A business journal for independent beauty pros, by salonMonster
These amazing glasses are made by Studio Swine which is a design studio comprised of Alexander Groves and Azusa Murakami who both met at the Royal College of Arts. This is the press release from their website: “Studio Swine presents ‘Hair Glasses’ – a collection of sustainable fashion eyewear exploring the potential of Human hair. The … Read more
We’re absolutely loving the design of Baxter Finley, Barber & Shop of Los Angeles California. Created by Baxter of California, they’ve done an incredible job of creating a modern take on the traditional barber shop. I just love the white brick walls, the reclaimed douglas fir flooring and the exposed beam ceilings. They have sourced … Read more
I wish I was in Paris right now to see the opening day of hair stylist Julien d’Ys art exhibition. It will be showing at the Comme des Garcons store in Paris from June 23rd – July 13th. Julien will be showcasing his paintings as well as his other multi platform artwork including the gold … Read more
Amanda Wachob has to be one of the most talented artists I’ve come across in a long time. Her tattoo work is so impressive, it looks more like fine art. Her tattoos look so much like paintings, the brush stroke details are blowing my mind! Amanda is a trained artist who has had her work … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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, … Read more
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.
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”]
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 … Read more