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Let’s get colourful! Matrix has updated its brand look and feel to portray what we stand. Empowering hairdressers all over the world of all ages, backgrounds, and levels of expertise with the tools and self-assurance to deliver next level looks and realize their creative and professional potential. All Hair types. All humans! We at Matrix believe in the unique individuality and talent of our salon professionals and stylists to always THINK, BELIEVE, DREAM and DARE! Rainbow is the new keyword and the only rules? All Hair Types. All Humans! # Our Values Reach out and email us on matrix.rsa@loreal.com Article from Chanel Pond, L’Oréal Professional Products Division MUST READS... Savvy Hairdresser Part 2 L’Oréal Access: Free Online Education to Empower and Inspire You

The Hairnews Awards 2021 have launched! Here are the categories explained in full, and how to enter each one. The Hairnews Awards 2021 have launched! Here are the categories explained in full, and how to enter each one. Scroll down for more info on each category. • Best Online Education by a Supplier • Best New Product / Range Launched since Start of Lockdown • Best Lockdown Leadership • Best Salon Relocation • Best Communication and Marketing by a Salon / Stylist during Lockdown • Best Post Lockdown Makeover • Best Box Colour Correction Best Online Education by a Supplier Category Summary Who rose to the occasion during lockdown and created an education programme that truly inspired the industry and helped people return to salons feeling prepared and empowered? How to Enter This is a voting category where you can nominate the supplier, educator or programme that you believe should win this award. To enter, email awards@hairnews.co.za with your nomination. Your email heading should be Education Nomination. Please also include your name, city / town of residence, and your salon name. You may nominate one education programme only. Please give a brief reason for why you are nominating this education programme. Nominations close on 15th March 2021. Award Requirements The Best Online Education should include Consistency Relevance Engagement Ease of use Empowerment and inspiration Genuine improvement in skill or knowledge This award may be given to local or international education programmes, as long as they were promoted and facilitated by brand educators within South Africa Best New Product / Range Launched Since Start of Lockdown Category Summary During lockdown was not an easy time to launch new products! We salute the brands who went ahead with courage and creativity to get their fabulous new releases to the industry. Which of these launches do you love the most? How to Enter This is a voting category where you can nominate the product (if an individual product was launched) or range (if a range was launched) that you and your clients love the most. To enter, email awards@hairnews.co.za with your nomination. Your email heading should be Product Nomination. Please also include your name, city / town of residence, and your salon name. You may nominate one product / range in your entry. Please give a brief reason for why you are nominating this product / range. Nominations close on 15th March 2021. Award Requirements The Best New Product / Range can be either homecare, tools, or in-salon colour, chemical or treatment. If a whole range was launched, the whole range must be nominated. If one product was launched as an addition to a range, or a tool was launched, then that individual product or tool can be nominated. The products nominated must have been launched in South Africa between 31 March 2020 and 31 January 2021. Best Lockdown Leadership Category Summary Lockdown brought so many heroes to the fore, the people who showed calm leadership in the face of adversity, who inspired and encouraged those around them, who made the best of difficult circumstances even if they suffered personally or financially during this time. How to Enter This is a voting category where you can vote for the individual person who you think is a worthy winner of this award. To enter, email awards@hairnews.co.za with your nomination. Your email heading should be Leadership Nomination. Please also include your name, city / town of residence, and your salon name. You may nominate one person in your entry. Please state the person’s full name and a brief reason for why you are nominating them. Nominations close on 15th March 2021. Award Requirements Lockdown Leadership nominees can be anyone in the industry from a supplier to an educator, a sales consultant, a salon owner, hairstylist, other salon employee, or from an industry association. These nominees must have been resident in South Africa during lockdown and may not be international nominees. Best Salon Relocation Category Summary During lockdown there were many changes and moves within the industry. Best Salon Relocation is to celebrate the