Salon
International – Education, Inspiration and the
Best of British Hairdressing
 It
was no wonder Cheryl Cole had to colour her own
hair recently with that burgundy high street home-dye
kit!
Colourists and stylists were in short supply as
tens of thousands of hairdressers from the four
corners of the globe attended the world’s most
inspirational hairdressing exhibition at EXCEL,
London.
If you were looking for inspiration, motivation,
education or the latest product launches, they
were all found in abundance at Salon International.
UKHairdressers.com was there, gathering new products,
finding out about new trends and interviewing
the British Hairdressing Awards finalists. What
a weekend, fabulous live shows, and a great buzz
of creative energy - it felt like Christmas had
come early, a wonderland of amazing stands to
visit and sample.
With
over 220 exhibitors, the exhibition showcased
the best of British hairdressing, product innovation
and manufacturing. The Hair Show was the hub of
the event with live stages from ghd, TIGI, Keune,
TONI&GUY;, Wahl, Denman, The Fellowship for British
Hairdressing and BaByliss Pro.
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TiGi Live show |
Many of the UK’s
greatest hairdressers appeared, including HJ’s current
British Hairdresser of the Year, Akin Konizi at ghd,
Patrick Cameron and Adam Reed at BaByliss Pro, Simon
Shaw at Wahl UK and on the Fellowship Stage – Steven
Goldsworthy, Leo Bancroft, The RUSH Artistic Team, Mark
Leeson, Ken Picton and Andrew Barton were amongst those
who showed exactly why British hairdressing is admired
all over the world.
Moroccanoil, Balmain, Hair Tools, Sexy Hair, Corioliss,
cupid&grace; professional, Easydry, Philip Martin, Diva
Professional Stylers, Flip-In Hair, Amargan Hair Therapy,
Pro Care, Herstylers and Paul Mitchell were all showcasing
their latest product innovations.
HJ’s British Hairdressing Awards Gallery, sponsored
by Schwarzkopf Professional, was bigger and better than
ever with a fabulous stand-alone gallery which showcased
four images from each of the nine regional and six specialist
categories along with all eight images from each of
the British Hairdresser of the Year nominees.
If you were looking to introduce new products or treatments
into the salon, the choice was plentiful. Keratin and
smoothing treatments by Brazilian Keratin Treatment,
Eternity Liss, Inoar Professional, Global Keratin, Kerastraight,
Keratin Complex, Keratin Revolution, Keraspa, L’Kerabelle,
Nanokeratin System UK, Natural Braziliss, Onix Natural
Keratin Treatment and True Keratin provided the discerning
visitor to Salon International with the most comprehensive
choice available. The latest designs and innovations
in scissors were available from Leader Cam, Rand Rocket,
Dowa, GE Betterton, Tara, Vern Intelligent Combined
Scissors, Glamtech, Samurai Scissors, Scissorlab, Kamisori,
Echo Centre and Ninja Professional Hair Tools.
RUSH Hair showcased their recruitment and franchise
drive, with Steiner providing information on a career
that could take you to the four corners of the world
as a hairdresser on a cruise ship. HABIA, City & Guilds,
ITEC and VTCT were on hand to ensure you had all the
correct information on training and achieving the correct
qualifications. Takara Belmont, LSE, REM and Aston &
Fincher once again
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showcased
the best in salon design and furniture. Hairdressing
is a big-hearted industry and charity stands HABB and
GOSH were busy throughout the weekend with celebrity
hairdressers including Gary Hooker & Michael Young,
TONI&GUY;’s Cos Sakkas and RUSH’s Sam Burnett undertaking
haircuts on the HABB stand, where visitors could also
win a signed Kent Hairbrush by some of the industry’s
icons. At the GOSH stand, a pledge of £3,000 was made
for Andrew Barton to shave the head of a very inspirational
lady, Liza Schwartz whose son attends Great Ormond Street.
For salons that provide both hairdressing and beauty
services, the beauty market wasn’t forgotten, with the
London College of Beauty Therapy, Sleek Make Up, Australian
Bodycare, Helen E Cosmetics, Fake Bake, Essie, New id
cosmetics and Lash Perfect all on hand to show salons
how to develop their beauty business and introduce new
services. Computer software companies Salon Genius,
Shortcuts, Millennium, Salon Tech and Salon Biz Central
were all on hand to show salons how they can utilise
software to ensure their business is more efficient.
With increased facilities, more live stages than ever,
the latest in product innovations and the opportunity
to purchase everything from a hair pin to a salon refit
– Salon International 2010 had something for everyone.
Information and tools including DVDs and books on education
in both business and hairdressing could be found at
Sassoon Academy, TONI&GUY;, Saco, Alan D, Scissorhands
UK and 3•6•5. Hair extensions and wigs in all colours,
textures, lengths and styles could be found on the American
Pride, Be Gorgeous, Top Model, Gisela Mayer and NXS
hair stands.
Here are the dates for your diary for Salon International
2011
15th, 16th and 17th October 2011.
Click
here to see the Salon International 2010 Style Gallery
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Image credits:
Top of page: Blonde updo Patrick Cameron,
next 4 images Toni&Guy;, TiGi.
Main block of images:
Top row: the Catwalk Show
Second row: Toni&Guy;, TiGi Inspire, Saco
Third row: Toni&Guy;, TiGi Inspire, Saco
Bottom row: Toni&Guy;, Patrick Cameron, EMeche
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