Congratulations Danielle......

Congratulations to Hooka stylist Danielle Barr! she has been selected as one of twelve finalist in the 2011 American Crew Face Off competition.
The Finalist Party was held at The Point at Old Trafford with the evening hosted by Matt & Darren
(Max and OB from Hollyoaks)

This is the second year the Face Off competition has been held, this year saw the number of entries quadruple following the success of the first year. In the 2010 competition Dion Padan made it through to the finals so when we found out that again a stylist from Hooka had made it through to the next stage of Face Off 2011 we were made up!

Danielle was selected from hundreds of entries following the entry she submitted showing shots of her model
Jonny.

Danielle is now invited to a private winners party which is due to be held in London in February 2011.
If she is successful she could win a four nights break in LA and be part
of a photo shoot with David Raccuglia.

Click on the link below for full details about the night and list of the finalists
Face Off 2011 - The full round up......

We are 4!

We held Hooka's 4th Birthday party last month. Celeb guests attended, including WAG Chantelle Tagoe, Dancing on Ice & Hollyoaks star Kieron Richardson, Hollyoaks Bronagh Waugh, Big Brother's Brian Belo, Sam Pepper and JJ Bird.

The party was held to celebrate our fourth year in business, as well as some prestigious awards that
our talented team have been bestowed. Hooka has gone from strength to strength in the past few years,
Dion was awarded "Nations Favourite Hairdresser" by Head & Shoulders and a few weeks ago Ami Lou Cassidy picked up the Hair Magazines "Salon Stylist Award" sponsored by GHD. Also the salon made the finals for Salon of The Year at the Hairdressers Journal British Hairdressing Business Awards.

The party was sponsored by Asahi Beer and American Crew Hair Products.

Hooka......Home of the Salon Stylist of the Year!

2010 looks to be another great year for Hooka. Owned by Dion Padan (himself winner of The Nations Favourite Hairdresser in 2009).... the salon is no stranger to winning national awards. In September we were announced as one of the finalists out of thousands of entries in the Salon of the Year category at the British Hairdressing Business Awards final held at Lancaster Gate Hotel in London.















Just one week later Hooka stylist Ami Lou Cassidy, aged just 25, was named as the winnner of Salon Stylist of the Year. A pretigious nationwide competition held by HAIR magazine.

Earlier in the year we submitted a dossier giving five reasons why we felt Ami was truely special as a stylist along with a selection of client testimonials. She was then short listed as a finalist, the next round involved a visit to the salon by a secret client (a reader from the magazine) who had a cut and finish by Ami, this obviously went well as she was listed as one of six finalists from across the UK.

Ian Sadler with T4 presenters Rick & Jameela

Dion Padan and Editor of Hair Magazine Louise White

The glitzy award ceremony was held at the "uber cool" Vinyl Factory in London's Soho and hosted by Rick Edwards and Jameela Jamil from Channel 4's T4.

The evening featured a DJ set from Paloma Faith

Dion and Paloma Faith

Ian and Jenny Faulkner

"The best bit...(said salon owner Dion) ...was seeing Ami Lou and Hooka flashing all over the giant screens on the night, also the amazing quote from the secret client Stephanie Cummings who said....

"I will definatley be heading back to Ami Lou at Hooka, I've been to more than 15 hairdressers in the past but she is by far the best - she's so talented and I loved everything about my visit"

Ami Lou featured in the November issue of HAIR magazine following which we have since seen a number of their readers travelling from a far just to have an appointment with the 2010 Salon Stylist of the Year.

Congratulations Ami!

British Hairdressing Business Awards 2010

Back in June we submitted our entry for the British Hairdressing Business Awards Salon of the year. It's the first time Hooka has entered the awards, we spent a few weeks preparing our entry which included examples of why we thought we deserved to win the title of Salon of The Year.
Within our entry we showed examples of our marketing, our staff training, our customer care and basically shouted out about what we as a team have achieved so far........

So how excited were we to find out that out of all the salons throughout the country we had made it through the the final six in our category.

The awards took place on Monday 20th September 2010 at The Lancaster London Hotel.

Dion Padan (Owner of Hooka) and Ian Sadler (Manager) attended the event with Emma Roberts.






Ian, Dion and Emma Roberts

Dion and Ian pictured with
Matthew Batham from
Hairdressers Journal

This year unfortunatley Hooka didn't come away with an award but to get into the finals in the first year of entering the competition is something we are very proud of.

For a further look into the evening please click on the link below:

british hairdressing business awards 2010

Are you hydrated yet?

Introducing the new KEVIN.MURPHY HYDRATE-ME WASH and RINSE
recently launched in the UK and now available at Hooka!
It is amazing for your hair.....

HYDRATE-ME.WASH
Kakadu Plum infused moisture delivery system
Contains Hydrolysed Silk Extracts that instantly smooth 
the surface, sealing in the moisture. Vitamins A,E and C
lock in moisture to create a silky feel and a sensual 
touch. For use on normal to dry hair.


Application: Apply to wet hair, rinse and repeat!

HYDRATE-ME.RINSE
Kakadu Plum infused moisture delivery system
Contains micro algae for radiance and extracts of
Colloidal Silver for a mirror like shine. Instant hydrating and 
detangling properties from Evening Primrose Oil infuse the hair
with moisture and gloss. For use on normal to dry hair.


Application: Apply to freshly washed hair, leave for 1-2 minutes then rinse 


Available from Hooka for only £14.45 each


(what people are saying).

Kevin Murphy HYDRATE-ME.WASH
I have been using this shampoo (and the conditioner) for the last three weeks and I am in absolute LOVE. I previously had been using Pureology for the last year and thought I'd never find anything I like better.
The Hydrate-Me.Wash is complete ecstacy for my hair. It's nourishing, devoid of unnecessary chemicals and I have absolutely no issues with any sort of build up or oily issues at the end of wearing 2nd day hair.
I have tried Aveda, TiGi and a plethora of other shampoos out there and NONE of them can hold a candle to the Kevin Murphy... LOVE IT!!!
Gemma (Liverpool)

Product Focus - KEVIN MURPHY FRESH.HAIR

FRESH HAIR is basically a dry cleaner for your hair.

This revolutionary product will remove all your sins from the night before.

FRESH.HAIR should be sprayed lightly onto the hair; rub with a dry towel

then brush out unwanted product, dust and odours.

This product will freshen up your hair after a long day at work or a gym workout.

Suitable for all hair types, especially fine hair.

FRESH.HAIR is available at Hooka for £14.45.

Hooka in the news!

Channel 5 News came to Hooka to ask the experts what they thought of a possible new trend that was starting for men and waxing, followed by the thoughts of the public out on the streets of Liverpool....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KttwvXVW9QM

Get them something different for Xmas this year.........

Whether it be a stocking filler or you want to treat them to some pampering, we have something for everyone's budget this Christmas........gifts sets from Kevin Murphy, American Crew & MOP or why not give them a bit of well deserved pampering with a Hooka gift voucher!  Our vouchers can be used for beauty treatments such as massages, facials or to get him a Hooka Deluxe wet shave, or even treat them to a new hair do!

We also stock GHD's, Diva hair styling tongs, hot brushes, hot rollers and all that's needed to help them keep their hair looking as good as the day it was last styled at Hooka!

Above is just a small selection of the gifts available to buy at Hooka. There's loads more to choose from in the salon!