Tchotchke vs. BP

On May 19th, as the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico began a second month, Envy sent off it's first donation to Hair for Booms.

Our salon mascot Tchotchke bravely volunteered to personally mop up as much oil as one Pomeranian could.

We convinced him to stay.

Join us in doing what you can by encouraging your stylists to participate at a Matter of Trust

Just in time for summer.

    Pureology's best selling system, Hydrate, has two new products for people with fine, colour-treated hair:

HYDRATE LIGHT CONDITION
    Replenish and detangle fine, colour-treated hair with lightweight conditioning while keeping colour vibrant. This daily conditioner delivers natural extracts of jojoba and shea butters to weightlessly moisturize and restore suppleness without weighing hair down. The exclusive AntiFadeComplex maximizes colour retention.

Organic Botanicals:
Peppermint, Sage, and Rosemary

Ingredients:
AntiFadeComplex®
Advanced Hydrating Micro-Emulsion Technology
Multiweight Protein Complex
Soy, Oat, and Wheat
Jojoba Esters and Shea Butter
Signature Aromatherapy Blend
Peppermint

How to use:
Massage gently into hair and scalp. Wait 1–2 minutes. Rinse. For sensitive scalp, rinse after 30 seconds.


HYDRATE HYDRAWHIP
    Deeply replenish fine hair while keeping colour vibrant. This luxurious soufflé, with avocado, jojoba, shea and mango butters, weightlessly moisturizes and restores suppleness without weighing hair down. Formulated with organic botanicals of green tea, rosemary and sage to enhance conditioning and shine, while the exclusive AntiFadeComplex® maximizes colour retention.

 
Organic Botanicals:
Green Tea, Rosemary, and Sage

Ingredients:
AntiFadeComplex®
Advanced Hydrating Micro-Emulsion Technology
 Multiweight Protein Complex
Soy, Oat, and Wheat
Avocado, Jojoba, Shea and Mango Butters
Signature Aromatherapy Blend
Rose, Plumeria, Sandalwood, Amber, Vanilla

How to use:
Apply to clean, damp hair and comb through. Leave on 2-5 minutes. Rinse.


Now available at Envy.

AG Hair Cosmetics | fastFWD

  Envy is pleased to introduce:

                                AG Hair Cosmetic's FastFWD

  Revive your hair without the suds and fast forward your beauty regime. FastFWD dry shampoo absorbs oil and refreshes with the simple push of a button.

 Instantly and conveniently remove oil and renew styles between washes:

     *Shake well before using.
     *Spray thoroughly through dry hair.
     *Work into roots with your fingers.
     *Brush or comb through.
     *Style as usual.

 FastFWD adds incredible volume and softness while absorbing oil and restoring life into your style.

  FastFWD Is available now at Envy: a boutique salon

Hair soaks up oil spills

How many hair stylists does it take to clean up an oil spill?

  On April 20th an explosion on a oil rig named Deep Water Horizon off the coast of Louisiana claimed the lives of 11 people. As someone who, until recently, had a sister working on an oil platform in this area, and whose partner has lost a close family member to a refinery explosion I was deeply saddened by this news. My sadness grew as the story grew. The resulting fire eventually led to the rig sinking, leaving the well they had been drilling more than a mile below the surface to spew 42,000 gallons of oil a day into the Gulf of Mexico. At the time I’m writing this blog that is 714,000 gallons of oil. I realized I could be observing the largest man-made environmental disaster in the United States to date.

   The submarine volcano of oil has produced a gigantic oil slick that endangers the entire Gulf coast. One of my earliest memories is sitting on the shore burying my toes in the hot, sugary white sand of Florida’s Pensacola beach while watching my father as he cast his fishing line into the azure waves. My family moved to Washington state while I was still very young, but the Gulf coast made an indelible impression on my mind. I have always hoped to return someday to the beaches where I played in the waves with my brothers. The thought of this amazing environment, including about 40% of our country's wetlands, made me feel angry and helpless. Oddly my profession has offered me the opportunity to lend a helping hand.

   After the Exxon Valdez spill in 1989 Phill McCrory, a stylist from Alabama, realized that hair was an abundant material uniquely suited for collecting and containing petroleum spills. Hair is adsorbent (as in "clings to" unlike absorbent which is to "soak up.") and is very efficient at collecting oil out of the air, off surfaces like your skin and out of the water, even petroleum oil. “There are over 300,000 hair salons in the US and each collects about 1 pound of hair a day. Right now, most of that goes into the waste stream, but it should all be made into hairmats." says Phil McCrory of Smartgrow.net, hairmat inventor and hair stylist.

   With the immediate need to clean up such vast amounts of oil, thousands of hair salons, like Envy, are collecting hair to send to the Gulf Coast. There the hair will be used to construct hair booms to contain the oil and protect the shoreline. With the oil leak unabated the need for hair is growing every day. Please encourage your stylist to participate in this endeavor. They can learn more about it at http://www.matteroftrust.org/ .

Are you a Cheeky Lady?

  Envy just received a very nice notice in a local photography blog: http://blog.epiclifephotography.com/. The blog author and owner of Epic Life Photography, Jessica Bjorn, also operates Cheeky Lady. Her thoroughly modern and unique take on the traditional 'boudoir' photograph is intriguing. This month, just in time for Valentine's Day, Cheeky Lady has scheduled a special event. Get all the details at http://blog.areyouacheekylady.com/ .