Double the Savings Ashka Salon & Spa: Canton Michigan’s Premiere Salon, Spa

Double the Savings

Can you believe it is February already? WHOA! This Valentine’s Day you should come in to Ashka and celebrate with someone special! We are running a Valentine’s offer from now until Saturday, February 18.

Schedule a Double Eighty-Minute Massage for $150 ($40 savings!)

OR

Schedule a Double Cafe Mint Mocha Pedicure for $110 ($20 savings!)

Our Cafe Mint Mocha Pedicure is our seasonal pedicure and it smells YUMMY! It includes an Espresso Foot Soak, Espresso Exfoliating Scrub, an Espresso Masque with hot towels, massage with AVEDA’s Peppermint Foot Relief and in finished with a decadent chocolate paraffin! Normally $65, this is the perfect winter pick-me-up!

Keep in mind that our Valentine’s services must be rendered simultaneously and our not valid with other discount. These are intended to share with someone special – your significant other, mom, daughter or best friend! Call (734) 414-9980 to reserve your appointment today – these specials are subject to the availability of our therapists and nail technicians.

Also, do not forget to LIKE us on Facebook – the best place to find exclusive offers on products and one-day specials not advertised anywhere else

Cheers!

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It’s about time…!

At Ashka we strive to stay connected to our guests and reward them in whatever way we can. With this intention in mind we have *finally* set up Ashka Salon & Spa a Facebook Page – YAY! “Like” our page on the upper-left hand corner of this screen and you will be on the fast track for receiving special offers and discount on services and products. All Facebook offers are exclusive to our fans on Facebook and are not advertised in any place else – you have to “Like” us to be in the know! We also post news, contests and keep you updated on everything that’s going on in the salon.

We update our page 3-5 times per week and are looking forward to interacting with new and loyal clients this way! So far we have given $25 off Massages and 25% off of New Services. We also had a contest where you commented telling us what your favorite AVEDA product is and you were automatically entered to win it (Congratulations to Tina one of our amazing clients and first fans on Facebook!)

You can also find images from our collections and photo shoots and videos of our team doing what they do best – BEAUTY!

Feel free to comment here or leave us a note on Facebook letting us know what you would like to see us do next!

Cheers!

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Thicker, Fuller Hair is YOURS – Introducing AVEDA’s Invati System!

97% naturally derived Invati is AVEDA’s solution for thinning hair. This Exfoliating Shampoo, Thickening Conditioner and Scalp Revitalizer work together to reduce hair loss by 33%! The Exfoliating Shampoo removes build-up that clogs pores and renews the scalp with wintergreen-derived salicylic acid. The Thickening Conditioner restored strength and improves hair elasticity and reduces breakage with arginine derived from soy protein and sugar beets. Last but certainly not least, the Scalp Revitalizer with turmeric and ginseng helps energize and rehabilitate the scalp around the follicles.

Turmeric is an amazing spice that can be used for many differently things and boasts amazing medicinal qualities (you should Google it!). So, what’s so special about the organic turmeric found in Invati? AVEDA taps the power of Ayurveda – the ancient healing art of India – with the organic turmeric that they source from an Indian Farm called Nisarga (which mean “Nature” in Sanskrit). Ayuvedic specialist, Dr. Kusum Upadhyay says, “In Ayurveda, turmeric has many uses and benefits…it beautifies the skin and scalp.” In Invati, it helps to give you thicker, fuller-looking hair. AVEDA’s partnership with Nisarga is helping them to convert more farmland to organic – which is better for the earth, the farmers, all of us!
Stop in to see the system and let us know if you have any questions about this amazing system!

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WASTE FREE – What a Beautiful Idea!

