Barcelona Hair Academy is located in the Gracia area of Barcelona and this weekend marks the start of the area’s big Fiesta!!! From the 15th to the 21st of August the streets will be filled with decorations, music and Catalan traditions. If you haven’t been before we strongly suggest that you pay a visit and experience one of Barcelona’s biggest parties.

The programme of events includes every type of music imaginable, human castles, public dances, street markets and  of course plenty to eat and drink.  There is a competition for the best decorated street and the residents spend all year coming up with incredible themed works of art. Each street tends to take the competition seriously and the standards are high. A theme is chosen by each street and this can be anything from dinosaurs to underwater sea life. A tip: Explore the streets during the day to see the most decorations and avoid the sometimes overwhelming crowds at night. It’s also best to check out the street dressings earlier in the week as things can look a bit the worse for wear towards the end of the festivities.

Some of the most best Catalan traditions can be seen during the week – our favourites are the correfoc – literally running with fire… and the Castellers or Human towers.

As you may have guessed by now we love Barcelona with all its traditions and cultural events! And we especially love our “barrio”, Gracia. Enjoy the fiestas and if you are in the area come by the academy and say hi. For more information about Barcelona Hair Academy and all of our courses and activities contact us here.

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At Barcelona Hair Academy, as hairdressing course experts, we teach our students how to recreate the latest hairstyles and trends

90s fashion – The return of mom jeans

They used to be extremely uncool, and only worn by soccer moms but now they are super hip and all the cool kids are wearing them. These jeans are slightly fitted at the top with a baggy tapered leg and a high waist, and very comfortable! The best hairstyle to go with this fashion is big and casually swept to the side– think 90s supermodels Cindy Crawford or Linda Evangelista. Soft and wavy and very feminine, but less styled then they used to wear it. No need for hot rollers, just sleep with your hair in a braid if your hair is poker straight and you want to create some movement.

Products: Use dust waxes, like Schwartzkopf Dust It, dry shampoo, and a little serum or argan oil to control the frizz.

Top tip: Dry your hair upside down to create volume at the roots. Keep the side parting low and undefined.

Another cool hair trend is the 90s-inspired minimalist bob. Kate Bosworth, always on trend, went for this crop, combining it with a low parting and a little texture at the ends. Emma Stone wears it a little messier and with a grown out fringe, which gives the look more versatility.

Festival Fashion

The festival season is here, and its time to start thinking about getting your look together. At Barcelona Hair Academy we love scrutinizing the celeb looks and predicting new trends. At the ever fabulous Coachella festival prints were big this year, especially big bold colourful ones. Jeans shorts are still going strong, and as far as the hair goes, the looks are simple, a low messy ponytail, a headband to keep hair out of your face or a thrown on hat. If your hair is blond, you can stick some temporary pastel colour mask on your ends for a cool ombre effect.

One of Barcelona’s biggest festival, Primavera Sound is a little more indie and rocky than the californian boho styled festival, but festival goers still take inspiration from the cool Hollywood crowd. The caftan is the one must have item in your wardrobe this year, but the Barcelona way of wearing it is over cropped shorts, and teamed with brogues, Vans or trainers. Pile on the accessories, bracelets, necklaces, rings on your hands. This is not the time to be minimalist or for taking the advice of Coco Chanel, who said that one would always took one accessory off before leaving the house. This is the time to put one more on before dashing out the door, and being late to meet your mates.

We thought Kylie and Kendall Jenner looked amazing at Coachella, Kendall wearing her shorts a little longer, and Kylie with pastel green hair and a white kaftan.

Barcelona hair Academy loves everything about Festivals and especially seeing what hairstyles people are going for. We keep up with all the latest trends to offer our students the best possible training and to help them become amazing hair professionals. For more information about our courses don’t hesitate to contact us through our website.

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Celebrities know that every now and then you need to switch things up a little. Or a lot. From cotton candy dye jobs to major chops, these celebrities decided to get made over and we love dissecting the results. Get inspired by these radical changes, Barcelona Hair Academy brings you the best makeovers!

Rihanna went with short red hair at the Met Ball in NYC, but it wasn’t long ago that she was rocking long orange beachy waves on her trip to Hawaii . At the Grammys earlier this year we saw her with a dark bun. We know that Riri loves to change her hair as often as her outfit, and we aren’t complaining! She has managed to master a wide variety of styles and we can’t wait to see what her stylist come up with next.

Also at the Met Gala, Katy Perry wore a short dark wig which suited her to a T. But it is not the first time the celebrity has transformed her style this year. We previously sore her with a black and green bob that then turned red. She is definitely not afraid of trying new things.

It is no surprise that fantasy colours have taken over the celebrity world lately. There are loads of celebrities that have tried to spice up their looks by trying a more edgy, vibrant colour. But for us there is a clear winner:

Kylie Jenner went with many (many) versions of teal this year. She started off with a short ombré that turned into long extensions. She briefly went back to black and then at this year’s Coachella festival she went full aquamarine. But just for the first weekend, because on the second day of the festival she was seen with a bright pink bob. What will be next?

Finally blondes made a big comeback this year, especially for Paris Fashion Week, where Kim Kardashian and Jared Leto surprised us with platinum looks. Kim had tried going blonde for the previous edition of the fashion event, but this time she went with an even more drastic change from her naturally dark brown hair. Meanwhile Jared Leto decided it was time to lose the “Jesus vibe” and appeared with short super blond hair; another of this year’s most radical transformations – and we aren’t even half way in!

What do you think about these transformations? Which one is your favourite and which one are you dying to try out yourself? At Barcelona Hair Academy we love seeing and making these radical changes; if you are looking for advice on style, don’t hesitate to contact us for an appointment at any of our salons. And remember that our hairdressing courses are available all year round!

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