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      <description>KOS.PRO BLOG HAS THE LATEST NEWS AND PRESS INFORMATION ON THE KING OF SHAVES PROFESSIONAL RANGE ONLY AVAILABLE IN SALONS. BY SALLY JIMSON-GREENWOOD AND WILL KING</description>
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      <copyright>Copyright 2008</copyright>
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         <title>KOS.PRO Shampoo Performance Award - Men&apos;s Health</title>
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         <title>Magazine Awards!</title>
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Note to all Men,

Keep your eyes peeled and your ears open:

<strong>"For What?"</strong> I hear you ask -

<em>you are going to be seeing and hearing more about the KOS.PRO range.</em>

<strong>"Why?"</strong> I hear you shout - 

<em>because the KOS.PRO Shampoo has won <strong>'best performance product' </strong>award in the <strong>Men's Health magazine Awards 08</strong>!!!</em>

and

<em>KOS.PRO have been chosen as a <strong>'Highly commended' </strong>male grooming range in the <strong>MAXIM Style Awards 08</strong>.</em>
Not bad in our first year........

<strong>"Congratulations and well done"</strong> I hear you say - 

<em>thanks xx</em>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:24:45 +0000</pubDate>
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         <title>Professional Hairdresser Magazine!</title>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:29:15 +0000</pubDate>
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         <title>Strickly Salon</title>
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Hi all,

As you are all aware we have stretched the KOS brand into the professional sector delivering the KOS.PRO Series of products.

We have specially selected salons across the UK and Ireland using the and selling the range.

A number of the salons have their own websites as do we www.kmishop.com and I am writing to you today to say how pleased I am with the online sales we have had to date.

For the last 2 week we have been selling the range on our website mentioned above and sales have been tremendous!!

I just wanted to say Thank you x</description>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:26:30 +0000</pubDate>
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         <title>Paraben free products</title>
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Butyl, methyl, propyl and ethyl parabens are commonly found in the ingredients of skincare and shave products.  Normally used to add colour and to reduce the effects of bacteria.

Methylparaben is commonly found in anti-age products but a study carried out in Japan showed evidence that this type of paraben CAN cause premature aging when exposed to ultra-violet rays.......hhmmm. 

So, I am proud to say that 9 of my KOS.PRO skincare, style and shave products are paraben free.  ;-)



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         <pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 10:57:32 +0000</pubDate>
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         <title>Spread the word...</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Our KOS.PRO male grooming range has been developed specifically for salons and barbers.

Salons and barbers have purchased the range and have made it succeed!!

How regularly do you visit your barber or salon?  every 4 weeks?  Thought so!

Next time you visit tell them about the KOS.PRO range, you know...the new and pioneering male grooming range specialising in skincare, shave and style.

You guys should need nothing else in your life apart from KOS.PRO and a stylish woman to make sure you're 'just so' about the way you smell, style your hair and dress yourself......Or a stylish man, whatever floats your boat but KOS.PRO is a must for all!!

Whatever your lifestyle, if you're fashion conscious, care about your looks, shave or style your hair - this range is for you...........................tell your barbershop/salon next time you go - they can contact me direct via this website to get hold of the products.

<strong>SPREAD THE WORD</strong>

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         <pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:21:18 +0000</pubDate>
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         <title>KOS.PRO.....because you&apos;re worth it!</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Interesting piece of reading from Hairdressers Journal (click on image to enlarge)


<a href="http://blogs.shave.com/kospro/HJ_p40.html" onclick="window.open('http://blogs.shave.com/kospro/HJ_p40.html','popup','width=700,height=974,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://blogs.shave.com/kospro/HJ_p40-thumb.jpg" width="200" height="278" alt="" /></a> <a href="http://blogs.shave.com/kospro/HJ_p41.html" onclick="window.open('http://blogs.shave.com/kospro/HJ_p41.html','popup','width=700,height=953,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://blogs.shave.com/kospro/HJ_p41-thumb.jpg" width="200" height="272" alt="" /></a>

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         <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:14:38 +0000</pubDate>
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         <title>New year new start!</title>
         <description><![CDATA[                                          <strong>  HAPPY NEW YEAR </strong>

This message is to all MEN who can answer yes to the following question:

Have you been getting sloshed everynight over the Christmas break?
Have you turned into a roast potato or a yorkshire pudding over the Christmas break?
Have you had a hangover in the last 2 weeks?
Have you been out with the lads for the night, woke up in the morning and can't remember the night before?

I am sure 90% of you reading this blog can answer YES to the above questions........

The alcohol, fat and sugar you have consumed over Christmas would have damaged the look and feel of your skin.  

KOS.PRO can help your skin to look and feel healthy.

Bring your skin back to life in 4 easy steps:

Step 1 - using the KOS.PRO Soap-free Face Wash will remove spot causing bacteria, oil and dirt from the surface on the skin. It's enriched with Aloe Vera and Vitamin E to leave your skin moisturised, feeling smooth and prepared for a closer shave.

Step 2 - using the KOS.PRO Exfoliator will unclog pores of graese and debris, buff dead skin cells to prevent in-growing hairs.  Being enriched with Aloe Vera and Vitamin E will leave your skin moisturised.  Removing debris from the skins surface will allow the blade to shave closer.

Step 3 -using the KOS.PRO Shave Serum, Shave Oil or the Shave Gel will protect your skin from razor burn and rashes, minimising painful nicks and cuts.  Each shaving product contains Ceramide to condition the skin and restore it's natural protective barrier. 

Step 4 - using the KOS.PRO Moisturisers penetrate and hydrate all skin types.  Rapidly absorbed Ceramide and Creatine help to condition and restore the skin.

