<p>Behind the scenes before showtime at the Hartland Mansion in Las Vegas. Six salon teams competed for the regional title of Supreme Salon.</p>

Behind the scenes before showtime at the Hartland Mansion in Las Vegas. Six salon teams competed for the regional title of Supreme Salon.

<p>Nail tech Joy Yavenue touches up a model's nails before showtime.</p>

Nail tech Joy Yavenue touches up a model's nails before showtime.

<p>Nail tech Joy Yavenue (center) with her mother and a model.</p>

Nail tech Joy Yavenue (center) with her mother and a model.

<p>Headliners Salon: This ensemble represents the Valley of Fire, a national park in Las Vegas. The nail tips were cut out in the shape of flames.</p>

Headliners Salon: This ensemble represents the Valley of Fire, a national park in Las Vegas. The nail tips were cut out in the shape of flames.

<p>Headliners Salon: This ensemble represents the Valley of Fire, a national park in Las Vegas. The nail tips were cut out in the shape of flames.</p>

Headliners Salon: This ensemble represents the Valley of Fire, a national park in Las Vegas. The nail tips were cut out in the shape of flames.

<p>Headliners Salon: The Cowgirl's nails incorporated the red hair that was used in the model's hairstyle. Cowgirls and cowboys once and still ride and roam the land.</p>

Headliners Salon: The Cowgirl's nails incorporated the red hair that was used in the model's hairstyle. Cowgirls and cowboys once and still ride and roam the land.

<p>Headliners Salon: Not far from the city are rolling tumbleweeds carried by windstorms through the desert. Yavenue used dryed moss and polish with a pinch of sand sprinkled in between coats to give it a simple texturized effect.</p>

Headliners Salon: Not far from the city are rolling tumbleweeds carried by windstorms through the desert. Yavenue used dryed moss and polish with a pinch of sand sprinkled in between coats to give it a simple texturized effect.

<p>Headliners Salon: Yavenue added sand in acrylic to create the landscape of the ground for her three-prong cacti.</p>

Headliners Salon: Yavenue added sand in acrylic to create the landscape of the ground for her three-prong cacti.

<p>Headliners Salon: Yavenue created the beading and feather work of the Native American-inspired model by hand. The fabric of the model's skirt was used as the base of the nail.</p>

Headliners Salon: Yavenue created the beading and feather work of the Native American-inspired model by hand. The fabric of the model's skirt was used as the base of the nail.

<p>Headliners Salon: Tzigone Osborne's Native American-inspired fantasy hairstyle.</p>

Headliners Salon: Tzigone Osborne's Native American-inspired fantasy hairstyle.

<p>Headliners Salon: Yavenue used four nail tips on each nail for length, then shaped them to a point for a beam effect. She faded five different shades of glitter for a red to bright yellow effect.</p>

Headliners Salon: Yavenue used four nail tips on each nail for length, then shaped them to a point for a beam effect. She faded five different shades of glitter for a red to bright yellow effect.

<p>Headliners Salon: Yavenue drilled through the nail to keep the spikes in place for the blooming cactus, angled as she'd envisioned. She used polish and acrylic powder to create a mossy look under the spikes for a more life-like look.</p>

Headliners Salon: Yavenue drilled through the nail to keep the spikes in place for the blooming cactus, angled as she'd envisioned. She used polish and acrylic powder to create a mossy look under the spikes for a more life-like look.

<p>Headliners Salon: Yavenue drilled through the nail to keep the spikes in place for the blooming cactus, angled as she'd envisioned. Osborne lent her own pet sunfire-bearded dragon to finish this look.</p>

Headliners Salon: Yavenue drilled through the nail to keep the spikes in place for the blooming cactus, angled as she'd envisioned. Osborne lent her own pet sunfire-bearded dragon to finish this look.

