Hair Show Category
Hairlapalooza returns to Toronto
Music will blare from the speakers, the crowd will cheer, and some of the most spectacular hairstyles will be born. Join stylists, fashionistas and members of the beauty industry for the 4th annual Hairapalooza Cut & Colour Competition on Sunday, October 18, 2009 at the Capital Event Theatre for what promises to be a remarkable [...]
William Rast Fall ‘10 – February 17th
nspiration: Nomadic biker girls; rides through the desert; textured, dusty, wind-swept, adventure-laden beauty. The Hair Look: For a look that’s as pretty as it is edgy, Sebastian Professional lead stylist Thomas Dunkin suggests the following steps: 1. Liberally apply Sebastian Professional Volupt Spray onto damp hair. 2. Next, twist small sections of the hair from [...]
Zero + Maria Cornejo FALL ‘10 – February 15th
Inspiration: “For both the men’s and women’s collections, I was exploring the structure of perfectly crafted tailoring, but I wanted to remake the rules and push things off balance. In my life there is always a collision of cultures born of my experiences growing up in England yet staying emotionally rooted in the freedom and [...]
Betsey Johnson Fall ‘10 – February 14th
Inspiration: Betsey Johnson’s Fall 2010 beauty look was inspired by the sexy, superstar actresses in the cowgirl “French” western film, Las Petroleras (1971). Betsey’s own gang of bad girls channel Brigitte Bardot’s lust for adventure, exhibiting unassuming sexiness that’s as captivating as it is liberating. The Hair Look: For a windblown, cowgirl look that’s playful [...]
Band of outsiders Fall ‘10 – February 13th
Inspiration: Woody Allen around the time of ‘Sleeper,’ an Aspen ski lodge at about the same time, Joan Didion, Supreme Kids, street vendors, and Manhattan submerged after the ultimate snow storm. The Hair Look: For a low-slung ponytail that subtly nods to ‘70s style without losing itself to the past, follow these tips from Sebastian [...]
Bumble and Bumle loves hair
Sasha Allen as Dionne (center) and the cast of the Broadway revival of HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical directed by Diane Paulus and choreographed by Karole Armitage. HAIR features a book and lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado and music by Galt MacDermot. Now performance at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre (302 West 45th [...]
CONTESSA 20 The Canadian Hairstylist of the Year Awards
Since 1997, Contessa has been celebrating dreams – the passion for hair. This November 2, 2008, Contessa held CONTESSA 20 at The Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel in the Grand Ballroom. Looks-Magazine was invited to share in celebrating this event produced by the Salon Magazine. As the crowds of these restless artists came together, over a [...]
Canadian stylist joins Sebastian Professional stylist team at NYC S/S ’10 Fashion week!
Hailing from Essensuals Salon in Vancouver, Canada, Jesse Minty joined the Sebastian Professional 7-member stylist team for Spring/Summer 2010 Fashion Week in New York City for three shows in just three days. Jesse was selected as the sole stylist to represent Canada, and represent he did as he showcased his unique talent on three very [...]
Diego Binetti Spring ’10 – September 12th
Inspiration: Diego Binetti’s Spring ‘10 Collection is for the romantic. Her steadfast elegance, poise and confidence are a constant for all who know her, but she’s not without a coy rebellious side. Much like Peter Lindberg’s strikingly beautiful black and white photos of the ‘90s, Binetti’s women compel admiration and awe. The Hair Look: To [...]
Costello Tagliapietra Spring ’10 – September 11th
Inspiration: Costello Tagliapietra’s Spring ’10 beauty look is a seamless combination of elegance, youthfulness, natural beauty and romance. The hair, both feminine and fresh, is loosely inspired by the traditional roll style from the ‘40s with soft curls that sit just above the shoulder. The Hair Look: To put a modern twist on a ‘40s [...]
Michael Angel Spring ’10 – September 10th
Inspiration: Taking inspiration from strong influential women like Nancy Cunard, Josephine Baker and Schiaparelli, Michael Angel directed a Spring ’10 beauty look that’s meant to replace the depressing, dark days of yore with a revived, empowered and reenergized youthfulness. A fresh, healthy “just come back from holiday” look subtly complements the collection’s energy-packed, color-rich and [...]
ABA Show of 2009 was exciting, fun and informative
The ABA Show of 2009 was exciting, fun and informative. Looks-magazine had an awesome time taking in the creative stylists, latest hairstyles and newest products from nails to skin to hair. OPI, most popular for its Axxium soak-off Gel Lacquer-long lasting color creates strength for nail enhancement. For 8 years, “I’m not really a waitress” [...]
Diego Binetti Fall ’09
Inspiration: Diego Binetti’s Fall ’09 Collection is for the intellectual, the artist, the woman about town. A perfectionist she is not. The beauty look is a rendition of Marlene Dietrich’s signature and unmistakable glamour in the 1920s. Her aura of elegance, confidence and passion is captured in a way that is both classic and futuristic [...]
CATHERINE HOLSTEIN FALL ’09 Catherine Holstein Fall ’09
Inspiration: Catherine Holstein’s Fall ’09 beauty look evokes a tattered elegance and gothic glamour that seeks to romanticize the after-life. Through purposefully disheveled hair and asymmetrically-placed braids, the natural yet provocative look musters intrigue for these misguided beauties. To help tell the story of a zombie vagabond temptress passing through the night, Sebastian Professional lead [...]
Schwarzkopf Professional’s Hairapalooza
The Schwarzkopf Professional’s Hairapalooza was brought blocks north of Yonge and Eglinton on Sunday, October 26th, 2009. It was the 3rd Annual Show, which set stage to offer new stylists, professional stylists, and Jie Matar of Salon Jie (www.jiesalon.com) to perform `magic`. In a matter of minutes (actually 45 minute blocks), we saw two sets [...]
A picture is worth a thousand looks with Sebastian and Wella
The Sebastian Artistic Team: Sabrina Simeone, Tania Catunto, Daniel DiTommaro Teamwork is important when it comes to The Sebastian Artistic Team. Behind their inspiration of 2008 is the 1960’s bobs, hard-lines, texture, disconnection and silhouettes. The vision has lots of roundness, geometric shapes, asymmetry, sensuality, audaciousness and is touchable. The team was not at liberty [...]
OLD,BEAUTIFUL/BROWN: JOICO’s Collection
An Interview with Kevyn Martell, Lance Blanchette and Shannon The inspiration for JOICO at the 2008 ABA Show comes from the 1920s. The art movement is art deco, but JOICO steps outside the box creating fashions with strong hard lines, playing with the hair, the laws of colours and taking outrageous hair to mainstream looks. [...]
The Matrix Collection
The Matrix Collection is globally inspired. Fifteen stylists were flown in to The ABA Show. The looks are all about what clients want, to individualize looks and work with texture. No matter what type of hair it is, hair is dress-able. The models range in ethnicity, from Argentina, Ghana, Switzerland, etc. so that Matrix is [...]
Allied Beauty Association Presents Their Annual Show
Every year, The ABA travels across Canada showcasing trends for the beauty industry. People are attracted from all over the world to the newest styles in hair trends. Stylists compete in hair competitions, and they get to “show off” the best of their talents. The competitions for hair are all about the trends, cuts, styles [...]
Beauty is as beauty does
We’re talking about Aveda: BEAUTY IS AS BEAUTY DOES. How Do They Do It? At The ABA Show, Aveda was ready. I spoke with Ray Civello, CEO President of Aveda. He was telling me about the feature which was DEEP HAIR, a new hair colour product. This is a hair colour with new technology. Lifting [...]





















