A business journal for independent beauty pros, by salonMonster
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 What a bummer it would be to sit down at a salon and be given a pile of outdated, … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
So here is yet again even more bizarre and wonderful hair art. This time it’s by Augustina Woodgate, an artist from Buenos Aires but working out of Miami. She spent four years collecting hair by setting up a mobile hairdressing station in numerous cities. Then she began creating all sorts of amazing things with it. … Read more
So here is the latest bit of hair art that we think needs to be shared. This is all art created by Gregory Euclide who uses many different materials to create is installations. In the one above he uses acrylic, baby’s breath, eurocast, fern, hair, hosta, moss, paper, sedum, sagebrush and wood. I won’t talk to … Read more
I’m just blown away by the style of these wonderful hand-painted West African salon signs. I came across them on Boing Boing and found them so refreshing and inspiring in our world of computers and digital imagery. They come from the French speaking Republic of Benin in West Africa. There is a great looking book called Ici … Read more