October 2009
HAPPY HALLOWEEN HAIR
Happy eve of Halloween. We hope all is going well as you’re getting your last-minute costume preparations together. Don’t forget that fake blood, and certainly don’t forget to make an appointment to get your hair styled by Visual F/X Salon! We still have spots open for the $35 wash and “spook” style special.
Just book an appointment today, wear your costume to your appointment tomorrow, and you’ll only pay $35 for a do to match your awesome look. Enjoy these inspiration Halloween hair photos, provided by hairmotif.com.
BOOK YOUR HOLIDAY APPOINTMENT
It’s a busy day at Visual F/X Salon, which we love! Nothing better than a salon full of laughter, chatter and the shrieks of satisfaction from happy clients. This is our favorite time of year at the salon, because most of our days are busy and bustling around the holidays.
With school dances, Thanksgiving, Hannukah, Christmas and New Year’s all coming up, our books are filling rapidly. Nobody wants to miss an appointment or stretch out that last cut, color or polish right before a holiday gathering. Make sure to book your upcoming appointments soon.
Remember to pick up any product you might run out of in the near future. You’re going to be busy too. Avoid rushing out of the house at the last minute to get a bottle of shampoo or hairspray you could have picked up at your last visit.You can take care of some of your holiday shopping here too, with a great selection of top quality products, and gift sets from Bumble & Bumble and OPI on hand.
Call now at (503) 228-2002.
OH MY, WHAT PRETTY CURLS YOU HAVE
Think big, think loopy, think outside the flattening iron; think curls. That’s right, the curl is coming back. For those who have been rigorously straightening and smoothing and defrizzing your morning hours away, you’re in for a good night’s sleep.
EMBRACE your curls. After being inspired by Style.com’s curl-a-ton slide show, I want to talk to you ladies (and fellas) about maintaining your untamable mane, yes, your curls. Copy and paste the link belove to view the slideshow: http://www.style.com/beauty/thelook/013009_Curly_Hair
As Bumble & Bumble would say, “No two curls are alike,” and isn’t that true? We carry a wide-range of shampoos, conditioners and styling products by Bumble and KMS, especially for curls.
Bumble’s curl conscious line includes a shampoo and conditioner created to moisturize, shape, defrizz and detangle. The line also includes defining crèmes for both fine and coarse hair types, designed to either support or loosen your curls. In addition, the line includes holding foam, which keeps your curls in place with a flexible hold, and reactivating mist, designed to awaken soft waves or tame hyperactive curls, great for touch-ups!
KMS also provides a curl-only line, called Curl-Up. This line includes a shampoo and conditioner, similar to Bumble’s, and several styling products. Curling balm increases curls and waves, while the control crème bundles curls and eliminates frizz. The line also includes bounce back spray, designed to create and hold dramatic curls, and hot spiral spray, which enhances soft curls and protects them from thermal damage.
Whatever product you use to create, define, soften, enhance or do otherwise to your curls, remember to show they off!
TWITTER & FORKFLY SPECIALS
Are you following us on Twitter? If not, then you’re missing out on frequent specials! On our slower days we send special discount offers out into the Twitter universe, which means major savings for you and your friends!
Look for discounted haircuts, (for men and women!) color and conditioning treatments, and even amazing facial specials. Today we tweeted a new client only special: $20 men’s cuts and $30 women’s cuts. If you see this post call us up and we’ll honor the Twitter special.
We’ll also avid users of Forkfly, an environmentally friendly digital coupon service. Sign up at www.forkfly.com and have access to our specials, as well as tons of other local merchants, restaurants and service providers. You can receive these digital coupons on your mobile or find them on Twitter!
Our Twitter username is Visualfxsalon and we’re looking for more followers, so we can update you on our amazing specials. Find us soon @ www.twitter.com.
NEW BUMBLE GIFT BOXES & BUTTON BANDS
New Bumble & Bumble gift boxes in at Visual F/X Salon! Perfect for early holiday shopping, birthdays, or for yourself if you need product and want to save some cash! Bumble’s annual gift pack includes three products and features two lines of Bumble’s most loved items!
The thickening collection includes shampoo, conditioner and thickening spray (all 8oz bottles), and the classic collection includes gentle shampoo, super rich conditioner and styling crème (8oz bottles). Both box sets retail at only $52.
Both collections are packaged in a stylish box and come with an adorable “Button and joy” band! Flaunt your fullness or dress up your silky do with this adjustable band perfect for a pony, wrap or to wear as a headband!
