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Nov30

Tabatha’s Salon Takeover trav...

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Tabatha’s Salon Takeover travels to Plush Salon in Chatsworth, California this week. It will be interesting to see how the employees of Plush Salon face tart-tongued Tabatha during the December 1, 2009 episode on BravoTV.

Last week we saw Tabatha Coffey travel to Bang Salon, Ft. Lauderdale, FL where she had to deal with the most unprofessional salon she’s ever seen! A week before that Tabatha traveled to Eclectic Salon in LA, California. She tried to help out Eclectic Salon which was going through some serious financial troubles. This week too, Tabatha will surely have a torrid time at Plush Salon as the owner seems more interested in spending money than in saving her salon.

Plush Salon is a Full Service Salon offering the finest in Hair Care, Skin Care, Waxing, and Nail Services. This salon is situated in Chatsworth, California and offers the highest quality in Stylists, Products, and Services.

The owner of this salon believes in the importance of continuing cosmetology education and has imbibed the same principles in her stylists. The utmost goal of all the stylists at Plush Salon is to utilize their continued cosmetology education as the ultimate compliment to provide clients with the hottest style possible. However, the owner has different plans as she is more concerned in spending money than in serving her clients.

I guess this week’s episode of Tabatha’s Salon Takeover will be a treat to watch as there won’t be any backstabbing or crying. The second episode that featured Allure Salon was boring but this week’s episode will be fun as the salon owner goes on a spending spree.

Usually, the atmosphere in the salon is friendly and all stylists work together as a team. I wonder whether this teamwork will prevail when Plush Salon faces the camera for BravoTV’s Tabatha’s Salon Takeover. They have also organized a re-play party on December 4, 2009 inviting everyone.

Catch the LIVE episode of Tabatha’s Salon Takeover at Plush Salon tomorrow on BravoTV at 10 pm.

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Nov26

Akin Konizi wins top prize at Briti...

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Akin Konizi from hob salons was announced as the 2009 British Hairdresser of the Year during the 25th British Hairdressing Awards. Akin had won the same award in 2008 and repeated his successful act this year as well.

The 25th British Hairdressing Awards presented by Hairdressers Journal International and sponsored by Schwarzkopf Professional were announced on Monday, November 23, 2009 at a glittering awards ceremony at the Grosvenor House Hotel, a JW Marriott Hotel in London’s Park Lane. The event was attended by over 1750 guests and compered by Dermot O’Leary while London Community Gospel Choir entertained the guests.

The British Hairdressing Awards were launched in 1985 to reward hairdressers who were pushing the boundaries of hairdressing, creating and setting the trends and excelling in this competitive industry. Each year hairdressers from all over the UK dedicate months of hard work preparing their entries for one of the sixteen categories that include nine regional and six specialist categories. Any hairdresser from any salon can enter the awards and compete with the biggest names in the industry on a level playing field. Unlike other awards, the British Hairdressing Awards are based on photographic entries that demonstrate the skills and talents of the entrant.

Akin Konizi who has won the biggest award twice has received lot of appreciation for his efforts as there are only 15 hairdressers who have been awarded this coveted title during the 25 year history of British Hairdressing Awards.

The stylists who have won the British Hairdresser of the Year award so far are – Trevor Sorbie, Anthony Mascolo, Irvine and Rita Rusk, John Frieda, Andrew Collinge, Nicky Clarke, Charles Worthington, Umberto Giannini, Beverly C, Mark Hill, Antoinette Beenders, Lisa Shepherd, Andrew Barton, Angelo Seminara and Akin Konizi.

British hairdressing is renowned throughout the world for its creativity and innovation and The British Hairdressing Awards has significantly raised the profile of British hairdressing both in the UK and overseas with winners of each category enjoying an increased media profile. The biggest award of the night – British Hairdresser of the Year – is recognized throughout the world, with the winner, overnight, becoming the ambassador for British hairdressing, appearing on television, radio and in the national and consumer press.

This year, three times winners of Afro Hairdresser of the Year Claire Rothstein and Scottish Hairdresser of the Year Tracey Devine were both presented with a Hall of Fame Award for winning their respective categories three times.

British Hairdressing Awards 2009 winners list

British Hairdresser of the Year 2009 – Akin Konizi, hob salons

Avant Garde Hairdresser of the Year – Darren Ambrose, D&J Ambrose, Middlesex

Men’s Hairdresser of the Year – Desmond Murray, Atherton Cox, London

Afro Hairdresser of the Year – Michelle Thompson, Francesco Group Advanced Academy, Stafford

Artistic Team of the Year – hob salons, London

Newcomer of the Year – Shaun Hall, Mark Leeson Hair Body & Mind, Mansfield Schwarzkopf

Professional British Colour Technician of the Year – Chris Williams, Rush London, Croydon

London Hairdresser of the Year – Darren Bain, hob salons, London

Southern Hairdresser of the Year – Leo Bancroft, Leo Bancroft, Weybridge

Eastern Hairdresser of the Year – Terri Kay, Mark Leeson Hair Body & Mind, Mansfield

Midlands Hairdresser of the Year – James Whyte, Soul Hair, Chester

North Eastern Hairdresser of the Year – Susan Hall, Reds Hair & Beauty, Sunderland

North Western Hairdresser of the Year – Sharon Peake, Ethos, Manchester

Wales & South West Hairdresser of the Year – Ken Picton, Ken Picton, Cardiff Bay

Scottish Hairdresser of the Year – Janer Stewart, Angels, Aberdeen

Northern Ireland Hairdresser of the Year – Kevin Kahan, Kevin Kahan, Bangor

Pictures from British Hairdressing Awards 2009

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For more information about British Hairdressing Awards 2009, visit www.britishhairdressingawards.co.uk

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Nov25

Farouk Shami to spend $20 million t...

