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Is It Organic?

Recently the Center for Environmental Health (CEH) filed a class action lawsuit in California against 26 cosmetics companies that they say have made “dozens of products that are labeled on the front as “organic” yet contain few or, in some cases, no organic ingredients, based on the ingredient lists on the items. Items included products […]

June 22nd, 2011

Jazz Party!

The 6th bi-annual Jazz Age Lawn Party is once again set to take place on Governor’s Island in New York this weekend and I for one am jealous of those who get to attend. It has been a long time goal to make it to New York especially for this party. This is quite […]

June 20th, 2011

Scissor Rolex by Dr Romanelli for Bamford Watch Department.

If you’ve got a bit of change to spare and would like a unique way to show off your profession then check out this amazing customized Rolex by Dr Romanelli for Bamford Watch Department. They’ve taken a classsic Rolex Milgauss and updated it with scissors for hands a great lightning bolt second hand. So simple, […]

June 17th, 2011

Vintage inspiration at Lulu’s by Travis Parker

Lulu’s Beauty Salon is a well known nail boutique located in San Diego California and is part of Travis Parkers beauty empire. What I was really impressed with was the design aesthetic of their Website. I love their use of vintage imagery and find it’s a perfect match for the services they offer.

June 16th, 2011

Junior Boys – It’s All True

The Junior Boys are back with their awesome beats. The Canadian band’s latest album “It’s All True” is full of great tracks for your salon. Stylists will be grooving along to these great songs and clients will be leaving your salon feeling upbeat and happy. Check out their new song below: [soundcloud url=”http://soundcloud.com/dominorecordco/junior-boys-banana-ripple”]

June 15th, 2011

Vidal Sassoon Battling Cancer

A few months back we wrote about our excitement over the soon to be released Vidal Sassoon documentary. Now we have some less exciting news about the legendary creator of the “bob”. It would seem that for the last couple of years he has been battling leukemia, a form of blood cancer. Word is that […]

June 14th, 2011

Customer interaction lessons from the Apple store

I stopped by the local Apple store recently to pick up a new laptop and was blown away by the way they manage client handoffs between their customer service representatives. It reminded me how poorly this is handled at so many salons and made me think we could learn some lessons from them. Whenever it […]

June 10th, 2011

Protect your hair from the sun

With all the effort we put into our luscious locks, we need to remember to protect it from sun damage. Prolonged exposure to the sun can cause your hair colour to fade, cause dry brittle hair, split ends and frizz. Here are some quick and simple tips to protect your hair when you’re out playing […]

June 9th, 2011

Summer Style

With the warm weather finally appearing, it’s time to start thinking about summer hair! Here are some great styles to help your clients cool down while still looking hot. Scarves, braids and ponytails all help by pulling the hair off your clients face and neck on those hot summer days. These are also styles you […]

June 8th, 2011

Captains of Industry

One of our favorite businesses of late here at salonMonster is a shop based out of Melbourne, Australia called Captains of Industry, Gentleman’s Outfitter and Cafe. According to their Website, this super cool shop offers “Breakfast, Lunch, Snacks, Beverages and Comestibles, Bespoke Footwear and Leather Accessories, Traditional Haircuts, Made to Measure Menswear & Mens […]

June 7th, 2011

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