Your Guide to Great Hair

✦ COLOR: Brunette Glazing: The Salon Treatment Everyone's Asking For ✦ STYLE: Why a Good Haircut Is More Than Just "Taking Length Off"✦ COLOR: Ready for Vivid Color? Here's What Your Stylist Wants You to Know ✦ TEXTURE: The Curl Consultation: What to Say to Get Your Best Curls Ever ✦ TIPS: How to Find a Stylist Who Gets Your Hair (And Keeps It)✦ TIPS: How to Book the Right Stylist for Your Hair Type ✦ TIPS: 10 Questions to Ask Before Your Next Color Appointment ✦ PRODUCTS: Bond Builders: What They Are and Why Your Hair Needs One ✦ BUSINESS: The $100K Solo Stylist Blueprint ✦ TECHNIQUE: What Is Balayage? Your Stylist Explains ✦ HAIR CARE: What Your Stylist Notices About Thinning Before You Do ✦ STYLE: Why Layers Can Either Help or Ruin Thin Hair ✦ HAIR CARE: Gua Sha for Scalp: The Treatment Stylists Are Watching Closely ✦ COLOR: How to Ask for a Low-Maintenance Color That Actually Lasts ✦ AT HOME: At-Home Hair Care That Actually Makes a Difference (According to Stylists)✦ BUSINESS: Why the Busiest Stylists Aren't Doing More Clients, They're Doing This Instead ✦ PRODUCTS: The Types of Products Stylists Actually Use for Smoothing Hair ✦ TIPS: What Your Stylist Is Actually Looking at When You Sit Down ✦ STYLE: 10 G-Dragon Hairstyles Stylists Still Reference ✦ STYLE: 10 Best Hair Looks at the 2026 Met Gala ✦ STYLE: Mother's Day Special Edition: 6 Effortless Hairstyles Stylists Are Loving ✦ COLOR: A Stylish History of Hair Color: From Ancient Pigment to Modern Salon Craft ✦ STYLE: Clean Cuts, Strong Lines, Hot-Guy Energy ✦ STYLE: How to Make a Slick-Back Bun Look Polished ✦ HAIR CARE: Your Fine, Frizzy Hair Might Actually Be Wavy ✦ STYLE: The 2026 Wolf Cut: Messy is the new Sexy ✦ STYLE: Find the Bangs That Actually Suit You ✦ HAIR CARE: What Stylists Should Know About Female Hair Loss ✦ STYLE: Game, Set, Hair ✦ STYLE & CULTURE: Your Hair Is Already Talking. Are You Listening?✦ HAIR CARE: Minoxidil vs. Proprietary Molecules: Is NOVOGRO™ the Industry's Best Kept Secret?✦ STYLE: Wet-Look Hair Can Be Chic. It Just Can't Look Greasy.✦ HAIR CARE: Finasteride vs. NOVOGRO™: Why I'm Tired of Watching Women Borrow Men's Hair-Loss Drugs ✦ STYLE: Short Without the Hard Edges: The French Bob I Reach For ✦ HAIR CARE: Shedding vs. Breakage: The 2-Minute Chairside Test Every Stylist Should Know ✦ BUSINESS: The Head Spa Opportunity: Turning Viral Interest Into Real Salon Revenue ✦ HAIR CARE: PP405 vs. NOVOGRO™: Why Salon Pros Are Questioning the Dormant Follicle Hype ✦ TECHNIQUE: What I Wish Clients Knew Before They Sat Down for Extensions ✦ HAIR CARE: The Real Damage Summer Does to Your Hair (and How Stylists Undo It)✦ COLOR: There Is a Smarter Way to Go Gray, and Most Women Never Hear It ✦ HAIR CARE: Your Shower Water Might Be the Real Reason Your Hair Feels Off ✦ HAIR CARE: How Often Should You Really Wash Your Hair? Let Me Settle This.✦ HAIR CARE: No, You Cannot Repair a Split End. Here Is What Actually Happens.✦ HAIR CARE: Your Flat Iron Runs Hotter Than Your Oven. Your Hair Notices Before You Do.✦ TECHNIQUE: Everyone Is Oiling Their Hair Right Now. Half of Them Are Doing It Backwards.✦ TEXTURE: The Perm Is Back, and It Is Nothing Like the One That Scared Your Mother ✦ BUSINESS: Your Clients Are Already Buying Scalp Care. Just Not From You.✦ TECHNIQUE: Your Hair Was Cut Wet. That's Why It Never Looks Like It Did In The Chair.