Posts Tagged ‘Shows’
Saturday 04 September, 2010
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 [...]
Saturday 04 September, 2010
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 [...]
Saturday 04 September, 2010
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 [...]
Saturday 04 September, 2010
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 [...]
Saturday 04 September, 2010
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 [...]
Saturday 04 September, 2010
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 [...]
Saturday 04 September, 2010
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 [...]
Wednesday 01 September, 2010
F.C.U.K. at This is London
If the title doesn’t say it all, let me elaborate: there was a French Connection United Kingdom Fashion Show at “This is London Club” on June 10, 2007. I say it was on the Sunday because as soon as it hit twelve o’ clock, the lights changed from club mode to runway mode. The main [...]
Wednesday 01 September, 2010
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 [...]
Wednesday 01 September, 2010
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” [...]
Wednesday 01 September, 2010
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 [...]
Wednesday 01 September, 2010
Charlotte Ronson Fall ’09
Inspiration: Charlotte Ronson’s Fall ’09 beauty look is inspired by the combination of bold, serious ‘40s glamour with a rocker femininity that speaks to the consistent playfulness of the designer. The Hair Look: To keep this severe ponytail from looking too harsh, Sebastian Professional lead stylist, Thomas Dunkin juxtaposed a taught sleekness over the crown [...]
Wednesday 01 September, 2010
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 [...]
Wednesday 01 September, 2010
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 [...]
Wednesday 01 September, 2010
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. [...]
Wednesday 01 September, 2010
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 [...]
Wednesday 01 September, 2010
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 [...]
Wednesday 01 September, 2010
Goldwell’s Newest Newstalgia
Every year, there are new trends, new products and new collections. Goldwell’s goal for the year ahead is to create inspiration with hair stylists through their three new collections: CONTRA, ROCKMANTIC and NEWSTALGIA. CONTRA comes from contradiction between colour, cut and texture. This is where opposites in the colour collection can be combined. Yes, this [...]
Wednesday 01 September, 2010
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 [...]
Wednesday 01 September, 2010
KMS Educating Stylists: Creating Awareness “We’re taking our soul on the road and want you there.”
KMS held an education seminar on Sunday,June 10, 2007 where approximately three hundred stylists gathered, to learn about the latest in professional products. The KMS California Global Team mingled over light fare and cocktails for an intimate evening guaranteed to inspire and educate. The educators at the seminar were contributing KMS stylist, International Artistic Directors [...]
