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From the depths of the oceans springs our muse from the SIRENS collection: a creature that captivates and inspires. Her mysterious long hair is born from the most hidden waves and reveals her beautiful hair in harmony with her natural habitat. Credits Art Director: Alexander Kiryliuk Hair: Alexander Kiryliuk, Kílian Garrigós, Miguel Silva, Inna Lipkovich Photographer: David Arnal MUA: Miguel Silva Stylist: Kati German Designer: Lena Kotoshchuk Salon: SK Style Barcelona Instagram: Hair: @alexander_kiryliuk @kiliangarrigos @innalipkovich@miguel__silvac Photographer: @davidarnalteam MUA: @miguel__silvac Stylist: @kati_german Salon: @skstylebarcelona You might also enjoy... Jadie Herbst from Jadie Professionals: When is Long Hair Too Long? 5 Reasons to do a Cruise Ship Contract Get Your Clients’ Hair Summer Ready with Fanola Botugen Botox

Dear Hairnews Readers What a rollercoaster ride 2019 has been! It is hard to believe that, in one day’s time, we will be moving into a new month, a new year, and a new decade. Hairnews will be taking a New Year’s break and we will start up again on Saturday 4th January. We are excited about our upcoming content, and in early January you can look forward to reading an interview with Raeesa Dawood, the reigning Hairstylist of the Year for 2020, and we are also publishing a full calendar of the EOHCB activities for the year including those all-important competition dates. There will be ongoing news and updates on our Hairnews Awards – closing date is 31 January and all the categories can be found HERE. We also have some controversial content coming up (of course!) – getting angry about the status quo is sometimes the best way to trigger positive and constructive change! Education dates from many of the leading suppliers will be published in Jan-Feb, so you can plan your calendar for the year and start getting excited about the fabulous courses on offer. Why not take a step out of your comfort zone this coming year and attend a course you usually would not. Maybe a more business focused course, or learning a brand new skill, or even a course held by a product manufacturer you don’t know much about. After all, the only place where you can grow is outside of your comfort zone! May 2020 bring you everything you wish for, with personal happiness, business success, loving what you do in working hours, and with the time to follow your passions and interests outside of working hours. Wishing you the best, and looking forward to reconnecting in early 2020! Jassy and the Hairnews Team

Are you keen to increase dockets in 2020, earn better, and offer your clients more? Here’s an interview with Eric Way from Groomed Academy on some barbering services that will bring huge added value to your clients and to you. Q: The dreaded “quiet months” at the beginning of the year are always a headache and a worry for salons. What is your advice to help salons keep busy? A: It is always challenging to come up with ideas that can help create a buzz in the Salon during the quiet months. A very popular service in Barbershops that can easily be implemented in to unisex Salon's would be facial waxing. This would be to wax the nose, ears and brows of gents. The cost per application is so minimal that you could offer it as complimentary service to gent's having a haircut to introduce them to this treatment. You will be surprised, after a gent has experienced the hairy clean-up they will come back and ask to have it done again and to charge +- R80 per area. It's a great way to up your docket for very little time spent on the service. Q: What does the luxury hot towel shaving course at Groomed Academy involve? A: Our Luxury Hot Towel Shaving Course is a 3 day hands on training session. You will be taught using professional shaving products and what each and every product benefit to the skin will be, then your hands on training will begin by performing the ultimate luxury hot towel shave on 4 live models. After your 3 day course, your level of skill will be good enough to immediately introduce this service for gents in your Salon. Hot Towel Shaving has become the alternative to a good massage and it is an inexpensive set up cost that offers huge financial returns. Q: Why is this service such an easy sell and such an easy repeat sell, for salons? A: Since Barbering has become a huge trend, the luxury hot towel shave is iconic as a service offered by your Barber. Men are fascinated by this service as it offers an element of intrigue being shaved by someone else using a cut throat razor. If the service is delivered in its ultimate way, your client will dip in to the first level of sleep and the experience will be that of total relaxation, Once your client has experienced this, he will most definitely return on a more frequent basis. Q: What are some of the products (and tools) you recommend that work well with this service? A: Most importantly you need to make sure that the shaving foam and or pre-shave oil being used has an exceptional ability to perform a hassle free and smooth shave. Always use a new blade for your service preventing any form of cross contamination in the Salon. A thorough skin analysis is essential before performing the shave to establish allergies etc. Most people don't realise they are allergic to animal hair, so the use of a badger brush is not recommended and a synthetic brush would be the alternative. More expensive brushes do not necessarily mean a better experience for the client. Q: Why is the new year a perfect time to upskill yourself? A: We are all looking for ways to help increase our turnovers in the Salon. A quick 3 day course in Luxury Hot Towel Shaving could be the perfect answer to increase your targets without a huge financial outlay. Introducing a service like shaving in your Salon works well for all those special offers you can create, e.g. Father's Days, Groom's Packages, Birthdays etc. It's a good way to bring your lady clients other halves back in to your Salon if you lost them to that trendy Barbershop down the road. Q: Do you think that barbering services in general are becoming more mainstream and sought after for all salons, not just barber shops? A: Salons are realising that they have lost a lot of their male clients to Barbershops and that introducing more Barber services in their environment will help with retaining their male clients. Men, like most female clients are very loyal to their stylists or Barbers, so it is really important to listen to your clients needs. If you realise your client is curious about the barbering services just down the road, then find a way to help him experience these treatments without losing him to another Barbershop. It is your responsibility as a stylist or Barber to provide your clients with the latest services on the market, as they trust that you have their best interests at heart. Groomed Academy also offers in-salon training for all our services. For more information regarding this please don't hesitate to ask. To enrol now for your 3 day Luxury Hot Towel Shaving Course, please contact us on info@groomedacademy.co.za to check dates and availability. You might also enjoy... Top Quality Barbering and Men’s Grooming Education from Groomed Academy Groomed Academy: Student Testimonial from Gerhard Student Testimonial from Tanya Storm at Groomed Academy

