http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon A publication serving professional hairdressers and beauty salon owners. 2008-05-17T12:04:28Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Better+Business/Shine-A-Light/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/514448?ref=25 Sophisticated lighting is crucial to a salon's success, says Michele Pelafas, owner of Chicago-based Michele Pelafas Salon & Spa Interior Design, who has been designing salons and spas for more than 15 years. Here, she offers a few tips for getting the lighting right in your salon. 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/192008/514448null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Workshop/Hair-Club-for-Men/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/514459?ref=25 In recent years the men's grooming industry has exploded, and it shows no signs of abating anytime soon. 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/192008/514459null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Workshop/Mad-About-Hue/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/514461?ref=25 Clearly, women have not cornered the market on hair trends. Men who want to make a fashion statement—and there are more of them than you might think, from big cities as well as smaller towns—are keeping pace with what's new and following the trends accordingly. 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/192008/514461null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/A-List/Products-for-the-Month-of-May/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/514462?ref=25 Products 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/192008/514462null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Life+Support/Herbal-Thirst-Quencher/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/514439?ref=25 Carpe Diem has come out with three naturally delicious and nutritious flavors of botanic water: Relaxing, Vitalizing and Harmonizing. 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/192008/514439null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Editor%27s+Note/The-Wind-Beneath-our-Wings/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/514433?ref=25 Redken's Ann Mincey and I have been friends since we lived in Los Angeles nearly 20 years ago. In comparing notes about our respective mothers over the years, we came to the same conclusion: We were lucky to have them in our lives. 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/192008/514433null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Life+Support/Things-I-Learned-From-my-Father/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/514443?ref=25 My beloved father, Szloma Mops, passed away very suddenly and without warning in February. 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/192008/514443null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Better+Business/A-family-Tradition/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/514446?ref=25 With the opening of De Berardinis in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood, owner Adrian De Berardinis is following in the footsteps of his esteemed hairdresser father, Giancarlo, who owns a salon by the same name in Greenwich, CT. The Chelsea space is chic and contemporary, yet still feels warm and inviting. 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/192008/514446null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Better+Business/Its-in-the-Cards/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/514447?ref=25 The Lanai salon in Warren, Ohio, brings the beach to the Midwest. 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/192008/514447null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Better+Business/Signature-Service/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/514451?ref=25 The Spa at rancho bernardo inn in San Diego imparts new meaning to the phrase "made fresh daily"—the Made Fresh Daily body treatment utilizes seasonal organic produce from nearby farms. 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/192008/514451null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Better+Business/Big-Fish-Small-Pond/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/514456?ref=25 Located in Upstate New York, Saratoga Springs is well-known for its mineral springs and the Saratoga Race Course, which attracts many visitors, especially during the summer months. When the locals and out-of-towners need a break from horse racing, they visit Philippe Bevan International Salon. 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/192008/514456null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Workshop/Beauty-Lab/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/514458?ref=25 A range of body scrubs to get winter-weary skin ready for summer 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/192008/514458null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Life+Support/Yoga-on-the-Go/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/514442?ref=25 Unlike your favorite yoga instructor, the My Yoga 2 Go practice system is portable, so that wherever you go, your yoga goes, too. 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/192008/514442null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Better+Business/My-Brilliant-Career/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/514457?ref=25 The little girl accompanying her mom to the salon is an age-old tale, but seldom does it lead to a thriving career in the salon industry. Yuko Yamashita, best known as Ms. Yuko, started working in the beauty trade at age 18, but her biggest career accomplishment occurred in 1996, when she invented thermal reconditioning. 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/192008/514457null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/The+Wire/Events-on-The-Salon-Industry-Education-and-Awards/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/514463?ref=25 It was standing room only when American Crew presented its much-anticipated 2008 trend collection to a packed crowd of beauty aficionados in March, during America's Beauty Show (ABS) in Chicago. The sold-out evening event brought men's hair and fashion trends to the forefront with a lively runway show spotlighting eight segments. 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/192008/514463null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Life+Support/Becoming-One-with-Nature/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/514531?ref=25 Throughout the month of May allow yourself to celebrate the beauty of nature by making the time to sit within nature and breathe. 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/192008/514531null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Life+Support/Take-Tea-and-See/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/514440?ref=25 In the '90s it was all about serving espresso to your clients. 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/192008/514440null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Better+Business/Industry-Experts-Share-Tips-for-Success/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/514452?ref=25 The French-born brothers Serge and Gaston Safar have been in the salon business for 30 years, starting with the opening of the Safar Salon on Boston's Newbury Street. Now they own three salons, including Salon ?c?t?, also on Newbury Street, which is managed and co-owned by Alex Safar, Gaston's son. Here, Alex shares the principles that have made the family's businesses successful. 