Nails, Nails, Nails!

In the last few months our celebrity manicurist, Fiona Hay has done some incredible work.

Here is a taste of what she has been up to….

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And how about this? Last week she had the pleasure of doing AZEALIA BANKS’ nails.

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She even got to do Elton John’s man-icure when he was in town.

Fiona leads the way keeping on top of nail trends and being the Australian ambassador for Orly.

Come see Fiona at Edwards and Co. and you will never dare go anywhere else.

Ph. 02 92127516 to book an appt.

Check out more of Fiona’s work at

fionahay.com

Twitter @tenmanicure

Instagram @fionahay

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Home Hair Care.

How important is home hair care to you?

Using quality products at home should definitely be at the top of your priority list if you are spending $$$$ on your luscious locks in the salon.

A good colourist or stylist will always recommend shampoo and conditioner that is specific to your hair type, if they are not then I am afraid your  mane may be in the wrong hands.

At Edwards and Co. we believe the hair experience does not end when you leave the salon, it continues on through the quality products we recommend to our clients.

In fact, we guarantee that there is a difference between salon exclusive products and super market brands.

Prove us wrong, we dare you.

You might be wondering what the difference is? Well, its simple. The quality of ingredients in the product, the cheaper the product, the cheaper the ingredients and thus a bad hair day.

Be reasonable with what you spend on quality products, there is no reason to spend $40-$50 on a shampoo. $25-$35 is all it should cost, and that’s for the best.

Her is what we are loving.

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Normal Persons Shampoo. Great for guys! And for those gals who feel like the hair is always too greasy, this is the shampoo for you. $24.95

Normal Persons Conditioner. A light conditioner for all those no fuss no colour types. $24.95

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Midollo di bamboo by Alfaparf. Protein, protein, protein. If you are blonde bombshell and I am talking white all over, on scalp bleach, your in the chair every 5 weeks getting your roots touched up blonde, look no further, this is your saving grace. Shampoo – $25 Conditioner – $28

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The Therapist range by Evo. These are a must have for any girl who has colour, balayage, permanent or non-permanent colours. MUST HAVE!!!!!! Loads of Moisture without being to heavy, leaves the hair soft and shiny. All three products – $29.95

Remember ladies, ALWAYS shampoo twice. Condition the ends and never the roots unless your hair is bleached from roots to ends. Mix and match your shampoos and conditioners, its good for your hair to be shocked every now and then.

Every few weeks use a clarifying shampoo, this will help remove any build up of product or minerals from the water that can discolour those expensive doos.

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Redken Hair Cleansing Cream is perfect for this, we recommend all out clients to have this shampoo. $29

If you have coloured hair always ensure you are using salon exclusive brands to ensure the quality of the product and increase the longevity of your colour.

To find out what shampoos and conditioners are specific to your hair type, email us at info@edwardsandco.com.au for details.

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MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A MASSIVE THANKYOU!

Sorry the team at Edwards and Co. have been MIA. We have been so busy preparing everyone for their holidays!!!!

Jayde has been busy working with LSG on shoots and events for the X Factor winner Samantha Jade.

Byron has been working many advertorial shoots.

Fiona had the pleasure of being graced with doing Elton John’s nails.

Our incredible assistant has been amazing and his skills are vastly improving (HE WILL BE THE NEXT BIG THING, PROMISE).

Here is taste of what we have been up to!

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All photography by Jason Schembri.

Hair styling by Jayde Turner-Ledwidge.

Hair Colour by Jaye Edwards.

Make up by Byron Turnbull.

A big thank you to Joseph Hodges from yourplusone for making the day happen.

Check out the full story  here http://www.yourplusone.com.au/jayeedwards/

I would also like to give a massive THANK YOU to all the clients who have supported the opening and growth of Edwards and Co.

It has been a massive year, and the one to come will be even bigger, with new talent joining the team, we will be a force to be reckoned with.

Merry Christmas!!!!

Edwards and Co. X

How long should your colour really last?

How long should your colour really last?

The longevity of your colour completely depends on what type of colour you have.

Brunettes 

Your colour should last a good 6-8weeks, if you are having a non permanent colour (semi) you could potentially stretch it a few more weeks because the regrowth will not be as prominent as it would be if you were having a permanent colour.