A Hair Salon is available to Rent at 793 Cascade Street, Little Falls, Roodepoort It is an established business of 10 years located in a busy road with 4 Basins and 4 stations. You can have the opportunity to rent the whole space for R10 000 or rent a chair for R5500. Includes water electricity and security. Contact Suzette on Cell 083 631 2370 You might also enjoy... 5 Reasons to do a Cruise ship Contract with Steiner Milkshake and BHE: Festive Greetings and Thanks for an Exceptional Year January Opening Dates and Amazing Testimonials from Inoar Ambassadors

If you’re looking for something a little different (or totally off the wall) for your next formal event, have a look at this astonishing collection of crazy suits at www.opposuits.com. We’ve picked a few of our favourite designs here – would you wear these on an evening out? You might also enjoy... Jadie Herbst: When is Long Hair Too Long? EOHCB Seminars Ahead in Jan-Feb 2020 Get Hair Summer-Ready with Botugen Botox from Fanola

Are you wondering whether a contract on board ship would be the right career move for you? Here are five reasons why it would – see how many of them apply to you and your career right now – and why not take the plunge and sign up for a life changing experience on board? Reason 1: You Want To Supercharge Your CV If you are an ambitious hairstylist and you want to further your career and work in top salons worldwide, then doing a cruise ship contract is the best move you can make. This is because working on board ship proves so much about you as a hairstylist. It proves that you have excellent technical skills and are a quick learner, that you are versatile, can deal with a wide variety of clients, that you can cope with hard work, that you are a great team player, and that you have the ability to present yourself, and promote yourself well. Reason 2: You Want to See the World Cruise ship hairdressing is hard work, but the payoff is that you work in a gorgeous salon with an incredible view, and that during your contract you will have a chance to explore every port the ship anchors in, during your days off. The travel, the new horizons, the chance to have unforgettable experiences in the most exotic locations, will be yours. Cruise ships sail to all the most sought after locations in the world. For your first contract you will be assigned to a ship but after that if you want to choose a certain location, you can request it. This way you can see all the parts of the world you’ve dreamed of travelling to – while getting paid. Reason 3: You Need a Career Change The great thing about cruise ship hairdressing is that hairstylists of all ages are accepted on board. There are no age limits. Whether you’ve just completed your hairdressing modules but don’t want to settle in a salon yet, or whether you have been established for years, but feel it’s time for a change and you need to shake your life up and reboot your career – your skills and energy will be equally welcome! Steiner always strives to place you in a ship where you will be happiest and do best, and there are plenty of ships to suit every age and stage of hairdressers. Reason 4: You Need A Cash Nestegg Working on board ship allows you to earn great money, tax free, and with very few costs. The only money you spend will be on adventures, days off, and treating yourself to clothing or souvenirs. Your accommodation, transport and meals are all paid for. Whether you would like to pay off debt faster, or save up in order to put a deposit down on a house or a car, or equip your own salon, working at sea allows you to achieve your financial goals quicker than you would be able to achieve them on land. Reason 5: You Dare Yourself to Take the Challenge Life is all about taking opportunities and chances, and sometimes people can dream about something for years, but never pluck up the courage or have the motivation to do it. Embarking on this adventure will be the experience of a lifetime, and it will prove to you that you can follow your dreams and see them through. This will build huge character, and will allow you to believe that anything is possible, as you have already pursued and achieved a life challenge. Would you like to find out more about working on board ship? Contact Steiner today and a consultant will be in touch for a confidential interview. Sign up HERE. You might also enjoy... Q&A on Cruise Ship Hairdressing with Steiner Recruitment Manager Nadine Brits My Cruise Ship Hairdressing Career by Baylee Strike, Grant Harper, Umhlanga Fabulous Facts on Cruise Ship Hairdressing by Recruitment Manager Daniella Diem

