Over 40,000 Beauty Professionals Help Make PBA’s 2012 International Salon & Spa Expo Long Beach a Huge Success

February 2nd, 2012 at 4:59 pm by PBA in Beauty Insider News, PBA Press Room with No Comments

Industry Responds to ISSE Concept of Creating a Professionally Focused Total Beauty Event

Phoenix, AZ (February 1, 2012) – The 2012 International Salon & Spa Expo Long Beach (ISSE Long Beach) re-affirmed its position as the West Coast’s biggest and best total beauty event as an energetic crowd of over 40,000 beauty professionals (up slightly from 2011) from around the world attended the show. Produced by the Professional Beauty Association (PBA), the ISSE concept has evolved beyond the traditional “hair show” to a complete beauty event relating to hair, nails, cosmetics, esthetics, wellness, massage, and advanced education.

Known as the launching place for new beauty products and services, ISSE Long Beach featured a sold-out expo floor, consisting of more than 400 leading beauty brands. Ranging from international beauty leaders that included BaBylissPRO, Clairol Professional, CND, Moroccan Oil, Orly, Repêchage, RUSK, TIGI, and Wahl to indie trend-setters such as Body Up Pro, Hair Flairs, Rock Your Hair, and Young Nails; ISSE Long Beach always has a diverse exhibitor base, and 2012 was no exception. On-site sales and reservations for 2013 exhibit space were also very strong as exhibitors did not want to miss out.

ISSE Long Beach also featured more than 183 complimentary educational opportunities that were included as part of the ISSE Long Beach ticket. The NAHA Stage, which featured many past NAHA winners such as Damien Carney, Steve Elias, Jake Thompson, and Charlie Price, was continually at room capacity. Beauty professionals wanted to learn first-hand from these individuals on how to conceptualize and create a winning NAHA entry.

Many of the same features that make ISSE Long Beach a success will also be incorporated into ISSE Midwest. The ISSE Midwest show, which runs November 4 – 5, 2012 in the Chicagoland area, will not serve as the industry’s much needed and requested Fall/holiday show.

ISSE Long Beach 2012 Show Highlights

Expansion of the EstheticsAmerica & Wellness Pavilion:  ISSE Long Beach 2012 saw the expansion of its increasingly popular EstheticsAmerica & Wellness Pavilion, which provides a dedicated environment for skin care, cosmetics, massage, wellness and the latest in treatments and education for these rapidly expanding segments of the beauty industry. CIDESCO USA education was also offered and continues to be a desirable option for many esthetic professionals looking to continue their education. PBA aims to continue the growth of the pavilion for the 2013 show with even more esthetic brands and classes.

New Hair Competitions Were A Success: For 2012, ISSE Long Beach offered its first hair competitions. Hosted by Mark Goodman, immediate past President of PBA’s Beauty Professional/NCA section, and open to students and licensed professionals, the hair competitions allowed individuals to show off their skills and win cash and career prestige. For the licensed professional (senior) division, the competitions served as tryouts for the OMC HairWorld USA team for 2012. The members of Team USA will be selected and announced within the next few weeks. While honors were given to the top seven in each category, the winners included:

  • Fashion on Long Hair – Day Style: Edda Coscioni
  • Fashion on Long Hair – Evening Style: Edda Coscioni
  • Technical – Creative: Svitlana Vechera
  • Technical – Hair by Night: Svitlana Vechera
  • Student – Bridal: Erdenesuvd Jargalsaikhan
  • Student – Fantasy Inspired by Nature: Jeanne Collado
  • Student – Ladies Trend Cut, Color, and Style: Katey Browne

Nail Competitions Bring Out New and Seasoned Entrants: The ISSE Long Beach nail competitions, sponsored by NailPro Magazine, featured an array of new and seasoned entrants. Winners were awarded cash and prizes depending on placements. Winners include:

