Let me say, the hair show was a BLAST this year! I went to seminars by Schwarzkopf, Surface, Redken, Mizani, a Moonlighting Taxes workshop, the list goes on and on. This was the first year that I've gone, searching for things to learn, rather than just being there because I had to for school hours. I LOVED IT!!!
My first new love was from Schwarzkopf. They have a new line out called Essensity, which is a much more ecologically friendly line. The scientists at Schwarzkopf went through their color and took out as many of the harmful elements as they could (parabens, sulfates, ammonia, formaldehyde derivatives, and alcohol) to get a color that is MUCH less harmful to your health and the world but still delivers top notch color. Because this line is much more eco-friendly than probably any of the other color lines out there (that I've heard of ) it is a little bit more expensive, but if it works as well as they say it does, the small price increase won't even deter green-conscious clients.
In addition, Surface is a relatively new brand--three years young--that is also in the forefront of eco-friendly products. They don't carry any colors, but are an all-natural, organic, vegan, styling line that have already been receiving a lot of attention from Hollywood. The man in charge of Surface, Wayne Grund, used to be working with another doctor on their baby, Grund. Apparently Wayne had a change of heart about the Grund line when he started to realize how many harmful toxins are in the styling products that we use today, and since to date, his entire family is in the industry, he wanted to crate something that was non-toxic. He wanted it to be something that respected your personal health and respected mother earth. I messed around with it a little bit and am severely interested in purchasing some, but probably will have to wait until the next hair show when I actually have hair and can justify it. One other thing I found cool about Surface is that they donate 10% of their profits to World Vision--I've personally funded kids through world vision before and so I was SO excited to hear this!! It's the icing on the cake!
Now to Redken. Those of you who know me know that I hate Redken for these few simple facts. The color is crap and always pulls extremely warm, the reds don't hold worth a dang, and their whole system seems to be set up as a money-making machine that just eats up both your client's hair and their wallet. Don't get me wrong, you can still walk out with beautiful hair, but in order to keep it that way, you'll be paying for regular, in-salon treatments, at home treatments, pre-and post-blowdrying serums, hairspray, etc... and it just adds up pretty quick. However, I will give them this though. They have the technical stuff down in this business and they keep things fashionably current. As in, if you go in for a haircut, they will pull up a chart that shows them EXACTLY how they did your haircut last time. This is something that is relatively uncommon with many hairstylists. That's why many of us instead will ask what type of "feel" you like. We can work off feelings, but exact replications are extremely difficult. Period. I'm going to be working on that.... once I figure out where to buy those head charts.
Now to my current excitement. The very talented Andrea Dahlberg, from Andrea Dahlberg Photography, has volunteered her services (for a fee, of course) to help me crate a dynamic, stand-out leave behind for when I start going on salon interviews in the (hopefully) near future. For those of you who don't know what that is, a leave behind is kind of like a mini-portfolio that you leave behind with an interviewer that lets them keep a taste of what you can do, without having to leave your ACTUAL portfolio behind.
I. am. stoked!!!!!
We'll be creating a three-picture portfolio, as well as including on the back of the board my name, information, and what I specialize in. The goal is to keep it beautiful, simple, but to the point.
In addition, this next time that I'm back I'll be getting to help with harvest!!! :) :) Aka... running the combine when needed, but probably more so, running the auger cart. I used to not like it so much when I lived closer to home and HAD to do it... Now that I'm almost 700 miles away, I'm excited to come back and help my dad out in that way!
Lastly, for those of you who read the last blog... don't worry. I've not done anything stupid, nor do I plan too. Crazy thoughts will probably still come and go, but I have to keep putting one foot in front of the other, trusting God Almighty that there is a reason for it all.
After all, we only have two hopes in this world. Satan, or Jehovah-Yahweh. There is no middle ground in this world, and there never will be. We are either for Satan, or against him. I choose to be against him, to call on the Lord to help me take my crazy thoughts captive and allow Him to comfort me and heal me during those moments where the devil has wormed his way into my thoughts.
I can't imagine trying to do it on my own.
I love you all and can't wait til the next time I see your beautiful faces!!
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