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For all lovers of hairstyling, cosmetics and beauty... the first ever Soweto Cosmetics Fair is being held from 16-17 September, at the Morris Isaacson Hall in Soweto. Great news for the beauty industry, and there are going to be many local hair salons involved in this awesome day. For more information, contact: Kagiso Monnapula Managing Director Pelele Exhibitions 081 305 4037

Ever had one of “those” clients? And wanted to do “this” at the backwash? Hey, here’s a how-to!

The Redken Own It Awards Finals and Justin Isaac Show will rock the industry... An unforgettable evening showcasing top South African and international talent. Click here to book your seat now! Date: 9 September Place: The Venue, Melrose Arch Tickets: R350 for show and after party or R500 for dinner, show and after party THE SHOW INCLUDES International Icon: Justin Isaac He’s hairdressing’s bad boy, a world-famous stage star, and he’s known as the Colour Ninja. He dreams up astonishing techniques that are beautiful, wearable, and have massive commercial appeal. Let Justin inspire you with his knowledge and understanding of creative colour principles. The Redken Own-It Awards Finals The brief for the Redken Own It Awards was to create an inspirational, modern, trendy and commercial look, suitable for a high-fashion front cover. All entries were sent to New York and judged by Shawn A Sterns – Assistant Vice-President, international education and training, and Chris Sorbie – International Redken Artist. Which talented finalist will win the honours and win a trip to the Redken European Symposium 2018? Pick your favourite, and be there to see all the excitement of the finals. Click here to book your seat now!

Wella TrendVision is an international competition now in its 15th year, globally. On 6 August 2017, finalists competed for top honours, and the right to represent South Africa at the International TrendVision Award finals taking place in London this November. Held at The Forum in Bryanston, this sell-out show included presentations by, Donovan Grove and the Foundation Guillaume team from Intercoiffure; Reto Camichel and his team from Reto HQ; Yvonne Bryson and the team from Pasquale Hairstylists; as well as our very own Aubrey Loots, a South African hairdresser who has been living and working his way up the Wella ladder in USA. Aubrey is a salon owner, in partnership with Sonya Dove, and one of the Top Artists for Wella internationally. He has called Los Angeles home for the last 24 years. Aubrey also regularly works the fashion weeks in LA, NYC and Paris The TrendVision top three places went to: Colour Category Bronze: Nic Anamourlis – Nic and Wells Silver: Hayley Palmer – Terry Scott Group Gold: Flo Neacsu – Excentric Cape Town (below) Creative Category Bronze: Marcel Coertzen – Hair Obsession 2 Silver: Gail Catterick – Gerald Wells Hairdressing Gold: Tristan Jade Hawkins – Beautiful Chaos JHB (below) Congratulations to all the top performers, and all the finalists who took part! To Tristan and Flo, go knock ‘em dead in London! Head on over to our Modern Hair & Beauty Education page to view photos of the rest of the winners. Click Here

Incredible... Speedy... Modern... and out of this world exciting! This 2-minute upstyle was performed by Jamie Carroll, Owner of Jamie Carroll Hair and Beauty, Australia and President of Intercoiffure Oceania, during a seminar at DNA Salon, Bedfordview, South Africa There’s a part 2 coming next week, so stay tuned for more!

Your shears have two very important components - the 800 mm radius and convex edge. This system will maintain both. Call me and I will come to you. (Gauteng area). Tel Marion: 082 852 6545.

Start - Style - Finish The stunning new KMS range has been divided into three sections – Start, Style and Finish. Recommending products is simple and easy, and formulations are backed by TRIfinity Technology, offering reliability, longevity and high performance. The KMS Style Range This step is all about creativity, playfulness, and powerful product performance... with all products intermixable, you can create any look you want. Technology is your friend in these incredible, effective formulations! You’ll love the Hairplay products – sprays, waxes, gels, crèmes, pastes – pick and play! The Thermashape range gives you fantastic results with flyaway control and heat protection. Tamefrizz Smoothing Lotion is the answer for clients wanting smooth, silky, controlled results. Addvolume... innovative products that give incredible volume and long lasting results CurlUp products will transform your curly clients’ lives (and make them love their hair). Look out for next week’s news release on the amazing KMS Finish range! Contact KMS on 011 312 5070 or go to their Facebook page here:

This weekend, Hairnews will be doing a quick visit to the lovely city of Nelspruit! We’re looking forward to visiting salons large and small. If you would like your salon to be profiled in Hairnews, contact 082 891 8537 or email info@hairnews.co.za and we will do our best to fit you in! Look out for some awesome footage on our Nelspruit hairdressing scene, coming soon.

