Best Haircuts For Women In Canton & South Lyon

Haircuts For Women In Canton and South Lyon

Great Haircuts For Women

What makes a great woman’s haircut? You want to feel your best, and your hair makes up a big part of how you feel about yourself. I think everyone would agree that having great hair stylist is important. It’s also noteworthy to identify the components that go into what the right haircut may be for you. Elements such as your face shape, hair texture, hair density, hair color and lifestyle all come into play when finding a great woman’s haircut.

What’s The Shape Of Things?

We are all looking for balance; balance in our lives, our health, and our nutrition to name a few. A hairstyle that compliments your face shape will achieve balance. When regarding your face shape the idea is to create a visual perception of evenness. The “ideal face shape” or face shape that requires the least amount of effort to achieve equilibrium, is an oval shape.
One example might be, someone having an oblong face shape requiring some volume on the sides to give that visual symmetry. You may want to choose a haircut that will provide this overall effect.

Texture Prevails!

What do we mean when we say hair texture? Is it the amount of curl or straightness what we’re talking about? Could it be how thick each hair strand is in circumference? The answer is yes to both of these! The amount of wave is a key component in determining your hair texture. Wavy, straight, curly and, tight curly hair would all be descriptors of hair texture. Additionally, fine hair would be hair that is smaller in circumference; coarse hair has a larger circumference. Therefore, some ways to describe hair texture could be fine wavy hair, coarse straight hair, medium tight curl hair…you get the idea. Your haircut should work with your hair texture and not against it.

What Is Your Density?

Density refers to how many hair strands in a given area. Thin hair means there would be fewer hair follicles per square inch than normal. Conversely, thick hair would have more hair follicles than normal. What is normal hair density you ask? The average person has 2,200 hairs per square inch. Counting the follicles in a given square inch could be a daunting task, so there tends to be a subjective analysis applied when identifying density. Your hair professional at Ashka Salon can give you an experienced opinion of your density.

Live In Your Dimension!

When considering a haircut it may be important to understand the visual impact of your hair color. There are a few elements at play here; length, layering, the dynamic of positive and negative space with your hair color. Do you have highlights, balayage, or special effects hair color? If so, you may want to contemplate the placement of the weight in your haircut.
There is a dimension created with the placement of color and weight, and as you move your head, this dynamic also moves and changes. As an example of this, let’s say you want lots of fun fashion colors placed throughout your hair. If your air is cut to one length, you will only see the colors that are toward the top, as the hair on top covers the rest. A woman’s haircut with some moderate layering would bring more of that color to the surface.

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Your Lifestyle And Women’s Haircut Trends.

Let’s face it, the number of choices to consider when it comes to women’s haircuts can seem overwhelming. Doing a little research using the components covered in this article evaluating your desired look considering: face shape, texture, dimension color, and density could get you and your hairstylist to that perfect haircut for you much sooner.

Finally, something to ruminate on is your lifestyle. Do you climb mountains or do spend your time in a board room landing that next big account? These are extreme examples of course, but the concept should still remain. You may love a sweeping bang, but find that it gets in your eyes as you are feeding your newborn baby. Picking the right haircut for a woman should be expressive of your personality and align with your career, family, and life choices.
Following trends can give inspiration and it gives us the opportunity to take an idea and make it work for us. Be unique and be yourself!

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Best Haircuts For Men In Canton & South Lyon

Great Haircuts For Men

Men’s Haircuts are more a thing than they’ve ever been! Today’s man is fashion-forward and conscientious. A great haircut isn’t just about your hair or who cuts it. It’s important for you as a guest to understand what you’re working with. In this article, we will cover many considerations to understand to decide what the best haircuts for men are. Some elements that you should consider and discuss with your hair stylist are:

What Is Your Hair Texture?

Is your hair coarse, fine, curly, straight? When we talk about the texture of your hair, you should consider the circumference of each hair strand. A hair strand with more circumference is considered “coarse” and a strand with less circumference is “fine,” you get the idea.

In addition, the amount of bend or curl of your hair will affect the volume and movement and be a part of the formula of understanding your hair texture.

Follow Your Density!