Leading hairstylist Jadie Herbst from Jadie Professionals in Bloemfontein recently posted on the salon’s social media about when long hair is “too long” and when she thinks that clients should be ready to chop off a few inches for a better look. Do you agree with this? If so let us know by emailing info@hairnews.co.za with your views on long hair. I’m pro long hair - always have been. I’m not “that” stylist that cuts off 10cm after being asked to cut off 1cm. I take the time to explain to clients WHY you have to cut your hair and keep the ends healthy, and WHY your hair won’t grow if you don’t. But lately I can’t help feeling a bit “over” long hair. I see these beautiful, stunning young girls, in the peak of their youth, they have great skin, wear beautiful clothes with their summer tans... and then, this one length, ratty long hair, that touches their hip bones and it just hangs, weighing down their natural beauty so heavily. There is nothing flattering about long hair that just hangs. It’s not shaped, it’s not styled. It’s doing nothing for you - especially if you have a strong colour like black. Girls, try not to get stuck in a rut with your hair. I understand the attachment, I’ve been there. But growing your hair down to your bum and then just doing nothing with it is such a wasted potential. With dimensional brunettes, balayages and lived in colour SO HOT right now, why would you not tap into that? I’m not saying cut your hair off, long hair is beautiful. But be honest enough to ask yourself is your hair bouncy, alive and shiny, and is it doing something for you? Or is it just hanging, like 2 long drapes next to your face weighing you down? If you want long hair make an effort to style it so it looks like something. Add dimension and movement to your colour. Sometimes I feel like walking up to people and asking if I could colour their hair for free just because of the potential I see. If only they knew ... if only!!! (Work by Jadie Professionals) You might also enjoy... Milkshake and BHE: Festive Greetings and Thanks for an Exceptional Year EOHCB Seminars Ahead in 2020 Get Hair Summer Ready with Fanola’s Botugen Botox Treatment

Four seminars are upcoming in Jan-Feb 2020. These represent a wonderful opportunity for information and education. Kickstart your year and book in to ensure you and your salon are on the right track. Hygiene and Safety Seminars Middelburg: 28 January Border: 9 February ​ Induction Seminars Bloemfontein: 3 February Nelspruit: 6 & 7 February You might also enjoy... Festive Greetings, Testimonials and January Opening Dates from Inoar My Salon Software’s Festive Message and Thank You Bargaining Council: 2020 Union Fees Increase and Season’s Greetings

Our Hairnews team will be taking a short break over the festive season. Today’s newsletter will be the last one until 27th December when we will resume sending again – there’s some fabulously exciting content ahead so keep a lookout! Our social media will continue over this time and we will be updating it daily to ensure that even the busiest hairdresser has time to take a break and catch up on the industry’s content (while posting your amazing festive work!) Wishing everyone a fabulous finish to the December madness – may your scissors be sharp, your colours be perfect, and your blow-drying arms be strong! With love and best wishes from the Hairnews team – Jassy, Belinda and Brad. You might also enjoy... Fanola’s Botugen Botox for Summer Perfect Hair Blonde Makeover Magic by Stefan Ellis, Colour Lab Hair Studio, George Twincare HSOTY: Winners, Photos and Action

