Get Your Guys Detailed

With the holiday’s right around the corner, there is no doubt that all the magazine’s and salons will be marketing their services towards women.  In this day and age we can’t overlook that men need to be pampered too.  So go ahead and encourage that man in your life to spend a little extra cash on a good hair service.  He will not only walk away feeling great, but he will have a new found education of hair products to help him maintain his look.  Whether he suffers with unruly curls or flat, thinning hair a trained stylist can help him achieve a style that looks great and is easy to manage.  Another great way for your guy to feel pampered is by getting regular facials.  This may be a hard sell.  Don't let him imagine a towel on his head, and cucumbers on his eyes!  Facials that are designed with men in mind are focused and results driven. They are specific in purpose.  Men often times suffer from Barbae Folliculitis (red irritated bumps) as a result from shaving.  Facials using steam and extractions help eradicate the bumps and incorporate soothing balms to reduce redness.  Exfoliating facials can help reduce blackheads as well as diminish fine lines and wrinkles due to premature aging and sun exposure.   So go ahead and buy that salon gift certificate for the man in your life and lead him in to a place where he can escape when he needs time away from the office or just from the overload of the daily routine.

Give Your Hands Some Love This Autumn

Just like your face, you need to continue to protect your hands from damaging UV rays throughout the autumn and winter. Whereas the rest of your body will be nicely protected under layers of clothing, your hands may still be exposed and the sun’s rays can cause damage to skin even on cloudy days so it’s important to continue with sunscreen. Using sunscreen on your hands every day of the year is a good tip to keep them youthful looking and avoid the tell-tale signs of aging. Don’t let your hands give away your true age!

The skin on your hands can dry out very easily and it is dryness which causes the problems commonly experienced in autumn and winter. Chapped and cracked hands can be unsightly and even painful if the dryness is severe. To counter this it is important to keep your hands and nails nourished and protected with a good hand cream.

Dermalogica MultiVitamin Hand and Nail Treatment is like medicine for hands. This super-nourishing cream absorbs quickly without being greasy. It keeps hands smooth, helps repair damage, strengthens and protects nails and also contains brightening ingredients to help reduce signs of aging such as hyperpigmentation. All of this in one amazing little tube!

Apply Dermalogica MultiVitamin Hand and Nail Treatment whenever hands feel dry and, for extra nourishment, apply before bed then slip your hands into a pair of gloves whilst you sleep. Guaranteed silky smooth mitts!

Stay Cool with Goldwell Topchic

Goldwell has introduced new color line for brunettes, Topchic StayCool Brunettes.  Over time, the conventional cool brown colors can turn warm, but with Goldwell's patent-pending CoolProtect Technology ensures color quality remains true and more stable.  The new technology neutralizes the warm color while maintaining balance between the cool and warm color pigments for superior results you will love.

Topchic StayCool Brunettes offer
up to 82% more color stability
compared to competitors!

With Fall already here, clients are looking to change from warm, brighter shades to the cool and darker shades. This line is perfect, especially for clients that constantly complain "I see RED in it!"  These shades are cool, clean brunettes with a natural and beautiful finish.

TopChic StayCool Brunettes come in 6 beautiful modern shades with a Pearly or Smoky Matte Couture.

Come in and try the collection today!

September is National Skin Care Awareness Month!

This is it! This is the month to really get serious about your skincare. September is National Skin Care Awareness Month and we want to educate you and help you get your skincare routine underway and added as one of THE most important components in your daily routine.

A regular (daily) good skincare routine can turn around the look, feel and health of your skin in as little as two weeks! That is not time at all if you think about. Using the right products and steps is also extremely important to healthy skin.
Here is a great place to start!
1st – Visit a professional skincare therapist and get your skin analyzed
2nd – Choose a product line especially formulated for your skins needs (we suggest Dermalogica or PCA)
3rd – Use the products in their correct order to achieve optimal benefits
4th – Add the skincare steps into your twice daily routine (morning and night for best results)

We love Glee!

And of course their hair!  The new school year is starting soon or has already started for others in the Valley of the Sun.  Why not come in for a fresh haircut, style, color, or hair extensions.  Take a look of our fave Glee girls and their style.


Rachel Berry

Her style is a bit more on the preppy side.  Her long straight hair is simple, but her full bangs make her stand out in the crowd.  To style, spray a bit of Bb.Tonic and Bb.Styling lotion and blow dry with a flat brush.  Finish with the Bb.Shine.

                         




                                                                                     Quinn Fabray

Once prim and proper is now the rebel of the group, but she's still gorgeous with her new sexy bob.  She cut about six inches!  To style, spray Bb.Thickening all over and blow dry with a flat brush.  Finish with some Bb.Brillantine for shine and separation.

Tina

Just because she wear spikes and chains and mostly black like her hair, Tina can still have some fun.  Here she shows her blues in extensions.  If you're afraid to do anything permanent, colored hair or feather extensions are the easiest fix to boring hair.  Not all extensions are permanently fused (glued) to the hair, they can be clipped in with a small comb or beads.

