Samuel Cole Salon | Raleigh NC

Beauty and Hair Salon

8511 Colonnade Center Drive, Suite 120
Raleigh, NC 27615

919.845.0098

Wella Professional Mark Debolt Brings Fresh Color Trends to Samuel Cole Salon

Wella Professional Ambassadors , Educator and Hair Color Expert Mark Debolt energized stylists in his Master Color class at Samuel Cole Salon.  He shared his style of conducting a successful color consultation and  demonstrated application techniques and custom color formulating based on models and their natural hair color.  Stylists especially appreciate Debolt’s Question-and-Answer style of teaching; stylists ask candid genuine questions and Debolt’s answers are specific and informed.  His passion for hair coloring is absolutely contagious.

Mark treats each stylist with absolute individual attention and humble professionalism.  His strength is relating to the stylists and teaching them what they need to learn in order to work behind the chair.  To teach a class in such a way that reaches the wide range of experience that we have – from recent graduates to 30-year veterans – is truly incredible.” – Cara Harrison

Samuel Cole Stylists Master ‘All About Blondes’ at 901 Academy

Nine Zero One Salon is home to the stylists of a celebrity clientele that includes Blake Lively, Heidi Klum, and Julianne Hough.  Images of these celebrities’ blonde hair are plastered all over magazines, Pinterest and beauty blogs, and are often the “hair goals” of Samuel Cole clients.  Stylists Nikki Kepley and Kelsey Easley attended the Nine Zero One Academy class “All About Blondes” to enhance their expertise in brightening, toning, and protecting their blonde clients’ hair.

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from left: Kelsey, Nikki working on their model, and the final look!

Wella Professional and Nine Zero One Educator Nicole Leal demonstrated lightening techniques and provided individual feedback as stylists practiced her methods.  Nikki and Kelsey are eager to use what they learned to further maintain the integrity and the brightness of their blondes.

This class helped me value the versatility and power of using foils to lighten hair.  To get a really bright blonde you have to use a foil, versus balayage, and you can also create a natural ‘hand-painted look’ in a foil, too.” – Nikki Kepley

Oribe Atelier Inspires Samuel Cole Stylists

Oribe Hair Care Ateliers gather like-minded, education-driven stylists to reinvigorate their passion for their craft.  Samuel Cole stylists Denise Ficker, Melanie Giovannini and Breanna Shaffer attended the Nashville Atelier, which inspired them to enhance their editorial hairdressing skills.  Oribe’s Global Ambassador and educator James Pecis let his brilliance shine on stage as he demonstrated the editorial style for stylists to emulate in the hands-on workshop.  Pecis shared the stage with fellow Oribe Educators and celebrity stylists Coby Alcantar, Kein Hoang, and Christian Ceja-Compin.

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from left: Coby Alcantar, James Pecis, Christian Ceja-Compin, Kien Hoang

The Atelier is an exhilarating fashion show-style experience, from the opening act to the concluding hands-on workshop.  The models were presented and each educator individually explained their process and techniques in detail.  Pecis demonstrated the final editorial style: a combination of retro victory rolls and a modern chignon bun at the nape.  As stylists recreated this look on their models, educators floated throughout to provide individual expert feedback, while photographers staged the models for a shot of the final look.

This Oribe Atelier exposed me to up and coming trends, not only what’s trendy now, but what’s coming next – like bangs! Everyone had killer bangs!!!” -Melanie Giovannini

Samuel Cole Designer Silvi Periera Attends Bb.U Foundations Workshop in NYC

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The seven stories of Bb.U include a shop, salon, and school

Bumble and bumble’s flagship education center, Bumble and bumble University, is top in the industry.  In addition to refining razor cutting skills, designer Silvi Pereira expanded her knowledge of Cutting Theory, Advanced Consultation Skills and Product Knowledge in Bumble’s Foundations Class.

The instructor demonstrated foundational razor cutting skills such as properly holding the straight blade and how to keep a steady grip without being too stiff.  Silvi worked with models who had various textures of hair in order to feel the difference in cutting silky smooth hair versus thick curly hair with a razor.

This empowered my razor skill set to a new level.  I love razor cutting for creating edgy and textured looks.” – Silvi Pereira

Celebrity Stylist Robert Vasquez Updates the 50’s Beehive

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Silvi’s Beehive Style

Robert Vasquez, lead Educator for luxury brand R+Co, demonstrated a modern beehive up-style and coached Samuel Cole stylists through a hands-on workshop to replicate the look.  Stylists combined foundational and innovative techniques to create their version of the modern beehive upstyle.

Using the right styling products is key to mastering the “Beehive.”  The hair must be flexible yet strong to stay smooth and stay put once pinned in the right place.  Stylists maintained lift at the root with R+Co Jackpot Styling Cream, and gave the mids to ends of the hair grip with Dallas Thickening Spray.  To achieve the fullness of an authentic beehive look, a lot of teasing and backcombing is required, and Vasquez demonstrated how to hide the teased hair, which kept the hive smooth and flawless.

Robert was very involved during the hands-on part of the class, and his expertise is amazing.  I loved having up close and personal instruction on how to perfect this look.” – Stylist Heather Simpson

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