Launching Today: Kerastasé Discipline!

Today, Tuesday, July 1, 2014 Kerastasé is launching the long awaited Discipline Line!

How many of us can relate to unmanageable, frizzy or undisciplined hair?! From my experience, it's safe to say that about 90% of us can probably relate to this problem! Especially this time of year and especially if you live in a climate like I do, such as Miami! Well, finally a revolutionary solution has come from Kerastasé and I'm so excited to share it with you! 

In the past, I have only been able to offer my clients one of two options: Daily blowouts, which can be timely and only last between washings as well as potentially stress the hair, even though we always keep integrity at the forefront. Second, chemical straighteners ranging from permanent to semi-permanent options that may not be suitable for all textures, due to the levels of erosion that the hair may have experienced in the past. Now, we have a complete regimen for Discipline at home and a non-chemical ritual for in the salon! 

When used appropriately, the new Discipline Line will allow us to experience up to 72 hours of frizz and humidity control with 33% faster, easier and longer lasting blowdrys! Kerastasé perfected what we call the Morpho-Keratine Complex. The Morpho-Keratine Complex restores the hair on the inside in three ways: fiber replenishment with Amino acids, fiber smoothing through a wheat protein derivative and fiber fortifying using Cerimide R. It then creates discipline on the surface with a second, skin-like finish on the cuticle layer, which is made of polymers that act as anti-humectants. So, the hair then becomes water resistant! We all know that humidity is the level of moisture in the air, so this product creates a barrier between your hair fiber and the environment, like a scuba suit does to the skin! Best of all, it has all of these benefits without the usual heavy; weighed down feeling that most smoothing products, both chemical and non-chemical, give us! 

In conjunction to the Discipline home experience, you can join us for a Luxury of Time, In-Salon Ritual that will strengthen your humidity resistance, manageability and frizz control for up to 21 days! This non-chemical treatment will greatly expand your Discipline experience and dramatically cut down down on your future dry time. The treatment only consists of about an additional 45 minutes to your usual blow dry service!

Check out the video to learn more! 

 

Come find my team and I to experience this new treatment today!

Red Market Miami, located in the Bal Harbour Shops 

9700 Collins Ave. Bal Harbour, Fl 33154 

305.864.3978

or

Red Market New York

13 E. 13th St, New York, NY 10003
212.929.9600

If you're not in the Miami or New York area, follow this link to find a Kerastasé Salon near you!

Some work

Social networking is overwhelming, but I'm trying!!! lol Still haven't figured out the balance of posting while I'm busy working!...Here's some of my work over the years...

Check out some more of my work!!

It's so hard when you're busy working all the time to share some of the work, but I'm getting better!! 

Here are some photos from a shoot I worked on last year for The W. This is a "during the shoot" and "finial product" before and afters! It's how a production all comes together! Pretty cool. It took a lot of extensions to make that look that happen!!! 

Skin Care

The Ultimate Guide to Protecting Your Skin From the Sun

Some recent work

Must See!

Check out this amazing photographer that I get the privilege to work with! He recently just launched his new site!


Tom Cwenar

Look at what's on sale!

This is perfect to kick start your summer, skin regimen!

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Some of my work for Spring 2012

Check out some of my work and behind the scenes at Larrimor's Spring 2012 Fashion spread!

Fight Those Age Spots and Sun Damage!

We all love the sun!! However, sometimes it doesn't always love us back! For that reason, I have to share with you my favorite new find in skin care that will help aid in the battle against aging gracefully!

It's a product line called Nia24. It's an amazing, Niacin-powered skin therapy system that my esthetician, Ginger, introduced me to a few months ago. I first fell in love with their moisturizing facial sunscreen while using the sample that she gave me. Now, it is definitely my warm weather, go-to skin care system! This line is designed to produce younger, healthier skin throughout the stages of Pre-damage, Post-damage, and then, the steps needed to UN-damage any skins cells in need of recovery from the sun and other climatic stresses. Their products all have a unique patented molecule called Pro-Niacin. The Pro-Niacin molecule penetrates the skin through a micronutrient delivery system, which then deposits the Niacin, otherwise known as B3, into the skin cells. You may be familiar with Niacin nutritionally and how it has been linked to cholesterol reduction and aid as an energy booster. More recently, it has been a key factor in helping the skin protect and repair itself from sun damage and aging. Over time, this patented molecule will actually help thicken the stratum corneum and the epidermal layers, which are the outermost layers of the epidermis.  As shown below in the cross section of a cheek biopsy that was done on two different patients you can visibly see the difference. 

As much as we love our fun in the sun it's important to remember the harsh affects that the sun has on us. This year alone one million people will be diagnosed with skin cancer.  Melanoma accounts for 3/4 of all deaths from skin cancer and kills more young women than any other cancer.  Those are astonishing facts and will definitely make me think twice the next time the thought of blowing it off "just this one time" crosses my mind! 


