July Update

The wintery weather so far has been kind to us this month. June was a very steady month for us in the salon. The school holidays were very busy, with many families opting not to go away these holidays. We ran our hair and makeup workshop which the ladies thoroughly enjoyed. We've also been very busy with organising a Clothing Fashion Show, which will be held late October. We are very close to advertising this event, so look out for more details on our facebook page.

This month I started back at Weltec, which in some ways is very exciting but also nerve racking. That's because what I am being taught in the salon has to measure up to Tech standards particularly when I am being tested on units. This month I passed two hair assessments; full head foils and solid form haircut.

Now that I have my Hairdressing and Beauty Certificate I can now concentrate a bit more on our Beauty services.
The month of August, I will be extending our services to body waxing for men and women. If you have never experienced this before, please feel free to pop in for a consultation. We have a private beauty room at the back of the salon and services can be done fairly quickly.  Or if you have any queries give me a call on 4797877.

A lot of activity happened across the road this month. The construction work was set for March of this year...but delays saw this project getting started this month. It's been a pretty smooth process so far, with little interruptions caused by the construction site to the day to day dealings within the village. On the very odd occasion they've had the orange cones outside the site, but parking is still very much available other times. 
With the building down, we're amazed at how little noise there is. However we've noticed how windy it is particularly on those cold windy days. How bright the sun shines through the window, where we have to pull our blinds down because the sun reflects into our mirrors. So far the work has had very little impact on our business.
Here are a few pics on the day they pulled the building down to what it looks like now. It's been said all going well, that this project will take 9 months to build. It will be exciting to watch its progress. I'll take more pics as the building progresses.

Workshops are a great way to 'learn how to'. This workshop, although straight hair is still fashionable; we focused on creative waves/curls using the ghd wand and tong series. These tools compliment the straightening irons and are so easy to use. Yes, straighteners can create curls but the wands and tongs create softer curls or waves. If you want to see them in action, pop in and see Kat, Carmelita or Alli and they will show you how easy it is.
Carmelita and Kat showed the different curls each apparatus created and then the ladies were given the opportunity to test on themselves with the guidance from the girls.
This workshop we included makeup - Dan walked the ladies through makeup and skin care. We streamed this live on the night, if you want to hear what he had to say or watch how he applied the products to our model Caroline go to Salon Villair facebook page. To see the below pics put the cursor over the below pic and push play.
Thanks to all the ladies that turned up on the night. We know you had a great time! We look forward to doing another workshop with you soon.

Last year I blogged about lightening hair. It is one of the most difficult services that is performed in a salon. This method is used to lift the natural colour out of the hair and it can be a very long process. So don't expect to be walking out quickly because it can take a long time to reach the desired result.
In our models case, getting her hair to a nice platinum required a bit of help from our Joico Technician. From the pics below Andrea's hair was throwing a bit of warmth at the roots. To counteract the warm tones, Vero Blue lightener was used to help lift the unwanted tones from the hair and Olaplex to help keep the hair in optimum condition. If not done correctly damage can be so intense, but your stylist will be able to recommend pre-conditioning treatments prior.

Emma also touched up Carmelita's dark roots. From the pics you can see how her hair has lifted to a yellow tone. Once it reached its maximum processing time, the hair had come down enough to then colour with the Colour Intensity blue & purple. When lightening hair it is highly recommended that when going from dark to lighter tones, that you don't go past 5 weeks from getting it touched up.