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Monday, July 20, 2009
Thursday, June 25, 2009
afro cap.
blog written by Simon (Senior stylist at Hairroin Salon)
I found this picture while aimlessly wondering around the internet, and it reminded me me how much i love hair.
hair is the first thing people notice about a person. it can determine what group you belong too, what kind of music you're into. it can tell someone what ethnic background you are, who you want look like, or even how creative you are. it can be a powerful way to make a statement to the world or a private declaration to oneself to try something new. i've seen a lot of great hair and a lot of not so great hair, but i gotta say i love it all. how could we appreciate the triumphs without the inevitable failures?
we watch shows that tell us what we should have our hair like, we ask our friends what they think we would look good with, and we cant wait to have it long when its short and to cut it all off once we get there. with all the preconceptions of what cool is and what is appropriate, there's this guy walking around with an afro baseball cap! how rad is he?! he's giving the middle finger to anyone who think they need to look a certain way to fit in. he's singlehandedly making a statement about personal style while also not making a statement about anything. he's a walking billboard for the "be whatever you want to be" campaign. i wish we were all so brave, myself included, to be able to throw caution into the wind and go with our gut instincts that allow us to break traditions and stand alone as a person
i salute you afro cap guy. for teaching us to experiment with the only "medium" of our body that grows back.
.....i wonder if luis can give me an afro cowboy hat...?
Hairroin
323.467.0392
www.hairroinsalon.com
I found this picture while aimlessly wondering around the internet, and it reminded me me how much i love hair.
hair is the first thing people notice about a person. it can determine what group you belong too, what kind of music you're into. it can tell someone what ethnic background you are, who you want look like, or even how creative you are. it can be a powerful way to make a statement to the world or a private declaration to oneself to try something new. i've seen a lot of great hair and a lot of not so great hair, but i gotta say i love it all. how could we appreciate the triumphs without the inevitable failures?we watch shows that tell us what we should have our hair like, we ask our friends what they think we would look good with, and we cant wait to have it long when its short and to cut it all off once we get there. with all the preconceptions of what cool is and what is appropriate, there's this guy walking around with an afro baseball cap! how rad is he?! he's giving the middle finger to anyone who think they need to look a certain way to fit in. he's singlehandedly making a statement about personal style while also not making a statement about anything. he's a walking billboard for the "be whatever you want to be" campaign. i wish we were all so brave, myself included, to be able to throw caution into the wind and go with our gut instincts that allow us to break traditions and stand alone as a person
i salute you afro cap guy. for teaching us to experiment with the only "medium" of our body that grows back.
.....i wonder if luis can give me an afro cowboy hat...?
Hairroin
323.467.0392
www.hairroinsalon.com
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Product Junkie.
blog written by Simon (Senior Stylist at Hairroin Salon)
N¤ 5
Mat pliable stucco for wizards
Davines
I have been personally addicted to this product for some time now. It provides me the support and structure my hair needs to achieve that "greaser" look, with still maintaining a pliable, dry texture. I put it in towel dried hair and, using a blow drier and a denmen brush, style into a pompadour or a new take on a fifties style side part. Using a warm blow drier really helps set the product into the hair. I especially like hoe it looks when I wake up. I get a very Ricky Ricardo playing "Babaloo" disheveled look.
You gotta stop by the shop and pick this stuff up! Have fun experimenting and please share with us all the new ways you like using it!
Hairroin
323.467.0392
www.hairroinsalon.com
N¤ 5
Mat pliable stucco for wizards
Davines
I have been personally addicted to this product for some time now. It provides me the support and structure my hair needs to achieve that "greaser" look, with still maintaining a pliable, dry texture. I put it in towel dried hair and, using a blow drier and a denmen brush, style into a pompadour or a new take on a fifties style side part. Using a warm blow drier really helps set the product into the hair. I especially like hoe it looks when I wake up. I get a very Ricky Ricardo playing "Babaloo" disheveled look.
You gotta stop by the shop and pick this stuff up! Have fun experimenting and please share with us all the new ways you like using it!
Hairroin
323.467.0392
www.hairroinsalon.com
Monday, March 2, 2009
It's an honor just to be nominated.
Blog written by Simon (Senior stylist at Hairroin Salon)
Driving to the Roosevelt Hotel and looking for parking hours before the beginning of the oscars, was not the easiest thing to do. Because of the security, I had to park about six blocks away, and walk with all my tools and product.
I entered the lobby of the Roosevelt a little sweaty and nervous about what awaited me. We had been called by the concierge and informed that two women needed hair and makeup done because they would be attending the prestigious event. I was instructed on what room to go to, given a key that allowed me access into the elevators, and before I knew it I was whisked up eight flights to a room number I had written on the back of some Roosevelt Hotel stationary.
I was greeted at the door by the sweetest two women I've ever met. One was from Australia and the other from New Zealand. They had won a "hollywood dream trip" in which they had to explain a time that their best friend had done something horrible to them. They told me the winning story, which reminded me of how many horrible things I've done to my friends, and we cracked up and got started.
