A business journal for independent beauty pros, by salonMonster
I came across this video on Boing Boing (via Dangerous Minds) and I don’t really know what to say about it other than WOW! I have seen many different hair styles in my nearly fifteen years as a hairdresser but this is definitely one of the most original I have ever come across. Watch the … Read more
If you are like us here at salonMonster and have always wanted the opportunity to peer into the homes of some of the cooler people you know or have seen walking down the street, then your in luck! Elisa Goodkind and Lily Mandelbaum created just the thing to satisfy your voyeuristic needs, it’s called … Read more
Now that summer is in full swing we thought we would take a quick minute to mention that you should all get out and enjoy some of the great organized outdoor activities like movies! It seems that almost everywhere nowadays you can find fantastic community run movies in parks, parking lots and even on … Read more
Being an avid (daily, for years) reader of street fashion blogs like Hel-looks, facehunter, Jak + Jill and our oft mentioned favourite team of Scott and Garance, has turned us into real street-peepers (usually from behind v. dark sunglasses!)Our own city is small and Vancouver neighbourhoods can have an unsurprising amount of homogeneity. Yoga wear … Read more
We’re excited to announce that you can now earn a gift for introducing people to salonMonster. How does this new Rewards Program work? Glad you asked. It’s so easy. Just refer a person or business to one of salonMonster’s paid* plans and we’ll give you a gift card equal to the value of … Read more
After having several conversations with my co-worker’s at the salon I work at about how to take advantage of all the features of salonMonster I thought perhaps a series of posts on my thoughts on this would be helpful to everyone using it. This week I want to talk about a couple of … Read more
Perhaps it’s one too many cool “summer” days, but this evening we’re taking a cinematic escape to heatwave stricken 1950’s New York in Hitchcock’s Rear Window while the rain falls outside in present-day Vancouver Call Grace Kelly’s style inimitable, but set hair can be your friend if you happen to … Read more
These amazing glasses are made by Studio Swine which is a design studio comprised of Alexander Groves and Azusa Murakami who both met at the Royal College of Arts. This is the press release from their website: “Studio Swine presents ‘Hair Glasses’ – a collection of sustainable fashion eyewear exploring the potential of Human hair. The … Read more
Recently the Center for Environmental Health (CEH) filed a class action lawsuit in California against 26 cosmetics companies that they say have made “dozens of products that are labeled on the front as “organic” yet contain few or, in some cases, no organic ingredients, based on the ingredient lists on the items. Items included products … Read more
The 6th bi-annual Jazz Age Lawn Party is once again set to take place on Governor’s Island in New York this weekend and I for one am jealous of those who get to attend. It has been a long time goal to make it to New York especially for this party. This is quite … Read more