If you have never visited Gore Salon or have not been in the past 12 months, we have an amazing offer for the start of 2012 -

A $15 Discount Voucher for your next visit !

We are confident that once you have tried Gore Salon you will become a client for many years – and hence our willingness to do more than any other salon to encourage you to make that first appointment or return after a period away.

Just enter your name and email below and we will immediately send you a a $15 voucher to use for ANY hair or beauty at Gore Salon

please note the voucher is valid for 20 days – so pop back later if you are not ready to visit Gore Salon yet

Terms & Conditions
This Voucher entitles you to a $15 discount on *ALL services at Gore Salon
including hairdressing, beauty & hair extensions.
Can be used on any bill for hair or beauty services of $45 or more.
Valid for 20 days from date of issue
Only one Voucher per client please, and only for new or returning (after 12 months) clients.
Cannot be used with other discounts and offers
Entitlement is at the Managers discretion

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One of the biggest films this Year was “the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”.  The star of the film is Lisbeth Salander,  an unconventional and socially unaccommodating female, with a photographic memory. She rocks black leather, tattoo’s, piercings and spiky, partially shaved short cropped black hair.

  Androgynous looks like this take fashion to the next level with beautiful, powerful women wearing hot, edgy gender bent hair.  Her mix of masculinity and femininity is irresistible. This androgynous look is being seen in street fashion and has a dark, urban feel that gives it an edgy vibe. The masculinity is in the cut, and the femininity is in the texture.

Cropped hair through the ages

Women first began this defiant trend in the 1920′s, cutting their hair and dresses short.  One of the edgiest short hair styles of the time made popular by silent film star Louise Brooks!

Short cropped hair in fashion

Then in the 60′s, Mia Farrow made the short crop ultra feminine yet at the same time quite boyish and also style icons like super model Twiggy. The look was super cute. boyish and yet sexy.

Famous Pixi hair cut

Short Pixi hairstyles peaked in the late 1980′s and throughout the 90′s, and are currently worn by some very beautiful, confident women.

 From Emily Watson to  Halle Berry – the pixi hair cut has been a cutting edge hairstyle for several decades.

Androgynous hair for women with bold color

And lately we have been updating short masculine hair for women with brilliant colors!

 Asymmetrical short hairstyles make a statement and can help flatter certain facial traits or features and hide flaws. Rock a too-hot-to-handle new shade to finish your short haircut.

 A big thanks to the hot, edgy brunette with the short cropped hair – who is the face of one of the most talked about movies of this year!

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But you can have beautiful natural hair using extensions without damaging your own hair, in fact hair extensions can actually allow your natural hair to grow longer and healthier!

Human Hair Extensions

At Gore Salon we offer Hot Heads Hair Extensions, which are human hair, adhesive weft extensions that are applied without the need for tools, glue or heat. Hotheads’ creators goal was to find a method of hair extensions for the client that is simple… fast… inexpensive… and extraordinary; and they have done just that! For many clients, these human hair extensions have completely changed the way their hair looks, in result improving how they feel about themselves!

Hotheads Natural Hair Extensions are uniquely designed to lay completely seamless and undetectable in the hair. Manufactured with amazing quality human Remy hair, and with the cuticle still intact allows the extensions to be reapplied up to 4 times, while still looking and feeling fresh. Clients can get 8 to 10 weeks of wear from each application, that’s up to 40 weeks of wear!

Hair Extension lengths

The hair extensions are offered in 4 lengths:

10 to 12 inches- falls slightly below the shoulder

14 to 16 inches- falls at mid back

18 to 20 inches- falls just above the waist line

22 to 24 inches- falls just above the hip

The natural hair extensions will be applied, straightened, then after shampooing, water will activate a slight body wave which allows the hair extensions to be worn wavy. However they may also be curled or straightened using styling tools, another benefit from Hot Heads use of natural hair!

If you are interested in getting Hot Heads Hair Extensions, or would like more information please call the salon to schedule a complimentary consultation!

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Redken Chemistry is an in-salon service that your Stylist customizes for your hair needs. A deep conditioning, intense in-salon treatment can help repair distressed hair. Your Stylist can customize a treatment for you that can improve your hair in several ways. It can increase the strength of your hair, repair chemical or mechanical damage (like from blow dryers or flat irons), or make dry hair soft again or unruly, frizzy hair more smooth.

