Professional Beauty South Africa

WELCOME
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Professional Beauty South Africa
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Professional Beauty hosts successful Cape Town Expo
Some 813 industry professionals attended the Professional Beauty

World’s first A.I. lash extension treatment
Luum Oakland Lash Lab in California is believed

Can beauty products turn into ‘paper’?
University of East Anglia Professional Beauty UK reports

Winners of Sorbet-Preneur Initiative announced
Sibongile Dlamini, Sharon Dikgale, Palesa Kouakou and Zimkita

New moves at Radiant Healthcare
Farica Engelbrecht and Tyla Oosterlaak Melissa Eksteen Tyla

Celebrity make-up artist opens salon
Neil Ramataur One of South Africa’s most celebrated

Top SA spa professionals to champion World Wellness Weekend
Marisa Dimitriadis Francisco Garcia Jiva Spa director at

ASK THE Experts
Our beauty industry experts answer questions about every aspect of running a successful salon or spa business.

HOW YOUR SALON CAN HAVE THE best winter season ever
We asked consultant Helena Van Der Vyver of 1nespa for her top tips on planning for the winter months

Beauty tales from London
South African spa consultant Marisa Dimitriadis shares her experiences of the recent Professional Beauty London Expo and its sister event, the World Spa & Wellness Convention UK edition

Skincare experts share their top tips
To help you take your treatments to the next level, Professional Beauty UK quizzed some leading skincare therapists about the questions they are most asked and what their best advice is

Treating the darker Fitzpatrick Skin Types
Somatologist and salon owner, Mpho Nyelele of Gifted MO in Johannesburg, provides expert advice on treating black clients’ top skincare concerns

Winning make-up looks from overseas
Professional Beauty London recently held its annual Make-up Competition, with each category a feast for the eyes

Pharma Hermetic Hair Recovery Programme
Pharma Hermetic is a pharmaceutical company that has

MEN ALLTHE WAY
With stars like Harry Styles, Machine Gun Kelly, Brad Pitt, Idris Elba, Pharrell Williams, John Legend and Travis Barker launching skincare and/or nail products, the male grooming market has taken a huge step into the mainstream

Man about town
For any salons or spas wanting to target the male demographic, there is a wide range of man-centric brands and products to choose from

THE ANTIINFLAMMATORY DIET
We asked leading dieticians, Kim Hofmann and Ané Smith, how an anti-inflammatory diet affects the ageing process and the skin

The Baftas hairdos that turned heads
Florence Pugh @peterluxhair Gwendolyn Christie @gwendolynuniverse Jodie Turner-Smith

In the market
Our round-up of new products and treatments

Winge BINGE
How to handle client complaints

NEWS
The nail looks that slayed the Oscars

ASK THE Experts
Our experts answer questions around all aspects of the industry

Top tips to deal with client complaints
However well you run your salon, there will always at some point inevitably be complaints from clients, but how you handle them can win or lose your business

Marble & foil
Step 1 Apply a base layer and cure.

Calgel
www.cal-mo.com

Upskilling Opportunities Abound
When selecting a reputable professional nail brand for your salon, it’s always advisable to see what training courses brands offer. Here are a few examples from leading names in the industry