<p>Headliners Salon: Yavenue used actual pebbles and rocks on the nail, which became heavier on the model as the night progressed.</p>

Headliners Salon: Yavenue used actual pebbles and rocks on the nail, which became heavier on the model as the night progressed.

<p>Headliners Salon: The hair used for the cayote model was used to resemble fur on the nails. Yavenue found it difficult working with hair for nail art.</p>

Headliners Salon: The hair used for the cayote model was used to resemble fur on the nails. Yavenue found it difficult working with hair for nail art.

<p>Headliners Salon: Lake Mead is another National Park in Las Vegas with beautiful blue water and amazing sunsets. The balls of water flowed off the nail tip into the beta-fish-infested fish bowl.</p>

Headliners Salon: Lake Mead is another National Park in Las Vegas with beautiful blue water and amazing sunsets. The balls of water flowed off the nail tip into the beta-fish-infested fish bowl.

<p>Headliners Salon: The vulture-inspired model had it easiest on the nails. Short, jet black nails kept the focus on the model's hair, feathers, and skull.</p>

Headliners Salon: The vulture-inspired model had it easiest on the nails. Short, jet black nails kept the focus on the model's hair, feathers, and skull.

<p>Headliners Salon: The vulture-inspired model had it easiest on the nails. Short, jet black nails kept the focus on the model's hair, feathers, and skull.</p>

Headliners Salon: The vulture-inspired model had it easiest on the nails. Short, jet black nails kept the focus on the model's hair, feathers, and skull.

<p>Headliners Salon: Like the sun nails, Yavenue used three tips on each nail and used resins to adhere the wedding mesh to the tip. She then hand-painted the colors and added glitter to the back of the tips to resemble the belly of the snake.</p>

Headliners Salon: Like the sun nails, Yavenue used three tips on each nail and used resins to adhere the wedding mesh to the tip. She then hand-painted the colors and added glitter to the back of the tips to resemble the belly of the snake.

<p>Headliners Salon: Like the sun nails, Yavenue used three tips to extend each nail and used resins to adhere the wedding mesh to the tip. She then hand-painted the colors and added glitter to the back of the tips to resemble the belly of the snake.</p>

Headliners Salon: Like the sun nails, Yavenue used three tips to extend each nail and used resins to adhere the wedding mesh to the tip. She then hand-painted the colors and added glitter to the back of the tips to resemble the belly of the snake.

<p>Team Headliners Salon placed second in the regional Hair Wars competition set in Las Vegas. Tzigane Osborne had the help of Casey Burtenshaw, Sarah Hammond, Kristina Marzola, and Kaitlin Gretches for the fantasy hairstyles, with nails by Joy Yavenue and make-up from Skin City Body Painting's Nicole Smoleyak, Jessica Westrum, Leticia, and Steven Harlock.</p>
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Team Headliners Salon placed second in the regional Hair Wars competition set in Las Vegas. Tzigane Osborne had the help of Casey Burtenshaw, Sarah Hammond, Kristina Marzola, and Kaitlin Gretches for the fantasy hairstyles, with nails by Joy Yavenue and make-up from Skin City Body Painting's Nicole Smoleyak, Jessica Westrum, Leticia, and Steven Harlock.

 

<p>Other teams took different approaches to their themes. Pictured are a few models from Platinum Hair Studio who took third place.</p>

Other teams took different approaches to their themes. Pictured are a few models from Platinum Hair Studio who took third place.

<p>A model from Platinum Hair Studio.</p>

A model from Platinum Hair Studio.

<p>The Las Vegas regional Hair Wars Supreme Salon Tour took place in Hartland Mansion.</p>

The Las Vegas regional Hair Wars Supreme Salon Tour took place in Hartland Mansion.

<p>Hair Wars, The Supreme Salon Tour was hosted by Ben Mollin, a finalist in the first season of BRAVO&rsquo;s reality hair competition, Shear Genius.</p>

Hair Wars, The Supreme Salon Tour was hosted by Ben Mollin, a finalist in the first season of BRAVO’s reality hair competition, Shear Genius.

