A business journal for independent beauty pros, by salonMonster
I was just perusing the apple movie trailer page and came across this preview for a documentary about the great Vidal Sassoon. It was produced by Michael Gordon, founder of Bumble and Bumble who originally meant to put together a book about Sassoon and then it somehow turned into a film project. If you don’t … Read more
salonMonster now supports both fixed pricing and prices “starting at” a dollar amount. Previously all prices were listed as “starting at”, but now you can set them to be a specific price. You can change this setting under the your services tab. Here you will see services listed with their prices: In this example we … Read more
One of my favourite music discoveries of 2010 was the album Black Noise by Pantha du Prince. It’s an electronic album full of great beats but nothing too noisy or overwhelming. Great to play at the salon while you work to keep you motivated and upbeat. Your clients will love it too! Check out their … Read more
Looking to add a little modern country to your salon, check out this fabulous mirror by fluxglass. It might be a bit difficult to use at your station for cutting, but as salon decor I think it rules! Check out more at www.etsy.com/shop/fluxglass
We’re happy to announce that a new version of the salonMonster application went live this weekend. We’ve made big changes to the system to support global timezones. We’ve had a lot of requests for this and are excited to welcome more of you to the salonMonster family. Other great new features include a monthly datepicker … Read more
Angel Hairs for Kids and Cuts for Cancer are two fantastic charitable programs focused on providing natural hair pieces to cancer patients at no cost to the family. Angel Hair for Kids™ is part of A Child’s Voice Foundation™ run out of Toronto. Their goal is to help improve the self esteem and self image … Read more
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 … Read more
So it would seem that Health Canada has finally recalled several products that fall under the hair straightening category due to dangerously high levels of formaldehyde. Many of you have followed the Brazilian Blowout discussion for the last few months and now several other companies, ten in all, have been added to the list of … Read more
I’ve come across sets of photos of this crisp winter white salon from Poland twice this year and thought it was about time I posted it to the blog. (First seen as a 3d model at Dezeen and then in real life at ArchDaily) Designed for Bartosz Janusz by moomoo architects, the space was inspired … Read more
Hair salons in France were eerily quiet today as salons shut off their sound systems in protest against the doubling of the licensing fees required to play music in their establishments. Salons, shops, cafes and even car parks have to pay a levy to play music on their premises. The tax is in the range … Read more