Tools
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Classic Braun Hairdryers
I’m a huge fan of classic Braun products and in particular the work of Dieter Rams who was their chief of design from 1961 to 1995. I find his “less but better” design approach very inspiring and would recommend everyone read his Ten principles of “good” design” (Vistoe has a good summary of them here). […]
Posted: November 4th, 2011 ˑ No Comments
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Using the iPad to improve stylist-client communcation
The New York Times posted a great article about the growing use of the iPad as a customer tool in salons. We liked the way it focuses on how the iPad can be used to improve stylist-client communication. Some of the great uses for the iPad they discuss are: – As a customizable “style-book”. By […]
Posted: July 8th, 2011 ˑ No Comments
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Hairbrained
A few months ago we wrote about Hairbrained, the social networking site for hairdressers and a couple weeks ago we made mention of it in our post about Arrojo Education. Well it turns out we made a small error about who the creator of Hairbrained is. We had said that is was Nick Arrojo […]
Posted: May 9th, 2011 ˑ No Comments
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Setting hair in the 1950s
While searching for interesting hair advertisements I came across this amazing YouTube video of a commercial from the 1950s. In it they advertise Richard Hudnut’s Pin Quick with Silicone, a product for setting your hair in pin curls that is weatherproof and apparently lasts forever! They even say in the add that “weather can’t […]
Posted: April 12th, 2011 ˑ No Comments
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Tools we use A LOT: Google Alerts
Most people I speak to have never heard of Google’s alert service, but it’s a really fantastic tool to help stay on top on the news, business activity in your markets and more. This simple but powerful free service sends you updates directly to your email whenever google finds new content or news items that […]
Posted: December 22nd, 2010 ˑ No Comments
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salonMonster updates
We’ve been working hard adding new features to salonMonster. We put a new version live today, here are some of the highlights: Manual appointment confirmations (which is optional). This gives you the option of checking the appointments your clients’ book before approving or denying them. The appointments menu shows a badge with the number of […]
Posted: October 15th, 2010 ˑ No Comments
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Super cool Multitool Keyring
Check out this great KeyTool from ThinkGeek that fits over one of the existing keys in your keychain so it doesn’t take up any more space. It includes: * Large screwdriver * Medium screwdriver * Small screwdriver * Nail file * Finger nail cleaner * Bottle cap opener * Wire cutter * Tweezers Sadly it’s […]
Posted: August 25th, 2010 ˑ No Comments
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Tools we use A LOT: GoogleDocs
We thought it would be kind of fun to profile some of the tools that we find ourselves using on a regular basis here at SalonMonster. We work in a distributed office with people based in various cities and thus rely a lot on our software. So, with this in mind we’ll probably mostly be […]
Posted: May 6th, 2010 ˑ No Comments
Filled under: Software, Tools, Uncategorized