The Parlour

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

John Maus’ Beautiful Darkness

For those times when you’re wanting to wallow a bit in melancholy but still yearn for some modern beats, this is the album for you. Although a recent discovery of mine, John Maus has taken the top spot on my playlist these days. His third full length album “We Must Become The Pitiless Censors […]

September 1st, 2011

We Must Increase Our Bust

When I’m getting my hair coloured, one of my favourite things to do is flip through piles of magazines, I love it! Thankfully my stylist has a fantastic collection of reading material to keep my busy. What a bummer it would be to sit down at a salon and be given a pile of outdated, […]

August 31st, 2011

American Salon Declares Their Choice Products

The results of the 2011 American Salon Professional’s Choice Awards are in! It is an . This is voted on by American Salon Magazine reader’s and these are the winner’s from each category. Tell us what you think about the choices in the comments. Anything you think they left out? Shampoo: Redken Color Extend Shampoo The […]

August 30th, 2011

Inside Katsuya Kamo’s house on The Selby is in your place

We profiled the work of the incredible Katsuya Kamo a little while back on salonMonster. His incredible styles just make our jaw drop, they are truly inspiring works. So, we were beyond excited when The Selby is in your place posted photos from their visit to his home in Tokyo. I’ve always been a fan […]

August 26th, 2011

Can hairstylists help identify older clients who need health services.

We came across this interesting article on Science Daily the other day. Published by Ohio State University, it discusses the unique position that hairstylists have with older clients and whether they can help identify clients who might benefit from health services. Because stylists are some of the few people that have the opportunity to see […]

August 25th, 2011

Peak inside the world of Carmindy

Carmindy, our favourite makeup artist from What Not To Wear, has a real knack for making women feel beautiful and confident after they leave her makeup chair. I recently discovered that she has her own beauty blog over at Daily Makeover where she shares some of her industry secrets on how to achieve today’s hottest […]

August 24th, 2011

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