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PUT SOME BANG! IN YOUR HAIRSTYLE
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SPRING CLEANING FOR YOUR FACE
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PICK UP YOUR SPIRITS WITH LIPSTICK!
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WHAT IS REIKI?
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WHO’S WHO AT SAMSARAH
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Isn’t it Time You Lighten Up? Your Hair That Is!
   
We’re beginning to THINK SPRING around here and what better way to get an instant boost into the season than with some highlights added to your hair style?
It’s hard to believe that back in the fifties, hair color was such a big secret that “only her hairdresser knows for sure” was a famous advertising campaign. Today that pressure is off. Hair color is fashion, and the look of the moment is shiny, expensive color. It’s a status symbol, not unlike a designer bag! Hair color is the first thing someone notices about you. So what is your hair color is saying about you right now?
Spring is the season to lighten up your style – and as a general rule, the older you get, the lighter you can go. This does not mean that every woman should suddenly become a blonde. But almost everyone looks better with lightness around her face.
Whatever your current shade, go just two shades lighter than your natural base color, and you’ll be collecting compliments about how young and hip you look!
According to Brad Johns, national color director of the Red Door Spa at Elizabeth Arden NYC, “hair that’s too dark emphasizes the lines on your face by throwing darkness into them. Severe dark color will age you.”
You can lighten up the strands that frame your face more than two shades with highlights – it’s the makeup you never take off. You’ll create a halo of warmth, brightening up your face, illuminating your skin tone, and giving you an all-over glow.
No wonder so many actresses, singers, politicians, and news anchors have lightened
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up over the years, often going all the way to blonde. Jane Fonda, Diane Keaton, Madonna and Katie Couric are just a few examples. Their blondeness gives them a more luminous and glamorous glow in the light of the camera. It can be a powerful tool in the war against aging for any woman!
Highlights that frame
your face are like the
make up you never take
off. They brighten your
face, illuminate your skin
tone, and give you an all-
over glow.
Give it a try for yourself. Ask your stylist about adding a few highlights to frame your face. We think you’ll love the results!
Protect Your Investment
Once you’ve invested in color,
you want it to last. This means
using shampoos and
conditioners created especially
for color-treated hair. Since
color can be drying, these
products are formulated to
give color-treated hair extra
moisture and not to overly
strip the hair with detergent.
I know this sounds like
marketing spin, but these
products are actually milder
and more buffered than
standard shampoos and
conditioners. And don’t use
them every day; go a few days
between washings. It’s best if you can
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get away with washing your hair just two or three times a week.
Be Proactive
Summer sun and chlorine can do a number on your hair color. To maintain your color and luster, get fanatic about spritzing on a spray with UV protection designed especially for hair and wear a straw hat when you’re at the beach or pool or outside for any stretch of time. If you’re a swimmer, wet your hair with water from a sink, shower or hose before you dip into the pool. Dry hair absorbs the liquid it first comes into contact with and you don’t want it to grab chlorine.
Be Seasonal
Just as you adapt your wardrobe to the time of year, adjust your hair color to reflect the light in winter, spring, summer and fall. Even if you live where it’s warm all year, a slight change with the seasons will prevent you from getting stuck in a rut and keep people guessing. In the summer, you should be at your
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lightest and brightest, so add more highlights. In the winter, you should be darker and richer, to match the heavier fabrics you’re wearing, so use highlights more sparingly or make sure they, too, are in richer, warmer tones.
The Pureology line offers color protection in several formulas. One is right for your hair type. |
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AT HOME TREATMENT LESSON:
Spring Cleaning for Your Face!
 It’s been a long, harsh winter in Wisconsin, and it’s taken its toll on not only our mood, but also our skin. After several months of being cooped up the “urge to purge” is pretty strong. Bioelements makes a great kit to help your skin shed the winter doldrums and get your face ready for spring.
The Bioelements Kerafole Purge Kit is an intensive treatment plan that sweeps away dulling cells, uncovering fresh, revitalized skin. When used for 7 days straight (no skipping), your skin will experience a complete “purge” of its impurities. Your week will end with some of the clearest, healthiest skin you’ve ever seen.
With use, the Kerafole Purge:
- Uncovers fresh, resurfaced skin
- Sweeps away dulling cells
- Helps unclog pores for clearer looking skin
- Tightens, brightens, tones and smooths
The Kerafole Purge Kit is appropriate for Very Dry, Dry, Combination, Oily and Very Oily skin types.
Samsarah staff has test-driven this treatment with great results. Ann, Laura, and Kay have all tried and LOVED the Kerafole Purge. “It’s a great boost to sluggish or problem skin!” Try it yourself.
Kerafole Purge Kit $93.00
(includes FREE full-size Lip Buff)
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Kerafole Purge Kit includes:
 Kerafole Exfoliating Mask
This tingly facial mask sweeps away layers of dulling cells uncovering fresh, resurfaced skin. In just 10 minutes your skin will appear brighter, feel smoother, look healthier and have the ability to drink in moisture without the barrier of dead flakes.
