new opportunity for yourself and want to work for yourself please contact Donna on 072 812 3564 • • • • • • • • • Cosmetology Hair, Parkhurst, JHB Cosmetology Hair is now offering a hairstylist the opportunity to boost your own business within our trendy, modern salon environment. If you are unable to operate in your existing premises due to unforeseen circumstances, we hope that this gorgeous, upmarket and welcoming location might be the right place to move your business! Rent a chair at Cosmetology Hair and experience creative and financial FREEDOM! Location: 46 6th St, Parkhurst, Johannesburg, 2193 Contact Number: 010 040 2963 Email: hair@cosmetology.co.za Position: Hairstylist • • • • • • • • • Sam's Hair, Nelspruit, MPUMALANGA A perfect opportunity for a chair rental in a stunning loft type salon at Crossings Centre, Nelspruit • Two chairs available • Private washbays for clients • R1000 voucher from Slick warehouse in the first month A one-stop shop for a day of luxury pampering for your clients with a nail bar and beautician available on premises. Contact: Sam Cell: 076 422 3404 Email: hairatonlyyou@gmail.com • • • • • • • • • Bespoke Hair, Greyville, DURBAN Large Beauty room with store room or additional room within a busy upmarket hair salon to let for R6,500 pm. Safe on-site parking. We have plenty of salon clients requiring beauty services so this is a great opportunity! Central Morningside, Durban, location. Contact Donald on 082 654 0806. • • • • • • • • • Excentric on Kloof in Gardens, CAPE TOWN Are you an ESTABLISHED HAIRSTYLIST with your own client base just over carting all your things around as a mobile stylist and looking for a beautiful new space to call home? We have expanded and have a premium brand new space available in Kloof Street, Gardens, Cape Town, just for YOU! Benefits: • Maximise your efficiency with less driving up and down and carting everything around with you. Instead walk in to a readily prepared professional space • Maximise your time by being able to book during the color processing time and double your income • Have everything you need to provide a professional service readily available • Give your clients the experience they truly deserve in an equally beautiful, professional space • No longer feel lonely without having colleagues, being stimulated by professional training and keeping up with trends in a busy salon. • Have the flexibility you desire but still be a professional stylist Lets do it together with all the extra things no longer hanging over your shoulders and just focus on being the Creative Hairstylist you are and do the art you love. Please email saf@excentric-hair.co.za or call 081 572 5059 (to have a chat and see how we can make your life easier, less stressful and give you more time to focus on doing the hair you love! • • • • • • • • • The Prestige Beauty Lounge, Gardens, CAPE TOWN Do you have an existing clientele ? Interested in renting a chair in an upmarket salon in kloof street? It's time to make up your own hours and become your own boss. The prestige beauty lounge is looking for a new hairstylist, extention specialist, colorist, to rent a chair. The salon is situated in the new ultra modern development kloof street village. The kloof street village has retail space and a luxurious boutique hotel. Salon Vibe: Our clients love the bright modern environment. We offer a comfortable and friendly place for your client to Relax, surf the web, they can also enjoy our Moroccan tea, listen to great music all while getting their salon service's. 90 minutes FREE parking available for your clients. *Commission stylist welcome with a clientele only, and become a renter when ready. Salon address: Shop 2, Kloof street village, 8 Rheede street, gardens 8001 Contact Meriem: 067 071 4285 • • • • • • • • • Wade & Co Hair Design, Tamboerskloof, CAPE TOWN An incredible opportunity to take charge of your own career and work as and when you wish. Wade is looking for a stylist, as well as a nail technician, to join him at his upmarket salon in Cape Town, located at the top of Bree street, the salon is situated beneath the very popular Storm Fitness Centre. Your clients will enjoy unparalleled views of Table Mountain, as well as expansive city views, while having their hair/nails done. Wade&Co is a large, well laid out, spacious salon, allowing for plenty of social distancing, and is also fitted with a generator, which insures the best, uninterrupted experience for your clients, should the power go out! Chair rental options are on a daily, weekly or monthly basis. The choice is yours at Wade&Co. There is ample parking, right in front of the entrance, as well as along the sides of the building, making this an appealing venue. This is your chance to run your own business, without any of the normal risks attached, leaving you time to focus on what you love. Wade uses the very best in hair care products and colour. You will be able to order directly through him, (at cost) or you can use your own preferred brands. To contact Wade, email him on wade@wadeandco.co.za or send him a Whatsapp on 083 792 3554 to find out more about this amazing opportunity. • • • • • • • • • A Note about the Legalities of Chair Rental Chair rental is the equivalent of running your own “business within a business” independently within a salon. Registration and Compliance It is very important that all chair rentals comply with the correct industry legislation and that they are properly registered and up to date with the basic Bargaining Council fees as stipulated. This ensures that every business operating from the premises is compliant and correctly registered, providing peace of mind for all parties as well as clients! Please contact the Bargaining Council for any assistance in this regard. www.hcsbc.co.za Contracts and Agreements A chair rental agreement is only as good as the contract that governs it! A proper contract will protect all parties and ensure peace of mind and a harmonious working relationship. As part of the EOHCB membership, assistance with contracts is offered – please contact them for more info and assistance. www.eohcb.co.za Rental vs Employment There are many salons at this time offering two options: chair rental, or to be employed by the salon. If you prefer to work as an employee then please get in touch with the salon and discuss whether this is an option.

