February 2014 (RALEIGH, NC) – Celebrity men’s stylist, Vaughn Acord launches his exclusive men’s product line for “the well groomed man”. V76 offers shampoos, conditioners, styling products, shower gel, shaving cream, and more.
Vaughn is revered as a top international grooming and editorial stylist. Celebrity clients include: George Clooney, Richard Gere, Daniel Day Lewis, Tom Brady, President Bill Clinton, Ashton Kutcher, Al Pacino, and Bruce Springsteen.
In 1976 Vaughn wielded his first pair of scissors. Two years later while modeling in Europe, he landed a hair campaign for famed stylists Vidal Sassoon and Trevor Sorbie. It was here that he realized a talent and passion for men’s styles and quickly became the most soughtafter stylist for men’s cuts.
Throughout his career, Vaughn’s work has appeared on the runways for designers including Marc Jacobs, Calvin Klein, Isaac Mizrahi and Jil Sander.
“We love partnering with luminaries in our industry, such as Vaughn Acord. His expertise and reputation in our industry is remarkable. We are excited to have the educational access to such a creative talent. The partnership with V76 and Vaughn will serve our team well,” said Joelle Ray, co-owner of Samuel Cole Salon with her husband, Jack Ray.
May 2013 (RALEIGH, NC) – Veronique Breault, one of Samuel Cole Salon’s talented stylists, recently entered Wella’s prestigious Trend Vision 2013 competition. Each year, top industry influencers prepare ideas and give great insight to emerging trends in fashion, color, and styling. These trends are Haute Couture Collections for inspiration and ready-to-wear looks for salons and their clients. This annual competition is an event that recognizes and rewards the next generation of talented stylists in the US and globally. Stylists submit photos of their interpretation of one of four of this year’s trends (Fusion, Decibel, Echo or Allegra). Each trend focuses on cutting-edge color, styling and design. Veronique entered under the Decibel trend spotlighting extremely vivid color contrasts with unexpected faded and washed-out pieces.