Stress Solution Serum
A skin-smoothing lightweight serum protects against visible irritation. Rich in calming extracts of honeysuckle flower, cornflower, licorice root and green tea, it soothes away sensitivities as barrier builders lock in moisture and antioxidants fend off aging free radicals. Your skin will feel healthy, comfortable, smooth, and stress-free.
FREE Full-Size Lip Buff
(a $26 value)
Get smooth, soft, naturally youthful lips. Lip Buff contains exfoliating sugar cane crystals to gently sweep away dead, peeling skin, reducing lines and promoting natural color. Comforting citrus and mint essential oils, shea butter, and olive, soybean and jojoba oils cushion lips with softness. Dryness disappears, texture is improved. Lipstick goes on smoother, lasts longer.
Instructions:
STEP 1: Apply Kerafole over entire face, avoiding eye area.
STEP 2: Next, massage Lip Buff onto lips.
STEP 3: Leave both products on for 10 minutes. Rinse off with water.
STEP 4: Finish with a thin layer of Stress Solution over face and neck.
Repeat for 7 days straight.
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Need a Quick Pick-Me-Up?
Freshen your look and uplift your spirits with a new shade of lipstick!
According to the New York Times, “Lipsticks are morale boosters, like Charlie Chaplin movies during the Depression. A warm shade that perfectly matches your skin tone might help you forget how far your 401(k) has tanked.”
Leonard Lauder, chairman of Estée Lauder says, “When the economy is shaky, sales increase as women boost their mood with inexpensive lipstick purchases instead of $500 slingbacks.”
Aaah, the power of lipstick!
The Mirabella line has several beautiful, very wearable shades that are great for spring, or anytime. Soft, subtle pinks are very modern and add a youthful look for any complexion, according to the author of the best-selling book, How Not to Look Old.
Here are Ann’s favorite shades -
Citrus - a soft, warm pink
Mirabella - a modern cool pink with a hint of brown
Fleur - girly pink at its best!
Bare - for those afraid of pink but want a subtle, natural look
Check out these colors and more. There are 18 shades of lipstick, 7 gorgeous glosses, 6 pencils and 3 lip-plumping shines from which to choose.
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Reiki (pronounced ray-key) is a type of energy bodywork, that relies on the ancient belief in the life force energy, referred to as chi, that flows through all things. This life force runs throughout pathways in the body called meridians, nourishing organs and cells and supporting vital functions. When this energy is disrupted by negative thoughts, feelings or actions, illness and disease result. Reiki helps to harmonize the body, mind and spirit.
What Happens During a Reiki Session?
During a reiki treatment the recipient relaxes, fully clothed on a couch or massage table while the reiki practitioner’s hands hover just above the body, sensing the affected areas and infusing them with positive flow. The energy flows wherever it is required and can normally be felt as a warm sensation or tingling in the body. The practitioner’s hands remain in position for 3-5 minutes, alternately covering 10-12 positions over the body. In the western world many practitioners use the standard hand positions and commonly a full treatment is given covering all the important organs of the body. A treatment can last an hour or longer.
Because there is no pressure on the body reiki is ideal for treating conditions which might otherwise contra-indicate massage. The gentle approach of reiki allows anyone with any condition the opportunity to enjoy the benefits of bodywork. Receiving reiki is a very relaxing and soothing experience.
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The Benefits
Reiki can be used for many ailments like reducing stress, relieving pain, headaches, stomach upsets, IBS, back problems, asthma, respiratory problems, menstrual problems, sinus, anxiety and many more. Please observe that reiki should never be used instead of medical treatment, it should be used as a compliment and a way to become and remain healthy.
There is no belief system attached to reiki so anyone can receive a reiki treatment or a reiki attunement. As in any healing, the first step towards a healthier life is a desire to be healed.
According to www.reiki.org, reiki is beginning to gain acceptance as a meaningful and cost-effective way to improve patient care in hospitals and clinics across America. In an interview on the website, Dr. David Guillion, an oncologist at Marin General Hospital in California, says, “I feel we need to do whatever is in our power to help the patient. We provide state of the art medicine in our office, but healing is a multidimensional process. I endorse the idea that there is a potential healing that can take place utilizing energy.”
Whether you are new to massage or already a veteran to its healing benefits, reiki is a relaxing, healing and very enjoyable experience to try.
At Samsarah, Kellie is trained in the practice of reiki. 60 minute sessions are available for $50.
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Who’s Who at Samsarah…
At Samsarah, we pride ourselves in providing a team approach to serving our clients. So when you’re here, you benefit from the wisdom and experience of the whole team. We collaborate and coordinate to meet our clients’ needs and provide solutions for hair, skin, nails and body. And we have fun doing it!
Sarah, Stylist and President |
Rita, Receptionist |
Sheila, Receptionist |
Kay, Receptionist |
Laura, Stylist |
Amy, Stylist |
JR, Stylist |
Nicole, Stylist |
Kellie, Esthetician/
Massage Therapist |
Ann, Esthetician/Massage Therapist |
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