Oily hair is a drag, but dry hair is no picnic, either. Dry hair is dull hair, and it looks the same after you wash it as it did before. Everyone has bad hair days, but with dry hair you may have those days more often than not. 

These are the primary external factors for those lackluster locks:

• Harsh shampoo
• Shampooing too often
• Hair dye
• Hair perms
• Chlorine in swimming pools and hot tubs
• Overuse of the blow dryer or curling iron
• Too much exposure to sun and wind
• High mineral content in local water supplies

External factors are easy to remedy. You just need to be careful about how you treat your hair, cutting back on activities that cause it to become dry. Switch products. Wear a cap when swimming. Cover your head when you're outside in the sun for prolonged periods. And set up an appointment to get a deep conditioning treatment at the salon. Give me a call to set up your appointment. 446-1313

As the seasons change from dry and cold in the winter to warm and moist during the spring and summer, our hair changes with the climate. Hair often goes from dry and full of static to frizzy and sun bleached by the end of the summer. Preparing for this change of the seasons can help you have a better hair day all year.

Moisture Balance.
One of the hardest things to conquer with hair is proper moisture. Just when you get your hair all moisturized to combat the dry season, it gets wet and humid, and then the sun comes out and wreaks havok on your locks.

As the weather starts to warm up and the humidity in the air increases, its time to change your conditioning habits. It doesn't mean that you need to stop conditioning, just make a few adjustments. If you deep condition once a week in the winter months, change it to every other week. If you use a heavy daily conditioner in the dry season, try changing to a lighter moisture or balancing conditioner.

The rule of thumb with moisture is to listen to your hair. If you notice static, dry ends, a lot of tangles, or if your hair feels rough to the touch you are lacking moisture and need to add a deep conditioning treatment or a moisturizing conditioner to your hair routine. If your hair is limp or oily start cutting back on the moisture.

Healthy Highlights
Balancing moisture can be a whole other issue if you highlight your hair in the summer. Frizzy and dry ends on highlighted hair can be more pronounced in the summer, especially if you lighten your hair more, spend time in the sun, or spend a lot of time in the water. Protein treatments or protein enhanced conditioners can help restore your highlighted hair's strength. Balance the strength with a good conditioning treatment or even a leave-in conditioner on highlighted hair.

Manage the Sun's Effects
Just as the sun causes your skin to age, it also will effect your hair. You may notice that your hair lightens in the summer. As a child, I was always super blond in the summer and more of a dark blond in the winter months.

While the sun's natural lightening doesn't cause significant damage to your hair, over exposure to the sun's rays can cause dryness and unwanted lightening to colored and highlighted hair. To keep the sun's effects at a minimum, try a UV protecting shampoo, conditioner, and styling aids.

Chlorine
If you spend a lot of time in the pool, it won't take long before you realize that the chlorine build up can be a real issue. Chlorine can dry your hair, cause your ends to appear more damaged, and build up on your hair. The build up feels unpleasant and makes hair dull and hard to style.

To prevent chlorine from causing problems, the first step is to wash your hair thoroughly immediately upon exiting the pool every time with a clarifying shampoo and follow with a balancing conditioner.

Although shampooing often and getting into a regular clarifying routine is a great way to start to combat the chlorine problem most of my clients say that it doesn't completely get rid of the chlorine build up in your hair. Many salons can do an in-salon treatment to help remove the chlorine build up in hair. I recommend that my clients with chlorine issues come in for a treatment every 6-10 weeks.


We offer deep conditioning and protein treatments at the salon. We, also, have a large assortment of hair products to choose from. Stop by or schedule an appointment @ 446-1313.

Although it’s the most prominent feature in your face, eyebrows are often neglected. You may use eyebrow shadow or an eyebrow pencil, but both of these aren’t sufficient. What you need to do is get the best eyebrow shaping routine.

Previously, you might have chosen to imitate the eyebrows of celebrities. However, one thing you need to know about the best eyebrow shaping is that it should suit your face shape.

Determine your face’s shape, the following points will help you with that aspect so you can discover the best eyebrow shaping for you:

• Oval Face – An oval face has a wide forehead, high cheekbones and a narrow chin.
• Round Face – This face structure is long and wide, especially at the cheeks.
• Long Face – Women with this face structure have their foreheads, cheekbones and jaw line at the same width. In addition, their chins are more noticeable.
• Square Face – This face structure is most defined by a squared jaw line, and forehead, cheekbones and jaw line are aligned on the same width.
• Heart Face – This face shape is almost the same as oval faces, but the chin is pointier.
• Diamond Face – Not many women have this face shape, but those who do have a short forehead, wide temples and angular structures.

