Bond @ Canberra Show

On Sunday Jen and Leah headed out to Exhibition Park in Mitchell to do hair for "fashion through the eras" - a runway show, showcasing looks from 1910 - 1990 to celebrate the capitals centenary.  They created looks for the 20's and 30's and then a huge change for all the models to the 60's and 70's, with the finale all wrapped up in Big Hair for the 80's and 90's.  It was a very busy day with 8 models and 3 changes for each between 7am and 3pm. "My personal favourite was the 80's and 90's as I had worn most of the looks" Jen said. The day was a great success with large crowds watching each parade.

Fashion Shoots by Bond Hair Religion

On the weekend Leslie was involved in a photoshoot with fashion/beauty photography extraordanaire Geoff Jones. Shooting 4 looks, from soft to bold, heavy to glossy, the images were versatile and looked amazing straight from the camera. We can't wait to see the results! Jolina O'Hair was the amazing makeup artist behind the project.  Jolina has featured in a lot of Leslie's work and he said it was great to collaborate with her again. Hopefully with equal or greater results. (See Jolina and Geoff's previous work below).

Bond in Canberra Wedding Guide

Recently Bond Hair Religion was featured in the Canberra Times wedding guide. The photo-shoot was a collaboration with TN Photography and Enchante bridal wear in Fyshwick. It showcased Enchante bridals wedding and bridesmaid dresses and the photo-shoot was at the Stromlo observatory.

Helping the greats at hair expo

Our senior stylist Leslie Henshaw has once again been invited to help the amazing Sharon Blain and Paula Hibbard at this years Hair Expo. Leslie will be helping out this years Generation Next team to put on a show at the Sunday night gala event. The event showcases big hairpieces and avant garde concepts, should be great fun. (See models below from Leslie's gala event)

Katie's farewell letter

To my amazing clients,
I would like to announce I am taking a break from hairdressing to focus on my personal growth and interests. I found a wonderful quote a while ago that said "your life begins at the end of your comfort zone". Reading this helped me make the very hard decision to resign. I would like to thank my clients for allowing me to do your hair for the past few years, you are all what made my time here at bond amazing. I love and will miss you all. I will send regular updates on my whereabouts and on my journey. I will also be popping in from time to time, you might even see me sitting beside you instead of standing behind you :) I wish you all the best and once again thank you.

Sarah's hairdressing bootcamp

On the 11th, 12th and 13th of February I attended a cutting bootcamp with Elite Education at the Hellenic club. During the course I was able to perfect my cutting skills and pick up new ways of cutting.

The 1st day was back to basics making sure all the fundimentals and foundations of cutting were correct. We 1st cut a long layered haircut then a solid bob then a short pixie style. Day 2 was mens cutting where we were able to learn tips and tricks of blending and choosing the right shape for the clients. Day 3 was curly hair where we were taught a completely new way of using the curl to the styles advantage, to layer it without getting the unsightly triangle shape that often happens.


By the end of the course I was feeling very confident with what I had learnt and am looking forward to sharing it with the Bond team.

My Experience with TIGI by Leslie

My first experience with TIGI was certainly one I'll remember for some time. Walking into the East Hotel I was greeted by a nice cold beer and a welcoming smile. The trendy location made me feel right at home and ready to learn. During the course we saw soft tonal colours and classical haircuts with an advanced spin.  I was inspired by Sam Overton's style, he used classic easy to understand techniques and put a new spin on it. I know that I will definitely play with some of my techniques. It was great to refresh what I already knew and also learn some new tricks to advance my work. Chelsea created beautiful colours that were classical yet had hints of lighter warm tones to create a natural feel, which is definitely on trend with whats in salon at the moment. I was intrigued by TIGI's tribal consultation method, assessing people's personalities and putting them into a "tribal fashion" category. At first I thought this would box people into categories but the more I thought about it the more that I found that most clients would indeed fit into the categories and I think clients would relate to this and allow you to express what would suit their personality. 

Interview with Leah 

Bond: Why hairdressing?

Leah: I wanted a profession that I could be creative in and a career that I am constantly pushing myself to be better and I was always interested in styling my sisters hair growing up so hairdressing seemed like a good option.

Bond: What are your goals/aspirations? 

Leah: To build up a full clientele for the immediate future and to create a portfolio of creative work. I also want to work at Sydney fashion week.

Bond: What's your favourite part of hairdressing?

Leah: My favourite part of hairdressing is when clients leave with a big smile on their faces feeling a million dollars because of their hair and the experience they have had in the salon.

Bond: What's your favourite moment?

Leah: When I had my gala night and graduated after almost four years of hard work.

Client Bares all for Amazing Role 

We would love to congratulate our client Nikki-Lyn Hunter in scoring her role as Celia in the Repertory Societies play of Calendar Girls.

Based on a true story, Calendar Girls is the story of how two enterprising women persuade their friends from the local chapter of the Women’s Institute to take part in a fundraising calendar with a very saucy difference. When everything is revealed, can their friendship survive the pressures of sudden fame?

To book into this wonderful play visit  http://www.canberrarep.org.au/story/calendar-girls

Valentines Day Love

To celebrate Valentines Day, Bond Hair Religion is offering you a chance to get glammed up for your date for a price that won't break the bank. Get a sexy blow dry and smouldering makeup for only $70.00, usually valued at $130.00. Valid on Thursday the 14th only. Be sure to leave feeling amazing and impress an date.

Leslie Wins Star Spot Competition

Recently we found out that Leslie was the lucky winner of the Star Spot Competition. The prize is a photoshoot with Gregson Gastar, a legend in men's hairdressing. Leslie will fly to Brisbane to be mentored by Gregson and then the images will be considered for publication around the world. Good luck Leslie.  We will post the images for all to see once completed. (Please see some work below by Gregson Gastar)

Sarah's Curly Cutting

On the 11 - 13 of Febuary our almost senior stylist Sarah will be attending a specialised cutting course with Kyle Dwyer Education to learn specialised techniques for cutting curly hair. This curly hair cutting course runs for 3 days and will teach Sarah all there is to know about cutting those hard curly heads of hair. So if you have curly hair and are looking for the ultimate style, book with Sarah to get the style you deserve.