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Redken is making waves with some exciting new changes to its education leadership team! In 2025, we’re thrilled to announce two dynamic additions to the Redken Power Network, ensuring we continue to lead the way in innovation, inspiration, and education within the beauty industry.

Please join us in congratulating Sean Godard and Brayden Pelletier as they step into their new roles as Redken Global Director of Artistic Development, Color and Redken Global Director of Artistic Development, Design, respectively. They’ll be working alongside the legendary Sam Villa, who will continue as our Artistic Global Ambassador, supporting Sean and Brayden in shaping the future of Redken Education across the globe.

Taking care of your body is equally as important as fueling it. Wearing the proper shoes to support your body, taking breaks to stretch and ensuring you are working out regularly helps aid in harnessing your energy. For tips on how to extend your career through yoga – check out these tips!

While some might think that recycling is easy, it actually requires an exact science – keeping certain properties intact to ensure a product is useable. Many product companies are choosing more sustainable practices and FOIL ME™ – a manufacturer of recycled aluminum foils – is the perfect example.  To gain more insight about the practices in place we chatted with Co-Founder and Creative Director Emily Ciardiello. Keep reading to learn more!

With everyone’s goal of shiny, healthy hair at the top of their lists — 2024 has already been deemed the year of the “gloss.” But if you’re already tuned into this trend and have your glosses perfectly scheduled out, you may be looking for an additional way to increase shine between appointments. For those of you who love a high-gloss glass-like shine, this one’s for you — the new Redken Acidic Color Gloss system ignites your inner shine from the comfort of your own home.

As a stylist, you must play “fairy godmother” to your clients’ strands. And, much like Cinderella was transformed from rags to a princess, you, too, are expected to work your magic by transforming lifeless locks into stunning works of art. Unfortunately, you’re likely not holding a magical wand in your hand, but rather a mere coloring brush and a bowl full of dye, which can only alter color so much. So what should you do when your ebony-haired client comes into the salon begging for long platinum locks a la Kim Kardashian? Don’t panic! Keep reading to discover easy ways to handle clients’ expectations without sending them out the door.

No matter what industry you’re in, individuals are constantly on the hunt for ways to increase their revenue. As an employee, it can be increasingly difficult to know the best way to ask for a raise. And, for stylists – as your own boss – knowing how to raise your income is another task in and of itself! Whether once a year or once a quarter, it is important to look at your practices and dissect the way you can upsell your services or even raise your prices to ensure your income is meeting your needs and your worth. Keep reading for our top ways to upsell this season by perking up your process behind the chair.

Every hairstylist knows that once they leave beauty school, a whole new wave of education hits. Picking up techniques in the salon, from fellow hairdressers or continued education, is where the bulk of everyday routines actually develop. With a brand new lightener available from KEVIN.MURPHY, we wanted to introduce you to the new kid on the block and give a refresh on the current cult-favourites, so you’re able to decide which lightener to use in the salon.

It’s easy to get bogged down with daily life and forget about what makes us tick, but Wella Professionals Creative Nights is about sparking and reigniting that creative passion. Wella Professionals Senior Education Director Carole Protat said it best when she said, “Creative Nights is all about you and bringing back the inner creativity that we all have in us. That innocence, the creative nerve we have in us, we want to be a playground for creators.”

Every colourist knows about the rhythm that takes place behind the chair.  As skill and dexterity increase, so does your ability to work quickly and efficiently. One of the most important aspects of increasing your timing comes down to the tools you use to get the look. Working diligently to make the process easier and quicker, COLOR.ME by KEVIN.MURPHY is proud to introduce two of their latest colour tools in a line of effective and sustainable choices.

It’s a brand new month and after a great start this season, we were inspired to do a little Marie Kondo style housecleaning, in the break room!

All the letting go of things that do not bring joy and starting a new organization routine, it got me thinking about mistakes. Where those sequin leggings a mistake simply because we no longer feel joy when we wear them? What about that job you hung onto, just a little longer than necessary? Or a personal favorite, the relationship that has run its course….Are we wrong for trying new things or making attempts to grow, even if they are transient?

Whether it is a new client or a returning one, there are certain feelings that tend to bubble up behind the chair. As hairstylists, we are putting our artistry out for the world to see and sometimes it gets looked upon with judgment, which can often cause hesitation or self-doubt. The thing to remember is that no matter how long you’ve been behind the chair, at some point there might be criticism about your work –this is what will make you a stronger artist. There is no reason to deal with these feelings alone, keep reading for some of our top tips to get rid of self-doubt behind the chair.

Self-care is something we can all get on board with—after all, who doesn’t want to look after their own well-being, reduce their stress, and indulge in a little pampering every now and then? But for stylists, the idea of self-care is often easier said than done. In an industry where time is money, spending 8 to 10+ hours a day on your feet—often with very minimal breaks, let alone a full-blown 30-minute lunch—is the norm. While we always advocate for periodic rest breaks, sometimes it just isn’t feasible. But that doesn’t mean you have to let your own health and well-being go by the wayside.