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Editorial Stylist Kelly Peach Shares Beauty + Upstyle in Master Class

Master Stylist Cara Harrison‘s Model

Kelly Peach is a hairdresser’s hairdresser and an incredibly talented editorial stylist whose work has appeared in New York and Paris Fashion Weeks. She’s a popular social media beauty maven and insta-celebrity (@kellypeachbeauty), whose 16.1k Instagram followers give her a platform to share her vast knowledge of all things beauty – including self-styling tips!

Kelly Peach’s editorial styling class covered versatile skills that can be used for a variety of formal hairstyles – classic finger waves and a low rolled bun. Her modern iteration of finger waves is an ode to “Old Hollywood” and is a style that has been seen on the red carpet among Amy Adams, Blake Lively and Miranda Lambert. The low rolled bun has become a go-to formal look – donned by Jennifer Lawrence, Emma Watson and Emma Stone. Kelly Peach innovated these classic looks by combining them into one powerful modern editorial style.

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Kelly Peach is phenomenal! She is so down to earth and shared the best techniques and tips with us. She mixes Oribe Beauty’s Gold Lust Face Drops with her foundation for a natural glow, and I’m obsessed. Her Facebook Live tutorials are a must-watch! – Katie Pursche, Senior Designer and Director of Salon Education + Recruitment

Alley’s Modern Take on Whimsical Formal Styling

Stylists were treated by the much-anticipated annual Formal Styling class with our Master Stylist Alley Biehl. Her experience with event styling reaches back into her middle school years, styling hair for her family and friends for school proms and formals. Alley’s class energizes stylists for the upcoming formal season by demonstrating skills behind red-carpet looks seen at awards shows such as the Oscars and Grammys. Alley demonstrated a reinvention of the “whimsical bride,” instead of a textured look she created a smooth modern bun, accented with a beautiful beaded head piece.

Alley’s class featured two newly released Oribe styling products, Swept Up Volume Powder Spray and Free Styler Working Hair Spray. Swept Up is a volumizing powder that provides lift with an easy pump-spray application, and Free Styler was its perfect pair, providing equal parts flexibility and hold.

Every year Alley’s [Formal Styling] class ignites my inspiration for formal hair and gives me the confidence and hones my skills to create a variety of looks for proms and weddings.” – Stylist Isabella Vazquez

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

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.

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

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.