A little history on Framar

There are so many different foils on the market now!
It seems that everyone is bringing out amazing funky pop up designs, making it hard to pick which one you want to use....

I remember when we ordered our first shipment from Framar, ( back when we could afford to dabble in importing) and I was so excited when the first order finally arrived from Canada.

The foil felt amazing, not like traditional foil at all, it was lighter and felt more like paper than actual foil,.....and the brushes, oh those tint brushes, the acu soft bristle was just beautiful - it takes a hairdresser to get excited about foil and tint brushes hey.

These days we still stock framar, along with EZ foil, and Glide foil, as we love some of the designs, and not everyone loves what I do.

This female owned company was formed in 1986 by Frank and Maria, who met in 1978 when Frank styled Maria's hair in his little salon in Canada, little did Maria know that she had just met her future husband, and in 1986 she started making foil in the back of his salon, the first in Canada to design foil especially for hair salons.

We love stories like this as they are inspiring to every one in small business that dreams can be achieved if you truly have the desire, Framar now being sold in over 190 countries world wide.

Family owned businesses are so important, especially in an ever changing consumer market, the big boys drive out the little fish, leaving us with no options but to buy from them, family owned businesses are often sold to the big boys, and then either completely changed, or phased out as part of the plan to dominate.

We will always support the little guys in our business, as we are little too, and sometimes we will watch those little guys become big players and be proud to have been part of the journey of growth.

Like supporting you guys, and you supporting us!