Welcome to the Creations Salon & Body Newsletter: July 2003 Issue
Sun, Heat and Humidity - How to protect your hair
As the summer sun heats up you may notice your hair changing and not
usually for the better. The sun will dry your hair texture and the the humidity
will make it much fuller for thick coarse hair and limper for thin hair. A good
summer humidity product is the Sleek.Look set which includes shampoo, conditioner
and gel.
If you color your hair you have to watch out for fading. You should always use
a product with UV protection such as Biolage Daily leave-In Tonic, Amplify Instant
Conditioner or Matrix Essentials Instacure.
Know the rules for Chlorine and Color - Either Sink or Swim
Oil and water don't mix and neither does bleached blonde hair and chlorine.
The chlorinated water in pools can turn blonde-colored hair greenish - not a
pretty sight to say the least. So what can you do to swim carefree? Purchase
products that protect your hair from chlorine before heading out to the pool,
wet hair under the shower anc coat with a special leave-in UV conditioner. This
acts as a barrier against both chlorine and the sun's harsh rays. Be sure to
rinse hair out in clean water immediately after swimming. Use a shampoo especially
formulated to remove cholorine from your hair such as Matrix Essentials Alternate
Action Shampoo. This will work to take the chlorine out as well as prevent it
from turning green.
Summer Products You Should Know About
If you have natural gray hair you may want to try Matrix Essentials
SoSilver which helps get the "yellow" out that sometimes occurs from
sun exposure. Matrix Essentials SoSilver will also help keep blonde highlights
from turning too gold or yellow.
If you spend a lot of time in the summer sun and want your summer highlights
to stay true to color you may want to try Biolage Earth Tones Conditioning Balm.
It is available in violet, light gold, copper, true red and natural brown.
Bibo Salon Tips - Q. I am always at a loss to
determine what eye shadows to choose. Can you describe the Bibo eye shadow shades
to me?
A. It is always easier to look at eye shadows by groups. By
looking at shades from these guidelines, you can make combining much easier.
neutrals
Wish (A soft matte ivory with an alabaster finish) Hope (A
warmer cream with a matte finish) Peek (A touch of shimmer gives this
peach tone a rich finish) Adore (A mauve based pale pink with a slight
shimmer finish) Glimmer (A high shimmer gold with warm peach undertones)
medium/bridge tones We call these bridge tones because they
can be used as your contour shade, or as the blending shade when combining a
lighter and deeper tone for a more dramatic look. Swing (A matte tan
with a touch of rosy peach) Frolic (A khaki tone with olive undertones,
this shade really brings out the green in both hazel and green eyes) Cherish
(A true taupe that works as a great basic, and a wonderful eye brow color for
all skin tones) Jinx (This shade takes taupe and adds high shimmer
to create pewter and smoky silver) Tease (A silvered violet with bluer
based tones for a softly cool finish) Amuse (A warmer matte purple
with balanced tones of red and blue that work on all skin tones)
deep/contour shades
Dare (Aubergine purple with a touch of shimmer to add dimension) Delight
(A sheer and shimmery shade with balanced tones of brown and burgundy) Desire
(A warm matte brown with a touch of wine) Flirt (A soft matte wine
with a touch of purple) Spunk (A deep and neutral matte chocolate brown
that makes a great basic for all skin tones) Thrill (A redwood brown
that has equal tones of auburn red and matte brown) Wink (Soft shimmer
allows this true periwinkle purple to be applied both as a sheer shade, or with
added intensity for a more dramatic finish)