1st Place Winner of The Philip Pelusi Gothic Nuevo Makeover Contest Carlena @ BL!
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BuZZworthy @ Philip Pelusi ~ Feeling Blue?
Famed American Salon Editor, Marianne Dougherty, commissioned Philip and his Design Team to create these amazing looks for a photo spread in her magazine. She wanted to find out what all the buzz was about at Philip Pelusi, the S.P.A.C.E. (Space for Photography and Creative Expression now known as The Philip Pelusi Center for Talent Development), his products and salons.
She also challenged us to take the shoot outdoors on the Southside! Hair and makeup created at the S.P.A.C.E. while Philip’s wielded his mad photography skills taking these fun shots all over the Southside for her photo spread.
Behind The Scenes
Photo and lighting by Philip Pelusi
Volumetric Haircut and Design by Philip Pelusi
Styling by Philip Pelusi and Jeffrey R
Photo Styling by Philip Pelusi and Jeffrey R
Hair color by Sam C
Makeup by Nikki B
Clothing Max Alto and model’s own clothing
Philip Pelusi products P2 by Philip Pelusi Moisturesheen Shampoo and Moisturesheen Conditioner, Daily HaiRx, styling with P2 Honey, and P2 Hard Stuff to finish
BuZZworthy is fun facts and photos about how Philip got started in the industry, his salon journey, the history of his products, with more adventures on the horizon! See ALL BuZZworthy on BuZZworthy (busystylist.com)
A Philip Pelusi Micro Class Starring Salon Leader Kristen @ SS!
The Tela Root to End Recovery Hair and Scalp Treatment Instructional Video starring Salon Leader Kristen!
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The Philip Pelusi Chic Geek ~ Maximum Concentration
by Nikki B ~ Product Education Director
Today, there is a lot of conversation and marketing about ingredients. What is in a product and what is not in a product. But what isn’t talked about so much is the level of concentration of the overall formula. An ingredient can be a great ingredient but if there isn’t much of that ingredient in the product or the product is watered down, then it has no positive impact on the hair or scalp.
That’s NOT how Philip Pelusi creates a product. Quite the opposite, in fact. Philip hand selects the best quality, best result ingredients. But he also makes what are universally known as the highest concentrated formulas in the hair care marketplace.
Most product formulas on the market contain about 80% water and only 20% ingredient concentration. You can clearly see how ineffective these products and the ingredients therein would be to the hair and scalp. The ingredients simply serve a marketing purpose so the company can say “we have this or that ingredient” in their product.
Instead, Philip Pelusi products contain 80 – 100% active ingredient concentration and only 10 – 20% base blend ingredients! The opposite of other products on the market. P2 and Tela Shampoos and Conditioners contain 90-100% ingredient concentration and all other P2 and Tela products contain 80% ingredient concentration.
Every formula created needs some type of base for all other ingredients to be mixed into. Just like cooking. If I am making marina sauce, I will start off with the finest quality, cold-pressed, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, then add garlic and so on until I build the entire recipe of marina sauce.
The same is true with product creation. Most companies start with 80% water as their base and then add the actual “effective” ingredients. This is a much cheaper way to make a product. Philip does NOT make his products this way.
Also, Philip’s “10 – 20% base ingredients” are specially formulated “base blends” that additionally have benefits to the hair and scalp. Two examples of this are the 100% USDA Certified Organic Aloe in the P2 Shampoos and Conditioners and the 100% USDA Certified Organic White, Green and Oolong Tea in the Tela products.
But most guests don’t know this! It is up to us as Stylists to tell our guests this. As you all know, we are the catalysts to make the product come alive and special to the guest with information and styling tips etc.
Otherwise, it’s just stuff in a bottle and anyone can try to sell stuff! We don’t! Instead, we offer the path to achieving great, strong, beautiful, healthy, stylish hair! Philip Pelusi Stylist + Philip Pelusi Products = Beautiful Hair!
The Philip Pelusi Chic Geek is a treasure trove of in-depth Philip Pelusi ingredient knowledge. To see all Chic Geeks, go to… Chic Geek (busystylist.com)
Beautiful Fall Hair Color Created by Philip Pelusi Artistic Elite Designer Andrea!
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Movie Night @ Philip Pelusi: Avant Coiffure Noir
Get a glimpse into the enormous creative history of Philip Pelusi and his Design Teams over the decades. Just click and view! Philip Pelusi…A Playground for Hair! More to come! Stay tuned!
