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Monday mornings with Marion

Every Monday morning when I check my email there’s an email from Marion Shaw, the owner of Busy Bus Publications. I always look forward to seeing what business tip she has for me this week. They’re such a positive way to start the week and give me something that I can take action on starting […]

September 16th, 2011

Straight off the Runway

Refinery29 compiled some cool hair trends from the madness that is New York Fashion Week. The looks are straight off the runway and cover a variety of techniques and styles. The front gold tinted colour makes a bold statement in the Peter Som show. I really love the corn rolls that United Bamboo used on the models in […]

September 15th, 2011

Graham Clark and his Beard Paintings

Graham Clark has taken a very unique approach to painting – he paints pictures with his own beard, yes you read that correctly, he uses his beard as the paintbrush for his creative art. What started as a joke between friends, turned into a foray into art for Graham. He uses the sale of his […]

September 14th, 2011

Privé

Montreal based online retailer Privé has us excited for fall fashion. It’s not only the deeply discounted designer threads, but their pared down selections from only three or four designers at a time that wins our vote. Join up and for each friend that becomes a member and places an order with prive.com, you will […]

September 13th, 2011

Patti Smith: Outside Society

Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee Patti Smith raises the curtain on OUTSIDE SOCIETY, a new collection of her signature songs on the Arista and Columbia labels. The landmark 18-song release marks the first single-CD collection to span Patti’s entire body of recorded work. The chronologically arranged tracks move from 1975 (her debut album, […]

September 12th, 2011

24 hour hair

I came across an article in Look Magazine recently about the first salon in the UK to open 24 hours. One of London’s top salons, Neil Cornelius’ 1st Floor Salon, started opening for 24hrs every Thursday after popular demand for after-hours appointments. I can really see the draw of this in larger cities where there is […]

September 9th, 2011

Here’s to the Hair Bands of the 80’s!

It seems crazy that a whole genre of music can be defined by hair but that pretty much sums up the hair/glam metal bands of the 80’s for me. Big, hair sprayed, backcombed, permed coifs atop spandex wearing men – and I loved them! The preteen walls in my bedroom were covered with posters of […]

September 8th, 2011

The Moustache Grower’s Guide

If you’ve been looking for some new creative ways to style your clients staches, look no further than this fantastic new book. The Moustache Grower’s Guide by Lucien Edwards is 144 pages of moustache madness! This illustrated guide covers everything from the history of different moustaches, how to maintain 30 magnificent stache styles and what you need […]

September 7th, 2011

Back to school envy

There’s something about Tavi Gevinson’s new online mag Rookie that makes us long for that first day of school. While we are definitely not her target audience, something says we’ll be glued to articles from the likes of Lesley Arfin, Cindy Gallop (from ifwerantheworld.com) and Tavi herself. Long-time followers of Tavi’s will be familiar with […]

September 6th, 2011

Nailphilia

Perusing the blogosphere this morning we came across London’s first ever nail art exhibit. Put together by DegreeArt.com and some of the best nail technician out there, Nailphilia as they are calling it looks to be one of the more interesting and bizarre art exhibits we have seen of late. Nailphilia will feature several artists […]

September 5th, 2011

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