Photo Shoot 2011

HAUTE, HOT, HOT!

This is Britt, another one of our lovely models who participated in our in-house photo shoot, recently. As you can see from the "before" image, her hair is quite long and the color was very uneven with major new growth at the roots. Even though the ombre look is very trendy, with colored ends and mid-shaft that devolve back to the root area, that is a very deliberate and articulated look. Britt's look was the result of waiting too long between highlighting appointments. We simply evened out the color and substituted some of the darker sections with a fantastic icy blond look. In the first look, notice the long barrel curls and how the color is consistent from root to ends. In both looks, the long bangs help make a great statement. In the first look with all the hair down, it helps frame a great face and in the second look, the bangs help to draw attention away from her long forehead. Along with the long bangs in the second look, the hair gathered on the side, in the back, tells a great story of simple sophistication.

Photo Shoot 2011

DRAB to GLAM!!!

This is Alicia, who participated in our in-house photo shoot. Notice the color - bright, shiny and consistent from scalp to ends. This is very important if you like to wear your hair up one day and down the next. Yes, there is maintainence involved but the results are fabulous and really enhance your image. Notice also the different colors of lips in each look. The softer, coral tone really lends itself to the casual, chic look that both the hair and clothing are portraying. The darker, vivid red lip color is very high fashion in this look, which is enhanced by the graceful upswept hair that is very reminiscent of the early 1900's Gibson Girl look.

Photo Shoot 2011

The first look at the photo shoot images from Sunday. As you can see from Aivy's "before" look, she has super straight hair, with the remnants of a long ago hilite framing her face. Teresa lightened her hair all over with a much warmer color and shaped up the cut while taking about an inch off the length. The first look was styled with all her hair framing her face while allowing the texture of the cut and the dimension of the color to be the star of the show. After we shot this look, Teresa then simply restyled Aivy's hair to create a voluminous and glam look.

Let us know what you think!

Annual In-Salon Photo Shoot

Mouton's has been a part of the Global Hair & Fashion Group for several years. Each year the some of the team members travel to either New York, Miami or LA to take part in the domestic shoots. Additionally, one of the principals of Mouton's, Teresa travels to either London, Paris or Milan to take part in the international collection shoots with the other members of the Global Hair and Fashion Group. This past weekend, the producer, photographer and the makeup artist of the group travelled to the salon and most of our in-salonMouton's team members participated in the shoot. Leslie Sowell, Michelle Molina, Kimberly Lewis, An Ngo and Sherri Long were all scheduled to do a model. However because we had such a great model turnout, all of those who came to assist wound up doing a model or partially doing a model as well. Kelly Day, Jennifer Carrouthers, Ashley Parker, Carlyn Kalush, Becca Petty and Souky Mosana all help to round out the styling crew. Our own Jessica Mathews along with a personal friend of hers, Chelsea Birk, an accomplished makeup artist in her own right, secured all the clothing for the shoot from the Pink Hanger in Colleyville and also from an up and coming line of clothing from a new Texas designer.

Kathryn Foster who is a very talented stylist at Mouton's was a model as was our new intern, Selena Morales. Of course, the entire process was managed by one of our customer service coordinators, Stephanie Shawl, who did an amazing job, conducting the model call and organizing the schedule for the shoot. Over the next few days, we will be releasing the 21 different looks and crediting them to each person or persons involved. Continue to watch this space!

In-House Photo Shoot (part 2)

As we mentioned in our prior post, we always try to get several different looks from the same model and from the same haircut and color. We wanted to show you how this works. This is Michelle's model, Chesley....

obviously the last photo is the before pic....

