We often think Steve Elias rues the day he introduced us to Number 4 High Performance Hair Care.  He was teaching a class and let us borrow the Mighty Hair Spray… this, of course, peaked our interest because it smelled absolutely divine and worked incredibly. What else did dear old...

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...

Sunday morning began far too early after Saturday night’s Power Point shenanigans, but isn’t that how it always goes?  We have traveled enough as a trio to make Carrie set her alarm for an hour earlier than everyone else! So while she rocks out to Pandora and does her makeup,...

The best times at a show are often found in the hotel after the convention center has closed.  We have maintained that you should attend all 3 days of ISSE Long Beach if at all possible forever.  The reason is a lifetime of entertainment is packed into this 3 days weekend.  In fact,  we...

Don’t get trapped on the trade show floor! The best gift you can give yourself this year is a hands-on class at ISSE Longbeach.  Think of it as a late Christmas present to your career…  We sat down with a few of the educators and here are our suggestions.   The Bombshell-...

You have been counting down the weeks until the International Salon and Spa Expo in Long Beach, CA for months, but now that the show is nearing you are starting to panic.  With over 40,000 attendees,  it is easy to get overwhelmed… Fear not, our hair loving friends… The Hair Nerds...

As 2012 comes to a close and we reflect on some of our favorite things, we realize how truly blessed we are to be apart of the most amazing industry in the world.  It has been a wild year full of amazing experiences, but we thought we would share just a couple of our...

ISSE Long Beach, Jan. 26-28, 2013; Long Beach Convention Center It is EXACTLY one month until ISSE Long Beach !!!!    We adore this show for more reasons than are possible to list, but mostly because the education is killer.  If you are going to shows and not taking classes then your Hair...

Typically, we have every single detail of a show mapped out weeks in advance, but we wanted to try something different for ISSE Midwest .  We met up with our #HairBestie  Steve Elias and decided to stow our neurotic ways for 24 hours.   Keeping it low key we  documented  our entire day...

While we are admitted #ProductWhores,  our one true love is education.  Let’s face it… if you never sought any advanced education, you would still be the same punk you were right out of cosmetology school.  With classes from the top stylists at your disposal, continued education is...

Waking up in Vegas for many isn’t always easy…you feel like your head is going to explode and you struggle to remember how you got all the way back to your room from the other side of the strip. But this Sunday morning came as a treat, we woke up bright eyed and bushy tailed ready...

We know we attended NAHA, PBA Beauty week and Cosmoprof North America but the details are a bit fuzzy.  Not because we were white girl wasted  (gotta keep it classy)… but because of our intense sleep deprivation.   These Nerds need more than 4 hours rest in a 72 hour period. We all...

It is officially NAHA Countdown time!! In exactly 2 weeks,  the beauty industry will descend upon Las Vegas and celebrate this year’s NAHA Finalists. We are here to help ensure you are fully prepared for this amazing event. NAHA is part of PBA Beauty Week, North America’s...

Biff (Yes, from “Back to the Future”) is a hard working Hair Husband that works for a fire protection company. When he isn’t shooting off fire extinguishers, he is drinking beer and working on his Jeep. Yeah, so I...

After the excitement of PBA’s NAHA Finalist announcement on Monday, we immediately began our (not so) covert ops in #NerdStalking.   We have compiled information on this year’s finalists to help you research your favorites and decide who you will rooting for at the 2012 North American...

 The Hair Nerds are honored to have David Stupplebeen guest posting with us this week.   David is the ultimate Hair Husband and Social Media God.  He’s a double threat kind of guy…  We adore him and know you will, too!!   I started using Pinterest about a month or so ago,...

 ISSE Nerd Facts More than 40,000 beauty professionals attended ISSE Long Beach The sold- out expo floor, consisted of more than 400 leading beauty brands, ranging from international beauty leaders that included BaBylissPRO, Clairol Professional, CND, Moroccan Oil, Orly, Repêchage, RUSK,...

ISSE Long Beach 2012 January 28 – January 30, 2012 │ Long Beach Convention Center │ Long Beach, California   What is ISSE? The West Coast’s biggest and best beauty event! ISSE Long Beach is pretty much the kick off to the professional beauty show season.  Produced by the Professional...

After taking Steve Elias’  Blondes to Bombshells {ISSE Preview Class},  I was invited to assist Steve with his newest feature for Tantalum Magazine. If you aren’t familiar with Tantalum, you should be!  TANTALUM is difficult to isolate, in nature it’s usually found...

  Steve Elias was born in Southern California, but relocated to Mexico for most of his childhood. After heading back to the United States, Steve completed cosmetology school while finishing high school. After apprenticing at Festoon, a Vidal Sassoon Salon in Berkeley, California, Steve...