Reviews
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28 Salon Business Gurus Share their Top 3 Salon Books!
As business owners we’re always looking for ways to improve our salon education and increase our bottom line. We’re avid readers but we only have so much time in the day so we reached out to 28 international salon gurus and asked them all one simple question: “If you could only choose 3 books […]
Posted: October 26th, 2015 ˑ 1 Comment
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3 Great Summer Albums For the Salon!
With summer in the air and beach time on your mind, here are three albums that will make working more bearable. This music will get you singing out loud and spontaneously dancing at work! I’ll start with the Tanlines latest album “Highlights”, a fun summer dance party for your ears. Their live shows are brilliant and they’re currently […]
Posted: July 23rd, 2015 ˑ No Comments
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Arcade Fire – Reflektor
Arriving just in time for the busy holiday season, Arcade Fire’s latest album Reflektor will help you get through the mad rush up to Christmas. Based out of Montreal, Quebec, this group continues to put out amazing music and their latest album does not disappoint! Produced by James Murphy (of LCD Soundsystem fame) Reflektor […]
Posted: November 14th, 2013 ˑ No Comments
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Style Me Vintage
I recently came across this fabulous book Style Me Vintage-Hair: Easy Step-by-Step Techniques for Creating Classic Hairstyles. The mastermind behind this creative book is Belinda Hay who owns a vintage salon in London called The Painted Lady. Published in 2011, Style Me Vintage is full of step by step instructions on how to recreate styles from […]
Posted: April 16th, 2013 ˑ No Comments
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My top five albums of 2012 to play in the salon
Since the year is coming to a close, I thought I’d throw my “best of” list into the ring! Music is a very big part of setting the tone of your business so here are my top five favourite albums of 2012 to play in the salon. I’m usually into happy music with good electronic […]
Posted: December 30th, 2012 ˑ 2 Comments
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Top Ten Pinterest Pics of 2012
Now that we’re in December and nearing the end of the year it’s time to look back and see what our most popular Pinterest pins of 2012 have been! So we’ll start with our number one most popular pin – this braided mohawk was re pinned over 300 times!! Now here are our top 2-10 […]
Posted: December 4th, 2012 ˑ 1 Comment
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The xx – Coexist
The new album released by British band The xx called “Coexist” is a perfect fit for the moody, cloudy, greyness of the west coast winter that’s starting to set in here in Vancouver. Fronted by Romy Madley Croft, Oliver Sim, and Jamie Smith, The xx dabble in melancholy crooning backed up with their fantastic minimalist dark beats. Soulful songs about […]
Posted: November 27th, 2012 ˑ No Comments
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Every Kingdom by Ben Howard
Music to cut hair to! If you’re looking for new music to play in the salon, check out the debut album from Ben Howard entitled “Every Kingdom”. Ben Howard is a 25 year old super talented British singer-songwriter. His debut album consists of 10 gorgeously layered tracks with lyrics that will make you […]
Posted: October 23rd, 2012 ˑ No Comments
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New album “Sun” from Cat Power
With the release of Cat Power’s ninth album entitled “Sun“, Chan Marshall has delivered a wonderful, dare I say cheerful, collection of songs. She produced this album herself and it really does evoke a lovely personal feel when you listen to it. It has been six years since Chan Marshall put out an album of […]
Posted: October 1st, 2012 ˑ No Comments
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Play this in the Salon!
Our favourite crooner from Sweden has a new album that would sound great in the salon! The Tallest Man On Earth (29 year old Kristian Matsson) has a gorgeous new album out entitled “There’s No Leaving Now”. This album continues along the beautiful poetic lines of his previous efforts and is filled with a mellow, […]
Posted: September 14th, 2012 ˑ No Comments
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