No Tricks, Just Treating

Halloween weekend has arrived! Party? Check. Costumes chosen? Check. Hair and makeup? If you're still wondering what or how to do what you want we've got your answer.

Friday and Saturday Embellish is offering a bonus 253 deal. Get your Halloween makeup or hair done for $25.30. Call and make your appointment now.

Want more? We've got it! Come in on Saturday with your costume! The daymakers will take a picture and then judge the best costume! The winner will receive a $50 gift certificate to El Gaucho!

We've got all the treats you want!

253 Deal of the Week: More Light in Your Life

I don't know about you, but the days getting shorter is a little too dark for me. So, why not lighten up your life with some great peek-a-boo color in your hair? Grab an appointment for a regularly priced haircut and you can have wonderful little spots of color that surprise for $2.53. Call today to get more light in your life!

6 Looks for Spring '12 that You Can Wear Now

Yes, the days are getting shorter and colder, but there are ways to warm ourself. Ways to keep thinking ahead. According to FASHIONISING.com there are trends set for Spring '12 that we can wrap around now and keep some warmth rolling through the winter.

The runway shows for Spring '12 included looks inspired by historic eras and muses. Check out the mini how-tos for the following six trends.

1. Matte complexion -- The irony of this trend is that to create a timeless look, you need to step away from the trends. This balanced-out skin tone is an inspiration from the 80s and 90s, where a shiny or glossy face was nowhere to be seen.
2. Contoured cheeks -- Napoleon Perdis says, “A high cheek bone with a kiss of peachy pink blush is an epitome of Hollywood glamour. And why wouldn’t you want to look like you’ve just got dressed for the red carpet?” 
3. Bare eyed Mascara --  This 60s-Twiggy-inspired, bare-eyed mascara look has taken the celebrity-filled red carpet by its horns and it’s only fair that you include that in your daily ritual too. This trend is all about the lashes, but the secret is to keep them natural; let the eyeliner or eye shadow go on a much-deserved break.
4. Metallic Colours -- To update your look from summer to fall, include accents of warmer hues in your everyday make-up routine. If plums, violets and olive scare you, then opt for metallic shades. A little dust of silver under the eye or a sparkly topcoat of nail lacquer will not make you look like a teenager. Napoleon suggests, “Don’t be scared to add sparkle during the day. If it makes you feel on-trend and fashionable, brave against the boring and dull crowd on the street”.
5. Brows are bold but feminine -- Not sleeky thin or roughly thick, for the next couple of seasons, brows are strict but groomed. This involves a lot of filling, perhaps even growing them out to get optimum results for next year. For now, stay clear from pointed or bushy looks. Napoleon takes runway inspiration for this season from Oscar de la Renta and Donna Karan for this trend.
6.Nude vs. Classic Red -- This cold war between nude and red lips is a never-ending saga. The bright stained lips have had enough publicity, and Napoleon says this fall, the pout needs a warm nude shade.

Planning Ahead

If you're like me, you like to know what you're doing on any given Thursday. The third Thursday is always a given - Third Thursday Art Walk in Tacoma. Grab some friends and explore the art scene of Tacoma; just from the map on the website there are 11 places to go explore in the downtown area. Don't forget to visit the local independent shops and restaurants while you're there.

There is another way to explore the goodness of Tacoma on a Third Thursday ArtWalk, and that's the Art Bus. Tickets are $10 and include a button designed by a local artist, transportation on a Big Yellow School Bus to several galleries, and a good time while doing it all. The Art Bus starts the journey at the Tacoma Art Museum. Check out the Facebook post on the day of for a listing of galleries.

Now if that's not enough to get you out and about tomorrow night, there is the BYOP (Bring Your Own Pumpkin) carving at Embellish! Bring your pumpkin, yourself, the kids, and the neighbors! Come for the carving - stay to check out Scott McGee's artwork hanging in the salon.

A good time for all!

253 Deal of the Week: Feed your Hair

The squirrels are collecting their nourishment for winter. Now, it's time to do the same for our hair. That's right! Our hair needs food too! 

This week, when you book a regularly priced haircut with one of the fabulous daymakers, you can add on a Hair Food Nourishing packet for $2.53! Come in and get your hair the feast it's been wanting.

Your hair will thank you!

Five Fabulous Things to do This Weekend

The weatherman says the weekend will be nice, so what to do with this pause in the winter grey? The Weekly Volcano has five fabulous suggestions.

1. Show up at Jazzbones at 8 p.m. and you'll encounter a pulsing, breathing, three-pronged attack of art-meets-music. The gist of this gig won't be much different than the image the name conjures up, combining the mastery of the "violinistextremist" known as Kytami, billed as "perhaps Canada's most diverse and engaging fiddle player," the DJ skills of The Phonograff, a venerable turntable wizard with almost two decades of experience in the game, and reggae-bred mic-master Mista Chatman - mixing the varied ingredients into a sight and sound rarely seen.