moves people made even though many were done for difficult reasons, and to showcase the beauty and happiness they created in their new space. How to Enter This is a judged category where you can enter your own salon. To enter, email awards@hairnews.co.za with the information. Your email heading should be Salon Entry. Please include the following information: • Why you made the move • What premises you moved from, and to. I.e. moved from a mall to home, moved from large mall to small center, etc. • What you aimed to achieve in creating your new space. • Please attach 3 to 6 photos of your new salon with your entry. These should be no larger than 1 MB each in size and may be smaller. Include your name, city / town of residence, and your salon name. Include your contact phone numbers. Entries close on 15th March 2021. Award Requirements Best Salon Relocation is open to salons of any size, small or large or one person. Home salons may enter. The salon must be based in South Africa. You must have relocated between 31 March 2020 to 31 January 2021, and done the salon’s decor and layout yourself (i.e. not a chair rental). Best Marketing and Communication by a Salon / Stylist During Lockdown Category Summary Engaging with clients during lockdown was critical but not easy as the weeks and months passed. This category is to award the salons and hairstylists who maintained consistent, effective, positive and relevant communication and marketing during this challenging time. How to Enter This is a judged category where you can enter yourself or your salon. To enter, email awards@hairnews.co.za with the information. Your email heading should be Marketing Entry. Please include the following information: • How you communicated with clients i.e. did you use Facebook, email, WhatsApp? • The frequency of your communications / posts / shares • What you aimed to achieve as the months went by. • How successful was it and did you achieve your aims? • Please attach links to relevant social media or else some screen shots of some of your most effective communications. Include your name, city / town of residence, and your salon name. Include your contact phone numbers. Entries close on 15th March 2021. Award Requirements The marketing and communication must be ongoing and you must show us your social media links, or at least one screen shot per month, from March 2020 through to July 2020. This award will be judged on content posted from March 2020 to July 2020. Entrants must be resident in South Africa. Best Post Lockdown Makeover Category Summary After lockdown, many clients took the opportunity to do a more dramatic makeover. Whether it was a stunning ladies’ cut, an edgy barbering and beard makeover, a fabulous new colour, a complete new look or a brilliant transition to grey – show us the before and afters that you are most proud of. How to Enter This is a judged category where you can enter your own work. You may enter up to three different before and afters. Each will be counted as a separate entry. To enter, email awards@hairnews.co.za with the information. Your email heading should be Makeover Entry. Please include before and after photos of your work. (up to three after photos). Include a short description of what the client wanted and how you achieved it. Please include the client’s first name and confirm that you have permission to publish the photos on a public platform. Include your name, city / town of residence, and your salon name. Include your contact phone numbers. Entries close on 15th March 2021. Award Requirements This is to show the power of a makeover – whether gents or ladies, cut or colour, dramatic or more subtle. Entrants must be resident in South Africa. Best Box Colour Correction Category Summary With regrowth on top of box colour, there were technical challenges to be faced after lockdown! Show us the corrections that you are most proud of when clients used box colour and then returned to have the results fixed up after lockdown. How to Enter This is a judged category where you can enter your own work. You may enter up to three different box colour corrections. Each will be counted as a separate entry. To enter, email awards@hairnews.co.za with the information. Your email heading should be Box Colour Entry. Please include before and after photos of your work. (up to three after photos). Include a short description of how you achieved your result, how long it took, and what products you used along the way. Please include the client’s first name and confirm that you have permission to publish the photos on a public platform. Include your name, city / town of residence, and your salon name. Include your contact phone numbers. Entries close on 15th March 2021. Award Requirements This is to show the calibre of top class technical work and what it takes to fix and update a home colour while keeping the hair’s condition and integrity. Entrants must be resident in South Africa.