If you are having a permanent colour it is important to have your colour done no longer than 8 weeks apart. This is important so that you get an even coverage of colour.

If you are using a permanent colour to cover those stubborn grey, try not to come sooner than 4 weeks, this will help prevent overlapping of colour, this too will ensure an even colour.

Reds and Coppers

Red heads, as all of you know, are not the best at lasting a full 8 weeks. This is why it is so important not to go past 8 weeks, the more you build up the colour the longer it will last and the more fun you will have with it.

Blondes and Balayage 

Blondes, blondes, blondes! If you are an all over blonde (tint or bleach), DO NOT go longer than 6 weeks, this will make sure you always have a an even colour. If you are highlighted, stretch it to 8 weeks, this will help prevent overlapping colour and breakage. Whether you are an all over colour or highlights it is important for regular salon visits. This will help with holding the tone of the blonde for longer and prevent it from going to brassy.

Pop Colour

Pop colour can be done many different ways depending on how long you want it to last, generally used as a wash out colour lasting up to 6 washes. In some instances pop colour can be made to last up to six weeks.

For longer lasting colour, always use colour safe shampoo and conditioner and treat once a week. Using products that are paraben and sodium laureth sulphate free makes the world of difference. This way colourist can guarantee there colours to last!

Once you go balayage you never go back!

Is balayage over?

The team at Edwards and Co. say NO.

Firstly, balayage is a technique, not a trend. Balayage is a word used to describe free hand colour. This can as obvious or as subtle as you like. It DOES NOT have to be dark roots and lights ends.

Recent forums on vogue say that Balayage is out and does not look expensive. We at Edwards and Co. disagree with a capital D!

Balayage, if done correctly is the only colour that can lighten the hair without a regrowth.

So many people, including many colourists do not understand balayage can be done beautifully, and made to look like you have just spend 3 months in Morocco.

If balayage is used the way it should be, the world will be a much better place, with less makeup and longer in between salon visits.

And one last thing, HOW HOT IS LB LOOKING RIGHT NOW!!!

Interview with Torquil Murray

Today we’re introducing the former owner of this space. Before Edwards and Co. the salon was called and owned by Torquil Murray, where he operated the warehouse as a space where independent hair specialists much like it is today, could do the work they love to do. Through the transition from Torquil Murrary, Edwards and Co. crafted the professional space into a showcase of contemporary artists. We’re going back to the roots to see how it all started with an interview with Torquil Murray himself.

1. When did you start in the hairdressing industry?

I began in the hairdressing industry in 1976.

2. Favourite hair style?

My favourite hair style would be the graduated bob.

3. Signature haircut?

Again, it would have to be the “graduated bob”. The hair style means that the hair is shorter in the back and “stacked” (with many layers), and angles to a longer front in a sort-of horseshoe curve. Victoria Beckham made the graduated bob famous.

4. What inspires you?

The inspiration is to be the best hairdresser I can be. The love and passion of hair dressing, it all excites me, even after 40 years in this industry which is still cutting edge.

5. If you could cut anyone’s hair, who would it be?

If I could cut any one celebrity’s hair it would be Jennifer Hawkins!

6. What advice would you give to up and coming hair stylists and colourists?

The only advice I can offer to up and coming stylists and colourists is to keep working hard, continually practising and perfecting your method and technique. It will definitely pay off in the long run.

7. All time favourite product?

Semi Di Lino Essential Oil by Alfaparf. This product makes the hair transform into more than just hair, I swear by it, all of clients have them.

8. What made you start your ‘rent a chair’ business?

I figured that this was the only way to always be around people who love doing what they do!

9. One more question, what do you have to say to Jaye and the Team at Edwards and Co.?

To be honest I have 100% faith in Jaye, I believe he will succeed no matter what happens, I was 20 when I had my first business. Above all though, be fair, to yourself and others in your work place.

 

UPDATE!

Edwards And Co. has been alight with the creative fuel burning through the salon in the past couple of weeks, with so many impressive projects that the team has under-taken, that will surrender you in awe. The amazing Edwards And Co. team have worked their magic on celebrities, musicians, models and in editorials, just to name a few, rather recently.

