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Box Color VS Professional Salon Hair Color

How many of you walk into your local Drug Store and look at the beautiful celebrities on the box of Box Color and say “That’s how I want my hair to look like!” Pay the $8.00-$12.00 for the color you want and go home put it on and it turns out to be a disaster. Trust me, these celebrities or models are not using box color. They are going to a salon and having a professional formulate and apply their color.

Professional Stylists create a formula for each client. What might work for you, will not achieve the same results for someone else. Stylists must consider several factors in order to give you the desired result.

Skin Tone – Texture –Density –Porosity –Color –Length – Most Important, Underlying Pigment

Continuous use of Box Color will eventually turn your hair to straw. Most people who use Box Color apply it from the root to the ends resulting in two different colors with the ends being too dark or too blonde. Styling becomes more difficult and frizzing becomes out of control. This incorrect application will eventually also cause hair to break. Professional Colorists use a brush to apply color. They apply it from the regrowth to the demarcation line.

Like everything else, “You Get What You Pay For”. Using Box Color that cost $8-$12 and result in damaged hair will end up costing you $200-$300 for corrective color. Not to mention taking 3-4 hours out of your day.

Think twice before grabbing that box with Eva Longoria’s picture on it. Instead, Google her picture and bring it to a professional salon and tell your stylist this is how I want my hair to look. It will save you money, time and your hair will be healthy, shiny and beautiful.

Whether it’s in the salon or at home it’s important that clients adjust their hair care for each season.
As we approach the middle of winter, you may notice your hair is mimicking the weather.  Dry, parched, dull and lifeless.  Moisture intense treatments are the perfect way to greet winter.  A ten minute treatment of Moroccan Oil Treatment or Moroccan Oil Glimmer Shine Spray, instantly restores curls and life to lack luster hair.  Another great treatment that provides immediate results is Moroccan Oil Intense Hydrating Mask, coupled with Moroccan Oil Treatment and left on your overnight.  After using, your hair is transformed into the soft pliable locks you only use to dream about.  This treatment can be done at home weakly.  Moroccan Oil Mask Treatment 15% off the month of February.

Not sure if you should wear your hair up, down, curly or straight?  We offer you guidelines to help you.

The ponytail is back, and it’s better than ever! It is becoming a go-to style for the fashion elite! On runways for the Spring/Summer 2013 Fashion Week, hairdressers got creative and updated the basic pony in many ways. High, low, textures, neat, shiny and mate…there is a pony for everyone!

1. You must shampoo daily.

False- Less frequent shampooing is better!  This preserves chemical services and natural oils keep your scalp less irritated. You can use a dry shampoo in between to eliminate oils and odor. We love Label M Dry Shampoo. Just spray into root area..hair is clean and fuller!

2. You must change shampoos often.

False- Your hair will respond well to the correct shampoo forever! We have our own Sassy line , Moroccan Oil line and Label M shampoos. Our stylist will advise the proper product for your hair type.

3. All shampoos are the same-” I don’t need a professional product!”

False- Professional shampoos contain little or no sulfates and waxes They will keep colors fresh and keratin treatments frizz free and long lasting. Hair will be shiny and manageable.

4. Conditioner makes your hair flat.

False- Overuse of the WRONG product makes hair flat. Never apply conditioner to top of head,use on ends of hair only!

5. You must rinse with cold water.

False- Hair doesn’t contain live cells..water temp doesn’t matter.

6. You must go “light” as you age.

True and False- Lighter is usually more flattering. Not always blond. Sometimes too light is just as bad as too dark!

7. Men prefer long hair!

True- Generally studies have shown that men prefer shoulder length flowing hair over short cropped hair.

8. Stress can make you lose hair.

True- Studies have proven this, and we see it quite often in the salon. ( this is not hereditary baldness)

9. Towel dry hair before blow drying.

True-Towel dry and remove most of the water before drying. If you don’t..you will be boiling the water and causing heat damage to your hair.

10. If you are growing your hair, you don’t need a haircut.

False- If your ends split, it will not appear longer. Have slight trims to prevent dead ends and grow long healthy hair. 

The word for color is DRAMA. Hair color is very dramatic with very rich jewel tones or cool colors. Very dark, smokey hair is weaved and foiled with strands of ruby, wine, or vivd blue! These strands can be pre-bleached or we can our extensions to get the same effect. This is a fun way to change for the fall season and can be easily changed for spring.
Bold blondes are also ranking high for color requests. Think Clare Danes and Heidi Klum!
Clothing is also loaded with color. Bright to electric and high contrast. Fashion designers are featuring combinations of very vivid blue coupled with black.
The beginning of Fall means the end of Summer. This also means the worst hair of the year! Heat mineral deposits, and chlorine thrash your tresses!
We can recommend the proper products to get your hair back in shape. Our Moroccan oil mask is a wonderful deep conditioning treatment. We also have treatments to remove chlorine from hair. Our Label M deep cleansing shampoo also removes residue from hair.

Choosing the right wedding hairstyle for your beach wedding is very important. It can be time consuming and very frustrating.
Beach wedding hairstyles should be relaxed, cool, sexy and modern!
There are plenty of styles to choose from regardless of your hair length. A bride-to-be can opt for an elegant look, a wavy beach style or even braids and buns. Keep in mind that beaches get windy, so be mindful to choose a hairstyle that doesn’t require touching up!
A consultation with our experienced stylist is crucial to finding the right hairstyle to accompany your head piece ( tiara, veil etc.).  This makes it easier to compliment your gown and of course your face shape.
Every bride wants to look her best and we will make sure your vision will be achieved!

Keratin Hair Treatments are the newest trends in defrizzing and smoothing hair.

Any hair type can have a keratin treatment if your are looking for your hair to be smoother, silkier, straighter, shinier, easier and faster to blow dry! Your hair can be close to maintenance free!

There has been lots of buzz about the safety of these treatments. Recently, chemists have effectively cut down the odor and the keratin products we use have under the OSHA regulation of formaldehyde. (without a small amount of formaldehyde no smoothing is achieved).

Keratin works best of those of us with coarse, frizzy and unmanageable hair. Our blow dry time is cut in half and we use little or no flat ironing. We consider these treatments a “miracle”!
At Sassy we have 2 choices of Keratin treatments. Keratin Express is our “semi-permanent” treatment. This takes about an hour for the service and lasts about 6 six weeks. The hair can be shampooed after 24 hours. Pricing starts at $75.00.
Keratin wears off the hair gradually and can be done again safely after 4-6 weeks. Keratin Express offers the same great results as our more “permanent” Coppola Keratin treatment at a fraction of the cost.

Our Coppola Keratin Treatment is a treatment that lasts 3-4 months! This treatment takes about 2-3 hours for the salon service. You cannot shampoo for 72 hours. Pricing starts $250.00.

For those of us who have these Keratin treatments , we tend to think of them a “life-changing”, especially living in Florida!