Happenings

Australian session styling maestro Kevin Murphy has been announed Hair Director of the 2009 Melbourne Spring Fashion Week for the sixth year running where he will create and oversee the hair looks for the entire week’s festivities.

Held over August 8 and 9, the nation’s largest beauty event attracted keen salon owners and therapists looking for new products and knowledge to give their business the competitive edge.

Presented by Video Hits host Fuzzy, Sunday night August 9 saw the 2009 Redken Future Colour Finalists take to the stage alongside fire twirlers and a 20 piece band at the National Institute of Circus Arts, Melbourne.

With just four sleeps to go, the industry is gearing up for the annual Redken Future Color Finals Party to be held in Melbourne this Sunday night August 9.

Jamie Lund was crowned Miss Kaaral 2009 at an entertaining affair where some of Australia’s leading young talents gathered at the popular EVE nightclub in Perth.

Winners of the 2008/2009 American Crew Face Off grooming competition jetted to Los Angeles in July to style a shoot, take in Hollywood’s sights and sip cocktails by the pool of the infamous Chateau Marmont.

A celebrity stylist for over 13 years, Los Angeles based Steve Elias is a staunch supporter of Headlines Hairpieces having used them on clients ranging from Demi Moore to Anne Heche.

While the fear is palpable, terrifying tresses may soon be a thing of the past. Thanks to Wella Professional’s Personalised Trends Initiative there’s something to suit even the most discerning client.

Leading session stylist, David Glover, hosted three Look and Learn evenings across Australia in June showcasing the latest looks from Australian styling star, Kevin Murphy.

Schwarzkopf Professional and the team at Channel 9’s Random Acts of Kindness were on hand to revitalise Jennie Maley’s Sydney salon after a generous kidney donation saw her business take a nose dive.

La Biosthetique launched their Natural Cosmetic range of ECOCERT approved luxury hair care products recently with a green themed event perfectly befitting the latest venture from the premium French beauty brand.

Set at Balmoral’s famous Bather’s Pavilion, label.m whisked Sydney’s fashion, beauty and social set to the beachfront on a brisk July morning recently to launch their latest product innovation.

Finalists in the AIPP Awards 2009-2010 have just been announced with Australian hairdressing stars placing in every single highly covetable category.

Selected from a stellar line up of contestants, the ACT’s Emma Tredgold has been crowned winner of the 2009 Joico Innovision Photo Quest.

Fancy a trip to Italy? As winner of the Elgon Colourist Awards you could be soaking up the sights of Pisa and gorging on antipasto and gelato before hitting the stage with the Elgon Mood Team as part of their latest show.

With cocktail soirees in each state, Wella Professionals announced the state finalists in the annual Trend Vision Awards recently while closing off the photographic stage of the competition.

Dedicated to exploring the creativity of our nation’s burgeoning colour talent, Redken Future Color has announced eight finalists in this year’s competition.

Voted for by industry professionals and consumers, the inaugural ACP Beauty Awards awards honour the best beauty buys of the year. This year’s hair category winners read like a who’s who of the professional hair industry.

The Indola Newcomer Award was presented as part of the 2009 Hair Expo celebrations with a cocktail party at Sydney’s Sofitel Wentworth where the five finalists and their friends and family gathered to celebrate.