✦ TECHNIQUE: Are Straight Perms Bad for Your Hair? Experts Explain.✦ COLOR: The Hair Colors Stylists Predict Will Dominate Fall 2026 ✦ TECHNIQUE: Gloss or Full Color? Here's How to Know Which Appointment You Actually Need ✦ AT HOME: Is Your Bedtime Routine Ruining Your Hair? The Sleep Habits Stylists Want You to Know ✦ STYLE: The Pop Star Hair Looks Everyone Wants — And How Stylists Actually Recreate Them ✦ HAIR CARE: Yes, These 5 Thinning-Hair Treatments Can Work — Reviewed by Hair Professionals ✦ STYLE: What Your Hair Says About You: How You Wear Your Hair on a First Date ✦ HAIR CARE: Will this Hair Serum Replace Rogaine as the New Gold Standard?✦ HUMIDITY: Why Your Hair Changes in Humidity ✦ SHAMPOO: Is Your Shampoo Making Your Hair Oily? A Stylist Explains ✦ HAIRCUT: Your Haircut Should Work With Your Routine, Not Against It ✦ TRIM: How to Know When You're Actually Due for a Trim ✦ HAIRHEALTH: How Do K-Pop Idols Keep Their Hair Looking Healthy Through So Many Changes?✦ HEAT: Using Heat on Your Hair Every Day? A Stylist Explains What’s Actually Happening ✦ PRODUCTS: Dry Shampoo Isn’t Shampoo. Here’s What Your Stylist Wants You to Know.✦ TEXTURE: How Often Should You Wash Textured Hair? The Answer Depends on More Than Your Curl Pattern ✦ PRODUCTS: Hair Masks: What They Actually Do and How to Use Them Properly ✦ STYLE: Y2K Hair Is Back: 5 Throwback Trends Making a Comeback ✦ COLOR: Brunette Glazing: The Salon Treatment Everyone's Asking For ✦ STYLE: Why a Good Haircut Is More Than Just "Taking Length Off"✦ COLOR: Ready for Vivid Color? Here's What Your Stylist Wants You to Know ✦ TEXTURE: The Curl Consultation: What to Say to Get Your Best Curls Ever ✦ TIPS: How to Find a Stylist Who Gets Your Hair (And Keeps It)✦ TIPS: How to Book the Right Stylist for Your Hair Type ✦ TIPS: 10 Questions to Ask Before Your Next Color Appointment ✦ PRODUCTS: Bond Builders: What They Are and Why Your Hair Needs One ✦ BUSINESS: The $100K Solo Stylist Blueprint ✦ TECHNIQUE: What Is Balayage? Your Stylist Explains ✦ HAIR CARE: What Your Stylist Notices About Thinning Before You Do ✦ STYLE: Why Layers Can Either Help or Ruin Thin Hair ✦ HAIR CARE: Gua Sha for Scalp: The Treatment Stylists Are Watching Closely ✦ COLOR: How to Ask for a Low-Maintenance Color That Actually Lasts ✦ AT HOME: At-Home Hair Care That Actually Makes a Difference (According to Stylists)✦ BUSINESS: Why the Busiest Stylists Aren't Doing More Clients, They're Doing This Instead ✦ PRODUCTS: The Types of Products Stylists Actually Use for Smoothing Hair ✦ TIPS: What Your Stylist Is Actually Looking at When You Sit Down ✦ STYLE: 10 G-Dragon Hairstyles Stylists Still Reference ✦ STYLE: 10 Best Hair Looks at the 2026 Met Gala ✦ STYLE: Mother's Day Special Edition: 6 Effortless Hairstyles Stylists Are Loving ✦ COLOR: A Stylish History of Hair Color: From Ancient Pigment to Modern Salon Craft ✦ STYLE: Clean Cuts, Strong Lines, Hot-Guy Energy ✦ STYLE: How to Make a Slick-Back Bun Look Polished ✦ HAIR CARE: Your Fine, Frizzy Hair Might Actually Be Wavy ✦ STYLE: The 2026 Wolf Cut: Messy is the new Sexy ✦ STYLE: Find the Bangs That Actually Suit You ✦ HAIR CARE: What Stylists Should Know About Female Hair Loss ✦ STYLE: Game, Set, Hair ✦ STYLE & CULTURE: Your Hair Is Already Talking. Are You Listening?