  • Fantasy Nail Art | Theme: Couture | Category: Novice – Adriana Riveros
  • Fantasy Nail Art | Theme: Couture | Category: Veteran – Lakia Lewis
  • 3-D Nail Art | Theme: When Pigs Fly | Category: Novice – Shannon McCown
  • 3-D Nail Art | Theme: When Pigs Fly | Category: Veteran – Viv Simmonds
  • Hand Painted Nail Art | Theme: Parrots | Category: Novice – Kazuyo Yamamoto
  • Hand Painted Nail Art | Theme: Parrots | Category: Veteran – Pisut Massong
  • Sculptured Nail Art | Theme: Stiletto | Category: Novice – Ai Kawasaki
  • Sculptured Nail Art | Theme: Stiletto | Category: Veteran – Trang Nguyen
  • Salon Success | Theme: n/a | Category: Novice – Ai Kawasaki
  • Salon Success | Theme: n/a | Category: Veteran – Mayumi Hase
  • Soak Off Gel Nail Art | Theme: Party Time | Category: Non-Divisional – Yoko Kino
  • Soak Off Gel Manicure | Theme: n/a | Category: Non-Divisional – Amy Becker
  • New Perfect Match | Theme: n/a | Category: Non-Divisional – Trang Nguyen & Emeese Koppany

NAHA Stage Experiences Capacity Crowds: The North American Hairstyling Awards (NAHA) continues to be the industry’s premier photographic hairstyling competition and awards ceremony. The ISSE Long Beach NAHA Stage featured past NAHA winners and multi-category finalists in an intimate setting where attendees learned up close and personal from some of the industry’s biggest stars on how to take a winning NAHA collection from concept through submission. Presenters included Damien Carney, Tony Ricci, John Simpson, Jake Thompson, Charlie Price, The Teals featuring Steve Elias, and others. Every class was completely full or very close due to overwhelming demand.

Awards for Top Booths Spark Competition: Many companies launched new and/or expanded booths. From layout and signage updates to complete makeovers, firms invested in their image. Launched in 2011, ISSE Long Beach awards top honors for booths, which come with free advertisements in pre and onsite materials for the 2013 show. Winning booths at ISSE Long Beach 2012 include:

  • Best Island/Peninsula Booth: TIGI
  • Best Large Linear Booth: Doll hair care
  • Best Linear Booth: Trestles Hair Extensions

Revamped Stage Concepts: Focused on continually evolving to meet the needs of the industry, ISSE Long Beach revamped some of its stage concepts and streamlined offerings to help attendees better access presentations and maximize their time at the show. Center Stage (formerly International Fashion Theater) and Stage Right (formerly Technical Theater) were again popular with attendees and featured top creative teams and educators from across the industry. 

ISSE Long Beach and ISSE Midwest (November 4 – 5, 2012) are open to licensed salon/spa professionals, cosmetology students and instructors only. To maintain a professional atmosphere, attendees must present proof of license and a valid photo ID. For additional information on ISSE Long Beach and ISSE Midwest, please visit probeauty.org/isse.

ISSE MIDWEST MOVES TO FALL 2012

November 4 – 5, 2012│Donald E. Stephens Convention Center│Rosemont, IL. probeauty.org/issemw

Responding to the requests of multiple beauty manufacturers, distributors, salon owners and hairstylists for a show option in the Chicago market during the Fall/holiday season, ISSE Midwest will move from Spring to Fall for 2012. ISSE Midwest will deliver the same level of professionalism, quality education, leading exhibitors, industry celebrations and large industry attendance that have become the industry standard at PBA’s family of events. ISSE Midwest will be held at the industry favorite Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois – just a short distance from downtown Chicago and O’Hare International Airport.

 

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Brazilian Blowout Pays $600,000 Settlement, Changes Labeling

February 1st, 2012 at 6:06 pm by PBA in Beauty Insider News with No Comments

 

From Fox New.com, January 31, 2012:

“The maker of a popular line of hair-straightening products has agreed to alert consumers that two of its formulations emit formaldehyde gas, a possible carcinogen, California’s attorney general announced.

The labeling changes are designed to settle a lawsuit the state filed in November against the company that makes Brazilian Blowout products, which have been a boon for those who dislike their naturally curly tresses but a source of health concerns.”

