“Customise your work. It doesn’t matter how flawless or exquisite a haircut is if it’s not on the right person. It’s important to understand the aesthetics of your work so the hair suits the client’s facial features and shape, bone structure, complexion, body type and personal style.” From Damien Carney, Joico International Artistic Director

The imagination-inspiring Appearances Collection by Ethos Hairdressing, Manchester, UK About the collection, Adam and Sharon say, “Appearances is a collection of ideas brought to mind after studying the fascinating and varied change of colour that many animals display. Throughout history, people have changed their hair colour to change others perception of themselves and this is the same in the animal kingdom for defense and attraction. The variety of colour, tone and texture that we saw during our research inspired us to create a collection of colours and techniques. From simple on-trend global shades, to highly creative fashion techniques.” Hair: Adam Bryant & Sharon Peake MUA: Mary Jane Frost & Zoe Arena Styling: Jared Green Photographer: John Rawson

Industry icon Shelene Shaer, owner of Tanaz salon in Illovo, speaks to Jassy Mackenzie from Hairnews about how to get creative and keep inspired when colouring hair in the salon.

Diary date Ahead: The EOHCB KZN Hairdressing, Nail Art and Make up competition is on Sunday 23 July. This promises to be an awesome event and there will be sections for everyone to enter. Come along and test your skills or support your salon. Diarise the date now, so you have time to start practicing and prepping for success in this event! Venue: Hilton Hotel, 12-14 Walnut Street, Durban For Information: Dane@eohcb.com See the entry form, and competition sections and rules, below. Click Here to download the Entry Form

Creative hairstylist Donovan Grove, owner of DNA Salon in Bedfordview, Johannesburg, has recently been chosen as the new Intercoiffure fashion director for the Oceania region. This is a great honour and we look forward to seeing Donovan’s creativity and vision taking this role forward into the future.

Exciting news ahead! From today, your industry news is going to arrive in your inbox in a quick, accessible, fun and easy to read format. The online daily Hairnews e-newsletter will replace the SA Hairdressers Journal monthly magazine - meaning that you receive everything from style inspiration, awesome videos, and stop press news items fast and fuss-free. And if you love social media, make sure to like our Hairnews.co.za Facebook page for all the latest info. The SA Hairdressers Journal team of Jassy, Des, Brad and Belinda will be your mobile e-news team. SAHJ owner Carol-Ann Jamison is bidding a sad goodbye to the industry as she moves on to new challenges in a different industry. We will still be producing print publications three or four times a year - the next one will be our famous Colour Supplement, which will be posted out in October, and you can look forward to some amazing new concepts in 2018. Cheron will be staying in charge of our print media sales. Salon owners only will also be receiving a weekly, exclusive, e-newsletter on all things business which will arrive on Mondays - and just to brighten up your life, we'll send out the Sunday Beauty newsletter to keep you updated on skincare, cosmetics, fashion, fitness and health. If you would like to get in touch with us, email info@hairnews.co.za or message Jassy on 082 891 8537. There are fabulous prizes up for grabs if you send us the emails of everyone in the salon - to make sure that nobody misses out on all the daily inspiration. We hope you enjoy reading Hairnews as much as we're enjoying our new roles as online reporters! Wishing you all the best for a fabulous, fashionable and fulfilling June.

Do you want to stand the chance of winning a fabulous hamper containing each of the Goldwell Stylesign products? Simply send the names and email addresses of every stylist in your salon to belinda@hairnews.co.za and include your cellphone number. This competition closes at end of day on Monday 5 June. Winner will be announced on Wednesday 7 June. Don't delay... send your email now! Thanks to Goldwell Stylesign, everyone can be a creative artist in the salon.

Kirsty Jooste, Manager of Carlton Hair Constantia, speaks about hairdressing as a career and her advice to other stylists wishing to excel.

Fashionably funky rainbow styles created by the makeover experts at Pasquale Intercoiffure, Kempton Park.

