This is a short story on Creative Collaboration. And in it I hope to share a valuable lesson that we’ve learnt recently. Last year, the Stevie English Hair team were invited to put on a live performance for the launch of Culture Magazine’s new online venture: Culture Hub. Culture brought us in to help launch Culture Hub- [...]

By Leanne Cutler, Hair Shots 2 The World Emiliano Vitale is having the professional year of his life presenting hair shows around the world, here he gives us a close insight into his world. 1. London will be your second Alternative Hair Show and third international show this year. BSG World Brazil, AHS Moscow and [...]

Last year at Hair Biz Forum during an interview I mentioned that my businesses, Chumba Concept Salon, are endevouring to go ‘paperless’. In reply to several enquiring emails that I’ve kindly received since I thought I’d share the why’s and how’s of our Paperless project. Why go Paperless? There’s lots of reasons to banish paper [...]

The new showpiece on New Zealand’s South Island is Adrian Barclay’s new Venom salon in Invercargill.  The interior has the sleek, minimalist use of warm, earth based wood with accenting colours of black and silver, evoking the feelings of New World luxury.  Two beautiful and contrasting entranceways encase Venom like a precious jewel. Schist stone pillars create [...]

Social Media Mania is sweeping the world, our lives and your business. Facebook, twitter, tumblr and the list goes on and on and on! These FREE social media sites are a fantastic and an innovative way to promote, advertise, socialize, market, have fun, have celebrations, client competitions, news, education, create a buzz ,make money and realize the full potential and reach you can have to your clients!

Even if you are relatively happy with your color brand of choice there is no time like check up time, revisit what is important to you and if your are getting what you want and need from your color brand of choice.

Having been settled in India now for almost 18 months life has become more structured and I really feel at home here. Hairdressing has its challenges and having the most exclusive and expensive salon in the country comes with responsibilities to educate and build the industry to a higher level to ensure we have a sustainable future.

It has long been said that the hairdressing industry is either under represented or not represented at all on a national basis. A new entity that offers an unbiased, dedicated focus on the betterment of the industry is well overdue.

Beating three other finalists to clinch the award, Jayne Wild said; “This is the big one for us as it really is what hairdressing comes down to, having a great salon team. That this is the second year in a row and the third time we have won is pretty special to us.”

Kristina Russell from Sable in Darlinghurst has been named the 2010 Colour Technician of the Year, as part of the Schwarzkopf Professional Hair Expo Hairdressing Awards.