Beauty VIP – Join at Ashka Salon Spa

VIP. Very Important Person. Who doesn’t want to be a VIP? At Ashka Salon Spa, with a $100 gift card purchase you can be just that! Becoming a Beauty VIP means you will receive nine coupons that are good for an entire year! Stop in soon though because this offer is only available until February 15th, 2016. We believe all of our guests are very important people and deserve to be treated as such!

With Valentine’s Day around the corner, this is a great way to spoil your special someone! By spending $100, you will be able to gift $250+ worth of relaxation. Let your loved one know how much they mean to you, for only a fraction of the price!

What’s the Perks of Being a Beauty VIP?

There are nine different coupons on your Beauty VIP card! That’s not even the best part. These coupons can be used any time from 2/15/16 until 2/01/17. That is nearly a whole year! The coupons include:

$10 off $50 AVEDA product.

Buy 3 get 1 free AVEDA products.

20% off AVEDA product.

$10 off Shampoo and Blow dry.

$15 off a Shellac Application.

$20 off Massage, Facial, or Deluxe Pedicure.

FREE Botanical Hair Therapy with a Haircut ($28 value).

FREE Lip Wax with Brow Wax ($15 value).

FREE Paraffin with Hair Color Service ($10 value).

Don’t have someone to spoil you this Valentine’s Day? Spoil yourself! Make yourself a Beauty VIP. We challenged you to resolve to have healthy hair. Now we are challenging you to spend a little more time on yourself this year. We want to be with you every step of the way. Make 2016 the year of yourself. Sometimes we need to be a little selfish. Pamper yourself. Trust us, you deserve it!

Call Ashka Salon Spa at 734-414-9980 today to get more information!

Until Next Time,

Josie 🙂

Healthy Hair – A New Year Resolution

Every one wants to have pretty, healthy hair. And every new year, people give them selves a resolution. This year, Ashka Salon Spa is challenging you to resolve to have healthy hair!

What is Hair, Healthy Hair or Not?

Hair is made up of a protein called keratin. It has three layers. They are the cuticle, the medulla, and the cortex. The cuticle is the outer most layer. It has flaps on it almost like shingles on a roof. These shingles raise and lower depending on the condition of the hair. Hair condition is typically determined by the condition of the cuticle. The cortex is the the middle layer of the hair. The medulla is inner most layer of the hair shaft.

What Does it Mean to Have Healthy Hair?

Healthy hair is strong. Hair is able to stretch up to 30% of it’s length. To keep it strong, you should avoid brushing while your hair is wet. Use a wide tooth comb and AVEDA’s Brilliant Damage Control to gently detangle your hair. When you heat style your hair, turn down the temperature. Be sure to use a heat protectant every time you style. It is also important to clean your styling tools with alcohol once a week to get rid of product build up. That excess product build up can make your hair brittle by searing into your hair.

Healthy hair is shiny. Hair appears shiny when the cuticle layer is laying down. This way light can bounce off of the hair strand easier. When your hair is wet, the cuticle “shingles” lift easier. When you towel dry your hair, be gentle. Pat dry starting at the roots and moving down the hair shaft. Using a boar bristle brush also can help add extra shine to your locks.

Healthy hair is soft. You should condition each time your hair is wet to lock in the moisture. Use a hair masque such as Damage Remedy or Dry Remedy once a week.

It is important to get regular haircuts in order to keep your ends from splitting. Some people say, “Getting you hair cut makes your hair grow faster”. While this isn’t true, it does help you hair grow longer, stronger.

Call Ashka Salon Spa today to talk to a professional about how you can get healthy hair! 734-414-9980

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Green Science Anti Aging Treatment

Green Science Anti Aging Treatment is one of Ashka Salon Spa speciality facials. This facial is our most hydrating facials. It promotes cell turn over to make skin look smoother and more clear.

Facials are an important part of healthy skin care. Getting one every season will keep your skin in balance whether you have problem skin or not. Through the use of steam and professional grade products, a licensed facial will be able to clean out your pores better than you can at home. Even though you brush and floss your teeth every day, you still see a dentist for extra help!

AVEDA’s Green Science Anti Aging Treatment Product Line

The Green Science Anti Aging Treatment has so many great AVEDA products used throughout it. All of the Green Science line focuses on hydrating the skin. As skin ages it tends to be more on the dry side. That is why this line is perfect for aging skin.

