‘The Thread Of Fate’ is an East Asian myth originating from Chinese legend, and this inspired the collection. The colour palette incorporated hues of Asian inspired yellow-gold, and cool-based earth tones. Solid colour blocking was applied intermittently to accentuate strong lines, whilst soft blended high and low lighting on a pivotal bias give maximum texture and dimension. The shading between light and dark exaggerates the strength of the forms within the hair. The combined looks are strong but with a hint of softness to them to create a depth and romance. CREDITS HAIR: Lisa Polini HAIR COLOUR: Lisa Polini PHOTOGRAPHY: David Mannah MAKEUP: Christina Rodio STYLING: Lydia-Jane Saunders SALON: Hype Hair Studio

Gear up for major excitement – these are going to be huge! Twincare has announced the dates for their big launches, competitions, awards evenings, and events from Paul Mitchell, Moroccanoil and Twincare International. Paul Mitchell – Invisiblewear All-White Boho Party Join Twincare International for the launch of Paul Mitchell’s range, INVISIBLEWEAR - a complete line of hair care and styling products that’s all about embracing the beauty of imperfection and making chic simple. This fabulous event will include a behind-the-style live tutorial, a bohemian crafts corner, a photo booth, catwalk, and live photo shoot! Date: Monday 28th May Time: 18h00-20h30 Dress Code: All-white Boho Tickets: R120, including floating Canapés and Champagne. Venue: Twincare Head Office, Sunninghill Moroccanoil - Color Care Launch If you love Moroccanoil, you’re going to adore the incredible, luxurious new Colour Care Range. The launch includes education, a road show and a PR Event. The aim? To educate, excite and spoil our clients, industry and the media, reigniting their passion for this incredible brand! This is a chance for the top Moroccanoil stylists to be trained by our international team as well as our local team, and experience the true ethos of Moroccanoil. Dates: JHB: 25/26th September – Media and customer launch CT: 27th September – PR and Media Launch Twincare Awards Dinner Twincare’s famous and glittering Awards Dinner will be held on the evening of Saturday 1st December. Twincare HSOTY The date everyone’s been waiting for! Twincare’s 29th Hair Stylist of the Year competition will be held on Sunday 2nd December. Diarise this date, and be part of the biggest and best HSOTY ever! For more info call 011 305 1600 Love Twincare's events? Like their Facebook page HERE.

The shortage of hairdressers in the industry is a well known fact... there are many salons looking for staff, and not enough staff to fill the positions. Having a shortage of good hairdressers is not good for the industry. Having a good supply of motivated, talented newcomers helps the industry to grow and strengthen. Hairnews is going to be promoting hairdressing as a career to school leavers, parents and teachers through a new website, social media and interactive campaign – Careers in Hair. This will be live within the next few weeks, and it will include: • Profiles on successful young hairdressers • What personal qualities are needed to succeed • Colleges and educational centres countrywide • Opportunities for learnerships / apprenticeships at salons • Benefits of a trade versus university degree • Money matters – costs and earnings over the years And more! If you would like to be involved with Careers in Hair, if you would like your company to support this initiative or to promote your college, or if you would like to be profiled, contact info@hairnews.co.za or call/ message 082 891 8537. We will bring you regular updates on this in the next few days!

Superstar competitive stylist Salome de Wet was recently profiled for Careers in Hair, and we are including some content from her mini interview here, to inspire Hairnews readers. “I fell in love with hairdressing before I knew what it really had in store. I grew up in a salon,” she says. She studied through La Louve Private Hair Academy in Pretoria – one year full time and about 2 years of practical hours before she did her Trade Test and got her diploma. What do you love about hairdressing? It’s a craft you can never really master. I love the constant challenge and that every day is different. I love when a client texts you a day after the appointment just about how incredible I made her feel. I love to make other people feel good about themselves, and show them how beautiful they can be. I feel we get back just as much from this as we give to our clients. From a selfish point of view, I love those moments where everything goes silent and it’s just me and the hair. When I lose myself and my thoughts, and just do fantastic hair – it’s weirdly therapeutic! What’s the biggest challenge? You can never have an “off” day or be less than your best. When a client books 2 months in advance to see you, she deserves you in your best possible state, giving the best hair advice, and making her feel fabulous. You always have to bring your A-game. Perks of the job? I have travelled to some of the most famous cities in the world, and represented South Africa on an international competition floor. I’ve had the chance to bring education back into our country, share the knowledge, and present my own hair collections on stage. Getting to work with other creatives in fashion design, photography and make-up artistry merges your skills and allows you to create even more incredible art. How would you describe your lifestyle? Hard working, fast paced, exciting – there’s a perfect balance between yin and yang.