In-House Photo Shoot

top photo: work by Jenny, model: Jill

second photo: work by An, model: Souky

third photo: work by Kimberly, model: Jessica

fourth photo: work by Jennifer, model: Amanda

last photo: work by Jada, model: Alex

On Sunday, March 20, several of our Mouton's team members volunteered their off time, to practice their skills. We focused on how to execute photo shoots and get great images everytime. As you know Mouton's Salon is constantly published in all of the hair -focused magazines and we want to make sure that everyone has an opportunity to learn the techniques that go into having a successful shoot. Michelle, who has participated in many location shoots for Mouton's was there on Sunday, as was Jennifer, who even though she has been with Mouton's for 11 years, had never joined us at a shoot. Also, joining us were Kimberly, An, Jada and Jenny. Souky came as well and was a model for An. Sherri came to help where needed and wound up not only doing makeup and assisting the photographer, but wound up doing a "look" as well. Everyone got at least 3 different looks from their models, which is an important part of doing photo shoots - being able to be flexible and achieve different looks with the same model and same haircut and color! We are posting just one look from each team member here on the blog, but will be posting more images on our FaceBook page.

Well done, ladies!

GLAMORAMA

Intercoiffure America/Canada has just released their latest collection of styles, Glamorama.

Intercoiffure America/Canada is a prestigious hairdressing organization that Mouton's Salon has been a member of since 1994. www.intercoiffure.us The America/Canada chapter is part of the larger organization, Intercoiffure Mondiale. http://www.intercoiffure-mondial.org/en/index.php

Every year, each world chapter releases a style shoot, which reflects the fashion director's creative vision for that year. This new release by Fashion Director, Vivienne MacKinder, reflects fashion dipping into the nostalgic past, by celebrating iconic images like those of Brigette Bardot and Sophia Loren. The styles in this 50's inspired collection feature bold shapes, dressed and backcombed, with architectural elements added to the classic bouffant.

Vivienne and her team shot this short video during a photographic workshop in New York, NY.

LOXX Salon Photo Shoot

We just want to give a big notice of recognition to 5 of our talented team members from Mouton's Salon. On Sunday, Leslie, JessicaM, Michelle, Jenny and Ali stepped up and took their day off to help create awareness for our new salon brand, LoxxSalons. On Sunday at our Euless location, Loxx Salons held a photo shoot for the drill team members of Grapevine HS. This was actually our 3rd photo shoot for the local high schools - we had shot Colleyville HS and LD Bell HS in Hurst, previously. Because the Fillie squad is larger than the others and because Loxx was open for business at the same time, we needed lots of extra help. These ladies from Mouton's all volunteered to help do whatever needed to be done. What they wound up doing was a lot of styling and makeup! Thanks to Ali and Jenny for a great job on the makeup and to Leslie and Michelle for just clearing the way and doing hair in the corners and on the edge of the desk. Leslie and Michell have traveled with Mouton's doing photo work, so they were able to make some sense of all that controlled chaos.

Big nod to JessicaM, who not only doubles as a front desk person for Mouton's Salon but has really grown into her role as organizer and media person for both brands. Because of her, it was organized and well executed.

We also want to mention Kami Myles of http://www.kamimylesphotography.com/ who has really worked hard at all three of our Loxx shoots.

Check out these pics of our Mouton's ladies in action and on the Loxx Salons FB page.

The link below is from our latest published work in ModernSalon.com. The pics that we are including here, are from "behind the scenes" shots of the models that were included in the collection.

http://modernsalon.com/Subway-by-Global-Hair---Fashion-Group/2010-06-23/HairCollection.aspx?oid=1127684&fid=VF_HAIR_COLLECTIONS&aid=37&hq_e=el&hq_m=1995169&hq_l=8&hq_v=5f4fae6016

Red and Turquoise

Came across this film short on one of our favorite websites and it reminded us of a model from our last photo shoot in Miami. The site is http://www.nowness.com/ and the link below is from June 10.



http://www.nowness.com/day/2010/6/10/


Look at our picture, watch the short movie and make the connection.

Summer Photo Shoot - Jill

Photo Shoot - Hannah

Hannah - not only was she a model at our recent photo shoot, she also is a member of our team who will be helping to launch our new brand and concept - LOXX Salons http://www.loxxsalon.com/

Photo Shoot - Ashley

Ashley is a customer of Mouton's Salon, a Mom with two kids, who won our Mother's Day Makeover which included this opportunity to be a part of our photo shoot. Great stuff, Ashley!

Photo Shoot - Anastasia

Teamwork in Action