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Hairspray Wars

With its trademark combination of flair, innovation and all things funky, the Hugh Campbell Hair Group turned many heads at the Clarion Hotel on Sunday, February 21st. Competing in national and international competitions has become a little old hat (if you’ll pardon the pun) for the Group - last year alone the Irish Hairdresser of the Year and the Irish Hairdresser’s Federation All Star award went to stylists from the Hugh Campbell Hair Group. Hugh himself applauded the dedication, professionalism and creativity of his team, while simultaneously trying to hold the prestigious ‘Icon of Irish Hairdressing’ gong that was bestowed on him in recognition of his ongoing dedication to the industry.

With a multitude of such prominent awards, a dedicated client base and a relentless belief in training, you would be forgiven for thinking that the Hair Group had little to prove.

And you would be wrong, because what’s the best way to ensure that your stylists are top of the game? Well, with holsters of hairspray and instruments of extreme style, you encourage some friendly in-salon competition.

Under the watchful eye of scrutineer Maeve O’ Healy Harte (Editor of Irish Hairdresser) stylists from all 5 salons within the Hugh Campbell Hair Group - Marbles Hair & Beauty, Cruises Street, Cats Hair Studio, River Hair Studio and Marbles Castletroy – showcased a diversity of talent and style. With trends ranging from romantic to futuristic, models showed just what ‘soft’ or ‘symmetrical’ can look like. An energetic atmosphere descended upon the Clarion, amid friendly banter and just the right dose of competition.

Demonstrating the cutting edge style that is characteristic of Hugh Campbell Hair Group stylists Mikey Badaczewski and Jennifer O Connell from Yelo Melo won the senior category, while Michelle Murphy and Niamh "Jenny" Kiely from Marbles Cruises Street snipped the runner up title from their fellow competitors.

The junior category saw Yelo Melo coming up trumps again, as Amy O Keeffe and Miriam Comerford claimed the winning title.

Training and ongoing professional development are at the heart of the Hugh Campbell Hair Group philosophy and so junior stylists are initiated into an environment of innovation and panache once they begin their careers.

This was reflected in the fact that awards for the ‘junior runner up’ category included two sets of winners: First prize in that category went to Fiona "Emma" Devaney (Cats), with second prize awarded to the Marbles Castletroy style duo, Valerie O’ Dea and Patricia O’Connor.

The judging panel for the in-salon competition comprised the crème of the industry. Mary Kennedy (Senior Stylist Bellissmo, Galway), Phillip Rochford (Oxygen Hairdressing, Wexford) and Lyndsey Miller (L'Oreal) ensured that standards were high and that only the most pioneering, creative styles would be worthy.

As the stylists and colourists from all 5 salons train and work at the alter of creativity, competition was predictably fierce.

Maeve O’ Healy Harte, the hard-to-impress Editor of Irish Hairdress awarded and presented a special Editor’s Choice Award to Fiona "Emma" Devaney (Cats) from the Junior category for her innovative creation.

While the event showcased dedication to style and trend, and highlighted the international standard training of the stylists, it also spoke volumes about how things work within the Hugh Campbell Hair Group: The client is the number one priority, and he/she is looked after by a team that believe in both artistry and functionality. In a climate of recession, ‘cut’ has become a word that we fear. As the in-salon competition showed, it’s the one word that these stylists live and breathe. In their capable hands, ‘cut’ should be on the wish list.

View Hairspray Wars Collection.

The Hugh Campbell Artistic Team Show

On the 20th of September the Hugh Campbell Artistic Team was in Athlone, Co. Westmeath, at the Mohh Academy with their new show GEO DRAMA (Geometric haircut with dramatic haircolour).

The Hugh Campbell Hair Group in Limerick has taken an iconic eighties object as the inspiration for their latest hairstyle collection called ‘Geo-Drama’.

View Geo Drama Collection.

View photos of the Event Gallery.

The Hair Styles in the Geo-Drama Collection are inspired by the Rubik’s cube, the 3 dimensional puzzle invented by architect Erno Rubik in 1974.

According to Cyril Morgan, director of the Hugh Campbell Artistic Team, the 80’s are back, but with some innovation: “From that time we want to recapture the daring willingness to experiment and have fun with hair colour. At the same time the cut has to represent a modern and innovative woman”. The results are strong defined commercial cuts with a lot of spice given by the colour. The collection contains all the spectacle and theatrics of any good Drama.

See http://www.mohhacademy.ie/courses.html for more information.

Blonde Vs Brunette

With so much importance being placed on first impressions it’s no wonder the age old debate about whether to go blonde or brunette still rages on.

As far back as 1953 Hollywood was telling us that "gentlemen prefer blondes" and even today men continue to have a positive opinion about blonde women.

British supermarket chain, Asda, has conducted a survey among 1,200 customers in order to discover their perception of blondes. The result?

In general blondes were describes as "extroverts" and "more sexy". In fact 90% of men were convinced that blondes have more fun, the survey shown.

“Blonde is clearly associated with fun and going out. It is usually requested by bolder confident women with great vitality”, says Ciara Sheehan, colourist at Marbles Hair and Beauty in Cruises Street, Limerick.

From Marilyn Monroe to Debbie Harry, Madonna and Paris Hilton blonde hair has been associated with energetic, flirtatious and gorgeous female icons.

Sadly, all that glisters is not gold at least when it comes to blondes and money. Despite the fact that blondes are often regarded as more materialistic then their brunette counterparts a recent survey has shown that blondes generally have less money than brunettes. On average, according to the survey conducted by Schwarzkopf and Henkel, brunettes earn about 4000 euro more. Women who have been both blonde and brunette will often say that they got more attention when they were blonde so it was a shock to discover that of the 3,000 women surveyed dark-haired females had on average more relationships. 20% of brunettes had five or more relationships, while only 13 per cent of those with blonde hair said the same.

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