US-based CreativeSoul Photography produced the most incredible series of artistic portraits, highlighting the artistic beauty of Afro hair. They are so gorgeous we’re going to bring them to you in a series... here is part 1! If you want to go straight to the website and see more, CLICK HERE.

An exciting opportunity has arisen at Maxwell Haus Hair Studio. We are looking for qualified individuals to join our professional & creative team. We pride ourselves on high standards of excellence in hairdressing and customer service. We are located in the heart of Centurion and full time applicants will be considered. If you are the right candidate for this opportunity, please email us your CV to maxwellhaushs@gmail.com or alternatively contact our Centurion salon on 084 885 7533.

All shades of violet are created by this talented colourist, using both natural hair and extensions. We love the effects and the end results are certain to inspire – watching this video is 4 minutes very well spent!

January is a month where every drop of product really does count... and Flip-It! is giving Hairnews readers the chance to win three Beauty Packs, worth R1,200 – 18 bottle savers in total! How do you enter? Simply email info@hairnews.co.za or Whatsapp 082 891 8537 with a photo of your messy backwash area after the December chaos (We don’t mind if you mess it up more than usual, just for the photo!) The salon who obviously needs Flip-It’s help the most, will win... so take your Backwash Chaos photo and send it through now! The winner will be announced on 31 January. More About Flip-It! Flip-It! is the innovative and affordable bottle saver device allowing you to have a neat and tidy backwash where every last drop of product is instantly available. In many salons, bottles are thrown away when they have up to 50 ml of product still inside. Do the maths and you will soon realise you’re throwing away a big chunk of your profit every month. Don’t throw your January profits into the dustbin... let Flip-It! provide a neat, tidy and effective solution! Flip-It! is affordable, durable and reusable, and will fit almost every size of bottle. Order yours today! Pricing: Single unit is R120 and 6 unit Beauty Pack is R400. Contact 074 958 0000 or kucharzik1@gmail.com Click HERE for website.

Being able to explore diverse textures in varying lengths & shapes, Charlie Miller artistic team member Natalie Cole creates sophisticated images that reveal effortless elegance and multiple moods. Hair: Natalie Cole, Charlie Miller Make Up: Lauren Gollan Make-up Academy Photography: Jason Miller Digital Assistant: Phillip Dickson

Corduroy and velvet, climbing gear and utilitarian orange were all seen at London Fashion Week Men’s 2018. Buttons were a prominent feature, and the surprise star of the show was tie-dyed garments. Here are some of the visuals – for the full report from the Evening Standard, click HERE

Returning to the salon after the festive season always brings its challenges, especially for your client’s colour. Clients want a quick-fix for the dehydration and damage caused by the summer sun. However, it's essential that every client's hair is given TLC before colouring. All clients love extra care, and we also need to build business through the lean times. Glossing, blending, and creative toning are therefore perfect services to delight your clients while building your business. Make sure your client books ahead and has the correct home care to restore her hair to its pre-holiday beauty.

Nuuran talks about making clients happy and the gents' trend she's doing in the salon. Q: Why hairdressing? When did the passion start? A: The passion started when I was a little girl, playing with my dolls. I would cut their hair and give hideous styles which looked amazing to me. I chose hairdressing because I like seeing clients leave happy. I learned barbering at the Partners Hair Design Training Academy. Q: What do you most love about your daily work? A: I love interacting with clients and meeting new people as well playing around with different colours and styles. Q: What do you most enjoy doing in-salon? A: I enjoy doing fashion colours and different techniques of applying and going through the process to see the amazing outcome. Q: Where do you see trends going as we move into autumn/winter? A: Vibrant colours - but mainly warm colours with more funky styles as the trends are changing. Q: What colour techniques are most popular among your clientele? A: Amongst our gent clients highlights and foils are popular, but mainly greys and silvers.

Yesterday we gave you a peek into the amazing hair museum within this salon. Today, here’s the full tour of the sumptuous, bright and elegant interior! Giovanni Battista Riverside Shopping Centre, Bryanston 011 706 8808

Carringtons has a position available for a vibrant and motivated male/female senior stylist to join our team. Relaxed working environment and good working hours. Email your CV to mandycarringtons@gmail.com or contact Mandy on 083 597 0803.

For the holidays, senior stylist and manager Eugene Venter created a fabulously funky yellow effect for his client – and then turned it back into a stylish cool blonde when it was back to work time! Here’s how he performed this stunning change. For my summer yellow fun in the sun hair I used Matrix 5mg and 10vol on the roots colorblended into Matrix 7mg with 10vol on the mid-lengths, and did full ombre foils on the ends using Matrix Lightmaster and 20vol. It was processed for 35min. The hair lifted to a light yellow. I toned the hair using half Matrix Color Sync 10g and Matrix Soboost Yellow with Sync Developer and processed it for 30 min. The hair was rinsed and I then put Punked Yellow over and processed it for 30min. After the holidays the yellow had washed out to a pale yellow. When she came back for her back to work hair I only needed to tone her hair (as the base color was still beautiful) using Matrix Color Sync 10ml 10V, 10ml 8A and 5 ml 3VV and Sync Developer. After I toned the hair I used the new Brass Off range from Matrix Total Results. The new range has a very strong blue pigment in it which I used to eliminate unwanted the orange tones in the hair and enhance the violet blonde in the ombre. Eugene Venter, Paul James Hairdressing, Alberton City 011 907-5909 / 011 869 8630

The stunning, newly renovated Giovanni Battista salon in Riverside shopping centre, Bryanston, features a “hair museum” corner where some incredible collector’s items can be found. Over the years, Giovanni acquired one of only two perming machines that still exist in South Africa, as well as an antique barber chair which a Pretoria salon owner sold to him on condition he never sold it on. Glass cupboards contain early model hairdryers we can barely recognise today, hairdressing scissors that are decades old, as well as brushes, combs, clips and other items. “I always keep my eyes open for old equipment that is being sold, to add to the collection,” Giovanni explains, believing that it is important to record our heritage of hairdressing, and respect and preserve the tools and equipment that were used in previous eras. Look out for a full decor tour of the beautiful Giovanni Battista salon in an upcoming Hairnews.