 
This exclusive, professional in-salon service, offers intense, customized treatments for whatever your hair needs – whether it’s moisture, color protection, strength, softness, control, or a combination of these benefits! Each treatment also has a corresponding take-home regimen so you can maintain the incredible results after you leave the salon.

                    HOW DOES IT WORK?

                    Redken Chemistry offers “shots” that can be

                    blended for truly personalized solutions:

• Extreme Shot Phase for distressed hair

Redken Chemistry Shot Phase Extreme Deep Treatment is a booster for distressed hair. Formulated with more protein than any Extreme product, the Strength Shot’s concentrated dose fortifies chemically distressed hair. Wheat protein and wheat starch help reinforce the internal fiber and protect hair against heat damage. A cationic surfactant targets the most damaged areas to give great surface conditioning without weighing hair down

• Color Extend Shot Phase for color-treated hair

Redken Chemistry Shot Phase – Color Extend Deep Treatment uses a concentration of ceramide, mineral ion blockers and UV filter help defend hair color from fading.

• Clear Moisture Shot Phase for normal/dry hair

Redken Chemistry Shot Phase Clear Moisture Deep Treatment is for normal to dry hair. Specialized ingredients compensate for missing components in the hair. Every shot contains a more concentrated dose of some of the same nourishing ingredients found in the corresponding take-home haircare regimes.

• All Soft Shot Phase for dry/brittle hair

Redken Chemistry Shot Phase – All Soft Deep Treatment has gold camelina, avocado oil, and olive oil to provide intense softness, replenishment and strength to restore silkiness and shine. Redken Chemistry All Soft Shot Phase targets the most dry and damaged areas to deliver lasing softness where it’s needed most.

• Smooth Down Shot Phase for very dry/unruly hair

Redken Chemistry Shot Phase Smooth Down Deep Treatment has Macadamia oil, candelilla wax and cationic refiners tame unruly hair Provides increased manageability, intense smoothing and long-lasting frizz control.

• Real Control Shot Phase for dense/dry/sensitized hair

Redken Chemistry Shot Phase Real Control Deep Treatment is a booster for dense/dry/sensitized hair. Real Control Shot contains Shea butter, protein, and cationic conditioners to lock in moisture and help repair hair to provide intense discipline, smoothing control, and strengthening repair. Redken Real Control nourishes, restores and reclaims control of dense, dry, sensitized hair. Real Control, is specifically designed for sensitized and distressed hair. What does that mean? If your hair is coarse, thick, dry, and chemically treated, Redken Real Control is the line for you. Real Control works especially well for Latinos and multi-cultural hair. Hair becomes sleek, sultry, and transformed with luscious shine. Redken Real Control lets you regulate the level of moisture, repair, and control by choosing a combination of products that offer what your hair needs most.

• Time Reset Filler Shot Phase for porous, age-weakened hair

Redken Time Reset Filler Shot Phase starts out as a liquid and then transforms to a solid creating a reconstructive network in the cortex that literally fortifies the hair from the inside out.

To spread the word about this wonderful treatment, for the month of January we will be doing complimentary Shot Phase Treatments with every service!

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Hair grows out of a hole in our skin called the follicle.  At the bottom of the follicle, there is a “bump” called the papilla. The dermal papillae,  are small, nipple-like extensions of the dermis into the epidermis. They can be observed at the surface of the skin in hands and feet as epidermal orpapillary ridges (known as fingerprints).  The dermal papillae nourishes all hair follicles and brings food and oxygen to the lower layers of epidermal cells. 

Inside the follicle, there are sebaceous glands which produces sebum (oil) to help lubricate the skin and hair follicle. The papilla itself is fed blood by way of  blood vessels to which it changes into hair. The hair itself is composed of about 70 to 80 % keratin protein (the same protein as our nails) which gives the hair strength and body, about 12 to 18% moisture which give hair its softness and elasticity.  Finally 3 to 7% lipids (natural oils), melanin (color pigment) which is also a protein, carbohydrates and a few other things, but I think this is enough information for our purpose.

