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PROFESSIONAL HAIRDRESSER
APRIL 2022
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A CREATIVE COLLABORATION Kao Salon Division & Goldwell and Martin Crean, a powerful partnership Beyond supporting salons every day with exceptional professional hair products including Goldwell, KMS, Oribe and VARIS, Kao Salon is dedicated to nurturing strong, successful partnerships that help you grow as a salon owner, business and stylist. From extensive education and training support; inspirational global events and awards; to tailored support and tools to help your salon become even more sustainable for you, your clients and communities. Kao Salon is passionate about working hand in hand with you to develop tailored activities, solutions and support, that help you succeed in what you love doing and for your salon business to reach new heights and thrive. Here, Martin Crean of MODE, who has created this month's cover and inside collection using Goldwell Colorance & new Gloss Tones, shares more about his partnership with Kao Salon.
As a business owner, artistic director, hairdresser and educator, it’s important to work with a product partner that understands your different needs. And with Kao Salon and Goldwell, I know I can depend on them whatever hair hat I am wearing. Their innovative products mean I can create any texture I want to, whether for my everyday client or on a creative photo shoot, and the constant support means there is always someone at the other end of the line to listen to my challenges. Our team and our clients are more demanding than ever before and I know that with Goldwell by my side, anything is possible. Martin Crean, MODE
“Making life beautiful for salons, stylists and clients”
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Kao Salon, underpinned by each of our salon brands, inherently understands that the expression of creativity is the lifeblood of the industry. We truly believe in the power of this incredibly powerful salon community. With our long history of working with salon owners and hair stylists, we’re dedicated to joining each of our salon partners on their journey, supporting them in every way we can to help them grow, create and succeed. From our educational programs and inspirational sessions to our product innovations and business support, we work hand in hand and in complete partnership with each of our customers, ensuring they have everything they need to help them thrive in what they love doing most – professionally and creatively. We work hard to understand their daily challenges and their individual needs, and we believe that only by giving them our utmost support, can we, together, reach new heights. If our customers want to go the extra mile for their success, we’re at their side, helping make life more beautiful for salons, stylists and their clients alike.
Julie Winchester, General Manager UK, Ireland, South Africa. KAO Salon Division
For more information call 03301 239 530 or visit goldwell.com
www.kaosalondivision.com
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is refined, yet glamorously undone. A combination of accessible cuts and colours, which embrace natural styles, lengths and textures, layered with the sleekest blow dry, the barely there wave or an accessory to die for. The kind of effortlessly chic glamour that leaves you wondering just how they do it.
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Hair Barry Maddocks – UK Creative Director Jo Eykyn, James Cavanagh, Jasmine Buckle Make-up Vanessa Elles Styling Lewis Robert Cameron Photography Philip Veitch Film Production Richard Watts
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Revlon Professional promises a much-needed return to bold and daring colours with the Nutri Color Filters Metal-Ice collection. It’s time to lower the temperature and see colour through a Metal-Ice lens with new sophisticated, cool metallic shades that are set to become a key trend of the Spring/Summer season. Revlon Professional has expanded its versatile and exciting palette with new Nutri Color Filters: Metal-Ice.
Metal-Ice More metallic than ever, the Nutri Color Filters range shimmers with two new Metal-Ice shades: Mauve Blonde and Iced Rose, the perfect options to create cool, shiny and personalised multi-coloured results. The Metal-Ice family is completed with three of Revlon Professional’s best-selling shades: Intense Platinum, Pale Platinum and Intense Silver, meaning trusted tones for a more neutralised, cooler and metallic finish.
SUSTAINABLE & VEGAN Nutri Color Filters don’t use any animal-derived ingredients, offering a better balance between convenience, performance and sustainability, in all shades.
Discover more about Nutri Color Filters and their mixing possibilities at: www.rdr.link/HK019
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VISIT
THE HAIR SURGERY Tim Scott-Wright opened The Hair Surgery in Stourbridge in February 2014, bringing his wealth of hair knowledge to the area and recruiting a team of talented local stylists. Celebrating its 8th anniversary, Tim has always viewed his salon as a place for people to stay connected to their community and to feel good about themselves.
