Get inspired to create with Goldwell’s 2023 Color of the Year.

Goldwell has collaborated with global trend agencies and experts to name its 2023 Color of the Year.

Introducing… Cherry Pop! This dynamic yet seductive shade is a combination of deep, fiery red and cool pink tones, creating a vibrant and ideal cherry shade for blondes who are looking to make a bold statement or brunettes who are looking for a warm and rich hue.

Goldwell’s global ambassador, Angelo Seminara, says the timing of Cherry Pop is perfect for this year. “I was truly honoured to create Cherry Pop as Goldwell’s Color of the Year 2023,” he says. “Reds have always been synonymous with Goldwell, and this particular shade is full of exciting possibilities in hair colour. Long associated with prosperity and good fortune, this perfect red shade arrives just in time to celebrate Goldwell’s 75th anniversary.”

STAY TUNED TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW GOLDWELL IS COMMEMORATING THEIR 75TH ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR!

Take Your Pick!

It’s time to get your vote in for Salon’s 12th annual Reader’s Choice Awards.

Our Reader’s Choice Awards are back for the 12th consecutive year, and from April 3 to 17, you can have your say and vote for your favourite brands, products and tools. Cast your vote in 32 categories (including our brand-new category, Scalp Product) for the chance to win one of three $100 Visa gift cards. Don’t miss out on your chance to tell us if your favourite products are really worth the hype!

FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT SALONMAGAZINE.CA/RCA.

Rooted in Care

Expand your in-salon offerings with L’Oréal Professionnel’s new hair and scalp care launches.

With spring just around the corner, there’s no better time to help your clients care for their hair and scalp health. L’Oréal Professionnel is introducing two care lines—Scalp Advanced and Serioxyl Advanced—to care for your clients’ hair from within.

To help reset scalps for those suffering from discomfort and oiliness, the Scalp Advanced Anti-Discomfort Dermo-Regulator Shampoo is a lightweight gel that helps purify the scalp and fibre from residue, sweat and oil. Formulated with niacinamide and other soothing ingredients, the shampoo leaves hair soft and hydrated. The Scalp Advanced Anti-Discomfort Intense Soother Treatment features a jelly texture and cooling sensation to instantly relieve discomfort in the scalp without weighing down hair. The Scalp Advanced Anti-Oiliness Dermo-Purifier is formulated with three per cent AHA water-soluble acid to gently purify the surface of the scalp, allowing new cells to generate, while offering a fresh and clean look and feel.

Since hair density is an issue that all clients—regardless of age or gender— may struggle with, Serioxyl Advanced can help clients achieve denser hair in only six weeks. The Serioxyl Advanced Densifying Professional Serum is made with a lightweight formula that targets thinning hair while densifying hair fibres, all while stimulating dormant hair roots. Dermatologically approved, it contains Stemoxydine 5% + Resveratrol and is free of colourants, silicones and sulfates. The Serioxyl Advanced Densifying Professional Shampoo is alcohol- and silicone-free, and features magnesium to help gently purify hair roots from buildup to make sure hair growth is not impacted while increasing the look of dense and radiant hair.

Did you know that the Contessa Awards (Canadian Hairstylist of the Year Awards) are celebrating their 35th anniversary this year?

Save the date for November 12, 2023, at the Westin Harbour Castle in Toronto and get ready for the ultimate celebration in professional beauty.

Here’s what’s new this year:

New Category: Emerging Colourist

For this year, we want to spotlight more of the industry’s rising stars, which is why we’re introducing Emerging Colourist! This category is for colourists with less than five years of industry experience.

Reminder: Just like our Emerging Hairstylist category, Emerging Colourist is also open to students and apprentices and has a reduced entry fee.

Session Hairstylist is no longer an exclusive category

This means that the same (or similar) photos can be entered in another category.

Reminder: Session Hairstylist is judged on the total look (including wardrobe), so we strongly encourage submitting full-length photos for this category and cropping them for any additional entries in other categories.

Elite Master Hairstylist and Master Colourist are returning to nomination-only

During the pandemic, we removed the nomination requirement for these exclusive categories and opened them up to allow any qualifying hairstylist or colourist to enter. However, due to popular demand, we’re bringing back nominations!

Reminder: Both categories are exclusive and require a separate photo shoot with a different look and feel (different hair, makeup, wardrobe, etc.) from any other category. All nominees will be contacted by March 31st.

Entries for Makeup Artist can now be from ANY* category

While we’ve already allowed Makeup Artist entrants to submit photos from Canadian Salon Team, we’re now allowing them from ANY* category (including exclusive categories!). Now there’s no excuse for your MUA to showcase their talent and compete for Makeup Artist of the Year.

Reminder: For all entrants, save 15 per cent off your entry fee if you enter more than one collection or category. Plus, you can enter up to two** entries in the same category!

*Excluding Freestyle

** The highest-scoring entry will advance to semi-finalists and finalists.

Entry Deadline: September 6, 2023

Gala Date: November 12, 2023

Repair and Restore

Strengthen hair and reduce breakage with the Hair Alchemy Strengthening Masque from Oribe.

The brand has expanded its Hair Alchemy line with a soft and buttery treatment masque that’s designed for all hair types to deeply nourish fragile and breakage-prone strands. Formulated with moisture-rich shea butter and yacón root to hydrate and nourish weak hair, the masque includes Oribe’s curative blend of chia seed plant-based protein and bio-fermented bamboo leaf to deeply penetrate the hair cortex. It protects and prevents breakage while restoring hair’s elasticity for longer, stronger and healthy-looking results.

