As I’m typing this editor’s letter, it’s mid May, getting cooler, and only three or so weeks until Hair Expo. Wow, that’s come around quickly!

I really love Expo – this will be number 16 for me! There’s such a great energy and enthusiasm as the industry gets so excited to catch up with their friends, check out the latest and greatest products and inventions, see their colleagues on stage shining with creativity and get up close and personal to the masterful collections of the year’s Expo awards finalists. It’s great to be part of the spirit and camaraderie that the world of hairdressing truly embodies. For example, going backstage and seeing industry icons like Jayne Wild and Shane Henning helping some young apprentices with what might be their first stage debut, soothing their nerves or passing up pins. Or spying legends of the hair world such as Anthony Mascolo, Trevor Sorbie, Mark Hayes and Tyler Johnston walking around the trade floor, mixing in with the masses like they were just one of the punters. The hugs, the parties, blisters, the tears – it’s all part of the huge Hair Expo weekend and we wouldn’t want it any other way!

Team culture will be in our usual spot opposite the Main Stage with plenty of fun shenanigans going on, so please make sure you swing by and say hi – we’d love to see you!