Curls…

On April 12, 2019April 7, 2019 By Christine RinehartIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

Y’all know those extensions I’ve been loving so much? This is an example of what JUST ONE 10 PIECE PACKAGE can do!!!

You can check them (and more) out on The Little RnR Shop on Etsy

Here’s a direct link to 11 Inch Hair Junkie Tape-In Extensions

And a direct link for 17 Inch Hair Junkie Tape-In Extensions

Butter Blonde Balayage

On April 10, 2019April 7, 2019 By Christine RinehartIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

Her extensions really bump up the blonde effect of her balayage application and I love it.

Constantly running out of these…

On April 8, 2019April 7, 2019 By Christine RinehartIn Uncategorized1 Comment

Seriously, stock up when you can, they’re hard to keep on the shelves…

Three Stylists, Five Hours…

On April 4, 2019April 7, 2019 By Christine RinehartIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

Color correction is no joke.

This client had come in with her natural regrowth and years of dark dye overlap having decided it was time for a change and a color combination that would contrast less with her regrowth coming in. Fair warning, she’s been a client of the salon for years so we had a really accurate hair color history to work with. We were able to double check her past formulas and frequency of appointments in our salon records which made it easier to assess next steps required for this corrective color service.

We use Affinage at the salon as out primary permanent color line so for her correction we started with their Eraser. We ended up processing three separate passes with that product to pull out enough of her level 3 and 4 color. At that point we were left with a not so great mix of naturally warm blondes and coppers (though more underlying evenness than a lightener would have left us to work with) which provided a great base to redeposit and create new highlights.

In her areas of regrowth with the most grey we performed more highlights to keep them blending as new regrowth appears, for her root/base area we recolored her with a level 7 natural ash (you can see it even pulled a little deeper due to porosity, but it will likely fade a bit softer with shampooing), and a level 8 natural ash on her mid lengths and ends not in foils for highlights. After processing we then toned her globally using a level 9 natural just to keep even shine and color throughout and meld the highlight tone with the rest of the application.

This color correction was the result of three stylists working together for just over 5 hours to make sure the timing on each process fit together properly. I love the result and I hope you do too!

Upcoming Elany Image Trip Availabilities…

On April 3, 2019 By Christine RinehartIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

These may change at any second as clients call to schedule appointments. For the most updated options please call Elany Image directly at 703.440.8073.

Friday April 19th, midday appointments available

Saturday April 20th, late afternoon appointments available

Tuesday April 23rd, ONE mid afternoon appointment available

Wednesday April 24th, daytime appointments available

Thursday April 25th, ONE mid afternoon appointment available

Saturday April 27th, mid morning appointments available

Tuesday April 30th, VERY OPEN

Wednesday May 1st, midday appointments available

Thursday May 2nd, later afternoon and early evening appointments available

Friday May 3rd, ONE afternoon appointment available

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Four Things They Forget to Tell You About Getting Extensions…

On April 3, 2019 By Christine RinehartIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

As hairstylists and hair extension experts we often take our knowledge for granted that everyone has a lot of the same information. Things that can seem obvious to us aren’t always obvious to clients and we end up glossing over things we should focus on more.

Hair extensions means more hair and that NEVER means less at time spent on hair at home. Period. End of story.

So, in the interest of everyone being more informed, here’s the four things that ought to be stressed more:

HEAT PROTECTION/OILS/SILICONES— these are a MUST. No matter what method of hair extensions, no matter what quality of hair, no matter what; human hair responds poorly to heat damage/moisture loss and requires protection and moisturizing on a regular basis. Most heat protectors are oil and silicone derivatives in a mixture and these are great for protecting your hair on days heat is used. Separate moisturizing oils should be applied daily, even without additional heat, because your pillowcases and hands and brushes and clothing that your hair touches will all pull oils back out of your hair and leave it dry. It doesn’t matter if you don’t want to use product, the simple matter is that if you don’t use the correct care products your nice new hair extensions will turn to velcro in less than a month.
SLEEP RULES— to prevent tangles it is necessary to avoid going to bed with wet hair, and also to brush hair up into a bun/braids/side pony for sleeping. Leaving wet hair can cause mildewing (depending upon the method) and bad tangles in the extensions and above the attachment point. Tangles above the attachment point cannot be undone without removing the extensions, and tangles in the extensions themselves can be very uncomfortable to remove or even create slipping or damage when pulling to detangle.
BRUSHING–basically you need to carry a hairbrush with you. No amount of product is going to prevent tangles from starting, having a brush with you means you can manage your hair before it starts to bunch up. Without enough moisture and proper brushing your hair extensions will become unmanageable. Hair should be brushed thoroughly before every shower and as often as you can in general. I try to shoot for 4 times daily as a minimum. Four quick brushes per day will save you from a 2 hour salon visit for detangling.
HAIR EXTENSIONS ARE MORE WORK AND WILL NEVER ACTUALLY FEEL EXACTLY LIKE YOUR REAL HAIR— I mean, c’mon with this; it’s not ever a perfect match for your hair texture because it’s not actually your hair, there’s an attachment method near the roots, and there’s a learning curve because it didn’t just grow out it just shows up suddenly… Why would you expect it to behave exactly the same as your real hair? Stylists need to be more upfront about this fact because clients need to have realistic expectations before spending their money on a service like hair extensions. We explain a million times in a row the realistic expectations for a color correction trying to go blonde, why aren’t we upping our game with client consultations everywhere else on our services?