Christopher Stephens Beauty Blog

You Can't Beat the Benefits!

Lazy Goat Hand and Body Soap promises you a mild, cleansing hand and body soap, with a rich and creamy moisturizing lather, in your choice of mild scents or no scent at all. Its handmade quality features ingredients like olive oil, coconut oil, palm oil, and vitamin E and of course, goats milk that leaves your skin feeling surprisingly smooth and unmistakably baby soft because it’s All-Natural!

The unique, Lazy Goat clean-rinse formulation leaves your skin naturally fresh and moisturized with a hint of a fresh scent and no heavy residue. Your skin will be so soft; it’ll be as if you’ve never worked a day in your life. Do you have what it takes to be a “Lazy Goat”? Get yours at Christopher Stephens Salon and Spa, starting Tuesday, July 27th!

There is a Cure for the Summer Time Blues

With summer time winding down, fall is right around the corner, most people are putting in their last ditch attempts at a summer vacation, a long week end out of town or at least a day at the beach. Whether going to the beach, frolicking at the lake side, diving into the river or just lounging around the poolside, most people are trying to take advantage of these last few weeks of great sunny weather.

These same people are also very much aware, what with today’s informed society, that all of their summer plans should include sun screen. It has almost become mandatory with society and social acceptance. Just try lying out in the sun without sun screen on your skin and see what sorts of looks and comments you get.

But, what most people forget, after slathering sunscreen, from forehead down to pinky toe, there is an area that they are missing altogether. The hair and scalp! That’s right; the hair and scalp also need protection from the sun.

Just ask any older person if they have ever had a skin cancer on their scalp and the majority will say yes; I know, as a hair stylist, I see it very frequently. Not to mention hair color fading and highlights turning brassy or green from chlorine.

There is a cure, or really a preventive measure, though. Bring a squirt bottle of water and some AG Fast Food, leave-in conditioner along with you. After you apply sun screen to your skin, simply spray your hair with tap water and then apply a generous amount of Fast Food to your hair and scalp. Just remember though, you must reapply the product to your hair and scalp, periodically, just like you have to reapply sun screen periodically. This will most assuredly remedy a great number of hair and scalp problems over the summer.     

Does Your Birthday Suit Need to be Ironed?

Good clothes are indeed important in making us look good, but something more important than good clothes is good skin. Below you will find seven tips that can make your skin the best looking thing you will ever wear. I am sure you have got my point, so, check these out.

"Less Bang For Your Buck"

So you’ve got bangs, but now you’re kind of sick of them, right? Well you might be thinking, “This is just great… Now I have to wait months and months for my bangs to grow out!” Well, that’s just not true. There are actually specific things you can do to grow out your bangs faster than you ever thought before! Plus, bangs are so last season. Celebrities are now trading in their bangs for loose updo’s and longer, side-swept bangs.

Fry Now, Pay Later

Chemical treatments such as perms, dyes, bleaches, and relaxers can dramatically improve the appearance of your hair, but they can also be harmful. Chemically damaged hair is common among women and the search for solutions often causes much frustration. While it may seem hopeless, chemically damaged hair can be repaired and prevented without having to sacrifice your unique style.

Treating Chemically Damaged Hair

The logical solution for treating chemically damaged hair is to stop using perms, dyes, bleaches and relaxers all together. The problem with this remedy is that most women don't really like the "bush woman" look very much. If you don't want to look like a cave woman, be assured that there are less drastic ways to repair chemically damaged hair while still maintaining your hair color or chemical retexturizing regimen. Treating chemically damaged hair begins with evaluating the chemicals that are presently being used on you and how often they are used.

Five Steps to Fuller Hair

Have you ever wondered how hairstylists and movie stars get that full and volumous, sexy flowing hair? Below you will find five easy steps to make your hair more volumous, at home and you don’t have to have a movie stars budget or a team of stylists.

STEP 1: Towel dry your hair then mist the ends with a leave-in conditioner, followed by a volumizing gel or mousse from root to end. Flip your head over and start blow-drying your roots using your fingers to pull your hair away from your scalp, and then dry the rest of your hair until it is slightly damp.

Davines, Daring To Do What They Believe In

 

Since the begining, Davines has focused on crafting quality products that are scientifically engineered to work, and express Davines distinctive style and spirit. Quality to Davines means having the freedom to create the best products with careful attention to and respect for the environment. They use high grade, natural ingredients, and apply scientific rigor to every product, thus guaranteeing the customer's safety. It also means quality of life for the consumer.

OPI’s Fall Collection Has Arrived!

 
OPI Swiss Collection is the fall 2010 collection for OPI. Beyond the borders of a classic neutral palette into a new zone where refined shades of rich color become the definitive go-to hues to wear every day. Where black maintains its absolute allure, with moneyed gold & silvers equally adored. And where style is all about the lady, in all her guises -- famously feminine & fiercely femme fatale.

Nails embrace this fresh, new-tral palette with the Fall/Winter 2010 Swiss Collection. A spectrum of enticing blues & greens is met by the glow of red in all its intensities, while rich browned hues contrast with delicate lilac and vivid magenta. Metallic new-trals in exquisite pewter and gold complete the picture of easy, lady-like style.

This same relaxed luxury strolled the fashion runways -- timeless shades of black, camel & cream were met with a wealth of jeweled emerald, sapphire & gold; masculine-inspired tailored suits & jackets contrasted with ultra-feminine dresses; and beautiful bohemian complemented toughened touches of leather.

Enjoy the broken boundaries of typical nail polish hues, going deep & fierce in the color palette! This season, think new-tral. Think "Swiss Collection by OPI". 

Five Tips to Avoid a Body Meltdown

Most people love the summer, and what's not to love?  Blue skies, warm sunshine, the birds singing, sultry nights..... This all sounds idyllic, right?  Not necessarily!  When temperatures soar our bodies can go into meltdown mode and it becomes harder to cope with the sweltering heat and humidity.  Staying fresh when the weather is blisteringly hot can present some real challenges, but here are five simple ways to keep clean and sweet smelling so you can avoid becoming “not so fresh” or, god forbid, stinky!!

Celebrity Styles and You

As a culture, I don’t really think we can help it. We look to celebrities to set our hairstyle trends each season. How many of us wanted those chunky “Rachel” layers after first seeing Jennifer Aniston’s hair so many years ago? And I must confess I am guilty of cutting my hair to look like Simon Baker’s tousled locks. Every time we see a celebrity with a new hairstyle we almost automatically wonder how it would look on us. There are even websites that allow us to upload a photo of ourselves and “try on” different celebrity hairstyles to see which trend fits best. But why do we do it? What’s behind the phenomenon of looking to the famous for the fads of the season?