The Edmonton ABA hair show was… great! I didn’t get to spend much time there (I went with a friend who had to go to church first, so we couldn’t get there until later in the day) so I didn’t get to see all the demos that I would have liked to, but it was still fantastic!

Excuse the crap quality (it’s fairly dim in the competition area, so I had to screen the heck outta these on Photoshop just to get some contrast into them). Haul photos will be up tomorrow – I got some great stuff! – and I might post a photo of yeterday’s EOTD as well, depending on if I have time.

Enjoy!I wish I could have seen Women’s Avant-Garde! Look at that gorgeous colour.

How great is her colour? It’s about a week old (I had to ask) and absolutely stunning.

Woman’s Elegant Evening Makeup. You couldn’t get up close, though, so that was kinda boring…

Yowza! Since when was sparkley leopard-print “elegant”?

Men’s… something or other.
Check out the bottom right of this pic for some great colour in an audiance member!

The guy on the left had some gorgeous blues on the other side of his head, but he didn’t turn around (boo)
And yes, they were hair models.

Do I even need to say “OH MY FREAKING GOD THAT IS WEIRD?!”
I didn’t think so.

Overall: there was a lot more cheap makeup this year (see above). It was mainly low-quality stuff, but you really can’t beat the price. I wouldn’t get a whole collection at the hair show, but it was a great opportunity to pick up some things cheaply that I’m not sure if I’d get a lot of use out of. I can always buy the high-end equivilant if I like it!

In terms of hair trends? Lots of platinum blonde with gorgeously vivid colours interspersed. Not a lot of super-bold super-brights, but more of very concentrated cotton-candy colours – the pinks, purples, blues…