Archives for May 2009

May 2009 (RALEIGH, NC) – StyleSpeak – Salon and Spa Journal, India’s number one professional hair and beauty magazine, shined the global spotlight on Raleigh’s own Samuel Cole Salon in their May 2009 issue featuring “Inspiring Salon & Spa Interiors – The Inside Story”.

The salon’s remodeling in January 2007 and subsequent Salon of the Year honor in Salon Today magazine’s décor competition caught the attention of India’s StyleSpeak. In the article, entitled “Inside Out”, Stylespeak describes the salon as “a modern, urban, chic oasis.” It highlights the salon’s “industrial white walls with rich tones of glowing amber….tawny (and ultra-environmentally friendly) bamboo flooring…faux copper focal wall….custom-designed, curvilinear styling area [and] espresso cabinetry with stainless steel accents.”

Samuel Cole Salon is owned by Jack and Joelle Ray, who worked closely with interior designer Clark Hipolito and architect Tom Ammon to create the interior, which has also been featured in American Salon and Raleigh’s Metro Magazine.

Celebrating its 6th anniversary, StyleSpeak magazine is India’s first professional hair and beauty magazine and serves as a monthly guide to hair and beauty trends from India and around the globe.

May 14-16, 2009 (RALEIGH, NC) – With their immense collective talent Samuel Cole Salon stylists performed stunning hair transformations on the 150+ models at Raleigh Fashion Week. The salons were selected again this year as the official salons for the event after their exclusive involvement in Strut ’08 last year.

“It was my honor to select Samuel Cole Salon as the official salon for Raleigh Fashion Week. Their involvement elevated this event beyond my expectations. The entire team is dedicated, passionate, and professional at all times and was an absolute pleasure to work with. It still amazes me that they created unique runway hair designs for over 150 models with some of these models walking several times during one show which required extremely tight turnaround times on hair design changes,” said Brian Williams, Raleigh Fashion Week producer.

The salons’ stylists delivered hair designs ranging from conservative formal updos to over-the-top, high fashion avante-guarde hair. “These types of events give our stylists a chance to grow as runway artists. They blew me away with their creativity. After working the 9:00-2:30 shift each of the show days in the salons, they would arrive backstage at 3:00 ready, willing, and able to work their magic until midnight each night, not to mention all of the hours they spent preparing. Now that’s dedication and passion. I couldn’t be prouder of our teams,” said Joelle Ray, co-owner of Samuel Cole Salon along with her husband and Master Stylist, Jack Ray.

One of the greatest highlights of the event was the “live” hair makeover performed on center stage by Samuel Cole Salon as the grand finale, Strut ’09. With the audience and teams from both salons cheering on, Jack Ray and his team flawlessly executed a 6 minute hair transformation on the model whose waist-length hair was cut into a chic, angled bob. A Samuel Cole Salon Director delivered a makeup makeover while the cut was in-progress. The model’s 12 inches of hair was generously donated to Wigs for Kids.

“I was so proud to watch Samuel Cole Salon shine up on stage doing what they love to do,” commented one of the Managers at the salon.

April 22, 2009 (RALEIGH, NC) – Samuel Cole Salon styled hair for five designers and their models for a Press Conference held to kick off Raleigh Fashion Week featuring Strut ’09. The stylists created hair for both the designers and their models for this event. NBC-17’s Sharon Delaney was on hand to MC the conference which discussed the upcoming fashion extravaganza. Raleigh Fashion Week’s charity of choice, Interact, was presented with a large donation during the festivities.

April 25, 2009 (RALEIGH, NC) – Samuel Cole Salon stylists were at it again when they created hair designs for 15 models and 10 designers for a promotional event for Raleigh Fashion Week held poolside at the RBC Plaza. The stylists delivered high-fashion hair for all involved. Samuel Cole Salon donated a “Day of Beauty” to support Susan G. Komen’s Fight for the Cure.

May 2, 2009 (RALEIGH, NC) – The “official salon” of Raleigh Fashion Week featuring Strut ’09 designed hair for 19 models for a promotional event held at The Oxford Gastropub on Fayetteville Street. Samuel Cole Salon stylists showed off their talents and created sexy, chic hair.

“The excitement is building for this first ever Fashion Week in Raleigh. As the event’s “official salons”, we get to show off our passion for the art of hairdressing on the 150+ models. These types of promotional events really allow us to rev up for the upcoming 3 nights of fashion shows culminating with Strut ’09. I can’t wait to see the “runway artist” come out in all of our stylists,” said a Salon Director and Event Coordinator.