Minnesota Salon & Spa Professional Association

Hey, Monday, we see you! 👀

Tomorrow is a doubleheader! 🙌

📚 CORE in the morning with our own Judy Garcia
✂️ Next-Level Men’s Cuts in the afternoon with Mandy Huntington (Huntington Barbers of Blue Earth)

If you’re joining us, grab your coffee, pack your supplies, and come ready to learn, practice, and hang out with some fellow beauty pros.

Two classes. One Monday. Let’s go! 👏🏽

October 10 is World Mental Health Day.

Beauty pros spend all day taking care of everyone else. Clients. Careers. Businesses. Families.

Just don’t forget to take care of yourself.

Rest. Reset. Breathe. Ask for help when you need it. You matter too. 💚

October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. 💜

As beauty professionals, we often build relationships with our clients that go beyond the service. A salon chair, treatment room, or nail station can become a place where someone feels comfortable, cared for, and seen.

That matters.

You don’t have to be an expert or know exactly what to say. Sometimes being a safe, nonjudgmental person who listens can make a difference.

This month, take a moment to:

💜 Know the resources available in your community.
💜 Consider keeping domestic violence resources somewhere discreet and accessible.
💜 Learn how to respond safely and appropriately if a client shares something with you.
💜 Remember that you never have to put yourself—or your client—at greater risk to help.

A little awareness. A little compassion. A safe place to land.

Those things matter.

That KSTP-TV story last week got people talking. (Link at the bottom in case you missed it.) 👀 So… what’s next?

If you’re a beauty professional, student, educator, or beauty school owner, and this issue matters to you, now is a good time to make sure your voice is heard.

📣 Contact your members of Congress.
💬 Share your experience.
🎓 Tell them what access to federal student aid means for beauty education and the future of our industry.

Not sure who represents you?

Find your U.S. House representative by ZIP code:

🔗 https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative

And don’t forget your two U.S. senators, too:

🔗 https://www.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm

This conversation is still moving, and your experience is part of it. SSPA will keep you updated.

🎥 https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/possible-cuts-in-federal-student-aid-could-impact-beauty-schools

Halfway through the week, and beauty pros are running on:

✨ Big dreams
📚 Continuing education
☕ A LOT of coffee
💪 A little hustle
❤️ And a whole lot of passion

Keep going, pros. You’re doing great things! 🙌🏽

Missed our "Wound Healing for Collagen Induction" class? Here’s your next chance! 🙌

Join Tina Freiborg (Tina Rachelle Aesthetics) on Monday, November 9 for this hands-on class focused on understanding the skin. She'll cover the wound-healing process and the techniques, protocols, and treatment-room practices that go along with collagen induction.

Learn it. See it. Practice it. Take it back to your treatment room. ✨

📅 November 9
🔗 Registration is open: https://www.sspatoday.com/index.php?option=com_jevents&task=icalrepeat.detail&evid=2317&Itemid=98&year=2026&month=11&day=09&title=wound-healing-for-collagen-induction-bloomington-11926&uid=1a681701c6c7296f762a9c040645acb8&fbclid=IwY2xjawUyC8FleHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mAWJyaWQRMU5GQUpROHJqM3c3OVhHUmdzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEelDKwuLXO-bhVrxl2hhr4lTiPeNKIu_2_jspKVVLtX1iVTtmXgmaLCZa9GbQ_aem_5aiXR9jr4KnO2sjPpZWMQg

Need Halloween nail inspiration? Look no further. 🎃 💅🏽

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If hand-painted icons or nail decals aren’t your thing but you still want a special set for the holiday, this velvet green look is for you. Ask your nail artist for a cat-eye manicure, which involves moving the iron particles in a special nail polish with a magnet to create the illusion of texture.

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Tomorrow’s the day! 👀📚

To everyone starting our Fall Instructor Licensure Course tomorrow… GOOD LUCK! 🙌🏽

You’ve got eight weeks of learning, growing, and getting ready to share what you know with the next generation of beauty pros.

Grab your drink. Get your notes ready. Let’s do this! 💪🏽✨

We’re cheering you on! ❤️

Crisp air. Colorful leaves. Pumpkins everywhere. 🍂🎃

There’s just something beautiful about this time of year—and we think our beauty pros fit right in. ✨

Happy fall, friends! 🧡

October is bringing some good opportunities to learn, sharpen your skills, and keep growing. 🍂

Here’s what’s coming up this month:

📚 CORE Continuing Education — stay on track with your required education
✂️ Next-Level Men’s Cuts — sharpen those cutting skills with Huntington Barbers of Blue Earth
🧴 Skin Exfoliation — refresh your approach to exfoliation and skin services

And a big good-luck shout-out to everyone starting our Fall Instructor Licensure Course this Monday, October 5! 👏🏽 📚

New month. New skills. Let’s keep learning! ✨

🔗 Learn more + register: https://www.sspatoday.com/index.php?option=com_jevents&task=year.listevents&Itemid=98