Salon of the future

We asked some top salon owners their predictions for the future…

DO IT YOURSELF
Sharon Peake, salon director, Ethos salons, Manchester
Clients are beginning to demand celebrity hairstyles but they’re not only coming to us to create these styles for them, they’re now asking us to show them how to recreate these styles themselves. It only made sense that we turned our basement at our city centre salon into a training academy and open it to the public, where we teach professional courses in association with Clynol as well as fun classes to the public, teaching them styling and basic cutting techniques.

IN THE MOOD
Sean Hanna, director and owner, seanhanna and RAGE International
Forward-thinking salons will focus far more on the total retail experience, creating a professional environment in which clients can try and buy products. Many salons will want to offer clients dedicated treatment rooms with soft lighting and music, for ultimate relaxation. Salons may aim to create different moods with different music in separate areas of the salon as well as areas where clients can relax in a sophisticated and comfortable environment, to maybe watching TV showing styles and product advice. Salon design will take into account a multi-sensual experience, so salons not only look and sound right but also smell and feel right too.