Mitch Makes Good on a Promise

We'll let the videos and pictures speak for themselves!! 

The Proof is in the Event Design Pudding

Congratulations to Julie Hale and Vangard Inc for 8 amazing and successful years and a Gala Award Nomination for 2010. Julie started this business working from the living room of her home. Now the business has grown to become one of Tacoma's most sought after award winning event designers. Julie says in a recent interview, "Vangard will continue to offer clients trendsetting ideas and design for their events, taking cues from the worlds of art, fashion, and travel" and if you've ever had the pleasure of basking in the beauty of one of their intricately planned events, the proof is in the pudding. It is impossible to rave enough about the fantastically articulated artistry created by Julie and her team which leaves most awestruck by the talent and complete and utter attention to the finest of details. Congratulations again and we wish Vangard and Julie many more fabulous and fruitful years!!

On Another Relaxation Note...

A scalp massage is an AWESOME way to enhance your service and a fantastic way to encourage blood flow to the follicle which makes for a healthier scalp and head of hair. How about a complimentary scalp massage with your service? Book an appointment for this week, mention this blog post and recieve a scalp massage as our gift to you.

This Offer Ends: 02/27/2010

Nurture Healing Center

Come & Be
 

Nurture is here to offer a quiet space to just be.
A space to run towards yourself, but not away.
A space to face all the potential you hold.
A space to learn, discover, and grow.
A space to gather as friends and as a community.
A space to heal.

With that said this may leave you wondering what Nurture Healing Center is all about but simply put, it is just that.... a place you can "just be". We went there as a group for a retreat at the beginning of the year and were blessed to be able to use such a spectacular and relaxing space to leave 2009 behind and start 2010 off right. With a fabulous staff and an inviting space, Nurture is a wonderful space to take a yoga class, get a soothing massage or hold an event but first and foremost it is a place where you are welcome to just be. With busy work schedules, the juggling of kid's practices and school events all the while maintaining a social life who doesn't need to take a little bit of "me time" and be in a space where you're aloud to do just that? There are many beautiful places to do so in Tacoma, but we just want to make sure you keep Nurture in mind when you're taking time to take care of yourself.

Nurture Healing Center

739 St Helens Avenue

Tacoma WA 98402
 (253) 314-4656 or (253) 209-7855

There's a Whole Lot of Art Happening in Tacoma!!

Tonight from 5-9pm there will be a showing at the Brick House Gallery. Artists from Seattle through Tacoma to San Francisco are showing art that is promised to "make you feel better about this crazy world we live in". Who doesn't want that?!? The Brick House Gallery is located a block up the hill from the salon at 1123 South Fawcett Street between 11th and 13th.... the only brick house in the area!! Check out the art, have a glass of wine and support your local art gallery!!

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Tonight is the official grand opening of Speakeasy. Here's the performance schedule for tonight: 6:00-6:45 Steven Bucklew, 6:45-7:30 Angela Jossy, 7:30-8:00. There will be a live auction by Alan Gorsuch and the entertainment will continue on at 8:15-9:15 with Voxxy Vallejo and at 9:30-10:15 Daniel Blue (of Motopony).

Rock on Tacoma!! You are artsy and we love it!!

Welcome Back Heather!!

She's back!! Heather's journey has brought her back to Embellish and we couldn't be more excited. She's been back in WA for a little under 6 months after moving back home to Texas for about a year. We are lucky to be able to utilize her fantastic customer service skills while she builds her clientele back up but we know we won't be able to keep her on the phones for long!! To start out she'll be available to do hair on Saturdays from 11-5 but will be rockin' out some fabulous hair throughout the week in no time!! Welcome back Heather!!

The Official Welcome of the Speakeasy Art Cooperative

If you haven't checked it out yet, here is a quick tour of Downtown Tacoma's new arts cooperative, Speakeasy. Their official grand opening is this Thursday and they are excited to present to Tacoma what they've been working on. This collaborative space brings together art of all sorts featuring paintings, photography, sculptures, furniture, fashion, music, jewelry and lots of other handmade items. The second floor has a mezzanine lounge for locals to sit for a few or devour their lunch from home where you may witness one of Tacoma's artists in action. With a space that has a space that has unending potential who knows what this creative, collaborative space is going to grow into!!

Their grand opening is going to feature live local music, a live auction and a fantastic raffle where one lucky winner will win 1 free event space rental or many other fabulous prizes which may include complimentary services at Embellish!!

Check out their website or stop in for info on memberships or event space. They are accepting applications and would love for you to be a part of their collaborative artistic space.

We'll see you at the grand opening!!
February 18th, 2010 6-11pm

	The Speakeasy on Antique Row!!!
	746 Broadway
	Tacoma, WA

We Bid Them Adiuex

We at Embellish would like to say to Brandon and Ainslee farewell and good luck. They both stopped in for their last Embellish-ments today before heading off to New York to pursue new avenues that will hopefully lead them to their long awaited destinations. We know that they will take New York by storm!! Tacoma will miss them and New York will love them. We wish them the best!!