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/192008/514452null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Better+Business/Talk-Amongst-Yourselves/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/514445?ref=25 Marketing your salon via word of mouth is an inexpensive and practical way to grow your business. 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/192008/514445null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Better+Business/Techie-Teaching/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/514453?ref=25 After 25 years of experience as a platform artist and educator, Sam Villa, Redken education artistic director, has taken his knowledge of the industry to the Web with samvilla.com. "The objective of this Web site is to take you along with me on my travels," Villa says. "Through my Web site, I'd like to pass on what I learn while I'm abroad." 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/192008/514453null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Better+Business/No-Strings-Attached/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/514454?ref=25 Wireless devices have become almost indispensable in the business world, but they're also turning up in salons, where they're being used to make day-to-day operations run more efficiently and even to help boost revenues. 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/192008/514454null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Publisher%27s+Note/Honor-Roll/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/514434?ref=25 I was interviewed recently for a story that appeared in min's b2b, an online business-to-business publication that provides news, analysis and strategies for trade magazines like American Salon, Variety and The Hollywood Reporter. Using data supplied by IMS/The Auditor, min's b2b looked at its list of the top 25 books ranked by ad pages, and we were ranked first by percent ad page gain with an increase of 38.81 percent in 2007. With more than 13,000 titles in the trade arena, that's quite an honor. 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/192008/514434null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Notebook/New-and-Notable/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/514435?ref=25 When some men let their hair down for a role, their sex appeal goes way up. We look back at the films that made sex symbols out of four now-famous actors. 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/192008/514435null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Life+Support/Music-Youll-Love/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/514438?ref=25 "Without music life would be a mistake." —Friedrich Nietzsche 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/192008/514438null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Life+Support/When-to-Choose-Organic/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/514444?ref=25 You hear a lot from proponents of organic produce about why you should choose organic over conventionally raised food. 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/192008/514444null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Better+Business/Green-is-the-New-Black/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/514449?ref=25 Since opening in April 2003, Matthew Michael's Salon & Spa in Orlando has become the fastest-growing Aveda salon in Central Florida. 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/192008/514449null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Workshop/Shear-Genius/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/514460?ref=25 A hairstylist without a pair of shears is about as useful as a carpenter without a hammer or a doctor without a stethoscope. Your shears are arguably the most important tool in your kit, so it's important to choose a pair that's right for you. Fortunately, many new models are available to choose from and the options continue to grow as a few notable hairstylists get into the game. 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/192008/514460null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Life+Support/What-do-you-give-back/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/514437?ref=25 Joico/ISO National Corporate Trainer Daniel Salce heads up the Artistic and Motivational Platform Tour (AMP'd), which teaches that each person has a purpose. 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/192008/514437null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Better+Business/Jump-Start-Your-Week/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/514450?ref=25 Salon and spa business-coaching company Strategies has a cure for the Monday morning blues: a new Monday Morning Wake-up Call chock-full of ideas to help business owners achieve greater success. 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/192008/514450null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Better+Business/Our-Town/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/514455?ref=25 1. Level2 Salon 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/192008/514455null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Life+Support/Book-Corner/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/514436?ref=25 EAT THIS NOT THAT! (Rodale Books, 2007) by Men's Health Editor in Chief David Zinczenko and Matt Goulding provides thousands of food swaps that can help you shed up to 30 pounds a year. 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/192008/514436null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Life+Support/Meditation-Made-Easy/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/514441?ref=25 Nina Smiley, Ph.D., director of marketing at Mohonk Mountain House in New Paltz, NY, has used meditation to reduce her stress level for years, but she's also realistic. 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/192008/514441null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Better+Business/Its-in-the-Cards/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/509317?ref=25 Business strategies for your salon and Spa 2008-04-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/152008/509317null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Better+Business/Industry-Leading-Salons-in-Washington-DC/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/509436?ref=25 Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, is home to some of the most important buildings and influential leaders in the country. It's also home to some of the best salons. Nicole Palmieri found four that are true leaders in the beauty industry. 2008-04-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/152008/509436null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Better+Business/My-Brilliant-Career/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/509446?ref=25 Maisie Dunbar's entrance into the beauty industry happened by chance but she's proved to be a natural when it comes to nails. 