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22 May
Kali Jones – Circa
I have a client at the Cannes Film Festival right now and she asked me how to do her own Red Carpet Look. We stared by applying surf spray all over and brilliantine at the ends. Then blew the hair out section by section. From there we used Spray de Mode and curled with a 1 inch iron leaving the last inch of hair out. After it was complete we broke it down, applied some powder, shook it and finished with classic. Her hair was as big as her smile!
Samantha Shafer – The Loft Hair Design
I Love using the Curl Conscious Holding Foam as a root boost in the crown!! It gives the extra hold I need for a voluptuous blowout without the weight all over the hair.
Amanda Bowes – Rumors Salon
I love using Hair Powder with Sumowax for styling men’s short hair!
Here at Meleesa the Salon:
-Grooming Crème and Surf Spray for awesome beachy texture.
-Leave In (rinse out) and DeFrizz for a gorgeous, frizz-free and humidity resistant blow out with tons of shine.
-Mix Sumotech with Tonic Lotion for an easier application.
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INOA Futuristic hair care at Meleesa the Salon
18 May
Taking on Hair Color’s Bad Guy Deidre Schoo for The New York Times BREATHE INOA, the new L’Oréal Professionnel ammonia-free permanent hair dye, is massaged prior to shampooing at the Ted Gibson Salon in the Flatiron district. Published: March 10, 2010 PERMANENTLY dyeing hair goes hand in hand with damaging it. The process dries out hair and leaves it jagged. Ammonia — used to open the hair fiber so that dye molecules can nestle in — is as delicate as a can opener. It also smells horrid and sets delicate scalps afire. Related A Second Solution (March 11, 2010) Deidre Schoo for The New York Times THE MIX A batch of INOA dye, which is odorless and very oily. So it’s not surprising that makers of lasting hair color have long sought an ammonia-free alternative that offers thorough gray coverage and a less unpleasant experience. Now, L’Oréal Professionnel is touting INOA, which stands for Innovation No Ammonia, as that game-changer, one on par, they say, with the advent of DVD’s or GPS. With INOA, “hair is as smooth as it was before hair color,” said Paul Schiraldi, the vice president for marketing of L’Oréal Professionnel in the United States. If INOA catches on to the extent the company’s executives hope, Mr. Schiraldi said, “damage with coloring will be a thing of the past.” Some salon colorists, who used to be skeptical that an ammonia-free dye could offer enviable results, adore INOA (pronounced in-oh-uh). A few celebrity hairstylists like the pink-shirted Ted Gibson switched to L’Oréal Professionnel partly to get first dibs on bringing INOA to their clientele. Even Eva Scrivo, a colorist and spokeswoman for Wella, a dye maker, is testing INOA in her Manhattan salon as part of the initial rollout to 200 handpicked salons. Come May, INOA, which can cost about 15 percent more than other lasting dyes, will be more widely available. But is it truly an innovation for the roughly 38 million women nationwide who have their hair dyed professionally? Only time will tell if ammonia fumes in salons will go the way of smoking in Manhattan bars. INOA bills itself as a “revolution,” but it is not the first ammonia-free permanent color to grace these shores. So why hasn’t the idea gathered steam before? It could be that L’Oréal Professionnel is the first to “remove ammonia and deliver amazing results” as Mr. Schiraldi put it. Or the company may just be the first with enough marketing muscle and broad distribution to get the graying masses (and colorists) to embrace a sea change. “To say we don’t need ammonia in permanent hair color is a big deal,” said Lotus Abrams, the executive editor at American Salon magazine, a trade publication. For 50 years — if not longer — it’s been a given that lasting hair dye requires ammonia, so its ghastly odor must be endured. “When you go to the salon and it doesn’t smell, it’s just better for the customer, it’s better for salon staff.” Some demi-permanent hair dyes “claim to be ammonia-free,” said Ms. Abrams, who tried INOA at no charge on Feb. 11 and reports that her golden brown hue has stayed true. “But they aren’t permanent.” That is, they gradually fade and don’t uniformly cover gray. Demi-permanent dyes often use an ammonia alternative called MEA, or monoethanolamine, to more gently open the hair shaft. With MEA, it’s as if the cuticle is a door that’s slightly ajar, not swung wide open as it is with ammonia. That translates to less damage, depending on quantity. Two colorists of note, Ms. Scrivo and Beth Minardi, urged women not to discount a demi-permanent ability to banish gray. For clients with dark brown hair with interspersed gray, Ms. Minardi, the color director at her namesake salon in Manhattan, has used a demi-permanent dye to turn the gray to a light brown. “It makes you look like you have $500 worth of highlights,” said Ms. Minardi, who is a spokeswoman for Joico, a maker of hair dyes. Ms. Scrivo said of demi-permanents, “There are many things a trained colorist can do to make a formulation a bit more lasting.” As for permanent color, INOA, which uses some MEA and is applied to dry hair, looks like an oily yogurt once mixed. Its color dye molecules “don’t like oil” and are attracted to the water inside the hair, said Jo Blackwell-Preston, a color educator for L’Oréal Professionnel and owner of Dop Dop salon in SoHo, so they “force themselves inside your hair.”