Everyone Needs a Heat Protectant and the Melu Shield ROCKS!!

We cannot get over the new Melu line by Davines!! It is absolutely FANTASTIC!! It's a line infused with multiple vitamins vital for rejuvenating the hair and light proteins important for filling in those ends that have seen better days. The Melu Shield itself is a super light and amazing thermal protectant that prevents your hair from feeling the wrath of your heated styling tools up to 428 degrees Fahrenheit (220 degrees Celsius). You can spray this rosemary extract enriched and essential oil infused goodness on your hair wet or dry so it's perfect for blow drying, flat ironing, barrel curling or setting you hair in hot rollers. Did we mention that it smells great too?!? So if you haven't tried this great product, make sure you mention it to your stylist next time you come in so you can fall in love with it like all of your favorite Daymakers have!!

Retro Night = Loads of Fun!!

We made our second trip to Puyallup this weekend for another fun filled roller skating adventure. Little did we know that we were skating in a place with such history.

The building itself is very unassuming, strong and quiet on the outside but fun and full of energy on the inside. Built in 1969, it has always been a family oriented business. Now under ownership of Dennis and Carole King, they are planning to pass on their 38 year legacy to their son Dennis Jr and his wife Melinda.

We had amazing amounts of fun watching all the kids we toted along and making the rounds ourselves. Who would've known that some of Tacoma's finest hairstylists, smoothie/juice makers, massage therapists and others in tow would be so "graceful" while getting our boogie on to Tiffany's finest retro music selctions?!? If you didn't get a chance to join us, you're only missing out on a good time. We'll be announcing our next skate night date soon!! Don't forget to mark this one on your calendar!!

Reminder of Events to Come... Cause There's A LOT of Them!!

This Weekend:

Embellish, Smooth and Juicey, Jewell Day Spa and any that would like to join are hitting up Tiffany's Skate Inn at 7:30pm for their Retro Night Rock and Skate. Admission is $7 with your regular skate rental included. Quad speed rental is $2.00 extra, rollerblades $4.00 extra and inline speed rental $5.00. Let's rock, skate, roll bounce and show Puyallup how Tacoma does it!!

Valentine's Day Specials:


Savi Day Spa and Embellish will be kicking off our Valentine's Day event at Savi Day Spa. Hair and makeup services start at $30 and photos starting at $49 making this a super fantastic way to make your Valentine's Day Special!! Tomorrow is the first of two days to take advantage of this fantastic opportunity so if you can't get in tomorrow, make and appointment for the 10th.

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Make your Valentine's Day red hot with a fabulously fiery crimson do!! 25% off all red color services from February 9th-13th. Our books are filling up fast so make your appointments fast before this opportunity passes you by.


Tacoma Happenings:

Go Local's Marketing on a Shoestring will be happening February 12th from 8-10am at the City Municipal Bldg (North) in Room 16. RSVP now at goloacaltacoma@gmail.com.

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RENT!!! Tacoma Musical Playhouse is putting a much anticipated showing of RENT on February 12th and Love Tacoma is holding their Febraury Event that evening in honor of this fabulous occasion. Love Tacoma will start festivities at 6:30pm for wine and hors d’oeuvres and the show starts at 8pm. Also, there will be a meet and greet after the show with the cast. Tickets are $35 and must be purchased in advance on the TMP website.

There's a lot coming up and we hope to see you all there but most importantly we can't wait to make your day!!

Shopgirl Tacoma

Gathered in the shopping space of Vanity Fashion
Boutique on 6th Ave, the ladies of Shopgirl Tacoma spent their evening inspiring each other and sharing ideas. Spun from the ideas of Sonja Silver of Sonja's Clothes to Live In, this fantastic group of female brick and mortar business owners have banned together to connect, share, refer businesses to each other, have fun doing it and to do good things in the community together. With this many amazing business women in one room, they were not short of ideas on marketing, business growth and just simply having a good time. Sonja has utilized the wonders of Facebook to keep everyone informed of future meetings and has kept it exclusive as to not dilute the group's purpose. The Shopgirl Facebook has also become a place for all of the women in the group to keep in touch with each other between meetings and a place for all members to keep up with open discussions and continued topics from the meeting.

The next meeting will be held on March 3rd at Nurture Healing Center at 9am. We hope to see you there!!

Smoothies, Juice and Coffee Oh My!

The Smooth and Juicey/ Satellite Coffee opening went off without a hitch. There were plenty of people to keep the boys busy, baristas and smooth juicers alike. While Zach and his crew did their coffee thang, "The Boys" of Smooth and Juicey blended like they'd never blended before. The shop was crowded with Tacoma peeps and everyone hung out and partook of all the coffee, juice and smoothie goodness the guys could pump out. There were delectable delights provided by Masa and Mayor Marilyn Strickland mingled, sipped and cut the red ribbon/caution tape. It was good to see so many people out who are supportive of Tacoma's local business scene and even better to see the already loyal patrons of both businesses celebrating the presence of two entities essential to the growth of the downtown area.