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In this episode Global Events Director Thomas Berglin and Nathan Gorman take you behind the curtain of our upcoming show REFLECTIVE.PERSPECTIVE. The past, present, and future are connected by a continuous chain of events. Our reflection and perception of ourselves is the first place we can start to create and change our mindset. We are excited to Invite you all to Budapest, Hungary on June 9th & 10th, 2024.
Welcome to a special conversations with Kevin, Last year at KEVIN.MURPHY we set out to find our ICON. Let's meet our winner from the many entries we received. We chat with long time KEY and talented KEVIN.MURPHY educator, Lucinda O'Niel and Hair Together founder Eileen McHugh, who is humble, talented and a very special person, at once unassuming, but dont fall for it! Eileen is a game-changer and has been cited as one of the leading Social Entrepreneurs in Ireland. Since becoming our ICON, they have expanded rapidly. ICON is not a typical stylist competition, it is an award. Tune in to hear all about our past winners and how to enter or nominate others to become our next KEVIN.MURPHY ICON.
In this episode of Conversations, learn tips and tricks to keep the TOURNAMENT momentum. Paz and Sarah speak to past winners Robert Stary Salon and Amy Van Loh from Avenson Salon & Boutique on how they ended up on top of the leaderboard in 2022. We’re on a mission to find the salons and stylists who lead! We want to learn from them, celebrate them, and share their insights and recipes for success with others all to lift stylists and salons globally to a new level of business by learning from the best. Tune in!
Tune in to hear about our stylist competition, Tournament, from Nathan Gorman and CEO Peter McDonald.
COLOR.ME GLOSS NEW SHADES: OPULENT REFLECTIONS Join Kate Reid and special guests European colourists and educators, Myassar Bachofner and Caroline Idland, as they launch Opulent Reflection, with shades that are multi-tonal, inspired by the strength and the high reflectivity of luxurious elements. Learn how to dial up the hairs luminosity bringing ultimate glass-like reflective glow to all salon clients, from the lightest blonde to the darkest brunette. Dive into the revolutionary COLOR.ME GLOSS SHADES, they share insights and useage on the transformative impact of the range. Discover their favourite formulas, both new and existing, and join us in celebrating this ground-breaking beauty innovation!
Get serious about caring for curly, wavy and textured hair and helping clients unlock their true self. In this jam-packed podcast, Nathan Gorman and Sarah Lund speak with the inspirational curly hair guru Haiya Rodriguez @gethaiya. Tune in as we speak all things curls, product and business. Unpack why Haiya has become a global force to be reckoned with as an entrepreneur who is honest, open and has created a global community of CURLFRIENDS. Haiya will give you all of the insight into how to stay true to yourself, your craft and create an identity that gets noticed.
In this podcast, Kate Reid and Brandi Holdaway share some of their favourite formulas and how COLOR.ME GLOSS has changed the salon for the better! COLOR.ME GLOSS is designed as a colour and a treatment in one. With a modern selection of shade options that allow for a completely customisable hair experience regardless of the texture. Dive into services such as neutralising, tone-on-tone or pastelising, and have your mind blown both by the results and the service options available for you and your clients.
Tune in to hear Kate Reid and Janine Simons discuss how to meet the needs of clients who want to go lighter without the time associated with traditional lightening and toning practices. KEVIN.MURPHY+BLONDE HIGH.LIFT is the first product in the new KEVIN.MURPHY+BLONDE range. These 6 high lift shades are designed to achieve ultra-light blonde results with warm, cool, and neutral options, offering up to five levels of lightening and already has built-in toning that gives you consistently flawless blonde results. Kate and Janine will share tips, tricks and formulas that will get you up to speed. FAST!
Join Nathan Gorman and Sarah Lund as they launch KILLER.CURLS WASH & RINSE and KILLER.TWIRLS. Each product has been carefully crafted with every uniquely textured head of hair in mind. From waves at 2a, all the way to coils at 4c, this launch introduces new curl defining options and product positioning within the range. Sarah and Nathan explore how these must-have products provide the perfect base for air-dried hair. Get answers to FAQ'S and consider how to advise clients to embrace thier natural self in this fun and enlightening episode.
Join Nathan Gorman and Sarah Lund in a fun and fresh episode of Conversations with Kevin where they discuss the ingredients and next level technology of BLOW.DRY WASH & RINSE. This new innovation provides both in-salon solutions and a perfect take home for clients who style their hair regularly with hot tools and heated appliances. From straight, to curly, to highly textured hair all unique needs are met, to help salons and clients achieve flawless and long-lasting styles. Tune in!
