Today we had a high school client that came to us hating her red hues that came from a box color that just kept getting darker and darker. She wanted a lighter color “without the red!” she said.
Of course I understand and a lot of work comes from us understanding what our customers want and what is realistic. She was sweet and adorable and had the biggest blue eyes staring right back at you looking for some help to her dilema. The stylist explained what removing old box color is all about and sometimes that box color does not want to budge no matter how many times we try to remove it in the healthiest manner.
Well, needless to say, our lovely beauty said that get the red out. The red she is talking about is the red that comes from being out in the sun, washing hair with that cheap ass shampoo from the grocery store that has tons of waxy polymers in it that actually coat the hair and make it hard to color the hair after its been coated so many times and then throw some box color on that mess and whallah and genuine color mess for us to fix. I LOVE IT!
I love a challenge. Honestly I do. So, our job is to figure out, how are we going to get the dark out of her hair without taking it to light and prevent the red from being more exposed. Damn nearly impossible since brown is made up of red right? of course you know that. So as we lift the box color off the hair, a new story emerges which she forgot to tell us that she had some previous highlights and some low lights. Nice. This is like peeling an onion that has many layers to discover. A treasure hunt. I am a good huntress. How did you like that – huntress!
We take this remover that we use that is so specialized to prevent damaging the hair. It has no ammonia, no peroxide and makes the hair feel better than when the client comes in. It takes a good eye to really see where the pigment is lingering before we put the actual color on that we want it to be. So as I’m sitting here typing my fingers are a beautiful shade of blue grey. Kind of like the dawn of the dead movie.
Our lovely client with long light brown hair with NO RED in it loved her hair. She was a pleasure to serve her and I expect we will see our friend again for some maintenance in the future. We recommend that anyone sporting brown hair that hates to see any red in it come into the salon every three weeks during the summer to have a glaze put on it or a color balance applied which will make the red go away. No it’s not cheap and yes you have to be committed just as a blonde would be committed. Yes you have to use good shampoo to keep your hair healthy and preventing split ends. I have for you a couple of tips to keep the red or brassiness from emerging from your hair:
try to keep your hair out of the sun – throw a hat on it or baseball cap
apply a spray silicone such as the Brazilian Blowout Spray Shine that prevents the hair from taking in the UVA UVB rays
use the Essential Repair color Max from Pureology that you apply on damp hair before you hit the lake, pool, beach or gardening for the day. This has an ingredient in it called Helinogenol which is made from the seed cake of the Sunflower. You know how the sunflower is so shiny and bright all during the summer? This is why. The seedcake has an essential oil that is extracted and refined and put into this product. You can feel totally safe that this product will prevent your hair color from fading. Awesomeness!
Make your biggest entrance going back to school with these newest versions of highlights such as Ombré highlights that focus on the middle of the hair and gets lighter towards the ends. Celebrities have enjoyed this over the summer season.
Another version is the Brazilian Copacabana balayage highlights that we have introduced in the beginning of summer this year for 2012. These are done more in a contrast painted on with a special technique we learned from artisans. The balayage exhibits a natural look at the top of the head which means a more natural grow out process. No roots!
Lastly, the original French balayage technique was started in Paris. This method of painting on the highlights from top to bottom with a brush stroke give a natural sun kissed look that still looks like it grew out naturally without the regrowth. Imagine you are at the beach and the sun makes it look lighter on the top but you really can’t see where it starts and stops, this is what the original balayage technique looks like. We have various ways of doing this technique depending on the length and thickness of the hair.
Costs start at 175.00+ to give you a general idea. This is not like popping some foils in the head then you are good to go. Our staff has been trained by experts and have fine tuned this experience that can give you the look you want to stay up with the trends. Even if you are as trendy as you would like to be, you can still be stylish with your long hair and not have to worry about those pesky roots! Go to our www.indulgesalon.com/balayage-highlights for a coupon for 25.00 off your first balayage treatment with us. Good until September 30th. Perfect for BACK TO SCHOOL beauty.
It’s not just skin deep. No way. It goes deeper than that when you are trying to manage your stress. For example, I’ve been going through some really stressful situations personally that I don’t talk about to anyone except me, myself and I.
As you problem do the same, I discovered that my skin was incredibly itchy and I couldn’t get a release on that itchy problem. It wasn’t dry skin, it wasn’t dehydrated because I drink enough water to fill a camel hump on a hot day. That sounded good didn’t it? Well, when you are trying to manage your stress day to day it is a critical component linked to the relationship between the emotions and teh skin. The prevention of chronic inflammatory skin conditions, and new research has shown that the neuropeptides released by the skin when someone is under stress not only can create inflammation that is localized (like my itchy patches) can potentially trigger acne, roseacea or psoriasis – but can also travel to the brain. I’ve seen really bad psoriasis and believe me you do not want this condition. It’s hard to get rid of and it can travel all through your body. Adult acne is not fun and as adult women we take this harder than when we were younger.
According to the dermatologist Dr. Richard Fried, who presented the skin-stress link at the Academy of Dermatology’s Summer Academy, neuropeptides that reach the brain can increase the reuptake of such neurotransmitters as serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine. All of these chemicals that regulate our emotinos. Remember I had just been to the brain class last month that talked about the rush we get when we do something whether its bad or good such as eating a bag of Hershey Golden Nuggets gets the same dopamine rush as a hit of Heroine. The brain does not know the difference. The brain does what we tell it to do and will respond with “let’s keep your body happy” It will seek out the happiness and basically rinse and repeat the activity just to keep you happy. If only our guys were more like this but thats for another topic.
Again, we’ve got this huge Dopamine rush from our activity that maybe it wasn’t a happy experience that utlimately results in a vicious stress-skin-stress cycle. Unaddressed stress may also affect skin carrier function (that’s were we at Indulge Salon in York Pa come in) allowing internal and external irritants to exacerbate conditions. Dr. Fried believes that a combination of stress management techniques such as yoga, mediations, tai chi cognitive behavioral therapy and skin therapies is the best approach to combating both problems. I didn’t have to have a doctorate to know that. No offense, I speak to women every day and I’d like to add that most women do everything for their families and nothing for themselves. Nothing. I see women working so hard on a daily basis to cook, clean, working and trying to elevate themselves in their careers and manage the structure to raise decent citizens that can be self sufficient.
The bonus to giving to yourself means that this is YOUR TIME and you need to be a pinch selfish with YOUR TIME so that you can give again. It’s like you are a well and the well gets close to drying up unless you give back to yourself. Our skin care therapists are so good at what they do that you don’t need to want for anything. You are comforted by laying back on a cushy table, creams and lotions that will remedy your skin and heal your emotions while you are in a private comfortable room. She spreads her fingers confidently over your face and neck easing the stress from your body. If this is stress management, then by golly girls it’s our time and it cost less than medication. You can even fall asleep if you like. If you snort, it’s ok where all girls. check out our facial treatments at Or just call and say I’m taking care of me today. The number is 717.846.4424.
