Today I was on my way home from the salon. A colleague of mine asked if I could help her out with a little girl’s bang trim as she was running behind with a color correction. I of course said yes! Working as a team is integral to salon success and an overall supportive vibe felt throughout our high end 5 star Canyon Salon. minutes later in walks this rad girl ( not little) perhaps in her late teens , with gorgeous one length, long red hair .
Of course not what I was expecting, and of course I’m thrilled.
She came in looking one way and 10 minutes later she left with an entire new look.
I, along with several members of our amazing Canyon Salon team come together for our very first Pop Up Event of 2015. We are going to the Alexandria House in los Angeles to share our talents and touch the hearts of the women living there. Let me intoduce to our team: Kristy Jarvis a beyond great stylist and Kevin Murphy educator, Kerstin Hicks, an extremely talented stylist who I had the privleage of training under , Angelic Munoz, the beautiful, highly focused and dedicated assistant and very soon to be swamped styist behind the chair, My dearest business partner and the women reponsible for my keeping my head on and on time for my clients Miss Kylea Cheney, Nikki Davis, my color mentor and talented stylist, Lindsey Fuentes, the woman who used to cut my hair and have the patience to of highlight my pixie way before I became a hairstylist, and taught me how to hold shears, and my family and skin care extraordinare Miss Kelly McCauley. She keeps my skin looking and feeling fabulous, and If I coud get in with her more often would bring me utter joy and bliss!
The above ladies have graciouslly given their time to come and bring out the beauty of many ladies who live at the Alexandria House.
To be honest I don’t know what to expect. It’s a mystery. This group is a design in skill, love, and an immense drive to help and give back,
I am already all packed for our day. After our volunteer work many of us will ruh to my house for a quick change and go to The Wella Life Tour at a famous hotel in Los Angeles.
Wishing you a magical year full of moments that make the hair on your arms stand up.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
I brought in the new year cleaning and organizing my home. Stumbled across many things I have been looking for. Ever dust off your book case and actually look at the library you have put together over the course of your life in your very own home?
I am a book collector, an avid and passionate transformer. My collection of books blows me away. What would it be like if in I weren’t able to leave the house for a week and do nothing but read all my enlightening books?
I’ll answer that. Full of knowledge in home organization, home decorating, chakra healing, hair color formulation ideas, updo ideas, business savvy…You get it.
I fell asleep with a stack of magazines last night, tearing out pages of new haircuts and color ideas for my clients.
Embrace the beauty of each day, it is a gift. You can have everything! Your mind has ALL THE POWER! Consider your utmost dreams a reality; If you believe it is so.
I am off to go read some books and tear pages out of magazines of images that I love and tape them all over my walls!
New Years Prep at The Canyon Salon
It’s been fabulous getting my clients all set up with their new look for 2015. Many changes. Lots of prebookings for new hair color to start the new year fresh.
Then there’s me. The stylist seems to be the last one to get their look pulled together.
I squeezed in to see my facialist Miss Kelli McCauley from the Canyon Salon literally in between clients. My first go at Dermaplaning. Topped off with oxy-glo. Wow! What a difference ! Photos to come. It’s late, but had to post, as we only have one more day in 2014. Are we all prepped with a pulled together image to embark our new year?
Is your house clean, organized, Christmas lights down, new hair, clean skin, groomed brows, thank you cards sent? Vison board created?
When will you ever find ten days to go through a face peel? I mean really? Ten days, no work? No sun? do you go in public? What is one to do?
Well the answer is You just do it! The results are well worth the 10 days of sunscreen saturation, serums, hats, sunglasses, and work? I went to work every day as my clients were in awe. Half of them made appoinments to do their own peel.
I am sharing my journey to my new face. I am simply in awe. Thank you to my dear friend and facial specialsit at The Canyon Salon, Kelly McCauley. My skin looks like it did when I was sixteen. The actual plump, clear, pure, glowing skin. My make up glides on, I am a total supporter of Kelly’s face peel at The Canyon Salon.
A Jessner peel is a popular medium-depth chemical peel that works to improve skin health by helping remove and heal skin damage that is more extensive than regular “wear and tear.” This skin care treatment is stronger than most superficial chemical peels, and therefore creates more temporary damage to the skin in the process. The Jessner peel consists of three main ingredients: lactic acid (assists in the exfoliation of the skin), salicylic acid (aids in penetration), and resorcinol (assists in the treatment of acne).
With this said, my minimal sun damage is gone, my skin is radiant. I still see My Launa Stone for a little botox here and there, but this is all part of being and looking and feeling the best you can possibly feel.
We will go into the previous paragraph in depth and on many levels. So I’ll save content and get into the photographs.
Day one. My face felt warm like I had a sunburn. and it was frosty looking.
Day two. My face looked smooth and a little red like I went in the sun for 5 hours with no sunblock.
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