A business journal for independent beauty pros, by salonMonster
Lets start the New Year off with a look inside a super stylish salon in Toyokawa, Japan. Granny F Salon was designed by architect Hiroyuki Miyake, who took an empty existing building and turned it into this beautiful space. The architect and his team used traditional British bricklaying patterns for the ceramic tiles that create … Read more
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 … Read more
After happily scouring Pinterest on the weekend, I’ve collected some of my favourite holiday nail art to share with you. These would be perfect for a holiday party or just a little something to put you in the festive mood! Lets start with the more subtle styles of the season: Time to kick things … Read more
This has to be my favourite salon design I’ve come across this year, I love it! Meet Morrison Hair. This gem is located in Laguna Beach California in a 1920’s Spanish bungalow. The design of the salon was done by Laure Joliet and Morgan Satterfield who worked closely with the salon owners to create this gorgeous inviting space. Their … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
Located in Bangkok, Thailand, this cool salon named Chalachol uses bamboo to add major drama to their space! Created by Thai designer Nattapon Klinsuwan of NKDW, the salon has installed strands of bamboo which are inspired by natural caves where stalagmites and stalactites come together and connect forming rooms. The use of bamboo carries throughtout the salon … Read more
We’re excited to announce that we’re updating salonMonster to a new, faster, even more reliable data hosting centre to ensure the best performance possible for our clients. We will be moving the salonMonster application from our current datacenter to its new home on Monday November 19th at 5:00 AM PST. While switching over to our … Read more
We’re often showcasing fancy, high end salons so I thought I’d spice things up a little and share with you this sweet hair salon located in New York City designed especially for the 10 years and under crowd. Beehives and Buzzcuts Hair Salon for Kids was designed by Andrea Mason/Architect. They’ve created a playful feeling that … Read more
Italian hairstylist Luigi Murenu, who is part of the John Frieda team, has created fantastic geometric hairstyles for Rick Owens Spring ’13 collection. Taking inspiration from Gustav Klimt and Cleopatra, Luigi has produced these sharp structural styles that are beautiful statement pieces. Photos: CRFashionbook