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Carlton Hair would love to offer HAIRDRESSERS AND BARBERS the opportunity to work for our dynamic, well-established and innovative company! Despite the challenges faced this year, Carlton Hair continues to expand. We recently opened a new salon in Willowbridge Shopping centre, Cape Town and are currently planning the opening of a salon at Glenore Centre, Durban. Future Carlton Hair hairdressers and barbers must be prepared for continuous education and learning! Throughout the year, our academies host speciality courses for stylists to build on their current skills, as well as learn new skills and techniques. Due to COVID-19, we were unable to commence with our usual education schedule, however managed to host smaller and limited interactive classes, which was a huge success! We look forward to our education schedule for 2021, which will include international training courses. Our hairdressers and barbers continue to learn throughout their career with Carlton Hair. We strive to create passionate and enthusiastic stylists! If you are up for the challenge and interested to join our family, please contact: DURBAN Alex Mayer: 082 324 1423 / alexmayer@vodamail.co.za JOHANNESBURG / PRETORIA Cindy Gorman: 082 415 7274 / cindy@carltonhair.com CAPE TOWN Jen Dixie: 079 585 4502 / jen@carltoncape.co.za

One of the biggest challenges for any salon owner is business knowledge. This is relevant and important, whether you are running a large business or running your own one-person or small salon. EOHCB can offer you essential assistance with doing things correctly. This includes everything from health and safety, to correctly registering for UIF and accessing the benefits. In addition, EOHCB offers regular labour and business seminars and workshops where you can update and empower yourself with the latest information and with business building ideas. EOHCB also holds the best competitions for all levels of hairstylists, allowing everyone to get bitten by the “competition bug” that can lead you to achieve great success in your skills and career! There are so many important benefits to membership. Get in touch with us today and find out more. For more info and contact details, visit our website www.eohcb.co.za. We look forward to having the privilege to add value to your business.

We prepare the hair by texturing roots, then we mark the middle and ends with a 38mm diameter tweezers, leaving the ends slightly less marked, we brush the hair, apply a little shine with a spray and the hair is ready to start working. Next, we separate a section, taking the front and the sides, we reserve it, and then we take a section at the crown with which we make a ponytail. Once we have the ponytail, we introduce it through the center of the section and remove a bit of fluffiness. We place the macrame headdress around this section, and secure its base with pressure hairpin. Then, we take two strands, leaving the macrame cords in the center and make a ponytail. With a strand, we cover the hair tie. We continue with this section and at about 5 or 6 cm we place another hair tie and make a turned bubble. We continue, doing the same step on the right side. We take the central section and 5 or 6 cm from the previous hair tie, we make a new bubble. We repeat the same step on the left side. We continue taking a section of hair between the strings and repeat the previous steps, creating small round Hair: Juanmy Medialdea Hair Instagram: @juanmy_medialdea Hair Assistant: Sergio Castillo @sergiocastillo_makeupPhotography: Jose Santo Palomo @santopalomoMake up: Sergio Castillo Styling: Juanmy Medialdea Models: Lucía y Andrea Products: Schwarzkopf Professional Products Instagram: @schwarzkopfpro.spain

This is your chance to attend one of the most awesome and inspirational international events – this year, the famous experience is being hosted virtually and all hair professionals worldwide are invited to attend online! Celebrating Goldwell, KMS, Oribe and VARIS, the Kao Salon Virtual Experience is the Online Event of the year on October 18-19, 2020. Within these 48 hours, you can expect to be spellbound by breathtaking artistry and creativity, showing the full scope of what Kao Salon brings to salons, stylists and their clients. From inspiration to innovation and business news, the event will showcase everything that Kao Salon offers to salon partners worldwide. Two highlights are the world premiere of Goldwell’s Couture Collection for 2021 and the world premiere of the new Elumenation Collection from Goldwell’s Global Ambassador Angelo Seminara. You can attend creative artist sessions from Angelo Seminara, M&P, Mario Krankl, Shane Bennett, J.7, Hare & Bone, Icono and Oribe as well as different business panels with exciting topics like ‘Salon of the Future’, ‘Color, Care & Styling Chemistry’ or ‘Sustainable Salons’. The event will include dedicated brand experiences about the Kao Salon Division brands Goldwell, Kerasilk, KMS, Oribe and Varis. This prestigious event is by invitation only. To register, please contact your Goldwell KMS rep or educator. Not a Goldwell KMS stockist? Not a problem- you are welcome to participate. Please contact Kao Salon division national sales manager, Kevin Tabilo on kevin.tabilo@kao.com, to get your invitation.