The Hairnews Awards 2021 have launched! Here are the categories explained in full, and how to enter each one. The Hairnews Awards 2021 have launched! Here are the categories explained in full, and how to enter each one. Scroll down for more info on each category. • Best Online Education by a Supplier • Best New Product / Range Launched since Start of Lockdown • Best Lockdown Leadership • Best Salon Relocation • Best Communication and Marketing by a Salon / Stylist during Lockdown • Best Post Lockdown Makeover • Best Box Colour Correction Best Online Education by a Supplier Category Summary Who rose to the occasion during lockdown and created an education programme that truly inspired the industry and helped people return to salons feeling prepared and empowered? How to Enter This is a voting category where you can nominate the supplier, educator or programme that you believe should win this award. To enter, email awards@hairnews.co.za with your nomination. Your email heading should be Education Nomination. Please also include your name, city / town of residence, and your salon name. You may nominate one education programme only. Please give a brief reason for why you are nominating this education programme. Nominations close on 15th March 2021. Award Requirements The Best Online Education should include Consistency Relevance Engagement Ease of use Empowerment and inspiration Genuine improvement in skill or knowledge This award may be given to local or international education programmes, as long as they were promoted and facilitated by brand educators within South Africa Best New Product / Range Launched Since Start of Lockdown Category Summary During lockdown was not an easy time to launch new products! We salute the brands who went ahead with courage and creativity to get their fabulous new releases to the industry. Which of these launches do you love the most? How to Enter This is a voting category where you can nominate the product (if an individual product was launched) or range (if a range was launched) that you and your clients love the most. To enter, email awards@hairnews.co.za with your nomination. Your email heading should be Product Nomination. Please also include your name, city / town of residence, and your salon name. You may nominate one product / range in your entry. Please give a brief reason for why you are nominating this product / range. Nominations close on 15th March 2021. Award Requirements The Best New Product / Range can be either homecare, tools, or in-salon colour, chemical or treatment. If a whole range was launched, the whole range must be nominated. If one product was launched as an addition to a range, or a tool was launched, then that individual product or tool can be nominated. The products nominated must have been launched in South Africa between 31 March 2020 and 31 January 2021. Best Lockdown Leadership Category Summary Lockdown brought so many heroes to the fore, the people who showed calm leadership in the face of adversity, who inspired and encouraged those around them, who made the best of difficult circumstances even if they suffered personally or financially during this time. How to Enter This is a voting category where you can vote for the individual person who you think is a worthy winner of this award. To enter, email awards@hairnews.co.za with your nomination. Your email heading should be Leadership Nomination. Please also include your name, city / town of residence, and your salon name. You may nominate one person in your entry. Please state the person’s full name and a brief reason for why you are nominating them. Nominations close on 15th March 2021. Award Requirements Lockdown Leadership nominees can be anyone in the industry from a supplier to an educator, a sales consultant, a salon owner, hairstylist, other salon employee, or from an industry association. These nominees must have been resident in South Africa during lockdown and may not be international nominees. Best Salon Relocation Category Summary During lockdown there were many changes and moves within the industry. Best Salon Relocation is to celebrate the moves people made even though many were done for difficult reasons, and to showcase the beauty and happiness they created in their new space. How to Enter This is a judged category where you can enter your own salon. To enter, email awards@hairnews.co.za with the information. Your email heading should be Salon Entry. Please include the following information: • Why you made the move • What premises you moved from, and to. I.e. moved from a mall to home, moved from large mall to small center, etc. • What you aimed to achieve in creating your new space. • Please attach 3 to 6 photos of your new salon with your entry. These should be no larger than 1 MB each in size and may be smaller. Include your name, city / town of residence, and your salon name. Include your contact phone numbers. Entries close on 15th March 2021. Award Requirements Best Salon Relocation is open to salons of any size, small or large or one person. Home salons may enter. The salon must be based in South Africa. You must have relocated between 31 March 2020 to 31 January 2021, and done the salon’s decor and layout yourself (i.e. not a chair rental). Best Marketing and Communication by a Salon / Stylist During Lockdown Category Summary Engaging with clients during lockdown was critical but not easy as the weeks and months passed. This category is to award the salons and hairstylists who maintained consistent, effective, positive and relevant communication and marketing during this challenging time. How to Enter This is a judged category where you can enter yourself or your salon. To enter, email awards@hairnews.co.za with the information. Your email heading should be Marketing Entry. Please include the following information: • How you communicated with clients i.e. did you use Facebook, email, WhatsApp? • The frequency of your communications / posts / shares • What you aimed to achieve as the months went by. • How successful was it and did you achieve your aims? • Please attach links to relevant social media or else some screen shots of some of your most effective communications. Include your name, city / town of residence, and your salon name. Include your contact phone numbers. Entries close on 15th March 2021. Award Requirements The marketing and communication must be ongoing and you must show us your social media links, or at least one screen shot per month, from March 2020 through to July 2020. This award will be judged on content posted from March 2020 to July 2020. Entrants must be resident in South Africa. Best Post Lockdown Makeover Category Summary After lockdown, many clients took the opportunity to do a more dramatic makeover. Whether it was a stunning ladies’ cut, an edgy barbering and beard makeover, a fabulous new colour, a complete new look or a brilliant transition to grey – show us the before and afters that you are most proud of. How to Enter This is a judged category where you can enter your own work. You may enter up to three different before and afters. Each will be counted as a separate entry. To enter, email awards@hairnews.co.za with the information. Your email heading should be Makeover Entry. Please include before and after photos of your work. (up to three after photos). Include a short description of what the client wanted and how you achieved it. Please include the client’s first name and confirm that you have permission to publish the photos on a public platform. Include your name, city / town of residence, and your salon name. Include your contact phone numbers. Entries close on 15th March 2021. Award Requirements This is to show the power of a makeover – whether gents or ladies, cut or colour, dramatic or more subtle. Entrants must be resident in South Africa. Best Box Colour Correction Category Summary With regrowth on top of box colour, there were technical challenges to be faced after lockdown! Show us the corrections that you are most proud of when clients used box colour and then returned to have the results fixed up after lockdown. How to Enter This is a judged category where you can enter your own work. You may enter up to three different box colour corrections. Each will be counted as a separate entry. To enter, email awards@hairnews.co.za with the information. Your email heading should be Box Colour Entry. Please include before and after photos of your work. (up to three after photos). Include a short description of how you achieved your result, how long it took, and what products you used along the way. Please include the client’s first name and confirm that you have permission to publish the photos on a public platform. Include your name, city / town of residence, and your salon name. Include your contact phone numbers. Entries close on 15th March 2021. Award Requirements This is to show the calibre of top class technical work and what it takes to fix and update a home colour while keeping the hair’s condition and integrity. Entrants must be resident in South Africa.

