The Leaf Hair Blog
Top Tips for Left-Handed Hair Stylists
When becoming a hairdresser or barber, being left-handed might feel like a bit of a curse. However, with the right tools and training, it can turn out to be the ultimate gift and the perfect source of inspiration.
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Owning A Hair Salon During The Pandemic
With salons being forced to close their doors, it is undeniable that the pandemic has been tough. Find out more about our experiences and exclusive tips.
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Why paper not foil is the future choice for highlights and Balayage!
Here at Leaf we are always searching for products and tools to make the hairdressing industry more sustainable. We believe that we have found the future, sustainable alternative to hair foil! Exciting!!! Now, you ask, what's wrong with using foil? Producing foil consumes about 1,400 gallons of gasoline and emits about 12 tons of greenhouse gases. It also takes up to 400 years to break down, making it one of the biggest contributor of waste in landfills. An average of 2 kilometres of tin foil a month are being dumped all over the world by salons. This becomes an expensive price to pay for the environment, especially when waste disposal is a global crisis. As salon owners, we want success in our business, but how do we make it sustainable and earth-friendly? What can we do about it? Are there better alternatives? Paper not Foil not only can replace foil but also help save the environment. It is made from 100% recycled industrial scraps and degrades. It is manufactured using a waterless technology that uses 96% less energy to produce than aluminium. Paper not foil is even better than hair foil because its chalk-like texture makes it easy to hold and contain hair. No need to fold the sides so you can also save time in the application! Just glide smoothly to remove, no need for painful pulling or snagging! Cut it any way you want, just like foil and reuse for up to three times and save money. This amazing product is revolutionary. Instead of using non-biodegradable foil, now you have the option of using PAPER! Be part of the solution and be pro-environment. Salon stylists and owners have influence over their clients since they chat and share stories, opinions, and advice. That's why we can directly influence client's over social responsibility. Let's do our share in promoting the environment and help build a sustainable future. Not only can this method help you save money but it can also strengthen your brand identity as a salon with and for a cause. Check out Paper not foil now in our store!
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LEAF'S STORY SO FAR.
LEAF Scissors has had an amazing few months. We launched officially in August and have gone from strength to strength since we launched. I wanted to take a bit of time to tell you about the history of the brand, where we are now & plans for the future! The idea for Leaf scissors first came to me just over a year ago. I saw that there was not a scissor brand in the market that had a sustainable aspect to their brand and I wondered if I could come up with something new and exciting that would give me the opportunity to not only build a new brand (Something I aspired to do anyway!) but also make a conscious impact on the industry and help in some way to make a difference to the environment. I'm a hairdresser myself so know the importance of having amazing scissors when cutting hair. I set about finding amazing high quality, Japanese steel scissors, which are hand made. This level of craftsmanship is so important to me as I believe that these scissors need to be of the highest quality and build to last. After some trial and design changes (Including deciding that I wanted them to be black )I fell in love with the scissors straight and went about making our first ever order. I ordered enough I thought to last 6 months for a new business. (3 months later we were out of stock!) I knew that I wanted to make a conscious effort to help the environment so I looked for a way to do so. I decided that planting trees is what I want to do. I researched and found ONE TREE PLANTED. ONE TREE PLANTED gave us a way of planting trees all over the world! we are so proud to plant 10 tress for every pair sold! I sourced high quality recycled packaging so that the scissors were in plastic free boxes and wrapping. As soon as I saw the logo on the box example, I knew I had made the right choice, The look and feel of the packaging led us to be inspired to do our scissor shoot (Who knew scissors could look so amazing.) We wanted plants and leafs to play a massive part in the look of the brand, & we were instantly in love with the photos of the product. Once the website was built we were ready to go! We officially launched in August last year and have not looked back since! Since the launch we have had some amazing successes already: - We have been featured in a lot of our favourite industry magazines (One to watch in creative head, Product features in HJ and Tribute and an editorial article in professional hairdresser) Thanks to all of the teams at the magazine's! - We have grown to over 700 social followers (Not bad for a few months) - We have 3 ambassadors across the U.K. with a combined following of close to 100K! (We're looking for more next year too) - We have signed up distributors in the U.K and in Greece and we are speaking to other countries in Europe now. - We sold all of our opening stock twice as fast as expected! All in all a pretty amazing start for such a young brand! 2020 brings with it some amazing new possibilities for LEAF. In January we are going to launch a new service and a new product! - We are launching Klarna 'pay in 3' in the new year to help hairdressers spread the costs. This will allow you to spread the payments of scissors across 3 payments so that it does not cost so much in one go! - We are also going to in January launch our next scissor, The Black edition Thinning scissor! (Thanks for your insta feedback on what products you want.) keep and eye on our instagram for more details soon! - We are also working on a truly exciting sustainable product for the hairdressing salons. We in 2020 want to help not just hairdressers but salon owners make a conscious difference to the world. more details on this exciting aspect to follow soon. We really are grateful for all of the love and support we have seen from everyone this year! We wish you all an amazing Christmas and a happy new year! Best Wishes Steve Founder of LEAF SCISSORS
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