PBA Making the Industry Better

What a fast trip. I’m just home from a 48 hour round trip to Phoenix. It was our fall LC and Board Meeting for the Professional Beauty Association. The Salon LC ( leadership council) worked much on the 2009 Symposium. Our much anticipated annual event of business building and bettering ideas are shared. To find out more about PBA visit probeauty.org.

The Call For Better Make-up

Hot off the press Mineral Make-up in the news. See what the founder is saying. Yes you can find this make-up at Cary O’Brien’s. In fact Saturday the 27th we are taking it to Day Break @ Harvester Christian Church to share with the 1000 attendees. We are also doing hair make-overs, and Face Mapping. What’s face mapping? It is a 17 point up close and personal conversation about your facial skin with a trained estheticain. Yes this year Day Break goes spa. Read on for info.

SALON CITY MAGAZINE Beauty News Report MAKING NEWS NOW September 26, 2008 Source: Salon City Magazine GUESS WHO’S TAKING HOLLYWOOD BY STORM? YOUNGBLOOD Mineral Cosmetics Salon City magazine’s editors were there to catch it all LIVE!  Youngblood’s founder, Pauline Youngblood Solie Speaking last night to Hollywood’s Makeup Artists and Hair Stylists Local 706   Youngblood Mineral Cosmetics “The Artist’s Choice for Hi Def Makeup”   STUDIO CITY, CA - Salon City magazine editors Annie and Steven Casciola dropped in last night to catch a glimpse of Youngblood’s VIP presentation to some of the best makeup and hair artists in Hollywood.They were all at the world-famous Sportsmen’s Lodge to meet Youngblood’s founder, Pauline Youngblood Soli, and to catch a private screening of YB’s fall shades and products in action. It was an energized and lively evening. Pauline, beautiful in her own right and now a successful businesswoman, told Salon City, “I’ve been thrilled at the response and it’s been long overdue. We’ve had a lot of requests to do this because we’re growing so fast in the professional artist’s market. It’s also been really inspiring to me to create the fall shades they’ve been wanting. I’ve had a blast doing it!” One of Hollywood’s top TV makeup artists, Keith Crary from the hot television show “EXTRA”, told Salon City, “The products are absolutely wonderful because they are keeping up with how fast everything is moving today in the business. With everything going HD, it’s wonderful because you can magnify it. YB gives the face a wonderful glow and it looks natural. It makes people look sensational and that’s what we’re looking for.” When asked to explain why the products perform so well Keith said, “I’ve been working with the mineral foundation for a few years and I am a big fan of it. One thing that is really great about it is that you can apply it quite fast. You can use a duster brush to apply it so you save a lot of time. By using the right primer under the skin, you can cover up any kind of birthmarks, dark eyes or any kind of flaws in the face. You can also cover them up quite easily and it ends up that it’s not a thick foundation on the face. It’s very thin and very fine so people don’t feel like they have a mask on.  Overall, you can accomplish quite a few things while getting up to a fast speed - and it’s beautiful!” Salon City listened as another artist explained that when they work with the new High-Definition technology, the viewer sees crystal clear clarity to the big screen.   Hi-Def brings the smallest flaws front and center - a headache for actors, on-air personalities and the makeup artists responsible for making their complexions look flawless. Now you know Hollywood’s secret and Salon City was happy to be there on the scene last night to report what went on. One thought was crystal clear to us - Youngblood Mineral Cosmetics is really “The Artists’s Choice for Hi-Def.” Marketing manager Karen Bellamy and Michael Frias asked us to invite any interested Salon City readers to enter into their October contest by performing makeover magic on a model of their choice. Entering is easy. Simply submit a quality before and after picture of your model. Email it to Karen@ybskin.com. In addition to winning a terrific prize, winners will have their pictures posted to YB’s website and appear in the company’s November newsletter. Magazine Covers on the left: The hottest magazines feature Youngblood. On the left are a few of the mags that have showcased YB including the recent cover of Salon City magazine that featured Natasha Henstridge, star of television’s hit show, “Eli Stone.” For more info: www.ybskin.com Photo Credit of Pauline: Darryl Linkow, C.A.S. Linkow Film & Video Sound  818-597-8855     To Report News Contact: Salon City News Department   info@saloncity.com

Big Thank You To All

To all of you that help me get out of jail. Yes, I was locked up on August 27, for Muscular Dystrophy Foundation. Our industy really came through for me and so did many friends. Looks like the final numbers are in and I thought I would share with all of you. $2801.00 If any of you have been contacted in the past to help out and so far have not do it, it was lots of fun watching the bail money grow. Thanks again.

