November 11th, 2009

With the holidays right around the corner, Franklyn studio releases its 2009 holiday promotions!  Beginning November 16,2009 look for these great offers at both Franklyn Studio and Franklyn Men

• Purchase a $100.00 gift card and receive a complimentary $25.00 gift card!  (complimentary gift card must be used from January 1st 2010 through February 28, 2010, good for services only)
• Purchase the Art of Shaving Power Razor gift set and receive a complimentary hot lather shave.  The cost is only $150 , this set is a $240 value.  (Set includes power razor, travel shave cream, aftershave balm, preshave oil, travel badger hair brush, gift card for hot lather shave
• Available at Franklyn Studio, Aveda travel sizes and Aveda gift sets
• For the kids on your list we’ll be carrying Circle of Friends gift sets with travel size kids hair products and Christmas ornament

Promotion runs November 12, 2009 through December 31, 2009.

November 2nd, 2009

Every single day we are bombarded with advertisements from the beauty industry.  They show pictures of beautiful long flowing locks while the model is so gracefully applying color in her bathroom.  Have you ever wondered what the reality is here?  We often have clients that ask many questions regarding color and home color.  Here we are going to provide you with the truth, I polled all of our stylists to get the facts , answers and the questions you are asking the most.

The first questions i asked the stylist was  What are the most common questions regarding color?

? Will it cover my grey

?Why should I get permanent color instead of semi?

?How often should i get my hair colored

?Will it damage my hair

Next I asked the stylists to provide the answers to these questions and facts about professional color vs box color

• In the salon we customize color to your specific hair,  every color , every formula is different.  We can control certain tones in your hair such as reds or we can formulate color to cover even the toughest grey
• Box color has a much higher PH level thus being more damaging to hair, it also contains metallic dye which is extremely difficult to remove
• Remember box color can not take your hair into consideration it is strictly a hit or miss
• The frequency of your hair color application varies from client to client.  Hair growth , sun exposure and product usage can all be determining factors.  Ask your stylist for a time table for your hair
• Damage in professional color is limited because of our ability to formulate

What are you favorite retail products for color treated  hair

• Aveda color conserve shampoo and conditioner
• KMS color vitality shampoo and conditioner
• Aveda Blue malva for highlighted hair to maintain a cool blonde
• Aveda sun veil, for daily use to protect against fadage

What is common terminology used in color

• semi- permanent hair color- this is color that slightly penetrates the hair shaft and lasts several shampoos
• Temp - these are colors that only coat the hair shaft and usually wash out after one or two shampoos
• Demi-permanent hair color- this is a deposit only color(same level or darker), its considering a long lasting semi permanent
• Permanent color- long lasting color that can darken or lighten virgin hair
• Toner- this is a color that is applied to lightened hair to achieve a certain tone

We hope that you found this information helpful and remember you can ask  your Franklyn stylist for their expert color advice and suggestions to achieve your ultimate color.