Every person’s hair has a certain density of growth. To demonstrate, we could look at how many hair follicles per square inch in a given area of the scalp. If you have more hair follicles in that area your hair could be called “thick.” Likewise, if you have less hair follicles in that same space your hair may be called “thin.”

If your now asking, “what’s the number of follicles per square inch to be considered thick?” There’s no simple answer to that as it can be an entirely subjective answer. The purpose of understanding your density is to have a solid grasp of the concept and term for discussion with your stylist. To summarize, as an example a person can have “fine” (small circumference) but “thick” (dense follicles) hair. Fine+Thick Hair. Obviously each individual has their own make up of components unique to them.

What Is Your Face Shape?

Some shapes describing your face include round, oval, square, diamond, heart and triangle to name a few. The goal is to find balance; therefore using your hairstyle as a way to add to balance, or offset any imbalance. As an example, a person with a triangular or pyramid face shape may want some volume on top to even things up a bit.

What Is Your Lifestyle?

In the process of determining what’s the best men’s haircut for you; we must consider your lifestyle.
Do you work in a corporate environment or at a tattoo studio? Are you a wash and go kinda guy or do you wield that blow dryer like a pro?
If a blow dryer makes you want to run for the hills, it’s not a good idea to choose a coifed look that requires a lot of styling with tools. However, you could always learn how to use certain tools to achieve the look of the haircut you choose.

Trends and Haircuts For Men

These days there are lots of options to personalize your style. In other words, you can add details that are unique to your look, such as how your hairline is finished or lines/patterns cut into your haircut. Coupled with your style, checking out trends can give an added freshness to how your haircut suits you. Firstly, look into some resources that do much of the work for you, such as these articles: Esquire Style Trends. Secondly, think of haircuts for men that have made you take notice, certainly to act as a fulcrum of inspiration.

What’s A Fade?

When talking about haircuts for men, it is notable to discuss the term “fade.” A fade is a term that has been used generally to describe hair that is cut short going from shortest at the hairline and gradually getting longer as it “fades” up. However, the length of this transition can vary with each hairstyle individually. Your hair stylist may choose to use adjustable clippers or scissors and a comb to achieve a balanced fade…there are many paths to the same destination.

Where Will I Get My Haircut?

Guess what? We are salons with a very talented team in Canton & South Lyon, equipped with the skill set to provide great haircuts for men! If you live in >Canton, South Lyon, Westland, Plymouth, Northville, Ann Arbor, Green Oak, New Hudson, Wixom, Livonia, Ypsilanti, Novi, Brighton, Whitmore Lake or any city or township in the surrounding area we are the place for you!

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Bright and Pastel Hair Color

Green. Blue. Purple. Pink. More and more people are adventuring into the world of fun hair color these days. I had the pleasure of attending another class with Aveda’s Global Artistic Director of Hair Color, Ian Michael Black. It was called Kinetic Color and it talked all about how to achieve bright or pastel hair color. These types of colors can sometimes be daunting. I was so excited to learn about how to guarantee my formulas to turn out the way I was expecting them too. With his expertise, I learned how much of what to add to ensure bright or pastel hair color results.

How to Achieve Bright or Pastel Hair Color

The first thing that needs to happen when you want to attempt bright or pastel hair color, is that the hair needs to be lightened to basically a white blonde. I like to think about it as if we were painting on a canvas. Bright pink is going to show up A LOT better on a white canvas than it would a brown. This typically means that you need to bleach the hair to achieve that white canvas. This sometimes takes multiple applications and is best done over time to ensure the integrity of your hair.

Once you are there, that is where the fun begins! We then get to paint on whatever color you desire! Maintenance when you have bright or pastel hair color is kind of high. They tend to fade fast so it is super important to use a color safe shampoo. I recommend using Aveda’s Damage Remedy Line when at all possible during to the extensive bleaching process that is typically necessary.

Have you always been curious about getting a fun color in your hair? Call Ashka Salon Spa today to book an appointment with one of our amazing stylists!

Until Next Time,

Josie 🙂

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Salon Assistant Training Program

I was already working at the front desk at Ashka Salon Spa when I started to near the end of my cosmetology program. I needed to consider if it would be a good fit for me as a stylist. One of the many reasons I decided to begin my career with Ashka Salon Spa was their intensive salon assistant training program. There are two major parts to the New Talent Training Program here: classes twice a week with our Training Manager, and following our mentors.

