A hairdresser, a nail tech or a beautician sees a client every six weeks for years, and the relationship is real. The Christmas gift is usually chocolates because nobody knows what else to give someone who works in a room full of products. The answer is something that works in that room, with their name on it, and this list covers both the client's gift and the salon's own kit, because they overlap.
From a client: the pouch for their own kit
A personalised makeup bag with their name, or "Jo's kit", for the scissors, the nail files, the things that walk off a trolley. Canvas, 21 by 12 cm, zip. It is the gift a beauty professional does not have, because everyone assumes they do.
From a client: the glass for the shelf
A personalised iced coffee glass with their name, for the iced coffee that arrives mid-morning every day of a salon's life. It sits on the station and it is theirs. Hand-wash, which a salon does anyway.
For the salon: the apron and the shirt
A branded logo apron with the salon logo on the chest and the stylist's first name underneath: water and stain resistant, washes at a low temperature, two pockets. Black hides colour and product; white suits a nail or brow studio. For a treatment room where an apron is wrong, a personalised women's t-shirt or men's t-shirt with the logo, in each person's own size, printed exactly as the logo file is supplied. One per stylist plus spares; no minimum.
For the reception: the sign
A personalised acrylic sign on a wooden base, standing on the desk without fixings, with the booking link, the price list QR, the aftercare instructions or the Google review link. "Scan to book your next appointment" with the logo above is the version that pays for itself.
What to print
- Jo · Senior Stylist
- Jo's kit
- Eleven years of good hair, thank you
- Nails by Sam
- Brows by Priya
- The salon name · est. 2015
- Scan to book
- Thank you for the fringe advice
- Best in the chair
- A first name in Script, nothing else
Script for a client's gift, Block or Mono for salon kit, one colour that matches the salon. The font guide shows the six, and the logo file guide covers what the salon should send for its logo.
Ordering
Everything is printed to order in Cheshire, usually dispatched within one to three working days, with free UK delivery; no minimum and no set-up fee for salon sets, and an email first for ten or more with an opening date. Because each piece carries the name you type, it cannot be returned for a spelling change; check the name on the salon's Instagram. More in branding a small business on a budget and for cafés and small businesses.
Frequently asked questions
What is a good gift for my hairdresser?
A named canvas pouch for the scissors and files that walk off a trolley, or a personalised iced coffee glass with their name for the station. Both are used every working day.
What should a salon put on its staff aprons?
The salon logo on the chest and each stylist's first name underneath. Black hides colour and product; white suits a nail or brow studio.
What goes on a salon reception sign?
The logo above a single QR code with one instruction: 'Scan to book', the price list, aftercare, or the Google review link.
