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Archive for August, 2009

Alan Buki from O&M Styles for Su-Wen

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“su-wen’s latest collection provided us with a great chance to go wild with lots of textured and asymmetrical styles.” Alan Buki, creative director, O&M and Atlantis Hair in Paddington

Easydry’s Eco-capes

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Easydry has created the stylish black cape to will make towels and ugly plastic wraps redundant in the technical area.

Who’s Hooked on Hair Bungee?

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hair bungees are a single piece of specialized elastic with hooks on both ends which lets you wrap & unwrap your hair without pulling, snagging or tugging. You simply hook one end of the bungee into your hair, wrap around the ponytail and fasten with the other hook.

Professional Beauty Association Launches New Salon/Spa Performance Index

The outlook for the salon/spa industry improved in the second quarter, as the Professional Beauty Association’s (PBA) comprehensive index of salon/spa activity registered a solid gain. The Association’s Salon/Spa Performance Index (SSPI) – a new quarterly composite index that tracks the health of and outlook for the U.S. salon/spa industry – stood at 101.8 in the second quarter, up 0.7 percent from its first quarter level.

Letters from India – A Stylist Abroad Series

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I have just returned from a 4 day trip with a friend to a place called Ladakh (note spelling) is in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, often called little Tibet and with an average altitude of over 9,000 feet (3,000 m), it is India’s highest plateau.

Celebrating the Best of British – the 2009 British Hairdressing Awards Finalists Announced

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The waiting is over for hairdressers throughout the UK as Hairdressers Journal International has announced the finalists for the nine regional and six specialist categories in the British Hairdressing Awards 2009. See the full list of finalists.

é SALON Secures 3 Finalist Nominations in AIPP International Hair Awards

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é SALON, based in Sydney, Australia has secured an ASTOUNDING 3 Finalist nominations in the international AIPP Grand Trophy Awards, which celebrate the best hair fashion collections from around the world, as chosen by a jury of publishers associated with the AIPP (International Professional Hairdressing Magazines Association).

Hair Expo 2009 brings in the crowds for another year!

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The 2009 Hair Expo once again brought all the big names in the hairdressing business to Sydney for the annual Queen’s Birthday weekend event. An independent analysis of visitors showed an increase in the attendance of salon owners in this year’s crowd and high advance ticket sales meant a number of seminars sold out well before the doors opened on June 6th.

The Professional Beauty Association Announces NAHA 20 Winners

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Las Vegas, NV – The Professional Beauty Association (PBA), proud presenter of theNorth American Hairstyling Awards (NAHA), the most prestigious hairstyling competition in North America, announces the winners of NAHA 20.