Professional Beauty Association in Session

Time to travel once again. This weekend on Sunday I will fly to  Phoenix AZ for a fast 36 hour meeting of PBA ( the professional Beauty association). I wish I could tell you what will be discussed however, I would then have to kill you. Okay, its not that top secret but it is very engaging and where I get much invaluable information on how to keep our salon strong and ahead of the competition. More comments upon my return.

I ran with Ike

Okay, so we discussed that there might be a chance of me being obsessive, this might close the deal. Sunday morning at 5:30 am 6000+ people and I began to pile into the Verizon Amphitheatre ( river port). Rain coming down sideways, wind around 30mph and gusting up to 60mph, standing water up to 6″ deep but we came anyway and were ready to run 13.1 miles for some 26.2 miles for others.  As I sat in my car with and chatted with friends Don, John, Sue, Kelly, and Andy we could see many others heading to the start line. I thought the race might be cancelled, I was wrong. My small band of friends and I sat and waited to see the crowd move and then we knew it was on. Most races are electronically timed so our time would begin when we crossed the start line.  So we were off. Better than half of the field wearing trash bags and light poncho we ran through the standing water, driving rain and all the while everyone hooping and hollering like kids on the last day of school. Yes, we ran with Ike. Alas, our fun (loose term) would be cut short by water over the coarse in North St. Charles, and a couple of downed trees. The race directors had to reroute the course and bring us all in early but safe. Most still cheering, happy, and marking one more crazy event on our gun belts. So this is the life of a runner this is what we do. We run rain, shine, hot, or cold we run, does this make us better, stronger, faster? Who knows. Mostly we do it to see if we can. So again I challenge you to come and join us. Then you also can have people question your sanity.

Read on the hear what the race directors had to say about the race.

Lewis & Clark 2008: You Tried; We Tried   As far as our event was concerned, the remnants of Hurricane Ike could not have arrived in St. Louis at a worse possible time.  While we are all very disappointed that this year’s race did not turn out as we hoped, we are very proud of how our volunteers and athletes responded to a true worst-case weather scenario.   Postponing a race of the size of Lewis & Clark - even for a few hours - was never an option.  Our event requires time-specific permits and permissions from a dozen separate municipalities and government agencies - as well as the scheduling  of 500 volunteers (who come to us both as individuals and in groups) and various service providers (traffic control, trash hauling, etc.).  Postponing until a later date is also not possible.  The booking of Frontier Park, the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater , medical support, bus service, etc. must be done months (and in some cases a year) in advance.   Our only two choices for the event were to (1) cancel it entirely or (2) work hard to provide a safe event in spite of the extreme weather.  If we had cancelled the event, the athletes would have received nothing more than their race packets.  Entry fees had already been spent on the many non-refundable expenses that are required to stage the race (shirts, timing chips, race numbers, medals, marketing, food, drink, truck rental, table rental, tents, ice, trash cans, traffic cones, signage, event insurance, traffic control services, porta-potties, supplies, etc.).  Despite the fact that circumstances were such that cancelling the event was a defensible position, we decided to do our best to serve our athletesby holding the event.  While few PRs would be set - everyone was at least sure to leave with an “I ran with Ike” story.   When the event started, we had every intention of allowing everyone to complete the entire distance.  Both courses were runnable and we believed given the latest weather reports that they would continue to be so. Unfortunately, the combination of (1) the storm dropping over 5″ of rain (as compared to the 3″ that had been expected) and (2) much of that rain falling immediately before the start of the race (in part due to the delay that resulted because the police were understandably late getting to their positions because they were busy working a multitude of traffic accidents)  caused a flash flood that swamped a long stretch of the north section of our course just minutes before the first runners were to arrive.  When we received the reports of the flash flooding approximately 30 minutes into the race, we immediately responded by safely altering the course to avoid the flooded area.  We wish we could have re-routed to another 13.1 mile course, but for many reasons that was not a viable option.  We apologize for not effectively communicating the mid-race course change to you via our aid station volunteers, but the storm knocked out our radio communications, leaving many of them ill-informed, as well.  To make matters worse, our finish line sound system was also put out of commission by the storm, so information could not be effectively delivered post-race, either.   As for the marathon course, we received word soon after the flooding report that the wind and rain had caused two large branches to fall onto and across our course - obviously a dangerous situation.  In addition, the medical station on the south end of the marathon course could not operate effectively in the dangerous conditions.  As a result, we felt we had to stop all of our competitors at 10 miles.   We are truly sorry if the event did not live up to your expectations - and we hope having an explanation of the “whys” behind the day’s events leads you to understand that our decisions were made with the best interests of our athletes and volunteers in mind.  Congratulations to those of you who competed head-to-head with Ike!   David Spetnagel, Debby Spetnagel, Jeff Neuschwander, Kristen Murphy Race Directors

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What are you running for?