AVEDA’s Green Science Anti Aging Treatment – Perfecting Plant Peel

The Perfecting Plant Peel is a part of the Green Science Anti Aging Treatment. It gives the effects of a 30% glycolic peel instantly with out the redness or flaking.

After cleansing the skin, your face is sprayed with the activator spray which acts as a toner. The thermal masque is then applied in fluid circular motions. The masque creates heat. This stays on for ten minutes. While it’s on you will get either a scalp, hand, or foot massage. After ten minutes, the activator spray is spritzed again. The masque is then left on for another 5 minutes.

After getting a Perfecting Plant Peel during your Green Science Anti Aging Treatment, you will feel like you have brand new skin.

Call Ashka Salon Spa today to get more information about how to schedule your Green Science Anti Aging Treatment! 734-414-9980

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Keratin Treatment at Ashka Salon Spa

Keratin treatment to get pretty, shiny, smooth hair in about an hour! After you get this service you will enjoy faster drying and finishing and frizz free hair for up to 6 to 8 weeks. Keratin is a type of protein that forms the main structure of of hair.

Keratin treatment does contain 1% of formaldehyde. Pregnant or nursing clients should not receive this treatment. Some people can also be allergic to aldehydes. If you are scared about reacting to this treatment, you can ask for a patch test.

Benefits of a Keratin Treatment

A keratin treatment is a great investment. Not only does it make your drying time shorter, it extends the life of hair color! It tames frizz. While creating healthy, smooth, and strong hair, it also protects your hair from heat. This treatment will cut back excess volume and tame curls. It also protects it from humid weather.

Typical clients include:
– dull hair
– thick hair that takes forever to dry
– if you are seeking better shine, vibrancy, and durability
– frizz or porosity problems

What to Expect When You Get a Keratin Treatment

When you get a keratin treatment, your stylist will begin by washing your hair. She will use a clarifying shampoo to get rid of any product build up or natural oils. After blow drying your hair to about 80 to 90%, your stylist will apply the keratin treatment. After sitting for about 20 minutes, the product is then blow dried and flat ironed to seal it into your hair.

At Ashka Salon Spa, you can receive this great service starting at $100. Call the salon today. We can set you up with a free consultation. You can talk to a stylist who will give you the service about your specific hair. They will be able to give you an honest opinion on whether this will be good for your hair or not.

For more, visit Keratin Express‘ website!

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Youngblood Makeup at Ashka Salon Spa

At Ashka Salon Spa we use Youngblood Makeup. Why we use this brand is because it is made of finely ground minerals. They only use natural minerals from the earth. There is no chemicals, or dyes. These are found in a lot of make up and can cause skin flare ups.

Through the use of Youngblood Makeup’s signature blend of rhodolite, zincite, hematite, and malachite, it helps protect cells and tissue. This line is gentle on all skin conditions and types. You can even use it on skin recovering from chemical peels!

Youngblood Makeup Founder

Pauline Youngblood is the founder of Youngblood Makeup. She is a paramedical aesthetician to dermatologists and plastic surgeons. Pauline was saw patients daily who’s skin would take up to 6 months to heal after their trauma. She was not happy with her patient’s make up options. She chose to make a product that give’s the wearer’s skin room to heal and breathe.

When she started her work mineral make up was too fake looking. It was either too orange or too pink. She found a way to make it look natural and was healthy for the skin. In 1996 Pauline founded Youngblood Makeup.

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Youngblood Makeup Ingredients

Youngblood Makeup promises they use the most premium grade minerals. By using a certain milling process, they keep dangerous nanoparticles out of their products.

There are a lot of mineral make up lines out there. When comparing, be sure to check for synthetic ingredients. Examples are talc, alcohol, or petroleum. One ingredient Youngblood Makeup is sure to leave out is talc. It is a filler and often will cause irritation. Instead they use rice starch and various vitamins. This makes Youngblood Makeup a more effective, and healthier option.

At Ashka Salon Spa we bring the Canton area these amazing products! Stop in today and one of our great make up artists can help you pick out what is best for you!

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Botanical Skin Resurfacing -Canton, Michigan

Facials are a vital part of healthy skin. You may need something more powerful than your standard product. AVEDA’s Botanical Skin Resurfacing is AVEDA’s version of microdermabrasion. It is more gentle on your skin. You will see your pore size diminish greatly. Your skin will look more bright! AVEDA’s Botanical Skin Resurfacing Treatment may help reduce fine lines. Stop in Ashka Salon Spa today to book yours!

