A business journal for independent beauty pros, by salonMonster
Oscar de la Renta has created a limited edition nail polish collection to go with their 2012 Ready to Wear Fall Collection. The ‘Runway Collection” of polish consists of three rich gorgeous colours – Aubergine, Red Carnation, and Larimar – and retail for $22.00 each. As well, the nail polish are all Toluene, Formaldehyde and DBP … Read more
Here’s another beautiful minimal salon by Japanese Designer Reiichi Ikeda. Located in Osaka Japan, IRO Salon (IRO means colours in English) combines functionality with a sleek sparse aesthetic. The designer used exposed ceilings and concrete floors as well as a lot of diagonal lines to define the separate areas within the salon. I really love … Read more
Braid lovers get ready, Hair Romance is about to begin 30 braids in 30 days! Starting September 1st, every day of the month will feature a new braided hairstyle. After the success of Hair Romance’s last challenge (30 Days of Twists and Pins) which has been turned into a fantastic ebook, this next hair challenge … Read more
Jen Collins is a fabulous illustrator living in Glasgow. She’s currently doing a project on tumblr working on her portrait skills and has named this exercise “Girls Faces”. While the portraits are delightful, I’m quite taken with the hair styles she’s illustrating and thought I’d share some of my favourites with you! To … Read more
With summer starting to fade away, my mind is turning to fall and all the new goodies that come with a seasonal change. Here are some great new fall hair accessories to help ease your way into the cooler weather. From left to right: Anthropologie Multitude Hair Ties– $12.00 for set of five, Bluedame Hinged … Read more
I know this is crazy but I had to share the story of this outrageously expensive (in fact the MOST expensive) nail polish called Black Diamond from Azature. Luxury jeweller Azature have created one exclusive bottle of nail polish consisting of 267-carats of black diamonds which carries the immense price tag of $250,000.00. The LA based … Read more
My summer musical needs have been satiated with the release of Twin Shadow’s new album “Confess“. Confess takes inspiration from the 80’s, melds it with George Lewis Jr’s smooth vocals, and bites you with his lyrics. It is a fantastic follow up to his debut album “Forget” . You could definitely … Read more
We’re ridiculously excited to announce that we have released the first version of salonMonster’s new mobile app. We’ve released it as a web-app, and we’ve got simple instructions on how to add the app to your phone’s home screen. Once we get a bit of feedback from you, our awesome users, we’ll tweak things and … Read more
And now for something a little different……. American artist Erik Mark Sandberg is the creator behind these haunting yet somehow endearing Hairy Children Portraits. Made using acrylic, oil, and resin, these hairy beauties are definitely one of a kind! Erik studied at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California and now lives and works in LA. … Read more
I’m absolutely loving the explosion of creative nail art I’ve been seeing over the past year! One of my favourite nail trends has been using runway fashion and translating that into nail art. A perfect example of this can be seen at Miss Ladyfinger. This site takes the hottest runway looks and turns them into … Read more