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Extend the Life of Every Cut & Color with Canopy’s Filtered Showerhead

Hard water is undoing your work. Canopy’s Filtered Showerhead removes up to 99% of chlorine and impurities to help clients protect their hair between visits. Learn how to get 20% off your order, so you can be on your way to shiner, smoother hair.

Megan Thee Stallion, Justice Smith and Regina King's Met Gala 2025 hairstyles.

20 Tailored Met Gala Hairstyles That Embrace Black Dandyism

Top celebrity hairstylists embraced the 2025 Met Gala theme "Tailored for You" to create show-stopping styles that honored the past and brought it to the present. Here's 20 of our favorite looks from the night.

From LA to the World: How Modelones is Redefining Nail Beauty at 10 Years

From LA to the World: How Modelones is Redefining Nail Beauty at 10 Years

Gel polish brand Modelones goes behind the scenes of the Los Angeles stop of its "10-Year On The Go" anniversary tour.

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Extend the Life of Every Cut & Color with Canopy’s Filtered Showerhead

Extend the Life of Every Cut & Color with Canopy’s Filtered Showerhead

The Professional Beauty Association (PBA) announces the 36th annual North American Hairstyling Awards (NAHA) finalists.

Who Are the 2025 NAHA Finalists?

Model sporting a hime cut

4 Tips for Creating This Bold Grammy's Hair Cut Trend: The Hime Cut

Taylor Swift, Willow Smith and Charli XCX at the Grammy Awards.

Top 10 Grammy Awards 2025 Hair Looks

Here’s How Arabella Hair Wigs Are Helping Women Feel at Ease and Grace in 2025

To help more women of diverse hair textures feel their best in 2025, Arabella Hair is launching a brand refresh that includes new product launches, an updated logo and website and more.

milk_shake Introduces Its New Gloss Shades

milk_shake Introduces Its New Gloss Shades

milk_shake is introducing new red and gold gloss shades to its full color portfolio.

Beauty Launchpad's Top 10 Articles of 2024

Heading into 2025, Beauty Launchpad reflects on the top hair trend and salon education articles that you loved most in 2024.

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What Are the Top Haircare, Styling and Product Trends on TikTok?

New data from Spate delves into the latest hair trends on TikTok and how industry brands can use them to expand their offerings.

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10 Top Trending Haircut Searches in 2024 From Google

See the top 10 trending haircut searches in 2024 from Google as part of the company's Year in Search.

Hair professional styling a client with long, brunette hair by using hair spray.

7 Hair Trends for Long Hair in 2025

If Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2025 is any indication, the new year will bring hip-length locks and extra-long curls. Here's a roundup of some trending long hair trends your clients may want to embrace in the new year.

Elvis with a Carefree Coif hairstyle.

Recreate These 3 Iconic Elvis Hairstyles

Recreate three of Elvis' most timeless looks with these how-tos from American Crew stylists!

Dorothy Hamill in her iconic wedge haircut while figure skating.

9 Iconic Hairstyles of the 1970s

The 1970s saw its share of new, innovative styles that would leave their mark on generations to come.

Jennifer Aniston sporting 'The Rachel' cut as Rachel Green, her iconic character from the sitcom 'Friends.'

11 Iconic Hairstyles From the 1990s

In a decade defined by cable television and the internet, celebrities defined a lot of the iconic hair tends of the 90s. Read on for a roundup of defining styles from the decade.

Eartha Kitt in a short, curly hairstyle.

9 Memorable Hairstyles of the 1950s

Everything from rebelliousness to full-on glamour was embraced by movie stars and singers in the 1950s and was reflected in new fashion and hair trends seen across the country.

Check out this roundup of trendy 1980s hairstyles.

10 Popular Hairstyles of the 1980s

When it came to hair, bigger was always better in the 1980s. Here, we round up 10 trending hairstyles from the decade.

Pictures of three hair trends of 2024: fringe bangs, peach hair and ballet buns.

Top 10 Cut, Color and Style Trends of 2024

As we bid farewell to 2024 and look forward to 2025, Beauty Launchpad Associate Managing Editor Gabby Bach recaps the top 10 cut, color and style trends of the year, with beauty pros providing their tutorials for creating the look!