Classes in the Salon Assistant Training Program

At Ashka Salon Spa, the assistants are lucky enough to take classes twice a week. They are usually with Evelyn, our Training Manager, Jozie, our General Manager, or Lisa, our Owner. We cover most services that we provide. They range from hair cutting to make up, and even eyebrow waxing. It is great being able to meet so often to talk about different subjects. We also usually have “homework” that we need to do on our mannequin. Our mannequins, also known as doll heads, have real hair to be able to duplicate working with real clients as closely as possible. It typically takes about a year to get through the entire program.

“I think my favorite part of training is watching the “ah hah” moments… the dots connect and the light bulbs come on. It’s very rewarding as an educator to watch everything come together.” -Evelyn, Training Manager

Mentors in the Salon Assistant Training Program

Courtney, Christine, and Lisa are the three Master Mentor Stylists are the salon currently. I went through my program working with Courtney but throughout the year I also had a few instances where I worked with the other mentors. I think it is extremely important to assist a successful stylist when you are first starting out. You see what works for them and what doesn’t. While I don’t do everything that my mentors did exactly, it definitely helped to form my own techniques.

While following your mentor, you are interacting with their guests and see what they like. You also are able to how a seasoned hair stylist faces challenges. This all helps to improve technique.

Next time you are in the salon, take a look around and find some of our assistants. We are extremely proud to have them as a part of our team. I am ecstatic to see their career flourish!

Until Next Time,

Josie 🙂

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Power Painting with Ashka Salon Spa

Two weeks ago, I traveled to Cincinnati, Ohio to attend the Hair Color Magic: Power Painting class! This class has been a hot commodity ever since it came out at the beginning of this year. Since hair painting techniques such as balayage, have been all the rage lately, Hair Color Magic thought it would be best to create a class for it.

What is Power Painting?

Power Painting is Hair Color Magic’s version of hair painting! It gives a flawless blend with customizable amounts of dimension throughout the hair. Lupe Voss, the founder of Hair Color Magic, took the time figure out the best formulas using AVEDA enlightener and viscosity for this technique. She also spent time using multiple types of application brushes to find which one works best with our particular product. I actually got one of the brushes from attending the class, and let me tell you, it’s a miracle worker.

This grown out, hand painted, sun kissed look seems like it should be around for a while. There are so many ways of rocking this style. And realistically who doesn’t want to look like a glowing goddess? I know I do!

Why Should You Power Paint?

By “power painting” you are using AVEDA products. In my personal opinion AVEDA products are the best. You are able to condition your hair with the AVEDA’s plant power while getting your dream hair over time. After getting your color it is always important to properly care for your hair. Your stylist will recommend the best at home care, personalized just for you! One of the biggest benefits is that power painting does not mean one specific look. Everyone’s will be different! No one will have the same color as you. You are also able to ask any questions you may have about your personal style.

Until Next Time,

Josie 🙂

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Holiday Promotion 2016 at Ashka Salon Spa

The holiday promotion 2016, Season of Savings, has started everybody! Ashka Salon Spa has a different deal everyday for the rest of the year. There is something for everyone on here! I am going to talk about a few of my favorites.

Holiday Promotion 2016 – Product Deals

For the remaining Sundays in November you will receive 20% off all products with an appointment. Get freshened up for the holidays and also save on some gifts for your loved ones (or maybe just yourself ;]). If you are going to be traveling at all this year for the holidays, it is important to be able to bring your favorite AVEDA products with you! November 18th, you will receive 30% off all AVEDA travel. On November 29th, you will receive a free, full size AVEDA hairspray of your choice will you spend $175.

We will be kicking off December with a buy 2 styling products, get 1 free deal on the first! Perfect for any holiday gifts. December Sundays, 4th, 11th, 18th, all give you 15% off products with an appointment. Later in the month on December 22nd, receive a free pair of Ashka Salon Spa tech gloves with a $150 purchase. There is so many more product deals that you just have to take advantage of. What an amazing holiday promotion 2016.