Okay, I just finished a two mile run. For some that would be a pretty good day. However, if you know me you might say “are you sick, why only two miles”. I am in what is called a taper mode. I and 5000+ other people will tow the line in this years Lewis and Clark Marathon and Half Marathon. So two miles is just to keep the legs moving. Having ran approx. 19 marathons, 3 50-k’s, and 1 50 miler, you could say that’s a bit obsessive, and you would be correct. But as a runner it is not the running of miles that we seek. I feel it is a quest for self-discovery. If you do not know of what I speak I challenge you to come to the finish in Frontier Park Downtown St. Charles Sunday morning around 8am and on. You will see every kind of body shape, size, age, and gender. You might say he’s a runner? I can’t believe they can do that. I hope then you will say “then I could do it also.” So come and see only if you are not faint of heart for you might find out “what you are running for.”

Fashion news from the celebraties

Check out what the really cool people are saying about cuts, color, and extentions.

SALON CITY MAGAZINE Beauty News Bulletin MAKING NEWS NOW September 10, 2008

Press Release Source: Glow Communications / Photo: Courtesy MTV Awards Rihanna Smokes MTV’s VMA with Disturbed Cut Celeb Stylist Patrick McIvor Reveals How She Won Our “Baddest, Fiercest Look” Salon City’s Editor’s Choice for hottest performance look at Sunday’s  MTV Video Music Awards went to Rihanna for her bold cut and fashion fearlessness. Short hair, color and extensions jumped off the stage, and Patrick McIvor, owner for patrick mcivor color studio and studio two, and top hair critic, shared his review: Short Hair Rihanna added serious attitude to her short cut with a bold blonde accent highlight.  With shorter hair, you can takes more risks because you are constantly getting it cut.  “Placement is crucial to accent highlights, let the cut and natural hair pattern dictate where the highlight should go.  Placing accent highlights in the fringe area is  always fun and versatile because the look of the highlight changes depending on how the fringe is styled,” states McIvor. Ciara pumped up her short, fringed bob with serious glamour and funk.  Extreme volume at the crown and shattered ends created a very geometric, modern shape. “This look can easily be worn and styled by anyone.  The key is to use a volume enhancing product at the root area when blow-drying, try Redken thickening lotion 06 body builder and define the shattered ends with a sculpting product,” adds McIvor. Solid Color Rock stars and celebrities turned to better than natural haircolor - vibrant, extra shiny, extra bold solid haircolor. Pink stood out in ultra sliver short locks leaving no question that she rocks metallic blonde. “Metallic blonde is a new shade for fall,” said McIvor  “This season the tone of the hair does not need to be natural, it just needs to shine.  That’s what made Pink’s hair a jewel like fashion accessory.  I loved it because it is pushing fashion and haircolor into something new.  To get this blonde, make sure to see a professional colorist and look for Redken Shades EQ Metallic Blondes.” McIvor also noted that this color works best with short hair and should be maintained every 3 weeks.” Ashley Simpson’s main attraction was her bump, but her seriously shiny copper hair made a bold statement for a rocker wife momma-to-be. “Again her color was shiny, solid in tone and better than natural.  This red color tends to work best on natural brunettes or redheads and looks great on any length of hair.  From deep coppers, to strawberry blonde, red is the color of the season. With new technologies in haircolor, red color lasts longer than ever, about 4-8 weeks - the more natural the tone, the longer it lasts,” explains McIvor. Extensions Brittney Spears, Lindsay Lohan, Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus and even Paris Hilton rocked long extensions with young sexy waves.  Rihanna took extensions to a whole new level by unexpectedly pairing an ultra long ponytail extension with her hip short cut.  “Extensions are great because they can be used so many different ways - to add length, volume, highlights, lowlights or color panels. If they are made of natural hair, you can style them as you would your own hair, however, they do require some maintenance.  Extensions should be brushed at least three times per day and sprayed with Great Lengths Anti-tap Water after each washing and immediately blow-dried,” explains Stephanie Richline, stylist at studio two.

Cary voted onto board for another term

Cary’s ramblings

Okay, so this is blogging. I don’t know if it will ever be an Olympic sport but I hear it is very popular. This is my first blog so as to keep it short and simple I’ll just say I guess an old dog can learn a new trick.