The hair shaft itself is composed of three layers.  The first is called the “cuticle layer”, the fibre’s envelope that protects the inner layer.  It has 3 to 10 layers that overlap like shingles on a roof. It’s primary function is to protect the second layer, the “cortex”, or cortical layer.  It is here you find 90%  of the hairs weight.  This layer contains the amino (protein) chains which corkscrew through the hair shaft. They are held together by cystine bonds, the bonds which actually hold the hair together and make it….. hair.  They, in turn, are held together in an inter cellular cement composed of a flexible keratin rich in lipids. Also found here in are grains of melanin which gives the hair it’s color.

The last is the “medulla” or the medullary canal.  It is segmented through and in some cases leaves bubble like areas in the hair.  It’s purpose in human kind is still unknown, but best educated guesses say that it is left over from when our ancestors  carried clubs and killed dinosaurs.  It is believed by some that it was hollow like animal fur and acted as a thermal regulator to keep them warm.

In our industry, we look at the texture of  hair as a fabric. Fine hair we compare to silk, medium hair as cotton and coarse hair as wool.  While we see more mechanical damage (ie hot tools) on coarse hair, we usually have more chemical damage (ie lighteners, permanent color, perms, etc.) on finer hair.  This is the reason there are so many different shampoos, conditioner and treatments on the market.  Look for our blog on these products and how they work.

So there you have it, the makeup of hair in a nutshell.  You may have learned more than you ever wanted to know, but now you have a better understanding of what that stuff is growing up there.

As trained  industry professionals, we at Gore Salon are continuously seeking out and sharing education, not just on trends or fads, but on all aspects of hair.  The information that we must know to insure you, our clients get the very best service and experience possible.

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HAIR PAPILLA

And for some of us, nothing makes us feel quite so old and dowdy as the creeping tide of gray

This color makeover shows how replacing gray hair with natural warm tones can add a youthful radiance, take years off your appearance and also give your skin-tone and incredible lift

Gray hair coverage is a problem many people face – but with the right expert help and a few hours in the salon chair – we can produce a new younger-looking you

before - gray roots

before - lacks shine and depth

after - healthy shine

after - youthful radiance

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Your family, friends or co-workers can choose from our big range of great products, hair styling tools and professional hair services.

Say “goodbye” to unwanted presents and stressing over what to buy

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Free Gift Certificate with Holiday Pack Purchase!

Buy any of our Holiday Gift Packs, which make wonderful presents, and receive a $10 Gift Certificate to use for yourself, or as a gift!

($10 Gift Cert. only for use on services in Jan or Feb 2012)

Buy a $100 gift card and receive a second for a free treatment

Purchase a Gift Certificate for someone special, and receive another Gift Certificate for a free “Redken Shot Phase reconditioning treatment!”

Keep it for yourself or use it as another gift! $25 Value

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A flat and lackluster all-over hair color was replaced by flattering tones of warm red and honey – improving skin tone and adding  depth and variety to the hair color.

Mandy before highlights

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Mandy after highlights

warm autumn-winter hair tones

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To instantly restore depth, add dimension, and shine we can do a simple hair color glaze with Redken Shades Equalizing Color Gloss. This is a demi-permanent color service which means it will fade gradually without a line of demarcation. With a color gloss service we can take platinum highlights and diffuse them into ribbons of toffee or buttery caramel in only one hour. Our colorists can use a glaze to add gold, copper or even red tones to give new life to over-lightened locks.

As colder weather approaches, we tend to lose our summer glow and need to deepen our hair color to compliment our skin tones – think honey and chestnut warm hair tones.

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Lowlights for hair drama

For a more dramatic darkening service with possibly multiple colors, we can add lowlights. Low lighting is foiling selected pieces of hair and adding a deeper and darker color.  This can be done with demi-permanent or permanent color, a consultation with your colorist will determine which is appropriate for your desires and needs. One of the advantages of lowlights with foils is we can do any color or combination of colors, with complete control of placement. Varying the depth of the colors can be very beautiful and natural looking, or by using some of the more vivid colors such as fuchsia, purple, or blue…we can really spice up your look!

Brunettes have more fun!

Brunettes are very big with celebrities this year-recalling the glamour of Jackie-O and Audrey Hepburn. This winter try stepping out of your comfort zone and select two shades that will show off your new cut. Be as conservative as a slice of caramel in your fringe or as daring as pink ends on your blonde bob. Remember have fun with your hair and color!  Always consult a professional, spend plenty of time consulting with your colorist, and don’t be afraid to bring photos of what you like and don’t like!

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