Hannah Gay located some of the country’s most remote salons in a bid to understand owners’ challenges and triumphs. Placed at a remote cattle station 600 kms out from the Northern Territory town of Katherine, salon owner Carrie Martin signals dispirit yet determination. The owner of The Beauty Bar had been compelled to vacate her business in the weeks before we spoke, citing neighbourhood anti-social behaviour and flooding as reasons for her inability to return. I connected with Carrie, as well as three other beauty salon owners, after scouring Google Maps for businesses operating out of Australia’s most isolated towns. Turns out, it wasn’t the first time Carrie was facing ill-fortune as a small business owner in a remote area. She’s encountered instances of sexism, jealousy and neglect from community members and her local government respectively, bundled with universal frustrations like an inability to retain staff, rising salon repair costs, and a need to monitor the competition. Further afield and Carrie’s...
Events
Entries into the 2024 Australian Beauty & Cosmetic Tattoo Awards (ABACTA) are set to close next week. Entrants have until 9pm...
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Education
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Profile
Hannah Gay located some of the country’s most remote salons in a bid to understand owners’ challenges and triumphs. ...
Entries into the 2024 Australian Beauty & Cosmetic Tattoo Awards (ABACTA) are set to close next week. Entrants have until 9pm...
Innovation
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Last month, select invitees were treated to an educational event hosted by the Australian distributor of Spain-based skincare bra...