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/01/31/brazilian-blowout-maker-agrees-to-labeling-changes/#ixzz1l9tx1IJi

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The Professional Beauty Industry Comes Together & STOPS Cosmetology Deregulation in Indiana

January 27th, 2012 at 7:36 pm by PBA in Beauty Insider News, PBA Government Affairs Update, PBA Press Room with No Comments

Phoenix, AZ (January 26, 2012) - The Professional Beauty Association (PBA) is pleased to announce that a recent bill in Indiana (HB1006) that would have deregulated the cosmetology industry and repealed professional licensing boards and all licenses was STOPPED. PBA’s Government Advocacy team, in partnership with representatives from JCPenny, SportClips, Honors Beauty College, PCPC, ICMAD, ISPA, ISBN, AACS, NCEA, Intercoiffure, and others, helped organize the countess beauty professionals that leant their time and talents to stopping the bill.

Through outreach efforts, over 18,000 beauty professionals from across the nation quickly came together to voice their opposition to state lawmakers through letters, emails, phone calls, and social media posts about the harmful effects passage would cause to the cosmetology profession and consumer safety. State lawmakers listened and the bill will not be moving forward for a vote. Indiana Rep. and bill sponsor, David Wolkins, R-Winona Lake, advised the Evansville Courier & Press on Wednesday that stylists, aestheticians and others who came to testify on the bill last week were so persuasive that their industry should be licensed and regulated that he would not even ask for a vote on the legislation.

“Legislators in Indiana heard the professional beauty industry loud and clear that deregulation of the cosmetology industry was not wanted,” states Myra Irizarry, PBA’s Director of Government Affairs. “As the industry’s trade association we are very thankful for our industry partners and their proactive efforts to stop Indiana bill HB1006.”

PBA continues to advocate that removing boards and licenses for cosmetologists and barbers would have a detrimental health and safety, as well as fiscal, impact.

Licensing and regulation of the cosmetology industry ensures proper training and protects the health and safety of consumers. Licensing is essential to ensuring the welfare of the general public.  Ensuring core knowledge and competency in areas such as bacteriology, sanitation, anatomy, chemistry, and health is absolutely necessary to maintain confidence in the profession and safety for the consumer.

To learn more about PBA’s government advocacy efforts, volunteer, and to sign up for The Washington Update, PBA’s e-newsletter regarding government affairs, visit probeauty.org/advocacy.

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New Hampshire Considering Three New Bills that Would Negatively Impact State’s Cosmetology Industry

January 27th, 2012 at 7:33 pm by PBA in Beauty Insider News, PBA Government Affairs Update, PBA Press Room with 1 Comment

Phoenix, AZ (January 27, 2012) Having successfully worked to stop deregulation of the cosmetology industry in New Hampshire in 2011, the Professional Beauty Association (PBA) is speaking out against three new bills state legislators are considering that would negatively impact the state’s cosmetology industry. PBA and other industry partners are calling on New Hampshire residents and beauty professionals across the nation to alert lawmakers about the effects these bills would have if passed. 

PBA encourages individuals in New Hampshire to sign on to a letter opposing HB1265, HB1431, and HB1538 at www.probeauty.org/advocacy (click the red “Take Action Now” box) or by clicking here. An outline of the three bills New Hampshire is considering includes:

HB1265 establishes criteria for the regulation of occupations and professions by boards and commissions as authorized by law, and provides that an individual may engage in a legal occupation (such as cosmetology) without being subject to laws that regulate the occupation or profession which are arbitrary, unnecessary, or substantially burdensome. BILL SPONSORS: Representatives Spec Bowers, Joshua Davenport, Seth Cohn, and George Lambert.

HB1431 repeals the requirements of high school education and hours of training or apprenticeship required for obtaining a barber license, leaving as requirements only good professional character, passage of an examination, and paying the license fee. BILL SPONSORS: Representatives Spec Bowers, Tammy Simmons, Peter Hansen, Jason Antosz, Michael Reed, Donald LeBrun, and Kyle Tasker.

