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JD’s Hairmet
“It’s a hairmet, it has extra room so you don’t mess up your hair do.” .
Posted: October 14th, 2011 ˑ No Comments
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Hair Gel Madness
I’ve always loved the antics of The Flight of the Conchords. Bret and Jemaine always make me chuckle. Maybe it’s my Kiwi roots, but I find these guys hilarious. Hope you do to. They’ve had some great hair escapades over the years and this video series is no exception. First the boys get introduced […]
Posted: October 7th, 2011 ˑ No Comments
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Twin Shadow’s Clean Cuts Tour
Wednesday night we were lucky enough to have the musician/band Twin Shadow stop Vancouver to play a show at the Biltmore. We’re long time Twin Shadow fans and have posted about his albums before on this blog. George Lewis Jr (aka Twin Shadow), has fantastic style, is always rocking great hair and is a really […]
Posted: September 30th, 2011 ˑ No Comments
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TSA Hair Pat-downs
I’m about a month late on this one, but the New York Times has an interesting article about TSA hair pat downs in US airports. It sounds like there have been a couple of instances recently where TSA agents have singled out travellers with naturally large hair for special hair pat-downs even though they did […]
Posted: September 23rd, 2011 ˑ No Comments
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Monday mornings with Marion
Every Monday morning when I check my email there’s an email from Marion Shaw, the owner of Busy Bus Publications. I always look forward to seeing what business tip she has for me this week. They’re such a positive way to start the week and give me something that I can take action on starting […]
Posted: September 16th, 2011 ˑ No Comments
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24 hour hair
I came across an article in Look Magazine recently about the first salon in the UK to open 24 hours. One of London’s top salons, Neil Cornelius’ 1st Floor Salon, started opening for 24hrs every Thursday after popular demand for after-hours appointments. I can really see the draw of this in larger cities where there is […]
Posted: September 9th, 2011 ˑ No Comments
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Inside Katsuya Kamo’s house on The Selby is in your place
We profiled the work of the incredible Katsuya Kamo a little while back on salonMonster. His incredible styles just make our jaw drop, they are truly inspiring works. So, we were beyond excited when The Selby is in your place posted photos from their visit to his home in Tokyo. I’ve always been a fan […]
Posted: August 26th, 2011 ˑ No Comments
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Can hairstylists help identify older clients who need health services.
We came across this interesting article on Science Daily the other day. Published by Ohio State University, it discusses the unique position that hairstylists have with older clients and whether they can help identify clients who might benefit from health services. Because stylists are some of the few people that have the opportunity to see […]
Posted: August 25th, 2011 ˑ No Comments
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Amazing African Salon Signs
I’m just blown away by the style of these wonderful hand-painted West African salon signs. I came across them on Boing Boing and found them so refreshing and inspiring in our world of computers and digital imagery. They come from the French speaking Republic of Benin in West Africa. There is a great looking book called Ici […]
Posted: August 19th, 2011 ˑ No Comments
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A peek inside the house of Frank Valvo from Fur Hairdressing
We love the Website The Selby is in Your Place and the beautiful homes that they show. It is always so interesting to get to take a peek into the homes of some of the worlds most creative people and the environment they like to surround themselves with. We were especially excited this week when they posted […]
Posted: August 12th, 2011 ˑ No Comments
Filled under: Design, Inspiration, Salon Design