The Parlour

Hair Blogs We Like: Part 1

There are a lot of great blogs and sites out there covering the hair and beauty industry. We thought we’d round up some of our favourites to share with you. These sites offer a unique view of the industry, highlight up and coming beauty trends around the world, and are a great source of inspiration. […]

May 5th, 2011

20 Questions: Lauren Baril

I am a stylist with 10 years of (professional) experience. I have opened a salon in my home after having 2 kids. My salon is cozy, artsy and modern, and my clientele is rapidly growing. What is the name of your salon? Voodoo Hair Studio Best food joint near your salon? My kitchen Wedding hair, […]

May 4th, 2011

Attention, We Have a Beastie Boys sighting!

How excited were we today when we went to Pitchforks Website and discovered that there is a new Beastie Boys album. Now we know this news is not hair related but there was no way we were going to keep such monumental news to ourselves. There are very few bands that have been such a […]

May 3rd, 2011

Great British Hairdresser

I was checking out Glamour magazines YouTube channel recently and came across a trailer for a hair reality competition on the UK’s Channel 4 called Great British Hairdresser. Now we have had a couple of Canadian and American hair reality TV shows one or two of which have been quite entertaining but none of them […]

May 2nd, 2011

Awards: 2011 NAHA Finalists

Behind the Chair and Modern Salon have posted the finalists for the Professional Beauty Associations 2011 North American Hairstyling Awards (NAHA). It’s wonderful to see some of the great work that is being done in the salon community and I’m always excited to learn about new salons and artists. So inspiring! The list of finalists […]

April 29th, 2011

Superb scissor pattern rug and chair

We are totally loving this wonderful scissor pattern by Dutch designer Kiki Van Eijk for the Italian furniture company Skitsch. They’ve done a great punchy wool rug in purple and violet that would look incredible in a salon foyer: And for those who want a slightly more neutral look they also make it in grey: […]

April 29th, 2011

20 Questions – Jill Karpinski

I have been styling hair for 10 years and I run my own home based hair salon. I love giving people the opportunity to have a full salon experience in a more intimate one on one environment. I plan on continuing my education in the next few months through the Vidal Sassoon Academy. I am […]

April 28th, 2011

Online Education

As more and more salons continue to harness the power of the Internet to promote their business’, schedule appointments and even announce upcoming events via Facebook and Twitter, it seems only fitting that education become available online as well. This idea is definitely not brand new to the beauty industry but the remarkable improvements in […]

April 28th, 2011

Spring Colors!

At last it is starting to feel like spring now that all the new lines of nail colors are starting to arrive. We were cruising through all of the fashion blogs that we read here at salonMonster and saw this great photo on Garance Dore’s site which got us all excited! Click on the image […]

April 26th, 2011

The Tallest Man on Earth

For those times in the salon when you’re feeling a bit contemplative and mellow (like Tuesday mornings), put on The Tallest Man On Earth. Originally hailing from Sweden, this crooner has one of the most amazing voices I’ve ever heard. So far he’s put out two albums, both of them are fantastic. Beautiful guitar work, […]

April 25th, 2011

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