From the Philip Pelusi Film Studio…Shadows
From the Philip Pelusi Film Studio…Hair Noir
From the Philip Pelusi Film Studio…Avant Coiffure
Want to watch it again? Or show a potential New Talent? It’s archived on Films by Philip Pelusi (busystylist.com)
Beautiful Fall Hair Color Created by Abbie @ RTM!
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BuZZworthy @ Philip Pelusi ~ A Flash from The Past
Four of Philip Pelusi’s creative geniuses got together for an amazing photoshoot to premiere a Philip Pelusi Flash Hair Color technique! All shown here working on model Claire, the perfect muse for this technique.
A timeless look featuring a truly stunning harmony of hair color hues and prestine hair condition, reflecting light with luminous shine. The blunt bob Volumetric haircut has a lot of interior layering allowing this to be shapeshifting style worn in a multitude of styles as show here.
Behind The Scenes…
Photo and lighting by Philip Pelusi
Volumetric Haircut and Design by Philip Pelusi
Styling by Jeffrey R, Sam C and Barbie at The Mall at Robinson (all pictured here)
Photo Styling by Philip Pelusi and Jeffrey R
Hair color by Sam C
Makeup by Claire (model)
Clothing Model’s own vintage clothing
Philip Pelusi products P2 by Philip Pelusi Long gev ity Shampoo and Long gev ity Conditioner, Daily HaiRx, styling with Fixative mixed with just a bit of Soft Wax, Fluid Spray to finish
BuZZworthy is fun facts and photos about how Philip got started in the industry, his salon journey, the history of his products, with more adventures on the horizon! See ALL BuZZworthy on BuZZworthy (busystylist.com)
Beautiful Hair Created by Super Talent Philip Pelusi Designers!
Just click on The Talent Gallery (busystylist.com) to view all the incredible works of hair art created by our talented Philip Pelusi Designers!
Trend Alert ~ Sleek Styling
by Nikki ~ Product Education Director
Today’s hair and even clothing trends harken back to the 1990’s making us think we’re living a real-life episode of Friends or channeling our inner Mia Wallace (Pulp Fiction). And one of the major hair trends for Fall 2024 is sleek styled everything from micro bangs to blunt bobs. A sleek styled blowout really shows off bold shapes, so we are reaching for heat protecting, hair rejuvenating Philip Pelusi products along with our paddle brushes, blow dryers and flat irons!
These products make styling easier with better results by smoothing and sealing the cuticle for reducing tangling and increased smoothness and reflective shine. The Sleek Styling trend can be worn in glossy blowout or styled back of the face with either a pliable or stiff feel to the hair. So to customize products for a pliable sleek style, we recommending starting with an application of our Tela Beauty Organics by Philip Pelusi Liquid IQ then topping it off with P2 by Philip Pelusi Polish.
This rich think glossy formula also contains USDA Certified Organic Baobab Oil but in a much higher concentration level. This purposely gives the hair a little more weight so we recommend reserving this product for thick, medium or any density of coarse or thick hair.
P2 by Philip Pelusi Polish
Additionally, this combination works when combing damp almost wet hair sleek and smooth back off the face, another echo from the 90’s. Long hair also can easily wear this trend by slicking all of part of the hair back into a bun. Hair should be styled so smooth it appears borderline wet. So if a slick but firm look is desired, we are reaching for an ultra-firm gel such as our unique P2 by Philip Pelusi Hard Stuff, 7 times stronger than gels on the market. A bonus is its incredible Lemon Grass fragrance.
P2 by Philip Pelusi Hard Stuff
And speaking of sleek and shiny, when formulating Tela Liquid IQ we purposely packaged both products uniquely in glass bottles. Of course, not every haircare formula or ingredient requires glass packaging, actually most products don’t. But Liquid IQ’s ingredients are so distinct and delicately blended that we stipulated glass packaging to preserve the product’s potency and integrity.
This plus the chaperone molecule’s ability to complex with and protect active peptides and lipids from degradation while within our Liquid IQ’s glass bottle packaging until they are activated by heat in the styling process, is why the IQ formula inside stay 100% potent and effective until the last drop.
Tela Liquid IQ by Philip Pelusi
Glass bottles are odorless and non-porous and as a result considered foolproof packaging. To make an analogy, this is why wine is almost exclusively packaged in glass bottles. Glass preserves the wine’s quality, taste and longevity. Glass bottles are more expensive but when needed, are well worth it. And we believe these formulas are like a fine wine, good to the last drop.
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