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Save Money On Every Bottle and Keep your Backwash Looking Neat! We all know the struggle to get the last few treatments or shampoos out of the bottle. Product is money, and so is wasted time. Flip-It! is neat, convenient, and it can save you up to 50 ml of extra product per bottle. No more wasted time, untidy backwash, bottles falling over, or excess product being thrown away... think of the cost of a keratin treatment, and what it could mean to get an extra treatment in every bottle! The Flip-It! tripod stand keeps bottles neat and steady and allows them to drain completely, so that no excess product is wasted. Flip-It! is affordable, durable and reusable, and will fit almost every size of bottle. Order yours today! Contact 074 958 0000 or kucharzik1@gmail.com

Summer is upon us! Meaning it’s time to implement protective measures for your client’s hair before she goes on holiday. Maintaining her hair colour and condition is vital to carrying her through the summer. Your client’s hair colour will fade when its exposed to high-intensity light and UV rays. UVA and UVB cause visible radiation breakdown of natural or artificial colour, leading to a visible colour decrease. The hair when exposed to the combination of salt, chlorine, and sunlight, causes photobleaching (fading) of the hair shaft. You can prevent fading by taking certain precautions. One way is an Illumina glossing service. An Illumina glossing protects, but also maintains, the hair until your client’s next hair appointment. For further protection and care, the System Professional Solaris range is the perfect summer investment to protect colour and keep the integrity of her hair. For more info call 021 590 3700. Like Wella’s Facebook page HERE. Wella fans, post your fabulous colour changes with the hashtag #whywella

Two fabulous trends – pastel pink for young, funky fashion followers from Essential Looks Spring/Summer Colorama Collection and a gorgeous, multi-faceted blonde that will work perfectly on mature hair! Essential Looks Spring/Summer 1/17 Colorama Josefine Colour 1 IGORA VARIO White Blond Plus (8 level) & IGORA ROYAL Oil Developer 3% Colour 2 IGORA COLORWORX White Colour 3 IGORA ROYAL 9.5-1 & 9-98 (30:1) & IGORA ROYAL Oil Developer 3% Colour 4 IGORA COLORWORX Pink & H2O (1:10) FIBREPLEX NO.1 Bond Booster added to colour 1 and 2 (Follow FIBREPLEX mixing instructions). After rinsing, FIBREPLEX Shampoo and FIBREPLEX No.2 Bond Sealer were applied. Formula 2 Igora Absolutes Age Blend IGORA ROYAL ABSOLUTES caters for all mature hair colour needs and creates the most sophisticated looks. COLOUR 1A: IGORA ROYAL ABSOLUTES AGE BLEND (2 parts 8-0 + 1 part 8-1) + 9% IGORA ROYAL OIL DEVELOPER 1:1 COLOUR 1B: IGORA ROYAL ABSOLUTES AGE BLEND (20g 9-50 + 10g 9-60 + 5g 9-0) + 9% IGORA ROYAL OIL DEVELOPER 1:1 COLOUR 2A: IGORA ROYAL ABSOLUTES AGE BLEND (8-0 + 8-1) + D-0* + 3% IGORA ROYAL OIL DEVELOPER 1:1:2 COLOUR 2B: IGORA ROYAL ABSOLUTES AGE BLEND (9-50 + 9-60 + 9-0) + D-0* + 3% IGORA ROYAL OIL DEVELOPER 1:1:2 *In order to achieve a harmonizing and blended color result, utilize IGORA Royal “D-0” to dilute intensity of depth and tone. This customized mixture will allow a more seamless and natural blending of delicate lengths and ends. Love this work? Like Schwarzkopf’s Facebook page HERE.

Take a look around this bustling salon in a gorgeous Claremont, Cape Town, location Snippets: 22 Dreyer Street, Claremont. 021 683 5878 Like their Facebook and Instagram pages.

David Gillson of Carlton Hair spends time in Cape Town each month and has shared some info on how Cape Town salons can help to conserve water during the shortage: • The water is already set on low flow, to prevent water wastage. • Ask cut and blow clients if they need a wash. If their hair is clean then just wet it down rather than washing again. • Don’t do unnecessary washing and rinsing between chemical processes or treatments; it may be possible to do multiple processes on the client followed by one wash. • Don’t let taps run a moment longer than they have to. Does any other Cape Town salon have additional advice on saving water? If you do, write into Hairnews and we will publish your tips! Email info@hairnews.co.za or Whatsapp / phone / sms 082 891 8537

How many of your female clients suffer from thinning hair, or wish their hair was thicker, longer and stronger? Thinning hair and pattern baldness can affect women as well as men, and hair loss can be devastating for female clients. Regrowz natural hair regrowth and thickening serum provides a solution that can help your female clientele fight hair loss and grow hair that is thicker, longer and stronger. It has no known side effects, and offers guaranteed results. Any male or female client who continuously uses the product for 3 to 6 months will see an improvement in hair strength, density, and the overall health and condition of the hair. Powerful plant and herbal ingredients including citrus limon, aloe barbadenses leaf juice, allium cepa, coco nucifera oil, camellia sinesis leaf extract and murraya koengii stem extract contribute towards improved growth. Don’t let your female clients despair over thinning hair... offer them the Regrowz solution! Get started today! Regrowz for Men and Women 1 Month Supply - R831.02 3 Month Supply - R2,240.60 6 Month Supply - R3,983.66 Available at: www.regrowz.co.za Contact us at Customer Support on email: admin@regrowz.co.za Follow Regrowz on Instagram

