There is so much that happens during the holidays.  Holiday parties, food, family, and so much more.  It seems like a month of just non-stop events, and then when the new year hits there is just nothing.  The kids feel it, the parents feel it, all of us feel it.

Here at the salon, the new year means a little bit of time on our hands to get the salon back together.  To clean up the holiday decorations and get ready for the upcoming year.  This year is filled with so many exciting events, and we hope to keep you informed of upcoming events at the salon.

That brings us to the burning question, what are you doing for your hair today.  What products are you using in your hair?  What services are you having done at the salon that we can improve? What changes do you want to make to your hair over the next couple of months?  Do you have big events (weddings, senior class photos, prom, etc.) that we should be working towards?

One of our guests came in yesterday and needed some refreshing with color.  The base color was perfect, but the ends had faded out.  Simply adding a toner to the last 15 minutes of her hair service was so beneficial to the overall color of her hair.

Another guest asked on facebook what we could do to change her color, and we had a long conversation about the possibilities.  She has had all over color done recently and now she want to change to a reverse hombre style color.  She’s getting ready for some photos and wants to return to her blonde roots.

These are some wonderful conversations to have, and wonderful services to offer.  It is so important that we keep our guests happy, and we look forward to each and every one of you coming back in the new year.  We want to hear from you, email us at info@alteredimagedurham.com for anything you need.

In every industry, education is so important to improve your skills and enhance the knowledge base.  Brad had the priviledge of going to some Redken education this past Sunday from the “Inspiring world of Redken” collection.  There is so much to be said for a fresh perspective and some new ideas for the coming season that we are hoping to see in the salon.

The runways are showing luxurious reds, brunettes and coppers blended with high fusion colors.  We’re also seeing a lot of texture, have you seen crimping irons used in recent months?  How about crimping irons and curing irons at the same time?  Well, we are seeing it.  Have you considered a change?  The melding of colors has become very hot and seems to be sticking around, creating a blended line that looks like someone is growing the color out.

The pictures are from the haircut and color we did in class, ask us about it when you come in!