As much as I wish it were so, most of us don’t roll out of bed with perfectly glossy, salon-smooth bouncy hair. No… instead, we wake up with frizz, cowlicks, and one side of our hair that, for some reason, always looks better than the other. (What is that about?) Multi-styling tools have changed the […]
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I remember when I first graduated with my cosmetology license — in formula terms, I was equal parts excited and terrified. I wasn’t just responsible for creating stunning hair, now I was also fully in charge of scheduling clients, keeping track of appointments, managing payments, handling retail sales, and remembering important client notes — a lot, I know. For new stylists or salon
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About 20% of all salon appointments are no-shows, leading to losses of over 10% of annual revenue. Last year, our salon had around 200 appointments per month, each one producing an average $85 in revenue. With a similar percentage of appointments ending up as no-shows, we lost over $3,000 per month. But the money isn’t
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Being a hairstylist is already a dozen jobs combined into one — you’re an artist, a therapist, a chemist, and honestly, this list goes on and on. This can be emotionally taxing, not to mention time-consuming, and all of that before you even consider being a salon and business owner too — that’s a whole
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Guys struggling with thinning hair have a lot of options for treatment… maybe too many, with every brand promising miracles, every bottle claiming they’re clinically proven, and every influencer with perfect hair swearing that they “used to struggle too.” As a licensed cosmetologist who has worked with many men experiencing hair loss (including my own
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No one wakes up one morning and says, “You know what I’d really love? Thinner hair.” But over time, a lot of men start to notice their hair looking flatter, lifeless, and more sparse. Whether it’s stress, genetics, or that three-in-one body wash you swear is doing the job, thinning hair is an unfortunate reality
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If you want the best salon booking software with built-in marketing tools, you actually have quite a few options to choose from. Having built-in marketing tools is essential for any salon for several reasons, not least of which is that marketing costs can quickly get out of hand if you are trying to use a
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Every girl’s dream is thick, voluminous hair, until they have to style it. Let’s be honest, while thick hair is beautiful, trying to tame it can be tiring. How do we style our thick hair so we achieve the look of beauty rather than beast? It really comes down to having the right products, styling
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As a salon owner, you have quite a few impactful decisions to make. Commission or booth rental? Are you closed on Sundays? What’s your policy on stylists trading hair services? But these choices pale in comparison to choosing your first salon POS or booking software. The thing is, waiting to make a choice can get
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For years, I struggled to find the best salon scheduling app for my needs. I hated bouncing between keeping track of client notes in a Google doc, handling payments on Square, and booking with Acuity. So I started looking for an app that could bring everything together in one place without breaking the bank. Here’s
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