Ahead of Style, Inc Gives Back To The Community!
We are honored to provide complementary haircuts to the occupants of the Share Orchards Inn. To find out how you can help check out this link How To Help.
Kick Start Your Career Here!
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| Washington State Cosmetologist, in this economy are you only getting paid a fraction of what YOU EARN? YOU do ALL the work @ a tiny bit over minimum wage, but the salon say’s it’s their client, not yours?
FREE YOURSELF! PAY YOURSELF 100%!! Invest in yourself & allow yourself unlimited earning potential! Lease a chair in a beautiful newly remodeled Salon that’s in a great location in Vancouver, WA. This busy Salon is in a beautiful Victorian home. The salon is on the first floor and upstairs there is a Tattoo Artist, an LMT and a Nail Tech/Reflexologist. And did I mention the location is great! It is in Hazel Dell next to a mall (the new Kohls). We have two hair stations available for lease. Stations may be leased full-time $500 per month or find a partner and chair share $250 per month. The salon is open Monday through Sunday, hours 10 AM to 8 PM. You must have partial clientele! Walk-ins are shared on a first-come basis. We are looking for a down to earth, fun and talented, Washington State Licensed Stylist, (Barbers welcome too) with a professional, independent and mature attitude. Intrested in becoming a Cosmetology Instructor? You can do it at Ahead of Style, Inc. Come by Ahead of Style, Inc located at 9410 NE Hazel Dell Ave Vancouver WA 98665, or send resume or call Heidi at 306-773-0608 or Natanya at 503-490-1454 to set up an interview. Large parking lot, and handicap ramp. All utilities are paid for YOU, PLUS YOU get full reception services, use of community lobby/kitchen, janitorial, and security. We provide YOU with commission on product sales, Onsite continuing ed training, Back Bar, Towels, 250 business cards, website marketing 24 hour building access and All the amenities that YOU would need, just bring your own equipment and start working for yourself. |
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| MUST be experienced Washington State Licensed Cosmetologist or Barber, have great Customer Service, professional, independent and mature attitude. It would be great if you had some sales and marketing experience. |
Congratulations To Our Auction Now Winner
Congratulations to our Auction Now winner Wendy R. The auction was hosted by The Columbian. Wendy bid on and won our Make Me Over Package which includes: a haircut, color service, styling, eye lash extensions, an air brush tan, make up, a pedicure and a manicure! Wow a complete makeover. Wendy when we are done your going to be a serious Headtuner!
Feed a Family! Support Our Food Drive & Save $$ On Your Services!
At Ahead of Style, Inc we are fully aware of the bad economy and how it has affected our families’ and our neighbors. In light of this we have decided to give back to the community that has been so supportive of us! We want to help the needy families of Vancouver, WA and we want YOU to save money in our salon. How can you help?
Starting today until August 31st, 2009 on behalf of The Salvation Army Center of Social Services, AOS has a barrel for non perishable food items. Call and book an appointment or walk into AOS. Bring non perishable food items and you SAVE on your services!
1 non perishable food item equals $5 OFF a wash/deep condition/style combo. 2 non perishable food items equals $10 off a haircut. 3-4 non perishable food items equals a FREE facial or underarm Wax, 5 non perishable food items equals $25 off ALL chemical hair services! There are no restrictions, you bring the food, and you save, as many times as you like!
THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A BETTER TIME TO COME INTO AHEAD OF STYLE, INC THAN RIGHT NOW!
Ahead of Style, Inc
360-573-9922
http://www.aheadofstyle.net
9410 NE Hazel Dell Ave
Vancouver WA 98665
We Are GIVING AWAY The Services YOU WANT!
Ahead of Style, Inc and I’ve Changed My Name to Mommy have teamed up to give away services that you want! You could win a Free Blog Make Over or you could win Free services from Ahead of Style, Inc. To find out how to win head over to I’ve Changed My Name to Mommy Below is some of what you could win from AOS:
With that $35 gift certificate you could get any of the following services:
FREE haircut
FREE Peek-A-Boo Coloring (2 Foils)
FREE Eyelash/Eyebrow tinting
FREE Spray Tan, Bikini Wax, or Half Leg Wax (’tis the season!)
FREE Deep Conditioning Treatment
FREE Provana Silk Degrees shine treatment
FREE Callous Removal Pedicure
Want more? Of course you do!
