BEAUTY IS OUR BUSINESS JANUARY 2018 KEVIN.MURPHY BRINGS BEAUTY TO THE OUTBACK TLC for Winter-Weary Hair ■ IT LIST ■ New! Influencers Column ■ YOUNG AMERICANS ■ Colorist Josh Wood Interviews Stylist Guido Palau ■ THINK TANK ■ 10 Salon Product Breakthroughs ■ TEAR SHEETS hairtalkusa.com | 800.327.7971 hairtalkusa Angelo Seminara uses Davines products. 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Phantom Thread; products to create Sal Misseri gets bold and smoky eyes; them fantastical; Charlie State of the art; Price’s homage to 82 Gucci’s chic objet Putting on the Blitz d’art; Jen Atkin’s fresh Laurent Philippon’s femininity; Label.m Paul Dennison and the Ken Picton scents secret weapons; presents We Are Art Team channel the New Romantic winter-friendly Two; Joanne O’Neill’s movement that rocked 1970s London. masques; on the road modern Renaissance 28 with Matty Conrad; women ■ THINK TANK global nail trends 90 The go-to guide for Bold Strokes salon profitability ➤ in every issue Karine Jackson taps into Organic A Beverly Hills bastion 50 AmericanSalon.com 10 Colour Systems’ high-impact palette of beauty; wellness ■ TALK SHOW Publisher’s Note 12 for a collection of vibrant yet wearable solutions for a happy The Influencers, Editor’s Note 14 fashion hues. staff; five tips for salon Artists’ Session, Cover Look 16 success Young Americans Archive 96 Hollywood hairmaster Adir Abergel; Josh Wood and Guido Palau get chatty; Sally 50 Hershberger’s rising star 41 10 95 60 55 20 81 6 americansalon.com January 2018 INTRODUCING PATENT-PENDING� FLEXYOURSTYLE TECHNOLOGY This NEW ergonomic design with patent-pending technology allows you to style strands without straining your shoulders and wrists. 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