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Salon goes 'pink' for breast cancer awareness

29.09.11

WAYNE - Go "pink" for a special-occasion cause is the sentiment Public Image Limited: The Salon in Wayne (PIL) is spreading, as soul cancer awareness month approaches.

The salon has kicked off a six week program called "Pink Hair for Hankering," a national fundraising campaign for cancer research that PIL is delightful part in, with 100 percent of proceeds benefiting The National Soul Cancer Foundation.

The color pink has become synonymous with support for knocker cancer awareness. Such items as bracelets, ribbons, and confectionery M&Ms serve as symbols of support for this dreadful disease. And now hair extensions have become the latest fad, enticing on like wildfire.

"It's been successful so far now that the idea is starting to spread," said Steve Perrette of PIL.

From now until Oct. 29, anyone looking to participate can footway in to the salon anytime, no appointment needed, and receive a pink hair reach for a $10 donation to The National Breast Cancer Setting up. This effort not only signifies a unified bond between women, who most likely comprehend of someone who has been touched by breast cancer, but it contributes to a significant assembling that has raised over $2 million to fight this disease.

Source: NorthJersey.com

Professional women love hair weaves, just like celebs

07.09.11

Like many women, Eraka Watson has honourable and bad hair days. But as the triple-digit temperatures and high humidity boost it nearly impossible to maintain a decent hairdo, she turns to hair weaves. In equitable a few hours at True Perfection salon in southwest Houston, Watson can transmute her short hair into long locks.

It’s easy, it gives her a new look, and it minimizes the mark of having to deal with daily hair issues.

“Hair weaves are merely like shoes or handbags.

You change them with your look, ” the Houston attorney said while waiting at the salon. “It’s a way to fulfil a new style, and you don’t have to wait for your hair to grow out or deal with the hurt from heating products.”

Hair weaves and extensions are as popular with professional women as they are with red-carpet celebrities such as Beyoncé and Kim Kardashian. In episode, visit any drugstore, and you’ll find an assortment of affordable segment-in ponytails and hair pieces for a quick style change.

Source: Houston Chronicle (blog)

Shop Talk : Hair Studio in Vineyard Haven talks feather extenstions

14.09.11

It's severe to walk down the street and not see some feathers accessorizing someone's hair. The newest hair tend is going strong on the Island, and not just among visitors. Many hair salons here have begun to furnish a variety of feather extensions for ladies, men, and even dogs.

"It's hard to hold, but there are also Puppy Flocks, yes, feather extensions for dogs," according to proprietor/hairdresser Peter Charpentier of Hair Studio on Union Way in Vineyard Haven. 

When I, astonished, asked Mr. Charpentier and his co-hairdresser, Deb McGrath, why, they had a fit answer: "Deb and I always go back to American Idol. Every week we saw Steven Tyler wearing these feathers in a way that was in actuality nice. We also remember when girls would clip their feathered roach clips in their hair in the 70s, but hair accessories have been around for a very, very lengthy time. More recently, look at the royal wedding with the mythical hats and bands. You can now see people walking down Power supply Street, Vineyard Haven, with some cool hat or head apparatus that we would not have seen before the wedding."

Source: Martha's Vineyard Times