✦ HAIR CARE: Minoxidil vs. Proprietary Molecules: Is NOVOGRO™ the Industry's Best Kept Secret?✦ STYLE: Wet-Look Hair Can Be Chic. It Just Can't Look Greasy.✦ HAIR CARE: Finasteride vs. NOVOGRO™: Why I'm Tired of Watching Women Borrow Men's Hair-Loss Drugs ✦ STYLE: Short Without the Hard Edges: The French Bob I Reach For ✦ HAIR CARE: Shedding vs. Breakage: The 2-Minute Chairside Test Every Stylist Should Know ✦ BUSINESS: The Head Spa Opportunity: Turning Viral Interest Into Real Salon Revenue ✦ HAIR CARE: PP405 vs. NOVOGRO™: Why Salon Pros Are Questioning the Dormant Follicle Hype ✦ TECHNIQUE: What I Wish Clients Knew Before They Sat Down for Extensions ✦ HAIR CARE: The Real Damage Summer Does to Your Hair (and How Stylists Undo It)✦ COLOR: There Is a Smarter Way to Go Gray, and Most Women Never Hear It ✦ HAIR CARE: Your Shower Water Might Be the Real Reason Your Hair Feels Off ✦ HAIR CARE: How Often Should You Really Wash Your Hair? Let Me Settle This.✦ HAIR CARE: No, You Cannot Repair a Split End. Here Is What Actually Happens.✦ HAIR CARE: Your Flat Iron Runs Hotter Than Your Oven. Your Hair Notices Before You Do.✦ TECHNIQUE: Everyone Is Oiling Their Hair Right Now. Half of Them Are Doing It Backwards.✦ TEXTURE: The Perm Is Back, and It Is Nothing Like the One That Scared Your Mother ✦ BUSINESS: Your Clients Are Already Buying Scalp Care. Just Not From You.✦ TECHNIQUE: Your Hair Was Cut Wet. That's Why It Never Looks Like It Did In The Chair.✦ TECHNIQUE: Are Straight Perms Bad for Your Hair? Experts Explain.✦ COLOR: The Hair Colors Stylists Predict Will Dominate Fall 2026 ✦ TECHNIQUE: Gloss or Full Color? Here's How to Know Which Appointment You Actually Need ✦ AT HOME: Is Your Bedtime Routine Ruining Your Hair? The Sleep Habits Stylists Want You to Know ✦ STYLE: The Pop Star Hair Looks Everyone Wants — And How Stylists Actually Recreate Them ✦ HAIR CARE: Yes, These 5 Thinning-Hair Treatments Can Work — Reviewed by Hair Professionals ✦ STYLE: What Your Hair Says About You: How You Wear Your Hair on a First Date ✦ HAIR CARE: Will this Hair Serum Replace Rogaine as the New Gold Standard?✦ HUMIDITY: Why Your Hair Changes in Humidity ✦ SHAMPOO: Is Your Shampoo Making Your Hair Oily? A Stylist Explains ✦ HAIRCUT: Your Haircut Should Work With Your Routine, Not Against It ✦ TRIM: How to Know When You're Actually Due for a Trim ✦ HAIRHEALTH: How Do K-Pop Idols Keep Their Hair Looking Healthy Through So Many Changes?✦ HEAT: Using Heat on Your Hair Every Day? A Stylist Explains What’s Actually Happening ✦ PRODUCTS: Dry Shampoo Isn’t Shampoo. Here’s What Your Stylist Wants You to Know.✦ TEXTURE: How Often Should You Wash Textured Hair? The Answer Depends on More Than Your Curl Pattern ✦ PRODUCTS: Hair Masks: What They Actually Do and How to Use Them Properly ✦ STYLE: Y2K Hair Is Back: 5 Throwback Trends Making a Comeback

June 2026 · Curated by Stylists

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Is NOVOGRO™ the Industry's Best Kept Secret?

For years, minoxidil has been the established benchmark in hair-loss topicals. One name landed in our stylist circle this week: NOVOGRO™ (NV), a fresh class of ingredients designed to tackle multiple drivers of hair thinning at once.

Hair Care·Jun 13, 2026

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Your Hair Is Already Talking. Are You Listening?

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