A business journal for independent beauty pros, by salonMonster
The lucky Contessa 23 finalists have been announced. Join in the fun October 30th at the Gala Event in Toronto and see who wins. Canadian Hairstylist Véronique Beaupré, local B, Montreal John Jen Hoe Chong, Blunt Salon Inc., Edmonton Johnny Cupello, JC Salons, Toronto Alina Sulaiman Friesen, A Michael Levine Salon Group, Vancouver Edwin Johnston, … Read more
Based out of Philadelphia, The War On Drugs offer up a momentous rock album full of surprises with their latest release “Slave Ambient”. This album will help get you and your clients pumped up in the salon. Lead vocalist Adam Granduciel combines a little bit of Springsteen and a little bit of Dylan with some … Read more
One of the best Flickr pages we have come across of late here at salonMonster is created by a Portuguese salon called WIP Hairport. They have some of the coolest haircuts we have seen in a long time not to mention that it is such a simple concept for a page that anyone with the … Read more
I’m about a month late on this one, but the New York Times has an interesting article about TSA hair pat downs in US airports. It sounds like there have been a couple of instances recently where TSA agents have singled out travellers with naturally large hair for special hair pat-downs even though they did … Read more
There are several things you can do when setting up the retail space in your salon to help entice clients to purchase more of your lovely hair products. Paco Underhill, owner of research and consulting firms and author of “Why We Buy“, has some great tips in his book on how you can increase your retail … Read more
Aevin Dugas of New Orleans is the proud owner of the world’s largest natural afro. Her gorgeous coif has a circumference of over four feet! Although she wouldn’t change a thing about her hair, it can sometimes be a challenge fitting her afro through some tights spaces! Check out the video below for more on … Read more
According to a study conducted by GQ magazine and MSN Travel, Vancouver, the city where salonMonster HQ is has been voted 3rd worst city in the world. Why is this? MSN Travel had this to say: “There is one reason, and one reason only, why we’ve decided to include Vancouver on this list of … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more