HB1538 prohibits the board of barbering, cosmetology, and esthetics from adopting a rule banning certain innovative cosmetic or esthetic treatments. BILL SPONSORS: Representatives Andrew Manuse, Steve Vaillancourt, Lenette Peterson, Spec Bowers.

Licensed professionals, business owners, distributors, and manufacturers maintain a high standard of professionalism and legitimacy through education, best practices, health and safety, and complying with regulations that protect the industry as well as the consumer.  These bills do not support the professional beauty industry and its members.  All three bills are currently in the House Executive Departments and Administration Committee.

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Indiana De-Regulation Bill Officially Withdrawn

January 26th, 2012 at 1:46 am by PBA in Beauty Insider News, PBA Government Affairs Update with No Comments

Hundreds of beauty professionals from Indiana came forward last Friday, January 20, for a hearing on Indiana HB1006 (House Bill 1006), which would deregulate the cosmetology industry in that state by removing the Board and cosmetology licensing.

As of today, January 25, Indiana Representative David A Wolkins, the Bill sponsor, has officially withdrawn the Bill and will not be pursing the legislation in 2012. The withdraw follows a PBA Action Alert  that resulted in more than 18,000 Indiana beauty professionals sending letters directly to Rep. Wolkins. In addition, several beauty organizations joined this effort, helping PBA pass on the importance of opposing this Bill for the professional beauty industry and the health and safety of Indiana consumers.

The Professional Beauty Association (PBA) would like to thank everyone who participated in the effort and the following organizations for helping get the word out against Indiana HB1006.

  • JCPenney:  Paula Phillips, Paula Malloy, Diana Kelley
  • SportClips: Gordon Logan and Ray Dorulla
  • AACS: John Halal (Honors Beauty College)
  • PCPC, ICMAD, ISPA, ISBN, AACS,  NCEA, and Intercoiffure

PBA keeps professionals informed on legislation affecting the industry and develops grassroots advocacy plans, including reaching out to legislators and governors of each state to help them understand the importance of education for the professional, health and safety for the consumer, and the impact the professional beauty industry has on the U.S and global economies. To stay informed and speak out when the time comes, visit probeauty.org/advocacy.

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Action Alert: OPPOSE HB1265 in New Hampshire

January 17th, 2012 at 6:11 pm by PBA in PBA Government Affairs Update with No Comments

HB 1265 establishes criteria for the regulation of occupations and professions by boards and commissions, and that an individual may engage in a legal occupation (such as cosmetology) without being subject to laws that regulate the occupation or profession.

Licensing and regulation of the cosmetology industry ensures proper training and protects the health and safety of consumers. Licensing is essential to ensuring the welfare of the general public.  Ensuring core knowledge and competency in areas such as bacteriology, sanitation, anatomy, chemistry, and health is absolutely necessary to maintain confidence in the profession and safety for the consumer.

Click here to sign onto our letter opposing HB 1265 in New Hampshire (letter available to New Hampshire residents only).

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National Taxpayer Advocate Delivers Annual Report to Congress; Focuses on IRS Funding and Taxpayer Rights

January 17th, 2012 at 4:01 pm by PBA in PBA Government Affairs Update with No Comments

The following is abbreviated from the “IRS Newswire” for January 2011.

WASHINGTON — National Taxpayer Advocate Nina E. Olson released her annual report to Congress, identifying the combination of the IRS’s expanding workload and declining resources as the most serious problem facing taxpayers. The result, the report says, is inadequate taxpayer service, erosion of taxpayer rights, and reduced tax compliance. The Advocate expressed her continuing concern that the IRS’s expanding use of automated processes to adjust tax liabilities is causing harm to taxpayers and recommended that Congress enact a comprehensive Taxpayer Bill of Rights.