<p>An up-and-coming Las Vegas-based MMA fighter stopped by to support the event.</p>

An up-and-coming Las Vegas-based MMA fighter stopped by to support the event.

<p>Last year's winning looks from the North American Hairstyling Awards (NAHA) stopped by the event for an exhibition down the runway. Styles by Eli Mancha of Locked &amp; Loaded,&nbsp; 2011 NAHA Hairstylist of the Year in the Artistic category.</p>

Last year's winning looks from the North American Hairstyling Awards (NAHA) stopped by the event for an exhibition down the runway. Styles by Eli Mancha of Locked & Loaded,  2011 NAHA Hairstylist of the Year in the Artistic category.

<p>Last year's winning looks from the North American Hairstyling Awards (NAHA) stopped by the event for an exhibition down the runway. Styles by Eli Mancha of Locked &amp; Loaded,&nbsp; 2011 NAHA Hairstylist of the Year in the Artistic category.</p>

Last year's winning looks from the North American Hairstyling Awards (NAHA) stopped by the event for an exhibition down the runway. Styles by Eli Mancha of Locked & Loaded,  2011 NAHA Hairstylist of the Year in the Artistic category.

<p>Headliners Salon's blooming cactus look.</p>

Headliners Salon's blooming cactus look.

<p>Headliners Salon'sbig horn sheep did not need nails since she was covered in a hair suit. Big horn sheep are frequently seen in parks near Lake Mead.</p>

Headliners Salon'sbig horn sheep did not need nails since she was covered in a hair suit. Big horn sheep are frequently seen in parks near Lake Mead.

<p>Headliners Salon's vulture look.</p>

Headliners Salon's vulture look.

<p>Headliners Salon's vulture look.</p>

Headliners Salon's vulture look.

<p>Headliners Salon's red rock look.</p>

Headliners Salon's red rock look.

<p>Headliners Salon's Valley of Fire.</p>

Headliners Salon's Valley of Fire.

<p>Headliners Salon's coyote look.</p>

Headliners Salon's coyote look.

<p>Headliners Salon's coyote look.</p>

Headliners Salon's coyote look.

<p>Headliners Salon's snake-inspired look.</p>

Headliners Salon's snake-inspired look.

<p>Headliners Salon's snake-inspired look.</p>

Headliners Salon's snake-inspired look.

<p>Headliners Salon's three-prong cactus look.</p>

Headliners Salon's three-prong cactus look.

<p>Headliners Salon's sun-inspired look.</p>

Headliners Salon's sun-inspired look.

<p>Headliners Salon's sun-inspired look.</p>

Headliners Salon's sun-inspired look.

<p>Body Spa Salon took home the $500 first place prize and regional title of Supreme Salon with their hairstyles (and performance) inspired by the novel, <em>50 Shades of Grey</em>.</p>

Body Spa Salon took home the $500 first place prize and regional title of Supreme Salon with their hairstyles (and performance) inspired by the novel, 50 Shades of Grey.

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<p>Behind the scenes before showtime at the Hartland Mansion in Las Vegas. Six salon teams competed for the regional title of Supreme Salon.</p>
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Behind the scenes before showtime at the Hartland Mansion in Las Vegas. Six salon teams competed for the regional title of Supreme Salon.

<p>Nail tech Joy Yavenue touches up a model's nails before showtime.</p>
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Nail tech Joy Yavenue touches up a model's nails before showtime.

<p>Nail tech Joy Yavenue (center) with her mother and a model.</p>
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Nail tech Joy Yavenue (center) with her mother and a model.

<p>Headliners Salon: This ensemble represents the Valley of Fire, a national park in Las Vegas. The nail tips were cut out in the shape of flames.</p>
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Headliners Salon: This ensemble represents the Valley of Fire, a national park in Las Vegas. The nail tips were cut out in the shape of flames.

