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Nov7

The Canadian Hairstylist of the Yea...

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Hi ScissorBoy Fans,

Hey Everyone, I have been in Canada for the last few weeks and was able to attend The Contessa awards ceremony which announced the winners for 2009 recently. The Canadian Hairstylist of the Year Awards are Canada’s longest-running and most prestigious awards honoring excellence and creativity in salons and among salon professionals across Canada.

I attended this annual gala and got a chance to meet a lot of awesome hairstylists and cosmetologists from across Canada. I am sharing my experience at the Contessas below.

Founded in 1988, the Contessas are produced by Salon Communications Inc, the owner of industry publication Salon Magazine. The standards set by Contessa winners contribute to the ongoing betterment of the Canadian beauty industry. The winners were announced on November 1, 2009 at The Sheraton Centre during the annual Contessa Gala.

More than 1200 industry professionals from across the country gathered at the Sheraton Centre Hotel to applaud the efforts of stylists in hair, makeup, nails, salon interior design, business and community service. The awards ceremony was as stylish and entertaining as ever and was hosted by hairstylist and TV personality Bill Rowley. Apart from the entertaining multimedia presentations, I also enjoyed live performances by violinist Dr. Draw and martial arts masters Team 2Xtreme. The presence of industry personalities like Kevin Murphy, Damien Carney and Anne Mincey made these awards more memorable.


Models at The Canadian Hairstylist of the Year Awards — The Contessas

You could see the excitement & appreciation amongst crowd when Chad Taylor of Vancouver’s Moods Hair Salon was announced as one of the night’s biggest winner! He took home the night’s top honor, Canadian Hairstylist of the Year, as well as British Columbia Hairstylist of the Year. This year’s awards saw a debut of Master Colorist of the Year award which recognizes Canada’s most experienced and creative color technicians. This award went to Michelle Ateb of Milica SalonSpa in Langley.

The other winners in various categories included:

Canadian Salon Team of the Year
Glam Salon Boutique, Montreal.

Elite Master Hairstylist of the Year
Tony Masciangelo from The Alcom Salon, Toronto.

Alberta Hairstylist of the Year
John Jen Hoe Chong from Blunt Salon Inc. Edmonton, Alberta.

Saskatchewan / Manitoba Hairstylist of the Year
Danille Mandap from Vault Salon & Spa, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Student / Apprentice Hairstylist of the Year
Melissa Bortoluzzi from Vault Salon & Spa, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Texture Hairstylist of the Year
Shane Snow from Salon Escape, Toronto.

Makeup Artist of the Year
Maxime Poulin from Local B. Toronto.

Session Hairstylist of the Year
Diana Dagher from Capucci Salon & Spa. Toronto.

Makeover Colorist of the Year
Michelle Ateb from Milica SalonSpa, Langley, British Columbia.

Avant Garde Hairstylist of the Year
Lina Shamoun from Artline Salon, Kitchener, Ontario.

Multicultural Hairstylist of the Year
Stacey Staley from Blonde Salon, Toronto.

Ontario Hairstylist of the Year
Robert Barbosa from Salon Escape, Toronto, Ontario.

Quebec Hairstylist of the Year
Alain Pereque from Salon Pure, Montreal, Quebec.

Atlantic Hairstylist of the Year
Marjorie Clarke from The Hair Force, Mount Pearl, Newfoundland

Nail Enhancement Artist of the Year
Jessica Marie Ellison from Yorkville Scholl of Makeup and Esthetics, Toronto.

Newcomer Hairstylist of the Year
Amanda DiCarlo from Salon Inpure II, Pointe-Claire, Quebec.

Men’s Hairstylist of the Year
Rudy Pignataro from Salon G&A, Toronto.

Salon Interior Design of the Year
Local B, Montreal, Quebec.

Nail Art Technician of the Year
Ashely Ann MacKenzie from Bio Bar, Toronto.

Salon Business Excellence
Zennkai Salon

Community Service
Zennkai Salon

I am glad that I could be a part of such a great event and meet so many hairstyling professionals under one roof. I got a chance to meet Alain Pereque who is the Quebec Hairstylist of the Year and I am glad that he will be an upcoming Featured guest on our show.


Alain Pereque & Heather Wenman

I thoroughly enjoyed being at the Contessas this year. Many congratulations to all the winners and I look forward to attend this event next year as well. In the mean time, you stay tuned to ScissorBoy for hair industry news and all the updates.

