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Located in the Rosehill Mall, Port Alfred, this salon has incorporated bright colour, fabulous texture, prominent visuals and layout to break the square shape of their shop and add interest and flow. Take a look around, they’ve done really clever work with what could have been a boring and flat space. Icon Hair, Shop 24 Rosehill Mall, Port Alfred Tel: 046 624 1265

Absolut Hair, in Claremont, Southern Suburbs Cape Town, requires qualified stylists to join the team. Absolut is a Wella Platinum Advance Care Boutique Salon. We have regular in-house training as well as training from Wella Professionals. The salon is extremely well established – the owner has been in the business for over 25 years and was the FG leader for Intercoiffure Western Cape for 2 years. If you are a keen, career-focused qualified hairstylist looking to reach the next level in your career, we would love to hear from you! Please send your CV to info@absoluthair.co.za

We’re thrilled that more and more leading hairstylists and industry champions are switching to muk. Jo Ingram, hairstylist for 16 years, explains why she loves muk.​ “I’ve been working in hair for almost 16 years. And as those years have gone by, I have found myself craving simplicity in this beautifully chaotic industry! After 9 years with Scar Hair, Cape Town, I decided to open my own studio and immediately knew I wanted to work with a colour like muk. An almost 80% naturally derived product that isn’t tested on animals is an absolute pleasure to be affiliated with! " “The concise, creative and technical range allows me the freedom to play without the fear of compromising the integrity of my guests’ hair!" “Every day I wake up excited to get to my studio and play with my muk colours!” Well done Jo on your amazing space that transports your clients to a fantastic world of colour! We are obsessed and inspired daily by the most gorgeous works of art that are posted on your Instagram profile. Book a playdate today by emailing info@mukhair.co.za, and experience the muk difference in your salon (spoiler alert: you can expect happy hairstylists, delighted clients, and incredible results, all this while saving you money and making your salon more profitable!) Give your clients the very best with muk colour... because they’re the biggest champions in every business! If you would like to find out more about how the muk Colour range can benefit your business, contact 011 465 4370 or email info@mukhair.co.za To book a playdate email education@mukhair.co.za

On Saturday 14 October, David Robbins, owner of Kill Routine Styling, hosted a sold-out client afternoon at Casa Dos Poveiros, Boksburg. This fun event including haircutting demos, up styles, a talk on professional haircare products by Michelle Jacobsz of Schwarzkopf Professional, beautiful gowns from Dance & Costume Hire, and fabulous giveaways and hampers sponsored by Schwarzkopf Professional and Indola. The afternoon was a great success, and enjoyed by all the clients and friends who attended. Here’s Kill Routine Styling’s Facebook page.

Absolut Hair, in Claremont, Southern Suburbs Cape Town, requires qualified stylists to join the team. Absolut is a Wella Platinum Advance Care Boutique Salon. We have regular in-house training as well as training from Wella Professionals. The salon is extremely well established – the owner has been in the business for over 25 years and was the FG leader for Intercoiffure Western Cape for 2 years. If you are a keen, career-focused qualified hairstylist looking to reach the next level in your career, we would love to hear from you! Please send your CV to info@absoluthair.co.za

Leading professional brand Dyson had a stand at Intercoiffure Education Day at Birchwood Hotel on Sunday 7th October. During this inspirational day, all seminar attendees had the opportunity to visit this interactive stand and experience the new Dyson Supersonic Professional hairdryer for themselves. Watch Brett Crawcour from I am Brett, and Eugene Venter from Paul James Hairdressing, trying out the Dyson Professional Supersonic at the Intercoiffure event. The feedback from the industry was amazing as they learned about the incredible technology that has gone into developing this hairdryer – the features that most hairstylists loved were: • The amazing light, balanced feel of the dryer thanks to the small, powerful engine in the handle. • The airflow is incredible and the reduced drying time as a result, was a big selling point. • Consistency of temperature was another huge plus as this minimises the chance of any heat damage occurring due to overheating. • The quietness of the dryer was another massive plus. • Hairdressers loved the magnetic snap-on, snap-off attachments, specially designed for professional use. • The two year guarantee was a real confidence giver. • Hairstylists were also impressed by how reasonable the pricing is here in South Africa, compared to what it costs to buy the dryer overseas. Please contact us to qualify for an exclusive stylist price. Available to professional stylists or salon owners only. 087 807 9351 | dysonsales@tudortech.co.za | dyson.co.za

