Tak Ishida of Fan Out Shears  told us about the Beauty Cup show in St. Petersburg, Russia, which he recently attended. With a focus on nurturing young stylists, Beauty Cup features an international competition with entrants from around the world.  Ishida reports that more than 2000 stylists entered the competition and that the show, which features exhibitors and showcases new products, is held twice annually. Ishida shared some of his photos with us and gave an enthusiastic endorsement to the show.

The show's website beautycup.info is in Russian, but the visuals give a good overview of the expo as an international hair and fashion event.

Tak is so enthusiastic about this show that he has kindly offered to reply to inquiries. If you'd like to know more about BeautyCup, email him at  fantak@fanout.com.

From Russia with Beauty

Tak Ishida of Fan Out  Shears (far right) with the Japanese judges at the Beauty Cup international competition.

From Russia with Beauty

Ishida visits with Rafe Hardy at the Sexy Hair booth at the Beauty Cup show.

 Ishida and his Russian translator take in the sights of  St. Petersburg.

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