Sam Villa Blog

Have you ever had a client who wants to keep her hair long in the front but it drives her crazy because it always falls in her eyes? Is there a solution? You bet there is and Sam will take us on...

This is a great technique - especially when you're working with men or women that wear their hair short around the ear. In the past when I would cut around the ear I used to elevate the hair abo...

Need to add pliability to bone-straight hair? Sam’s slicing technique is great when you want to create shattered edges and diffuse blunt edges: Once you determine where you want to add the textur...

We've all experienced it before - you work hard to create curls with your round brush only to see part of the curls have collapsed half-way through your finish. How can you get the curls to stay i...

Do you get shoulder pain or fatigue? It could be because of how you hold your body when you cut. Traditional shears force you to rotate your shoulder and raise your elbow, so why not use a sprofes...

DON'T LET YOUR SHEAR CONTROL YOU! There are many professional shears on the market that enable you to extract weight and what you may not know is that you really only need 2 shears to do so! Sam t...

Clients with curly hair are savvy. Chances are, they have tried every taming, moisturizing and de-frizzing product on the market, and have had more "one and done" salon appointments than they c...

Choosing a good hair dryer is essential to perform its drying function in the shortest possible time without mistreating your hair. Not all hair dryers are created equally. There are s...

Hairdressers have been using chemicals to alter the surface of hair for years - color seals and adds shine, perms add curl and define, and straighteners calm and reduce frizz. Now there's anoth...