HOW DID YOU DECIDE ON THE STYLE OF YOUR SALON INTERIOR? We undertook a redesign of our salon in 2019 and this was driven by three key factors – enhancing the client experience, boosting our creative output and creating an environment that was reflective of the high-quality hairdressing we produce. As a forward thinking, neighbourhood salon, our aim was to create a space that was reflective of our sociable, welcoming and inclusive brand ethos, while accommodating the flow and functionality needed to support our team’s creativity. It was also important that the salon met our clients’ expectations – a top end salon needs to look premium.
WHERE DID YOU FIND THE INSPIRATION FOR YOUR DESIGN? We love interior design and were inspired by some of the fabulously eccentric homes you find on Instagram, particularly those with a retro feel. There’s an eclectic mix of furniture and accessories with a good balance of masculine and feminine design touches, a theme that reflects the diversity of our work and services. To achieve this, we drew inspiration from the popular industrial chic and botanical trends, but with a vintage
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WHAT SALON FURNITURE HAVE YOU CHOSEN AND WHY? Much of our furniture, fixtures and fittings were custom made for the salon, which was important to us to make sure we had a thoughtful salon, built around the needs of our team and clients.
DESCRIBE THE VIBE CREATED BY YOUR INTERIOR? The salon is fun, comfortable, functional and stylish – a home from home for our customers and a creative workspace for our team that showcases the aspects of our personality that are central to our business. It’s really important to us that our clients feel welcome and relaxed in our salon, and so we made interior design choices that centred around creating a social environment. We also wanted people to feel uplifted and looked after, so our luxury touches and quirky style really help to embody this. Our salon is a place where people can retreat, have fun and of course leave with great hair! WHAT DO YOU HOPE IS YOUR CLIENTS’ FIRST IMPRESSION WHEN THEY WALK IN? We hope our clients feel welcomed and relaxed and for their time in the salon to be a real treat – a little bit of luxury away from the hustle and bustle of the outside world. Our salon is an escape from all the worries and stresses of life, and we know our clients feel renewed when they leave.
At the sections, our tan leather barber chairs are durable and able to withstand lots of clients passing through but look totally stylish and comfortable which is really important for the vibe of the salon. Our sections are a light ash wood, again these are extremely durable and easy to clean but look sleek and stylish, while matching the tone of the flooring for a seamless interior style. We had bespoke box shelves in a striking copper metal for our retail displays. We specifically chose to have floating shelves throughout the main salon, in order to create more space and position products at a comfortable eye line for our customers during appointments. DO YOU HAVE DRESS CODE/UNIFORM FOR YOUR TEAM? We asked the team what they would prefer to wear to work, and they all said they would like to stick to the traditional black. They like having a uniform for work that is different to their everyday clothes. They wear their own clothes so they can still express their own style but just all black. I feel this helps clients distinguish staff from other clients.
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undertone. Soft furnishings and ornate accessories add comfort and luxury while the copper shelving and leather barber chairs provide a masculine edge. The goal was to blend a neighbourhood hairdresser with a city salon – an unintimidating space that also delivers the ‘wow’ factor. Tonally we have gone for rich, earthy, calming colours throughout with deep blue/green walls, an ashy wood effect floor and tan leather chairs. We wanted the salon to feel inviting and cosy, not stark and intimidating. The lighting is soft and warm coloured metals in our shelving and interior accessories bring a bit of sparkle.
DO YOU HAVE ANY CURATED PIECES OR SPECIAL FEATURES/AREAS IN THE SALON? An important part of achieving the comfortable, social feel of the salon was the design of the seating area. This large space is integral to the salon as it signifies the things that are important to our business and reflect our personality. We have some clients that like to stay and socialise long after their appointment has ended so this area is really key to make people feel at home. We styled the space as if it were a living room with a large comfortable leather corner sofa, statement mustard leather occasional chairs and ornate coffee tables. There is also a refreshments bar and a large TV on the wall. The area is intended to be used when clients first enter the salon, as well as while their colours develop or even after their appointment to sit and relax.
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