Our website has a "Share your experience" box for clients to leave feedback on their Michael's experiences. Here is a recent comment we received:

"Tari Huber is the greatest stylist! In the 15+ years I have known her, she is ALWAYS right on target and knows just what I want! For a truly up-to-date, professional style plus perfect coloring with "PIZAZZ" see Tari!!"

-Mary from Tipp City, Ohio

Tari Huber, Master Designer and Color Specialist

Thanks Mary for taking the time to leave us a comment. We encourage client feedback, and have several places online where you can let us know how we're doing at Michael's:

• First is the feedback box that Mary used - which is located on the left of every page of our website (www.michaelssalon.com)
  
• Also, please feel free to leave a comment here, on our blog (www.michaelssalon.com/blog)
  
• We also have a Facebook page (facebook.com/MichaelsSalon)
  
• And you can send us an @ message or direct message on Twitter (@michaelssalon)
  

OPI has developed a revolutionary new manicure that changes everything you thought you knew about nails - and you can get it done at Michael's Salon & Spa in Dayton, Ohio! No more waiting for nails to dry, no more being extra careful with your nails so as not to smudge them after your manicure. No more chipping within a few days!

• Just tried the Axxium manicure with Jenny, think I might have a new favorite spa service. I love the look and the strength it gives my nails. Come try it and see.  

Tara Myers

• i got that on Sunday with Samantha..totally loved it!!!! i would for sure get it done again!!!!!!!!!!

Laura McKinney

Balayage is an advanced highlighting technique where your designer "paints" the highlights onto your hair. It is NOT traditional foil highlights that you might be accustomed to. Balayage gives your hair a natural "sunkissed" look and is an easy way to add dimension to all-over hair color.

Jodi highlighted Nikki's hair using the Balayage technique in the photos above. Notice that the difference is subtle, but just enough to make Nikki's hair stand out.

What is different about Balayage is that the color solution is "painted" on by your designer. This gives your stylist more control over how much of your hair receives the color. Why is this important? Because, if you weave a strand of hair and put it in a foil with the lightener, you are going to have the same amount of lightened hair throughout the strand.

This means if someone wants to have a lot of blonde color towards the ends, you are going to have a lot of blonde at the roots as well. If the hair ends are thinner you end up with lighter hair at your roots.

Balayage is also great because as it grows out, the roots are more subtle than with foil highlights - no more lines a few inches from your roots telling everyone that it has been a couple of months since your last color treatment!

The Balayage technique was developed by Siggers Hairdressers in Atlanta, GA. Master designers and color specialists Jodi Schuh, Tara Myers and Mary Schuh were trained in this technique years ago, and they recently taught this technique to about a dozen Michael's designers in a continuing education class. 

Ask your designer about Balayage highlights at your next appointment!

Michael's Salon worked with the Media Group at Michael's to develop an intensive, hour-long training video to address the problem of choppy, uneven bobs that Michael noticed everywhere on the street. The bob is currently one of the most popular haircuts, and Michael saw a need to develop this revolutionary cutting technique. Continuing education for all designers is at every level is a large part of why Michael's is the premiere salon in the Dayton region. Michael has used this video to train his staff in small groups and has noticed a vast improvement in cuts leaving the salon. "There is no excuse for not achieving the client's desired look. You have to take into consideration the texture and type of hair, thickness, etc. in order to make this or any look work." In this training video, Michael explains how using the right products allows you to overcome difficult or hard to manage hair.

For more information on this revolutionary training video please email kim@mediagrouponline.com or call 435-5478 ext. 200.

The December 2009 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine included The O Guide to Hair Extensions, which featured Great Lengths extensions. Michael's Salon is proud to offer Great Lengths extensions to the Dayton, Ohio community. These extensions are ideal for women with fine or thinning hair, or anyone who wants a drastic change without waiting for their natural hair to grow.




The article does a great job explaining exactly what the extensions are:

"Each one comes as a 100-strand lock of human hair secured at the top with a keratin protein polymer cap. In the salon, each cap is bonded to your own hair, near the scalp, with a tonglike tool. Depending on the length and thickness of your hair, you'll need 50 to 100 pieces."

Michael's offers Great Lengths extensions only after a designer consultation. At this free consultation, your designer will estimate how long the service will take and how much it will cost (based on the volume and thickness or your natural hair), and she will give you advice on how to maintain your extensions to keep them looking healthy.

Here are some maintenance tips offered in O:

• "Shampoo and condition with silicone-free products, because silicone can make extensions slip off"
• "Deep-condition the ends, but avoid getting conditioner on the bonds."
• "Extensions tangle easily; brush them gently at least twice a day with a boar-bristle paddle brush"
  

If you're interested in Great Lengths extensions, call us to schedule your free consultation!

As we announced last week, Michael's Salon is the Official Salon of the University of Dayton Cheerleaders:

The Flyers had their home opener vs. Creighton last Saturday, and what an exciting game it was! The cheerleaders led the crowd through a close game, and the Flyers came out on top. If you've never been to a UD Basketball game, it's hard to describe the atmosphere in UD Arena - it's electric! The fans are so supportive and into the game, the pep band is excited as they dance and play, and the cheerleaders are tumbling, stunting and cheering non-stop!

Michael's Salon and Spa is proud to support the UD Cheerleaders and to be a part of this awesome University of Dayton community!

Our website has a "Share your experience" box for clients to leave feedback on their Michael's experiences. Here are two recent comments we received:

• "I went to Myka for the first time on a friend's recommendation and am SO happy that I did. In one word, she is AMAZING! And I'll definitely be back to see her."

Since we started carrying MoroccanOil products earlier this year, all of the hair designers here at Michael's Salon have been going crazy over how great this product is for your hair. Designer Kat Bissonnette loves it because "it is great for all hair types. Moroccan Oil actually heals and repairs hair with every use, and adds shine to lifeless hair. I love it!!"

We love the product, and now we love the gift box set that MoroccanOil has put together for the holidays.

The box itself is a perfect makeup case, and inside it is stuffed with wonderful MoroccanOil products. The Moisture Repair Shampoo and Conditioner is sulfate-phosphate paraben free and is designed to soothe and repair chemically damaged hair. The Oil Treatment has the unique quality of instant absorption into hair, creating an instant shine and long term conditioning without leaving residue. And the Restorative Hair Mask offers a therapeutic remedy that penetrates deep into the hair to help reconstruct and rebuild, undoing damage done by chemicals and other environmental elements like sun and wind.

We also have a box set for curly hair, which substitutes the Restorative Hair Mask for the Intense Curl Cream. With impressive antioxidant and intensive hydration capabilities, this breakthrough styling product is used to enhance and define curly hair. Repeated use will result in extraordinary hold, shine and protection.

This MoroccanOil gift set is available at Michael's Salon and Spa in Dayton, OH while supplies last.

The entire Michael's Team is excited to be able to support the UD Flyer Cheerleaders. The University of Dayton has a great community, and we are happy to be a part of it.

Along with providing services for the cheerleaders, Michael's staff will wear UD shirts on game days, and will get to attend some games as well.  Go Flyers!