What would You Do? A client who’s been a regular for a few years has lost her job. She has cut back on everything, and has no money for hairstyles. You find out about this by chance. Do you: a)Not contact her b)Contact her and offer her a free hairdo c)Offer her regular free hairdos hoping she finds a job Whatsapp your answer and any comments to 082 891 8537, or email info@hairnews.co.za – let us know what you would do or have done, and why!

This welcoming, funky and fashionable salon is all about Redken streetwise glamour, and we love it! The Loft Preller Walk, Waterfront, Bloemfontein 051 436 0217

Congratulations to all the hairdressers who took part in this awesome competition, and all the supporters, salon owners, judges, wisemen, officials and EOHCB representatives who helped make this day so successful. A huge thanks to all the sponsors (listed below by section) for your support – it is invaluable and much appreciated. The Results Section 1: 1st Year students: Junior Ladies Blow Dry Sponsored by: Modern Hair (Wella), Twincare, Schwarzkopf, Hair Go Straight, Maxima, Zephyr Hair Design, L’Oréal and Grant Harper Salon. 3rd Place: Sarah Motloung from Emiles House of Hair 2nd Place: Nomfundo Sokhela from Blu Gel 1st Place: Juan Holland from Emiles House of Hair Section 2: Fashion/Fantasy Makeup Sponsored by: Kryolan KZN. 3rd Place: Charelle Mc Allastaire from Charelle Make-Up 2nd Place: Shannon Harte from Makeup the College 1st Place: Candice Mathee from Blush Pro Make-Up Section 3: Flat Nail Art Sponsored by: Nail Therapy SA, NSI, Style Studio on 7 and Ocean Therapy. 2nd Place: Lorraine Shabangu from Zephyr Hair Design 1st Place: Desiree Govender from By Desire Nails & Beauty Section 4: Junior Gents Cut, Colour and Style Sponsored by: KMS, WAHL, Modern Hair (Wella), Zephyr Hair Design, Hair Go Straight and L’Oréal. 3rd Place: Melissa Grobbelaar from Carlton Hair 2nd Place: Onele Zungu from Terry Scott Hair Fashion 1st Place: Anel Le Roux from Carlton Hair Section 5: Senior Gents Cut, Colour and Style Sponsored by: WAHL, Modern Hair (Wella), Millenium Industries, Zephyr Hair Design, Maxima, Hair Go Straight and L’Oréal. 3rd Place: Merasha Mahabeer from Terry Scott Hair Fashion 2nd Place: Nicolas Anamourlis from Nic & Wells 1st Place: Shaun Warren from Terry Scott Hair Fashion Section 6: Junior Ladies Cut, Colour and Style Sponsored by: Modern Hair (Wella), Twincare, Hair Go Straight, Zephyr Hair Design, Demar Agencies, Terry Scott Hair Fashion and L’Oréal 3rd Place: Sibusiso Sukhulu from Tanya & Warren Hairstylists 2nd Place: S’Busiso Sakhala from Terry Scott Hair Fashion 1st Place: Dylan Shrives from Blu Gel Section 7: Senior Ladies Cut, Colour and Style Sponsored by: Goldwell, Modern Hair (Wella), Zephyr Hair Design, Hair Go Straight, Twincare, Demar Agencies and L’Oréal 3rd Place: Merasha Mahabeer from Terry Scott Hair Fashion 2nd Place: Pretty Zuma from Blu Gel 1st Place: Phindile Khanyile from Blu Gel Section 8: Ladies Creative Braiding Sponsored by: Modern Hair (Wella), Ladine, Hair Go Straight, Zephyr Hair Design, Maxima and Demar Agencies. 3rd Place: Pretty Zuma from Blu Gel 2nd Place: Nomfundo Sokhela from Blu Gel 1st Place: Sarah Motloung from Emiles House of Hair Section 9: Beauty/Bridal Makeup Sponsored by: Kryolan KZN. 3rd Place: Michelle Dwarika from Hair Sensations 2nd Place: Zibuyile Ndlovu from Ubhule Beauty 1st Place: Ndoni Khumalo from UGuru Makeup College Section 10: Avant Garde Sponsored by: Veaudry, Modern Hair (Wella), Indola and L’Oréal. 3rd Place: Nicolene Hoffman from Blu Gel 2nd Place: Pravika Naidoo from Salon Sweet and Simple 1st Place: Juan Holland from Emiles House of Hair Section 11: EOHCB Salon of the Year Sponsored by: Modern Hair (Wella), Hair Go Straight, Demar Agencies, Maxima and L’Oréal. Nic & Wells – Nicolas Anamourlis, Noreen Manilall and Ashness Jugernarth Section 12: Overall winner 2017 Sponsored by: Modern Hair (Wella), Carlton Hair, WAHL, Millenium Industries, Mizutani Scissors, Terry Scott Hair Fashion, Twincare, and L’Oréal Pretty Zuma from Blu Gel