Why Should You Pick AVEDA’s Botanical Skin Resurfacing Treatment?

Microdermabrasion actually removes the skin’s top layer. This causes the skin to believe it is injured. Due to the mild injury, healthy skin cells rush to the top layer of skin. After this appointment you will experience redness and irritation. There are many other symptoms that can last up to 4 days!

AVEDA’s Botanical Skin Resurfacing Treatment is less invasive. It bumps exfoliation to the next level. However, there is little redness. Without the irritation, you can even get AVEDA’s Botanical Skin Resurfacing Treatment on your lunch break at Ashka Salon Spa! (You will go back to work with no make up though!)

Scientifically Tested, AVEDA’s Botanical Skin Resurfacing improves in the following categories:

– 24% Radiance

– 39% Clarity

– 28% Smoothness

– 29% Pore Appearance Reduction

What to Expect During Your Botanical Skin Resurfacing

After you call Ashka Salon Spa to set up your service, you are in for a real treat. In your facial, you will receive an experience. You get a scalp, hand arm, foot, and face massage. Your face will be cleansed and toned with AVEDA products.

All of Ashka Salon Spa’s facials are completely custom. Depending on what your skin needs, our skin artists will make it perfect. No matter what your concern in, we can give you a plan to help. Call today to set up your Botanical Skin Resurfacing with one of our skilled technicians at Ashka Salon Spa!

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Brilliant Humectant by AVEDA-Featured Product

AVEDA’s Brilliant Humectant is a great tool for curly hair! If you have curly locks, this will give you the shine and moisture you’re looking for!

Like all AVEDA product, Brilliant Humectant Pomade has many useful botanicals. These include certified organic flax seed and aloe, as well as kelp. The flax seed is used for natural hold. The aloe is to help tame frizz while conditioning. The kelp is used to help moisten the hair.

As an added bonus, AVEDA’s Brilliant Humectant Pomade packaging is 100% post consumer recycled.

Curly Hair – What’s the Deal?

Your genes are the reason behind those great curls of yours! At one point in time, it was thought that the hair shaft was responsible for the texture of your hair. More recently it has been found that the shape of your hair follicle is actually the cause! Curly hair’s follicle is an elongated oval shape. It grows out of the head at a sharp angle.

Curly hair often tends to be drier then straight hair. This is due to the fact that your scalp’s natural oils can move down the shaft of straight hair easier than curly hair.Everyone wants shiny hair because shiny hair means healthy hair. Straight hair tends to naturally have more shine because light reflects off of it. Curly hair however absorbs the light making it less shiny.

How to Use AVEDA’s Brilliant Humectant Pomade

Styling curly hair can be very tricky. Many people tend to fight their curls rather than accept them. One reason for this is not knowing how to make curls work. By using the correct products such as AVEDA’s Brilliant Humectant Pomade, you will begin to love your curls!

Step 1: Wash with AVEDA’s Be Curly Shampoo and Conditioner or Co-Wash.

Step 2: Dry and Style with a Diffuser.

Step 3: Apply a small amount of AVEDA’s Brilliant Humectant Pomade to palms and rub together to emulsify. Apply evenly through dry hair.

Pro-tip: Glide fingertips over areas where you want to eliminate fly aways and add brilliant shine.

Why Does Ashka Salon Spa Love AVEDA’s Brilliant Humectant Pomade?

Evelyn, Senior Stylist and Training Manager: AVEDA’s Brilliant Humectant Pomade is awesome for taming frizz and fly-aways on highly textured hair and adds shine and moisture to curls.

Lisa, Master Hair Stylist and Owner: AVEDA’s Brilliant Humectant Pomade is one the most amazing products! It transforms curly hair in to shiny, bouncy, non frizzy locks in just seconds. Also smells incredible. It is a must have for curly hair!

During our Season of Savings we have product deals through 2015! Stop in on a Sunday for a service and receive a 15% OFF your own AVEDA Brilliant Humectant Pomade.

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Salon Spa Gift Cards – A PERFECT GIFT!

Salon spa gift cards are great all times of the year. As we enter into the gift giving season, you should buy one from Ashka Salon Spa! Loved ones will rave about this great gift.

Season of Savings – Salon Spa Gift Cards

Through our Season of Savings you can get the most for your money when buying salon spa gift cards. Every Saturday until Dec. 25 receive a FREE $20 Bonus Card when you buy a $100 Ashka Salon Spa Gift Card. These Bonus cards are valid on services valued at $40 or more. The Bonus Card can also only be used January 2 – February 28, 2016.

