Hello All!
Back with another blog post, and this time we're talking about education.

One question us Looks girls are constantly asked is, what really happens when you purchase retail at our salon?  Some think the salon gets the total sales profit, while others think that the stylists / staff who recommend the products get the profit.  The true answer might surprise you.   It might even inspire you.

The truth lies in a little something called our Product Fund.  The way it works is simple.  Each stylist  has their own Product Fund.  When you purchase products at Looks, recommended by your stylist, a percentage of commission from that product sale goes into that stylists fund.  That fund pays for the stylists' education, whether it be in-salon classes / certifications, or out of salon classes / certifications, symposiums, training retreats, etc.  The Product Fund can even help your stylist afford new tools.

How awesome is that?  Knowing that when you purchase amazing, quality products, your money spent isn't just stopping there.  Your purchase is helping your stylist grow and further themselves with you, our client,  in mind.  This allows us to stay up-to-date and on-point every time you book an appointment.  Talk about a win-win #amirite?! 

Stylists Rachael and Jackie attending Outside The Lines, with Justin Issac and Sam Villa.

I was at this one!  Having just started at Looks last January, I never would have originally had the opportunity to travel to New York for such an intensive, and amazing class.  My product fund made it possible, and I'm so grateful for that. 

I don't think most people realize the continued education cost for workers in this industry.  We want to grow, we want to expand.  Here  at Looks Hair Design, our clients have a hand in our future; by helping us better our skills and our craft.  As well as helping us create a positive, encouraging environment to better our staff, which in turn allows us to provide great service and a great client experience for all our guests. 

Left: ​In-salon demo during a Deva Curl certification class.  Center: Our makeup artists in a product knowledge class with BareMinerals.   Right:  Haircut and Style demo at the International Beauty Show NYC.​

There you have it folks, the response to the question which all of us here at Looks actually love to answer.  We love answering your question because it's our chance to let you know that when you leave our salon, looking and feeling good with your new products in tow, you're actually making us feel good.  We're grateful that you came in that day, and grateful for your support.  You're not just leaving with a bag of items; you're leaving us with opportunity.

​See you next time, lovely people!

​xx Bri

Hello All!
​Today we're going to be talking about skincare! Introducing SKINSORIALS by BareMinerals

Skincare is something that definitely isn’t as fun as makeup but is much more important. If your canvas isn’t properly taken care of, no amount of product you cover it up with is going to make a difference. Skincare is your home base.

To make a long story short- BareMinerals was recently purchased and completely revamped by the brand Shiseido, which is one of the oldest skincare and cosmetics companies in the WORLD.  Backed by the most tried and true patented technology, its no wonder the SKINSORIALS skincare line by BareMinerals is delivering us some serious results. Today I’m gonna give you the run down on the entire line, so grab a snack and lets hit it.
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PURE PLUSH      $22

• Deep cleaning foaming cleanser
• Perfect for everyday and every type of skin
• Ideal for mixing in the MIX.EXFOLIATE.SMOOTH add-in exfoliator
• Elderflower extract – defends against environmental stressors

MIX.EXFOLIATE.SMOOTH      $22

• Dry exfoliator able to be mixed in with any facial cleanser
• Has Chardonnay, Rose, Sweet Orange Peel, Black Rice Grains and Sea Salt

CLAY CHAMELEON      $22

• Transforming purifying cleanser
• Made to be put on clean, dry skin
• Use as a mask and let sit on the skin, massage in as cleanser and rinse off
• Brazilian Red Clay- Detoxify and improve clarity

OIL OBSESSED      $30

• Oil cleanser, melts off dirt, oil, and makeup
• Put on dry skin, does not have to be clean, massage in and rinse
• Oil breaks down anything on the skin making this perfect as a pre-cleanser
• Borage Oil- antioxidant against environmental stressors

BLEMISH REMEDY      $20

• Acne treatment gel based face wash
• Contains a gentle amount of Salicylic acid to treat breakouts
• A personal favorite! I exfoliate and then use this cleanser right after around 2 times a week, my skin has been actually behaving ever since
• Ginger extract- Natural antioxidant + healing properties

SKIN LONGEVITY      $48

• Vital step serum
• Use after cleansing, before moisturizing
• Contains the patented technology of the Long Life Herb
• Long Life Herb inhibits the age accelerating factor, was discovered in what are called the “Blue Zones” by National Geographic. These zones are places around the world recognized for their citizens living longer, better lives.
• The Long Life Herb is patented by Bare Minerals so you will not find it in ANY other serum on the market Mineral enriched, helps fade discoloration and brighten skin, decreases inflammation and improves circulation

The cool thing about the Sensorials moisturizers is that they are all made out of the same formula, the only thing that varies is the form they can be purchased in based on the persons specific skin type.
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TRUE OASIS      $32

• Oil-free gel moisturizer
• Best for oily and problem skin

SMART COMBINATION      $35

• Smoothing lightweight formula
• Best for combination skin

BARE HAVEN      $35

• Essential moisturizing soft cream
• Best for normal to dry skin

BUTTER DRENCH      $38

• Restorative rich cream
• Best for dry to very dry skin
• I have oily skin typically, but when trying out these moisturizers I actually loved Butter Drench to use overnight to super hydrate my skin for the next day, as a result my skin became less oily because it was hydrated enough to not over produce oil everyday

There you have it folks. A little advice from me personally with my own skin and things I’ve learned, if you splurge on skincare you will be able to save in other areas. What is the use of a name brand $30 foundation if you’re slapping it over top of angry skin you use a $10 cleanser on? This is something I had to learn the hard way after years and years of skin struggles. When I finally decided to take my skincare seriously and make it primary in my beauty spending, things actually changed.
If you’re interested in the line but a little confused on where you stand with your skin stop in the salon and we can pick out a system custom to your skins wants and needs!
Make sure to follow @lookshairdesign on Instagram to see what we’re up to between posts and we’ll see you next time!


xx Bri

Hello all!
Welcome to Gen Nude. BareMinerals as you’ve never seen it before.