<p>Headliners Salon: This ensemble represents the Valley of Fire, a national park in Las Vegas. The nail tips were cut out in the shape of flames.</p>
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Headliners Salon: This ensemble represents the Valley of Fire, a national park in Las Vegas. The nail tips were cut out in the shape of flames.

<p>Headliners Salon: The Cowgirl's nails incorporated the red hair that was used in the model's hairstyle. Cowgirls and cowboys once and still ride and roam the land.</p>
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Headliners Salon: The Cowgirl's nails incorporated the red hair that was used in the model's hairstyle. Cowgirls and cowboys once and still ride and roam the land.

<p>Headliners Salon: Not far from the city are rolling tumbleweeds carried by windstorms through the desert. Yavenue used dryed moss and polish with a pinch of sand sprinkled in between coats to give it a simple texturized effect.</p>
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Headliners Salon: Not far from the city are rolling tumbleweeds carried by windstorms through the desert. Yavenue used dryed moss and polish with a pinch of sand sprinkled in between coats to give it a simple texturized effect.

<p>Headliners Salon: Yavenue added sand in acrylic to create the landscape of the ground for her three-prong cacti.</p>
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Headliners Salon: Yavenue added sand in acrylic to create the landscape of the ground for her three-prong cacti.

<p>Headliners Salon: Yavenue created the beading and feather work of the Native American-inspired model by hand. The fabric of the model's skirt was used as the base of the nail.</p>
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Headliners Salon: Yavenue created the beading and feather work of the Native American-inspired model by hand. The fabric of the model's skirt was used as the base of the nail.

<p>Headliners Salon: Tzigone Osborne's Native American-inspired fantasy hairstyle.</p>
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Headliners Salon: Tzigone Osborne's Native American-inspired fantasy hairstyle.

<p>Headliners Salon: Yavenue used four nail tips on each nail for length, then shaped them to a point for a beam effect. She faded five different shades of glitter for a red to bright yellow effect.</p>
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Headliners Salon: Yavenue used four nail tips on each nail for length, then shaped them to a point for a beam effect. She faded five different shades of glitter for a red to bright yellow effect.

<p>Headliners Salon: Yavenue drilled through the nail to keep the spikes in place for the blooming cactus, angled as she'd envisioned. She used polish and acrylic powder to create a mossy look under the spikes for a more life-like look.</p>
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Headliners Salon: Yavenue drilled through the nail to keep the spikes in place for the blooming cactus, angled as she'd envisioned. She used polish and acrylic powder to create a mossy look under the spikes for a more life-like look.

<p>Headliners Salon: Yavenue drilled through the nail to keep the spikes in place for the blooming cactus, angled as she'd envisioned. Osborne lent her own pet sunfire-bearded dragon to finish this look.</p>
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Headliners Salon: Yavenue drilled through the nail to keep the spikes in place for the blooming cactus, angled as she'd envisioned. Osborne lent her own pet sunfire-bearded dragon to finish this look.

<p>Headliners Salon: Yavenue used actual pebbles and rocks on the nail, which became heavier on the model as the night progressed.</p>
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Headliners Salon: Yavenue used actual pebbles and rocks on the nail, which became heavier on the model as the night progressed.

<p>Headliners Salon: The hair used for the cayote model was used to resemble fur on the nails. Yavenue found it difficult working with hair for nail art.</p>
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Headliners Salon: The hair used for the cayote model was used to resemble fur on the nails. Yavenue found it difficult working with hair for nail art.

<p>Headliners Salon: Lake Mead is another National Park in Las Vegas with beautiful blue water and amazing sunsets. The balls of water flowed off the nail tip into the beta-fish-infested fish bowl.</p>
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Headliners Salon: Lake Mead is another National Park in Las Vegas with beautiful blue water and amazing sunsets. The balls of water flowed off the nail tip into the beta-fish-infested fish bowl.

