A business journal for independent beauty pros, by salonMonster
This afternoon we watched Apple’s Keynote Address at the WWDC 2011 like the nerds that we are! It was culty as always but still quite exciting. The most exciting part of all was the announcement of iCloud, Apple’s answer to Cloud computing. It’s not the features of iCloud that excite us but rather the … Read more
What a great way for nail salons and their clients to show their hockey pride! Being able to design custom nail treatments for the Canucks fans here in Vancouver has been a very smart business move for GlamStar Beauty and Nails. This concept could work for many different events in any city – … Read more
Looking to make a statement with your nails? This newsprint manicure may be the answer! Originally found on Passion Nail Arts site in French, this is a cool manicure you can give yourself as well as customize any way you’d like. For the english instructions on how to do this, go to If It’s Hip … Read more
So one of the coolest looking salons we have noticed recently is called KennaLand, and it is run by one of the more talented session stylist we have been watching over the last few years also named Kenna. We just can’t get enough of this perfectly put together salon space with all the retro … Read more
I recently saw Tabatha Coffey talk at the ABA conference in Vancouver and found her talk to be very inspiring. One of my favourite comments of hers was that we have to stop saying that we are “just a stylist”. As hair stylists we seem to have some sort of inferiority complex. We are so … Read more
Since there are many styles of salon and colour carts out there to choose from, I thought I’d share with you some of the carts that have caught my eye lately. A few of my favourites are really expensive but their designs are modern and unique and one can always dream! 1. Aluminum cart from … Read more
This wonderfully tiled salon is located in Fukuoka City, Japan and was designed by Koicki Futatsumata of the Case Real design group. They redesigned an old office building turning the first three floors into the Suite Salon, with the top floor being residential. The challenge for the designers was how to incorporate the existing exterior white … Read more
We’re excited to announce our latest upgrades to salonMonster. As of today your salonMonster account will include these nifty new features: – Support for book-backs / split appointments. This includes a switch to duration from start and end times (meaning choosing the length of an appointment instead of selecting a start time and end time … Read more
Here at salonMonster HQ One of our favourite session stylists in the hair and make-up industry has to be Katsuyo Kamo. With nearly 20 years experience Katsuyo has created some of the more gravity defying looks for more magazines than we can count including Harper’s Bazaar, Dazed and Confused and Vogue Japan! Check out these photos that … Read more
The Sea and Cake are a prolific band that make music perfect to chill out to. They’ve just released a new album entitled “The Moonlight Butterfly” and it doesn’t disappoint! Although only 6 songs long, this album is filled with laid back beats that work great as a backdrop to any salon chatter. And to … Read more