Halo’s Sept 2, 2026 release names celebrity stylist Vernon François as Creative Engineer for HaloBraid, a braid-assist device that finishes hand-started braids up to five times faster. Salon owners should watch any tool that cuts chair-time without killing craft — the same question Tim asks for nail print: protect artistry, price the minutes you give back.
Hair just got another “started by hand, finished by machine” story. Halo (Cambridge) said Vernon François is joining as Creative Engineer while HaloBraid heads toward launch. The pitch: stylist starts the braid, the device finishes it faster and gentler, matching the stylist’s pattern.
That is beauty-tech language nail owners already understand. Print devices do not replace the tech’s eye; they move the repetitive fill so the room can sell more design per hour. Halo quotes founder/CEO Yinka Ogunbiyi on keeping the stylist in control. Same rule we use for O’2Nails V11 / X12.5 on North American floors: the operator stays the source, the machine is the throughput. Compare those machines on O’2Nails V11 vs X12.5 and start from NailPrinter.ca.
Pressed for Profit wants this founder story if a published email appears. Until then, this post is the operator read — time, strain, and menu math — not a celebrity gossip clip.
Takeaway: Chair-time tools win when the artist still owns the start and the finish story.
Source: PR Newswire — Halo names celebrity hairstylist Vernon François as Creative Engineer