ORIBE HAS ALSO LAUNCHED TRAVEL-SIZED VERSIONS OF ITS HAIR ALCHEMY RESILIENCE SHAMPOO AND CONDITIONER, SO YOU CAN ENSURE YOUR CLIENTS ARE TAKING CARE OF THEIR HAIR, EVEN WHEN THEY’RE ON VACATION!

Rinse and Repeat

Detox and refresh your clients’ scalps with two new Tea Tree products from John Paul Mitchell Systems.

With an increasing demand for scalp care, John Paul Mitchell Systems has launched its Tea Tree Special Detox Kombucha

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WHEN COMBINED AT THE BACKBAR, THE PRODUCTS HELP DETOXIFY AND CLEANSE THE SCALP BEFORE A SERVICE FOR SHINY, HEALTHY-LOOKING RESULTS.

Rinse, a clarifying rinse that helps smooth and seal the hair’s cuticle. Made with kombucha and apple cider vinegar, it’s clinically proven to remove 74 per cent of scalp buildup after just one use. The brand’s Tea Tree Special Detox Foaming Salt Scrub is formulated with volcanic ash, Himalayan pink salt and French green clay to exfoliate and remove dry skin and buildup while soothing the scalp for hair that looks and feels refreshed.

Burst of Colour

Let your colour creativity run free with Pulp Riot’s Wild Ride.

Inspired by standing out and pushing boundaries, the five new semipermanent shades include Cosmic Daze, a pastel and iridescent periwinkle; Clouded, a rich blue/green; Iced Skater, a deep and bright pigmented sapphire; First Base, a vivid and true hot pink with warm undertones for depth; and Acid Spill, a lemon-lime green. Designed for levels eight to 10, the tonally unique colours fade true to tone and are vegan, gluten-free and cruelty-free. Plus, they embody the brand’s bright, fun and fierce-spirited artists to help motivate you to bring your most colourful ideas to life.

Shaking It O

Eliminate your clients’ dandru while purifying their scalps with Kérastase’s Symbiose.

This five-step haircare regimen is formulated with specialized ingredients that are designed to target your clients’ scalps, including pyrithione zinc, which provides antibacterial properties; salicylic acid, which helps exfoliate dead cells and reduce dandruff; and bifidus, a prebiotic fraction that’s known for its scalp benefits. Kérastase’s Symbiose line enables you to offer a luxurious haircare experience while also providing the scalp with the care it needs. The Symbiose Scalp Purifying Micro-Peeling Scrub is an anti-dandruff, micropeeling scrub that provides gentle chemical exfoliation to remove dead cells and flakes while relieving discomfort. The Symbiose Bain Crème Apaisant is a moisturizing shampoo that hydrates and replenishes the scalp and is great for those who suffer from dryness or sensitivity or are prone to dandruff. The Symbiose Fondant Apaisant Essentiel is a soothing and lightweight conditioner that preserves and hydrates the scalp barrier while providing intense nutrition. The Symbiose Masque Revitalisant Essentiel is a hair mask for damaged and dandruff-prone hair that delivers deep nutrition to the scalp. The Symbiose Sérum Nuit Intensif is a powerful and intensive night serum that is ideal for all scalps that are prone to dandruff and works to clear the scalp’s skin and support its health.

Get to know Back of Bottle / BOB, a premium, clean haircare and styling range.

Renowned Toronto-based hairstylist and entrepreneur Ray Civello has unveiled his latest venture: Back of Bottle / BOB, an innovative product line powered by high-performance, clean and green ingredients.

The line includes 26 products ranging from shampoos and conditioners to styling and treatments. “It’s an opportunity for hairdressers to create customized and unique o erings with this product line,” says Civello. “We created the line to work synergistically so it could be customized for every individual and type of hair.”

In an aim to be fully transparent, each product is housed in sustainable packaging with labels that clearly list its ingredients, which are all formulated without the use of SLS/SLES sulfates, mineral oil, parabens and animal byproducts. Its shampoos and conditioners are also formulated without the use of silicones.

We chatted with Ray Civello about the brand and how it helps address some of gaps he’s identified in the market.

Tell us about the concept for Back of Bottle / BOB.

I’ve always had an interest in product development. Ultimately, we were looking for an opportunity to do some good by o ering high-performance products that are clean and give back to the community of hairdressers and consumers, who are increasingly becoming more aware of ingredients.

As for the name, we distilled it down to the simplest thing: it’s an ingredient story that’s simple and transparent. We tell you what we’ve got—no BS. We use highly active, clean and green ingredients that perform at the highest standards of the most demanding hairdressers we work with.

What are some of the hair concerns that you wanted to help address with the products?

I have fine, curly hair and I really felt that most of the products out there were too heavy. For my esthetic, I like hair to look like no one has worked on it; the haircut is beautiful, the shape falls into a flattering frame around the face and it shouldn’t look like there are tons of product in it. Of course, products help create that beautiful hair, so we wanted to create things that absorbed into the hair and didn’t coat it. We approached it more like skincare than haircare. With skincare, you can layer it and it absorbs into the skin very quickly, so we hired a chemist who’s a skincare expert. He was wonderful in helping us bring this innovation and di erent way of thinking to the market.

READ MORE FROM OUR Q&A WITH RAY CIVELLO AT SALONMAGAZINE.CA.

Artistic Nail Design

Perfect for the bride who wants a little bit of sparkle on her big day, Don’t Sweat the Pink Stu is a pale pink shimmer shade from the My Choice collection.

Bio Sculpture

Not every bride wants pink nails, and Betina from the brand's EVO gel line's THE Collection is the perfect alternative. The translucent light nude has a touch of peach, making it a perfect yet subtle choice.