Transom Capital Group (“Transom”), a leading operations-focused middle market private equity firm, today announced it has acquired Conair Corporation’s BaBylissPRO professional liquids division. The division will be renamed as Beauty Quest Group (the “Company”).

Professional haircare brand Aquage, part of Conair’s suite of professional brands, won three ABS Global Image Awards at this year’s America’s Beauty Show (ABS) in Chicago, IL.

Spring is finally here and so is Estetica USA’s Spring 2018 issue! Filled with everything from the latest looks from the catwalks, trends, interviews, stars and styles, hairfashion, a special section about HairStories... and of course much, much more!

Creative Director Kristen Erickson and Cosmetologists Chicago, owners and producers of the blockbuster event America’s Beauty Show (ABS), received their 20th prestigious American Inhouse Graphic Design Award, presented by Graphic Design USA magazine.

SalonQuest, LLC (DBA Aquage), the provider of Aquage® and Biomega® Haircare, has been acquired by the Professional Division of Connecticut-based Conair Corporation.

Aquage Professional Haircare has teamed up with Wigs for Kids for the third year in a row, pledging a minimum donation of $40,000 from sales of limited-edition designs of two of its best-selling products—Aquage Uplifting Foam and Aquage Finishing Spray—during September and October.

Graphic Design USA has honored Cosmetologists Chicago, the owner and producer of America’s Beauty Show (ABS), with the 2015 American In House Design Award, for the design of the “FIRST LOOK Book” promoting ABS 2015.

Cosmetologists Chicago, the owner and producer of America’s Beauty Show, has once again been honored by Graphic Design USA with its 2014 American Graphic Design Award for a spread ad entitled “Microphones on Stage” promoting America’s Beauty Show 2014.

Endlessly creative and inspirational, Luis Alvarez the VP and Co-founder of Aquage, is an industry icon!

This Saturday's been a very amazing day for Estetica USA here at America's Beauty Show 2014 in Chicago: one of the biggest and most extraordinary trade shows in the world!