We recently asked Faye Murray, who has been an Australian business coach and motivational speaker for the past 18 years to share some of her top business tips for the hair and beauty industry. Faye was previously a general manager for a large hairdressing company, with 38 salons and more than 300 team members. Her knowledge and understanding of both hair and beauty is recognised and respected by all. She was inducted into the Hair Expo Hairdressing Hall of Fame in 2011 and is the current inductee of the ABIA Beauty Hall of Fame. She is the first person in Australia to have the honour to be … [Read more]
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Meet Sarah Harrington
I first met Sarah around 5 years ago and found her passion for working with long hair to be extremely infectious. Since that initial meeting, I have watched with admiration as she has continued to grow as both an artist and a business woman. I caught up with Sarah recently to chat about her journey and see where she finds her inspiration. Sarah, when did your passion for long hair start? I completed my hairdressing apprenticeship in Australia & New Zealand and after learning the intricacies of the trade, I really started to fall in love with finishing hair. I felt at times, we as … [Read more]
Eclectic Styles Hair Studio
by Joe Cignetti One of the things I love most about this industry is the creativity and individuality each of our clients bring to their work. A little while ago I came across Liz, and I was blown away by the amazing work her and her team do at Eclectic Styles Hair Studio. I asked Liz a few questions about her strengths in business and the advice she would give to other hairdressers out there. I highly recommend that you make sure to check out their Instagram @eclecticstyleshair. You can read the full interview with Liz below. Full Name: Elizabeth Stillisano Salon Name: Eclectic … [Read more]
The Rumour’s Are True
introduction By Joe Cignetti Late one night I was scrolling through Instagram when I came across Loz from The Rumours are True. Loz was talking about a great experience her receptionist had with us and it made me feel really proud of my team. I immediately started following The Rumours are True and I was instantly impressed by Loz and the rest of her team. She was forward thinking, had great energy and her ideas were dynamic. On top of this, the one thing that really stood out to me was the sense of respect that her team had for her and that she had for them. Since then, I have loved … [Read more]
Social Media Manager @ Glide HT
Get to know Laurice our Social Media ManagerHi everyone! I’m Laurice and I run Glide’s social media. I am currently completing mydegree in digital and social media and I am passionate about helping brands usetheir social media to grow their business and reach new clients.I have been working for Glide since September last year and have loved everysecond so far! My main role is to create content for all our social media channels andto interact with our clients online. I really enjoy creating content with Remo and Joe,and recently I have loved creating our weekly reels where we showcase work by … [Read more]
Why We Do What We Do
We often get asked why we decided to start Glide Hair Tools and how we manage to work together as a husband and wife team. With both of us beginning our apprenticeships as hairdressers in our late teens this is an industry that we know and love. We started Glide 15 years ago now because we saw a need for a specialised company that was based solely on hairdressing tools. With our prior experience we had knowledge on the market and wanted to help salons by creating the best possible products they could use on their clients. Since then we have continued to grow our business and the products … [Read more]
Create Play Inspire Range 2020 by Glide HT
Unleash Your Creativity With Our Create, Play, Inspire Foiling Range In March this year we launched our Create, Play, Inspire range. We created these foils with busy salons and single operators in mind, with every aspect of the foils and their boxes being carefully thought out to create the ultimate product that is an essential in every salon. We know how much creativity, time and skill goes into colouring hair, therefore we wanted to provide hairdressers with the best possible tools to help you show off your talents! The first product in our range is our pop-up foil. This is a lighter … [Read more]
Why should you brand your business with us….
One of the things we are really passionate about at Glide is helping salons to brand their business. We believe branding your salon is so important as competition is fiercer than ever, therefore by establishing your brand you will be able to stand out from the crowd. Branding allows you to create a memorable and long lasting impression on your clients by acting as a constant reminder of your exceptional services. We have so many tools to help you brand your business including our embroidered capes and aprons, social media banners, chocolates and our mini hand sanitiser bottles just to … [Read more]
#glidehairtoolsupstyle2020
For the last 4 years Glide HT has run its annual Up-style competition. We at Glide feel this year more than ever that you the hairdresser need this challenge to do what you do best in these difficult times we face. Even if you are at home or just want to play on a mannequin head at work, go and show us what you can do. Tag us @glidehairtools also your preferred wholesaler so they can check out your talent, You must you this hashtag for us to see all entrants #glidehairtoolsupstyle2020. The top 3 selected by our judges will be announced on the 25th Oct and we will post the top 3 then … [Read more]
