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Freecia Professional Signs Abhay Giridhar as National Creative Head

The Canadian beauty brand Freecia Professional onboards the celebrated hair guru, Abhay Giridhar, the veteran hair artist, as their national creative head.

Giridhar has been part of the Indian beauty industry for the past two decades, with training from Vidal Sassoon Academy London. He also has experience of working in countries like Netherlands, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Turkey, Croatia, Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Singapore and Dubai.

“Abhay Giridhar leading the Technical Education Wing in India will facilitate young hair technicians to transform their technical know-how to the global level. He will give his expertise to this multi-brand group with different haircare segments viz Freecia Professional and PROADS Professional for its expansive range of homecare, hairstyling and hair treatments,” said Bhaskar Bawa, MD, Freecia Professional India.

Giridhar will be bringing capsule courses through various mediums like social media, look and learn Shows, hands on workshops, master classes, mega shows and a lot more pertaining to the education wing activities for Freecia Professional.

Delhi gets Revlon India’s Largest Flagship Store

Revlon has launched its unique experiential brand location in Delhi. The store, which is situated on Bungalow Road, Kamla Nagar, features the full line of the brand’s colour cosmetics, skincare and personal care goods in addition to a few Revlon Professional and Street Wear products.

This flagship store will provide a comprehensive range of hair and makeover services, including hair colouring with the Revlon Professional line, hair care, hair cutting, and hairstyling, as well as party makeovers and basic grooming, all performed by skilled and knowledgeable service employees.

Kshemavana - aNew Wellness and Naturopathy Retreat Centre

Spread across 20 acres of land, located in Nelamangala, Kshemavana is a combination of exquisite space and tranquillity, and is created without disturbing nature.

The therapies and treatments offered here are personalised to help balance one’s inner energy and healing the ‘Mind and Body’. Kshemavana is a lifestyle that evolves through consultation, integrity in treatments, and a mind-shift in living—LOHAS (Lifestyle of Health and Sustainability).

The architectural designs reflect ancient vaastu principles, with colours, designs, and structures inspired by animals such as the turtle, the bull and the eagle, bringing together the elements of the sea, earth and the sky.

The Kshemavana can accommodate 400 guests and has 86 special rooms, 30 deluxe suites, 16 cottages and 16 nests. The entire property brings together factors of the Biophilic design philosophy: contemporary aesthetics, bespoke and natural elements, nature, silence and simplicity.

Mouni Roy goes ‘Mercurial’ on the ramp with Streax Professional

Mercurial, the latest collection by Streax Professional, was showcased beautifully by actress Mouni Roy at a fashion event in Mumbai. The collection was inspired and curated with customised fashion wear by acclaimed designer Abhishek Sharma. Mouni exhibited a stylish elegant look from the Natural Me zone, flaunting a hairstyle with caramel brown hair colour and honey brown highlights; wearing a bespoke ivory gown. The event also showcased a stellar line-up of the fashion-forward collection, with models flaunting the colour, designs and textures to their stylish best.

Mercurial is about moving from a colourful vivid, intense hair colour with over dramatised flair full clothing fashion with very modern influences of today, into a very subtle monochromatic classy natural hair with layer upon layer of organic material, with softer, cleaner organic shapes with lesser texture more based on cuts and graphic lines and blocked colours.

Rochelle Chhabra, Head -Professional Division (Streax Professional), Hygienic Research Institute, said, “Classic can never go out of vogue, and in a modern world of trends, we as a brand enjoy customising different styles and looks for our contemporary customers.

Backstage Heroes programme by Lakmé Salon & Academy at FDCI X Lakmé Fashion Week

Lakmé Salon & Academy’s Backstage Heroes programme went live at the FDCI X Lakmé Fashion Week (LFW) in Mumbai this October 12-16, 2022. Lakmé Salon & Academy’s experts have been creating trendsetting hair and make-up looks for top Indian designers. Lakmé Salon partners with and sponsors one Runway show with a leading designer every season, while its experts also go backstage to create magic for numerous other Runway and Atelier shows during the course of the week. This year, handpicked Backstage Heroes from Lakmé Salon & Academy will create showstopping looks for an array of designers, before bringing them into the salon for the customers.