Welcome to the launch of COLOR.ME GLOSS. Hair colour born from fashion and driven by performance. Kate Reid, Caroline Kells and Iggy Popovic introduce the latest range in the COLOR.ME http://color.me/ lineup. Consumers associate healthy hair with overall health and wellbeing, the trend we see is towards low commitment and more gentle solutions for hair colour. COLOR.ME http://color.me/ GLOSS is a luxurious, demi-permament, acidic liquid colour that will offfer you and your clients in-salon service options and incredible results. Tune in to learn more.
COLOR.ME DESIGN.DIRECTOR Kate Reid, with Janine Simons and Leland Olson discuss the latest copper trend movement. In a moment of perfect fashion timing, we launch our new COLOR.ME COPPER.INTENSE .44 SHADES. A long list of celebrities are making cases for copper toned strands and we have been watching it on the runways. As usual, here at KEVIN.MURPHY+COLOR.ME EDUCATION, we wanted to give you the tools needed to be ahead of the trends. Listen for insight into favourite formulas, working with grey coverage and intermixing with our +Technologies. The copper trend is for everyone; allowing some live on the wild side with fiery reds, and others to try out more natural, rich auburns and will give you and your clients so many stunning options. All with the dimension and vibrancy you can expect from COLOR.ME.
Nathan Gorman and Kate Reid bring you everything you need to know about our latest and most exciting launch EVERLASTING.COLOUR. A range of colour preserving products formulated to restore and strengthen chemically treated hair, and extend the vibrancy and shine. EVERLASTING.COLOUR helps to support your scalp’s natural microbiome, assists in halting mineral build-up from hard water, as well as protect against the colour-deviations created by environmental aggressors such as oxidants, free radicals and UVA/UVB exposure. Tune in to gain an understanding how this regimen launch is not only a game-changer for your clients at home, but how it gives you multiple options and solutions for use in the salon to ensure consistent and elevated colour results.
Tune in to this episode of Conversations to hear the sage advice of three business owners regarding pricing and costs. Janine Simons, Natalie Morgan and Alexander Fuchs are from different types of salons within our salon network. We all want to be successful, have adequate stock on our shelves and have a team that feels renumerated for the work that they do. Learn tips and tricks geared towards a healthy salon business, KPI’s you should look at and how to price services. Listen in to discover when the right time for a price rise is and how to implement and communicate it.
Nearly half of all companies reported significant disruptions in their supply chains. In the salon, we have had empty shelves as well. Start at the beginning and understand – what a supply chain is and how it affects all manufacturers. In this episode we will explore what this means for us in the salon and at KEVIN.MURPHY. Hosted by Nathan Gorman and for the first time ever on Conversations with Kevin, Betty Kao, Global VP, Supply Chain & Operations. Listen in to hear from our own rockstar all about supply chain and look into what the future holds.
COLOUR.XELERATE: Save Time, Colour More! Our latest + Technology discussed by DESIGN.DIRECTOR Kate Reid and COLOR.MASTER Iggy Popovic. You will look at how COLOUR.XELERATE will enhance service benefits, results and understand the ease of using this game changing innovation. Saving you and your clients development time and make application more efficient. See how this new product is a must for all colourists.
Its a celebration all round! In this podcast we explore the FUTURE, we look back on the year that has shaped us and explore CLIENT + SALON + STYLIST FUTURES in a frank, funny and open discussion. Hosted by Nathan Gorman with DESIGN.DIRECTORS Wade Blackford and Kate Reid along with COLOR.MASTER Janine Simons we look at the key to business longevity, connection and change, our biggest learning this year and how to inspire a new generation of stylists, the rise of the single stylist vs the salon and how salons need to move forward in a new market.
Refining hair is a fine art. Our clients demand fashionable, long-lasting and premium services. Join Kate Reid, Jodana Geary and Leland Olson to discuss their favourite refining formulas for maintenance, fast and accurate results, and fashion techniques. With a whole range of COLOR.ME products and tools at your disposal, find out when is the right time to use pH.D, TONERS or SHADES. Tune in to this COLOR.ME edition of Conversations With Kevin to discover new ways to approach refining for your clients.
Formulation is the key to success when colouring hair. In this COLOR.ME edition of Conversations With Kevin, we explore each scenario unique to your clients desires. DESIGN.DIRECTOR Kate Reid, COLOR.MASTER and Salon Owner Janine Simons, and National Technical Manager Stevie Hay, talk about their favourite time saving, fashion-forward formulations, and what some of the most requested formulations are right now. Tune in to take your COLOR.ME formulations higher with this global collective of talent sharing their tips and tricks to refining success.
