10 Best Holiday Gifts for Hairdressers: Blonding Specialist Edition
Here’s What to Get Your Hair Colorist for Christmas
The stylists who make everyone’s days (and hair) brighter deserve a bright and cheerful holiday. To offer just that, browse our blonding specialist holiday wishlist to select the perfect gift for the colorist in your life. From lighteners, balayage boards and haircare products to cheeky apparel that’ll bring a smile to their face, keep scrolling for 10 products every blonde expert wants under the tree.
BLONDING ESSENTIALS:
1. For On-Scalp Blonding: Schwarzkopf Professional® BLONDME Precision Lightener
Schwarzkopf Professional®’s on-scalp lightener features a Swell-Control formula to minimize swelling for precision on even the smallest of regrowth applications. It is made with Anti-Metal Bond Protection Technology so it can safely provide up to seven levels of lift with minimum hair breakage which will make it any stylist’s go-to lightener for global platinums.
Here’s more on how to use BLONDME Precision Lightener: 3 On-The-Scalp Bleach Tips Every Pro Needs.
2. For Off-Scalp Blonding: Joico Blonde Life® SilverLight™ Lightening Powder
Colorists will keep it cool with Joico‘s Blonde Life® SilverLight™ Lightening Powder. This powder lightener with charcoal will help counteract brassiness while blondes process. With typical Joico bond-building power, colorists can lift hair up to nine levels with this fast-acting lightener. Get the full list of benefits below:
- Charcoal-infused formulas help counteract brassiness while processing hair
- Delivers up to nine levels of lift
- Builds bonds for strong blondes
- Does not transfer when rinsing
- Protects hair and reduces styling breakage by over 54 percent
- Strengthens hair, making it two times more resistant to breakage
See below for three blonde formulas using Joico Blonde Life® SilverLight™ Lightening Powder:
- Dark to Beige Platinum Blonde Transformation
- Connect Six Inches of Regrowth in 25 Foils
- Dark Brown to Smoked Pearl Blonde Transformation
3. For Toning: Maria Nila Blonde Collection
For the eco-conscious colorist, Maria Nila’s new Blonde Collection is just one of five sustainable color lines made of 100 percent vegan formulas. The entire collection is sulfate and paraben-free and made of natural oils for 67 percent increased shine, 25 percent less fading and 41 percent less breakage.
The Blonde Collection consists of six high-lift shades that offer up to five levels of lift and tones while they lift.
Click here to read more about Maria Nila’s vegan, 120-shade Color Collection.
4. For Balayaging: BTC x @the.blonde.chronicles Balayage Boards
BTC teamed up with Carly Zanoni (@the.blonde.chronicles) to create these must-have balayage boards for creating seamless, blended color. See below for all the details!
- The flat surface allows for maximum saturation
- An absolute game changer for seamless blending
- Eliminates uneven saturation & lift
- Available Colors: Iridescent, Clear and Black
- Material: Acrylic plexiglass
- Board Length: 5” x 13”
- Thickness: 3mm
5. For Care: OLAPLEX Hair Repair Treatment System
OLAPLEX’s four-step Hair Repair Treatment System will help colorists add shine, strengthen and protect their blonde clients’ hair. The system is made up of OLAPLEX Nº. 3, Nº. 4, Nº. 5 and Nº. 7—see below for everything the system offers:
- Reverses hair damage and strengthens hair
- Adds shine and heat protection
- 90 percent smoother and manageable hair
- Reverses hair damage in as little as three minutes
- Reduces breakage by 69 percent
- 125 percent increase in shine
- 72-hour frizz control and humidity resistance
Here’s how blonding specialists can incorporate these products as add-on services.
EDUCATION:
6. On-Demand Education: BTC University Subscription
Colorists can level up their career at a discount in 2025 with a BTC-U subscription—$99 for one annual subscription (or buy 2 or more at just $69 each). The BTC-U archive consists of over 250 on-demand courses across haircutting, coloring, barbering, styling and business education from the industry’s most coveted educators.
Click here to check out the entire BTC-U blonding course database.
7. In-Person Education Event: BTC “On Tour” Shows
If the salon team is craving in-person connection, community, fun, entertainment and of course education, then consider securing tickets to one of BTC’s three 2025 “On Tour” shows or The 2025 BTC Show that takes place in Dallas, Texas in August.
Want to know what it’s like to attend a BTC Show? Here’s a recap from all 2024 shows:
The best part? You can purchase tickets at an early discounted rate right now—click here for more info.
8. Hands-On Education: Moroccanoil® Academy
For a hands-on, in-depth educational course, colorists can head to New York City to receive training from Moroccanoil®’s lead brand educators. Each stylist receives their own mannequin, Moroccanoil® products and can choose from one or two-day programs. Blonding courses include “Blonde Voyage Blonding” and “Blonde Voyage” Balayage taught by industry experts like Rachel Williams (@rachelwstylist) and Jessica Scott (@jessicascotthair).
Click here to see how Moroccanoil® Academy will help the salon level up.
APPAREL:
9. Hats: The BTC Shop “Blonder Days Ahead” Trucker Hat
BTC’s best-selling “Blonder Days Ahead” Trucker Hat is a favorite among everyone—blonde and otherwise. The cheeky hat is a conversation starter and will be the favorite gift under the tree this year.
10. Tops: The BTC Shop Bleach-Wear T-Shirts & Sweatshirts
We’re rounding out our 2024 blonding specialist holiday wishlist with BTC’s collection of bleach-wear. The t-shirts and sweatshirts are designed with your favorite bleach-related sayings in mind—”Yaaas Bleach” and “Bleach, Please.” Shop for yourself or for that salon white elephant gift exchange.
Next Up: 10 Things to Get the Salon Owner in Your Life This Holiday Season.