Brave showmanship – watch this incredible, super speedy curly hair bob performed live on stage.

Chris Stofberg, MD of Modern Hair and Beauty, recently completed an amazing challenge, the Cape Epic cycle race. This gruelling race is held over 651 km's of demanding trails, with 13500m's of climbing. Chris and his cycling partner successfully completed this epic route in 43 hours 29 min's over the eight days of the race. Congratulations from Hairnews!

Get your diaries open! These Colour Trophy sessions, hosted by L’Oréal Professionnel, are going to be informative and inspirational. You can network, share ideas and ask questions from Terence of Terenzo International, a previous winner and industry icon, in a luxurious setting! And there’s more...at these events, you’ll be able to sign up for a professional photo shoot that will capture your winning look to perfection. Monday 16 April: Durban – Oyster Box at 6 pm Tuesday 17 April: Cape Town – Cape Milner at 6 pm Monday 23 April: Jhb – More details coming soon! Book now through your rep or educator, or contact Jennifer or Taryn on: Jennifer.cochrane-murray@loreal.com or Tarryn.bloem@loreal.com Or phone Jennifer or Taryn on 011 286 0700.

Now in its 36th year, the Alternative Hair Show is recognised as the world’s most prestigious annual hairdressing event, with industry icons around the world showcasing their talent for the good cause of fundraising for leukemia research. This year’s show is all about mystery, and you can enjoy the experience of beautiful hair creativity and craftsmanship, artistic interpretation and dazzling entertainment at this unique evening. This year’s venue is the beautiful and mysterious Masonic Temple in the Freemasons’ Hall in London’s Covent Garden. The intimate venue will allow the audience to see every detail of the hair, make up and costumes whilst enjoying the performance. For show information and tickets please go to www.alternativehair.org Follow the Alternative Hair Show on Facebook HERE:

Choppy, stylish and inspired by fashion, we adore the shapes and textures in this creative collection from Xiang Hair, Melbourne. Collection: Jagged Terrain Hair: Jamie Furlan Hair Colour: Danielle Solier Salon: Xiang Hair, Melbourne Photography: Andrew O’Toole Make Up: Julie Provis Fashion Styling: Elaine Marshall

Short, sharp and perfect, we love the techniques used to create this eyecatching short cut, from Freshlid.

Here are some guidelines to inspire you with what Goldwell’s Elemental theme is all about, so you can create your Elemental-inspired style for the 2018 competition! Elemental is inspired by technology – a visionary energy that resurrects the primal. It is about rawness and refinement, solidity and translucency, and tone-on-tone colour play with contrasts. Modern, minimalistic shapes give a rough, primal edge while airy, handcrafted effects showcase the future. Colours: A translucent feel with an interplay of colour layering and filtering. Muted pastels and rich earthy tones overlap. A weathered effect allows for a muted shimmer that showcases matte tones with a luminous surface. Moving beyond the metallic, pure mineral tones create harmonious shades. Shapes: Soft and jagged edges create a primal foundation – combining sophistication with the elemental. Shapes can appear handcrafted and subtly asymmetric, with unexpected irregularities. Texture: It’s all about a balance between raw and refined, with an airy feel to the styling allowing for a future-forward look. Love Goldwell’s Elemental theme? Like their Facebook page HERE. For more info on the Color Zoom Challenge 2018 contact Goldwell on 011 312 5070.

"Grant me serenity to accept the curly & the straight, the thick and the thin... The courage to be on the cutting edge of style & the wisdom to read my customer's mind!" ― Anonymous