And the award goes too.....

It&ly Hairfashion has created a new award this year that will honor celebrity hairstylist for their creativity and talents.  The award is called the Artisan Award. 

"You like my hair, you really like my hair"

The CEO of It&ly Hairfashion had this to say about his award, “It was time for our hairdressing industry and IT&LY HAIRFASHION to recognize our peers for mastering their artistry and craft, producing a much needed annual event to honor them. Their ability to recreate characters, periods in history as well as fantasy for film and television, has brought a new found source of awareness, style trends and education to hairdressers around the world.”

I don't think this was one of the winners.

Most recently the 2010 IT&LY Artisan Awards held in Las Vegas were awarded to the following top celebrity hairdressers from the sets of Gossip Girl (Betsy Reyes), Dancing with the Stars (Kimi Messina), Sex and the City 2 (Frank Barbosa), Twilight Eclipse (Bonnie Clevering) , and the soon to be released Burlesque (Colleen LaBaff) and Tyler Perry’s: For Colored Girls and American Gangster (Kenneth Walker) plus Bride Wars (Barbara Lorenz), , America’s Got Talent (Russell Latham), How I met your Mother (Jani Kleinbard), Jada Pinkett & Willow Smith’s personal hairstylist (Marcia Hamilton) and Scooby-Doo (Ramona Fleetwood).

Podcast with Bosley Pro's Eric McLemore in the feed!

We had Eric McLemore on our latest podcast, "The Salon Insiders".  Eric is the president of Bosley Professional Strength.
He gave us a run down on his company's history and how it's stimulating the hair industry one follicle at a time.  He is helping us keep clients by keeping hair on their heads.  We also talk about hair in the news and answer email questions from listeners.  You can listen from the audio player on the right, or you can down load the podcast from itunes music store. 
Also Bosley was spoofed on Saturday Night Live, check it out on the youtube link.
                                                                           Bosley on SNL youtube link

Lady Ga Ga's newest hair style

Lady Ga Ga is so ahead of us in creative hair styles.  We have all been so focused on the head!  There is so much more we can do with hair in our salons.  We could be styling hair outfits.  Just imagine clients coming in with their new hair covered peasant top, asking for an updo or Brazilian blowout before a night on the town.
Sure lady just set your hair covered outfit on the chair and comeback in 3 hours, I'm in the middle of a bleach job on that sweater over there.

Balding - Could it be a thing of the past?

Sure Patrick Stewart looks great without hair, but how many times is he going to come into your salon for service?  Clients without hair are not clients.  We need to cure baldness for both men and women.  The big news is that scientist have just discovered the gene that regulates hair growth.  When it is turned on, hair grows in the follicle.  When it is turned off, well you can see the picture on the left.
Here is a link to the article from Science Daily -

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/04/100415085317.htm

Also, my next guest on our podcast will be from Bosley Professional Strength hair care line.  They are on their way to becoming the #1 thinning hair care line.  Please email any questions for them to us at saloninsiders@gmail.com

Battle of the Hair

The Central Coast show went off this weekend in Santa Cruz Ca.  They had the largest amount of entries for the student model show in it's 16 year history.  The theme this year was Mardi Gras and the only thing missing was the floats.  After several months of following every rule in cosmetology school, these students let loose with their creativity.