For the main show, Lakmé Salon has partnered with ace designer Samant Chauhan to present ‘The Nomad Bride’, a collection that celebrates the backbone of every sartorial piece – the fabric – engulfed in a central Asian, tribal theme. The key make-up looks for this collection are the Golden Diva, encapsulated by blue and green hues on the eyes, a gold glow on the skin and soft, feathery eyebrows; the Pearl Goddess, signified by a dreamy pearl look and glass glow skin; and the Tribular Look, with smokey eyes, bronzed skin and matte lips. The hair will be characterised by flowing waves, unstructured updos, Russian braids and infinity braids interwoven with fabric and lots of hair accessories, to celebrate the Nomad Bride’s free spirit.

Lakmé Salon & Academy’s Backstage Heroes also created hair and make-up looks for a host of other designers during the season, including Anand Kabra, Gauri & Nainika and Anju Modi.

MyGlamm is the Make-up Partner of ‘Bigg Boss Season 16’

The 16th season of Bigg Boss went live on 1st October on COLORS channel with the theme ‘Game badlega, kyunki Bigg Boss ab khud khelega’. This new chapter of the hugely popular reality show has MyGlamm as the official make-up partner. As India’s largest direct-to-consumer make-up brand, MyGlamm embraces the philosophy of building a community with its users, engaging with them, and eventually creating products with their insight. MyGlamm’s association with Bigg Boss Season 16 is the right step in that direction, tapping into the entertainment-loving audience present in multiple markets cutting across geo-social cross-sections.

The Bigg Boss house has the MyGlamm Zone, where the contestants work on their glam game, get ready for the weekend episodes and perform fun tasks and activities. This zone will also see Bollywood celebrities visit the Bigg Boss house over the weekends and on special occasions. MyGlamm uses a combination of technology, content, and social media to allow consumers to discover its products, and create a rich, personalised content and tutorial-fuelled post-purchase experiences through its app.

India to Witness the First World Digital Detox Day

Also, On December 10, 2022, schools across India and the rest of the world will be the first to implement a wellnesshours curriculum of its kind.

On the eve of the “World Digital Detox Day” on 10th December 2022, the global wellness ambassador Rekha Chaudhari is launching a book on ‘50 Wellness Influencer Leaders’ in collaboration with the Government of India.

“This book will facilitate the 50 influential women leaders of the Indian beauty industry who have made the country proud through their achievements both at national and international level,” says Chaudhari. She further adds, “The book will be acknowledged as an authoritative source of information, and individuals who operate in the business will refer to it as an industry bible. This book is going to be kept in each and every salon and spa, yoga centre, and wellness centre that can be found inside the confines of the ministry’s administrative jurisdiction.”

Professional Beauty India and Professional Beauty Hairdressers Journal is proud to be associated with this unique venture as Media Partners.

WorldSkills 2022: Charmi Sen Bags Medal of Excellence in Hairdressing

India’s Charmi Sen won Medal of Excellence in Hairdressing at WorldSkills 2022 held at Helsinki, Finland. The hairdressing competition boasted participation of members from 20 countries, from which Charmi bagged the award.

Held from 20 to 23 October, the hairdressing competition witnessed the participants showcasing their talent in bridal hairdressing, men’s perm, beard designing, catwalk hairstyle, ladies cut and colour, and men’s fashion cut.

Charmi received her training at Blossom Kochhar Aromamagic under the mentorship of her expert Samantha Kochhar for the WorldSkills 2022 competition.

Hailing from Udaipur, Rajasthan, Charmi is a state-level basketball player, who earned her Bachelors degree from Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur. Apart from applying her skills at hairdressing, she also has interests in dancing, singing, music, basketball, and drawing. PBHJ