I did two very elegant looks on them, to keep with the whole hollywood starlet vibe their weekend demanded.
Stacy was there to hold it down on the makeup end, which she did a phenomenal job at, and the two women were transformed into even more delights then when they opened the door.
They thanked us and we were on our way. By the time I got back to my VW, I realized that the walk back had seemed so much shorter.
There's something about helping somebody reach their true potential that makes all the walking, and stressing, and not knowing, melt away to the point that allows me to I reflect on how special my job is. Getting to do hair that is going to be walking down the red carpet! How cool!
I only hope our two starlets had as much fun with us as we did with them.
Hairroin Salon
323.467.0392
www.hairroinsalon.com
Driving to the Roosevelt Hotel and looking for parking hours before the beginning of the oscars, was not the easiest thing to do. Because of the security, I had to park about six blocks away, and walk with all my tools and product.
I entered the lobby of the Roosevelt a little sweaty and nervous about what awaited me. We had been called by the concierge and informed that two women needed hair and makeup done because they would be attending the prestigious event. I was instructed on what room to go to, given a key that allowed me access into the elevators, and before I knew it I was whisked up eight flights to a room number I had written on the back of some Roosevelt Hotel stationary.
I was greeted at the door by the sweetest two women I've ever met. One was from Australia and the other from New Zealand. They had won a "hollywood dream trip" in which they had to explain a time that their best friend had done something horrible to them. They told me the winning story, which reminded me of how many horrible things I've done to my friends, and we cracked up and got started.
I did two very elegant looks on them, to keep with the whole hollywood starlet vibe their weekend demanded.
Stacy was there to hold it down on the makeup end, which she did a phenomenal job at, and the two women were transformed into even more delights then when they opened the door.
They thanked us and we were on our way. By the time I got back to my VW, I realized that the walk back had seemed so much shorter.
There's something about helping somebody reach their true potential that makes all the walking, and stressing, and not knowing, melt away to the point that allows me to I reflect on how special my job is. Getting to do hair that is going to be walking down the red carpet! How cool!
I only hope our two starlets had as much fun with us as we did with them.
Hairroin Salon
323.467.0392
www.hairroinsalon.com
Monday, February 16, 2009
inspiration found.
blog written by Simon (senior stylist at Hairroin Salon)
I get a lot of inspiration from just walking down the street.
I'm not talking about the countless perfect highlights and precision long layers you so frequently see, but the "do it yourself" cuts and styles you see walking so nonchalantly by. Someone who maybe came home after a few too many glasses of wine and looked into the mirror, got a great idea, and grabbed the nearest cuticle scissors or kitchen shears and threw caution into the wind. Or the kid who has a friend that has aspirations of becoming a world class stylist and is plopped down in front of a mirror by the friend who has clippers in one hand and a comb in the other.
Not that these are ways to have a great haircut. Quite the contrary. But it seems that in the absence of structure, an eye for balance, or a knowledge of the basics of hair cutting/coloring/styling, all rules are broken, and pleasant accidents are reached.
Seeing risks taken that I would not normally take because, who wants to pay to have an experiment done on their head, is extremely inspiring and sometimes just what one needs to leave the very comfortable world of one length cuts and perfect square layers.
Keeping your eye open to the "bad", often allows you to see the truly "good"...
Hairroin Salon
323.467.0392
www.hairroinsalon.com
I get a lot of inspiration from just walking down the street.
I'm not talking about the countless perfect highlights and precision long layers you so frequently see, but the "do it yourself" cuts and styles you see walking so nonchalantly by. Someone who maybe came home after a few too many glasses of wine and looked into the mirror, got a great idea, and grabbed the nearest cuticle scissors or kitchen shears and threw caution into the wind. Or the kid who has a friend that has aspirations of becoming a world class stylist and is plopped down in front of a mirror by the friend who has clippers in one hand and a comb in the other.
Not that these are ways to have a great haircut. Quite the contrary. But it seems that in the absence of structure, an eye for balance, or a knowledge of the basics of hair cutting/coloring/styling, all rules are broken, and pleasant accidents are reached.
Seeing risks taken that I would not normally take because, who wants to pay to have an experiment done on their head, is extremely inspiring and sometimes just what one needs to leave the very comfortable world of one length cuts and perfect square layers.
Keeping your eye open to the "bad", often allows you to see the truly "good"...
Hairroin Salon
323.467.0392
www.hairroinsalon.com
Friday, November 14, 2008
birthdays!
Lots of Hairroin Birthdays this week...
yesterday Simon and Matisse both had birthdays, saturday is Marc's bday and sunday is our graphic designer's, Justis birthday!
Happy Birthday everyone!
-Hairroin Salon
323.467.0392
www.hairroinsalon.com
yesterday Simon and Matisse both had birthdays, saturday is Marc's bday and sunday is our graphic designer's, Justis birthday!
Happy Birthday everyone!
-Hairroin Salon
323.467.0392
www.hairroinsalon.com
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