What Men Are Really Asking For Behind the Chair in 2026

What Men Are Really Asking For Behind the Chair in 2026

Men's haircuts are getting bolder in 2026. Here is what your male clients are asking for and how to deliver fades, fringe, flow and modern mullets.
Cutting the Bixie, the Pixie to Bob Hybrid Stylists Are Booking All Spring

Cutting the Bixie, the Pixie to Bob Hybrid Stylists Are Booking All Spring

How to cut the bixie, the soft hybrid between a pixie and a bob that clients keep asking for, with a clean game plan for length, weight, and texture.
Aveda Brings Sassoon Training Into Cosmetology School and Why That Matters

Aveda Brings Sassoon Training Into Cosmetology School and Why That Matters

Aveda Institutes just folded Sassoon precision cutting into their cosmetology curriculum. Here is what that shift means for new stylists and the floor.
Precision Haircutting Is Architecture, Not Trimming

Precision Haircutting Is Architecture, Not Trimming

Precision cutting in 2026 is about building shape with intention. Here is how angles, sectioning, and hair structure turn a haircut into design work.
June 04, 2026 — Matt Beck
Cutting the Airy Lived In Bob for a Great Air Dry

Cutting the Airy Lived In Bob for a Great Air Dry

How to cut the airy lived in bob so it moves on its own, dries soft, and looks expensive without a single hot tool in your client's hands.
June 04, 2026 — Matt Beck
Color Melting and Root Melts, the Quiet Skill Behind Lived In Color

Color Melting and Root Melts, the Quiet Skill Behind Lived In Color

How to blend bases, mids, and ends with a root melt and gloss so your color still looks intentional six weeks after the client leaves your chair.
June 02, 2026 — Matt Beck
Swelling Graduation, How to Build Volume From Within Without Killing the Shape

Swelling Graduation, How to Build Volume From Within Without Killing the Shape

Swelling graduation builds lift and body into a cut from the inside out so you get volume without piling on weight or losing the silhouette.
K18 Just Changed the Game for Stylists Who Want to Educate

K18 Just Changed the Game for Stylists Who Want to Educate

K18 launched its Pro Artist Program to elevate stylists who teach and build community. Here is what it means for how education works in 2026.
The X Pattern, Dry Texturizing That Actually Holds Up

The X Pattern, Dry Texturizing That Actually Holds Up

A breakdown of the X pattern dry texturizing method and why it gives you cleaner, more controlled texture than basic point cutting on fine hair.
What You Need to Know Before Starting a Color Correction Service

What You Need to Know Before Starting a Color Correction Service

Color correction starts long before you mix a formula. Here is what every stylist needs to assess, ask, and confirm before touching a single strand.
Cutting Curls in Their Natural State Is the Skill Every Stylist Needs in 2026

Cutting Curls in Their Natural State Is the Skill Every Stylist Needs in 2026

Why dry cutting curly and coily hair in its natural pattern is the technique stylists can't afford to skip in 2026, and how to start building the skill.
Slide Cutting and Point Cutting, How to Stop Choosing and Start Combining

Slide Cutting and Point Cutting, How to Stop Choosing and Start Combining

A working pro breakdown of when slide cutting wins, when point cutting wins, and how to layer both techniques to dial in real texture behind the chair.
May 25, 2026 — Matt Beck