Do you have clients that are interested in trying the trendy blunt bob look but are afraid of making the big chop? Why not fake it with a hybrid textured faux bob? We have step-by-step details from Sam Villa Creative Director Teresa Romano on how to create a faux bob with your clients. How To: Textured Faux Bob Step 1: Create a strong foundation by blow drying hair. Step 2: Start at the scalp with a 3” wide X 1” deep section, spray with hairspray and use a single-waver to create a wave. Repeat down the section. Step 3: Take the next section, spray with hairspray, and while holding a 2-in-1 Cu ..read more

Tell us about how you got your start in the beauty industry.  I didn’t have an average upbringing. My childhood was kind of crazy. My mom gave me away to my aunt, who sent me somewhere else. I was a street kid who only had an eighth-grade education, and I really had no idea what I was going to do at all. Hair was really the only thing I was good at and all I knew how to do, which is why I made the decision to go to hair school.  After I finished hair school, I called my uncle, who had a big hair and makeup agency. I let him know that I was ready to be represented by him, and he told ..read more

Bridal season is right around the corner and this is just the creative inspiration you’ve been looking for! Sleek and chic up-dos have been trending on the red carpet and the runways. These modern but timeless looks are the perfect inspiration for this upcoming bridal season. Check out these step-by-step details by celebrity hairstylist Cindy Duplantis on how to recreate this elegant up-do inspired by Florence Pugh’s look for the 2023 Oscars red carpet. Get the Look: Step One: Apply a hairspray to a styling brush and brush hair into a high ponytail and secure with elastic.  This helps to ..read more

2023 Oscar winner for best performance by an actress in a leading role, Michelle Yeoh took the red carpet and stage by storm with a stunning Dior gown and a classic yet delicate hair look created by celebrity hairstylist Mara Roszak. We have a step-by-step guide on how to recreate this beautiful and voluminous look! How-To: Apply a root lift spray all over the hair. Use a dryer and a small boar bristle brush to blow dry the hair and create pin curls. Apply a flexible hold hairspray. Once the curls have set, remove the pin curls and brush them out. Using a 1.25” iron, such as the Bio Ionic Lo ..read more

Celebrities glimmered down the red carpet this past Sunday for the 2023 Academy Awards. From effortless rockstar texture to silky smooth blowouts, celebrity hairstylists did not disappoint when it came to red carpet glamour. We have step-by-step details from celebrity hairstylists, Adir Abergel and Jenny Cho, on how to recreate the red carpet looks of Nicole Kidman and Ana De Armas for your clients. Get the Look: Nicole Kidman by Adir Abergel Step One: Start by applying a volumizing primer all over the roots and rough dry the freshly washed hair. Step Two: Mix a frizz cream and healing oil an ..read more

Hair/Coiffure: Shelley Lane @ Shelley Lane Inspires Makeup/Maquillage: Abbie Beaumontt Photos: Dan Thomas Photography ..read more

It goes without saying that while hair trends come and go, the looks often return in modernized ways that reflect new styles while emphasizing elements from the past. With the resurgence of the shag and more layered looks, we’re now starting to see choppier styles for shorter lengths as well. Throughout the course of the past couple of years, more people were forced to grow out their hair, which resulted in the birth of mid-length styles, such as the lob (long bob) and bixie (bob-pixie), for shorter-haired clients. However, it seems that more guests are now open to the chop. “I don’t believe ..read more

Congratulations on your win! What did it feel like when your name was called as the winner of this category? I was very excited! I went into the awards very open minded. Since I was finalist for three of the categories, I was very happy with that accomplishment to begin with and all of the categories were extremely stacked with great images from super talented people, so I was really happy to win for Alberta. Does your collection have a name? Yes, I’m calling it Reset. I wanted to it Reset because it was really for me to reset myself. I’ve gone into my comfort zone for the past couple of ye ..read more

Hair/Coiffure: Alessio Baldassarri (La Medusa), Stephanie Grey (La Medusa), Chloe Andrews (Julian’s Hair), Amber Webster (Urban Hair) Warren Wilde (Urban Hair), Tara Smit (Secrets hairdressing), Ludovic Jehanno (Mikael & Ludovic), Mel Ferlisi (77 The Hill), Richard Bennett, (77 The Hill) Makeup/Maquillage: Maddie Austin Wardrobe Styling/Styliste Mode: Clare Fifth Photos: Jack Eames Creative Director: Suzie McGill ..read more

Congrats on your win! How does it feel to win your first Contessa award and be named the Makeup Artist of the Year? I wish there was a way to describe it! Very excited and very happy; it felt like a dream come true. There are so many incredible artists across Canada and I was just happy to be among them. To go up on stage was like whoa—it was amazing! I’ve started entering the Contessa Awards about five years ago when I was roughly five years into my career, and it just kind of happened. Since I started taking an interest in cosmetology, I always took photos of people and things—whether it ..read more