Hair & Beauty

SALON OWNERS RECEIVE THEIR OBE

(L) Alan Stewart & (R) Linda Stewart Alan and Linda Stewart, Co-Owners of Scotland’s largest salon group and multi award winners, Rainbow Room International, were invited to an investiture ceremony held at The Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, whereby they received their OBE Award for Services to Hairdressing from Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal. […]

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STYLISTS COME TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE A DAY OF CREATIVITY

Last week directors and stylists from all twelve Rainbow Room International salons came together for the Rainbow Room International Annual Congress which included a Day of Creativity at the Rainbow Room Academy in Glasgow. There were members gathered from salons in Ayr, Stirling and Uddingston. This is supposed to be an annual event but due

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LOCAL HAIR EDUCATOR NOMINATED FOR PRESTIGIOUS HAIRDRESSING AWARD

Laura Leigh Kerr (pictured above) Director of the Rainbow Room Academy in Glasgow has been shortlisted for the prestigious Educator of the Year title at Hairdressers Journal’s British Hairdressing Business Awards 2022. The awards – now in their 24th year – recognise the hardworking names that have built outstanding salon businesses, helping to make British

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PENSIONER ENROLS AT LEADING BARBER ACADEMY AGED 66

A Scots pensioner is returning to his roots to take up a career in barbering – four decades after first picking up his clippers. Refusing to fade away, James Cleland (pictured above), 66, will train under Scotland’s top barber – Kyle Ross – after joining the latest in-take of students at the Sovereign Grooming Academy

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SCOTTISH MAKEUP ACADEMY HIRES FORMER STUDENTS

GlamCandy, the Scottish make-up academy, has bolstered staff numbers with the appointment of 18 former students. It selected hires from over 100 applicants to the college with an aim to encourage amateur makeup artists to join the business. GlamCandy, which has bases in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dunfermline and Aberdeen, said it is rebuilding its staff count from the

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LOCAL STYLISTS ARE FINALISTS IN INTERNATIONAL HAIRDRESSING AWARDS

 L-R Suzie McGill & Dylan Brittain Suzie McGill, Director of Rainbow Room International’s Uddingston salon, and Dylan Brittain, Director of Rainbow Room International’s George Square salon, have been announced as finalists in the 2022 International Hairdressing Awards for the International Women’s Commercial Collection category. To enter the competition, Suzie and Dylan had to submit photographic

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GLASGOW BARBER ACADEMY WELCOMES ITS FIRST STUDENTS

A pioneering barbering academy has welcomed its first intake of students onto a 15-week course that will launch their careers in the burgeoning male grooming sector. The first eight students have enrolled into the new Sovereign Barber School in Glasgow. It is the first training venture for Sovereign Grooming and the team hope to train

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GLASGOW SALON WINS MULTIPLE PRIZES AT THE 2021 SALON AWARDS

ROAR Hair and Beauty have won not one, not two but three awards at the 2021 Salon Awards.  The salon was crowned ‘Best Colour Salon’, with salon owner Brian Leo McCallum scooping ‘Colourist of the Year’ and team member Courtney Cockburn winning ‘Stylist of the Year’.   These awards recognise hair and beauty professionals across

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