About the Taxpayer Advocate Service

The Taxpayer Advocate Service is an independent organization within the IRS.  TAS employees help taxpayers who are experiencing economic difficulties, such as not being able to provide necessities like housing, transportation, or food; taxpayers who are seeking help in resolving problems with the IRS; and taxpayers who believe an IRS system or procedure is not working as it should.  If you believe you are eligible for TAS assistance, you can reach TAS by calling 1-877–777–4778 (toll-free).  For more information, go to www.TaxpayerAdvocate.irs.gov or www.irs.gov/advocate.

Read the Executive Summary or download the Complete 2011 Annual Report to Congress.

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Action Alert: Oppose HB1006 in Indiana

January 17th, 2012 at 3:49 pm by PBA in PBA Government Affairs Update with No Comments

HB1006 deregulates the cosmetology industry in Indiana by repealing the law governing cosmetologists and barbers, including professional licensing boards and all licenses.

Removing the Board and licenses for cosmetologists in the state of Indiana will have a detrimental health and safety as well as fiscal impact. Removal of licensing will kill cosmetology schools, and put local distributors in the state out of business.

Licensing and regulation of the cosmetology industry ensures proper training and protects the health and safety of consumers. Licensing is essential to ensuring the welfare of the general public.  Ensuring core knowledge and competency in areas such as bacteriology, sanitation, anatomy, chemistry, and health is absolutely necessary to maintain confidence in the profession and safety for the consumer.

Click here to sign onto our letter opposing HB1006 in Indiana (letter available to Indiana residents only).

If you would like to express your opposition to Indiana HB1006 and you do not live in Indiana you may email the bill sponsor Representative David A.Wolkins directly at h18@IN.gov.

HB 1006 is currently in the House Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions. You may contact the following committee members directly to express your opposition to HB1006:

Chair: Representative Gutwein email h16@IN.gov
Vice Chair: Representative Ellspermann email h74@IN.gov

Committee Members: Bill Davis (h33@IN.gov), Robert D. Morris (h84@IN.gov), Mike Speedy (h90@IN.gov), Greg Steuerwald (h40@IN.gov), Jerry Torr (h39@IN.gov), Timothy Wesco (h21@IN.gov), David L. Niezgodski (h7@IN.gov), John Bartlett (h95@IN.gov), Craig Fry (h5@IN.gov), Clyde Kersey (h43@IN.gov), Chuck Moseley (h10@IN.gov).

You may contact Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels to oppose HB1006 at 317-232-4567 or via the Governor’s online email form.

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IRS Releases New Tax Gap Estimates; Compliance Rates Remain Statistically Unchanged From Previous Study

January 17th, 2012 at 3:37 pm by PBA in PBA Government Affairs Update with No Comments

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6, 2012 — The Internal Revenue Service released a new set of tax gap estimates for tax year 2006.  The tax gap is defined as the amount of tax liability faced by taxpayers that is not paid on time.

The new tax gap estimate represents the first full update of the report in five years, and it shows the nation’s compliance rate is essentially unchanged from the last review covering tax year 2001.

The tax gap statistic is a helpful guide to the scale of tax compliance and to the persisting sources of low compliance, but it is not an adequate guide to year-to-year changes in IRS programs or to year-to-year returns on IRS service and enforcement initiatives.

The following table summarizes the new estimates being released today, as compared to the 2001 estimates, along with the total tax liabilities in each year.

Tax Year 2001 

(billions)

 Tax Year 2006 

(billions)
Total Tax Liabilities $2,112 $2,660
Gross Tax Gap $345 (83.7% compliance) $450 (83.1% compliance)
Enforcement and Late Payments $55 $65
Net Tax Gap $290 (86.3% compliance) $385 (85.5% compliance)

 

The voluntary compliance rate – the percentage of total tax revenues paid on a timely basis — for tax year 2006 is estimated to be 83.1 percent. The voluntary compliance rate for 2006 is statistically unchanged from the most recent prior estimate of 83.7 percent calculated for tax year 2001.

On a relative basis, the tax gap is largely in line with the growth in total tax liabilities.  In addition, some growth in the tax gap estimate is attributed to better data and improved estimation methods. For example, the IRS developed a new econometric model for estimating the tax gap attributable to small corporations which was then applied to newer operational data. Also, large corporation tax gap estimates for 2006 are based on improved statistical methods and updated data. Finally, the data related to individual income taxpayers continues to improve based on improved estimation techniques and newer data.