Jaye and Friend in Fashion

Jaye and Jasmine Howell, blogger of Friend in Fashion have been collaborating to achieve the perfect summer colour. This is what we got!

Jayde and X-Factor Australia

Jayde’s professional portfolio and styling abilities continue to extend exponentially, having received the role as Angel Tupai’s hair colour specialist – colouring her hair to a beautiful bombshell blonde. Gorgeous coloured hair and amazing vocals – what more could you want?

Byron and The (Melbourne) Magazine

Our hair and makeup artist, Byron, is an accomplished stylist in the field of magazine editorials, and is definitely one of the top to-go-to people in this industry for the most wicked editorial work you can imagine. His latest editorial work has been on styling musician and song writer, Megan Washington, who is featured in the September issue of The (Melbourne) Magazine.

Fiona and Ruby Rose

Our celebrity manicurist and Australian Ambassador and Creative Director for Orly, Fiona, tended to the nails of model and MTV VJ, Ruby Rose, who needed her nails photo ready for the Cosmopolitan Fun, Fearless Female Awards night she was to be presenting later that evening. To ensure Ruby had the perfect nails to match her beautiful Nicola Finetti dress, Fiona applied a grey gel nail lacquer, Orly’s ‘Mirror Mirror’ and ‘Shine’, to her pristine manicured fingers. Orly’s Gel FX lacquers are power packed with antioxidant vitamins A and E to help promote healthy nails, while pro-vitamin B5 protects the structure of the natural nail. Gel FX is no ordinary gel manicure system.

Emma Codd and the super secret celebrity 

Our team’s skilled precision cutter, Emma, has been adding to her professional portfolio with the styling of a top secret celebrity whose name cannot be announced here on the blog. BUT believe us when we say that it is someone big in the film industry!

What we love…

1. Say hello to Cash, our new team mascot!

2. Cricket ceramic thermal brush to get soft beautiful curls

3. Vans, purchased at Karmaloop

4. Love touch shine spray by Evo 

Lana Ryles exhibition and Sniff Soy Candles ‘Cashmere’ scent launch

On the 18th of September, the Edwards And Co. salon was transformed into the creative gallery that we have spoken so highly of – exhibiting the brilliant artworks of local artist, Lana Ryles, and the launch of the new, decadent scent ‘Cashmere’ by Sniff Soy Candles.

The core of Ryles’ work explores human creativity and perception through a neurological experience. She plays with the duality of our physical and non physical selves using abstraction as a device to transform intuition into a system using a construction of geometry and formalism. Her drawings articulate a contradictory duality of harmony and discord, order and disorder.

Every candle by Sniff Soy Candles is hand poured and hand packaged. Every scent is a signature blend, unique to Sniff Soy Candles. Their candles are created with an ethical ethos, using only 100% soy wax produced in a sustainable way and recycled or recyclable packaging. ‘Cashmere’ is an enveloping, inviting and luxurious scent to evoke nostalgia, particularly reminiscent of a treasured and expensive jumper.

As well as Ryles’ artworks igniting wonder in our eyes; Sniff Soy Candles’ arousing notes of musk, soft woods and warm cotton; canapés, wine and beer were donated to entice our tastebuds, where the amalgamation of the senses ensured a successful stimulation throughout the night.

For the complete album, visit our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/EdwardsAndCo.

We look forward to creating many more of these nights to delight your experiences and to promote the fine talent that local Australians have to offer.

If you are an emerging artist, small business or entrepreneur and are interested in showcasing your creative products, email us at JAYE@JAYEEDWARDS.COM. 

Fiona Hay

EdwardsAndCo. are excited to have Fiona Hay on board as our full time manicurist! The Australian Ambassador and Creative Director for Orly will be working with the team from 19th September.

Here at our studio, we love an artist who stretches beyond their canvas and Fiona does exactly that. Highly respected in the beauty industry, she cultivates and sets the celebrity beauty trends, while providing an appreciation to nail care.

Fiona will be using Orly products that are “3 Free” from Formaldehyde, Toluene and DBP which are nasty hidden chemicals- normally found in nail polish and have been proven to be carcinogens, causing cancer and other nail risks.

Here are some of her amazing works below.

 

For appointments:

92127516

0412 423 166

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