INOAR wants to wish all our clients a blessed & merry Festive season! Thank you for your loyal support in 2019 & sharing in our passion, which is beautiful hair for all. We are so excited for 2020 - Bigger, Better, Stronger! Exciting things await, and we can’t wait to share it with you! Happy Holidays & Hair Days! INOAR’s offices are now closed and will reopen on 8 January 2020. Message from Hendrien Kruger, CEO of INOAR South Africa We can all agree that 2019 was a very difficult financial year for SA. Yet, it is in these difficult times that we are forced to put our energy and passion towards the things we have control over. People, team members, training. Some can argue that professional hair products are a luxury.. reserved for only a few. But this year I have learned again that in difficult times, women need to feel good and well groomed when things around them fall apart. When you can’t exercise control over what’s happening in the world/money/politics .. you crave control over what you can fix. Whether it is cleaning your cupboards or grooming yourself. Since Inoar’s focus is respect for people, environment and animals: this grounding principle of back to quality basics has served those in love with this brand who’s promises of difference touched lives. We have had the much talked about launch of Inoar Sensitine. A 3 in 1 cleansing lotion designed for problem scalps, hair growth and gentle cleansing. Numerous clients took the time to share their Inoar journeys. From a lady recovering of cancer to a little boy (image below) who had just survived 8 months of intense chemo.. their hair journeys touched us deeply. Enforcing my belief that a good hair day is under rated. It is your crown. The new Inoar Afro Vegan line that is busy transforming not only ethnic hair, but ALL southern hemisphere, mixed race hair types. Professional home care that is making waves.. frizz free waves. Proper hair care is not a luxury, it’s your right. Inoar Ambassador Testimonials Chad Hanna, Owner of Chad Hanna Hair Team JHB Inoar is a single word, that holds such strength and creative energy, both with my staff and our clients. The years journey with the Inoar team has been incredible. Technically on point. The growth together this year has been unlimited. From the Chad Hanna Creating New Boundaries team, we wish Inoar and their families a blessed festive season. • • • • • • • • • • • • • Gilbert Mofubelo, Celebrity Stylist, Lume Salon Cape Town I worked on a popular Mooimaak makeover tv show on Kyknet for 2 seasons, I have worked with a few local celebrities and influential people for local magazines including covers and editorials. Working with Inoar products for the past year has been a great pleasure, not only had it changed my life but it had definitely made my work easier. Inoar provides instant results and the client can see and feel the change in their hair immediately. All their products are free of Sulphates and parabens and are not tested on animals and they are affordable. Here's 2 of my favourite products that I really adore and personally recommend to everyone that wants to have beautiful healthy hair. 1. G hair: This is an anti-frizz keratin treatment performed in the hair salon and it has made a huge difference to my clients as it cuts down your blow drying time in half and leaves your hair silky smooth and shiny for 3- 4 months. And for those that want to have very straight hair it can provide that. 2. Inoar Argan oil Thermoliss: For me as a stylist and working on set most times I always have to use a lot of products as I use hot styling tools. but Inoar Argan oil Thermoliss it smooths out the frizz and the blow dry lasts the whole day with lasting heat protection so I use hot tools to change hair styles confidently without worrying about damaging my model's hair. And it is a good product to have at home if you blow dry your hair often. Inoar is a life changer and a time saver! • • • • • • • • • • • • • Tosca Salon Group - Cape Town Our clients are in love with the products and so are we! Thank you Inoar for fantastic service and phenomenal products. • • • • • • • • • • • • • Lizane Steenkamp – Inoar User during Chemotherapy My hair is actually growing! No hair in June, some hair in August, and this evening. Lots of growth despite still undergoing chemo. Thanks to INOAR and Hendrien Kruger. Sensitine rocks! If you would like your clients to benefit from Inoar's fabulous, effective, great value products, get in touch. We would love to come and see you and do an in-salon demo of any products that interest or inspire you. Please contact us on or after 8 January on: Tel: 012 346 1721 Email: info@inoar.co.za Website: www.inoar.co.za You might also enjoy... Inoar Colour System: Shine, Intensity, Durability Inoar’s Effective Solutions to Scalp Problems Inoar Afro Brazilian Keratin System for Smooth Straight Hair

What sorcery is this? Time spent: 6 hours. 250g of Bleach, 100ml colour, 650ml peroxide used and 1451 foils later. (Just kidding) 253 foils later. She is Blond!!!! We did full head foil with bleach and 20vol. And Bleach and 1,5vol. Why 1,5 vol you might ask? As you can see in the video and pics, some parts of the hair was already lightened. It just had a very yellow brassy under tone. All I want to do is take out that brassy yellow and make it a cleaner blond without damaging it any further. The foils was as thin and fine as I could possibly make them and almost packed in back to back. I spent almost 150 min foiling the hair, rinsing the back part, half way through at 75 min in. Toner used was 10.1 and 10.21, equal parts. With 1 part 1,5 vol. And one part water. Toner left on for 20 min. Emulsified for 5 min and then rinsed. We then treaded the hair with Olaplex 2 at the basin for 20 min, after that we shampooed with a purple shampoo to make that Colour even more shinier and beautiful. We ended it off with a Biosense Colour care Conditioner. #lovethisproduct. I specifically love this conditioner because it restores the hair’s natural pH value which is very important after colouring hair as it helps prevent damage. Biosense Colour Care conditioner is the ultimate Colour Companion to any coloring regime. Colour Lab Hair Studio 25 Courtenay Street, George 044 873 4787 Want to see where the magic is made? Take a look inside Colour Lab Hair Studio! You might also enjoy... Season’s Greetings from Chris Stofberg at Modern Hair & Beauty Festive Style Inspiration: Too Far or Just Right? Twincare’s Year End Message from CEO Stav Dimitriadis

To become a stockist of Modern Hair & Beauty’s awesome brands including Wella Professional, Kadus, Nioxin, Sebastian, Reuzel & more... contact us today and we would love to assist you! Website: Modern Hair & Beauty Phone: 0860 104 109 You might also enjoy... Keep Ahead of Change by Being Prepared with Koleston Perfect ME+ Be the Best and Take the Challenge with Reuzel SEB Man and Sebastian Professional ITVA Finalists from SA