Fight the Plastic Plague! Guest blog by Gina Conway.
In the second of our mini series of Guest Blogs, our friend Gina Conway shares her tips on reducing plastic use in salons. Thanks too to Salon Gold who published this in the first place. Gina is a leading salon owner and UK Brand Ambassador for Philip Martin’s, and has been named Marie Claire’s Best...Continue reading→
New sustainable hairdressing tool kit for freelancers!
With over 60% of professional hairdressers in the UK now self employed, we thought it was high time we produced a sustainable hairdressing tool kit for them. So we have! Following the success of Salon RE:Source – the hairdressing industry’s multi-award-winning sustainability guide – there is now a BRAND NEW eco toolkit designed and launched...Continue reading→
Anne Veck Investigates: how to reduce colour waste?
Anne Veck Investigates: how to reduce colour waste? I don't think you need me to explain why chemical waste is a problem. So straight to the point, here are some ideas for tackling the problem that all of us can choose from. 1. Record how much colour you dispose of daily by collecting it in...Continue reading→
Guest blog by Tabitha James Kraan about her truly sustainable brand.
Here at Anne Veck we love Tabitha, her brand, her salon and her approach to sustainability and healthy hairdressing. We don't usually promote a product brand but Tabitha James Kraan 's products are different. But let her explain in her own words: "The brand is small and pioneering: Tabitha JK is Cosmos/Soil association certified so...Continue reading→
Imprisoned Eco-warrior Paul Watson and hairdressing. What’s the connection?
Imprisoned Eco-Warrior Paul Watson Receives Prestigious Conservation Award so what is the connection with hairdressing? Grant Brown at Happy Eco News explains: (edited just a little) Captain Paul Watson, imprisoned eco-warrior, marine conservationist and founder of several environmental organizations, has been named the 2025 The Perfect World Foundation Award recipient. The announcement comes from The...Continue reading→
Customer service myths dispelled
Thanks to Hairdressers Journal International for publishing Keith's thoughts on "customer service myths"... Keith Mellen, Managing Director of Anne Veck Limited, dispels a number of myths about client service.... Myth One: Channel all new clients to the least busy stylist I call this the 'busy-stylist paradox'. In the early days of Anne Veck Salons, we...Continue reading→
5 Top Tips for more sustainable hairdressing
5 Top Tips for more sustainable hairdressing, adapted from Green Salon Collective. Just got an email from the indispensable Green Salon Collective which we have modified into this blog, featuring some comments and alternatives from us (that is Anne & Keith) at Anne Veck Sustainability. We love hairdressing, but on the whole it can be...Continue reading→
Avant-garde: how to find (or free) your creative spirit as a hairdresser
Avant-garde: how to find (or free) your creative spirit as a hairdresser Is hairdressing an art form? Whether you’re turning out precision cuts on the salon floor or styling backstage for an international fashion brand, award-winning educator and sustainability expert Anne Veck believes that what we are creating as an industry is art – and...Continue reading→
Grey hair is fabulous! And that’s not a myth.
So, it's Friday, up you get out of bed, you are smiling, you are happy, you are going for drinks after work tonight. But then, as you are getting ready for work, you look in your bathroom mirror... and you see your first grey hair: "What the xxxx, I am too young for grey hairs!"...Continue reading→
Anne’s advice on how to provide a top quality wedding hair service
Anne Veck is a bridal expert and educator. Having run her own salons for over 30 years with a thriving bridal business, Anne sold her businesses in Oxford and Bicester and she now continues to work a column in the Oxford salon under new management "Kelly's Hair Oxford". Anne currently offers bespoke wedding hair training...Continue reading→