The Story Of Cosmetics
If you haven’t seen this video before then check it out. Everyone involved in the beauty industry should be aware of the ingredients they are working with. You can find out more at www.safecosmetics.org/.
Anything can happen on Hallowe’en
Nothing gets blood boiling faster than young Tim Curry -shown here as the Grand Wizard in 1986’s made-for tv movie The Worst Witch (other than his inimitable performance as Dr. Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show of course) Happy Hallowe’en from your favourite monsters!
We have buttons!
We’re excited to announce that our first batch of salonMonster buttons has arrived from Six Cent Press. We’ve been pinning them to everything we can get our hands on here at salonMonster headquarters. We’d like to share the button love. Would you like a salonMonster button? Just send me an email at stephen (at) salonmonster.com … Read more
A Fresh New Look
We’re excited to announce a fresh new look for the salonMonster blog. We’ve updated it to a much more aesthetic and tasty-looking format. Instead of the page being consumed by a single long article it now sports a selection of posts from the last week in a more digestible layout. We hope you like the … Read more
Diamond Rings for your ears
Hailing from the suburbs of Toronto Canada, the Diamond Rings debut album “Special Affections” has been on my playlist non stop since I first heard it! Written, recorded and produced by John O, this pop album has deep dance beats, dark moody lyrics, and great guitar riffs. John’s amazing androgynous looks and hair coifs are … Read more
Very Hair is Very Cool
It’s been a while since our last architect/design post, so I was delighted to come across this beautiful salon located in Japan. Designed by Maker architects, Very Hair is the stylish new salon on the block. By using untreated wood on the walls and booths, the architects have created a minimal and calm environment. Draped … Read more
Hairdressers as Diagnosticians
Recently a study was published in the Archives of Dermatology to found out how often Cosmetologists and Barbers check their clients for cancerous moles and lesions. The study discovered that out of the 203 people who answered the survey just over half of them have had alerted clients to some form of growth on their … Read more
Hair Hats – Animal Style
These amazing Hair Hats created by Japanese artist Nagi Noda are from a few years ago, but hats made to look like animals made from hair are just to way too cool to be left in the past. Nagi Noda was a Tokyo director of music videos and commercials. Three years have now passed since her … Read more
Cult Gaia – Turbands and Crowns
Cult Gaia creates simply gorgeous turbands and crowns made from beautiful vintage prints and fabrics. These hair accessories will turn any bad hair day into one of your best! By using heavy duty wire in the hairbands and crowns, you can custom mold them comfortably to your head. Create a variety of different looks … Read more
The grey Areas of Merchant Accounts
As a chair renting stylist myself I understand the many pitfalls of being a business owner. At the top of the list for me is my merchant provider. I have had several run-ins with agreements I had apparently made without ever having signed a contract. As many of you may know, within your Terms … Read more