<p>Headliners Salon: The vulture-inspired model had it easiest on the nails. Short, jet black nails kept the focus on the model's hair, feathers, and skull.</p>
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Headliners Salon: The vulture-inspired model had it easiest on the nails. Short, jet black nails kept the focus on the model's hair, feathers, and skull.

<p>Headliners Salon: The vulture-inspired model had it easiest on the nails. Short, jet black nails kept the focus on the model's hair, feathers, and skull.</p>
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Headliners Salon: The vulture-inspired model had it easiest on the nails. Short, jet black nails kept the focus on the model's hair, feathers, and skull.

<p>Headliners Salon: Like the sun nails, Yavenue used three tips on each nail and used resins to adhere the wedding mesh to the tip. She then hand-painted the colors and added glitter to the back of the tips to resemble the belly of the snake.</p>
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Headliners Salon: Like the sun nails, Yavenue used three tips on each nail and used resins to adhere the wedding mesh to the tip. She then hand-painted the colors and added glitter to the back of the tips to resemble the belly of the snake.

<p>Headliners Salon: Like the sun nails, Yavenue used three tips to extend each nail and used resins to adhere the wedding mesh to the tip. She then hand-painted the colors and added glitter to the back of the tips to resemble the belly of the snake.</p>
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Headliners Salon: Like the sun nails, Yavenue used three tips to extend each nail and used resins to adhere the wedding mesh to the tip. She then hand-painted the colors and added glitter to the back of the tips to resemble the belly of the snake.

<p>Team Headliners Salon placed second in the regional Hair Wars competition set in Las Vegas. Tzigane Osborne had the help of Casey Burtenshaw, Sarah Hammond, Kristina Marzola, and Kaitlin Gretches for the fantasy hairstyles, with nails by Joy Yavenue and make-up from Skin City Body Painting's Nicole Smoleyak, Jessica Westrum, Leticia, and Steven Harlock.</p>
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Team Headliners Salon placed second in the regional Hair Wars competition set in Las Vegas. Tzigane Osborne had the help of Casey Burtenshaw, Sarah Hammond, Kristina Marzola, and Kaitlin Gretches for the fantasy hairstyles, with nails by Joy Yavenue and make-up from Skin City Body Painting's Nicole Smoleyak, Jessica Westrum, Leticia, and Steven Harlock.

 

<p>Other teams took different approaches to their themes. Pictured are a few models from Platinum Hair Studio who took third place.</p>
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Other teams took different approaches to their themes. Pictured are a few models from Platinum Hair Studio who took third place.

<p>A model from Platinum Hair Studio.</p>
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A model from Platinum Hair Studio.

<p>The Las Vegas regional Hair Wars Supreme Salon Tour took place in Hartland Mansion.</p>
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The Las Vegas regional Hair Wars Supreme Salon Tour took place in Hartland Mansion.

<p>Hair Wars, The Supreme Salon Tour was hosted by Ben Mollin, a finalist in the first season of BRAVO&rsquo;s reality hair competition, Shear Genius.</p>
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Hair Wars, The Supreme Salon Tour was hosted by Ben Mollin, a finalist in the first season of BRAVO’s reality hair competition, Shear Genius.

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<p>An up-and-coming Las Vegas-based MMA fighter stopped by to support the event.</p>
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An up-and-coming Las Vegas-based MMA fighter stopped by to support the event.

<p>Last year's winning looks from the North American Hairstyling Awards (NAHA) stopped by the event for an exhibition down the runway. Styles by Eli Mancha of Locked &amp; Loaded,&nbsp; 2011 NAHA Hairstylist of the Year in the Artistic category.</p>
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Last year's winning looks from the North American Hairstyling Awards (NAHA) stopped by the event for an exhibition down the runway. Styles by Eli Mancha of Locked & Loaded,  2011 NAHA Hairstylist of the Year in the Artistic category.

