by Mika Ozeki | Oct 30, 2015 | technical training
Yoko and I are now once again in San Francisco taking the Creative Cutting Course at the VIDAL SASSOON ACADEMY. We were here in May of this year, but the weather seems to remain the same every time we visit: Same cool wind, chilly in the morning and at night, but hot...
by Mika Ozeki | Sep 19, 2015 | inspiration
In Montreal INSPIRATION is everywhere!! As I strolled the streets of Montreal simmering in July’s sweltering sun, I witnessed many beautiful wall art. I would call them a very upscale version of what we all know as ‘GRAFFITI’. Their exciting colour...
by Mika Ozeki | Aug 17, 2015 | inspiration
OMG…the heat and humidity were so bad they were making my entire being feel like that surrealistic melting clock in Dali’s painting. From July 12~15, I was in Montreal for product knowledge training at the Rene Furterer Institute. Meanwhile, I tried to...
by Mika Ozeki | Aug 3, 2015 | technical training
From July 12~15, I participated in an intense product seminar at the Rene Furterer Institute. You could almost imagine cows or sheep grazing in the field surrounding the building. This was where Montreal Headquarter Rene Furterer Pierre Fabre Laboratories is located....
by Mika Ozeki | Jun 17, 2015 | Yoko's Haute Coiffure
We love our hair industry and we LOVE to work with this amazing material called ‘HAIR’! Here are some cool facts you may not know… Hair is mainly Keratin, the same protein found in animal horns, beaks, feathers and claws. However, the...