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When a major global brand makes a move in the scalp category, the entire industry shifts. Olaplex’s new Pro Scalp Rebalancing Concentrate — launched July 2025 — is one of the clearest signs yet that scalp-first beauty is becoming the next major category inside the professional space.
This is a p...
✨ I’m Naming the Slow Care Vertical™ — And Why Beauty Needs a New Category
For years, I’ve been watching the beauty industry drift between extremes:
Fast → Faster.
Loud → Louder.
Glam → Overstimulated.
Booked → Burned out.
Service → Spectacle.
But underneath all of that noise, something else has ...
Published: July 18, 2025
Scalp wellness isn’t a side conversation anymore — it’s becoming one of the most important professional categories in beauty. The rise of headspa services, sensory-first rituals, and nervous-system–aware service design has pushed brands to innovate faster than ever.
This m...
If you’re a hairstylist looking to add high-ticket headspa services to your salon or suite, this breakdown of global headspa techniques is a must-read. From Japanese scalp cleansing to Ayurvedic oil rituals, this guide explores the most popular methods used worldwide—and shows you exactly how to ...
Chemical Hazards in Hair Salon Products: Why I’m Documenting This (and Why It Matters)
I created this blog post as a reference point—not just for stylists, but for anyone who wants to understand the real risks hiding in the products we use every day behind the chair.
The truth is, hairstylist...
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The Rise of "Recession Hair": Understanding the Latest Salon Trend
"Recession Hair" is the beauty industry's latest buzzworthy trend—capturing headlines from top outlets like the New York Times. But what exactly does this phenomenon mean for hairstylists, and how might it affect your business in un...
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Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for Beauty Professionals & Virtual Assistants: The 30-Minute Visibility System
Objective:
Ensure the stylist’s business maintains high visibility online by executing a structured, repeatable proce...
The Death of the Grifter Beauty Business Coach: How Technology Is Replacing Bad and Over Complicated Advice and Giving Hairstylists Their Time and Money Back
For years, beauty business coaches have sold struggling hairstylists on vague, overpriced advice that never actually solved their problems.
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AI Is Changing the Beauty Industry—Here’s How to Get Ahead Of The Curve NOW
Most independent hairstylists don’t see it yet, but everything about how we market, book clients, and run our businesses is about to change.
AI is coming for the agencies that are charging you 4k a month. The soci...
📌 How Hairstylists Can Hire Virtual Assistants and Run Their Business Like an Empire
Let's be real - this take a minute to set up, but you're pretty much going to get the same quality results, so spending a day getting all this organized and then spending $500 a month to get what an agency would g...