Check out their website that I listed below for more on the science behind skin health in general and learn more about the products they offer. Once you learn about how important it is and then try their products you'll be hooked like me!  


Remember ladies, as I always say, the secret to any great makeup application is GREAT skin care! We only have this one canvas so take care of the one you have!!

xoxo,
J.


www.nia24.com

New Nail Appliqués

I finally got those new Nail Appliqués from Incoco in the mail! I will be testing them out this week and will be back to report on them shortly! 

A Must See!!

This is a commercial I did the hair and makeup for recently. It's very powerful. Please watch and take the pledge.

Text The Last Word

Hey, Ladies! It's Time to Spring Clean your Base Regimen!

As the renewed days of spring and the steamy days of summer approach us we’re all BEYOND ready to free ourselves from those winter layers; this definitely also includes the layers on our face! If you’re like me, then one of the first things you can’t wait to ditch are the heavy concealers and foundations. I always feel as if I have to start using more of them as the summer time glow fades. Then comes that first warm, sunny day. You step outside mid afternoon or get into that hot car when suddenly it hits you…it feels as if the heat is baking your makeup right into each pore like a batch of cupcakes in their tins at 525 degrees! I don’t know about you, but when I get that feeling I want to drop everything and make a 911 call to my esthetician and see her immediately for a deep cleanse! It’s for that reason; I am always on a search to see what can be a better option. My solution: tinted moisturizers!

Although they will not be a replacement for the places where we need that dot of concealer or under eye correction, I have found that tinted moisturizers, on a day-to-day basis, solve this dilemma for me! They provide a light veil of pigment that evens your skin tone and creates a great, starting foundation for most make up applications.  In addition, they are the perfect light moisturizer that should always be applied prior to starting any makeup application. In conjunction with a little bit of a medium to full coverage powder your base is set for the summer time heat! Some options that I personally love and use are Dermalogica’s line of tinted moisturizers. They come in a light, medium, and dark formula. [Also, an untinted version, if desired].  They have an SPF of 15, which is a must even for those grey days. However, if you’re in a sunny climate I suggest using a higher daily SPF underneath. You can purchase this product for $43.00 at buy.dermalogica.com. The other product, [which is currently my new fav] is Bobbi Brown’s Tinted Moisturizing Balm. It has an SPF of 25 and has several more tint options to choose from. Also, if you have drier or more mature skin this will provide you with a bit more moisture. This product can be purchased for $50.00 at barneys.com or any other Bobbi Brown carrier in your area.

Tinted moisturizers have been a favorite and a go to of mine for several years now. I apply them every single day, even if I’m going to the beach or pool because I love the overall tonality coverage, SPF benefits, and light moisture that they offer.  So, this summer give one of these products a try. I promise you’ll be in love! 

Xo,

J.

If you have tried any of these or similar products I’d love to hear your feedback! So leave a comment below! 

Embrace Your Inner Gentelman

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New Nail Appliqués

Let's face it, when you're into hair, makeup, clothes, and jewelry; getting it all together can be exhausting! Even if you're not entirely into that, you're still making all of these choices regardless of how much thought goes into it. First comes choosing the right outfit. Next, deciding on the best hair style and makeup choices. THEN, matching the perfect bag, shoes, and jewelry with all of that (Make sure the metal on your belt, bags, zippers, etc. matches all that jewelry too, ladies)! If you're a mother, then you're trying to do all of that AND choose the majority of those things for all of your children. Sometimes those husbands too! Oh, and by the way, it all has to be done by 7am. Phew! On top of all of that, we want to make sure our nails are looking good. Nothing is more of an epic fail than your nails being a disaster when everything else is on point! On the other hand, who really has the twenty minutes of drying time in or out of the salon? I know I struggle with this dilemma all the time! I usually am thinking that it's "good enough" on the dry time only to find out that in two minutes I've already nicked the polish even though I'm making a conscience effort not to. [Insert cursing under your breath now] Well, with technology, that may be coming to an end! 

As you may know, the nail industry is in a shift over the way things are done. Such things like Shellac, which basically is polish that turns into armor on your nails and requires a UV light to dry the product, is taking over.  Recently nail appliqués, or sticker designs, for the nails are becoming more and more popular. Minx is an amazing version of this and is definitely at the top of my list in this category. However, if you can't make it to the salon or find a Minx Certified Professional in your area, then you may want to check out this other option I found. I was recently reading an article on Italy's Cosmoprof Bologna Trade Show, known as the largest beauty event in the world, and I came across a product called Incoco. They are a company that makes self-stick 100% nail polish strips. They claim that it will last up to 14 days. I often can't get more than a couple of days out of a polish manicure, so I'm excited for nail appliqués like this! I hope they're everything they claim to be. I recently put an order in for this particular product so I can test it out for myself. Maybe this will make one less thing for us to do so often! Stay tuned for the results! 

Comment below if you have tried this particular product or have anything that you'd like to share that is similar!

Incoco Dry Nail Appliques