HIGHLIGHTS • The Story Behind a Global Color Revolution w/Manic Panic
The Hair Game
Salon Republic
4.6 • 570 Ratings
🗓️ 13 April 2026
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of The Hair Game Podcast, we meet Tish and Snooky, the founders of Manic Panic. They share their journey from performing in legacy bands to creating a revolutionary hair color brand. They discuss their nightlife inspiration, the evolution of their business, and their commitment to vegan and cruelty-free products. The sisters reflect on their experiences in the beauty industry, the challenges they faced, and their plans for the future of their company. The passion that started this company is very much at the forefront of their business, and they empnhasize the importance of authenticity in a brand.
Key Takeaways:
• Inspiration for the origin of Manic Panic
• Musical past as backup singers for Blondie
• How the name 'Manic Panic' came to be
• The importance of passion in entrepreneurshuip
• Staying commited to innovation in product formula
• The power of community & support within the beauty industry
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to the highlights of the full episode. |
| 0:06.6 | Hey everybody. It's Harry here, producer of the Hair Game podcast. We have some very exciting |
| 0:11.7 | information. Salon Republic just opened a brand new location in Philadelphia, our first ever |
| 0:17.7 | East Coast location. You can go to SalonRepublic.com to book your space and find your new home. |
| 0:23.9 | A little bit later, we'll have a new location in Jankentown, a little north of Philadelphia. |
| 0:28.7 | Go to SalamRepublic.com and get notified and we're going to be beginning tours. |
| 0:33.1 | Now on to our episode with Manic Panic. |
| 0:37.5 | You guys have that radical glamour. |
| 0:40.0 | You like to call it radical glamour. |
| 0:42.3 | And, you know, you've been consistent with that message since the very beginning. |
| 0:48.8 | So why don't we start at the beginning. |
| 0:51.7 | Where are you ladies from? |
| 0:53.1 | And why did you get, why did you start down this road? |
| 0:56.7 | We were born in Manhattan, moved around a lot because our father left when we were very young. |
| 1:02.6 | And we moved all over the place. And a lot of times only had each other to, you know, hang out with and play with. |
| 1:11.5 | So, you know, I think that's where our harmony came from and all that. |
| 1:18.9 | But we always had a flair for glam and, you know, like the most important things to us were like, you know, we were tiny kids. |
| 1:28.2 | It was like, you know, high-heeled shoes, tromp around and then and makeup and perfumed. |
| 1:34.5 | And, you know. |
| 1:35.1 | We loved glitter and color because our mother was an artist and she always had paint and glitter around. |
| 1:42.4 | She was a greeting card designer. |
| 1:44.4 | So that was what we played with all her glitter and we'd like put it all over ourselves. |
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