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Business & Marketing
How To Become a Great Editorial Hairstylist
The editorial community in our industry is actually really small, so we make it a point to reach out and get to know the players. At Sam Villa, the tribe is constantly cruising for content and tale...
Blow Dry Techniques
How To Blow Dry Bangs When You Have a Cowlick
cow·lick
/'kou lik/ noun
A section of hair that grows in a direction different from the rest and that resists being combed flat.
A cowlick tends to make styling your hair difficult, especially...
How To Create Volume With a Round Brush and a Flat Iron
There are so many ways to create volume in the crown area! You can backcomb the hair, use your volumizing iron to expand the hair shaft at the roots, you can also use your blow dryer and a round br...
How To Flat Iron Your Hair
When it comes to choosing a
flat iron that best suites your hair type, there is more to it than size and cost! Who doesn't
love having the luxury of taking cur...
Fundamentals
How To Eliminate Hand, Wrist and Shoulder Pain - Scissor Control Tips
Has a client or fellow stylist ever complimented you on how relaxed you look when cutting hair? We aren't speaking about how you move around the chair; rather the way you move your cutting hand...
Business & Marketing
Top Summer Hairstyles and Hair Color Trends for 2014
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...
How To Create Scattered Graduation & Texture - Short Razor Haircut Tutorial
There are many ways to achieve both balance and function in a haircut and why not get it done with an unconventional technique? Changing it up will certainly create excitement not only for your ...
Waves & Curls
How To Get Soft Waves With a Flat Iron
The flat iron has become a staple tool for today's woman on the go. When buying a new flat iron, you want to search for one that allows you to straighten your hair, add waves and even curl your hai...
How To Create Texture in Shorter Hair Using a Razor
In part 1 of this razor haircut you will learn how to create textured chaos in shorter hair using a razor with a straight edge, your blending shear and the blow dry as you go technique!
This is a ...