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How short is too short for hair extensions?

Posted by Alex Perry on January 01, 2020

The short answer: the shortest layer of hair should reach the occipital bone. It’s right between where you’re neck and your head connect, and the area just below your ears. The long answer: Hair extensions can add a lot of length and a lot of volume, but exactly how much is determined by how much natural hair there is. There are also many considerations you must take into account with extremely short hair. The scalp hair should be thick enough to conceal the extension attachments. Seeing the extension attachment points is not desirable. Short hairstyles such as the pixie cut often...

Treating Hair that Won't Take Color

Posted by Alex Perry on January 01, 2020

A disgruntled client of yours just walked into your salon. Last night, she tried to dye her hair herself but to her surprise and dismay, her hair didn’t take the color! It seems like most of the dye just washed right out, leaving a slightly reddish tint to her naturally medium brown hair. What do you do? Since you’re the professional, she’s asking you to redo it for her, but you know can’t simply apply the dye again and hope for the best. Here are some causes, solutions, and ways to avoid this annoying (and time-consuming!) problem. Protein: Your client...

Products to Prep for Summer

Posted by Justin Trombetti on May 23, 2017

Summer is just around the corner, and we can just about smell the barbecues, beaches, and outdoor brunches already! Of course, it’s not all fun and food in the coming months—sun and heat-related hair damage is no joke, and you should be preparing your salon now to cater to the needs of your vacation-bound clients. So what should you have up and ready by the time June 21st rolls around? Read on to find out! Heat-friendly after care products Set your clients up with some after care products that style hair to perfection while protecting it from heat and UV...

Graduation Season

Posted by Justin Trombetti on May 16, 2017

Right now in the U.S., Pomp and Circumstance is playing on repeat. Students are packing their bags, putting away their textbooks, and donning their graduation gowns for a brisk march and a long ceremony that’ll initiate them into the next phase of their life as adults. It’s an interesting and overwhelming time, and stylists, as always, are there to make sure it’s beautiful, too. Whether it’s styling for the graduation itself or giving a young person an all-new look to commemorate their new life, graduation season presents a number of opportunities for growth and activity in your salon. So what...

The Perfect Time for Flat-Tip

Posted by Justin Trombetti on May 02, 2017

Our newest professional hair extension method is as versatile as they come: a seamless blend of I-Tip and Tape-In extensions that achieves the strand-by-strand movement of the former and the unparalleled comfort of the latter. Flat-Tip is a popular choice year-round for many clients, but we maintain that now is the best time to invest in Flat-Tip, for a couple of reasons… It’s heat-friendly. Though we never recommend intentionally exposing extensions to heat, heat is basically inevitable—especially in the coming summer months. And as far as extensions go, I-Tip/Flat-Tip’s bead attachments do pretty well in the sweaty, sticky summer weather....

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