Shear Genius Season 3 saw the elimination of April Barton in Episode 6 yesterday. The competitors were required to create two different headshot looks on working actresses that showcased their client’s personality and versatility.

The guest judge on Episode 6 was Kevin Mancuso, Nexxus Creative Director. He along with Jonathan Antin and Kim Vo were closely judging the Shear Genius contestants on their cutting skills during the Short Cut Challenge. This challenge required interpreting geometric shapes into angular hairstyles and Janine emerged as the winner.

The Elimination Challenge required the stylists to create a look for an actress for her headshot. It was important to capture the emotion and role that the actress was going for. To make this task more challenging, judges sprung an additional challenge on the Shear Genius 3 contestants.

Once every team had finished with their models looks, they were supposed to change the actresses looks completely in 30 minutes for a second headshot. This was tricky but the winner would get a chance to be photographed for a Nexxus editorial for Allure Magazine. In the end, Brig won the elimination challenge and April was eliminated.

April is based in New York where she manages her salon – Suite 303, started in 1995. Her salon is committed to artistic expression and has earned the nickname “Edward Scissorhands.”

Last week Shear Genius 3 lost its youngest competitor when Amy Michleb was eliminated. After April’s elimination yesterday, Bravo’s reality show has only 6 contestants left who will make the show more interesting and challenging in the coming weeks.

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Tabatha Coffey – you must have heard her name, specially after two inspiring and jaw-dropping seasons of Tabatha’s Salon Takeover on BravoTV. If you are a professional stylist or salon owner or cosmetology student, you get a chance to pick her brain by entering a contest.

By entering the Matrix Mannequin Mania contest you have the opportunity to spend the day with Tabatha Coffey and win $25,000.

What is Matrix Mannequin Mania?

Matrix Mannequin Mania is an opportunity to express your creativity to its fullest. The Contest is a skill contest that invites the hairdresser community to create a complete makeover on a mannequin and enter it to win $25,000.

You may submit more than one mannequin as there’s no limit whatsoever. Another cool thing about this contest is that you can actually name your mannequin. Once your mannequin is ready, download this form and submit your entries via www.MatrixMannequinMania.com or by mail.

The Contest Entry Period will begin at 12:01 AM Eastern Time on April 1, 2010 and end at 11:59 PM ET on July 31, 2010. Please make sure that you go through the Contest Rules and Submission Guidelines before submitting your entry.

Matrix Mannequin Mania is open to all stylists, salon teams and students, which is great because you can enter individually and then use the same mannequin in a group collaborative effort. This contest provides an awesome opportunity to all salon owners to re-energize their staff and build teamwork.

To spend a day with Tabatha Coffey, you also have to impress the panel of judges. They include Mary Rector-Gable, Lotus Abrams, Managing Editor of American Salon, Karrie Fonte, Assistant Vice President, Matrix US Education, Jeryl Spear, Executive Editor, Beauty Launchpad and Maggie Mulhern, Beauty & Fashion Director of Modern Salon.

Matrix Mannequin Mania is super easy, fun and provides a lifetime chance to spend a day with Tabatha Coffey and win $25,000. To enter online, visit the Matrix Mannequin Mania site at: www.matrixmannequinmania.com

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Hair Tactics is an exhibition guest curated by Rocío Aranda-Alvarado. Jersey City Museum is currently presenting this unique hair exhibition which will be on view through August 22, 2010. The opening reception for Hair Tactics will take place tomorrow, i.e. on Friday, March 5, 2010.

Hair Tactics explores hair as subject matter and medium. Increasingly, artists have begun to use both real and synthetic human hair to create works of art. Some use synthetic hair because it is widely and inexpensively available in urban neighborhoods, others because it is laden with social and political meaning, and still others because they are exploring the human obsession with hair.

Texts written in hair, fancy hair motifs used to decorate a love letter, extravagant and multi-colored wigs, drawings featuring hair-covered bodies, and ladies with elaborate up-dos are all featured in Hair Tactics. The exhibition includes works in a wide range of mediums, including painting, sculpture, prints, photographs, video, and installation.

Hair Tactics features over 30 visual artists who would be displaying their artworks. Some of the featured artists in the exhibition include Manuel Acevedo, Amina Ahmed, Elia Alba, Asha Ganpat, Melissa Calderón, Ursula Endlicher, Chitra Ganesh, Zachary Fabri, Carson Fox, Melody Boone, Irvin Morazán, Sa’dia Rehman, Roger Tucker III, Quintín Rivera-Toro, Jayoung Yoon, and more.

The opening reception for Hair Tactics as well as Jersey City Museum’s complete line-up of new Spring 2010 exhibitions will take place on Friday, March 5, 2010, 5-8 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

Hair Tactics is highly inspiring and a must see exhibition for everyone associated with the hair industry. For more information, visit www.jerseycitymuseum.org

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Hair Salon Marketing is essential to have a successful salon business. However, it does not only mean advertising your salon through all the possible channels. Hair salon marketing can be done effectively even without spending a dime!

The basic reason for hair salon marketing is to attract clients. Every salon owner thinks of ways to get more clients and the possible ways through which they can spend more money at the salon. To achieve this objective many salon owners spend huge amount of money in advertising.

There’s nothing wrong in advertising your salon but it should be done so that it provides efficient returns. If you ask any salon owner, how they are able to attract and retain their clients, most of them would say that their USP is their service.

Its so obvious that if you are able to provide excellent service to your clients, you’ll win them for life. Also, not only will they be loyal to you but they’ll refer more people to your salon. There’s no better marketing strategy for hair salon marketing than word of mouth.

Providing the best service to your clients is an inclusive process. It starts from the moment your client enters your salon. Its very important that your receptionist greets them with a smile and makes them feel comfortable. Once they feel at ease in your salon, they’ll be more open to discussion and you can win them over by doing a consultation.

There are many more cost effective ways to successfully market your salon and services. Learn about them in detail by subscribing to Scissorboy’s online cosmetology program. The Cutting Edge Hair show is intended to give inspiration, motivation and advice to stylists/salon owners that are hungry for more.

Salons with big marketing budgets can afford advertising. If you have a small businesses with limited financial resources, make sure you learn the cost effective ways of salon marketing by subscribing to ScissorBoy. After all, hair salon marketing is not only about advertising.

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Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall ‘10 recently concluded at the New York City. The semi-annual event is one of the four major fashion weeks held in New York City. The event was held during February 11 – February 18, 2010.

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall ’10 included some of the best stylists from the industry who demonstrated their creative skills. The event was fun as it marked an occasion for everyone involved in the hair and beauty industry to meet and share their expertise.

Here are some unique styles that were evident at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall ’10:

Odile Gilbert’s Blondie-inspired rock ‘n’ roll hair

Sophie Théallet works on a country-girl-becomes-a-princess theme

A swept-up, amazing moment in hair at the Christian Siriano show

Stunning J. Mendel presentation

A Brigitte Bardot-inspired, half-up hairstyle that mixed a partial French twist with soft, loose strands.

Note: The credit for all images goes to American Salon Blog
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