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Nov3

Continuing Cosmetology Education &#...

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The evolution of humans with time has resulted in many changes in our food, fashion and lifestyle. About a century ago, nobody knew about cosmetics, hairstyling, fashion, etc. But times are changing and so are the thoughts of individuals.

Today, hair-stylists are continuing cosmetology education to strengthen their roots. They understand that such programs are going to change lives because they are so powerfully inspiring. They teach you all the basics of hairstyling and cosmetic processes, which helps in having a better understanding of the entire process.

The online educational programs offering cosmetology education are specially beneficial for the following reasons:

  1. You can learn the techniques by watching the videos at home. This avoids traveling and saves lot of time which can be utilized more effectively for attaining more knowledge.
  2. You get to learn a lot of things by merely watching the videos. Books will never provide information about important things like client interaction, information about various hairstyling shears, or hairstyling products like gels, creams, etc.
  3. Continuing cosmetology education provides inspiration. You can listen to the success stories of popular hairstylists and learn how they made it big in this industry. This should inspire you to start your own business, if you always had the fascination of doing something on your own.

So if you are planning to make a career choice, continuing cosmetology education should not be a difficult choice at all. With all the best resources available at the click of a button, it was never this easy to master this trade.

An insightful resource to follow is the Cutting Edge Hair Show which is simply the best online cosmetology education program. It has a collection of many hairdressing and hairstyling tutorials which are helpful for any professional with any level of expertise.

Therefore, if you plan to become a cosmetologist and are unable to attend regular classes to gain training in cosmetology, visit www.scissorboy.com and subscribe to their online series.

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Nov2

Does cutting hair make it grow fast...

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High quality Hairdressing scissors and top hairstylists are always in demand! Some people are so conscious of their looks, especially their hair, that they just can’t stop themselves from visiting a salon. I have seen people visit a hairstylist every two weeks. It’s difficult to say what attracts them to a hair salon – whether it is the sound of hairdressing scissors or its relaxing atmosphere?

One of the oldest myths surrounding hair is – ‘Cutting your hair will make it grow faster.’ Many people believe in this myth but I feel this is totally untrue. Hence I have decided to settle this once and for all!

The actual truth is – Your hair will not physically grow any faster, thicker or stronger if you cut it more frequently. No matter what type of hairdressing scissors you use, excessive cutting will never make it grow faster. Basically, when you cut hair, your locks look healthier since cutting hair eliminates split and gnarled ends. Every time you cut hair, you will start growing again from the ends and what you do to the ends simply doesn’t affect the roots!

To put this more simply, hair grows from the roots and hairstylists cut hair from the ends. They are two different ends that are serving two different purposes; therefore acting on one will never have any effect on the other one.

On average, hair grows at a rate of about a half-inch per month, so experts recommend regular cuts about every four to six weeks. That is the ideal time to groom your style. However, you must remember to use good quality hairdressing scissors. If you see your stylist using cheap hair shears, it’s your duty to point it out and make them use good quality tools.

I hope that by now you find these myths to be false. Do not fall prey to such stupid myths if you really care for your beautiful hair. Instead, you are better off watching the Cutting Edge Hair Show, and educating yourself on How to take proper care of your hair. This online cosmetology program provides answers to all your hair care needs and also busts such false myths.

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Nov30

I’m left-handed but no one el...

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I’m cross-dominant (mixed-handedness, mixed dominance, or hand-confusion). Eye = left. Foot = right. Guitar = left. Scissors = right. Computer mouse = right. I know that up to my grandparents on both my parents’ sides that no one is left-handed. However, my aunt is a little cross-dominant, but not as much as me. It’s kind of strange…
I was confused, because my teacher said it was genetic, and I told him this and he was shocked (and probably thought I was adopted!)
Why am I cross-dominant then?
Why am I cross-dominant then?

No, it is not strange at all.

Even if handedness were purely genetic – which is highly unlikely anyway: see the wikipedia entry – the laws of genetics are such that some recessive genes are only able to outcrop very occasionally when specific combinations of heredity occur. Study up a bit on Mendelian genetics and you’ll see that some genes can be transmitted dormant for many generations until chance throws up the right combination. Your teacher must be very ignorant indeed not to know that.

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Nov30

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