Holiday Promotion 2016 – Service Deals

There is an endless amount of deals on services this season! Whether you want your nails, or hair done we have something for you. Some of the deals include: $25 off a Pure Brazilian Blowdry, free Lip Wax with Eyebrow Wax, $20 off a Full Highlight, and free Haircut with Ombre color! No matter what your favorite service is, I am sure you can find a day where there is some kind of deal associated with it. Every Saturday from now until the end of the year, buy a $100 gift card and receive a $20 bonus card. Our Season of Savings calendar is absolutely incredible and you need to take advantage of it this holiday season!

Until Next Time,

Josie 🙂

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The Importance of Recycling

My whole life I have been told how important it is to recycle. For some reason though, I have never thought to ask why. I have a feeling I am not the only one either. I am writing this post to help inform myself as well as others on why recycling is so incredibly important. Why should I take the time to separate it? What can I recycle?

What are We Recycling?

I found out from the Waste Management website what exactly we can be recycling. I was amazed by some of the statistics they had on there.

Metals: Americans now discard about 2.7 million tons of aluminum per year and only about 50% of it is recycled. We can save an enormous amount of energy by recycling. For instance, recycling aluminum and tins can will save about 74% of the energy used to make them!

Paper/Cardboard: There is about 71 million tons of paper that is used every year here in America; that is 29% of our municipal waste! The good news is that most people are aware of their paper products so approximately 63% get recycled.

Glass: Did you know that most of the jars in America now contain about 27% recycled glass? I think that is wonderful that we are slowly working our way to being more recycling friendly.

Plastics: While plastic is convenient, it takes resources and contributes waste to our environment. It is crucial that your plastics are clean when you recycle them. One contaminated container can completely ruin an entire barrel!

Batteries/Bulbs: You need to be careful when recycling these items. Be sure to figure out the proper way of disposing them in your community. You can also make an effort by switching to rechargeable batteries.

Electronics: Often called “e-waste”, electronics contain a lot of chemical and mineral elements that can be recycled. If they are recycled properly, they can become a valuable source of materials.

What Happens to Our Recycling?

When I really started thinking about how to recycle, my next question was “What actually happens to our recycled materials?”. Once our recyclables are picked up, they are brought to the Materials Recovery Facility (MRF). Once at MRF everything is then sorted and separated into their different materials. One these items have been collected and sorted they become valuable to people in the worldwide market. I was shocked by how simple of a process this really was.

AVEDA puts on a “CaAVEDA makes a point of using a high percentage of post-consumer recycled materials in their packaging. I think this is just one more way that AVEDA is a stop above the rest. Stop into the salon today to pick up your recyclable products!

Until Next Time,

Josie 🙂

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AVEDA’s Mid America Hair Show Part 2

Last week I talked about the first part of AVEDA’s Mid America Hair Show! I wanted to finish telling you all about my wonderful experience this week. Hair shows are one of my favorite ways to find inspiration because of how intense they can be. I did not think it would be fair to try to squeeze all of that amazing-ness into just one blog post. Here it goes!

AVEDA’s Hair Show – Barbering

Dusty Rhode came on stage to talk about AVEDA’s barbering world. He talked a lot about different hair textures and how we, as stylists and artists, need to do what we think is best based on the hair type. For instance, using AVEDA’s Grooming Cream is great for longer textured hair. Some new products that Dusty talked about were the Men’s Thickening Paste, and the Men’s 5 minute Grey Blending Color! There are a lot of new and exciting things in the barbering world.

AVEDA’s Hair Show – Haircutting

Ricardo Dinis is the Global Artistic Director of Haircutting. When he came on stage at the Mid America Hair Show, he said that he recently has been extremely inspired by the art world. A powerful quote from Ricardo that I can’t stop thinking about is, “When you see something beautiful, you have to stop and stare”. He was talking about how we have the power to create a look for our clients that causes people to stop and stare. I have been striving to create a look like this for each one of my clients.

AVEDA’s Hair Show – Texture

Tippi Shorter works with all kinds of textured hair. She is AVEDA’s Global Artistic Director of Texture. She talked a lot about a new class she is designing called “Architexture”. This is a class on how to properly cut curly hair. Tippi mentioned how when she is working with her celebrity clientele, she works with a lot of wigs. She wanted to give us tips for working with wigs. Although I personally do not work with wigs all that often, it was still very interesting.

