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Jack Ray Works Backstage at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week

Jack Ray with the Wella Backstage Team including Christopher Dove and Anthony Morrison

February 2014 (New York City) – Samuel Cole Salon co-owner, Jack Ray worked backstage at NY Fashion Week for the Milly by Michelle Smith show. Jack was invited to join the Wella Fashion Week Team lead by stylist and industry veteran, Christopher Dove. Christopher along with his business partner, Sonya Dove most recently worked as stylists for the latest Hunger Games movie. The Doves created the fantastical wigs for all of the Capital characters in the movie. Jack also had the opportunity work alongside Shear Genius’ Anthony Morrison.

“It’s incredible to be selected to work with such creative and talented celebrity stylists. It’s a rush to not only be working Fashion Week, but to also be working with the best in our industry,” said Ray.

Color Expert, Mark DeBolt Shares Wella’s Spring/Summer Trends at Samuel Cole Salon

Wella Educator, Mark DeBolt

February 17, 2014 (RALEIGH, NC) – Wella Educator, Mark DeBolt was on-hand at Samuel Cole Salon to share his color expertise in a class focusing on color placement and meticulously matching hair color to the hair cut. Mark increased excitement about the upcoming spring/summer color trends by teaching stylists how to achieve phenomenal color results through Balyage (the French word for hair painting). He is a gifted and passionate educator and quickly became a stylist favorite for color inspiration.

As a two time winner for Wella Professional’s International Trend Vision Award, Mark DeBolt aspires to craft and create beauty through the art of professional coloring. Mark is driven naturally through his meticulous technical and artistic abilities. He draws inspiration from diverse areas, including photography, nature, painting, fashion and innovations in haircolor. His passion for hairdressing is met only by his love of enriching the skills of salon professionals at all levels.

“Mark is such a fabulous educator. He is passionate and very well educate and extraordinarily down-to-earth. He is truly inspirational. I am so glad to work at Samuel Cole Salon where I have the privilege to be in the company of some of the most brilliant minds in our industry,” said Jenny Smith, Samuel Cole Salon stylist.

“Mark DeBolt gave us user friendly techniques that will only expand our ability to personalize our color services for our clients. His knowledge is expansive, inspiring and motivational. I have already utilized his techniques with superior results. I can’t wait to work with him again,” said Carolyn Nord, Samuel Cole Salon stylist.

Samuel Cole Salon Attends Exclusive Wella Creative Retreat

Cara Harrison’s Final Look

Samuel Cole Salon recently traveled to Las Vegas to experience the 2013 North America Trend Vision Awards (NATVA). More than 2,300 attendees (stylists, trade press, and industry executives) witnessed the live show. Wella’s Trend Vision Awards celebrate the interpretation of Trend Vision Looks and was seen globally via webcast in over 17 countries by 10,000 viewers. Jack Ray and Cara Harrison were invited by Wella’s Top Artists to be part of the invitation-only Creative Retreat at Trend Vision 2013. This annual networking event is an exclusive one in which only a select few salons in the country are invited to participate. Creative Retreat was 3 days of hands-on sessions with live models and professional photographers who interpret upcoming trends/collections. Jack and Cara hand selected their models to create their own vision for haircut, color and style, as well as wardrobe and make up for the finished look. Jack and Cara also styled models for a Runway Presentation at The Palms Hotel & Casino (Moon Nightclub) where their inspiration came to life as they showcased their models before a live audience of over 200 people.

“It was amazing to have the opportunity to work with industry legends Sonya and Christopher Dove (The Doves) and Stephen Moody, former Global Director of Education for Vidal Sassoon”, said Jack Ray.

“The Creative Retreat was inspiring and intense. We worked for months on our vision/mood boards prior to event. It’s amazing to have the opportunity to create a vision, execute that vision, have it photographed and present your look to such an exclusive audience. This was definitely a career highlight,” said Cara Harrison.

Samuel Cole Salon Stylist Enters Wella’s Prestigious Trend Vision 2013 Competition

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.