As we approach year end, it’s a good time to think about our industry, and the people who make hairdressing so incredible. Do you have a Hair Hero – someone who has inspired you, impressed you, uplifted you, influenced you, or brightened up your hairdressing world? If so, why not email or Whatsapp Hairnews and tell us who this special person is, and why. It could be an international icon, an educator, somebody in your salon, or even a non-hairdresser who brought you a lightbulb moment. Your Hair Hero nominations will be treated confidentially if you prefer... so let us know about the people who have rocked and inspired your industry this year and made it, and our world, a better place! Email info@hairnews.co.za Whatsapp / message / phone 082 891 8537

“A way of thinking, feeling and believing. Seeded by a metaphysical connection, this collection explores the need to connect the fundamentals of movement and texture. ‘Nexus’ is that link.” Hair: Chris Foster Photography: Desmond Murray MUA: Stefanija Vektere

What styles are going to be super-trendy and popular this holiday season in the salon? Hairnews speaks to four trendsetting hairdressers to find out where the demand will be, what the trends are, and how Smartbond can be used to ensure fabulous results Annalize Vogel – Maison Costa Mimosa, Bloemfontein With summer, so many clients want to go blonder, and there will be a huge demand for all types of highlights. Smartbond protects the bonds of the hair while colouring or highlighting. It makes a huge difference – the three steps get the ultimate results! Bernadine Malan – DNA Salon Bedfordview, Jhb I will be utilising Smartbond a lot this holiday season, because it makes it possible to lift the blonde lighter and brighter for a natural look, and also to do a lot of root melting without worrying about overlapping and breakage, so babylights can be blended in for a natural effect. Malcolm Smith – Solé Salon and Spa, Pietermaritzburg / Hilton, KZN Colorful Hair is a huge trend this year, with high demand in our salons for diluted purples, pretty pinks and magenta. With summer break coming up, we are going to be inundated with Matrics wanting these styles which require lightening. Our salon does not lighten any head of hair without using Smartbond, it is standard in all our salons’ colour packages and an essential part of our service. Chase Meakin – Chase Hairdressing, Glenvista, Jhb With summer holidays, we are going to see a lot more blondes with some changes in trends and new techniques... cleaner blondes, ghosting the roots, ash blondes, and of course the new trendy, funky colours which require pre bleaching. Smartbond can be used every step of the way and it makes a huge difference to the hair’s condition and the way the colour lasts. Visit L'Oréal's website www.loreal.co.za Like L’Oréal Professional South Africa's Facebook page HERE Use the hashtag #lorealpro when you post your stunning holiday hair trends, using Smartbond!

Twincare Hairstylist of the Year winner Lewis Thomas, owner of the Partners Hair Design salon group, chats to Hairnews about winning HSOTY, competition work, and inspiring a salon team and clientele. What inspires you to enter competitions? It’s a hobby and a passion. We all enjoy it and the people around me would be disappointed if I didn’t do it... especially the team who works with me on my shows. Debbie and Nicky are hairdressers and Igor is a fashion photographer. Why did you enter the HSOTY this year? There are more reasons to enter than to not enter! It allows the creative juices to get going and it’s something that I use in my business life. We are an entrepreneurially driven business and you need creative outlets to keep yourself young at heart with fresh new ideas, and to listen to the people around you. What is the importance of having a great portfolio? Your portfolio is a show-off book. You must use all of your ability to show yourself in the best light. Does doing competition work benefit salon staff and if so, why? As a leader of a hairdressing salon, it’s very important to be able to hold hands with brands out there that have the strength to engage in these competitions, where finances are not the touchpoint. Does doing competition work benefit a salon business and if so, why? Yes, it does. More hairdressers should do it. It’s nothing to be fearful of. Your energies rub off onto the staff, clients get to hear of it, and are aware that you have hairdressing close to your heart. It’s great to win, but what happens when you don’t win? Try again! Participation is more important than winning. How did you and your team celebrate your HSOTY victory? We went back stage and took all of our hairstyles apart, made sure our models were happy when they left, gave each other a hug and a kiss, and went to bed, I brushed my teeth after I woke up in the morning, and we carried on! Have you had any feedback from the industry? Yes, I’ve had messages, Whatsapps, and calls. I am not 25 any more, or even 52, and a lot of people got in touch to say they really enjoyed the fact that I rolled up my sleeves and gave it a go. Any final thank-yous? I would like to thank Stav and all of his wonderful, caring, attentive staff and all of his brands, for giving Twincare the support that is needed in this trade at present.

You’re never too young for a cool, funky haircut... and this customer is pretty good in the chair as well! What fun.

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