The Beauty Movement

Hey Gals! Just wanted to share this website with you all...I think this is a great way for the many of us who have been blessed to take this opportunity and bless other women who unfortunately due to their circumstances cannot do it for themselves. Read all about it at their website http://www.thebeautymovement.com.

The Beauty Movement provides beauty and personal hygiene products as well as education and resources to women nationwide whose current situation does not allow them to afford these little luxuries."

*We are currently hosting a nationwide product drive through November 30, 2010, in an attempt to fill 1000 boxes to be donated this Christmas Season. During our drive we are holding a raffle with some amazing prizes!!!
A new prize to win from some of our fabulous sponsors each week!

***Purchase raffle tickets for only $1 a piece at www.thebeautymovement.com ***

View the event page here:
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LAYER UP YOUR STYLE!!!

For a modern, easy to maintain style, adding layers is a definite. They add definition and movement to the hair as well as boosting hair volume naturally. While the right style of layers is a variable that depends on your face shape for the most part, other factor such as age or lifestyle are also important and should be considered as well.

Soft layers however are a type of layers that will work great for virtually everyone since the changes are less drastic and the styling options are very diverse. On the other hand, if we are to take into account the hair texture, Certain layering styles should be avoided as they might be overpowering. Chunky layers for example are not recommended for curly hair as they might make the hair appear bulkier.

Mya's Freshly Polished nails and toes

Say NO to box color!

 We continually educate ourselves on the chemicals we use on our clients. People have no clue what they are buying and applying on there hair. After all they are purchasing from unexperienced people who have never even been to school. I hope this is a warning LET THE PROS DO THEIR JOB Behind The Chair

Haircolor Almost Kills British Teen

By: Kerri Lee

You’ve tried countless times to encourage your clients to visit the salon for their haircolor services. After all, you are the professional who knows how to do patch tests and maintain safe methods of haircolor application. But, with a down economy, many clients have decided to color their own hair at home to save money. Now’s the time to share with them the following story about how haircolor almost killed a 19 year-old British girl due to a allergic reaction, which could potentially have been avoided with proper education. 

Rachel Dowley, our little British Bathroom Beautician, felt a change in her features a day after applying the black hair dye to her brown hair. Within 24 hours her face had become swollen, red raw burn marks appeared on her cheeks and one of her eyes soon blackened. She immediately checked herself into a nearby hospital where doctors referred to her condition as being the worst reaction they had ever seen.

Doctors soon discovered the teen had suffered an allergic reaction to the chemical compound Paraphenylenediamine (PPD), which causes severe allergic reactions in individuals who have a rare sensitivity. Her purchase was definitely more than she bargained and hoped for. Dowley was left with swelling for nearly a month and also suffered a secondary infection that inflamed the burn marks on her face.

We immediately thought, “Did this girl conduct a patch test like the box instructed her to do so?” She sure did, BUT didn’t do it properly per box instructions, a commonly over-looked step and, for Rachel, proved to be a near fatal one. The moral of the story--leave the color application to the pros.

About me

Hi my name is Melissa Ayala.  I have a passion for hair and makeup. I enjoy challenges and exercising my God given talent. Custom colors and hair flair are my specialties, always giving a custom color to my guests. I build cuts around my guest faces to shape their personality, and I believe listening and understanding my guest is the key to developing a style that maximizes their beauty. I love to show people my unique and keen ability in creating new styles for each person while always finding ways to help my guest see the possiblities with their hair type.

With personal hairstyle that is both street wearable and sophisticated, I strive to turn heads with every look I create!

My first blog!

Ok... totally new to all this blog stuff.  But getting the hang of things.  I will be posting some specials I have going on for the month of November!