After enjoying a weekend break from the blog to recharge and refuel, I looked in the mirror on Monday and saw the sight every woman fears the most... visible root growth! This was bad... and getting worse with every minute that passed. Horror filled me, and with shaking hands I dialled the number of Carlton Hair Hyde Park. The next day, I arrived there, ready for the incredible experience of having my hair done by maestro stylist and international fashion guru David Gillson. And while I was enjoying the top-class service, care and cappuccinos this salon offers, another well known industry icon arrived - Lesley Kahn, from the Carlton Hair Academy. Here's a photo of us taken after David had put the finishing touches to my new style. And I must add... at Carlton, you can also have the most incredible make-up done on site by David-John who will make you look like a film star in just a few minutes. (Spoiler alert: I was in a rush so didn't have a chance to have this done before the photo was taken!) Now, there's another salon in Hyde Park, which is part of a chain that I know well - the renowned Franco International group. This salon recently opened next to Exclusive Books, and the decor is absolutely beautiful - it's like stepping into another, glamorous universe. Franco International is a salon chain that is focused on - one might even say obsessed with - education, and every one of their stylists is expert, passionate and professional - superstars in their own right. I had a quick look in and took a photo of Tara and Tasmin outside this gorgeous salon. From there, I had to run a few errands, and along the way I stopped off at a little shopping centre in Greenside. As I sprinted for Woolworths, I heard a familiar sound... the buzz of thousands of hairdryers. I stopped mid-run, glanced to my left - and saw a salon whose name I know really well - Xpertease. This is an award-winning, well established salon which up until now, I hadn't had the privilege of visiting. Well, it was absolutely pumping... the busiest shop in the centre. It was the owner, Gail's, day off, so I couldn't say hi to her, but I took a quick photo of the glamorous reception area. The blog will be back soon with more updates - and some very exciting news. Keep reading, and don't forget to sign up to receive our e-newsletter - there's a magnificent Biosense hamper up for grabs this week.

Today, I headed into central Cape Town to meet up with the legendary Byron Mayer, owner of the fabulous Carlton Hair salon group and training academy, and the distributor (among other fabulous products) of Davines in South Africa. We met up at the new Carlton Hair headquarters, a beautiful building in Wale Street, central Cape Town, which started its life many years ago as a church and has been used for numerous different purposes since then. It was fascinating to hear the plans for this building, which will gain a whole new lease on life while retaining its original character, once the refurbishment is under way. The building is also occupied by a company called Honest Chocolate. This means that divine cappuccinos are just a click of the fingers away, and it also means that everything smells of chocolate, all the time! What an amazing experience. From there, I headed out to Somerset West, where I was delighted to meet up with the legendary Clinton Valjeaux, owner of Jeauval salons, at his brand new salon at The Sanctuary mall. This is their first Cape Town salon and here's what it looks like - Jeauval clients and fans will recognise the colourful, funky branding! While I was in the salon I thought it would be a great idea to ask Clinton if he would do a short video interview on what it was like to set up a salon in a new and different city. Clinton and I ended up putting together our first ever Hairnews salon mirror interview! Enjoy! There will be more blogging next week - have a fabulous weekend and stay tuned on Monday!

The day began with a gorgeous drive into leafy, peaceful Constantia, where I met Jean Witte, owner of Synergy Hair Intercoiffure. This was the first time I'd been to her gorgeous salon and I was quite surprised to find the shiny tiled floor covered in cardboard. The reason? Well, amid great excitement, they were unpacking the brand new Wella SP (System Professional) product range... Synergy is one of a select few salons that have been chosen as flagship destinations in Cape Town for this innovative range. By the time I'd had coffee and a chat with Jean and Shawn, who despite running a wildly successful salon business are two of the nicest and most down to earth people you will ever meet, the range was all unpacked and ready for the photo opportunity above! Just a few minutes' drive away, in Diep River, is the professional products and distribution company Salon System, which is run by an industry icon, Len Theunissen. Len originally started his career in accounting. Then he moved to hairdressing... as you do! He owned a chain of salons and has trained more than 600 apprentices. Back in the days when hairdressing was all about doing a quick cut, Len's record number of clients within a single day was 81. Can you believe it, hairdressers of 2017? Pick yourselves up off the floor! Constantia Mall is a very busy place. It's so busy that my GPS tried to direct me to a wine farm instead. Bravely, I kept trying to find the mall... after all, I could actually see where all the cars were parked, and I had an exciting meeting to attend. The meeting was with Kirsty Jooste, who is the dynamic and lovely manageress of Carlton Hair Constantia. Kirsty has spent her 10 year hairdressing career with Carlton and she loves the creativity of her job, and making people look and feel fabulous. Training and more training is her number one advice to other hairstylists - she's travelled overseas numerous times to do courses with top international educators - and she agreed to do a quick video interview for our Hairstylists of South Africa series. (This is my first time trying this, so if the video doesn't embed, here is the link to it:) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSVreVlZIvM After this awesome interview, I turned around and who should I see in the salon opposite but another good friend - Mark, from the successful salon chain Edge for Men. Mark was hectically busy with queues of gents waiting for his awesome barbering services - and also busy opening another salon, he told me... but he took a moment to be photographed. Then, it was time for a lightning drive from Constantia to the sumptuous Kloof Street House, where I had a lunch time appointment with two of the biggest movers and shakers in the industry - Eric Way and his husband Martyn. Eric is a fashion designer who spent years working in the UK and has thousands of fascinating stories to tell. He started hairdressing only a few years ago after returning to South Africa, and has taken the barbering industry by storm. His training academy, the Groomed Academy, offers incredible education for those who want to learn or perfect their barbering skills - skills which are hugely in demand at this time. What a lovely way to conclude an awesome, sunny day (does it ever rain here?) More tomorrow!