Are you a HAIR SALON OWNER who has recently lost your space looking for a beautiful new space to call home? We have expanded and have a premium brand new space available in Kloof Street, Gardens, Cape Town, just for YOU! Benefits: • No more stressing about staff complaints • No more investing in stock which may just be money sitting on the shelves • No more being responsible for everyone else's work • No more being responsible for everyone's happiness • No more repairs and maintenance • No more being available even in your off time and most IMPORTANTLY all the EXTRA OVERHEADS THAT NO ONE TELLS YOU ABOUT WHEN YOU OPEN YOUR BUSINESS!!! Lets do it together with all the extra things no longer hanging over your shoulders and just focus on being the Creative Hairstylist you are and do the art you love. Please email saf@excentric-hair.co.za or call 081 572 5059 (to have a chat and see how we can make your life easier, less stressful and give you more time to focus on doing the hair you love!)

Atomic brings us back to the end of the 80s and the beginning of the 90s, a moment when a generation, the X generation, grew up, underwent great transformations, and said goodbye to a celebratory and carefree era. A time of excesses in terms of hair, with intense colors, powerful textures, and very marked haircuts that are seamlessly expressed through the strength of curls. Curly hair is beyond the norm, that's why it seems rebellious and nonconformist to us, and in this collection it is updated, surpassing the border of time with a timeless and vibrant result. Curls fall on the forehead and defy gravity in a surprising game of geometries. Hair: Alfonso Martínez @Hairkrone Hair Instagram: @hairkrone Photography: David Arnal Photography Instagram: @davidarnalteam Make up: Hairkrone Make up Instagram: @hairkrone Styling: Visori FashionArt Styling Instagram: @visorifashionartstudio

We’re inviting YOU to 2021’s beauty industry online event of the year, # WeCreateLive! Our event is packed with inspirational, Educational and Business content designed to maximize your professional and personal growth. You will see our international Top Artists and Ambassadors from around the world delivering outstanding shows and jaw dropping hair transformations as well as sharing their hot hair tips. Who did we have in mind, you ask? Some of our top headliners include: Romeu Felipe, Renya Xydis, Darren Ambrose, Sonya Dove, Patricia Nikole, Akin Konizi to name a few. Our event will be broadcasted across two channels simultaneously on 25th April 2021, with four hours of content readily available to stream right from the comfort of your own home. Watch on your tablet, computer or mobile, you choose! You’ll also have the opportunity to play the event back afterwards for up to one month, giving you a chance to watch your favourite bits or catch up on the bits you didn’t see! Register now for the not to be missed online event of 2021. Reach out to your Sales Consultant to get the latest educational offers. From in-studio, to in-salon, Hotline assistance, Virtual Online seminars, we've got you covered. Or feel free to email: elizma.c@modernhairbeauty.com About Modern Hair & Beauty Education We're inspired when we witness stylists sharing ideas, skills, and a commitment to their craft, even more so when these moments of collaboration produce renewed creativity and excitement! It's precisely why our Modern Hair & Beauty Education team facilitates an environment where this is possible. They inspire, challenge, and encourage stylists to try new techniques, bring their creativity to the training room, and give clients more than the standard salon offering. Our team ensures that stylists are up to date with new trends, know the latest colouring and cutting techniques and have expert technical knowledge of our products. We are passionately empowering our stylists and believe the key to sustainable career and salon success is education. Follow Instagram Facebook