If the winner of the gift certificate loves Ahead of Style like I do and decides to indulge in salon services valued at $100 or more, Natanya will give add an additional $15 onto your gift certificate…making it a cool $50!
$50 for $100 worth of expert salon services? What a GREAT DEAL, am I right?
What’s the Deal with Sodium Lauryl and Laureth Sulfate?
My mother always used Salon purchased or Health Food Store purchased cosmetics in particular Shampoos and conditioners. (Note this was in the 70’s and 80’s so all of those products Like Nexxus that used to be a Superior Salon exclusive product, have now been reformulated for mass production and can now be bought in the grocery store). Because of my up bringing in my personal life, I’ve I have always been real selective when it comes to what cosmetics I buy. As a professional Stylist I am even more militant about what I use and sell to my clients.
About 5 years ago I switched to Sodium Lauryl and Laureth Sulfate (SLS) free shampoos. SLS is a surfactant that also gives us suds when we shampoo. Bubbles harmless right? Read on.
I am going to link to some other blogs so you can conduct an up to date search but basically for me it comes down to this: At best SLS is a completely harmless strong surfactant that strips the hair & scalp of much needed oils, (for shine) and moisture (to prevent split ends and breakage). Strong surfactants like SLS strips artificial color from your hair. Nothing like paying hard earned money for your color service only to have it wash down the bathtub drain in two weeks! At worst it instigates hair loss, is an allergen for most people, which irritates the scalp/skin and may be carcinogenic. Who needs that!
I’ve done some research, which included trying my new SLS free shampoo vs my old shampoo. I do not know if SLS is a carcinogenic, there is just as much info out there that says it is as there is that says it’s not. But why take the risk? SLS free shampoos use milder surfactants. Plus I had a serious Aaha moment when I used a SLS free shampoo. My hair did so well on SLS shampoos. It was soft and supple, no frizz, and plenty of shine especially when I flat ironed. Also I’ve has several clients that had really bad scalp flaking and it disappeared once I put them on SLS shampoos.
I am a curly girl. I am Afro-American and I am “natural” meaning, I do not chemically relax my natural curls. Curly hair naturally is prone to dryness. The curlier the hair the dryer it is. Chemical services on any hair type (straight or curly) dries out the hair. Dryness leads to split-ends, split-ends lead to breakage. I know tons of people who think their hair doesn’t grow when what they are really dealing with is Severe Breakage. Basically the hair breaks off before you realize (notice) any length. That is why I am always ALL about putting and keeping Moisture in the hair! (Protein too, but that’s another post.) Switching to a Sodium Lauryl Sulfate free shampoo is a great start to moisture rich hair.
Another thing to be mindful of when purchasing a shampoo is the PH or Potential Hydrogen. A lot of store bought products won’t list the PH or molecular weight of their shampoos and conditioners. And believe me you want to know! Shampoos with a high PH like a 9 to 11 can cause the cuticle cells of hair to swell up and get rougher which can leave your hair looking dull and lifeless. Yikes! I recommend a shampoo and conditioner that have a PH of about 4.5 to 5.5.
Pravana Shampoos and Conditioners are two out of my three ROCK BOTTOM YOU MUST HAVE PRUDUCTS! All of Provana’s shampoos are sulfate-free. I use Pravana’s Hydrating line for maximum moisture. Pravana is ONLY available for purchase in salons, like (shameless plug aleart!) Ahead of Style, Inc located at 9410 NE Hazel Dell Ave, Vancouver WA 98665 Phone 360-573-9922. Also AOS only uses SLS Free shampoos on their clients.
OK here are the links:
Skin Deep: My favorite place to look up product ingredients.
The Beauty Brains: Says SLS is safe
Mane & Chic: The post to read is Shampoo is the Devil. LOL. Wonderful site!
Killer Strands: Love this site!
Snopes: Says SLS is safe
Long Hair Care Forum: Search results of posts. Great NON-Professional site.
Attention Parents & Grandparents Free Kids Haircuts for Back To School!
Send your kids back to school Ahead of Style!
BOGO Baby!
Starting today until school starts get a gift certificate for a FREE Kids Haircut when you purchase a haircut!
Ahead of Style
360-573-9922
9410 NE Hazel Dell Ave
Vancouver WA 98665
http://www.aheadofstyle.net
http://www.myspace.com/ahstyle
**BOGO By One haircut Get One free kids haircut** You must mention the add to get the BOGO!