Even in tough economic times, strong salon groups with sustainable vision, sound business policies and a passion for education, can thrive and grow, as Style Bar is proving. Two new salons have recently been added to the group – the Montclare branch which opened in September in Montclare Place, Claremont, and the Village Square branch which will open in December in Durbanville. From humble beginnings, Style Bar has grown to success through hard work and being focused on the needs of its clients and staff, above all else. Being part of an established group that is consistently growing has real benefits – both for Style Bar staff and also for their clients. In a time where many salons are battling, Style Bar has a proven recipe for success. For staff, this means better job security, more opportunities for real, long-term career growth, and the synergy that results from being part of a successful and expanding salon group that is going from strength to strength. “The business policy and vision of Style Bar is to create a salon group that not only offers consumers what they are looking for in terms of service, environment and convenience, but to extend that vision to our staff by offering them what they are looking for. We try our best to offer different types of growth opportunities to our staff members. In order to offer these opportunities, we need to expand the business so that our staff can grow with the company,” explains Style Bar Group owner Vittorio Russolillo. Opportunities are always available, in tough times and good times, if you know where to look and what to look for. In tough times, the opportunities are often even better if you are willing to take a leap of faith and work a little harder than everyone else,” he explains. “We are very focussed on creating an environment that our employees are proud to be a part of and showing them that with hard work and dedication comes reward.“ Style Bar now has salons in Claremont, Constantia, Palmyra, Cape Gate, Deville, Tyger Valley, Pinehurst, Paarl, Stellenbosch and Hermanus. With the opening of the Durbanville salon the group will have eleven salons. If you would like to find out more about the exciting career opportunities available due to ongoing growth within the Style Bar group, please contact us. For more information on Style Bar contact: Website: www.stylebar.co.za Facebook: www.facebook.com/stylebarsa

Flamelike hair is perfectly created by the super-talented David Barron. We love the shape, colour and movement of this work! Hair: David Barron, UK Photographer: John Rawson Makeup/Body Makeup: Lan Grealis Wardrobe: Jamie Russell

Run your own business by renting a space from our beautiful premises within a one-stop beauty emporium in Bedfordview. Rental includes a basic fee of R6,000 per month. We are an upmarket and very exclusive salon situated in a one-stop beauty and wellness centre in the heart of Bedfordview, where clients can have their nails done at Tammy Taylor, get skincare products from Régima and all laser and beauty needs at The Laser Clinique. If you are interested in this amazing opportunity or require more info, please contact michelle@coppersalon.co.za To find out more about our salon visit our Facebook page or our Instagram page.

Excitement is building for the L’Oréal Colour Trophy finals – tickets are selling out fast, and the Guylaine Martel International Masterclass on 31 October is filling up. But there are still a few places left... and the L’Oréal Professionnel team has put together an amazing deal for those who would like to attend both events! Book for Guylaine Martel Masterclass and you will receive a FREE ticket to the L’Oréal Colour Trophy Finals! For the all-inclusive, discounted price of just R2,900 you will receive: • A day of intensive, personalised training with Canadian superstar Guylaine Martel on Wednesday 31 October • The masterclass includes 360 training: colour, cut and styling • Phenomenal education will inspire you and take you to the next level! • 1x Mannequin head included • 1x goodie bag to the value of R1000 included • A FREE ticket to the L’Oréal Colour Trophy finals on the evening of Monday 29 October (value R800) • this includes a three course meal, the finals, and two international shows! • This special offer closes on 19 October so please book asap! This is an incredible opportunity that is not to be missed. Remember, the offer ends on 19 October so please email tarryn.bloem@loreal.com asap, to book your place! Guylaine Martel is a L’Oréal Professionnel Ambassador for Canada. Here is a showcase of the incredible work taken from her website.