AVEDA was the first beauty company in the United States to embrace “Cradle to Cradle” and they have Gold-level certification for nine of their products, including:

Invati Exfoliating Shampoo

Invati Thickening Conditioner

Invati Scalp Revitalizer

Dry Remedy Moisturizing Shampoo

Dry Remedy Moisturizing Conditioner

Men’s Pureformance Shampoo

Men’s Pureformance Conditioner

Smooth Infusion Shampoo

Smooth Infusion Conditioner

The Cradle to Cradle CertifiedCM program is a multi-attribute eco-label that assesses a product’s safety to humans and the environment and design for future life cycles. The program provides guidelines to help businesses implement the Cradle to Cradle framework, which focuses on using safe materials that can be disassembled and recycled as technical nutrients or composted as biological nutrients. Unlike single-attribute eco-labels, MBDC’s certification program takes a comprehensive approach to evaluating the design of a product and the practices employed in manufacturing the product. The materials and manufacturing practices of each product are assessed in five categories: Material Health, Material Reutilization, Renewable Energy Use, Water Stewardship, and Social Responsibility.

This is just another way AVEDA goes above and beyond to set themselves apart! Buy more than just “green” this year…give a gift that impacts our world!

Happy Holiday!

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Discover AVEDA’s Ingredients

I often find myself explaining to people that AVEDA is “more than green” – the AVEDA philosophy is the foundation of the company and the company is built around safe and sustainable practices. I tell people “they source their ingredients responsibly” or “their packaging is minimal and as recycled as possible” – I can never quite explain it well enough. The great news is that there are 1000 of these little facts that when added together create the picture of a company conducting their business as well as they possibly can. AVEDA isn’t satisfied with the “newest innovation” in “environmentalism” – they are always looking to do more. So here are a few facts for the week:

AVEDA’s Sandalwood is purchased at a fair price from indigenous farmers in Australia

AVEDA continuously strives to increase their use of naturally-derived ingredients

89% of their raw herbal ingredients are certified organic

Find out all there is to know at http://www.aveda.com/discover/index.tmpl
Feel great about each purchase you make and every product you use – never settle!

Cheers!

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The Power of Offering

When I was younger my mom told me to never loan a friend or family member money unless you were okay with not receiving it back. When someone asks you to borrow money, or give them a “loan” (in particular, because in the case of a necklace I think we can be less critical!) you must consider if in you will truly be content and not harbor ill feelings toward someone that doesn’t pay you back. I HAVE since loaned money to friends or family and have generally been paid back (YAY!), but in the few cases I wasn’t or didn’t get paid back I was able to move on from it because I had “wrapped my brain around it” before I loaned it to them in the first place. I still have a great relationships with the few people who at one point never paid me back. This is one example of the many ways she taught me not to live a life of “tally marks” – life is not a constant exchange to insure that everything is fair. When I read the following article it reminded me of how my mom taught me to give to others – what can we offer the world, the people around us? How can we make an impact?

“…Let me tell you a little story to illustrate my belief in the power — and empowerment — of a more modern sort of offering. My mother once wore a beautiful pearl necklace out to dinner with some friends. During the meal, a woman my mother had just met admired her necklace, and paid her a compliment. Instantly, without a second thought, my mother unhooked the necklace and placed it in the woman’s hands, saying, “Here, it is now yours.” Amazed, the woman reluctantly took the necklace, stammering that she wished she knew how she could repay my mother — asking what she could give her in return. My mother turned to her and said, “it’s not a trade, it’s an offering!” When my mother came back home, my sister and I asked her why she gave the necklace away. “My darlings,” she said, “there is no explanation for such a thing. It is in the spirit of offering in the moment.” This concept has had a profound impact on me ever since I heard it as a little girl. In a world that is so used to trading, to exchange — I’ll give you this and you give me that–we have lost one of the most precious free gifts, and means to empowerment, the gift of making an unprompted offering. This sort of offering is not a planned, wrapped gift, but a spontaneous offering, without a box, without a bow, and without the expectation of something in return…”

This was excerpted from an article by “Agapi Stassinopoulos:The Power of Offering:How Offering Can Instantly Unbind the Heart” and can be found at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/agapi-stassinopoulos/the-power-of-offering-how_b_1096055.html.

Happy Thanksgiving!

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