Contact Details: Tel: 082 818 4725 or 016 932 2468. Maritza: 066 207 2283 Email: somasenseacademy@gmail.com Web: www.soma-sense.co.za

Kao, the parent company of Goldwell and KMS among other leading brands, has been included in the World’s Most Ethical Companies list for a record 15th consecutive year. This incredible achievement makes Kao the only Asian company to have made the list every year since the rankings began in 2007. The World’s Most Ethical Companies list is compiled by the Ethisphere Institute, and recognises companies that have shown outstanding performance in their transparency, integrity, ethics and compliance. Thoughtful, purposeful consumption is at the heart of Kao’s business. They are committed to the highest standards in ethics and compliance, corporate responsibility, culture of ethics, governance, and leadership and reputation. This award has shown Kao to be at the forefront of setting ethical standards in the industry globally. “Our business has always been based on walking the right path,” explains Yoshihiro Hasebe, Kao’s President and CEO. “We should always strive for improvement, and as CEO, I am determined we continue to make ethical decisions in this ever-changing world.” Kao’s purpose is to create a Kirei life for all – this Japanese word describes something that is both clean and beautiful. This is about appearance but also attitude, creating products that offer great value to consumers and society. The recent global pandemic also showed Kao’s focus on caring for their employees worldwide, with an emphasis on employee safety, work-from-home initiatives, and generous provision of sanitising products. If you would like to find out more about the phenomenal Goldwell and KMS products, and how Kao’s great service and ethos can benefit your salon business, get in touch with their friendly team today. Tel: 011 312 5070 Email: kevin.tabilo@kao.com Love Goldwell / KMS approach to ethics? Like their Facebook pages HERE for Goldwell and HERE for KMS

Two fabulous new products from KMS allow you and your clients to get perfectly controlled, gorgeously finished looks. Thermashape Straightening Conditioner is a customisable breakthrough conditioner that gradually straightens hair when combined with hot tools. How many of your clients will love this? How It Works: The innovative formula with KMS TRIfinity technology deeply nourishes and smoothes the hair while protecting it from heat and humidity. Ingredients Rhodiola and Organic Water Mint are known for further increasing resistance to stress and temperatures, leaving hair revitalized and refreshed. Moistrepair Hydrating Oil is a versatile leave-in product that seals and smoothes the hair’s surface, taming flyaways, refreshing a style, or simply giving hair a fabulous moisture boost. How it Works: Hydrating Oil seals and smooths the hair’s surface, providing a lightweight hair feel and protection against humidity. Infused with ingredients such as Avocado Oil and Aloe Vera Extract, it delivers extremely rich nutrients that supply extra nourishment and hydration, perfect for all hair types. If your clients love showing their style, and love having manageable, gorgeous-looking hair that is easy to style, these brilliant new products are a must-have. Contact your KMS rep for info, or to find out more about stocking this awesome brand. Tel: 011 312 5070 Email: kevin.tabilo@kao.com Facebook: @KMSHairZA

By Eric Way To start this year, I thought that I would focus on something very close to my heart – Groomed Barber Training Academy. I have had the pleasure of being in this industry for several years, and this has given me valuable insight plus my fair share of tips and tricks. Being able to impart all of the lessons that I have learned to a new group of excited barbers-in-training is one of my greatest blessings. At Groomed Academy, we want to take your interest in the industry and turn it into an all-out adoration and a determination to be the very best. Our academy subscribes to the same elite expectations for which our salons are renowned. Rooted in decades of tradition, our academy shapes the best barbers of tomorrow and offers a variety of hands-on training courses, as well as in-house training for existing salon teams. Working at Groomed Men & Ladies The Salon every day has given me an immeasurable level of experience, and this informs my ability to teach the courses offered at Groomed Academy. The Barber Course for Beginners runs for nine days and gives you all the basics, plus all of the insider tips and tricks that I have accumulated over my career. This course is excellent for those wanting to start a new career as a barber or for those already in the industry that want to give themselves a bit of a refresher. One of the highlights of this course is that it helps you gain a better understanding of hair in greater detail. We will teach you about hair-growth patterns, different textures, and a range of scalp conditions and how to combat and treat them. We will focus on perfecting clipper and scissor skills while also honing the art of scalp and head massage, and there is also a masterclass in the luxury hot towel shave – a skill every barber must possess! One of my favourite short courses on offer is the Luxury Hot Towel Cut Throat Shaving Course. I see so much value in the skills taught in this course, and any Barber worth his salt must be able to give a kick-ass, close and smooth hot towel shave. The course runs with a maximum of four students to ensure that every attendee is given the one-on-one attention and coaching needed to perfect the hot shaving skill set. Students will be taken through each stage of the classic wet shave through a series of demonstrations, and feedback will be delivered after students are given a chance to perform shaves and clipper touch-ups. The course spans two days and will take you from shaving novice to barber extraordinaire. As with most of our courses, products and equipment are provided. Models are, however, to be provided by the course attendee. Our six-day Cutting and Fading course, which is offered for beginners as well as a three-day course version for advanced barbers, is another excellent choice to enrich your 2021. Cutting an essential skill for any barber and is critical to gaining and keeping clients. Fading is more important than ever, with most popular styles today featuring a fair amount of this surprisingly tricky skill. It is an art to get a smooth fade, and the fastest way to lose customers is by sending them home with a choppy and tiered fade attempt. Never fear! Groomed Academy is here to make sure that you become a master at fading. If you are a practising barber, we have an advanced course to familiarise yourself with the latest techniques, equipment, and tricks sweeping the industry. Groomed Academy is your one-stop-shop for all of the grooming knowledge you need to become the barber you have always wanted to be. For more information and to browse the finer details of the courses we offer, visit www.groomedacademy.co.za. If you have any specific queries, please feel free to send an email to info@groomedacademy.co.za or give us a Whatsapp call on +27 71 352 3202. Text: Eric Way Photography: Groomed Academy

