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Julia Rothman – Pretty Patterns for Your Salon
Looking for something fresh, unique and brilliant to brighten up your salon image? If so, you should definitely check out Julia Rothman and her fantastic designs. Based out of her studio in Brooklyn, we’ve been a huge fan of Julia and her patterns for years. These innovative designs can be transformed into many custom applications for […]
Posted: July 28th, 2011 ˑ No Comments
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Beautiful New Album by Bon Iver
Hailing from Wisconsin, Bon Iver is back with a self titled album that will make you swoon. Contrary to his beautiful “For Emma, Forever Ago” album, this new release is full of positivity and upbeat instrumentation. Songs have grand instrumental openings and Justin Vernons rustic angelic voice is breathtaking as usual. One of my favourite albums […]
Posted: July 25th, 2011 ˑ No Comments
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Celebrate Knoll Textiles with Cato Pink Polish
Knoll Textiles isn’t a company you’d ordinarily associate with nail polish but it’s time to rethink that! Knoll is celebrating their iconic “Cato” textiles’ 50th birthday by adding it to their archives and to help celebrate they’ve created a new Cato Hot Pink nail polish for all you design and textile junkies out there. This […]
Posted: July 21st, 2011 ˑ No Comments
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Who Needs A Haircut?
This is a great game from Toca Boca to get kids interested and excited about getting their hair cut! Choosing from four characters, you can then cut, comb, shave, colour, and blow dry their hair and then take snapshots to save your favourite styles. Toca Boca, the Swedish company who made this great app, is […]
Posted: July 20th, 2011 ˑ No Comments
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Washed Out – Within and Without
Sit back and chill out to the great new album by Atlanta Georgia band Washed Out. Fronted by Ernest Greene, this is the bands first full length album and it doesn’t disappoint. This new album keeps things low-fi and dreamy and would be a great addition to your salon playlist. The band will begin its US […]
Posted: July 14th, 2011 ˑ 2 Comments
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Mirror Mirror on the wall
Looking for a great mirror for your salon station? Here are some unique styles that we like that range from affordable Ikea options to budget busting stainless steel creations. 1. Elise Floor Mirror from Pottery Barn, Venetian design with beveled glass, $450.00 2. Hemnes Mirror from Ikea, full length black/brown colour, $90.00 3. Levico Mirror from Restoration […]
Posted: July 13th, 2011 ˑ No Comments
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How many times?
Being an avid (daily, for years) reader of street fashion blogs like Hel-looks, facehunter, Jak + Jill and our oft mentioned favourite team of Scott and Garance, has turned us into real street-peepers (usually from behind v. dark sunglasses!)Our own city is small and Vancouver neighbourhoods can have an unsurprising amount of homogeneity. Yoga wear […]
Posted: July 11th, 2011 ˑ No Comments
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Using the iPad to improve stylist-client communcation
The New York Times posted a great article about the growing use of the iPad as a customer tool in salons. We liked the way it focuses on how the iPad can be used to improve stylist-client communication. Some of the great uses for the iPad they discuss are: – As a customizable “style-book”. By […]
Posted: July 8th, 2011 ˑ No Comments
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Tiny Japanese Hair Studio
Minimalist hair salon in Nagoya, Japan packs a lot of punch into a tiny space. This gorgeous 41 square metre space is squeezed amongst a busy residential neighbourhood. Large skylights combined with white walls and tile have created a tranquil and inspirational place to come work. The design for this unique salon was handled by Studio […]
Posted: July 7th, 2011 ˑ No Comments
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Love Your Hair
This fantastic video clip from Sesame Street has a great message for not only kids but anyone who struggles with their self image from time to time. So the next time you’re having a bad hair day just give this video a watch and it will put a smile on your face. And remember to […]
Posted: July 6th, 2011 ˑ 1 Comment
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