The stunning and well established salon Shampu, located in George, is looking for a hairstylist to join their friendly team. We have an established clientele waiting for the right hair professional to step into a ready-made and fabulous new job. This would be the ideal move for a hairstylist who is looking to make a fresh start and keen to move down to this gorgeous, scenic town. Remuneration includes a fixed salary plus commission. Working hours are Monday to Friday 8 am to 5 pm, Saturday 8 am to 1 pm. Contant: Karen Oudejans Tel: 044 868 0025 Email: karen@edencare.co.za

Agnes Westerman, Goldwell International Artist from the Netherlands, shares a dimensional blonde Elumenation service featuring the Cassis inspired Elumenated colour. This rose blonde was created using a freehand technique with alternating formulas in V sections in the back and diagonal sections in the front. Watch , enjoy, and be inspired by the incredible result!

After 6 years in this beloved industry and having worked for some of the best brands in the industry, I find myself in a new chapter of my life and my career, a career that has come full circle from learning how to be a rep 6 years ago, coming from an e-commerce and internet marketing background to now being the leader of an incredible team as the National Sales Manager for Kao Salon Division. If you’re not sure what brands I’m talking about, it’s the Goldwell and KMS brands (for now) as we take on an industry that is just now being resurrected after COVID-19 (which is by no means out of our lives) but at least we find ourselves in Level 1 and returning to some semblance of normality after something that has affected us (whether directly or indirectly) and shaken us to our core. What does that mean for our industry? What does the future of the hairdressing industry hold for us post COVID-19? Historically it means that the beauty industry is one of the industries that always survives even during the worst times because we know that people will always want to feel beautiful and will do so especially in difficult times because it allows for an escape from their everyday lives. Yes, the spend is different, yes we have to adjust our business models whether you are a supplier or a salon but we also need to have the faith that we will survive and come out better for it. That leads me to why I joined this incredible company, why I made the jump in one of the worst pandemics of the modern era and it’s simple… I have always believed in taking risks and in taking on challenges that take me out of my comfort zone and this was the next step for my career, to take on these big brands and a much larger team because I believe I can inspire them and inspire you, the hairdresser to join a global family that is headed up by a company that believes in standing by their people and in turn wanting to always be closest to our consumers and customers in each market. This is the “Kao” way, it is these values and the absolute passion of the hairdressers/guest artists, educators/reps and of course management of the Goldwell and KMS brands that make me believe that we have what it takes to be disruptors in the South African market, that we have what it takes to be the brand leaders in a market that is desperate for leadership and authenticity and of course passion for what it is you do as hairdressers… day in and day out. My vision for where I want to take our brands into the future is what gets me up in the morning and it is my love for this industry and the clients that we get to interact with on a daily basis that will ensure that we never stay stagnant and that we remain adaptive yet ethical and most importantly at the pulse of hairdressing during the most difficult times so we can continue to grow with you and continue to give you the love and support you need to get through anything that comes our way. I hope to see you all soon if you are existing stockists and for those of you that want to find out how we plan on inspiring you and your stylists please get in touch and let’s have the conversation… with social distancing and COVID-19 protocols in place of course. Sincerely yours, Kevin Tabilo National Sales Manager Kao Salon Division E-mail: kevin.tabilo@kao.com Cell: 082 560 9688