Astrologist Zema predicts your stars for August. For a full personalised reading, you can contact her on 083 430 1456. VIRGO 23 AUG – 22 SEP So, Virgo! Time to get your head together if you want that huge improvement in your job. You are at the point of being the hero of the story. However, do not think of taking anybody down the wrong path to achieve your goals. If you do, the goals – Surprise! Surprise! – will disappear. Love life looks promising, but don’t try and do too much too quickly and get things slightly confused… LIBRA 23 SEP – 22 OCT “Taking things slowly” sounds admirable when it comes to getting the precious person you’ve had your eye on for a longish time, but the slower you go, the less likely you are to actually win in the end. Slowly can also be interpreted as boredom and he or she may just wander away. Find the middle path, and not only with love, but also money, which is confusing you right now. SCORPIO 23 OCT – 21 NOV Scorp, you’re trying so hard to make a new start with romance, but you’re not really getting anywhere. You just can’t let go of the past, no matter how hard you try. Get the message: The Prince/Princess is out there, searching for you. Venus the Love Goddess is getting impatient… Work looks good for you, you’re so good at detail, you drive most people nuts. Keep going. And going. SAGITTARIUS 22 NOV – 21 DEC You’ve always been spiritually strong and very, very calculating when it comes to people, money, jobs, etc. Time to take a break if possible and do something special for yourself only. Take some time away from planning life to death and do something that you enjoy that has no point to it whatsoever. Your partner will be astonished and pleased, just don’t frighten him/her with the change. CAPRICORN 22 DEC - 19 JAN Answers to so many questions have finally arrived and now you can get yourself going with new plans as you are so inventive. This could bring you money, respect and even – wait for it! – Lurve! Just keep the brain going and don’t make so many plans that you don’t know which way to turn. Try and involve somebody you trust to help you along the path. Get going, like now. AQUARIUS 20 JAN – 18 FEB True love appears to strike at a surprising speed and leave you gob-smacked! Whether it is suddenly looking at your partner with new eyes or meeting someone new, this is the time to apply yourself with passion. Warning: don’t drown yourself with stress, get advice from someone who has already experienced this. A new beginning is just what you need right now. So do it. PISCES 19 FEB – 20 MARCH Everybody admires you for the way you carry out your job and responsibilities. Now is not the time to drag your feet, slow down, or kill somebody. Work up the patience, not only with others in general but especially with the ones closest to you that have been taking your shark-bites and are arming themselves. There is something truly special waiting for you in your job, SO - shut-like-UP! ARIES 21 MARCH – 19 APRIL You have some work to do – (when do you not?), but in this case you can pull it off with style and no sharp objects. You are learning the lesson of life at a tremendous speed. Just keep going. Time to look at that hidden talent (not the killing one) to make more money when you get this bright idea. There will be lots of work and lots of swearing and you’ll come out on top. Get going. TAURUS 20 APRIL – 20 MAY The emphasis is on connecting with people, especially family members that you haven’t seen for a long time. This could be a good time to fix disagreements from the past and to concentrate on new beginnings. This could also be a chance to meet someone special through these family contacts. You’re good at being social (when you feel like it), so get up and going and do the social thing. GEMINI 21 MAY – 20 JUNE Gemini! You tend to make people crazy when you discuss difficult subjects with people, especially family. It’s all well and good to see both sides of the story, but it does tend to irritate after a while and people tend to start wielding sharp objects at you. Learn to keep the old mouth shut a bit when others have opinions – this will help the great forward move coming - in your job! CANCER 21 JUNE – 22 JULY Righto Cancer! You have done so well with work issues lately, you have more than proved yourself. Everybody thinks you are a star! Enjoy while you can keep your temper, something that tends to get in the way of things sometimes. There is more progress waiting for you, but you need to keep at it without murder up your sleeve… Do some fast learning and zip the lip a bit … LEO 23 JULY – 22 AUG Maybe take some time to look at the famous love life. Somebody really, really wants to get to know you, but sometimes your roar is so loud it frightens this person half to death. Look around you for a change and take note of the person who can’t take his/her eyes off of you. Then do your utmost best to behave like a loving kitty cat instead of a killer. Really – try! Try hard!