Posts Tagged "Hairstylists"
Apr19

Farouk Shami Presented Legend Award...

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Hair King Farouk Shami was presented with a Legend Award by the International Salon/Spa Business Network (ISBN) at its 2012 Conference, “Be Inspired,” April 15-17, at the Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA for his success and innovation in the beauty industry.

Farouk Shami is known for having created environmentally friendly products and ammonia-free hair color long before it was the popular thing to do. However, his journey to become the Hair King wasn’t an easy one. After landing in the United States in 1965 with $71 and a dream, he worked hard and smart to create a billion dollar enterprise. He truly personifies the American dream!

Click here to congratulate Farouk Shami

Patrick Neville, ISBN Board Member and chief merchant for BeautyFirst said,

Farouk is not only an industry icon, he’s recognized by the general public as an artist, visionary, entrepreneur, humanitarian, celebrity and political candidate, thanks to his appearances on ‘The Apprentice’ and his run for governor of Texas.

While receiving his award Farouk Shami said,

I’m extremely honored and humbled to receive this award. Twenty-six years ago, doctors told me my career was at its end, but out of necessity came innovation and the beginning of a wonderful journey. I thank ISBN for this incredible recognition.

Many congratulations to Farouk for winning the Legend Award.

I remember meeting Farouk last year during their Be Safe, Be Beautiful conference that was held in Cancun in Mexico. We interviewed him where he talked about his inspiration to start this company and also stressed on why companies should manufacture beauty products that are safe for the environment and hairstylists.

After that we also filmed a fantastic stage show in which many former Miss Universe contestants walked as models for some top hair stylists from around the world like Mickey Svircevic and Rocky Vitelli.

To watch this episode and other cosmetology education videos, visit ScissorBoy.com

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Nov22

Haircheck Promises to Boost Salon a...

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If you are a salon or spa owner, you can now build business revenue with hair loss retailing. All you have to do is open a dialogue with your clients about hair loss and then introduce them to HairCheck.

Divi International’s HairCheck device is the first measurement tool to actually gauge hair thinning, hair breakage and hair regrowth. The patented HairCheck technology gives a precise scientific measurement of how much hair is present in an area of scalp, measuring both the hair density and hair diameter within that area.

All hairstylists would agree they have been asked by their clients for a solution to their hair-loss and hair breakage problems. Most of the times, stylists suggest them to use different haircare products, supplements, styling tools, hairbrushes, etc.

Mostly, these recommendations are made without actually finding out the reason for client’s hair loss and the amount of hair lost. With HairCheck, stylists will become better stylists and ensure their clients will benefit with healthier haircare results.

Next time when your client asks you to suggest solution for their hair loss problem, have them use HairCheck. Its a great device which provides answers to all your hair loss and hair breakage questions. No hair needs to be cut and testing takes about 5 minutes.

When hair loss or breakage is detected, hair professionals can make appropriate suggestions and measure the response to take-home products and salon treatments.

This way salon, spa, medical spa and hair replacement professionals can boost their business revenue with this revolutionary new service to determine their clients’ degree of hair loss 10 to 15 years before it is visible to the naked eye.

For more information about HairCheck and how you can boost your salon business revenue by retailing it, visit www.haircheck.com

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Oct31

Contessa 23 Winners Announced

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The beauty world came together yesterday at The Sheraton Centre Hotel, Toronto to celebrate the colorful achievements of Canada’s top hairstyling talent at the 23rd annual Contessas: The Canadian Hairstylist of the Year Awards.

The theme for Contessa 23 was “Cities After Dark.” It was a great event where award winning hairdressers such as Rasa Jurenas, Michelle Pargee, and Colin Ford showed off their looks.

I was so excited to attend Contessa 23 where I met some amazing hairstylists and beauty professionals and it was great to see the excitement amongst all the winners.

Contessa 23 was a fabulous gala. Véronique Beaupré from local B salon in Montreal won the Canadian Hairstylist of the Year Award. Here’s the complete list of all the winners:

Contessa 23 Winners List

Avant Garde Hairstylist – Palma Anshilevich, The Hair Spot, Toronto

Canadian Hairstylist – Véronique Beaupré, local B, Montreal

Canadian Salon Team – local B, Montreal

The John Steinberg Award for Community Service – Albert Snow Hair Design Group, Hamilton, ON

Elite Master Hairstylist – Guylaine Martel, Guylaine Martel Artistes Coiffeurs, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, QC