2008-04-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/152008/509446null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Better+Business/Furniture-101/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/509321?ref=25 With so many choices available, deciding on the furniture for your salon can be overwhelming. Here, Sal Chieffo, area manager and design consultant for Belvedere's New York City showroom, offers up a few things to keep in mind. 2008-04-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/152008/509321null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Mohonk-Mountain-House/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/508712?ref=25 Environmentally safe products. New ways to be eco-friendly 2008-04-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/152008/508712null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Better+Business/Salon-Software-Can-Make-a-Haircolorists-Job-Easier/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/509434?ref=25 From storing color formulas to scheduling maintenance appointments, salon software can make a haircolorist's job a whole lot easier. 2008-04-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/152008/509434null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Better+Business/Big-Fish-Small-Pond/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/509442?ref=25 In every small town across America, there's at least one salon that raises the bar for everyone else. 2008-04-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/152008/509442null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Better+Business/Attracting-Latino-Clients/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/509422?ref=25 With the ever-growing Latino community comes opportunities for salons to attract new clients. 2008-04-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/152008/509422null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Environmentaly-Friendly-Salon-Furniture/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/508572?ref=25 Environmentally safe products. New ways to be eco-friendly 2008-04-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/152008/508572null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Workshop/Tips-on-Manicures/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/509052?ref=25 Want to rev up your manicures this season? Read on and be inspired. 2008-04-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/152008/509052null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Better+Business/A-Cut-Above/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/509358?ref=25 Jacksonville, FL's Salon La Vie may have been in business for only one year, but it's already attracted a devoted, high-end clientele. "The idea behind the salon was to create a one-stop beauty center," says Artistic Director and Senior Partner Eli Vital. 2008-04-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/152008/509358null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Workshop/Springs-newest-looks-in-haircolor/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/509053?ref=25 With each change of season, your fashion-forward clients start looking for something new when it comes to their wardrobes, hair and makeup. And why not? A new season like spring represents a new beginning—an opportunity to put a fresh face forward and greet the world with an updated persona. And who's their favorite go-to person to help bring about this change? Why, it's you, of course. 2008-04-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/152008/509053null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Workshop/Trends-for-blondes-brunettes-and-redheads/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/509050?ref=25 We asked some of the country's best haircolorists to provide insight on the season's hottest trends for blondes, brunettes and redheads. Looks like you might want to rethink the way you've been doing haircolor. 2008-04-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/152008/509050null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Eco-Friendly-Products/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/508491?ref=25 Environmentally safe products. New ways to be eco-friendly 2008-04-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/152008/508491null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/The+Wire/The-Wire/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/506063?ref=25 Events on The Salon Industry, Education and Awards 2008-04-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/132008/506063null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Notebook/New-and-notable/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/506057?ref=25 New and notable, beauty, entertainment and fashion 2008-04-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/132008/506057null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Better+Business/Success-in-San-Diego/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/509314?ref=25 The odds are slim that a hairstylist from England and another from Peru would meet, become fast friends and open a successful, trend-setting salon in San Diego. But that's exactly how Kenneth Bradshaw and David Valencia became the owners of dk hair in 2003. 2008-04-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/152008/509314null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Editor%27s+Note/Camelot-Revisited/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/506055?ref=25 For the past 40 years, Democrats have been waiting for a presidential hopeful capable of inspiring Americans in the way that John F. Kennedy did. Now there's talk that Barack Obama may be that candidate. First of all, there was Caroline Kennedy's endorsement. 2008-04-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/132008/506055null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Workshop/Working-with-Gray-Hair/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/509051?ref=25 2008-04-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/152008/509051null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Life+Support/Life-Support/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/506058?ref=25 Improving your mind and body 2008-04-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/132008/506058null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Publisher%27s+Note/Talk-to-the-Paw/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/506056?ref=25 U.S. spending on pet services—everything from doggie day care to pet massages—has doubled to $2.5 billion in the last five years. When Harrods in London held its fifth annual Pet-a-Porter Dog Show recently, top dogs strutted down the catwalk (pun intended) wearing Vivienne Westwood. Meanwhile, the Jentle Pet Spa from MTI Whirlpools features five-point massage jets, hot and cold temperature controls and shelves for shampoo. I don't even have a dog and I'm thinking of ordering one. 2008-04-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/132008/506056null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Better+Business/Connect-With-Your-Customers/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/509181?ref=25 As consumers become more demanding and the competition intensifies in today's beauty industry, it's no longer enough just to offer quality services and professionalism. 2008-04-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/152008/509181null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Better+Business/Hair-Today-Gone-Tomorrow/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/509370?ref=25 A new hair removal procedure, previously available only in Europe, is now available in the United States. The Epilar System gets rid of unwanted hair with no side effects and with less pain than traditional hair removal methods, according to the company. 