                                                                                          Mercedes Jones

A true diva, her hair is always perfect and shiny.  We love her even more with her bangs.  To keep hair healthy and shiny, once a week use Bb.Mending line.  To style, spray Bb.Tonic, rub some Bb.Straight and blow dry.  Finish with a 1 1/2 inch barrel curling iron, taking 1 inch sections and roll away from the face.

Top 6 Summer Skin Tips

As you prepare to show more skin, get ready to face the sun's rays with our top 6 summer skin tips!

1. Exfoliate for clearer, smoother skin

What it does: Exfoliation removes dead, dulling skin debris to prevent congestion and improve hydration from toners and moisturizers.

When: Perform in the mornings prior to toner, moisturizer, SPF and make-up application. Tip: Make-up will last longer on an exfoliated skin!

Don’t forget: After you exfoliate, follow with a hydrating body cream to seal in moisture, and always shield freshly exfoliated skin with an SPF (as recommended by the FDA).

Recommended Dermalogica Products: Daily Microfoliant®, Exfoliating Body Scrub, Body Hydrating Cream, MultiVitamin BodyBlock SPF20.

2. Keep skin hydrated

How: Up your regimen’s level of hydration with intensive masques, perfect for use one to two times a week. Boosters are a great fit, working best when layered underneath a moisturizer. Toners are a refreshing moisturizer prep, working to even out skin porosity. Tip: Refresh with a revitalizing toner spritz at your desk, in the car, at the gym, on the plane!

Recommended Dermalogica Products: Antioxidant HydraMist, Skin Hydrating Booster, Skin Hydrating Masque.

3. Make friends with H20

Why: Higher temperatures and more time outdoors leads to internal dehydration, which can result in headaches and dizzy spells!

What you can do: Eight 8-ounce glasses of plain, filtered water every day help maintain critical moisture balance of the body and skin, and assist in detoxification. Tip: If you drink caffeinated beverages, you must triple the amount of water you drink!

Recommended: Plain and pure water!

4. When in doubt, apply (and reapply!)

Why: It’s not enough to just apply sunscreen.: you must apply enough, and apply frequently. Studies indicate that most people do not apply nearly as much daylight protection as they should.

How much: A teaspoon for the face. For the body, about as much as would fill a shot glass.

How often: Re-apply every two hours. Tip: Stay out of the midday sun from mid-morning to late afternoon whenever you can.

Bonus: Today’s sophisticated formulas and technology let you select sun protection that works with your skin condition. That means you can choose oil-free, mattifying formulas, extra emollient formulas for dry skin, or chemical free formulas for sensitized, reactive skin.

Recommended Dermalogica Products: Oil Free Matte Block SPF20, Extra Rich FaceBlock SPF30, Super Sensitive FaceBlock SPF30.

5. Soothe over-exposed skin

What: You forgot the sunscreen, didn’t apply enough, or got caught in a sunny spell.

What’s next: Unfortunately, the damage is done, but you don’t have to suffer in pain! Super-soothing botanicals and cooling gels can help prevent peeling and reduce redness and inflammation.

How: Apply cooling balms generously over-exposed skin, preferably at the first sight of a pink glow.

Prevent: One blistering sunburn doubles your risk of melanoma -- remember to get a yearly skin exam by a doctor and perform a self-examination once a month to detect early warning signs of carcinomas and malignant melanoma. Look for a new growth or any skin change.

Recommended Dermalogica Products: After Sun Repair

6. Repair and treat sun damage

What causes skin damage: UV light causes photoaging in the form of brown spots, coarse skin and wrinkles, whether you have burned your skin or not. When sunlight comes in contact with skin a cascade of damage results (including the stripping of barrier lipids) causing inflammation, production of reactive oxygen molecules that affect healthy cell growth, and stimulation of collagen destructing enzymes.

What to do: A tan may be a popular summer look, but it indicates damage. Bombard your skin with age-fighting ingredients to help undo any damage that may occur, and to further protect it from the aging affects of UV.

Recommendation Dermalogica Products: Power Rich™, MultiVitamin Power Recovery® Masque, MAP-15 Regenerator.

Give your hair some TLC

                                                

Start your summer with shiny, healthy hair with the Bb. Wear and Care line.  Two lines, one for chemically treated hair and the other for extreme dryness and over styled hair.

For color damaged or chemically treated hair, try Bb. Mending.

Mending Shampoo: An ultra mild cleanser that starts treating the hair without stripping color, wiliting perms or reverse chemically straighten hair.

Mending Conditioner:  This rich conditioner will start repairing the damage hair.

Mending Complex:  Is a daily leave-in treatment that penetrates and seals the cuticles for sustained repair, shine protection and flyaway control.

Mending Masque:  For the ultimate repair, this weekly masque restores strength, increases elasticity, and makes the unmanageable hair manageable.

For the always dry and over styled hair try Bb. Quenching.

Quenching Shampoo:  Mild Cleanser without stripping the hair of moisture.

Quenching Conditioner:  Hydrating conditioner begins replenishing vital moisture into the hair.

Quenching Complex:  A daily leave in treatment that quenches the cuticle smooth, seals in moisture, replenishes shine and smooths fly aways.

Quenching Masque:  Used weekly this hydrator restores hair natural moisture barrier for supple softness and strength.