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 DIRECTORSHANNON BUCARO
SHE | HER
@SHANNONBUCAROHAIR
EVENT COORDINATORPAIGE SHANOVICH
THEY | THEM
@PAIGE_COLOR_CUT
EVENT SUPPORTMARKIE 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