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Creative Pantene Ads
I’m a fan of creative advertising and marketing. I’m a lot more likely to remember your message if you make me laugh. These ads from Pantene all made me chuckle: Dandruff prevention Dandruff salt shakers … brilliant! Although I don’t feel like salting my meal anymore. Door Handle A clever way to advertise the […]
Posted: March 16th, 2012 ˑ No Comments
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Hairy Portraits
We’re loving these amazing photographic works by Naia del Castillo entitled Portraits y Dialogues. They’re such effective pieces and really make a statement. It’s incredible how simple yet powerful they are. Naia was born in Bilbao in 1975. She graduated with a specialization in Sculpture at the University of Fine Arts of the Basque Country […]
Posted: March 2nd, 2012 ˑ No Comments
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Aesop
We’ve been in Sydney Australia the last few days and have been having a blast. One of the highlights has to have been our visit to the Aesop store on Oxford street in the lovely neighbourhood of Paddington. It’s a shame that more cosmetics companies don’t have this much style, it’s so inspiring. Their product […]
Posted: February 10th, 2012 ˑ No Comments
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Mirrors on Trees
I absolutely love the use of tree trunks as mirror supports in the Ricort hair salon designed by the architect Teruhiro Yanagihara. Located in a clinical white Tokyo commercial building the space is designed to create the feeling of a fictional garden that leads you into a metaphorical cottage. I imagine the contrast with the […]
Posted: January 20th, 2012 ˑ No Comments
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No blog post today in support of the PIPA/SOPA protests
We have decided not to post a blog today in support of the protests agains the Protect-IP (PIPA) and SOPA protests. Instead, we ask that you watch this video about the risk that these acts pose to the internet.
Posted: January 19th, 2012 ˑ No Comments
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Waterproof your smartphone
While catching up on some of the great coverage of this years CES (Consumer Electronics Show) we stumbled across this really awesome looking new company called Liquipel. Their promise is simple, send them your smartphone (and about $60) and they’ll coat your phone with their liquipel product to completely waterproof it inside and out! […]
Posted: January 13th, 2012 ˑ 1 Comment
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Cheeky branding for Crop Hair Boutique
I’m digging the cheeky copywriting and attitude of Crop Hair Boutique‘s branding by ReThink Communincations. With slogans like “From now on you’ll be mistaken for your hotter twin” and “Help us help your hair help you get laid” how can you not love it? I’m always a sucker for buttons and they have […]
Posted: January 6th, 2012 ˑ No Comments
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Beautiful Braids and Cornrows
I’m blown away by these beautiful painting of braids and cornrows by So Yoon Lym. The work is so detailed that it’s hard to believe they are painted. They really allow the viewer to focus on the art form of braiding in all its glorious detail. Created by So Yoon Lym as part […]
Posted: January 3rd, 2012 ˑ No Comments
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Hair Storm by Luigi Murenu
I’m loving this photo shoot by Italian hair stylist Luigi Murenu and photographer Solve Sundsbo. Appropriately titled “Hair Storm”, it was featured in Pop magazine‘s Spring/Summer 08/09 issue. You can really see his love for the 70’s in these styles. Born into his mother’s Sardinian salon, Luigi moved to Paris in the 80s where he started […]
Posted: December 28th, 2011 ˑ No Comments
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Happy Holidays
Happy Holidays from the team at salonMonster. Wishing you and your families all our very best. We’re going to take a short blogging break while we focus on overeating for the next few days, but we’ll be back on the 28th.
Posted: December 23rd, 2011 ˑ No Comments
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