The tax gap can be divided into three components: non-filing, underreporting and underpayment.

As was the case in 2001, the underreporting of income remained the biggest contributing factor to the tax gap in 2006. Under-reporting across taxpayer categories accounted for an estimated $376 billion of the gross tax gap in 2006, up from $285 billion in 2001. Tax non-filing accounted for $28 billion in 2006, up from $27 billion in 2001. Underpayment of tax increased to $46 billion, up from $33 billion in the previous study.

Overall, compliance is highest where there is third-party information reporting and/or withholding.  For example, most wages and salaries are reported by employers to the IRS on Forms W-2 and are subject to withholding. As a result, a net of only 1 percent of wage and salary income was misreported. But amounts subject to little or no information reporting had a 56 percent net misreporting rate in 2006.

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Shauky Gulamani Named President of FHI Heat

January 10th, 2012 at 6:16 pm by PBA in Beauty Insider News with No Comments

Los Angeles, CA – AG Product Group, LLC sought out the 33 years’ experience of veteran hair guru Shauky Gulamani as the new President of FHI HEAT to head up the company’s future growth. This appointment compliments FHI Heat’s long standing reputation for providing salon professionals and their customers with technically advanced and award winning lines of styling tools by delivering healthy heat for the hair.

FHI Heat originally launched in 2003 quickly became a top contender in the styling tool arena by partnering with some of the world’s leading manufacturers of professional ceramic flat irons to create the “FHI Heat” brand. Working with the top engineers and researchers in South Korea, FHI Heat invested millions in R&D to pioneer the most advanced technologies in thermal styling tools.

Shauky Gulamani joins FHI Heat as being one of the most sought after marketing geniuses of our time. Mr. Gulamani brings his expertise and the ability to create thriving, revolutionary brands through his artistry as a hairdresser, salon owner, teacher, educator, trendsetter, sales representative, and distributor. He is known for taking the lead in every aspect of his career to grow and strengthen many previous corporations into financial success stories and increasing their yearly profit margins by 50%.

These outstanding growth patterns are attributed toward his mission of being one of the best professional brand builders in the beauty industry. Mr. Gulamani has moved companies into new phases of success with up-to-the-minute marketing concepts, new packaging, simplification of existing product lines, and the creation of multiple new product launches. Mr. Gulamani’s keen insight into the future needs and trends of today’s salon stylist, have been instrumental in successfully bringing companies to the forefront of the hair and beauty industries.

“As the President of FHI Heat, I look forward to continuing the company’s commitment to the salon stylist as well as providing world-class education and superior products that help support the professional salon market”, says President Shauky Gulamani. “In 2012, my plan is to continue to build relationships with stylists, salon owners and distributors around the world while listening to their needs.”

As President, Shauky Gulamani will coordinate the company’s new product developments, R & D activities, marketing, sales, and education along with a full public relations campaign through the company’s corporate offices based out of Los Angeles, CA. He is also set to expand FHI Heat’s global distribution along with the brand into liquids in 2012.

About Shauky Gulamani: Shauky Gulamani encompasses 33 years of experience within the professional salon industry including 26 years in manufacturing. His additional achievements include launching hundreds of well-known and award winning hair care and styling tool brands along with pioneering innovative hairstyle trends, impressive ad campaigns and profitable business plans.

About FHI Heat: FHI Heat  strives to make every element of the brand experience world-class, starting with the most advanced styling tools in the market, and supporting them with inspiring education and responsive customer service.

Building strong internal and external relationships based on trust is key to long term, sustainable success, whether they are with our loyal stylists, our distributors, salons, suppliers, vendors, employees or the industry at large. We believe in treating each of these relationships with respect and integrity, and conducting business in an ethical, socially responsible manner to become the brand, partner and employer of choice.

For more information please visit www.FHIHEAT.com.

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