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After cringing for an entire week at the sight of the inch-long roots reflected back at me from my bathroom mirror, I knew it was time to get my fix of blonde. So clearly, once I was ensconced in my long-time colourist Oskar Varela’s chair (from $120) it felt like coming home–even if it is my first time in his brand new eponymous salon, Oskar on Scollard (68 Scollard St., Lower West, 647-346-3306, oskaronscollard.com). Read the rest of this entry »
With all the Olivier-to-Halston scuttlebut (which some people are totally unhappy about), now’s the perfect time to familiarize yourself with the original. [A Shaded View on Fashion, Auntie Fashion]
Vancouver’s Toni & Guy salon is holding an Easter egg hunt on Saturday, with chocolate and gift cards hiding inside plastic eggs with the best hair we’ve ever seen. Points to the person who find the Kiss egg! [Toni & Guy]
Boutique perfumery Le Labo has teamed up with boutique laundry products line, The Laundress, to create a biodegradable rose-scented detergent. [Cool Hunting]
Curves are making another high-profile mag appearance—this time in Australian Harper’s Bazaar. [Refinery 29]
I am the queen of the home haircut disaster. To save a few dollars here and there I have, over the years, attempted to cut, perm and dye my own hair. (Please note that it has never once been worth it.) My most embarrassing memory involves a self-bang trim, dull scissors and lousy so-called organic dye that turned my hair a lovely shade of clown purple. So a few weeks ago, when my premature grays began poking through the years of layered dye jobs, my hipper, cooler friends subtly suggested that I splurge and get a cut and dye at Charlottetown’s most fun hair salon: Shear Talent.
Supernova the Salon Holiday Party
December 4; 200-124 West 1st St., North Vancouver; 604-904-8448; supernovasalon.com.
Treat your girlfriends to a night of pampering and holiday festivities at Supernova. Stylists will be offering free hair and makeup advice to get you ready for those fabulous fetes you’ll be attending this holiday season. Indulge in some delicious treats and cocktails, and check out the great door prizes, giveaways and shopping. In the spirit of the holidays, proceeds from the party will support Wish Drop-in Centre Society and hairdressers will be offering free hair cuts for the women at the shelter on December 8.—Stephanie Trendocher
The secret weapon behind Edmonton’s best tressed ladies and gents is uber-hairstylist Paulina Truong, who is to Edmonton what Frédéric Fekkai is to New York or Philip B. to L.A. and after 15 remarkable years in the industry (see her work at left), Truong has finally opened her own salon, Blue Gemini Hair Studio (14115-23 Avenue, 780-436-4783, BlueGemini.ca).
I apologize for being a little AWOL lately, but between all the fall fashion previews and trunk shows, there have been backyard barbecues, evenings at the beach (neither of which are good excuses, I know, but who doesn’t love the Celebration of Lights fireworks?), and of course, trips to the Islands, the Okanagan, and, next week, New York!
By Amanda Dipasquale
Ruth Smith’s philosophy is simple: “Love yourself as you are.” Smith is the president and CEO of Strictly Roots Hair Salon (154 Bathurst Street, Toronto, 416-757-1024, strictlyroots.ca). The reasoning behind opening up her own salon stemmed from personal struggles with straightening her naturally kinky hair. Beyond the damage she was causing to her locks, a deeper reflection caused Smith to realize she was trying to live up to a specific standard of beauty.
When the sidewalk begins to sizzle in the summer heat, lovelies dutifully don their open-toed sandals and officially “out” their fashionable feet. These 10 luscious lollipops run up stairs, leap over puddles and tap impatiently while standing in line for a latte. The latest slick lacquers range from pretty in pink to beach babe coral to dark and dramatic.
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