AVEDA’s Mid America Hair Show was absolutely incredible. I am counting down the days until Congress 2017.

Until Next Time,

Josie 🙂

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New York Fashion Week with AVEDA

Working behind the scenes of New York Fashion Week has always been a huge dream of mine. Being able to help major designers fulfill their visions of their art sounds absolutely incredible. When I found out that AVEDA guest artists work on these incredible shows regularly, I knew I wanted to work with them.

New York Fashion Week – AVEDA

One AVEDA Guest Artist who works backstage for fashion weeks all over the world is Jon Reyman. Beginning his career with AVEDA, Jon followed all the way through with it. He became a Purefessional and was working as the Artistic Director of the Advanced Academy by 2002. He works with a lot of celebrities and behind the scenes at multiple fashion shows and photoshoots. Jon is very passionate about education and it shows.

My Future New York Fashion Week Goals

Through personal research, I have found out that there are classes offered at the AVEDA Advanced Academy that allows you to attend New York Fashion Week. I am determined to attend this course within the next couple of years. This amazing opportunity is taught by Jon Reyman himself. I cannot even imagine the amount of knowledge one would acquire from this class. Starting with a 2 day hands on workshop in New York, then you meet back with Jon Reyman for New York Fashion Week to assist behind the scenes on some of the biggest runway shows.

Honestly, I am continually in awe about the multitude of possibilities that AVEDA supplies through their company. I am so thankful that Ashka Salon Spa is as involved as I am when it comes to continued education. I cannot wait for the time to come when I can write a blog about how I get the chance to go to New York Fashion Week.

Until Next Time,

Josie 🙂

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Specialty Coloring Services in Canton, MI

Balayage, Ombre, and Babylights. Highlights, Complete Color, and Toning. The list of coloring techniques seem to never end! With technology, the way we see hair color and trends is completely different than we ever had before. I feel as though I hear about a new specialty coloring service every other day! Guests are bound to get lost trying to keep up with it all, leaving them wondering what to ask for. I am going to explain what each of our coloring services on our menu means. I am hoping to clear up any confusion and making booking your appointment at Ashka Salon Spa as smooth as possible!

Specialty Coloring – Color

Complete Color – This is when the same color is applied from roots to ends. This one is pretty straight up. If you want to be one solid color, this is the option for you.

Color Retouch – When a color is applied only to your roots that have grown since your last appointment. Once you see your natural color, or maybe even a little bit of sparkle from grays, it may be time to book this appointment!

Men’s Color – This service will apply color to all of your hair. It can be used to cover or blend greys. Sometimes guys want a change too and we offer it at Ashka Salon Spa.

Specialty Coloring – Highlights

Full Highlight – Highlights will be put all over your head. Scheduling an appointment for this service is best for when you are trying to go all over lighter. You will discuss with your stylist about what your overall goal is but this can be used to any color dimension. Highlights do not always mean blonde!

Partial Highlight – There is only foils placed from your ear and up on your head. This is great for extra dimension! One thing to keep in mind is that when you wear your hair up, the bottom half of your hair will look darker. That isn’t necessarily a bad thing it just depends on personal preferences!

Balayage or Specialty Highlight – Balayage means “to sweep”. It is a way of hand painting dimension into the hair. This service is reserved for any “on trend” highlighting techniques. These usually require more skill to accomplish. Babylights, balayage, and ecaille would all fall under this category.

Men’s Highlight – Dimension can really make a haircut pop sometimes. Depending on the length of your hair, these will be foiled or hand painted on.

Specialty Coloring – Miscellaneous

Ombre/Multi-Process Color – Ombre is a look when you have a darker root and your ends are solidly lighter. There are so many types of ombres so I definitely recommend bringing in a picture of what you are thinking! Your stylist will be able to customize your look so that it is perfect for you.

Corrective Color – We do require a complimentary consultation for this service. If you have color currently on your head and you want a dramatic change, quickly or if you maybe made an “at-home” oops, this is what you should book!

Hopefully this is help you to decode the hair coloring world and make it easier for you to set up the perfect appointment with your favorite stylist at Ashka Salon Spa.

Until Next Time,

Josie 🙂

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