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"Our research has found that 75 percent of African-American women have relaxed hair, but only 33 percent of them use color for fear of overlapping chemicals. This is a real problem for clients with gray or graying hair," says Ingrinette Pope.
It hasn't been a great day for magazines. This morning, media giant Conde Nast announced that they were closing four magazines, including Gourmet, which has been published for almost 70 years, and Modern Bride. This afternoon brought word that Questex Media, the parent company of American Salon and Spa and the IBS shows, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Of course by now we all know that October is EVERYTHING PINK month in order to heighten awareness of Breast Cancer. We've seen pink blow dryers and flat irons, pink foils and dozens of other pink salon items. There are plenty of opportunities to Think Pink, but one of the most fun (and practical) things to cross my desk that could add some laughter to your salons AND home are these VERY COOL and VERY PINK rubber gloves.
Louis Angelo, an artist at the magnificent Garren salon in NYC, is a regular at updating the looks of his many celebrity clients. Most recently he tweaked the locks of Victoria’s Secret model Alessandra Ambrosio giving her a rock star shag with a flattering fringe. Angelo, who used Rene Furterer Volumea Shampoo and Vegetal Spray to create the look, believes this will be one of the hottest looks for fall:
It was exactly one-week ago that I started beauty school at Pivot Point, and exactly one-week ago that I met Jackie O. She is a beautiful woman with long lashes and big, beautiful eyes. And now, world, I introduce her to you. Meet Jackie O.
David Colvin is a fabulous hairdresser, practicing his artistry at the Arrojo Salon in NYC. He was the lead for the Katie Gallagher Collection presented at this past Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in New York. Although he has worked behind the scenes at many fashion shows, it was the first time he was selected at the LEAD hairdresser...made even better because it was the first time Gallagher presented at fashion week!
I was listening to one of my favorite iTunes Shows, “Help, My Business Sucks,” and it’s host, Andrew Lock, shared a lesson about making an impression.
New York is SOOOOO buzzing. It's all about the filming of Sex and the City 2...which is shutting down streets all over the city, much to the delight of most New Yorkers. Frank Barbosa is the lead hairdresser and is getting ready to leave for some off-site locations. However, we got to fire off a few questions before he packed up to leave:
Our sense of smell is truly incredible. Aroma can trigger such powerful and emotional responses that can be pleasant or unpleasant depending on our own individual experience. For me, the first time I smelled CND’s Lavendar and Jojoba hand and body lotion, I had a startling recognition of the scent.
Us girls at Modern Salon's offices get to have so much fun! Pink Pewter sent us a box full of hair accessories that are beautifully unique and totally playful.
These best-selling color-preservers are flying off retail shelves across the country.
As I'm now in my second week of beauty school at Pivot Point International, AND LOVING IT!, it's already Test Time : ( Think you still have the knowledge from your second week of class? Gauge your design-decision know-how!
With a client list that reads more like movie credits—Eva Mendes, Amy Adams and Eva Longoria all make the cut—the look of the Peter Ishkhans at Joseph Martin Salon in Beverly Hills, California, had to be spot-on stylish. The result was a salon that is open, airy and elegant, with soaring ceilings, illuminating natural light, beautiful wood floors and a secluded upstairs area.
Not too long ago, the spa services at Westend Hair Company & Day Spa in El Paso, Texas, were limited to what could be performed in the salon’s lone massage room. But when the space next door became available in late 2006, owners Gloria Viramontes and Monica Lorey seized the opportunity to upgrade their spa.
In case the big-wigs behind New York City Fashion Week haven’t heard, the J. Bentley Studio & Spa, located about 15 miles northwest of Columbus, Ohio, could give Bryant Park a run for its money. The 6,000 square-foot space features a 40-seat theater where a stage and fashion runway regularly play host to models donning local designs.
Known for taming the tresses of some of Tinseltown’s most elite entertainers—Beyoncé, Shakira and Gabrielle Union among them—Kimberly Kimble recently debuted a super-slick makeover of her namesake West Hollywood salon, The Kimble Hair Studio.
When the son of the owner of Greenwich, Connecticut’s De Berardinis Salon opened a second outpost in Manhattan’s chic Chelsea neighborhood, he not only decided against making it a carbon copy of the original salon’s decor—he went in the opposite direction.
