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Friday, March 27th, 2009

Long Hair Is Sexiest – Right?

That is a difficult question to answer, both personally and as a hair stylist.

Long Hair can be sexy, on the right person, and hair is used both as a symbol of power and as a symbol of control, and both power and control are decidedly sexy!

When is long hair sexy? Long hair is sexy when the wearer views their long locks as sexy. Sexy is all about confidence. Long hair admirers find long hair sexy; it is a matter of preference.

The sexiest long hair is healthy, shiny, moves freely, is soft, and without split ends.

People are attracted to healthy looking people biologically, because healthy people are desired for their good genes, which are desirable for reproduction. Even for those who don’t want children, this biological urge exists.

Long hair frames the face, like a pretty picture, without overpowering it, and accentuates the person without BEING the person.

Long hair can be flipped, played with, brushed, shampooed luxuriously; it can be styled or unstyled. Long hair looks range from straight, shiny and sleek, to messy, tousled, and loose. It can be pinned up into an elegant or fun updo, or sleeked back into a severe ponytail or be worn sleek with a severe geometric part. There are many options.

Long hair is seen as more natural, untamed, wild, effortless; a symbol of freedom, or anarchy to some.

Long hair is feminine; a source of feminine power. Even on men, long hair is seen as a symbol of power, or wild abandon. Take Samson, for example. His long hair was his power; when his hair was cut off, his strength left.

Women who leave a relationship sometimes cut off all their hair, especially if they feel that they kept it long for their men. Wanting a fresh start in life, they cut off their locks to try and erase the years of a bad relationship. Others will change their hair color instead.

Long hair can also be decidedly un-sexy.

  • Some long hair lovers don’t care how good the long hair looks; just that it IS long.
  • Equally dangerous are long hair wearers who don’t take care of their long hair.

Hair that grows out as wide as it is long is probably not going to have movement, and hair that isn’t conditioned may be harsh to the touch or it may look like you put your head into a light socket.

  • Hair that hasn’t been cut in a year is likely to have many broken ends and it also has lost its shape.
  • Heavy long hair can give the wearer headaches and the scalp may not be getting air to it, resulting in ill scalp health.

So if your going to sport some long hair make sure to keep it conditioned, healthy and with out split ends.

-posted by Lancer

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Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

Color Issue Troubleshooting


Sometimes, there are factors that contribute to a shorter/longer shelf life for your custom designed color after you leave the salon. Here are some effects, causes and possible solutions.

  • Fadeage: Color will always fade over time but the more you take care of your hair, the longer it will last. If your hair is porous, you use heating implements and if you don’t use the professional products designed for colored hair and recommended for your hair type. (Example: Leave In Luxury by Kevin Murphy or Rapid Repair Spray by Alterna.) Always use a color safe barrier protectant before using high heat and make sure to schedule regular trims to rid your hair of split or porous ends that don’t hold color well.

  • An odd greenish tinge to highlights: This could be for a number of reasons: You swim a lot in chlorinated pools. This can be remedied by wearing a swim cap on top of predampened hair with a light conditioner in it. This acts a barrier against the chlorinated water that can react over time to create the greenish hue. The other reason is you recently had your color done and the toner used on you hair over deposited on your porous ends. If your stylist doesn’t remedy this in the salon you can use this home remedy. Saturate your hair with hot water, shampoo once and then add cheap dish washing liquid (like palmolive or Dawn) to the area that is unsatisfactory. Leave this in with a towel around your head for 10-30 minutes. Rinse and condition. If you suspect your tap water to be an isssue (Minerals, chlorine,etc) you can use distilled or filtered water to rinse your hair when shampooing and conditioning. If any of these solutions doesn’t work, call your stylist.

  • Flat, dull, dry hair: You can either start using a deep conditioner 1-2X a week for 20 minutes (like Alterna’s Caviar Hair Masque or Kevin Murphy’s Born Again), schedule a warm or clear demipermanent or permanent gloss with your stylist, or you can use a shine spray daily (like Rapid Repair Spray).

  • Inconsistent color: This could be caused by fadeage on color corrected or bleach and tone hair. In this case, the hair has been compromised by inequal porosity in the hair. Schedule an all over color with your stylist as damaged hair’s color life is determined only by it’s condition. Most likely, you have been warned of this possible factor and know already that you must have continued commitment and investment in your color in order to reach your color goal. Use only the products recommended to you and make sure to always use a light leave-in conditioner (Staying Alive by Kevin Murphy) to help keep in the color that did deposit well. If you don’t have these hair condition factors, call your stylist for a recommendation.

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Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

FAQ: Emerson Salon Seattle


I’m driving, where do I park?
There is actually a ton of metered street parking all around the 10th and 11th blocks of Pike and Pine. There is also paid parking lots under the QFC at the corner of Pike and Broadway, and across the street from QFC.

Do I need an appointment?
Walk Ins are always welcome, we love our walk ins.

Do you do bridal updos?
Yes we do wedding bridal updos. We can do your entire wedding party but we need some advance notice. Please contact us to set up a consultation.

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Monday, December 22nd, 2008

Snowpocalypse

Hardcore Clients!
I want to thank all of our clients at Emerson Salon for trudging through the unclear roads and sidewalks of Capitol Hill this past week. Hopefully the adverse weather will slow down or come to a halt soon.

Online Booking!
Some benefits of booking your appointment online are:

1) You can use online booking at any time!
2) One of us will get back to you promptly, as we check the online bookings regularly.
3) It ensures that you get the stylist that you want to see.
4) You will get the earliest available appointment with your stylist.
5) You don’t have to use the phone!

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Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

Ask A Stylist?

Have a question about hair or styling? Email us your question and well answer it in an upcoming blog post. EmersonSalon@gmail.com

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