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Interesting Hair and Beauty Facts

May 15, 2018 By themovement1 Leave a Comment

Interesting Hair and Beauty Facts
Remember ALL those facts you had to memorize while you were in beauty school? It probably seemed a little tedious at the time but once you realized why you had to learn it all, it made you the beauty professional you are now. Worth it, don’t you think? And you have to admit some of those facts you learned were pretty interesting.
 
Along with having amazing skills, part of being a good hair stylist or beauty professional is to have great communication with your clients. Showing you know your stuff and sharing interesting relevant information about hair and beauty with them gains their trust and loyalty. Here’s a list of some of the more interesting facts about beauty we know which you can pass along to your clients.
 
Common Hair Colors
 
Do you know the most common (natural) hair color? It’s black. Red and Blonde are the least common hair colors coming in at 1% and 2% of the population respectively. If you have a client with naturally blonde or red hair, encourage them to embrace it and maintain it as long as they can.
 
Hair Grows Faster In Warm Weather
 
Your clients may realize they see you more often for trims in the summertime than other times of the year (unless you live in a year-round hot climate). That’s because heat stimulates the circulation of your scalp encouraging hair growth.
 
In fact, hair is the second fastest tissue that grows in the body – second only to bone marrow.
 
Hair Is Strong
 
Each strand of hair can support a LOT of weight. Your entire head of hair can support 2 tons of weight, not that we recommend trying this at home. And a wet strand of hair can stretch up to 30% longer than a dry strand without breaking.
 
The Hair Knows (Almost) All
 
A single strand of hair is almost as effective as a blood test in finding out what’s running through someone’s blood. This includes minerals, vitamins and drugs. Interestingly, one thing that hair cannot identify is gender.
 
Blondes Have More… Hair
 
You find about 100,000 strands of hair on the average head. Natural blondes often have upwards of 146,000 while redheads will come in closer to 86,000.
Nail Polish Has Thankfully Evolved
 
Nail polish was one of the first beauty products made and was found in China waaaaay back in 3000 BC. Its formulation consisted of gum, egg whites, beeswax and colored powder. Can you imagine how long that took to dry?
 
Perfume Used To Be A Drink
 
Kyphi, a perfume very popular in ancient Egyptian times, was often drank as a treatment for lung and intestinal issues. It was made from wine, flowers, honey and berries but we’re betting it still didn’t taste very good!
 
Lips Are Unique
 
Just like fingerprints all lips are different, no two humans will leave the same lip print.
 
Lips are also one of the few parts of the body which doesn’t sweat or produce any oils. Therefore, it’s important to keep them moist by drinking lots of water and applying a hydrating protective balm.
 
Lashes Are Lush
 
The average lifespan of a single eyelash is 150 days which is why they don’t grow super long. It’s common to have 1 to 5 lashes fall out every day.
 
Upper lash lines are clearly more populated with hair than the lower ones but did you know that there are more than double the number of top lashes than bottom lashes? About 100 on the bottom versus approximately 250 on the top.
 
For more intriguing tips and useful marketing hints to promote your sustainable beauty or sustainable fashion business join The Salon Movement today! We have different options depending on your level of business. Find out more information here.

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Summer 2018 Hair & Beauty Trends

April 25, 2018 By themovement1 Leave a Comment

Summer 2018 Hair & Beauty Trends

When new seasons are upon us, it’s not just fashion trends that change, beauty trends do, too. It’s important to stay on top of what’s hot so you know what your clients are looking for when they ask. Not only will it keep you fresh, it’ll show how much you really care about what your clients need.

Here are the top beauty trends predicted to be huge (and heavily requested) this summer:

HAIR

It’s All About The Texture

Texture will be huge this summer. Think natural, loose waves and lots of movement. The “bedhead” look is back in a big way.

Give your client a wash-and-go style haircut along with a few simple products such as Davines This Is A Volume Boosting Mousse and Davines LOVE HAIR SMOOTHER to smooth down any flyaways and excess frizz.

Ponytails

Summer is hot and people want to pull their hair back and forget about it. Enter the ponytail.

The low ponytail is a sleek way to keep it all pulled back and still be work-friendly and stylish.

To stay on-trend, opt for a fancy accessory or nice ribbon to tie it back instead of a plain old elastic. Suggest Davines THIS IS AN INVISIBLE SERUM to keep it sleek but leave out a few hairs to keep it more casual.

Adding some volume to the crown before putting hair in a ponytail easily combines two popular styles into one cool, yet fairly easy, hairstyle.

Curls

Encourage your clients to embrace their natural curls this season. Curls can be another easy, wash-and-wear style with the right cut and products such as Davines THIS IS A CURL BUILDING SERUM for added elasticity and shine.

Short Cuts

When ponytails just won’t cut it, summer is a great time to chop it all off. Give your client a texturized style to show off their amazing facial shape and features.

Pixie short is in but so is a choppy bob if they’re not ready to say goodbye to so much hair.

BEAUTY

Glitter & Glow

This summer we’ll be seeing a lot more than the usual dewy skin, everyone will be seeking glow in excess. Show your client how to use a shimmery bronze highlighter all over the peaks of their face. For your more flamboyant clients, add some extra sparkle or glitter. Don’t overdo it, though. Remind them that a little goes a long way.

Nail Art

Funky, bold polishes and fun designs are going to be on everyone’s nails this summer. Get some experience creating dots, stripes and small pictures on nails. Focus on a single nail to make a statement or if you want to get really flashy, bling them all up.

Vivid Colours

A pop of electric blue eyeliner, a sweep of lime green eyeshadow, a cherry red lip stain or a bright mod pink lipstick are all great additions to your client’s makeup look this summer. Give them a few different ideas for that punch of colour but remind them not to go overboard. Only enhance one feature at a time.

Sustainable Beauty

Sustainable beauty is so popular now, there are so many body and earth-friendly beauty lines with incredible colours that keep up with seasonal trends.

We love suggesting Jusu Body products to our clients for their luxurious smelling skincare and Elate cosmetics for their beautiful, wide range of colours.

Join The Salon Movement

As with keeping up with trends, it’s important to keep up your skills, too. We’ve already given you a few simple ways to keep your skills fresh and new, now you’ll be ready to completely WOW your clients.

For more information on sustainable beauty as well as how to make your salon stand out from the rest, join The Salon Movement now.

Hurry up, Summer!

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