If you have all of your shopping done, you can still benefit from this great deal by buying a gift card for yourself to use! As a reminder, you are only eligible for the bonus card if you use the salon spa gift card on a future appointment.

Why Buy Your Salon Spa Gift Cards at Ashka Salon Spa?

Our salon spa gift cards are given with a dollar value. This way the gift card holder can use it toward service, AVEDA, tax or gratuity.

Ashka Salon Spa is a full service salon and spa, so the gift card holder has many options to choose from. They are great for someone who just gets a haircut. They are also great for spa or salon “junkies” who visit once a week. Every one will get use out of our salon spa gift cards!

Cards may be bought in any amount and our helpful team members can help you decide! They will walk you through our menu of services and suggest options. As an extra bonus, our salon spa gift cards come in a box with a bow. This makes them a great last minute gift to pick up on your way.

Buying one of our salon spa gift cards is a one-size-fits-all gift idea. You can use it as a whole gift or as a stocking stuff-er. People enjoy the money and excuse to pamper and take time out! See photos of our work here.

By: Josie Aldrich

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Smooth Infusion Style Prep by AVEDA – Ashka’s Product of the Week

AVEDA’s Smooth Infusion Style Prep is this week’s “Product of the Week” at Ashka Salon Spa! This is one of our favorites! Aveda’s Smooth Infusion Style Prep is a must have for anyone that enjoys having a sleek look.

The Breakdown

This awesome product has a plant infusion blend. It is derived from organic aloe, maize, and guar bean. This blend creates a smooth surface on the hair. In Michigan the humidity is out of control! This product has certified organic tapioca starch. It defends against humidity for up to 12 hours! Many people want to achieve a sleek look but are worried about damage from the heat styling that is required. Through the use of hydrolyzed wheat protein, AVEDA’s Smooth Infusion Style Prep protects hair from that damage!

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What Does Ashka Salon Spa have to Say About AVEDA’s Smooth Infusion Style Prep?

Jordan: “I like that it is a heat protectant. You can also use it as a static guard for your hair in the winter.”

Josie: “I love how light weight it is! It smooths your hair without weighing it down!”

How to Use

Step 1:Shampoo and Condition with Smooth Infusion Shampoo and Conditioner.

Step 2: Towel dry your hair to remove excess moisture. Be sure to pat your hair dry. Don’t rub! Rubbing will cause frizzing.

Step 3: Work a small amount of product into freshly washed hair. Always apply Aveda’s Smooth Infusion Style Prep to clean hair to ensure the best results.

Step 4: Style as desired

Stop on in to Ashka Salon Spa in Canton to get AVEDA’s Smooth Infusion Style Prep for yourself today. Check out our Season of Savings for great deals on this product and more! Make sure to like us on Facebook for even more updates!

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Undercut Hair is Coming Back…get Yours at Ashka Salon Spa!

Undercut Hair is making a huge come back from the eighties! At Ashka Salon Spa our stylists are trained and ready to give it to you! In the 1980’s, this was seen on David Bowie and Grace Jones. Today it can be seen on Tilda Swinton, Brad Pitt, and Scarlet Johansson! Ricardo Dinis, AVEDA’s Global Artistic Director in Hair Cutting, even performed some undercut hair at AVEDA’s hair show, AVEDA Congress!

What is Undercut Hair? On men, it often means short sides and back with long hair on top. On women, it could mean a shaved side or near the nape of the neck.

The Pompadour is super popular right now for men! This is a type of undercut hair that many men are asking for. Our advanced team would love to freshen up your style with this look!

Undercut Hair – Not Just for Men

More and more women are trying out this trend! It can give you an edgy look. This skill can also be used to make your hair more easy to style. By shaving a small section underneath your hair near the nape of your neck, it can make thick hair easier to style. With short cuts, such as bobs or tapered cuts, having an undercut will help the hair to naturally bevel under rather than flip out.

Designs – Plenty to Choose From

People are adding a fun twist to this style by shaving in designs! If you want to achieve more of a spunky look, adding a design could be your thing! You can keep things simple and just put a few lines in. Make it more unique with a tribal design!

At Ashka Salon Spa, undercut hair is a trend that our service providers are happy to do! Be sure to mention this trend when you schedule your next cut to insure we have the time to give you what you want!

by Josie Aldrich

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