Take a look at these descriptions and determine which face structure is yours. Now that you know, it’s time to select the best eyebrow shaping for you. As you noticed, each of these face structures have a prominent feature or a group of them. So, you need the best eyebrow shaping that can accentuate or decrease their distinction.

Select the best eyebrow shape for your facial structure:

• Round: The best eyebrow shape for women with heart-shaped, long or diamond faces because it makes their faces look rounder.
• Angled: The shape Marilyn Monroe supported during her career. If you’re trying to look young, then this is the best eyebrow shaping you can choose.
• Soft Angled: The difference between this shape and the previous one is that its peak is softer and more feminine.
• Curved: For women who mean business, curved eyebrows look best. Aside from that, it is the best eyebrow shaping for all face shapes.
• Flat: Flat eyebrows are suitable for those with long faces, and that is because they make faces appear rounder.

You can test out the effect of these by drawing them with your eyebrow pencil. If you like what you see, you can use this site’s eyebrow tutorials and eyebrow shaping tips to get your brows in shape. Once you do, you’ll notice a change in your features. Simply choosing the best eyebrow shaping routine gives you the effect of a face lift or cosmetic surgery minus the pain, costs and negative effects. So, get your tweezers ready and start getting your eyebrows into shape!Schedule your appointment today...446-1313

Though many people are familiar with enhancing their eyes and lips using makeup, all their efforts are futile without shapely brows on their foreheads. The thickness of your brow has a great deal to do with how your face appears to your onlookers. Thick eyebrows will dominate your face, thus reducing the importance of your facial features, whereas thin ones will do the opposite. 

One of the best eyebrow shaping tips you can ever receive is to use wax. By making wax your weapon of choice, you’ll have great eyebrows for 3-8 weeks, depending on the speed your hair grows in. Plus, wax will be gentle on the sensitive skin of your eyelids & forehead, thus you won’t need to suffer from problems such as cuts or pigmentation. Other advantages of waxing your eyebrows include diminished hair growth and the removal of dead cells from your skin. 

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Your eyebrows frame your face and define your facial features.  Furthermore, some say that eyebrows also communicate personality characteristics, which is why you need to make sure that they are shaped right. This brings us to the question: what eyebrow shape is best for your face? The answer to this question is below.

Soft Angled Eyebrows

If you have a soft, oval face, then you don’t have to try many eyebrow shapes, because the best for you is the soft angled shape. Any other shape will make your face appear more oval, which is the last thing you need.

Rounded Eyebrows

If you have a heart-shaped face, you need an eyebrow shape that will add curves to soften your look, while creating a heart shape, using your chin as the bottom of the heart, and your eyebrows as the top. One of the best eyebrow shapes for this purpose is the rounded shape. The curve will be soft, delicate and attractive.

Flat Eyebrows

Women with long faces are always on the lookout for eyebrow shapes that make their faces appear shorter. This is where the flat brow shape is best.  Since this brow shape is horizontal, your eyes will stop moving up and down your face. You will look great and feel good when you those get compliments.

High Arched Eyebrows

Women with perfectly round faces may need to add some length to their features. Of the eyebrow shapes available, the best for this is the high arched brow. Lines that go up and down the face can make the eyes appear much higher and larger.

Angled Brows

For a woman with a square jaw, using any of the aforementioned eyebrow shapes, will not give her the results she really deserves. What you need to do is shape your eyebrows in an angled style. Angled brows help balance your square jaw and soften your curves. This eyebrow shape is also useful for women with diamond-shaped faces.

Call for an eyebrow waxing and shaping appointment. 446-1313

Eyebrow Shaping Tip 1: Find out where your eyebrow begins and ends. To find your brow’s starting point, all you need to do is hold a thin makeup brush against your nose. The point where the brush touches your brow is going to be your starting point. As for your brow’s end, tilt the same brush from your nose diagonally until it lands on a point at the corner of your eye.

Eyebrow Shaping Tip 2: Use an eyebrow brush to smooth eyebrow hairs while tweezing or waxing your eyebrows. This will ensure you don’t end up removing too much. Plus, keeping this brush will help you keep your eyebrows in shape even after they’re nice and clean.

