Beauty Supply Catalog

The beauty supply catalog is an indispensable tool for beauty professionals and consumers alike.

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If you've ever set foot inside a store like Sally Beauty Supply, you've practically stepped into a beauty supply catalog. Similar to the store, the catalogs offer a plethora of products targeted to licensed beauty professionals and business owners. Among the items available are the following:

• Hair salon equipment:

1. Clips, rollers, rods and pins
2. Combs, brushes and piks
3. Heat styling appliances, such as curling irons, flat irons, dryers, diffusers, heat caps, hot rollers and specialty irons
4. Permanent relaxers and waves

• Hair products:

1. Shampoos and conditioners
2. Styling products, such as hairspray, gel, mousse, pomade, wax, glaze and balm
3. Accessories, such as decorative headbands, African-American headwear and products for children

• Nail salon equipment:

1. Appliances, such as nail art, filing sets and airbrushing systems
2. Tools, such as drying stations

• Skin and bath products:

1. Salon formula specialties, such as whipped body butters and massaging creams
2. Esthetician- and dermatologist-recommended skin care treatments
3. Hair removal systems, such as waxes, depilatories and bleaches

• Color cosmetics:

1. Eye, lip and face makeup by brands not available at the average drugstore or specialty beauty store
2. Nail polish, usually presented in vast collections by many different brands

• Salon sundries:

1. Applicators, spray bottles and shampoo accessories
2. Towels and neck strips
3. Gloves, caps and chair covers
4. Mannequin heads and student kits, ideal for cosmetology school attendants

The more established beauty supply companies will normally carry a line of large salon and spa accessories, such as reception room furniture, tanning beds, massage chairs, saunas, exercise equipment, nail tables, hairstyling chairs, shampoo chairs and much more.

While many of the tools of the trade will not be necessary for the average consumer, other beauty supply store products might come in surprisingly handy when used at home. For example, economy-size packages of towels are useful around the house, and spray and applicator bottles are perfect to rely on for travel and purse portability.

Getting your hands on a beauty supply catalog is, not surprisingly, extremely easy in this technology-driven age. At one time, the catalog was only available in print, often in the form of a photocopied sheet filled with blank boxes, prices and one-line product descriptions. What a difference the Internet has made to the beauty supply industry! Now, beauty professionals have everything they need at their fingertips. Almost all beauty supply outlets now place their entire product catalog online. With a few quick keystrokes, all items can be purchased (often in bulk, as is necessary for businesses) and delivered within days.

Many print catalogs have ceased publication due to the great success of online sales. Now, many, if not most, of these companies rely solely on the Internet to drive business. Fully functional Web sites, complete with product images, descriptions, prices, special offers and discounts, have made ordering important products – such as heavy equipment and furniture – as easy as phoning for a pizza.

Of course, print catalogs do exist – it's simply a matter of knowing where to look. The following beauty supply retailers offer print catalogs by mail:

• Cosmetic Beauty Supply: Specializing in nail, skin, pedicure and massage products, the company also offers their own private label skin and spa collection.
• American Beauty Supply: Nail professionals rely on this source for their every product need. The company offers everything from nail polish to salon equipment.
• Jinny Beauty Supply: Known as the largest ethnic beauty supply distributor in the world, the company offers a vast collection of products for the hair, skin and nails.
• Windsor Beauty Supply: Style and color essentials abound at this renowned outlet, which also has a store location in Farmington Hills, MI.

If you'd rather surf through some catalogs, you're in luck. The selection of online catalogs seems to grow larger every day! Some of the most popular beauty supply sites include:

• Sally Beauty Supply: Only consumers and professionals with an SBS store in their area will truly benefit from this online catalog; products are not available for purchase, and the company advises that everything online is available in store.
• Ball Beauty: OPI nail polish fanatics will likely already be familiar with this haunt, an online beauty supply company specializing in discounted nail, hair and cosmetic products. They carry a large collection of current and discontinued nail shades.

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