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The alchemy of the salon, where style, passion and identities collide.

  • The glamorous Salwa has her hair styled at her home in Beirut, Lebanon, before a dinner party
  • Miriam rebels against the perfection required from women in Beirut by dyeing her hair bright red at Tony Sawaya's salon
  • Stylist with Senanan, DJ and wannabe fashion designer, at IKU’s salon in Tokyo
  • Mini the Pomeranian at the Rocket Hair and Trim salon in Saitama, Tokyo, which caters for both dogs and humans
  • IKU in his salon Candye Syrup, in the trendy Harajuku area of Tokyo
  • Sharon demonstrates different styles of hair extensions at the back of the Shee’s Hair Studio, Johannesburg
  • Hairdresser Sharon and client Zanele in Shee’s Hair Studio in the Honeydew district of Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Tracy, 19, and her mother Hope, at Cool-Time Beauty Salon in the Randburg district of Johannesburg, South Africa.
  • Lucia and Klara at Barberette, a gender-neutral barber shop in East London
  • The waiting area at Barberette, a gender neutral barber shop in East London
  • Klara’s shoes – she runs Barberette, a gender neutral barber shop in East London where everyone is welcome

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  • The Salon

    Intimate conversations between hairdressers and their clients around the world.

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