Eyebrow Shaping Tip 3: Use quality tools. You won’t get quality unless you invest in it. So, if you’re looking for great eyebrows, make sure you choose a good pair of tweezers and/or excellent wax. Both of these tools will pull out the hair easily and accurately.

Eyebrow Shaping Tip 4: Keep your distance… from the mirror, that is! If you want your eyebrows to look great, then one of the best tips to follow is not standing too close to the mirror. With some distance between you and your mirror, you’ll be able to create a balance between your eyebrows.

Eyebrow Shaping Tip 5: Always choose the best shape for your eyebrows in order to complement your facial features. 

Eyebrow Shaping Tip 6: Use a warm towel on your eyebrows or start the shaping process after a hot bath. Some tips suggest icing your skin before starting, but that practice is completely wrong. The cold will tighten your pores, and you’ll feel more pain.

Eyebrow Shaping Tip 7: Never ever shave your eyebrows. Most women who haven’t read eyebrow shaping tips end up using small razors to get their brows in shape. However, doing so will give them short-lived and uneven results. Stubble or razor cuts and burns are also disadvantages of this practice. 


Eyebrow Shaping Tip 8: Come down to Sui Generis Beauty Salon and I will do it for you. Schedule your appointment today at 446-1313.

Did you know???

• Hair is the fastest growing tissue in the body, second only to bone marrow.
• 35 meters of hair fibre is produced every day on the average adult scalp.
• The average scalp has 100,000 hairs. Redheads have the least at 80,000; brown and black haired persons have about 100,000; and blondes have the most at 120,000.
• 90% of scalp hairs are growing and 10% are resting.
• It is normal to lose 100 hairs per day from the scalp.
• You must lose over 50% of your scalp hairs before it is apparent to anyone.
• Many drugs can cause hair loss.
• Thyroid imbalance and iron deficiency are reversible causes for hair loss.
• Over 50% of men by age 50 have male pattern hair loss.
• Forty percent of women by the time they reach menopause will have female pattern (hereditary) hair loss. 

Have a great weekend!!!

What can you expect from sunless tanning products?

Sunless tanning products typically go on clear and you might see results after about an hour. Full color appears within eight to 24 hours. Some products contain a tint, which darkens your skin right away.
Sunless tanning tips: For an even-looking tan

Sunless tanning products no longer cause an orange-brown, streaky appearance. Today the products offer an even, natural-looking tan if they're applied correctly and carefully. For best results, follow these tips:

      Choose a light- or medium-toned product, which tends to look more natural.

      Before using the product, wash and exfoliate your skin with a wash cloth or sponge to remove excess dead skin cells. Women should shave their legs for an even application.

      Apply the sunless tanning product evenly and lightly. Use less product on dry skin or thickened skin, such as over your ankles, knees and elbows. These areas tend to absorb more product.

      After you apply the product to your face and body, wash your hands with soap and water to avoid coloring your palms. Be sure to remove any product from under your fingernails. Then use a cotton ball to apply the sunless tanner to the top of each hand.

      To prevent staining your clothes, wait to dress until the sunless tanner dries completely, about 15 to 20 minutes.

Most sunless tanning products don't contain a sunscreen and, therefore, don't protect your skin from sun damage. If you spend time outdoors, be sure to apply a sunscreen with a sun protection factor (SPF) of at least 15 before going outside.


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Will AirBrush tanning cause the skin to turn orange?
AirBrush tanning has been specially formulated to produce a balanced tan without an orange tint. The orange tint is often the result of excessive quantities of the DHA tanning agent being applied to the skin. Through our proprietary formulations, our Airbrush Tan delivers a natural looking, golden tan.

How long does an AirBrush tanning session take?
An entire body may be airbrushed and dried in approximately 25 to 30 minutes. It is important that the solution dry on the skin prior to clients putting their clothes back on to avoid smearing or removing solution from the skin. 

What should clients wear during an AirBrush tanning session?
Clients are encouraged to wear as much or as little as they are comfortable to receive their ideal tan. 

Will the AirBrush tanning solutions stain clothes?
While it is formulated to wash out with regular laundry detergent, clients are encouraged to wear older clothes to their tanning session so they will not be disappointed if the AirBrush solution happens to stain their particular type of clothing material.



Schedule your appointment today @ 446-1313.