KOS.PRO can help repair the damage you may have caused to your skin over Christmas.


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         <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2008 17:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
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         <title>Boys........Santa&apos;s on his way!!</title>
         <description>With all the cold winter weather we are experiencing your skin needs protection.

So, Your Santa&apos;s &apos;I want&apos; list should read:

KOS.PRO SPF8 Moisturiser 

These are the reasons why:
Our mattifying Moisturiser  is designed to keep skin smooth, supple and heathy-looking, while it&apos;s UV filters will guard against the aging effects of the elements.  Macadamia Nut Oil will penetrate and hydrate the skin, while rapidly-absorbed ceremide which works in concert with the skin&apos;s natually occurring ceramides helps keep it in tip-top condition, reloading active skins cells and helping to restore your skin&apos;s protective barrier. 

Add it to your Christmas list or search for your nearest stockist</description>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2007 15:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
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         <title>KOS.PRO at Salon International</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Please click on the images below to see shots of <strong><a href="http://www.kospro.co.uk/">KOS.PRO</a></strong> stand at Salon International, October 2007:

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         <description><![CDATA[<img alt="KOSPRO_USA-Championships-07.jpg" src="http://blogs.shave.com/kospro/KOSPRO_USA-Championships-07.jpg" width="468" height="190" vspace="4" /><br /><img alt="KOSPRO_Sally-the-2-Pauls-and-the-boat-driver-James-Shepperd.jpg" src="http://blogs.shave.com/kospro/KOSPRO_Sally-the-2-Pauls-and-the-boat-driver-James-Shepperd.jpg" width="230" height="173" /><img alt="KOSPRO_Pauls-on-the-control-seats.jpg" src="http://blogs.shave.com/kospro/KOSPRO_Pauls-on-the-control-seats.jpg" width="230" height="173" hspace="4" /><br />Well, what can I say!  Having great responses from the pro hair salons/barbers, coupled with good sales in the first 2 months - I would class this as a successful launch for King of Shaves entering the Pro Industry.</p><p>Being a motivating crew at KMI, we decided to give the sales guys a chase to win a trip to Miami to watch the <a href="http://www.powerboatp1.com/public/gallery_photo.asp?championship_id=95&activity=&keywords=shaves">US Powerboat Championships</a> in Key West Florida.  This trip would be up for grabs for those who achieved the highest sales by end of first week in Nov.</p><p>With this trip in mind - all of the <a href="http://www.astonandfincher.co.uk/">Aston & Fincher</a> sales guys went all out to get the best sales.</p><p>The winners were the sales rep for Leicester and Notts Paul Spilling and the Northampton branch manager Paul Arestides - these guys did particularly well, selling 10 sales packs each in the first 14 days.</p><p>The trip to Miami was very exciting, watching the <a href="http://www.shave.com/site/sponsor/classone_2006/index.stm?sid=q">King of Shaves powerboat</a>3 roar their way to winning a second championship, as they have already taken gold in the European P1 Championships.</p><p>As we watched from the harbour-side wall, we could see it was going to be close.  But we could also see that the other boats in the same category were fitted with much bigger engines than the <a href="http://www.shave.com/site/sponsor/classone_2006/index.stm?sid=q">King of Shaves boat</a>.</p><p>After a fierce fight for for the number one position, we were happy to settle for a very creditable second place.</p>]]></description>
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         <title>Get the message?  Well, in our opinion, the judges didn&apos;t.</title>
         <description><![CDATA[I spent an enjoyable evening with Chris Kemp-Salt and some of my KMI team and interesting others at the annual IMA awards last night.  Winning awards is always a tricky business, mix of spend, politics and the secret 'behind closed doors' discussions.  

Anyhow, a campaign for the Royal Navy called <a href="http://www.gethemessage.net">Get The Message</a> won, but when we take a look at the statistics involved, maybe the judges didn't.  By the way, 400 people 'engaging' with the King of Shaves brand at <a href="http://www.kingofdefenders.com">King of Defenders</a> as I write this.

Here Goes:

Get the message by Glue London (huge budget involving bespoke footage shot by Royal Navy with jets, helicopters and aircraft carriers, plus big agency):

- 200,000 visits.
- 3.5 minutes view time.
- 487 days total interaction time.
- 40k opt-in registrations

King of Defenders by Kempt (small budget involving clever use of our England football skipper designed for long term use, small agency eager to exceed client expectations):

- 27,000,000 visits.
- 4.7 minutes view time.
- 95,265 days total interaction time.
- 45k opt-in registrations

Never mind Chris. Maybe the judges will get the message next year (bigger budget, for what I'm sure will be a bigger agency).]]></description>
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         <title>KOS PRO - Go Go Go!</title>
         <description><![CDATA[I'm pleased that our sales & development team from Aston & Fincher have signed up nearly 100 salons since launching KOS PRO under a month ago at Salon International, and full details of the KOS PRO stockists will be posted shortly on our <a href="http://www.kospro.co.uk">website</a>.  Our KOS PRO Style Fibre is also selling like hot cakes!  If you want to buy the range now, then it is available <a href="http://www.bodycare2000.com/s/c/list.asp?d=1&l=219&gclid=CNfyyZvvyo8CFQ4FEgodB2xa-Q">here </a>right now!]]></description>
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         <title>King of Shaves Professional Launch a Great Success.</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The launch of KOS.PRO was judged a great success by everyone at Salon International - press, salon & barbershop owners and distributors.

Many thanks to Sally and the team for working so hard, I am confident we are entering this professional men's market at exactly the right time, so let's get out there and get guys to buy into the King of Style & Shave!

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