Beauty News
Wall Street Just Put a 590 Million Dollar Price Tag on a Salon Chain
Blackstone is in talks to buy Korea's Juno Hair for 590 million dollars, the first time a salon chain has been valued like a real growth business.
Moroccanoil Rebuilds Its Styling Lineup Around a New Sculpting Pomade
Moroccanoil launches a Sculpting Pomade and reworks its styling range into a clean trio of pomade, clay, and cream aimed squarely at pros.
Ulta Beauty and Black Beauty Roster Launch An All Textures Certification
Ulta Beauty and Black Beauty Roster launched the All Textures Certification, a new pro credential proving stylists can work every texture from straight to coily.
The Blowout Bar Boom and What It Signals for the Rest of Us
Drybar and Blo are scaling fast as blowouts surge, and the growth of the blow dry bar model says something worth hearing for every salon owner.
milk_shake Steps Into Bond Repair With everlasting bonds
milk_shake just launched everlasting bonds, a professional bond repair line built to rebuild structure while adding the softness and care the brand is known for.
SalonCentric Hits All Fifty States: What the Alaska Move Means for Pros
SalonCentric just opened in Anchorage, giving it a footprint in all fifty states and putting pro only distribution, education, and support in reach of more stylists.
SEVEN Haircare Relaunches on Seven Seven With Fabric Named Collections and a Bigger Push Behind Salons
SEVEN Haircare rebranded on 7/7 with new textile inspired collection names, two new lines, and a beefed up pro program built to grow salon revenue.
Unite Hair Lands at Sephora and Stylists Should Be Paying Attention
Unite Hair just debuted on Sephora after going all in at Ulta, and the pro salon brand is up 55 percent this year. Here is what it means behind the chair.
Covet and Mane Just Built Color That Actually Works on Extensions
Covet and Mane completes its Pro Color System with Color Boost Drops, the first professional color built to behave on extension hair and natural hair alike.
A Robotics Startup Just Raised 7 Million Dollars To Speed Up Braiding in the Salon
HaloBraid raised 7 million dollars to build a braiding assistant for pro stylists, aiming to cut hours off long braid appointments. Here is what it means.
R+COLOR HYPERMATIC Drops Eight New Shades to Its 10 Minute Demi Line
R+COLOR expands its HYPERMATIC demi permanent line with eight new shades built for fragile hair and 10 minute processing at the bowl.
The Science of the Spritz: What Olaplex’s Mist Expansion Means for the Cosmetology Space
When Olaplex launched in 2014, it completely revolutionized the salon industry by pioneering bond-building technology. Instead of just coating damaged hair with heavy silicones or proteins, their patented active ingredient (bis-aminopropyl...
