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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month 💗 For salons, even the smallest touchpoints can become opportunities to make an impact.

One easy place to start? Stocking Aveda’s limited-edition Beautifying Hand Relief™ Moisturizing Creme. This year, $10 from each $20 purchase supports cruelty-free breast cancer research through the Breast Cancer Research Foundation®, with Aveda committing up to $320,000 through the campaign.

Want to take your salon’s support a step further? Think pink-themed retail displays, team dress-up days, donation-based add-on services, raffles, client education, or setting a salon-wide fundraising goal throughout October. Aveda has supported breast cancer research through its annual Hand Relief™ campaign for more than two decades.

Salon owners + teams: what do you have planned for Breast Cancer Awareness Month?

💕 Drop your ideas below so we can inspire each other.

25 years with Neill. A whole new chapter ahead. 🤍

Today, we’re celebrating Patti Bankston as she heads into retirement! Earlier this year, we honored her 25-year milestone. Now, we get to thank her again for the dedication, care, and heart she has brought to our team and salon community throughout those years.

Patti, we’ll miss you! Thank you for being such a special part of the Neill family. Here’s to more time for yourself, new adventures, and all the things you’re looking forward to.

Help us wish Patti a happy retirement! Leave her some love or a favorite memory in the comments. ✨

Salon owners: what’s one thing you wish you could take off your plate? 👀

Training your team. Coordinating time off. Helping new guests find their stylist. There’s a lot happening beyond the chair.

Chris Murphy, co-owner of and a familiar face at Serious Business, has used AI to build six systems that support his salon’s daily operations. Now, he’s showing salon owners and managers how to build their first one using Claude Code.

No coding experience required. Just a real business need and a willingness to learn. 💡

💻 Two live Zoom sessions
📅 October 26 + November 2
⏰ 10 AM–1 PM Central

Swipe to see what he’s built—and imagine what could help YOUR salon.

Ready to build something useful? Visit class.maximumfx.com for details and registration. Tag a salon owner or manager who’d love this! ✨

Meet the Men’s Hairdresser of the Year. 🏆

After years of creating collections and putting work out into the world, took home the title at the LIVE026 Americas Awards.

The winning collection puts each model’s individual hair texture at the center. But Alaina’s message for fellow Aveda artists reaches beyond this one collection: go for it, and don’t stop.

Thinking about entering a competition, planning a shoot or exploring education? Let this be your sign to start.

Comment ALAINA and we’ll DM you the full feature—the story behind the collection, what this win meant and what’s next. ✨

Real color inspiration straight from our last Neill collection.
On Elevate Color, we’re all about advanced formulation and dimensional tones like Icy Gloss Blue, Silver Steel, and Denim.

Patiently anticipating our upcoming Neill collection drop.

Which of these shades is your go-to? 👇

✨ Collab with Neill | Hair Education & Salon Business Growth

This weekend, we gathered for our Advanced Academy with Traci Sakosits bringing artists together for a one-of-a-kind weekend of creativity, education and connection avedaarts_newyork

From hands-on demos and technique work to custom paddle brush engraving, Banksy-inspired creativity and plenty of moments in between, this weekend was all about getting inspired, trying something new and learning alongside some seriously talented people.

A huge thank you to everyone who traveled, taught, shared, created and made this experience what it was. 🖤 We’re heading home with full camera rolls, fresh inspiration and a whole lot of ideas.

So grateful to have shared the room with:
Heather Wermager McCollum
Blake Brister - Dallas - Men’s Hair Stylist 🗝️
Hair Revival Studio - Dallas Design District
Jacob Hunter Walden
Amber + Slate Aveda Salon
PRATTVILLE AREA HAIRSTYLIST
Michael Jay
Tyler Hook | Dallas Hairstylist
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…and everyone who joined us for an unforgettable weekend. Until next time, NYC.

Max volume, locked in. ⚡️

Get ready to master the ultimate voluminous blowout using rollers, paired with our powerhouse styling essentials:

The Rollers: The secret weapon for lifting roots and creating high-impact, bouncy volume that stays all day.

Aveda Abundant Blowout All-Over Volumizing Spray: The go-to primer to give your blowout lush fullness, body, and major lift from root to tip.

Aveda Tousle Texture Dry Texture Spray: The finishing touch to add effortless grit, airy movement, and a perfectly undone, piece-y finish.

Swipe through to see how it’s done, then tell us—are you team blowout or team textured waves? 👇