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With prom, weddings and summer soirée’s around the corner it is always a good idea to have a new, innovative style to create. As stylists, sometimes you need to push yourself artistically. Sam Villa, co-founder of Sam Villa and Global Artistic Ambassador for Redken 5th Avenue believes it’s important to always be learning new techniques because the key to becoming a better hairdresser is through education. His latest creation turns a simple twisted knot technique into an updo. Follow along with the steps below to get the look!

Whether at a shoot or on location, as a stylist sometimes you have to improvise. Sam Villa, co-founder of Sam Villa Professional and Global Artistic Ambassador for Redken 5th Avenue, teaches us a trick we can use almost anywhere whether at home, on stage, at a photo shoot or behind the chair. He uses an item every stylist should have on hand, a can of hairspray, to get a perfect roll!

Cutting hair is all about precision and when it comes to layers, creating a balanced look has everything to do with your technique. Through travel, educating and coaching, the Sam Villa Team has come across the realization that many stylists are faced with the problem of unbalanced layers and the mystery as to why it happens. In this tutorial, Andrew Carruthers, Director of Education for Sam Villa, explains exactly why this happens.