Last August, as the heat poured down 5th Avenue and sun rays sizzled the pavement, Cate and I made our way to New York City’s Meatpacking district for an intimate evening at the Bumble and Bumble hair salon. Co-founder of social media platform Hairbrained, Gerard Scarpaci, took his mix of networking, technique-driven, cocktail chillin’ event he calls “Teach In” on the road, inspiring stylists east coast.

Before the cutting began, we grazed through a hallway of iconic editorial work: high fashion magazine covers including Vogue and Elle, including a picture of the trendsetting headband bra of the ’90s, and a photo of Madonna, cropped and textured, Bumble style.

A host continued the tour as we caught a glimpse of the events hair models, yellow and pink tones caressed layered, bouncy, blonde locks, short, curly brunette ringlets were prepped to be shaped, and a chin length bob awaited the razor for a bold, jagged edged bang.

We mingled over cocktails and hor d’ourves after class on the salon floor which boasts a selfie station, available for guests to snap their new do, a color room where bowls of iridescent bottles lingered and on the open chair plan gave us the space to chat with Bumble stylists and Gerard himself!

Inspiration acquired, check.