So if you’re a person on planet earth, I’m sure you’ve heard of BareMinerals and all its natural, mineral, magical, skin loving glory.  The well-loved skincare and cosmetic company recently revamped the entirety of its collection.  While keeping all of our classic favorites, BareMineral's has replaced a good portion of its products with modern goodies that have the whole beauty world buzzing.

GEN NUDE has four categories of products.   We have the under-over liner, radiant lipstick, buttercream plumping gloss, and matte liquid lip color. The shade range of the entire Gen Nude collection is based on four primary undertones; mauve, pink, peach, and beige. This means that Bare Minerals formulated nude shades to compliment any and every skin tone. How awesome?

With this collection there is truly something for everyone.

Okay guys, have no fear. I’m here to explain to you each of these new lip products. Along with - drumroll please – swatches of several shades we have here at Looks! Yay! Lets jump right in.

Use under your lip to define or over to post line and clean up your edges. The formula is creamy and blendable.  It comes in five shades created specifically to compliment all GEN NUDE shades and finishes.  $16

Medium Coverage. Moisturizing color. Demi shine finish. Creamy Texture.
$20.

Full coverage. Longwearing formula. Moisturizing cream to matte finish. Lightweight, no-tack texture. $18.

Sheer to medium coverage. Plumping while also moisturizing. Non-sticky. Balmy shine. Ultra buttery texture.
​$18

How stunning?! AND this isn't even all the  shades! Stop in to Looks today to check out and try them all.  If you love what you've seen so far, we know you'll love them all.

There’s not one part of the entire GEN NUDE collection I dislike.

The liners are so versatile; I want to use them for lining and also blending all over the lips as their own single shade!  The liquid lipsticks speak for themselves. Matte and long wearing? Sign me up. The radiant lipsticks are something I’m super excited about. Sheer to medium coverage lip color is in right now, especially when the pigment is there but they fade off gracefully throughout a long day. Last but not least, the buttercream glosses. Glosses are having a HUGE comeback moment right now, that super drenched in shine but not sticky look is all over Instagram and YouTube and I don’t see it going anywhere fast.

That’s all for this week people. What to chat about next time? I’ll give you a hint, more newness and amazingness from our beloved BareMinerals. But what could it be? Guess you’ll have to wait til next time. :)

xx Bri

Hey guys!
Today we’re gonna talk about EVO Fabuloso Pro!  Evo is available to you here at Looks in two forms.

The first form is our in salon color service.  Have you ever wanted to experiment with fun fantasy colors but do not want the commitment or fear of it never coming out.. at least not without a serious process of color removing and potentially losing length off your hard earned mermaid locks?  Worst.  Have no fear. EVO Fab Pro is non-commitment fun color that fades out completely after a certain number of washes. Here’s the catch – your hair has to be pretty light for the color to grab on. This means any darker than a natural blonde/ lightest brown and you’ll have to have your hair lightened (“bleached”, in ugly hair word terms). Not so bad, I color my hair black and I’ve considered ombre as light as the lightener will lift me (which is not light at all) and then FAB Pro-ing my ombre a different color every time it fades out. Cool right?

With the in-salon service, you can go the fantasy color route or even spruce up the color you already have. Whether its brightening up the auburn mane you were born with to give it a little kick or giving your color treated hair a new vibe, I think we can all agree this sounds pretty awesome.

“The first time, we did just a peekaboo of fun color on her white pre-lightened hair. The second time we did a full head with a slightly darker root fading to pastel. I used a mixture of red, blue, and purple. I used Olaplex part 2 to dilute the Fab Pro to make it more pastel while also treating the hair.”  
    – Looks stylist Lien on using the Fab Pro in salon color service along with Olaplex on her client Rachel.(way to super customize Lien!)

The second form of EVO Fab-Pro we offer is – drumroll please – a pure pigment infused conditioner, custom mixed to match your hair color! This is now available for you to purchase and take home with you to refresh your color at your own leisure. What?!  No more sadness as you watch your fresh hair color fade and fade over the five-week or so period between color appointments. With our custom color conditioners you never have to say goodbye to that fresh and new feeling. These custom conditioners are not just to keep our fantasy color people fresh, but we have a conversion chart on hand ready to mix you your EXACT Redken color formula in, take-home color refreshing, conditioner form.

“I feel like the EVO at home color refreshing conditioner lasted longer than my actual color. Now that I’ve ran out of my EVO conditioner I feel like I have to color my hair more often” 
- Looks Stylist Madison on using EVO to maintain her cotton candy pink hair.

THE HOW TO:
“ Shampoo two times. Towel dry. Apply EVO (Custom Color Conditioner) and leave on 5-10 mins. Rinse. Follow with regular conditioner for added moisture. This really helped prolong the vividness of my color between appointments”
- Looks Stylist Sara on her goof-proof way to use the at home color conditioner on her then fiery copper red locks.

There you have it ladies and gents. Now you know all you need to about EVO FabPro, give it a try next time you’re visiting us. We can’t wait to see you!

xx Bri