Wella Professionals was the official hair sponsor for AFI Jo’burg Fashion Week from 04 – 07 October 2018. The runway hair styles were keyed by the world-famous, Aubrey Loots and supported by a team of twenty-five hairstylists from JHB, PE and CPT. Each hair style was specifically chosen to compliment the #AfroAsian theme of Fashion Week and the designers ranges. The partnership between Wella Professionals and AFI - formed earlier this year - is one that allows the best of fashion, design and art to fuse with the best in hair styling. The collaboration and sponsorship will extend to Cape Town Fashion Week which is confirmed for March 2019. “We are very excited to be part of AFI Johannesburg Fashion Week and for our brands, Wella Professionals and styling brand, EIMI, to support African fashion”, said Modern Hair & Beauty Managing Director, Chris Stofberg. Wella Professionals and AFI’s decision to join forces is a natural progression of two beauty and fashion powerhouses: one, the platform for showcasing and developing Africa’s best design and fashion talent, and the other the continental leader in hair craft. Speak EIMI EIMI has long been part of the global backstage, and Wella Professionals was excited to introduce it to the Jo’burg runway.EIMI encompasses creativity and artistic vision: it allows stylists to interpret global trends or set new accents of style and individuality. An Aubrey Loots Exclusive Jassy from Hair News scored an exclusive interview with Aubrey. Here is what he said: Q: Tell us about your background and involvement with Fashion Week. A: My background started in LA, about seven years ago. I started working on some shows there, then went to New York. I loved it and grew the whole Fashion Week experience in New York where I work a lot, then from there I worked on Paris Fashion Week – it has become a passion of mine and I have been doing it at this capacity for about six years. Q: What are the most important skills for a Fashion Week hairstylist? A: You have to have a great hairdressing skill set, and timing is critical. You have to be able to work fast and under pressure and deal with whatever is thrown at you. It’s something I love doing and thrive on. There’s a lot that goes on backstage! But it’s fun. Q: How does it work when you collaborate with designers to create the hair – is it more your input or theirs? A: Some designers are very specific about what they want, others will show me their collection and storyboard and I figure out the hair. So it can go either way, some are very hands on and some leave it up to me and the head of make up to decide what will work the best. Q: What key trends are you seeing in hair? A: We have just done New York Fashion Week with the spring-summer collections, and I am seeing a lot more brighter colours in the hair – this is definitely a key trend and I think this trend will translate into clients wanting to be more expressive with their colour, and will see clients coming back to the salon more often to refresh the colour. Another trend is having textures in the hair, such as doing a simple braid but braiding fabric in with it. We did this for a leading designer and it looked incredible. Q: Do you enjoy doing the AFI (Africa Fashion Week) and what makes it different? A: I love doing it as you get to work with different cultures of designers who bring their culture into their garments and looks. I also love coming to South Africa as it gives me a chance to see so many of my family and friends. Trend Alert The biggest trends in colour for the season, as Aubrey mentions, is bright colours - translated to clothing, accessories and hair. They key trends in terms of styling are braids (a big runway favourite at AFI Fashion week), ponytails, and high buns. For more information contact Modern Hair and Beauty on 021 590 3700. Love Wella? Like their Facebook page HERE.

Trevor Attenborough and Mark Giannandrea Appointed Vice Presidents of Salon Commercial for Americas and EMEA Region Kao Salon Division has recently announced that Trevor Attenborough, General Manager (GM), Kao Salon North America and Mark Giannandrea, General Manager (GM), Kao Salon UK, will fill the newly created leadership roles of Vice President, Salon Commercial, Americas and Vice President, Salon Commercial, EMEA. “In the fast-paced environment of today’s salon industry, we must constantly adapt our organizational structure to address the future needs of salons and their clients,” explained Cory Couts, Global President, Kao Salon Division. “These new, critical roles will help us to be closer to our customers than ever, as well as strengthen the execution of our long-term strategy. Enriching the lives of stylists, salons and clients is at the heart of everything we do at Kao Salon.” In their new roles, Attenborough and Giannandrea will assume leadership for all Kao Salon Division sales affiliates within their regions. They will work with their respective regions on the commercialization of Kao Salon Division initiatives, taking Global Design and translating it into local execution. “Both Mark and Trevor have had long careers within the salon industry. The decision to elevate them to these roles is a testament to the leadership and strategic vision they have demonstrated in growing our business in the past,” continued Couts. “I am confident that they will continue to add tremendous value for our customers, and thereby for Kao Salon Division, well into the future.” Kao South Africa are the proud suppliers of Goldwell and KMS to the professional industry. For more info contact 011 312 5070 and follow them on Facebook HERE.