A business journal for independent beauty pros, by salonMonster
Many of you may already know who Scott Schuman is but for those of you who don’t let me introduce The Sartorialist. Scott used to own a showroom in New York for young designers but became tired of what he said was a disconnect between the fashion industry and real fashionable people. He decided to … Read more
Get ready for some big hair at the Des Moines Art Center in Iowa. On Saturday April 23rd, Iowa based stylists and salons hit the runway with modeled hair of all shapes, colours and sizes. There are dj’s, visual effects and more to enhance this wild hair experience. For more information on this event go … Read more
Reading through many of the blogs and hair articles from the past week I noticed a common theme, the Beehive. It would seem that we have just passed the 5oth anniversary of the creation and unveiling of this iconic hair style made famous by the likes of Audrey Hepburn, Marge Simpson and more recently Amy … Read more
Although this book originally came out in the mid nineties, it’s full of relevant facts and fantastic hair styles. It covers hair trends through the years, has bios on some of the original big players in the industry and a good dose of humour. This book is also a great resource for retro inspired hair … Read more
Our Congratulations to the 2011 Contessa 22 Winners! If you haven’t checked out salon 52’s Canadian hair stylist of the year awards, aka the Contessas, we’d highly recommend you check them out. The 2011 Winners have been up for a couple of months now. In our home province of B.C. Chris Deagle from Moods Hair … Read more
BehindTheChair.com’s 11th annual stylist choice awards are now underway and currently accepting your votes. Vote for your favourite products, haircolour, platform artist, company and even salon software… Cast your vote here. For voting they’re giving you a $10 off gift certificate to the BTC Bookstore.
The New York Times published an interesting article this week about the growth of colour treatments for men. More men are finding themselves back in the job market after years of stable employment and are turning to a little colour to keep them looking youthful and help them feel competitive. The trend is not to … Read more
I was just perusing the apple movie trailer page and came across this preview for a documentary about the great Vidal Sassoon. It was produced by Michael Gordon, founder of Bumble and Bumble who originally meant to put together a book about Sassoon and then it somehow turned into a film project. If you don’t … Read more
Angel Hairs for Kids and Cuts for Cancer are two fantastic charitable programs focused on providing natural hair pieces to cancer patients at no cost to the family. Angel Hair for Kids™ is part of A Child’s Voice Foundation™ run out of Toronto. Their goal is to help improve the self esteem and self image … Read more
So it would seem that Health Canada has finally recalled several products that fall under the hair straightening category due to dangerously high levels of formaldehyde. Many of you have followed the Brazilian Blowout discussion for the last few months and now several other companies, ten in all, have been added to the list of … Read more