The New Celebrity Hair Obsession
27 Apr
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Here at Meleesa the Salon we strive to offer our clients the newest and best services available. We are proud to announce a new service called “Brazilian Blowouts” that helps tame wild, frizzy, and curly hair. We love it so much we wanted to share some info about it that we found in this blog:
So, I’m friends with celebrity hairstylist Andy LeCompte on Facebook, and I noticed the other day that he posted a link to Nicole Richie’s blog, where she was raving about a new hair treatment she gets at Andy’s salon. I had to message him right away and get the scoop for you!
I did a little (okay, huge, by blog standards) Q&A with Andy and Liz, the stylist at his salon who gives Nicole her Brazilian treatments. Here ya go, girlfriends:
Can you explain to our readers what exactly a Brazilian blowout is, and how it’s different from Japanese straightening?Liz: The Brazilian Blowout is different from Japanese straightening and other Brazilian straighteners because it doesn’t completely straighten the hair. The hair still has plenty of volume and body and can still be worn curly or wavy. The Brazilian just softens whatever curl or wave you have. If the hair is air dried without a blow dryer, it will still have wave or curl but no frizz. On the flip side, if you want to blow dry your hair straight, you can do that, without a brush, in a fraction of the amount of time it would have taken without the Brazilian. Also, with other methods, there is a line of demarcation, meaning that when new hair grows in, it is curly/ wavy while the rest of the hair is straight. This blowout method washes away with time and is diffused, so there is no noticeable difference between new hair and treated hair. Other methods also have harsh chemicals in them like formaldehyde. The Brazilian Blowout does NOT have formaldehyde in it. And none of the chemicals in it are carcinogenic.
Other than Nicole, which of your other celebrity clients are doing this?Andy: I know Ashley Tisdale has come in for it, and also Lindsay Lohan. I’m sure many more are doing it, and even more will be soon. It’s still rather new and is suddenly catching on, primarily because of the new formaldehyde-free formulation. I have only recently started recommending to my clients because of that, and because I know what results they can expect.
What’s the process of getting this done like?It’s relatively simple compared to other Brazilian straighteners and Japanese straightening methods. The hair is washed with a clarifying shampoo, solution is applied, the hair is dried, I flat iron the hair to seal in the solution, rinse the solution out, apply a conditioning mask and blow dry. The entire treatment takes 1 to 1 1/2 hours, depending on how much hair the client has.
Can you describe the results a little more for us?Liz: It literally gives everyone “wash and wear” hair. It allows clients to have freedom to enjoy activities they may have in the past because they didn’t want to get their hair wet and have to spend an hour redoing it. You’re no longer a slave to your hair. You can do whatever you want–work out, swim–without having to think about not getting your hair wet, because you know you will be able to make it look great in 15 minutes with just a simple blow dry. The treatment simply washes away over time and your hair returns to its normal state, so if you don’t like it, you don’t have to worry about having to cut all your hair off to get rid of it. The Brazilian Blowout lasts for up to 3 months.
Nicole’s blog was quite an endorsement! Andy: Despite being a new mom with a very busy schedule, for the first time in her life she can come out of the shower and do nothing to her hair. For Nicole in the past, washing her hair was always a process that took at least an hour. So being able to get out of the shower and do nothing and just let her hair air dry is a real privilege.