<p>Last year's winning looks from the North American Hairstyling Awards (NAHA) stopped by the event for an exhibition down the runway. Styles by Eli Mancha of Locked &amp; Loaded,&nbsp; 2011 NAHA Hairstylist of the Year in the Artistic category.</p>
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Last year's winning looks from the North American Hairstyling Awards (NAHA) stopped by the event for an exhibition down the runway. Styles by Eli Mancha of Locked & Loaded,  2011 NAHA Hairstylist of the Year in the Artistic category.

<p>Headliners Salon's blooming cactus look.</p>
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Headliners Salon's blooming cactus look.

<p>Headliners Salon'sbig horn sheep did not need nails since she was covered in a hair suit. Big horn sheep are frequently seen in parks near Lake Mead.</p>
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Headliners Salon'sbig horn sheep did not need nails since she was covered in a hair suit. Big horn sheep are frequently seen in parks near Lake Mead.

<p>Headliners Salon's vulture look.</p>
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Headliners Salon's vulture look.

<p>Headliners Salon's vulture look.</p>
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Headliners Salon's vulture look.

<p>Headliners Salon's red rock look.</p>
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Headliners Salon's red rock look.

<p>Headliners Salon's Valley of Fire.</p>
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Headliners Salon's Valley of Fire.

<p>Headliners Salon's coyote look.</p>
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Headliners Salon's coyote look.

<p>Headliners Salon's coyote look.</p>
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Headliners Salon's coyote look.

<p>Headliners Salon's snake-inspired look.</p>
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Headliners Salon's snake-inspired look.

<p>Headliners Salon's snake-inspired look.</p>
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Headliners Salon's snake-inspired look.

<p>Headliners Salon's three-prong cactus look.</p>
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Headliners Salon's three-prong cactus look.

<p>Headliners Salon's sun-inspired look.</p>
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Headliners Salon's sun-inspired look.

<p>Headliners Salon's sun-inspired look.</p>
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Headliners Salon's sun-inspired look.

<p>Body Spa Salon took home the $500 first place prize and regional title of Supreme Salon with their hairstyles (and performance) inspired by the novel, <em>50 Shades of Grey</em>.</p>
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Body Spa Salon took home the $500 first place prize and regional title of Supreme Salon with their hairstyles (and performance) inspired by the novel, 50 Shades of Grey.

Fantasy nail art found its way onto the catwalk at the Hartland Mansion in Las Vegas. The annual Hair Wars Supreme Salon Tour, produced by Windy City Media, began its cross-country tour in January searching for top-notch salons showcasing their style and creativity in fantasy hairstyles. The tour stopped in Las Vegas during Cosmoprof North America, where we followed Headliners Salon in their quest to win the regional title of Supreme Salon.

Headliners owner and stylist Tzigane Osborne and her team of salon professionals chose a unique approach to displaying her fantasy hairstyles by partnering with 17-year veteran nail tech Joy Yavenue and Skin City Body Painting artists headed by Nicole Smolenyak to create a complete ensemble of looks portraying Osborne’s theme, The Wild Life of Vegas. “People think of Las Vegas as a constant party, but they’ve forgotten about the beauty that surrounds Vegas. We wanted to focus on the animals, plants, and natural wildlife of Vegas,” Osborne says. To top off her creations, Osborne brought her pet lizard, snake, and beta fish to accompany their respective models down the runway.

Headliners Salon placed second in the regional competition behind Body Spa Salon. Third went to Platinum Hair Studio. The top three salons in each region go on to the Hair Wars finale, set to take place in Las Vegas in December. For more information on the Hair Wars Supreme Salon Tour, visit www.supremesalon.com.

For a video highlight of the night, visit our From the Editors blog: http://blogs.nailsmag.com/editor/archive/2012/08/27/Nails-at-the-Hair-Wars.aspx

Photography by Kimberly Pham

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