2008-04-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/152008/509370null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Better+Business/New-Web-Site-Devoted-to-the-World-of-Beauty/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/509426?ref=25 A new Web site devoted to the world of beauty dishes out product reviews, advice, tips and techniques both consumers and stylists will love. 2008-04-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/152008/509426null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Workshop/Beauty-Products-for-April/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/509049?ref=25 A range of products that caught our eye this month 2008-04-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/152008/509049null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Better+Business/Signature-Service/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/509390?ref=25 At Glow Salon and Med SPa in Irving, Texas, clients can get a treat for their feet 2008-04-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/152008/509390null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/A-List/A-List/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/506061?ref=25 New Products on the market 2008-04-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/132008/506061null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Workshop/Elements-of-Style/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/501292?ref=25 Products and services offered 2008-03-01T05:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/102008/501292null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/A-List/A-List/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/499709?ref=25 New hair products on the Market 2008-03-01T05:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/102008/499709null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Publisher%27s+Note/Weve-Seen-the-Future/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/499704?ref=25 S 2008-03-01T05:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/102008/499704null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Life+Support/Life-Support/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/499706?ref=25 Improving your mind and body 2008-03-01T05:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/102008/499706null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Editor%27s+Note/Your-Front-Row-at-Fashion-Week/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/499703?ref=25 S 2008-03-01T05:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/102008/499703null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/The+Wire/The-Wire/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/499710?ref=25 The latest industry news 2008-03-01T05:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/102008/499710null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Workshop/Growing-Pains/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/501294?ref=25 Products and services offered 2008-03-01T05:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/102008/501294null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Notebook/Notebook/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/499705?ref=25 New and notable beauty, entertainment and fashion 2008-03-01T05:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/102008/499705null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Workshop/Beauty-Lab/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/501290?ref=25 Products and services offered 2008-03-01T05:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/102008/501290null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Better+Business/Better-Business/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/499707?ref=25 Business strategies for your salon and Spa 2008-03-01T05:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/102008/499707null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Mad-About-Hue/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/501296?ref=25 Products and services offered 2008-03-01T05:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/102008/501296null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/A-List/A-List/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/488822?ref=25 New hair products on the Market 2008-02-01T05:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/062008/488822null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Workshop/WorkShop/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/489021?ref=25 Products and services offered 2008-02-01T05:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/062008/489021null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/The+Wire/The-Wire/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/488823?ref=25 The latest industry news 2008-02-01T05:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/062008/488823null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Editor%27s+Note/British-Invasion/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/488818?ref=25 Last November, I spent Thanksgiving in Scotland with my daughter Erin, who's working on her Ph.D. at the University of Edinburgh. Aside from attending a literary pub crawl, visiting Edinburgh Castle, which rises majestically out of a slab of volcanic rock, and eating dinner nearly every night at Henderson's, one of the best vegetarian restaurants on the planet, I made time to visit some of the city's salons. 2008-02-01T05:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/062008/488818null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Better+Business/Better-Business/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/488821?ref=25 Business strategies for your salon and Spa 2008-02-01T05:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/062008/488821null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Notebook/Notebook/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/488820?ref=25 New and notable beauty, entertainment and fashion 2008-02-01T05:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/062008/488820null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Portfolio---February-2008/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/491296?ref=25 P&G Beauty Professional Care Wella | Sebastian | Graham Webb | Clairol 2008 2008-02-01T05:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/072008/491296/as0208_Portfolio_thumbnail.jpg http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/072008/491296null PDF http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Publisher%27s+Note/Mean-Streaks/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/488819?ref=25 With award season in jeopardy due to the writer's strike in Hollywood (as we went to press the Golden Globes had been cancelled), I've been thinking a lot about the movies and how hair can define a character. 2008-02-01T05:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/062008/488819null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Lifesupport/Life-Support/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/489014?ref=25 Improving your mind and body 2008-02-01T05:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/062008/489014null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/January-2008-Advertiser-Index/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/484167?ref=25 Advertiser Index 2008-01-01T05:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/032008/484167null PDF http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Editor%27s+Note/Change-is-Good/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/484795?ref=25 Now that the holidays are over, it's time to implement those New Year's resolutions we made when we had a little too much Champagne and thought that losing 30 pounds by Easter would be a cakewalk. 