Styling using high quality, professional electrical tools is the perfect finishing touch to any hair service. It helps to elevate and showcase the incredible cut and colour you’ve already created. But with so many hot hair tools available, it can be hard to determine which is the best fit for your salon. Our wonderful team of Haircare Group professionals have put together this buying guide to help give you confidence when making your next electrical tools purchase.

Whether you’re a seasoned salon owner, freelance stylist or mobile hairdresser, recreating your salon’s unique experience (and expertise) at-home is a win-win for both you and your client. Not only does it help you grow your business outside of your salon services, it also strengthens your stylist/client relationship, brand trust and authority within your peers and community. To help increase your sales, we’re going to guide you through why adopting a take-home retail strategy in your salon is the perfect way to grow your business and increase your profitability.

The holiday season, AKA the busiest time of the year, is fast approaching. To help your salon stay ahead of the Christmas rush, we’ve put together our tips for promoting your salon, maximising retail sales, and motivating staff for your most successful Christmas yet.

It's official! We love a bargain and it's no surprise that Australians have enthusiastically adopted the American tradition of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, making it even bigger than Boxing Day sales. According to research in 2022, Australian shoppers were expected to spend $10.2 billion on Black Friday sales, compared to Boxing Day which was anticipated to draw in 8.9 billion in sales. Not to be left out, hairdressers and stylists are quickly becoming Black Friday aficionados, putting our own unique stylish spin on the frenzy that is Cyber Weekend.

Christmas is here! Mince pies are in supermarkets, decorations in Target and – most importantly – Mariah Carey is defrosting as we speak. But, as we know, along with the tinsel and public holidays comes the busiest period of the year. We’ve compiled your Christmas salon cheat sheet – all the things you need to stay sane, stylish and super pumped for the season ahead.

Coming in hot, the peak season for summer blondes, party styling, and all-day blowouts is on its way! It's also the time when your booking system will face a real test as colour and styling appointments will skyrocket. To handle the influx of bookings and overlapping appointments during the Christmas period, our expert team has come together to prepare you and your team for holiday season success, and help you master the art of scheduling Tetris!

Just like a good skincare regime, looking after your scalp as part of your hair care routine is vital to achieving healthy, strong hair. Whether it's a weekly mask, regular scalp exfoliation or daily dandruff maintenance, we’ve taken some of the guesswork out of how to care for your scalp. In this article, you’ll discover possible causes that might be triggering poor scalp health, how to treat symptoms and the best way to maintain a healthy (and happy) scalp!

As a proven superstar ingredient, there is no denying the power of Argan Oil. Packed with Vitamin E, fatty acids and antioxidants that repairs and revitalises hair, Argan Oil-infused products have been transforming hair for decades. A large part of the modern Argan Oil story are the pioneers in Argan Oil-infused hair care, Moroccanoil. Moroccanoil’s diverse range of hair care, colour care and styling products have been must-have salon additions since the brand’s launch in 2008. Capturing the essence and power of the natural oil, Moroccanoil helped revolutionise the way we use Argan Oil at home and in our salons. Here's why we love this ingredient so much, and how to use it in the salon and at home for the best results.

Hairdressers are a busy bunch! Not only do we cut, colour, style and make excellent small talk, but we’re also on the frontlines with our clients, going deep to find the best solutions to their hair care needs. As the original influencers (wayy before hairtok), we’ve put together a list of the best hair products you need in your salon to tackle your clients’ hair concerns.

Winter can be such a challenging season for hair. From cold and dry weather conditions to constant indoor heating, hot showers and heat styling — your client’s hair will experience harsh conditions before they get to their next salon appointment.

Avoid the chaos of end of financial year by planning your next year’s tax return straight after June 30. Not only do you feel super smug for being organised, but preparing for next year’s tax season saves you time and money. If you’re a salon owner, manager or self-employed hair professional, check out our tips on EOFY forward planning.

Tax is fun…said no one in the history of ever. But suffer no more, hair friends. This tax time, we’re saying NO! No more worrying over what to claim and how to claim it, and no more stress over the difference between a BAS and GST. We want you to feel good (at least mildly better) about this year’s EOFY admin, so we’re about to flip the script on tax and make it, let's say, up to 30% more fun?! (That was a tax joke, btw).