HAIR POP

FEBRUARY 15TH 2026 | CHICAGO

THE LINEUP

EDITION ONE

THE FIRST HAIR POP BEGAN WITH A SIMPLE IDEA: CREATE A ROOM WHERE INDEPENDENT ARTISTS COULD TEACH IN THEIR OWN VOICE AND EDUCATION FELT APPROACHABLE, INTERACTIVE, AND ROOTED IN REAL BEHIND THE CHAIR EXPERIENCE.

WHAT STARTED AS AN EXPERIEMENT QUICKLY BECAME PROOF THAT THERE WAS SPACE FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT. STYLISTS GATHERED AROUND LIVE DEMONSTRATIONS, CONVERSATIONS CONTINUED LONG AFTER EACH SHOWCASE ENDED, AND QUESTIONS WERE WELCOMED AS PART OF THE LEARNING PROCESS.

MORE THAN AN EVENT, THE FIRST EDITION ESTABLISHED THE FOUNDATION FOR WHAT HAIR POP WILL BECOME; A RECURRING PLATFORM FOR INDEPENDENT HAIR EDUCATION BUILT ON CURIOUSITY, TECHNIQUE, AND GENUINE CONNECTION

HIGHLIGHTS

  • INDEPENDENT ARTIST SHOWCASES

  • LIVE DEMONSTRATIONS AND AUDIENCE Q&A

  • LOCAL VENDORS

  • COMMUNITY DRIVEN EDUCATION

  • NO EGO HAIR HANGS

  • SOLD OUT INAUGURAL EVENT

BEHIND HAIR POP

FOUNDER AND CREATIVE DIRECTOR

SHANNON BUCARO

SHE | HER
@SHANNONBUCAROHAIR

EVENT COORDINATOR

PAIGE SHANOVICH

THEY | THEM
@PAIGE_COLOR_CUT

EVENT SUPPORT

MARKIE TILTON

SHE | HER
@MARKIE_HAIR_ALLTHINGSVEGAN

EVENT LOCATION

THE VENDOR

UPCYCLED MATERIALS AND ILLUSTRATION
LOCATED IN CHICAGO
HE | HIM
@DAVEYK81

DAVEY K

THE PHOTOGRAPHER

BRAND ART DIRECTOR: HELLODSTOKES
SHE | HER
@STOKES.INMOTION

DEANDRA STOKES


EVERY SERIES STARTS WITH A FIRST ROOM. THIS WAS OURS.

THANK YOU