EevIsVain: Salon Melbourne 2012 and updates

Visited Salon Melbourne - Victoria's hair and beauty event for salon professionals. Mainly traders promoting different brands and products used in the industry. It was my first time being in a beauty exhibition like this and I have to say it was quite a great experience and exposure. I did not know what to expect so did not haul much. Mainly because it's the end of the month, I'm not working so I was quite broke to be hauling! Lol. Anyhow I did not plan on getting anything huge because like I've said, I did not know what to expect.

There's a really big booth with NYX products but it was a shame that there were not many available testers. And to make it worse, some of the NEW products were not sealed properly. Almost every new product was 'used'. You could see that it's tested by somebody. Imagine lipsticks...

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There was a counter, Media Makeup selling Make Up For Ever and they have the 12 Flash Color Case that I've been wanting for ages. It was selling at $95 at the expo, still way over my budget. Oh well, that can wait. But it's good to know there is a stockist here in Australia.

Lots of nail booths but I am not huge on nails. Maybe when I start my own business I'll look into it. Lots of hair, obviously. My friend got some hair extensions for $40 which I thought was a good deal. Quite a bit of tanning, health & fitness, spa & wellness booths. There were only 3 waxing companies with huge booths - Mancine, Caron and Lycon. Others were quite insignificant. Only a couple of companies doing beauty furnitures, equipments and tools.

Got some lashes from Lash Republic which apparently, all of their lashes are handmade. Not sure how true it is but the lashes do look like they're of good quality. They retail for $25 but in the expo they were $6 each, or 10 for $50. My friends and I shared and I picked 3. Then I spotted Crown Brushes. They're now in Australia and unfortunately they only have an online store. I regretted not getting more brushes while they're there when I get to actually see, touch, and feel the brushes in person because shopping online for brushes can be quite tricky. I picked up a crease brush, 2 mini chisels - a smudger and a detailer. They're soooo tiny, which I love. I've been looking for tiny detail brushes for the longest time. They're really precise and most importantly, not scratchy. I've tried the crease brush and I really like it too! Perfect size, density and softness.

I've heard of Crown Brushes for a while now but never got around to looking into it. I think the quality is pretty decent for the price. Very affordable, perfect for anyone starting out with makeup.

That's about it for Salon Melbourne. I can't wait for next year, I think I'll make better use of it once I finish my studies and be qualified. Then all the products, equipments and tools might be something I need.

School has been quite hectic now that I'm always down in the salon. I come home feeling completely exhausted almost everyday. But good news is I've passed my manicure, pedicure, basic facial and body massage units in school. Technically, I'm a semi-qualified therapist in all that! :) I still have many more to go but I am quite determined to get everything done ASAP. I can't wait to finish and get out and earn some moolah.

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