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Farouk Shami has officially launched his candidacy for the post of governor for the state of Texas with a promise to continue bringing jobs. We had reported earlier that Hair care magnate – Farouk Shami was planning to file Democratic nomination for governor.

Farouk Shami was a poor immigrant in his initial days in the United States. He went on to achieve the American dream by earning a fortune through hard work. He’s a successful businessman who wants to stimulate the economy by creating tens of thousands of jobs in the solar energy business in Texas. Therefore, he chose to run for the Democratic Party which includes businessman Tom Schieffer and schoolteacher Felix Alvarado of Fort Worth, Tyler-area rancher Hank Gilbert and Kinky Friedman, a satirist from Austin.

It will be interesting to see how he can get the confidence of people. It will surely be a tough sell for the naturalized U.S. citizen from the West Bank who comes from Muslim and Catholic religions. Farouk Shami has deliberately pressed the weak nerve of people as a way to achieve more followers. He knows the economy is bad, jobs are reduced, unemployment has risen to high numbers, and here is one man who promises to bring enormous jobs to Texas.

Shami, who made a fortune through hair-care products like colors, hair dyes, hair shears, etc. said he will put $10 million of his own money into his campaign and raise another $10 million. He also outlined his policy points for the crowd during his formal announcement at his Chi USA headquarters in Houston. The policy points include:

  • More spending on education and less emphasis on standardized testing.
  • A pledge to take a gubernatorial salary of $1 a year.
  • Support for lowering tariffs and establishing manufacturing jobs on both sides of the Texas-Mexico border.
  • A proclamation that Texas should be an exporter of food.

Rick Perry himself acknowledged Farouk Shami’s story as that of the American dream. Though, 66 year old Farouk Shami sounds ambitious with his plans for the development of Texas, but will he be able to overcome ethnic prejudices among voters?

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Nov23

Hair Shears & Shakira She Wolf...

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Hair shears are known to provide awesome celebrity hairstyles. Almost all professional stylists use good quality hair shears to provide stunning hairstyles to celebrities like Cheryl Cole, Kim Zolciak or even Shakira. The recent Shakira She Wolf Hair is an example of hairdressing scissors put to their best use.

Shakira had recently released her new album titled “She Wolf” and the hairstyle that she sported on the cover prompted everyone to name that hairstyle as Shakira’s She Wolf Hair. This new Shakira look saw her use two extensions clipped into her hair so that it looked longer. Before clipping those extensions her hairstylist had used thinning shears to remove the bulk from her original hair.

When I saw her recent hair ‘do, I realized that Shakira’s hair does not lie! She appeared as a guest for the ‘Late Show With David Letterman’ in NYC on Nov. 10. Shakira rocked some long spiraled locks outside the Ed Sullivan Theater. She looked stunning with the twisted hair-do and cozy leopard print scarf.

I am really amazed at what hair shears can do to one’s personality. When Shakira had arrived in this industry, she looked very raw and had that peculiar Colombian look. With time and help from stylists who use professional hair shears, Shakira has changed from Colombian-Lebanese belly-dancing grungy hippie folk-rock singer to blonde, toned, tan, pop chanteuse.

Many people term this Shakira make-over as an attempt to package herself successfully in the United States to those beyond the Latino community. To be honest, why should we care about what she does to market herself? She’s a singer and an artist and we all love her songs.

OK, I admit that she also looks sexy when she styles her hair using hair shears.

What do you think of the Shakira She Wolf Hair, though? Does it make you… howl?

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Nov15

Featured Stylist – Woody Mich...

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Woody Michleb is an award winning stylist who has competed in hair competitions globally. He is a highly sought after platform artist, who has been in the hair care industry for more than 20 years.

Woody started his own salon in his native Lebanon in 1986 at the precocious age of 16! He currently owns Woody Michleb Hair Salon in suburban Toronto.

Woody Michleb is highly passionate about working as a platform artist. He feels, being onstage is the most thrilling experience for any hairstylist as it allows you to share your vision and way of doing things with other artists. He is popularly called as ‘Edward Scissorhands’ because of his ability to cut really fast and create a lot of hype onstage. He has won numerous awards for platform and editorial work and is a globally acclaimed stylist.

We featured Woody Michleb in two episodes of the Cutting Edge Hair Show which were filmed at the Woody Michleb Hair Salon in Toronto. Being our first international episode, we are thankful to Heather Wenman for being our Guest Host during the filming of this episode.

You can get a glimpse of this episode by watching this YouTube video.

Woody is an experienced stylist who has traveled almost all of Europe, Middle East and the Americas and has operated a total of seven salons in his career. While filming for our show Woody shared some great business building and marketing methods to excel as a stylist and a salon owner. He also demonstrated new cutting techniques using his line of high quality hair shears from Kenchii.

Woody Michleb & Heather Wenman during The Cutting Edge Hair Show

The Woody Michleb team of hairstylists are highly qualified and have a passion for what they do. They support numerous community charities by offering donations, silent auction items, free in-salon services and hair services for fashion shows. They also support many local community and national events including Miss Latina Canada, Miss Universe Canada, Amore! Glamor-Do, Annual Cultural Events and much more.

To know more Woody Michleb Hair Salon, visit their website at: www.woodymichleb.com or follow them on Twitter: @WoodyMichleb

We are thrilled to air our first international episode this coming Monday, i.e. November 16, 2009. So stay tuned to ScissorBoy by subscribing at www.scissorboy.com

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