Makeover Colourist – Timothy Switzer, Timothy & Co. Salon & Spa, Oshawa, ON

Makeup Artist – Jennifer Dionne, Freelance, Montreal

Master Colourist – Timothy Switzer, Timothy & Co. Salon & Spa, Oshawa, ON

Men’s Hairstylist – Caffery VanHorne, Studio Caffery VanHorne, Toronto

Multicultural Hairstylist – Jorge Joao, Koi Hair Studio, Brampton, ON

Nail Enhancement Artist – Catherine Cote, Candy Nail Bar, Montreal

Newcomer Hairstylist – Devon Plamondon, A Michael Levine Salon Group, Vancouver

British Columbia Hairstylist of the Year – Chad Taylor, Moods Hair Salon, Vancouver

Alberta Hairstylist of the Year – Wendy Belanger, Influence Salon, Calgary

Saskatchewan/Manitoba Hairstylist of the Year – Reyn VonDyke, Elan Hair & Esthetics Salon, Winnipeg

Ontario Hairstylist of the Year – Mandy MacFadden, Salon Decorum, Newmarket, ON

Quebec Hairstylist of the Year – Veronique Beaupre, local B, Montreal

Atlantic Hairstylist of the Year – Judy MacDonald, Hair Factory, Halifax

Salon Business Excellence – Zazou Salon and Spa, North Vancouver, BC

Salon Interior Design – Salon M Squared, Toronto

Session Hairstylist – Olivier Miotto, Glam Salon Boutique, Montreal

Student/Apprentice Hairstylist – Chrissy Alan, A Michael Levine Salon Group, Vancouver

Texture Hairstylist – Mandy macFadden, Salon Decorum, Newmarket, ON

Many congratulations to all the winners! I thoroughly enjoyed my time while at Contessa 23 yesterday.

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Sep5

Canada loses an Icon as John Steinb...

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John Steinberg – an icon in the Canadian hairdressing industry passed away last week. He had been courageously fighting with cancer since the last six months. His loss is indeed very sad.

John was one of Toronto’s best known hairstylists and his legendary career in the beauty industry lasted for 51 years. He started his career as a 15 year old apprentice under the legendary stylist Robert Edele in England in 1959. He had established his salon – John Steinberg & Associates Salon in 1991 and its friendly culture makes it one of the city’s most vibrant neighbourhoods.

John had represented L’Oreal Professional, Wella, Schwarzkopf and other companies at hairdressing conventions. He had also won the 2005 Contessa Community Service Award. Amongst his colleagues and within the industry, John was known to be a very generous and kind person.

We were honoured to have John with us on ScissorBoy TV as he talked about his adventure in the hair industry. In that episode, he not only gave great tips for wannabe hairstylists but also provided some inspirational advice for hairstylists.

This hair and beauty industry veteran lend us his inspirational advice while he was on our show by saying -

“All you need is a comb and a pair of scissors and you can go anywhere in the world!”

We’ll miss you John! Rest in peace.

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Mar22

Why is ScissorBoy shaving his hair...

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The short answer… I’m having a Stem Cell Hair Loss Treatment because of wearing a pony tail and imperfect genes (or at least that’s what I’m telling myself).

For anyone who has known me, I’ve had a pony tail for the majority of my adult life. Some people said they loved my hair long, others have been trying to get to me cut it off completely. I myself never liked having a pony tail. It just kind of happened. For me it was easier to pull it back in a pony tail than deal with it being short and frizzy and out of control.

But 15 years of pulling your hair back into a tight pony tail is not good for your hairline. I wish someone told me this earlier! My forehead has been growing out of control and on the march to the back of my head. This is not the kind of progress I was looking forward to.

In November 2010 a hairstylist friend of mine (Dar from hairbydar.co.uk) introduced me to a Doctor that had developed a hair restoration technique which involved a process to take hair stem cells out of the back of your head and plant them in areas where you want to grow hair. Sounded good to me.

After meeting with the doctor and clients that have had the procedure I decided to have the procedure done on myself. Not only that, I decided to go one step further and also film and document it being done for a special episode of ScissorBoy TV (the online TV series for hairstylists that I started more than 2 years ago.)

This stem cell hair loss treatment was developed by Dr. Coen from Hair Science Institute. He had originally created this process to treat burn victims that had lost there hair and had not been able to cover their scared tissue with other forms of cosmetic surgery but was soon bombarded with men wanting to put hair back on their head.

Join me over the next several days and weeks as I give you a complete report of my experiences with this new procedure and how its solving my biggest worry of dealing with a receding hairline.

By the way… If you are thinking this is a hair transplant you are wrong. This is COMPLETELY different but I’ll explain all that in another video.

Snip Snip!

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