Chemical Texture & Style Statements

Yes indeedy!! I have been seriously lacking here. I would start inundating you with heartfelt apologies except for I do not feel the need to apologize.

Why? Not because I am rude, or insensitive. I also know that it's not a lack of dedication to this blog that has kept me.

Because I have been working!!! And not at a desk in front of a computer, in the salon. Behind the chair. Behind a mannequin head! Behind live models!! Part of my assistant ship at this salon is intense education. This is one of the major reasons I feel so privileged to work there. But the education takes place on the only two days of the week that I don't work so I have been working and learning through 80 hour weeks at a time with few days off. So there. No hard feelings right?

Having recently scored a 93% (please hold applause until the end of the piece) in the "chemical texturizing" phase, I will address the way I would like to offer this service once I start seeing clients.When I say the word "perm" I know we all get the same image in our head:



For Some, it is your own face you picture radiating from behind this out-of-control poof. For others it is a friend or family member. One way or another we all have a negative connotation in mind of a perm. What I am asking you to do now is throw out those stereotypes. Leave the 80's perm in the 80s. In 2009 there are new, and better perms.

Is your hair fine and limp? Does it refuse to do much aside from lie there? Is your hair thining as you age? Do you crave more body in your hair? A perm can be the answer for you! New and improved perms are much gentler on the hair, leaving less damage. There are many different techniques we can use to give a softer curl, and more natural curl pattern. Oh, and in case you hadn't noticed, after a decade of bone straight hair, curl and wave are back in a big way. Just look at all the photos from the 2009 grammys. Hardly a head without a curl or wave!

Below are some very recent photos from the net. (I strongly apologize for not giving the proper credit. I found these photos on People.com and Instyle.com)



I am almost sure that most of these styles are not curls from perms. These waves and curls probably took a lot of time and energy to create. Lots of time and skill that most of us don't have on a daily basis. But if someone with straight hair got the right perm, these styles would take very little time and effort to create for the average person. Once your straight hair is infused with the body of a perm it is much easier to get the curl and body that these women are sporting. So c'mon ladies, out with the old! Start pumping more body into those locks!


Because I believe personal growth, and self exploration are so important to everyone,I would like to share a recent personal favorite that has brought some nice surprises. I recently saw a book suggestion from Apricot Tea.(one of my favs!) Style Statement is a tool that can help to live your life in a way that's true to you. (so the inside cover says) I am an optimist. I like to give everything a fair shot. I am not sure yet if this book will change the way I live, but I will keep you posted. What I can say for this book is I have discovered some things out about myself that are new to me. Being at the end of my 20s I started to think I had myself mostly figured out. How nice of a surprise it has been to still make new finds.