Managing workplace stress in the beauty industry

Managing workplace stress in the beauty industry

Most people don’t mind stress, as long as it’s someone else’s and they don’t have to deal with it!  Of course, you know that stress impacts your work..

Beauty File: Five minutes with Joico NZ Guest Artist & WOW Finalist Felicity Bruce

Beauty File: Five minutes with Joico NZ Guest Artist & WOW Finalist Felicity Bruce

A business owner, hairdresser, guest artist for Joico NZ, musician, sustainably advocate, and a finalist in this year’s World of WearableArt, Felicity Bruce is a creative who wears..

Get the look: Micro braids & refined waves, as seen at Joico x NZFW I Love Ponsonby

Get the look: Micro braids & refined waves, as seen at Joico x NZFW I Love Ponsonby

Last week, New Zealand Fashion Week: Kahuria returned to the Viaduct Events Centre after a three-year hiatus. While the majority of the schedule was industry exclusive, the weekend..

PSB’s Donna Smith celebrates 25 years in the professional beauty industry

PSB’s Donna Smith celebrates 25 years in the professional beauty industry

Professional Skin & Beauty (PSB) founder, Donna Smith, is celebrating a significant milestone, with 25 years at the helm of one of New Zealand’s leading distributors. The beauty..

New Zealand made body care brand Only Good relaunches with a new look and feel

New Zealand made body care brand Only Good relaunches with a new look and feel

Local beauty distributor and manufacturer, The Beauty Lab Collective, and Apex Brands (Snowberry and Health Basics) is relaunching Only Good into the New Zealand market. The natural hand..

Q&A: Award-winning hairdresser Rebecca Brent on success, finding inspiration, and the challenges of the hairdressing industry right now

Q&A: Award-winning hairdresser Rebecca Brent on success, finding inspiration, and the challenges of the hairdressing industry right now

Last week, L’Oréal Professionnel crowned the winner of this year’s Style and Colour Trophy, New Zealand’s Rebecca Brent of Wellington’s iconic Willis York salon. This year’s edition was..

Salon business expert Liz McKeon launches a new international coaching programme

Salon business expert Liz McKeon launches a new international coaching programme

Business expert and founder of the International Business School, Liz McKeon, has launched an international coaching programme, The Successful Salon Formula. The Successful Salon Formula is based on..

The new NZ Sunscreen Bill cut-off is approaching – here’s what you need to know

The new NZ Sunscreen Bill cut-off is approaching – here’s what you need to know

Early last year, the government announced a new bill, the Sunscreen (Product Safety Standard) Bill, which requires all sunscreens above SPF 15 and insect repellents above SPF 4..

Danny Pato’s success streak continues with prestigious Big Shot award

Danny Pato’s success streak continues with prestigious Big Shot award

New Zealand’s own Danny Pato, co-founder of D&M Hair Design, has won a Big Shot Award. The winners were announced at a gala on Sunday 20th of August,..

Beauty File: In conversation with About Face’s high-tech educator, Charmaine Moukarzel

Beauty File: In conversation with About Face’s high-tech educator, Charmaine Moukarzel

As part of ProCollective’s Beauty File series, we shine a spotlight on the people behind-the-scenes. From those at the forefront of innovation to savvy beauty entrepreneurs, we speak..