Sam Villa Blog

One problem area that many of our guests with thick, coarse hair face is having too much bulk or weight at the back of the head. Too much hair in this area creates challenges when blow drying &...

What is the most frequent statement we hear from our clients? I want volume in the crown! So how do we go about establishing just how much volume to create for them? Too little volume and the p...

The Sam Villa company was busy this year in the studio filming close to 100 FREE how to videos all about layering and texturizing techniques, disconnection, undercuts, under layers, braiding, up st...

When it comes to fine hair, the common tendency is to over layer the hair — especially in the perimeter. Let’s face the facts: you are always going to have more hair in the back of the head so you ...

When do you use a blending shear vs. a straight shear? If your objective is to remove weight easily and quickly, work smarter and pick up your  blending shear. What is a blending shear? A bl...

communication ( noun ): the meaningful exchange of information between two or more participants Primal Communication vs. Social Communication The social communication between you and your guest...

Trends come and go pretty quickly these days. We are inundated with information from Pinterest, Instagram, Facebook and other social media markets. So, how do you sift through and take ownership of...

What started as a Hollywood trend years ago has quickly transformed into a technique that all hairdressers must have in their bag of tricks. That's right, we're talking about Ombré hair color. L...

A common question from our clients with longer hair is “Can you frame my face without losing my perimeter length or adding lots of layers?” To that we say, "of course we can!" However, there are so...