Priced at only $52, you save more than $20 when you buy this box set! If you’re in love with the adorable button band you can also buy them separately. Two packs (of blue and black) are available for $15. All amazing deals as presents for others or just for yourself!
HAIR AND SCALP CONDITIONING TREATMENTS
Did the seasons just change from summer to winter? The sandals are out and the warm coats are in. But there are other changes you’re probably noticing with this sudden cold burst.
This sharp weather change can be a shock to your skin and hair. Many people are dealing with dry skin and hair and itchy/flaky scalps this time of year. Don’t let your skin and hair suffer, and start treating signs of it now.
Come in for a conditioning treatment to moisturize your hair and scalp. We offer a variety of treatments for your hair and skin type. Conditioning treatments are $10 and are easily added on to a cut, color or wash and style appointment.
If your hair and scalp would benefit from more frequent conditioning treatments, we also retail conditioning treatment products from both Bumble & Bumble and KMS. Bumble offers a deep conditioning treatment for seriously dry and damaged hair, and a lighter crème de coco treatment, which leaves your hair silky, soft and glossy. Both priced at $25.
KMS conditioning treatments include a leave-in crème product especially for blonds, which conditions and brightens your golden locks ($17, and we have free samples!), and a moistrepair reconstructing therapy, which repairs, restores and strengthens your hair for $20. Moistrepair also offers a special pack of overnight masks (4 treatments for $30). This mask is infused with aloe and vanilla to leave your hair deeply nurtured, yet weightless, and won’t leave residue on your pillow.
If your scalp is in need of some extra attention, KMS’s headremedy line offers sensitive scalp and dandruff shampoos for $16 each. If you’re looking for a scalp treatment product, headremedy also provides a scalp treatment pack (6 treatments for $26), which calms and moisturizes sensitive scalps with olive and chamomile. Try it our as a conditioning treatment at the salon for only $10.
Whether you’re giving your hair a special conditioning treatment pick-me-up at your next appointment, or making it a part of your regular hair care routine, your hair and scalp thank you. Your locks will always look and feel their best then they’re cared for and healthy.
NEW OPI MINI 4-PACKS
NEW at Visual F/X Salon: OPI mini nail polish collections! We recently received two new nail art collections from OPI, each containing four mini nail polishes and retail for only $12!
OPI’s new “Colleccion de Espana” is featuring a mini collection titled “Senoritas.” This four-pack of 1/8 once bottles includes; “Pink Flamenco,” a snappy hot pink,“Suzi Skis in the Pyrenees,” a beautiful deep blue-gray, “No Spain No Gain,” described as a luscious berry and “RapiDry Top Coat,” a long-lasting shiny top coat that dries in minutes.
If you’re looking for a great Halloween present, or want to bring some festivity to your own nails, pick up OPI’s “Tattoo Ta-Boo!” Halloween mini-pack. In addition to the four polishes, this special set includes free Halloween tattoos and a nail art how-to section, with step-by-step instructions for creating spooky nail art.
The Halloween collection colors include; “Witch Arm?,” a midnight black, “Glow-ink in the Dark,” a glow-in-the-dark purple, “Tattoo You Want Candy,” a pumpkin orange and “I Love Mummy” a ghost white.
Both OPI mini four-packs are only $12, which will allow you to experiment with new colors and spice up your Halloween costume without paying the normal $34 for four regular-sized bottles. Call today to reserve a pack, or stop by and pick one up.
HALLOWEEN HAIR SPECIAL
Welcome to October! We spent part of our morning here at Visual F/X Salon decorating for Halloween! That got us thinking about costumes, and of course, great Halloween hairstyles.
You’ve probably been planning your costume since November 1st, after soaking in all the great get-ups from the night before, but do you have a plan for your hair? A witch without a crazy do is never as scary, and if you’re planning on being Tina Turner or want to fake a Kate Gosselin tellum (reverse mullet), you are really going to need some professional help.
We’d love to see your great costumes, so let’s make a deal: Book a wash and style for Saturday, October 31st, rock your costume to your appointment, and we’ll give you a great hairstyle to match for only $35.
If you really want to pull of your costume, or are looking to win a contest that night, set yourself for success with a shocking hairstyle to go with your costume. Let us know you’ll be wearing your costume when you book your appointment, and we’ll put you down for the $35 special.