| Marcophiles: Marco stylists' tales from a much-ado-about-hair show The world of hair - the designing men and women who spend their working lives cutting, coloring, styling and pampering other people's hair - is a bizarre combination of drama, dreams, pruning and preening, while expectant clients watch via a salon mirror, hoping for the best. And for men we can cut a bit shorter so it lasts longer, helping them to stretch their dollars. It was in that spirit that hair care star Maria Elena and her talented colleague Angie recently swooped into the International Beauty Show in New York City. After several days of mixing the serious business of beauty with some wide-eyed tourist fun in Manhattan, they returned home with their pretty heads filled with new ideas about what trendy touches they can use on their island clients without including such things as Faux Mo haircuts or "eno" and "scene girl" fads. We did, however, grasp some important observations from the two women about what hair-raising sights and sounds they found at the beauty show. "We came away from the hair show feeling very good about our own experience and skills in styling. "The hair show was a circus of extremes," Maria Elena says. "But at the opposite extreme they're showing spiky hair, even carvings on the side of the head. Carvings? Like what? "Sort of swirls and designs. It was a lot to take in. "I loved the energy of the city. Big change from here! I can't wait to go back. It was such a different world. One of the "different" sights seen by most visitors to Times Square, is the guitar-playing cowboy wearing only underpants. You need to go ask Maria Elena and Angie what all that's about. "I have cut back prices to what they could have been 20 years ago. "We're trying to bring back the people and show them they do not need to be afraid of high prices, that you do not have to go to the salon every month. "Also Maria Elena was at a booth where they were doing straightener, but the supposedly top stylist back in her day was doing a terrible job on the model. "So Maria Elena hopped up there onstage and said 'Let me do this. The women enjoyed some things you just do not see on marco. Any carvings your Marco clients might want? "No, no, no, no," Maria Elena says with a laugh. "We told him we were there for the hair show and he said, 'I'm a hair stylist too. Marcophiles: Marco stylists' tales from a much-ado-about-hair show |
Friday, 1 June 2012
Marcophiles: Marco stylists' tales from a much-ado-about-hair show