What a beautiful quote for a beautiful season! Embrace the changing weather and let it inspire your clients to change and update their looks!

#Color care without compromise Pureology was born from a powerful idea: create the best professional products for color-treated hair. As the pioneer of VEGAN COLOR CARE and ZEROSULFATE® formulations, we strive to make women feel beautiful inside and out. Our formulations are customized and high performing while caring for our planet and animals, with beauty and integrity in mind. #Redefining Colorcare 100% Vegan formulas. Zerosulfates®. Concentrated formulas. Dual-benefit, professional, quality color care with premium formulations, customized for every need. #Salon Favourites See. Smell. Touch. Decadent textures. Captivating fragrances. Rich, creamy lather. Experience beauty through the senses. Our fragrances and textures are designed to take you on unique sensorial journeys, with the finest ingredients for an extraordinary color care experience like no other. For any information contact: pureologyrsa@loreal.com Article from Chanel Pond, L’Oréal Professional Products Division MUST READS... Why Switch to L’Oréal Professionnel?​​ Believe in Miracles with Matrix Miracle Creator​ Long is the New Chic with L’Oréal Professionnel Serie Expert Pro Longer​

Henko is a Japanese word that refers to a transformative change in which there is no possibility of returning to the initial state. On many occasions it’s a very great advance in our personal growth and proof that we are capable of betting on ourselves, reflecting precisely this act of courage. This work speaks of that individual turning point that lifts us above fear and worries, transforming our attitude towards life. In looks, originality means the ability to be reborn, to give rise to our new self with textures loaded with strength and energy and tones that give impetus to this new intention. Hair: Davinia Cuñat Ripoll | @daviniacr_ Hair Instagram: @_salondebellezavanedis Photography: Esteban Roca| @esteban_roca_photo MUA: Cristina Garcia | @crismakeupgloss Styling: Davinia Cuñat Ripoll | @daviniacr_ Designer: Maria Dolores Ripoll Miñana | @elstelierdeloles Models: Carola Álvarez Gilabert @carolaalvarez19 Belén Vicente Saiz @beelen_vl3 Florencia Olivera Hernández @Floroliveraw Rocío Torres Caro @roctocarude Products: Revlon | @revlonprofesional_es

Hey, Scumbags! While you’ve been giving good haircuts and changing the way guys look on the street, we’ve been curating a bunch of freebies for Father’s Day. Our 2021 Father’s Day gift packs are jampacked with style most men would want and freebies every man would want! The freebies, like all Reuzel products, are of the highest quality. The altogether famous and bestselling S**t, Shower & Shave Gift Pack is back by demand and includes two freebies – an apple scented beeswax candle and a canvas drawstring bag. For dads with blazing beards there is the Groom and Grow Gift Pack with a free beard comb. Packs are limited to ensure exclusivity so stock up immediately by placing your order with your Modern Hair & Beauty sales representative or call our telesales direct on 0860 104 109. There are absolutely no animal ingredients in Reuzel products, i.e. no pigs were harmed in the making of these products. Plus, no animal testing is done by Reuzel, their manufacturers or their ingredient suppliers. The products are classified as vegetarian and halaal, but not vegan, due to the use of beeswax in some of the products. Beeswax is made from the segments in the honeycomb, which will not bring harm to bees. Take a few minutes to watch this exquisite documentary about Schorem, an old school barbershop in Rotterdam and the inspiration behind the Reuzel brand, It’s worth it! Instagram: @reuzel_sa Facebook: @ReuzelSA Website: https://www.modernhairbeauty.com/

The L'Oréal Professionnel Colour Trophy is back this year, and better than ever!! New Concept, New Platform and a New Chance to reach for your dreams!! Join @taryn_bloem_pro live on Instagram at 10 am Friday 30 April 2021 to hear the big announcement and more information on what this year’s competition will include. If you can’t make the live session, don’t worry – it will be recorded! Don’t miss out on hearing about this year’s competition – it’s fabulous, different and totally inspirational! For more info contact Taryn Bloem on: tarryn.bloem@loreal.com or 083 995 5025.