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Why the Cheaper Uniform Usually Costs More
  • by Leanne Spring

Why the Cheaper Uniform Usually Costs More

Uniform spend is almost always judged on the sticker price and almost never on how long it lasts. What actually drives replacement cost, and how to work out what you are really paying.

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What Clients Notice About Your Uniform in the First Ninety Seconds
  • by Leanne Spring

What Clients Notice About Your Uniform in the First Ninety Seconds

A client forms an impression of your business before anyone speaks. What they actually register, in what order, and which details do the most damage.

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What to Give a Salon Team That They Will Actually Use
  • by Leanne Spring

What to Give a Salon Team That They Will Actually Use

Most end-of-year gifts for salon staff end up in a drawer. What therapists actually appreciate after the hardest month of the year, and what to skip.

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How to Choose Uniforms Your Team Will Actually Want to Wear
  • by Leanne Spring

How to Choose Uniforms Your Team Will Actually Want to Wear

Most uniform decisions are made on a photograph and regretted within a season. A practical guide to fabric, fit, colour, quantity and the questions worth asking before you order for a team.

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What to Replace in Your Salon Before the New Year
  • by Leanne Spring

What to Replace in Your Salon Before the New Year

A treatment room ages slowly enough that you stop seeing it. What to audit before the new year, what actually needs replacing, and what to leave alone.

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What Actually Ruins a Uniform, and How to Prevent It
  • by Leanne Spring

What Actually Ruins a Uniform, and How to Prevent It

Pilling, fading and stretched-out fabric rarely come from wearing a uniform. They come from how it is washed. What actually causes each, and the routine that prevents them.

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Why Presentation Is Everything in a Salon
  • by Leanne Spring

Why Presentation Is Everything in a Salon

Three decades in treatment rooms, three salons of my own, and the frustration that started a uniform label. Leanne Spring on why presentation is everything.

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