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Business Card Eye Candy
I recently came across a fabulous collection of salon/beauty related business cards while browsing the site pinterest.com. This lead me to another great site called uk.moo.com which has a fantastic variety of business card templates that you can choose from for your salon. You can easily pick from their options or work with them to create […]
Posted: November 30th, 2011 ˑ 1 Comment
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Qualifications and Insurance
With many States and Provinces de-regulating the salon industry, a very scary scenario is emerging. There are many “self made” stylists out there trying to find jobs, and what is more scary is the fact that many salons are hiring them – with no license and no certificate of qualification from either their association […]
Posted: November 28th, 2011 ˑ No Comments
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Daphne Guinness For MAC
London born heiress of the Guinness family, Daphne Guinness has recently collaborated with MAC Cosmetics for a fabulous collection that will hit North American shelves December 26th. This new collection features beautiful shades of pale pink and sea foam blue. Then to pump up the drama you’ll find dark deep purples and rich black lipstick. […]
Posted: November 24th, 2011 ˑ No Comments
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Wocka Wocka Nail Polish
My holiday season has become complete with the discovery of OPI’s Muppet Nail Polish Collection! Not only am I a HUGE Muppets fan (favourite show as a child), but I love the fun festive holiday colours in this collection. Featuring dark pinks, gold, silver and a wonderful range of glitters and sparkles, there’s sure to […]
Posted: November 23rd, 2011 ˑ No Comments
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Hair Fashion!
Thelma Madine, the seamstress and dressmaker from the UK’s hot show My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding has created another bizarre masterpiece. This time it is made out of 250 metres of human hair and is valued at over 50, 000 pounds or a little over 78, 000 US dollars. Thelma had a team of dress […]
Posted: November 22nd, 2011 ˑ No Comments
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Salon Business Check-Up
The year is almost over, so it’s time to do a salon check up and see where you are at as far as your numbers are concerned. Theoretically, we should all be checking those each month, however, the reality is that many of us get busy and put those reports aside to look at later. […]
Posted: November 21st, 2011 ˑ No Comments
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Tokyo Nail Expo 2011
If you thought we were passionate about nails here, check out what goes on at the 2011 Tokyo Nail Expo happening November 20 – 21 at the Makuhari Messe. This nail expo attracts more than 50,000 people and is a serious competition as well. The winners get crowned as “Nail Queens”. With the nail […]
Posted: November 17th, 2011 ˑ No Comments
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Other Lives – Tamer Animals
My latest music obsession Other Lives have been around for a few years so I’m a bit embarrassed that it’s taken me so long to discover them. Hailing from Stillwater Oklahoma, Other Lives offer up cinematic songs backed by a five piece band of extremely talented musicians. Their latest album “Tamer Animals” is beautifully crafted […]
Posted: November 16th, 2011 ˑ 2 Comments
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Peacocks Made From Beauty Supplies
Check out these amazing Peacocks made by Laurel Roth using different beauty supplies like fake fingernails, barrettes, nail polish, false eyelashes, and jewelry. It shows yet again that there is no end to the original things you can do with hair and beauty accessories.
Posted: November 15th, 2011 ˑ No Comments
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Braided Bliss
I came across the most amazing collection of creative and elaborate braids while browsing the site BuzzFeed on the weekend. This level of braiding far exceeds my abilities and since I have fairly short hair I’m left with some serious braid envy! Those of you out there with lovely long locks of hair should […]
Posted: November 10th, 2011 ˑ 1 Comment
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