In our last installment of The Hair Nerd’s * Favorite Things *,  we gave away a couple of super sweet InStyler Professional IQ’s.   We also mentioned that InStyler supports one of our favorite charities in the whole world, Beauty Bus Foundation.   Beauty Bus Foundation...

Over 4 years ago in February of 2009,  Lisa Vann  invited 125 stylists to attend a fashion hair show with her dear friend Tony Masciangelo at the Alexis Hotel ballroom.  It was a way to bring some of the high fashion and editorial stylists from around the world to the Pacific Northwest....

In the forefront of the Textured Hair movement for over a decade, Richie Roman’s nomination in the Texture category served as an exclamation point to his list of accomplishments. Keeping him on the edge of style and on top of this constantly evolving industry, Richie Roman’s...

This installment of the Fabstyle blog is part question & part wake up call. Most of us in the hairdressing industry started out dreaming of global creative pursuits, editorial magazine shoots with top models or having Hollywood celebrities as clients. For others maybe the dream was...

Veronica Bessey is a two-time NAHA winner, taking home trophies for 2006 Editorial Stylist and 2007 Fashion Forward. Originally from San Francisco, Veronica worked with TIGI Bedhead and Toni & Guy Hairdressing for 13 years as an Art Director/ Educator. She took the leap in 2009 to...

When Toni & Guy tweeted an invite to their blogger event (don’t you just love the internet?)  during the Fashion and Beauty Blog Conference,  we immediately booked a last minute flight to LA.   Toni & Guy invited fashion and beauty bloggers to experience an extensive...

We have been channeling our inner Oprah while compiling our favorite things list…  and we expect this to be your reaction!  Yep!  It is THAT exciting!!  Listen up as Hair Nerd, Amanda, fills you in on our giveaway… Not gonna lie… We were skeptical…  How many...

Sitting in the audience waiting for the red curtain to lift and the dancers from Alvin Ailey School of Dance to come out, I started to wonder why I haven’t  #nerdstalked a hair stylist behind that big red curtain! Then I thought about it during intermission… then again when...

Indehuesive Adj. [in-di-hyoo -siv]     There are those few clients that sit in your chair that can’t decide if they want that fiery  ‘Rihanna red’, or a burgundy red.  They also may say red and really mean a warm brown.  Even busting out the handy color book...

We think all #HairNerds are secretly product junkies! Going to the shows all the time we hear a lot of ” This is the GREATEST hairspray ever created”.  Reps are promising that you can increase that updo service to 1 milllllion dollars based solely on your use of...

We super  Damien Carney and Sue Pemberton ! So when we found out Joico was combining our 2 favorite things, competitions and #NerdStalking,  we could hardly contain our excitement!! Venture out of your comfort zone and see what the #CompetitionExperience is all about..   The...

The 3rd Annual Wella Student Competition has become one of the most exciting Student Competitions in the hair world. This competition gives young student stylists a huge platform to create and display their work, meet amazing Super Hair-os and exposes them to a whole new realm of the...

Blorange Adj. [bl-awr-inj]   The dreadful evidence of a person in the natural level 5 range trying to go blonde…with a box.   You would think after the countless times this box-job betty has come  in here with blorange hair she would have learned by...

Lisa Vann has been one of Seattle’s leading stylists since 1988 and owns Milagros SalonSpa, A Lisa Vann Salon Spa and an Aveda Lifestyle Salon. As an Aveda Guest Artist, Lisa has traveled worldwide, demonstrating innovative techniques and products to other salon professionals and...

We love Richie Roman and his enthusiasm for texture! Amanda chats with Richie about his NAHA entry,  Hair Husband and little girl starting preschool…   For an in-depth interview, check out Richie Roman,...

Hair Show High adj. [hair-sho-hi] Squinted, bloodshot eyes. The paranoia is setting in.  It’s day three of the hair show, and you feel so…incredibly… high.  We aren’t talking about drug paraphernalia’s here, we are talking about the good old fashion high that...

The Wella Professionals 3rd Annual Student Competition has held a special place in our hearts from the beginning. Our Hair Nerd Carrie placed as a finalist in the first student competition in 2011, and even though she says her model ended up looking like a burnt out, red headed Marilyn...

Alright Nerds, the deadline for this competition has been extended and you have a week to enter your best before/after makeover picture. Throw a fun shoot together with your favorite “model in need of a makeover” and dip your toes into the waters of competition! Are you the...

  We “met” Dion Vonbell via the Hairbrained Community. He is a driven and positive stylist who sHairs and engages with our community regularly, causing us to stalk constantly for positive words or thoughts of encouragement for the day . His insight on the hairstylist lifestyle and...

CALLING ALL SALONS This is your chance! Never before has an extreme hair, makeup, and wardrobe competition been produced on this scale. Think massive exposure. Battle of the Strands, now in it’s third year, has expanded to both national and international audiences. Twelve teams of beauty...