Whether you're just starting out in the hair and beauty industries or are a seasoned pro with years' experience, there's always plenty to learn. Discover our hottest tips and advice for landing your dream hair or beauty job - no matter how experienced you are:
With reduced options for face to face education and an influx of virtual education platforms popping up, it’s important to find an online hair educator that you gel with. We asked a mix of educators and stylists for their top tips on finding the right online educator. Use Instagram “I’ve found each online educator has Read More
For this edition of Life of a Stylist, we spoke to many of many talents Rick Roberts about his varied career- salon owner, Wahl artistic team member, Schwarzkopf Professional artistic team member and HJ’s 2019 Afro Hairdresser of the Year. How did Rick Roberts get into the hair industry? Before I was a hairdresser I Read More
Distributor Sweet Squared is thrilled to announce the appointment of Pete Burkill as creative ambassador, working across hair brands Alter Ego Italy and SACHAJUAN. Pete is synonymous in delivering forward-thinking hair trends in a future led and aspirational style. He divides his time between shoots with premium titles such as Marie Claire, Elle, The Times Read More
HJ Hair Inspo is our YouTube Series where we ask some of our favourite hairdressers burning questions. From career journey to where you’d find them at a party, Hair Inspo lets you get to know a select group of industry names even better! Sally Brooks In Sally’s Hair Inspo we learn who her hair hero Read More
The Life of Stylist series interviews individuals from the professional hairdressing industry who have a variety of different roles. In this episode, HJ speaks to Jenn Linton who is co-managing director of Linton & Mac in Aberdeen and she reveals how to juggle running a salon with working backstage at fashion week. How did Jenn Read More
Sacha Mitic and Juan Rosenlind the co-founders of SachaJuan reveal the secret to creating a successful professional brand and how to step outside of your comfort zone… How has SachaJuan evolved over the years? SM: I opened a salon with Juan in Stockholm in 1997 and we had expanded to five salons in Sweden when Read More
For this edition of Life of a Stylist we spoke to Simon Ellis, the corporate vice president and creative director at Schwarzkopf Professional. He is a pro when it comes to searching through Instagram to discover the next big trend so naturally we quizzed him on his colour predictions and go-to Instagram accounts. How did Read More
HJ’s current British Hairdresser of the Year and Wella Professionals’ Technical Director shares an insight into his current inspiration, the techniques to watch in 2020 and how to juggle working in the salon with working for an international brand… How does it feel to be the current British Hairdresser of the Year? It’s incredible! I Read More
Life of a Stylist is back for 2020! The series focuses on the many paths of the hairdressing industry which can be hard to know what path to follow. For the series we have exclusively tracked down hair professionals from a variety of industry positions from tour stylists to A-list Afro barbers so that you Read More
Sourcing quality apprentices can be a tricky task, so we asked five industry leaders to reveal their secrets to sourcing the best of the best. “Always treat apprentices like future staff” Paul Simbler, director of HOB salons: “We place a big focus on an apprentice’s career with HOB, rather than viewing the apprenticeship as just a means Read More