Saturday 3 May 2014

2014 LONG BEACH HAIR SHOW

ISSE LONG BEACH 2014
 
                                           
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL SIGHT ....PALM TREES IN JANUARY ..AND COMING OFF WHAT IS POSSIBLY CALGARY'S WORST WINTER IN HISTORY....I KNOW THAT CANT BE SUBJECTIVE(I SAY THE SAME THING EVERY WINTER)....BUT IT WOULDN'T TAKE LONG TO DO A LITTLE SURVEY AND FIND OUT WHAT US CANADIANS ARE FEELING ABOUT 2013/2014 WINTER THUS FAR.....
BLAAAA
SO....WHAT A GREAT   WAY TO KICK OFF 2014 THAN BY ENJOYING MY FAVOURITE THINGS...HAIR AND SUNSHINE
 
 

I FIND THESE TRADE SHOWS EXHILARATING  INSPIRING ENERGISING AND EXHAUSTING   ....AND OVER THE LAST 20YEARS THEY DON'T TIRE ON ME...... I HAVE DISCOVERED THO THAT IT IS BEST TO HAVE A PLAN.....YES I REALIZE THE IRONY COMING FROM ME....BUT LIKE POPEYE SAYS "I Y'AM WHAT I AM" ..AND KNOWING THAT I LIKE THINGS FAST AND EFFICIENT (EFFICIENT TAKES MORE PRACTISE) IVE LEARNED WHAT WORKS FOR ME IN THAT DEPT

SO WITH MILITARY PRECISION I TAKE IN EVERY BOOTH AND ISLE TO COMB OUT WHAT WILL GET MY ATTENTION....LIKE A KID IN A CANDY STORE IT TAKES A LOT OF SELF CONTROL NOT TO IMMEDIATELY STOP AND TAKE IN ALL THE SIGHTS SOUNDS AND TOOLS....BUT...I HAVE ONLY 2 DAYS TO GAIN NEW TRENDS , TECHNIQUE AND KNOWLEDGE  

WITHIN THE 1ST HOUR I USUALLY KNOW WHAT BOOTH AND ARTISTS I WANT TO FOLLOW THE NEXT 2 DAYS....AS WELL THERE WERE CERTAIN STAGE SHOWS THAT I NEEDED TO ALLOCATE SOME TIME TO.....

MY TOP 3 ARTISTS FOR WHICH I SPENT THE BULK OF MY TIME AND KEPT RETURNING FOR MORE WERE ..
NICK ARROJO
MARTIN PARSONS
VIDAL SASSOON TEAM  

 



BIGGEST TREND ACROSS THE BOARD.....COLOR COLOR AND MORE COLOR....YEP EVEN EMERALD GREEN
MUSIC TO MY FINGERS
I AM SO HAPPY TO CONTINUE TO SEE HAIR OF VARYING LENGTHS....YOU CAN INDIVIDUALZE WITH YOUR CLIENTS BASED ON WHAT THEY ALREADY HAVE, THEIR  LIFESTYLE, AND LIMITATIONS THAT WAY  
 



OF COURSE IRON WORK IS STILL REALLY HOT AND PREDOMINANT INTO 2014
GORGEOUS WAVES 

ALTHOUGH I AM ONE OF THE FEW STYLISTS THAT STILL DO MENS TAPERS "OLD SCHOOL" WITH SCOZZOR OVER HAND, AND HAVEN'T TOUCHED A SET OF CLIPPERS SINCE THE MID 90'S....THEY SCARE ME..... THIS GROUP OF PLATFORM ARTISTS WERE FUN TO WATCH
 HAIR TATTOOING 
AHHH YOU CAN ALWAYS COUNT ON AT LEAST ONE ARTIST TO PUT ON A ONE MAN SHOW....AND HAIR IS THE BACKGROUND TO HIS FLAMBOYANT SONG AND DANCE (PONY SHOW IF YOU WILL) ROUTINE.....JACKPOT!
MARVIN YOUNG
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lInklhGpD60
 


NICK ARROJO AND TEAM
THEY PUT ON A GREAT MAIN STAGE PERFRMANCE AS WELL...

 

THEY ONLY TIME I SAT DOWN WAS FOR A FEW MAIN STAGE ARTISITS....SITTING IS NOT MY STRONG POINT.. 

OK THE NEXT FOLLOWING PICS ARE ME HVING SOME FUN WITH THE PHOTOS I TOOK.....

 










 


VIDAL SASSOON TEAM IN THEIR BOOTH

THIS WAS MY "SOMETHING NEW" FOR SURE ..SUPER INTRIGUED NOW KEVIN MURPHY AND WHAT THEY HAVE TO OFFER BOTH FROM A STYLING/EDITORIAL VIEW AND ALSO THEIR PRODUCT
THE COLOR.BUG CAME HOME IN MY CARRY ON...PERHAPS A COLOR.BUG PHOTOSHOOT IS IN ORDER?   



LOVE SEEING THESE STRONG GEOMETRIC SHAPES
TAKES A BOLD CHARACTER FOR SURE

MORE VIDAL SASSOON....AND NO I WASN'T TRYING TO SEE WHAT THAT CUTE MODEL HAD UNDER HIS CAPE!

ANOTHER GOOD STAGE PERFORMANCE WAS PUT ON BY THE RUSK TEAM ON THE MAIN STAGE
AGAIN THE HIGHLIGHT-NO PUN INTENDED- WAS ALL ABOUT COLOR
THINK BOLD STRONG PLAYFUL


GREAT INSPIRATION FOR SURE......LOOK FORWARD TO IMPLEMENTING IT BEHIND MY CHAIR

GREAT VIEW AFTER A LONG DAYS WORK 

VIEW FROM THE HYATT OF  MARINA AND PIER....AWFULLY HARD GETTING BACK ON THAT PLANE LEMME TELL YOU!

CHEERS 




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