Rosie Says: The Neck and Décolleté

Spring is here! Short sleeves and open necklines are back. Are you ready, or should I say is your skin ready?

This month’s target zone is the neck and décolleté.

The skin on the neck and chest is typically more sensitive, making skin aging more visible and harder to treat. Even those who regularly care for and protect the skin on their face often neglect to do the same for the skin on their neck and chest area. This area can also be an obvious giveaway to a person’s age. 

The most common visible signs of skin aging on the neck and chest include laxity, wrinkling, redness, hyperpigmentation and uneven texture. So what’s a girl to do?

The good news is it is never too late to reverse the aging process! The first place to start is to treat your neck and chest as an extension of your face. By cleansing, moisturizing and protecting with your daily SPF your skin’s destiny will be changed with noticeable results.

I offer a treatment specific to this area that can be done with the PCA peel or alone. The Perfecting Neck & Décolleté Treatment is formulated to target the neck and chest problem areas. The benefits include rapid results for firmer, younger looking skin in addition to antioxidant and pigment-inhibiting benefits.

Offered this month at Shine is the INNER BEAUTY/OUTER GLOW box set. This includes the Perfecting Neck and Décolleté Cream, Peptide Lip Therapy and Ideal Complex Revitalizing Eye Gel. These three products will target the “forgotten zones” and reduce signs of aging with proven results. The Perfecting Cream is formulated with Retinol, which as you may have heard is the key ingredient that reverses sings of aging!

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Salon treatments along with your home regimen will help you to feel confident bearing more skin in the upcoming warmer months!

Olaplex: Knock Offs or Knock Out ?

We love Olaplex, a single ingredient chemistry, that is free of silicone or oils, that links broken bonds in the hair during and after chemical services making them stronger than they were before.

From the American Board of Certified Haircolorists March 2015 Newsletter :

"We have now heard of 10 brands worldwide entering the category. It's easy to understand with Olaplex growing to a reported 70,000 salons in the USA in 6 months...

After many of my members emailed and asked my opinion... I decided to obtain samples and conduct my own independent tests to find out the truth and save my members and others from walking into a snake pit. I once had my own doubts about Olaplex. I even expressed the opinion that Olaplex was a rip-off. But after using the product for many months, I know that the chemistry is real and that you can do more as a colorist with Olaplex then without Olaplex. This is good for everyone in the color business.

I took four hair swatches from the same ponytail and bleached them using Blondor and 40 volume for 50 minutes for maximum effect. I followed each manufacturer's instructions precisely. The photograph below is after four shampoos. colorpHlex is on the far left, next is good old fashioned mineral oil, b3 Brazilian Bond Builder is next, and Olaplex on the far right.

I will say that after the first two shampoos, all of the swatches were in pretty good condition and it was difficult to tell the difference. The b3 and the Mineral Oil left the hair most shiny after the first shampoo which made me very curious. But after the fourth shampoo, it was clear that the other products were not holding up and seemed to prove to be nothing more than oil and silicone. They were only temporarily coating the hair thus creating an immediate shine, but unable to build or link broken bonds with any degree of quality. The hair felt dry and fragile. At best, they would be better served to call it an additive for shine. Anything more is a far stretch of the imagination. The Olaplex sample maintained its integrity and was the clear winner. We also performed similar tests on live models and Olaplex was always noticeably and significantly superior. The more compromised the hair was, the more Olaplex outperformed the rest. 

What concerns me is that they are making the same claims as Olaplex. They do not achieve what Olaplex does. I was so impressed with the results I had to call Dean Christal himself to ask what Olaplex had that the others do not? He said, "We have a real Chemistry that has multiple patents in the works." It must be so because in my long career I have never seen anything that has worked as well as Olaplex. 

The rapid growth of Olaplex is also proof that I am not the only one that is seeing the difference. It would be a shame to see a bunch of knock off brands hurt this category that is becoming so important to colorists around the world. These are just my opinions from tests that I have conducted. I encourage everyone to do the same.

Andre "

All of this boils down to one thing, Olaplex is a knockout!

Extensions by Shine's Resident Expert, Janna!

Extensions are a truly unique way of changing your look from short to long, from solid color to multidimensional color, or by adding immense amounts of volume in just seconds minutes or a few hours!

There are several different types of extensions: clip ends, tape ins, but the kind of extensions I prefer are Strand by Strand! 

I have used Great Lengths in the salon for the past decade and have seen some amazing transformations. From helping with thinning hair to helping someone grow their hair into another style. While providing you with all of these, they also lend length,volume and variation in tone and color. 

Although they can be more expensive, they do have a long life of 4 to 6 month and you still have the ability to shampoo, blow dry and style as normal! Change your look day to day by still using hot styling tools on your extensions, or day to night! 

Because of the wide range of possibilities, extensions are always trending, let's set up a consultation and see shy you would be a great candidate for them!

Till then,

Janna

BB Cream, the All-In-One Must Have!

Are you a makeup minimalist? Ever searched for the perfect product that looks and feels like natural skin? That search stops at Shine Salon with BB Cream from iMpact color cosmetics! This 6-in-1 primer, skin evener, color corrector, hydration, SPF and eye primer is THE MUST HAVE in your makeup bag! Exclusively at Shine Salon available in 3 color-adjusting shades, $38.

Product Spotlight: Kevin.Murphy UN.TANGLED

Somewhere between a crème and a spray, Kevin.Murphy's newly unveiled product UN.TANGLED is wonderful for “wash-and-wear hair”, for curly hair or wavy hair, or simply as an addition to your regime to aid frizz, free with no tangles. UN.TANGLED is designed to be used as a ‘leave-in’ product and is suitable for medium to thick hair that requires hydration. The leave in conditioner is formulated with a complex of nourishing Australian Fruit extracts. It helps to detangle, strengthen and restore hair, with added heat protection and is Paraben free.

Rosie Says: PCA Chemical Peel

Are you ready to take your skin to the next level? Let’s talk about the PCA Chemical Peel.

Sure it’s a scary name but it has awesome results. Chemical peels are perhaps one of the most

misunderstood spa treatments out there, so I want to take some time to discuss what a chemical peel is and why you have nothing to fear.  In the end, you’ll love what they have to offer.

The topical application of acids is one of the most dependable and widely recognized methods of

improving the overall health and appearance of the skin. Advanced exfoliation can help you look

younger, reduce or eliminate skin imperfections such as sun spots and acne scars, and reduce the

appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Numerous studies have shown that all chemical peel solutions

stimulate collagen. It can be simply said that healthy skin is beautiful skin.

The PCA peel is a blended acid peel. A blended acid peel modifies the intensity of the solution but not the results. The modification allows for monthly treatments which in turn promotes healthy cellular

turnover rates. One of the best things to know is that these treatments are beneficial for most, if not all skin types. Sensitive skin becomes healthier at the cellular level and therefore stronger and less reactive.

Additionally, topically applied products are able to absorb into the skin more effectively when it is properly exfoliated, allowing for accelerated results.

So, with all of these benefits and little or no downtime involved, let’s take your skin care to the next level.

Shine Salon Artist Spotlight: Holly Keogh

The time has come for our next artist spotlight at Shine! Local artist, Holly Keogh's artwork will be hanging in Shine through March-May 1st!