Changing hair salons of more than two decades is daunting. The challenge has been welcomed and the work more rewarding than ever.
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Pounding the city streets of New York as whiffs of cinnamon and cardamom from my tea latte pleasantly surpass the usual city sidewalk stench, my Hair posse and I power step it up to our yearly trade show held at the Jacob Javit's center this past crisp March. Chattering excitedly about all things hair; shears made from alloy steel, carbon combs with varying teeth width and the ergonomics of new powerful blow dryers, we three women veteran hairstylists and one newbie yet passionate male stylist keep each other fresh with insight and ideas.
Eventually we make our way to the International Beauty Show floor where all the usual loud music and tight crowds beam around us. We take notice the trend of our times, mens hair grooming, and are grateful for scents of sandalwood body wash and bergamot beard wax instead of the previous headache promoting keratin straightener craze with its aldehyde fumes of years past.
After a quick refuel, we head back in ready to challenge our cutting skills in our anticipated hands on class with master DJ Muldoon. A disciplined and focused stylist with modern and creative skills and Vidal Sassoon and Paul Mitchell training, he guided us through precise simplicity. Using graduation techniques “the build up of weight” and layering “to remove weight” we recreated multiple sections and clean cut lines on our mannequins. These tools, tried and true, bring us back to a bustling clientele where the "underground cool kids" continue to bring it forward. Learn. Share. Recreate.
The Picasso Effect
Using new tools reignites our creativity and challenges the complacent hair artist in all of us.Like a sprinkle of fairy dust of glittering gold, those unique powers too grow old.
By following instagrammers like @hairbycamille and @prettylittleombré, social media colorists willing to share their vivid secrets, our creative palette is lit once again.
A tool for every trade has evolved thus so has a need to dust off our magic bag of wands, add some new sparkle and customize that color.
Chip brush from the hardware store, sponge brush, Siggers balayage brush, Framar highlight brush
Picasso away.
Color Go Big in the Apple
Spending the nights in a dimly lit, swanky Soho hotel room, chowing down pigs ears at a foodie hot spot and shopping for cozy, waterproof winter boots necessary to survive the foot of snow, slush and ice in zero degree nights while days were filled testing color skills with color renowned Matrix educators Chrystopher Benson and Leah Sterk, pushed my color limits on chemistry experiments, visual exercises, and included a full head foil highlight done with precision by yours truly, color expert certified.