Gold Winner Lindsay Algee, Tidal Hair Lounge Silver Winner Robyn Touchie, One Block Barbershop Bronze Winner Melissa Dalley, Dime Salon Inc. Lindsay Algee was caught off guard by her first-ever BOH win. “I’m taken aback. I can’t believe it,” says Algee, hairstylist and co-owner of Tidal Hair Lounge. Hair colouring and bridal ’dos are among […]
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Kara’s Urban Day Spa debuts gender-neutral pricing
In most salons you’ll see two prices for haircuts—one for men and one for women. On June 1, Kara’s Urban Day Spa will cut gendered pricing at its three HRM locations (5980 Spring Garden Road, 940 Cole Harbour Road and and offer equitable gender-neutral pricing. Kevyn Martell, Kara’s new artistic director, has been in […]
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Best Hairstylist
Gold Winner Robyn Touchie, One Block Barbershop Silver Winner Derek Stanhope, Stanhope and Company Bronze Winner Kayla Erskine, The Hills Bowtique A stylist for 10 years and trained at the Aveda Institute & Academy in Toronto, Dawson City’s Robyn Touchie has been styling at One Block Barbershop since 2011. “I believe in sharing knowledge: the […]
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Best Barber
Gold Winner Mark Peyton, Sailor Bup’s Barbershop Silver Winner Michael Phillips, One Block Barbershop Bronze Winner Rob Oxner, Saint Lou’s Gentlemen’s Barbershop Sure, you might not be able to get a beer anymore due to some Hunger Games-level dystopian police work, but Mark Peyton and Sailor Bup’s Barbershop are still the people to see for […]
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Best Hairstylist
Gold Winner Heidi Rofe, Beauty Starts Hair Silver Winner Robyn Touchie, One Block Barbershop Bronze Winner Lauren Arbuckle, Bowtique Hair & Makeup Heidi Rofe of Beauty Starts Hair is over the moon about two things: Her clients and hair colour, which she believes should change with the season. Taking the gold win for the fourth […]
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Best Hair Salon
Gold Winner One Block Barbershop Silver Winner Bowtique Hair & Makeup Bronze Winner Thumpers Salon and Spirit Spa (tie) The haircutting experience at One Block Barbershop is pure sensory pleasure. With R&B on the stereo, a haircut is preceded by a transformative head, neck and shoulder massage with aromatherapy, exciting photographs from regular salon shoots […]
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Best Hair Salon
Gold Winner Thumpers Salon Silver Winner Bowtique Hair & Makeup Bronze Winner One Block Barbershop “We try to be the best, it’s not an accident,” says Thumpers’ Malcom Norton of his salon’s winning ways. “We try to put our clients first and we really try to listen…to really hear people.” Being good listeners is part […]
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Best Barber
Gold Winner Phat Luong, Phat’s Barber Shop Silver Winner Rob Oxner, Saint Lou’s Gentlemen’s Barber Shop Bronze Winner Michael Phillips, One Block Barbershop It’s a repeat of last year’s winners’ circle: Phat’s on top, followed by Saint Lou’s and One Block. Are Haligonians falling into habitual hair cutting, er, habits? Well, why not? Phat reliably […]
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One Block Barbershop’s contest to dye for
You down with OBB? Well, you should be. The fashionable people over at One Block Barbershop (2010 Gottingen Street, 404-9494) are bringing back the salon’s annual Adult Colouring Contest. You were dying for an excuse to break out the crayons anyway, right? Stop by the salon to pick up you entry piece, colour the hell […]
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Kim Harris’ folk weapon
From attending her first ECMW conference to working on her first full-length album, 2013 will be a busy year for singer-songwriter Kim Harris. She’ll be playing The Now Case on March 8 at One Block Barbershop which will feature 15 acts showcasing some of the best in the city from March 7-9. Harris said she […]
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Best Barber
Gold Winner Phat Luong, Phat’s Barber Shop Silver Winner Rob Oxner, Saint Lou’s Gentlemen’s Barber Shop Bronze Winner Michael Phillips, One Block Barbershop Phat’s lousy haircuts are so good that he guarantees they’ll get his customers laid, or their money back. No one’s ever asked for a refund, so there must be something to it. […]
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One Block party!
One Block Barbershop (2010 Gottingen Street, 404-9494), which Shoptalk reported on in late December, has already made its mark on north end Halifax since its early January opening. “Business has been fantastic,” reports owner and stylist Michael Phillips. “A lot of support from friends and the community. Overwhelming at times. We are meeting all of […]