Written by Carla Saraiva for Modern Hair & Beauty About Carla Saraiva “I get asked if you could do anything in the world what would you do? My response? I’m doing it! What’s more satisfying than making people look and feel beautiful. If you love what you do, you never work a day in your life.” Carla began her journey in the industry in 2008 when she studied hairdressing at Innovation Hair Company College in Durban. Her dream was always to work on the ships or to move overseas. Carla’s end-goal, however, was to work for a well-known hair brand. She reached that goal when she started working at Modern Hair & Beauty/Wella as a Retail Business Consultant and Educator. Here she is a part of an extraordinary team that allows her to share her love for the hair industry and product knowledge with her clients. Carla is very family orientated and not only shares an incredible bond with her sister (her go-to girl), she also became a mom in 2011 to her now 9-year old son. Her little guy shares her love of food, Netflix and sense of humour. It always amazes her how one little human can become your whole world: ground and humble you. Life doesn't stop because of COVID and clients don't need to be afraid of coming to the salon if we're following correct protocols and safety measures. Who would have thought that a simple outing would be so much work! Going to the grocery store, exercising, or just doing our weekly trips to the hair salon has become quite the event: making sure we have our masks and sanitizer on hand. I never thought that in my lifetime I would be part of something this big and scary. But we've come through the worst uncertainty of COVID – and life goes on. We still need to live, work, and enjoy life. Life is short, and it's meant to be lived! All we need to do is play our part and make sure that we follow all the safety measures and protocols in our salons and otherwise. And as hairdressers, we already know and have been trained on salon safety. Long before COVID, we've made sure that our salons are safe spaces for clients. But our clients aren't always aware of this and we should use every opportunity to tell them. Remind your clients of safety measures & protocols I've been in the hair industry for over ten years and I can honestly say before COVID salons have always been safe: we consistently have our hands in water, wear gloves, and keep our stations clean. So, what's changed? Admin and social distancing. When I walk into a salon now, I can't hug my clients who have become like family. And standing at the door is someone ready to take my temperature and keep track of my visit on a sign-in sheet. These things aside, we've made sure that our safety measures and protocols are more visible than they've ever been. And we must communicate this to clients at the salon, when they book, and on social media. Here are a few things to remind clients of: 1. All stylists are wearing masks and some even double up with a shield. We sanitise the station before clients sit down and when they leave. 2. We've ensured safe distance between each chair and hygiene necessities for each client: sanitisers at our stations, disposable capes, masks, and towels. 3. We sanitise before we open and after we close. 4. If you work in the fresh air now, remind clients that you're still following protocols. Our industry was hard hit: salons closed, some lost their income or jobs For an industry this hard hit, believe me, we aren't taking any chances and we don't want to go down that road again. That's why we make sure every protocol is in place. So, remind your clients that it's far safer to have your hair done than stand in line to get into the grocery store for weekly specials. Salons and stylists there are a few things you need to remember too 1. Keep following protocols and wear your mask. This will make your clients feel safe and at ease – and importantly, retuning for their weekly blow wave or two-week root touch up. 2. Show and talk to your client about the protocols, let them see you sanitising the station and your equipment. 3. Remind clients to keep their masks on when having a service done. If it's a struggle, offer them a stick-on mask. This is important for everyone's safety. Remember this too shall pass. So, for now, let's do our part and keep on rocking awesome haircuts and colour. Have an enquiry about Modern Hair & Beauty or our education seminars? Contact us. About Modern Hair & Beauty Education We're inspired when we witness stylists sharing ideas, skills, and a commitment to their craft. Even more so when these moments of collaboration produce renewed creativity and excitement. It's precisely why our Modern Hair & Beauty Education team facilitate an environment where this is possible. They inspire, challenge, and encourage stylists to try new techniques; to bring their creativity to the training room, and provide their clients with a service that goes beyond the standard salon offering. Our team ensures that stylists are up to date with new trends, know the latest colouring and cutting techniques and have expert technical knowledge of our products. We are passionate about empowering our stylists and believe the key to sustainable career and salon success is through education. Follow Instagram Facebook

If you are not yet following the Wahl Professional SA Facebook page, head over there and like it now! It’s an incredible resource of inspiration, hair art, and sheer perfection. Hairdressers and barbers regularly submit work performed with their Wahl clippers, and here’s a recent style we love! Submitted for Wahl’s Fresh Cut Friday, it is done by @kingsizesa

Are you looking for a product range that offers affordability combined with awesome versatility, and which brightens up your clients’ hair to any creative shade they can dream of? The famous Punked Neon range is adored by hairstylists and clients countrywide. Why do they love this affordable, powerful and unique range so much? The colours can be lifted out super-easily allowing for a changing look. Each colour has its own shampoo, conditioner and mask which gives you awesome retail opportunities and keeps the colour vibrant with minimal fading. Colours are intermixable so you can create a signature tone for your client. The super-popular Punked Neon website has a salon finder! So as soon as you order your product, you’ll be added to the website so clients in your area can find you and get Punked! Order your brilliant shades today, and get your clients looking bright and trendy this summer! Contact details Email: info@punked.co.za or orders@punked.co.za Web: www.punked.co.za punked.co.za/location punked.co.za/instructions Facebook: www.facebook.com/NeonHairDyeSouthAfricaPunked/ Register an Account: punked.co.za/my-account

The first breathable highlight strip that allows the perfect amount of oxygen in and expels damaging gases out. Too much oxygen during balayage and the blonding cream or powder oxidizes and loses its lifting power. No oxygen (when wrapped in foil, paper, or other meche brands) and the mixture swells due to toxic gases. This hampers your painting creativity, as well as increasing the risk of overprocessing the ends of previously lightened hair. The special composition of strips enables the entrance of the right amount of oxygen to obtain the lightening effects and the vent of gas that is harmful for the hair fibre. They allow enough oxygen to stabilize the mixture during the process, while preventing total oxygen flow that would over-oxidize. The result allows the product to stay fresh longer and perform at optimum capacity fuelled by oxygen to achieve incredible results. This occurs while ventilating the corrosive damaging chemical fumes that foil traps in - such as ammonia. SMARTSTRIPS are Eco-friendly: they are not only easy to recycle, but they also strongly reduce their environmental impact since they are produced without using water or trees. This revolutionary material is made up of 70% calcium carbonate and 30% polyethylene, that reduces the use of plastic resin by 55 to 70% when compared to most products present on the market. SMARTSTRIPS are the future of bleaching techniques, bridging the gap between balayage and traditional highlighting. For prices and opening specials, email marketing@nebeau.co.za or WhatsApp +27 18 468 1001. Visit nebeau.co.za/product/blondesse-miracle-gentle for more information on the Blondesse Miracle Gentle Violet Lightening Powder.