2008-01-01T05:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/032008/484795null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/The+Wire/The-Wire/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/484801?ref=25 Barcelona abounds with fantastic art and whimsical architecture, but there was even more eye candy than usual on October 28, when a crowd of more than 2,500 hairdressers and industry aficionados descended on the Spanish city for the Wella International Trend Vision Awards 2007. The event was staged at the Centre Convencions International Barcelona. 2008-01-01T05:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/032008/484801null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Publisher%27s+Note/Whats-New/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/484796?ref=25 As publisher of this magazine I'm often asked, "What's new?" This year at American Salon, the answer is plenty. 2008-01-01T05:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/032008/484796null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Notebook/Notebook/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/484797?ref=25 Notebook 2008-01-01T05:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/032008/484797null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Better+Business/Better-Business/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/484799?ref=25 Better Business 2008-01-01T05:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/032008/484799null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Portfolio---January-2008/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/494276?ref=25 Portfilio for January 2008 2008-01-01T05:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/092008/494276null PDF http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Workshop/Workshop/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/484800?ref=25 Haircare products touting exciting new ingredients are hitting salon shelves faster than you can say "triethanolamine alkyl sulfate"—that was the main ingredient in the original wash-and-wear shampoo, Drene, launched in 1934 by Procter & Gamble. Formulas have changed considerably since then, as science and technology advanced over the years. Here's a look at some of the new ingredients being used in haircare products today. 2008-01-01T05:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/032008/484800null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Life+Support/Life-Support/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/484798?ref=25 Life Support 2008-01-01T05:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/032008/484798null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/The+Way+We+Were/The-Way-We-Were/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/475574?ref=25 The Way We Were 2007-12-01T05:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/482007/475574null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Better+Business/Better-Business/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/475572?ref=25 Better Business 2007-12-01T05:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/482007/475572null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Publisher%27s+Note/Reason-to-Celebrate/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/479935?ref=25 2007-12-01T05:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/512007/479935null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Editor%27s+Note/A-Very-Good-Year/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/475569?ref=25 One of my first initiatives as editor in chief of American Salon was to completely redesign the magazine. 2007-12-01T05:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/482007/475569null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Life+Support/Life-Support/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/475571?ref=25 Life Support 2007-12-01T05:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/482007/475571null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Notebook/Notebook/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/475570?ref=25 All That Glitters: OPI Hollywood Blonde 2007-12-01T05:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/482007/475570null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/The+Wire/The-Wire/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/475575?ref=25 The Wire 2007-12-01T05:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/482007/475575null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Workshop/Workshop/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/475573?ref=25 Workshop 2007-12-01T05:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/482007/475573null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Better+Business/Better-Business/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/467563?ref=25 I place great emphasis on personal attention and ensure that everyone from celebrities to first-time clients feels at home in my salon. I only hire stylists who are successful, talented and innovative, and who have an understanding of people. They must be able to converse with clients about their families and work, understand their needs and not be afraid to cater to them. —Nick Chavez is owner of Nick Chavez Salon in Beverly Hills, CA. 2007-11-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/432007/467563null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Life+Support/Life-Support/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/467562?ref=25 The second half of life (Sounds True, 2007) by Angeles Arrien, Ph.D., is a must-read for anyone over the age of 40. Working with images, poetry, metaphors and other forms of symbolic language, Arrien introduces us to the Eight Gates of Initiation, which can help you harvest the meaning and purpose of your life and come into your own spiritual maturity. 2007-11-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/432007/467562null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/Publisher%27s+Note/Butch-it-Up/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/467560?ref=25 In this issue, we take a look back at the ´90s in The Way We Were, sponsored by Hair U Wear. American Crew turned the industry on its head back then by introducing a line of products specifically for men. Since then, Aveda, Goldwell, Matrix, Paul Mitchell, Redken, Joe Grooming, Woody's Quality Hair Grooming and others have introduced their own men's lines. We've also added the word "metrosexual" to the lexicon to market to men everything from facials to pedicures. You might say that American Idol's Ryan Seacrest, who has boasted about having just about every spa service known to man, is the poster boy for metrosexualism. Even the Brawny Man, Georgia-Pacific's paper-towel spokes-icon, hopped on the bandwagon recently, undergoing a makeover designed to "bring out his softer side": Out is the Castro Street mustache; in is a new hairdo (he's a brunette, not a redhead now). 2007-11-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/432007/467560null XML http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/The+Way+We+Were/The-Way-We-Were/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/467565?ref=25 The decade saw the advent of day spas, a growing concern for the environment and the rise of the celebrity stylist. 2007-11-01T04:00:00Z http://www.americansalonmag.com/americansalon/data/articlestandard/americansalon/432007/467565null XML