The Parlour

Colour Your Nails with Crayola

How I wish these were available when I was a kid! Not that I won’t be wearing these polishes now, but how cool would that have been when you were in elementary school to pull out these mini nail polish goodies from your backpack. With old school names like Cotton Candy, Robin’s Egg Blue, and […]

July 11th, 2012

Hair Poufs

I found these furniture poufs quite intriguing when I came across them. Called the Bare Hair Project, these seats have been created for Studio Västra Sandgatan, a hair salon in Sweden. Designed by Ola Giertz, the exterior of the poufs are made of recycled bottles, while the interiors are stuffed with human hair collected off […]

July 9th, 2012

3 Simple Ways to Make Your Domain Name Easier to Read

Websites have become an important part of modern businesses communication and marketing, no big news flash there. However, an integral part of getting people to your Website, how you present your domain name, is often overlooked. Domain names are the gateway to your Website and it’s important to think about how you present your domain […]

July 3rd, 2012

Giant Dwarf Makes You Sparkle!

If you’re looking for a fabulous hair accessory to make you shine and sparkle check out Giant Dwarf’s range of gorgeous pieces. Created by Sue Eggen who makes all of these beauties by hand in Pennsylvania using vintage ribbons, German glitter glass and a whole lot of style. To see more glittery goodness, check out […]

June 28th, 2012

Be Haunted by Exitmusic

Exitmusic’s debut album “Passage” is an album, in my opinion, that’s deserving of the hype. Hailing from Brooklyn (of course!) and fronted by actress Aleksa Palladino and her husband Devon Church, this duo pairs their moody dark vocals with old school electro pop beats. Reminiscent of Slowdive or My Bloody Valentine, this album is bursting […]

June 20th, 2012

Hairchitecture

Here’s a cool find from Dezeen – Hairchitecture! This photo exhibition was created by renowned hairdresser Gijo and Portuguese architects FAHR021.3. Gijo wanted to combine these two creative trades and FAHR, while working in Berlin, met the challenge. Playing with geometric shapes and angles and inspired by the 60’s and 70’s, these architectural masterpieces are […]

June 18th, 2012

Timeless Potions from Barber & Fritz

Looking to the past for tried and true beauty secrets, Barber & Fritz refreshes old recipes for a modern client. Four years in the making, these beauty potions are a labour of love for this independent Victoria BC company. It’s always great to see a local BC company putting out such stylish wares. Potions, lotions, […]

June 15th, 2012

Hairdryer redefined by Industrial Facility

When Wallpaper magazine posed the question “What could a hairdryer be if it was designed as a beauty product?”, design company Industrial Facility took up the challenge and created the Dryerhair. Created for the Wallpaper Handmade exhibition at the Milan Salone, this innovative dryer places itself centre stage reducing the need to hide it in […]

June 12th, 2012

Loving these fun summer bobby pins!

I’m seriously crushing on these fun bright bobby pins from Anthropologie. These pins are sold in a set of 20 and are available in great summer colours like hot pink and vibrant yellow. To sweeten the deal even more, they come with a cute little sliding box to keep your pins safe and sound. […]

June 7th, 2012

Top 10 Pins

We mentioned a while back that we’re a bit addicted to Pinterest. So many pretty pictures, we can’t resist it! We love seeing which of our pins turn out to be the most popular, it is so fascinating to see what resonates with people. In this vein we thought people might be interested to see […]

June 1st, 2012

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