Yesterday Michael's Salon had the pleasure of spending the afternoon with Jenny and Emily, co-bloggers at Mommin' It Up for a spa day filled with relaxation as they prepared to head to Blissdom in Nashville. On their blog, Jenny and Emily write about fashion, family and fun stuff that I think all women can relate to.

Emily and Jenny both wrote wonderful reviews of their spa day, which we can't thank them enough for. Emily's review is here on momminitup, and Jenny is a style and beauty editor at Blissfully Domestic, where she posted her review.

It's How To Tuesday again at Michael's! Do you have problems recreating your salon look at home? Michael's is putting together a new how to video each week to teach you how to style your hair at home. But here's the difference: our designers are demonstrating the styles on themselves!

This week Ali is demonstrating something that is usually very hard to do on yourself - a long hair updo. Once the steps are broken down, she shows that this style is actually pretty easy and quick!

One thing you need to keep this look in place is great hairspray. Ali used two different hairsprays by Aquage - the Freezing Spray to smooth and hold the look while styling, and the Finishing Spray to set it in place.

Michael's Salon is proud to carry the Jane Iredale makeup line. Why is Jane Iredale so great? We'll let Jane tell you, from her website:

Known as The Skin Care Makeup, the jane iredale line is so safe and beneficial to use that it is recommended by plastic surgeons and dermatologists throughout the world.

Jane Iredale's Skin Care Makeup combines the most up-to-date colors with skin-care benefits that conventional makeups can only envy:

• Non-comedogenic, will not block pores.
• Virtually no allergy risk.
• All products have been sensitivity tested.
• Broad-spectrum UVB and UVA protection - up to SPF 30.  UVA tested at High.
• Anti-inflammatory, helps to calm and soothe irritated skin.
• Very water resistant rating by an FDA-approved lab.
• Complete coverage for skin conditions like acne, rosacea and redness following treatments like chemical peels and laser resurfacing.
• Contains no talc or parabens.
• Composed of inert minerals that cannot support bacteria.
• No products have been tested on animals.  Vegans click here for product information.

Check out the Jane Iredale Makeup Blog for videos, tips and news from Jane!

Congrats to the MIX 1077’s morning show hosts Jeff, Kristi & Dave for winning Dayton’s CW’s ‘Life Unexpected’ DJ contest. Jeff Stevens, Kristi Leigh and Dave Alexander won the opportunity to have walk-on roles the show. Our favorite morning show hosts won the contest because more listeners cast their votes for them in CW’s online contest – beating out larger markets in 46 cities. GO Dayton!

At Michael’s Salon and Spa, we are so proud of Jeff, Kristi & Dave that we wanted to offer our services to them so they would look awesome for their big TV appearance. Kristi took us up on our offer and enjoyed a fun day of getting pretty. She started her visit at Michael’s in the spa. After picking the perfect shade of red for her finger and toes, she enjoyed a relaxing manicure and pedicure with nail technician Samantha Schuh. Next, she was off to meet with hair designer Abby Norbeck for color, cut and style. Abby worked with Kristi to select a hair color that work well with her skin tone and eyes. She then cut and styled Kristi’s hair in long layers to add texture and volume. Kristi loved her new do and looks amazing!

Check out the photos of Kristi and her day at Michael’s Salon and Spa.

If you missed the first episode of ‘Life Unexpected’ you can check it out here: http://apps.facebook.com/lifeunexpected/

 

It's How To Tuesday again at Michael's! Do you have problems recreating your salon look at home? Michael's is putting together a new how to video each week to teach you how to style your hair at home. But here's the difference: our designers are demonstrating the styles on themselves!

This week Kinley is demonstrating a great style for the day between shampoos. Most people don't need to wash their hair everyday - by simply rinsing your hair every other day in lukewarm water you can extend the life of your color and keep your hair healthy.

Kinley used TIGI's Dirty Little Secret Dry Shampoo to give her second day hair life and shine. She secured her style with TIGI's Bedhead Masterpiece Shine Hairspray. 

Michael's Salon and Spa has been selected as a finalist for Active Dayton's Best Salon/Day Spa! We are honored to have been selected for the contest - and now we want to win it!

Could you please show your support for Michael's by clicking THIS LINK! and voting for us? We can't win without the support of our community - and we want to thank YOU for being a part of our community!

Voting is open today (Jan 25) around noon until Monday, Feb 1 around noon. Here are the contest rules.

Thanks!

We love it when our clients take the time to offer us feedback! Here is another comment that was left on Tuesday in the 'Share your experience' box on our website:

"Had a GREAT session this morning with Caribeth! This is my second appt. with her and I would recommend her to anyone! We're moving out of state next month and I dread having to find another stylist since Caribeth does such a wonderful job!"

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:

"I love the new hair cut I got by one of your new designers, Emily. I needed a new look and she had great suggestions and did a great job. I have had so many compliments on my new 'do'. They ask, and I tell them... I got it at Michael's... from Emily!" -Jill

Emily is a new designer - so new, that we don't have a headshot of her yet :) She is one of our talented interns who is still in training. Let me clarify what I mean by "still in training." She has graduated from cosmetology school and has her cosmetology license. But when we hire new designers at Michael's, we have a comprehensive training program that lasts 1-2 years, depending on the individual designer's experience.

In this training program, we build upon the skills learned in cosmetology school by having each trainee complete internships with our master designers. In their internships, the master designers teach interns advance cut and color skills, as well as business tips - such as how to grow your clientele and how to treat clients.

Jill, thanks for taking the time to leave us feedback on your experience with Emily! We really appreciate client feedback, and we love to hear that our new designers are on the right track! 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 Jill 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)
  

Abby began her career in the beauty industry by attending the Aveda Institute in Cincinnati and became a licensed hair designer in 2006. Abby says she has always loved doing hair from the time she was a little girl. Actually, one of her fondest memories is playing in the beauty shop where her grandmother worked. Yes, her grandmother was also a hair dresser.

Abby loves everything about the beauty industry. She enjoys creative color, highlighting and styling, but her favorite service is hair cutting. She says with so many new styles every cut is different and this keeps her skills fresh. Abby is a very visual person and gets her inspiration from fashion magazines as well as television and films. She’s always seeking out new trends and feels that the media seems to direct the way styles are going.

Abby truly loves being a hair designer and she finds it extremely rewarding. She’s been very successful in her career and her clients love her. She was even chosen to be the on location hair stylist for movie being filmed here in Dayton, Ohio. The movie titled ‘True Nature’ is currently in the final stages of editing and expected to be released in the very near future. The movie stars Carolyn McCormick of ‘Law and Order’ as the leading actress. Abby was the only stylists on the set for 5 straight weeks of filming.

Abby said working on the movie set was a wonderful experience. She was honored and happy about the opportunity. However, she would never consider it as a permanent career because she would miss her friends and clients at Michael’s Salon and Spa.

For more information on the movie 'True Nature' visit www.truenaturethefilm.com