CATCH-UP

Most Wanted Legend Sam McKnight has collected an MBE from the Princess Royal for his services to fashion and beauty.

Krysia West, owner of Perfectly Posh Hair and an educator at Postiche Academy, is the new ambassador for hair supplement brand Glowwa

Years

Eun Sook Halls was crowned Salon Stylist of the Year and Seanhanna Wimbledon scooped Salon of the Year at the 2023 Seanhanna Awards, as the group celebrated 40 years in business.

Guests partied at the iconic Vauxhall nightclub FIRE, and enjoyed exciting hair shows from artistic director Yesmin O’Brien with colour director Lloyd Court. Phoebe Carraro and Amy Farrow, members of the New Generation Team, also hit the stage to show off their creative work.

Davines is ramping up its We Sustain Beauty campaign for Earth Month and doubling its contribution to the Rodale Institute, which pioneers regenerative organic agriculture, to €50,000 (£43,750).

Andrew Barton London Education is partnering with Coleg Gwent, one of Wales’ largest further education colleges, to help lecturers enhance their teaching curriculum. Andrew has also joined the Fellowship for British Hairdressing’s board.

Salons are missing a real retail opportunity

More than half (51 per cent) of clients would like to buy products from their regular salon but only 28 per cent frequently do, according to new research by Phorest Salon Software, revealing the missed retail opportunities for hair salons. Yet the data also found positive news about the potential of product subscriptions, as 39 per cent would be ‘likely or very likely’ to join to a product subscription service with their hair salon.