Maria Bikas

Maria Bikas Salon offers Kevin Murphy Color Gloss in Gloss Me Blonde, Gloss Me Copper and Gloss Me Brunette.

Sleek, clean and healthy are watchwords for hair fashion moving into 2023. “It’s a clean aesthetic with slick minimalistic styling,” says Maria Bikas, owner of Maria Bikas Salon. Included in this year’s offerings is a resurgence of styles from the early 2000s, being dubbed Y2K. It’s a cycle, familiar in the fashion realms, that sees trends repeat every couple of decades melding past and current styles.

Spring and summer will be all about the “clean look,” Bikas says. “This is achievable by simply parting your hair on the side and gel, gel, gel.” And when it comes to parts, deep side versions are set to dominate, shutting down the traditional middle versus side part debate, she adds. She also says that the mullet is poised to make a comeback in 2023.

An emerging trend in the world of colour is the Color.Me Gloss treatment line from Kevin Murphy. Bikas and staff members recently visited Austin, Texas for a Murphy ‘Fast Forward’ educational seminar, where the treatment was featured.

Bikas has noticed that clients do associate healthy hair with general wellbeing, so this trend makes sense to her. Murphy, an Australian hairstylist and educator, is known for creating products with natural ingredients that keep hair healthy, hydrated and strong. They contain no sulphates or parabens and are vegan and cruelty-free. A colour and treatment in one, the Color.Me line is designed to revitalize and moisturize the hair providing strength that increases with every use.

“This is an innovative, luxurious high shine line,” Bikas says. “It lasts 15 or more washes, restoring colour and making hair thicker and stronger after just one use. And it will get glossier and glossier after each application.” It comes in 30 shades.

Bikas says her staff offers expertise in the range of styles and treatments. They are ready to offer consultations for all needs and wishes. 

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Salon owner Maria Bikas.

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