Editorial stylist and SESSION.MASTER Marianne Jensen joins HEAD.MASTER Nathan Gorman for a full, frank and funny conversation about her longstanding career. One of the most influential stylists in the beauty and fashion industry with over 30 years of expertise, her passion for hairstyling has made her one of the most talented and respected artists, where she has received several awards including ELLE Style’s Hair Stylist of the Year. Marianne shares career elevating tips and tricks and a little industry gossip, tune in to hear a unique take on the industry from a unique person.
Great hair begins at the scalp! Nathan Gorman with special guests Jennifer Bartee and Wade Blackford explore two new and additions to our SCALP.SPA range. SCALP.SPA TREATMENT and SCALP.SPA SERUM. Packed with skin loving ingredients that when used in combination with our SCALP.SPA SCRUB and WASH nurtures your scalp back to health ensuring that your hair and future hair growth has the best possible conditions for growth and strength.
Create fashion formulations using the latest COLOR.ME SHADES. CHOCOLATE.ASH brings natural with a touch of drama creating a luminous confident glow that conveys a message of natural beauty paired with glamour and luxury. While, VIOLET.INTENSE communicates originality and ingenuity, these fresh SHADES are for no shrinking violet. Kate Reid, James Nicholson and Caroline Kells discuss the latest shows, shoots and what is happening globally in the colour world and share how they formulate the SHADES to create fashion looks. Join us for a quick 34 minutes to take-away some exciting plug and play colour ideas for your clients!
In this episode Nathan Gorman is joined by Kevin Murphy himself, COLOR.ME DESIGN.DIRECTOR Kate Reid, and DESIGN.DIRECTOR for styling Wade Blackford as they take you through our latest VELVET.FLORA and ULTRA.VIOLET campaigns. Gain an insiders look on how the team creates on point images, textures and colours that move the needle on fashion time after time. Prepare to be inspired by a brand that looks like no other!
Short hair is an expression of modernity. Updating or changing our look is rarely by accident and almost always used to express what we feel, where we are and who we belong with. A change in hair colour or a fresh new cut has shown the potential to boost self-confidence and leave people feeling empowered. In this podcast Nathan Gorman along with James Nicholson, Kate Reid and Pascal Van Loenhout look at the haircut that may be perceived simply as an accessory. Listen and we will unpack our HI-T Trend Report EXPRESS YOURSELF and prove that it's much more.
Our new digital education offering SESSION.SALON CONNECT has landed, but what is all of the fuss about? In this podcast Nathan Gorman with SESSION.SALON royalty Paz Bamrolia and Sarah Lund will open your mind to the business of communication. Our mission is to cement SESSION.SALON into a new digital landscape and be a voice of truth for salons and stylists in a whole new world. What is a personal brand, Who is your client, How have they changed and what do you need to do? Take your business to the next level with this exciting program from KEVIN.MURPHY Education.
Grey hair may not have changed but some of the ways clients look to us to master it have. DESIGN.DIRECTOR Kate Reid, North American Education manager Jodana Geary and Salon owner and educator Brandi Holdaway discuss formulations, grey blending, multi tonal coverage and opaque results to help elevate your colours in salon for the new future of grey colouration.
When we launched EVER.SMOOTH, we knew we were onto something big when we explored and experienced Long Chain Polymers in our product. After great success, we decided to take this technology further and create a whole family of products. Get an insiders point of view as Nathan Gorman hosts this episode with very special guests Kevin Murphy, Larry Paul and Sanaz Enshaian as we explore all you need to know about BLOW.DRY By KEVIN.MURPHY. Listen in to gain knowledge on where to find assets, inspiration and for an in-depth conversation on ingredients and how to elevate the BLOW.DRY experience for you and your clients.
NUDE ALERT! Now that we have your attention, join COLOR.ME Design Director Kate Reid with special guests Caroline Kells, Iggy Popovic and Malin Hornqvist as they discuss all things NUDE as we launch the new and innovative COLOR.ME .28 BEIGE.VIOLET reflects. Explore a symphony of on trend, must-have tones from bronze to blush, taupe and oatmeal. These SHADES will take personalisation for your clients to the next level. Kate and her guests discuss all you need to know about this exciting addition, and share tried and tested formulas that you can immediately implement in salon.
In this podcast Nathan Gorman, Jennifer Bartee and James Nicholson have a candid chat about some exciting initiatives that we have at KEVIN.MURPHY. First our HI-T Texture report and explore a class offering we have launched called TEXTURE.SHAPE.FINISH. Listen to gain knowledge on some consumer behaviours around curl to highly textured hair and identify some key trends in this area. Image credits Photographer: @magnordstrand Hair: @alexanderwoll