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American Wave
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Featuring modern ionic technology, the American Wave System is a new, innovative, and exclusive professional wave and texture enhancing service stylists use to create everything from cascading beachy waves to expanded textures to full-blown curls.
Without dryness, damage, off-putting smells, or styling restrictions we can change the texture of hair that is already curly, use it to give fine hair types a volume boost, create a mélange of different textures, and give waves and curls to anyone that wants them. Using creative soft tool design wraps we have created a new salon service professionals can use to give a new wave of styling options to all salon clients.
Keratin Express Blowdry
Keratin Complex Express Blow Out is the perfect one hour in-salon service to reduce frizz, curl, and styling time for up to 6 weeks. It’s ideal for the client who desires smooth, silky, manageable hair.Balayage
Here's what one of our customers had to say about the balayage color service!
Oh My Gosh, Balayage! Are you curious on how to achieve sun-kissed hair, but simply don't have the time to lay out? Well, here they've found the golden ticket. At Meleesa the Salon, Balayage is their specialty! Providing you with effortless locks and naturally hand painted highlights, Balayage is the modern, saught after coloring technique trendy hairstylists are currently using. For Meleesa, and her team of lovelies this is the breaking point for hair color of the future. This trick of the trade is re-vamping the way hair stylists apply highlights. While similar, color is hand painted onto sections of the hair; applied heavier at the base and thinner when you get closer to the root. This process allows experts to use their creativity by selecting what pieces to enhance, while giving YOU a more unique look. This look is highly recommended for fashionistas on the go, or for someone who can't always make it to the salon routinely every six weeks! SInce Balayage has an edgy, "grown out" look, hair touch ups aren't needed as often! Lastly, it is important to note that while this may seem like a DIY project, DO NOT attempt this on your best friend, your dog, or yourself! Meleesa and her team have been trained on this color method, in order to give your locks the proper results they deserve! So if you're looking for a change or just want a more natural highlighted look, give Balayage a try and let it work it's magic!
-Shayla
From: Meleesa
Balayage: "to sweep" in French.
Some people spell it baliage, balyage, biolage... the point is you are looking for that amazing sun kissed, youthful hair. The hair you see on Giselle, Jennifer Aniston, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jessica Biel, and we can't forget the amazing Victoria's Secret Model's hair. Yes, it is possible to have this look. Call us for a consultation.
Oh My Gosh, Balayage! Are you curious on how to achieve sun-kissed hair, but simply don't have the time to lay out? Well, here they've found the golden ticket. At Meleesa the Salon, Balayage is their specialty! Providing you with effortless locks and naturally hand painted highlights, Balayage is the modern, saught after coloring technique trendy hairstylists are currently using. For Meleesa, and her team of lovelies this is the breaking point for hair color of the future. This trick of the trade is re-vamping the way hair stylists apply highlights. While similar, color is hand painted onto sections of the hair; applied heavier at the base and thinner when you get closer to the root. This process allows experts to use their creativity by selecting what pieces to enhance, while giving YOU a more unique look. This look is highly recommended for fashionistas on the go, or for someone who can't always make it to the salon routinely every six weeks! SInce Balayage has an edgy, "grown out" look, hair touch ups aren't needed as often! Lastly, it is important to note that while this may seem like a DIY project, DO NOT attempt this on your best friend, your dog, or yourself! Meleesa and her team have been trained on this color method, in order to give your locks the proper results they deserve! So if you're looking for a change or just want a more natural highlighted look, give Balayage a try and let it work it's magic!
-Shayla
From: Meleesa
Balayage: "to sweep" in French.
Some people spell it baliage, balyage, biolage... the point is you are looking for that amazing sun kissed, youthful hair. The hair you see on Giselle, Jennifer Aniston, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jessica Biel, and we can't forget the amazing Victoria's Secret Model's hair. Yes, it is possible to have this look. Call us for a consultation.
Products We Love
INOA Hair Color
Meleesa the Salon now carries INOA by L'Oreal Professionnel. This ammonia free permanent professional hair color has these benefits.
- Sublime Shine
- Preserved hair fiber color after service
- No odor
- Optimized scalp comfort
- Smooth velvet texture
- 100% Gray coverage
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