If your clients love their blondes ice-cool, you need the incredible new milk_shake decologic “Black Light” lightener. Using brand new technology, decologic black light will lighten hair up to 7 levels, while eliminating warm tones from the hair for a perfect, cool, beautiful and healthy result. How does Decologic Black Light work? This black lightening cream has a double action. • Charcoal and pigments inhibit the warm melanin within the hair, for natural-looking neutral, cool or grey colour tones. • Fruit sugar complexes repair and protect the hair during lightening. The combination of the lightener strength, the dark pigments, and the precious oligosaccharides create perfect blonde shades, leaving hair healthy and nourished. The special components within the cream base create a soft emulsion that makes the product gentle on the hair, with maximum respect, while effectively lightening up to 7 levels. Easy to use, it won’t drip or expand, and will maintain fluidity during application. The Power of Charcoal Black, weightless, plant based charcoal can absorb particles that are harmful to the scalp and hair while supporting the ultramarine pigment that counteracts yellow and brassy tones, for a perfect grey-neutral result. Fruit Oligosaccharides These fructans are very flexible and mobile, able to penetrate deeply into the hair, filling the empty spaces to give body to weakened or damaged hair fibres. They keep the hair’s surface hydrated and offer protection from the alkaline effect of lightening. Keen to experience the ultra cool lightening effects of this magical new product in your salon? Contact the friendly Milkshake team today! Contact milk_shake on: Email: marku@z-one.co.za or georg@z-one.co.za www.z-oneconcept.com/en | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

Peggy Kane - 13 January 1932 to 12 February 2021 I met Peggy during the early 1960’s. She was an energetic go-getter and a progressive hairdresser with a passion for competitions. During the latter 1960’s and early 1970’s, with East Rand Hindering Club and Pretoria Hair Fashion Guild, we organized Interclub competitions. The original supporters included Hans Weintraud, Brian Lannon, Kevin Burton, Clinton Van Rooyen, Charles Farenhein, Dennis Randall, Gunter Steiner, Peter Mulbauer, Anthony Missenden, Andre Boshof, and many notable others. Witwatersrand Master Hairdressers Association and the Pretoria Master Association also arranged Hairdressing Championships. These organizations eventually evolved into Employers’ Organization for Hairdressing, Cosmetology & Beauty (EOHCB). Peggy was at the forefront of all the activities, with so much energy that nobody could keep up with her. She moved from competitor to judge and also had a passion for training young hairdresser in all aspects of competitive hairdressing. Peggy had not only a passion for competitive hairdressing, but also for teaching. For many years she was a teacher at the Joubert Park Technical College. She was most probably the best loved teacher ever. Hundreds of prominent hairdressers can thank her for instilling the art and discipline in them and have successful careers because of her. Peggy was a sought after trainer preparing young hairdressing students for their Trade Test. We will miss her and remember her forever with fondness, respect and love. Willie Pietersen Salon owner Past President EOHCB Past Chairman Bargaining Council for Hairdressing and Beauty Past Member of Service SETA Accounting Authority