‘Tis The
Season
Increase Your Holiday Sales
by Wendy Craft
The holiday season is here and salons can gear up for extra sales with innovative holiday-themed products that can be sold on their own or as part of special gift-with-purchase offers. The following showcase is a sampling of selections available for spreading holiday cheer among clientele and adding additional dollars to the bottom line.
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Santa’s new surprise is 1.5-ounce sizes of Hempz Herbal Butter, with 24 pieces available in a festive holiday basket. Hempz Herbal Butter delivers ultra-rich hydration infused with the skin conditioning power of hemp seed oil extract.
(800) 825-7020
Australian Gold
The Dazzling Sun Kit features a hip bag, which includes a 1-ounce tube of Crystal lotion with BioTanning® Complex, Gold & Bronze™ Dual Bronzer, a 2-ounce Forever After™ hydrating tan extender, a Love Monkey™ Dual Bronzer and an adorable Love Monkey™ doll.
(800) 633-0069
Body Drench
Clients can enjoy their favorite moisturizing lotions encased in festive snowflake gift boxes this holiday season. Hemp, Sugar Cane and Sun Splashed Mango lotions are available in 16.9-ounce and 2-ounce sizes.
(800) 621-9585
California Tan Sunless
The Sunless Gift Box set features five must-have products for a limited time at a special price. The set includes: a 2.5-ounce Primer, a 2-ounce Maximizer, a 6-ounce Self Tanner Foam, a 2-ounce Neutralizer and a 2.5-ounce Extender. Available while supplies last.
(800) SUNCARE
Nordic Care LLC
The decorative CCS holiday box includes 50, 0.3-ounce CCS Foot Care Cream samplers. Ideal for sampling or retailing, the Swedish healing foot cream is hypoallergenic, lanolin-free and safe for diabetics.
(877) 588-3700
Mystic Tan, Inc.
MysticGlo™ Bronzing Shimmer is designed to accentuate and illuminate tanned skin. The product is available in two unique formulas, 2-ounce Facial Bronzing Cream and 4-ounce Body Bronzing Lotion. MysticGlo™ is a rich blend of gold, silver and bronze pigments in a moisturizing base, enriched with vitamins A and E.
(877) 668-8826
Creative Nail Design
The Starry Nights mini-mani gift set includes a 0.5 fluid-ounce SolarOil®, a 0.5 fluid-ounce Stickey™ Base Coat and Starburst—a new holiday red enamel. The set is packaged in a silver organza draw-string bag with a sparkling star motif.
(800) 833-NAIL
Fiesta Sun
While supplies last, enjoy several packages for gift giving. The 5- piece Party Bag is filled with your favorite 8.5-ounce Tini product, 20-ounce Aqua Tini™ Moisturizer, a 3-ounce Tini Faces, an Apple Tini™ Lip Balm and Sunnies Eye Wear. The products are packaged in a clear vinyl purse with an embroidered designer martini image and $25 worth of free gifts.
Four different bags are available to choose from in the
Country 8-piece Mesh Bag Deal. Each bag includes your choice of one 13-ounce
lotion, one 22-ounce Git’R’Done™ Moisturizer, one 0.5-ounce Legs Have It™
packette, one .375-ounce Face Have It packette, one Apple Tini™Lip Balm, one
Mini Tee Car Freshener, one Git’R’Done™ Tee Shirt and trendy beach bag.
Choose a 12.5-ounce bottle from the new Top Shelf Tini
formulas—Lipstick Tini™,Bikini Tini™ or Tabu Tini™—and receive a free
Britey White’z Teeth Whitening System. Each bottle is packaged individually in
a bright, clear gift box.
(800) 555-8895
NORVELL
Norvell offers the gift of a beautiful sunless tan this holiday season. A blue gift box includes Amber Sun Sunless Dark Tanning Spray, Pro-Long Tan Extending Lotion, Tune Up Shower Exfoliant and a loofa mitt.
(888) 829-2831
Action Bag Company
Enhance gift presentation with Action Bag’s line of coordinating holiday sets. Holiday-print shoppers in fun seasonal colors, coordinating pillow boxes, bows and all the extras are available. Contact the company for a free catalog and samples.
(866) 819-1319
John Abaté International
Choose any or all of the 7 Côte d’Azur™ products in clear acrylic snowflake packaging. Also new for 2006 is FÖRMÄN Bath Gel and Body Mist. For a limited time, a 2-ounce FÖRMÄN Bath Gel is available as a gift with purchase with either FÖRMÄN Tingle or Non-Tingle. To save hair color and replenish skin, protect with UV Defense Shampoo™,Conditioner™ and Exfoliating Sugar Scrub™.
(800) 532-9035
Swedish Beauty
The Retro Special Kit is a blend of Swedish Beauty™ and Australian Gold™ products in a trendy compact bag that includes Simply Divine™ LipoBronze™, Dual Bronzing Chocolate Temptation® and Dangerously Dark® Triple Bronzer. Intimidation® lotion and Iced Crème® Dual Bronzer with Coolant also are included.
(800) 633-0069
Chase Products Co.
Welcome the holidays with Solatte Suite™, a 3-step Salon Solatte® tanning system that’s all dressed up in an elegant organza bag. Scrub, an exfoliating mousse, Sunless Tanning Mist, and Shimmer, a spray moisturizer, work together to provide natural color and smooth, healthy-looking skin.
(800) CHASE-CO
St. Tropez
Clients can receive a little extra color on the go this holiday season. The Travel Kit includes a 2-ounce Body Polisher, a 2-ounce Body Moisturizer and a 1-ounce Self-Tinted Lotion.
(800) 366-6383
Fiji Blend, Inc.
This holiday season features unique gift-with-purchase opportunities. Purchase the 10.1-ounce Destiny, infused with Demox™ resurfacing complex, which controls wrinkles and makes them less visible, and receive the 6.7-ounce Heiress, with its anti-aging extracts for soft skin, and receive the facial tanning rejuvenator, Vivid,in a 1-ounce size.
(888) FIJI TAN
OPI Products, Inc.
Be the envy of everyone this holiday with OPI’s free Envy My Poochi “Designer Dog” purse with the purchase of Original Nail Envy™ Natural Nail Strengthener. This pink, plush poodle purse features an OPI collar encrusted with “diamonds.”
(800) 341-9999
Caribbean Gold
Caribbean Gold® presents the Attitude® Kit. This kit is packaged in a free carry-all bag and features an 8.5-ounce bottle of Sex Kitten™Intensifier lotion, one packette of Booliscious, and one packette of Guilt Trip™.
(800) 633-0069