2. Sorry fans of Pearl Harbor and The Prime Gig - the Gig Harbor Film Festival doesn't include "Gig" and "Harbor" flicks. Instead, the three-day festival will include today's screenings of Family of the Wa'a (10:25 a.m.), Paint (2:30 p.m.), A Relative Thing (5:45 p.m.), OxyMorons (8:45 p.m.) plus many more that include features, documentaries, shorts, and foreign films at the Galaxy Theatre at Uptown. We have call into the festival folks regarding the rumor that For Whom the Bridge Tolls will screen.

3. This weekend bird lovers from far and wide will flock (get it?) to Tacoma for the 8th annual Bird Lovers' Weekend at the Museum of Glass. Events kick off today with bird-related art activities in the Studio, Oiva Toikka documentary in the Theater, "Birds by Toikka" glass bird-making demonstrations by Tero Välimaa in the Hot Shop and Professor Toikka;s new, limited-edition bird is available for purchase in the Museum Store.

4. Sandra Sunrising Osawa, whose prolific films and television productions tell the stories of contemporary Native Americans, will deliver the keynote speech at the Contemporary Native American Issues in Higher Education symposium at 2 p.m., in Philip Hall on the University of Washington Tacoma campus.

5. Criticizing a poet is like kicking a crippled child in the groin. It's not pretty, and it doesn't solve anything. That's what we love about tonight's Distinguished Writer Series, which hits King's Books at 7 p.m. After the featured poet - Ed Harkness, author of poetry collections Saying the Necessary and Beautiful Passing Lives -you can stand up on stage and let it all hang out during the open mic without a single vegetable whizzing by.

Color.Bug: Funky Color Without the Commitment

Color Bug... What is this new fun tool we are now carrying at Embellish?!? It's a fun and funky way to add color to your do without the long term commitment!! You could think of it as eyeshadow for your hair!! Trish and Eleanor are in love with the orange and Naja loves that she can spice up her do with the purple without having to permanently change her freshly colored locks.

Here's what Kevin Murphy himself has to say about his newest fabulous product:

In the world of session styling I’m always looking for new ways to change the models hair.  Wild crazy colour became the new hot thing but you cant just colour a models hair just because you feel like it. I wanted full on colour but without the commitment!  I had had my share of moments where I wanted crazy colour hair on a Friday, but come Monday morning I didn’t want my crazy colour anymore.

I want to be able to put it on and just as easily take it off. I thought to myself why cant hair colour be just as easy as applying make-up? I had been experimenting with pigments since the 80’s obsessed with the powdered wigs of the French Revolution. The influence came from those times but I wanted it to be intense and almost fluro as it is the intense flash of colour that makes it modern. COLOR.BUG is wipe on, wipe off colour!  It’s just for fun and just for the one night. With a towel draped around your shoulders to protect your clothes, I would apply a hair product and then the COLOR.BUG to make it stick. The COLOR.BUG adds body to hair, you can keep this raw texture or add a fine mist of hairspray to lock on the colour.

Avaliable in Pink, Purple and Orange

253 Deal of the Weel: Fall Color and Cut!!!

It seems as though the wave of change is still rolling through!! We've had loads of folks calling in to make a changes to their do!!!

We'd like to help with the ebb and flow of it all by offering a comlimentary service for this week's 253 Deal of the Week!!

Book a regular priced haircut and add on a complimentary face framing foil (a $40-$60 value).... That's right!!! This time we're reversing the savings and giving you this gift of color with your haircut this week!!!

***Does not apply to appointments previously booked, not to be combined with any other specials, coupons, gift certificates or special offers***

Flamboyage!!!

The internets are all a-buzz with word of the new Flamboyage technique. Davines has just launched this innovative color technique, a twist on the traditional bolayage technique, and news of its awesomeness is spreading like wildfire. Trish and Susan, both Davines educators, will be taking the hands on training soon and will be sharing what they've learned with your team of Daymakers so that each and every one of you will have the opportunity to choose this color adventure!! We can't wait to share this with you!!!

PS- This image above is.... well an image :) If you'd like to learn more about this technique and see the backstage and collection videos, click here. Enjoy!!!

Let's Get.... Nude?!?

Hey, hey now!!! Keep your clothes on!! Ha!!! We're talking about a trend that is so subtly beautiful that it seems to pale in comparison to the sexy red lip trend that has swept its way through Tacoma.... Get it?!? Pale?!?

The nude lip is a super hot trend that is easier to utilize than one might think. No matter the eye or cheek you choose to don night or day, adding a nude lip gloss like those recommended by BellaSugar to your repertoire is a no brainer. It's as easy as adding a perfectly toned lip gloss to your makeup bag or by dabbing your powder foundation over your Bert's Bees. It's so simple, understated and easy to make a part of your every day makeup routine but striking enough to save for a night out on the town.

Finally a trend that celebrates the sun deprived and doesn't require any electronic apparati to achieve!! How PNW!!!

253 Deal of the Week: Thank You For Making Our Month!!!

We, just like any of the small  businesses that have survived this.... economy?... couldn't do it without loyal and lovely clients such as yourselves. Last month was THE BEST 2nd best month of the year and the best September we've had in 4 years.... Now say that 5 times fast!!! If you've finished trying to wrap your brain around the goodness we just shared, we'd like to make sure that you all know just how much we appreciate you!!!

With the idea of Embellish-ing home and away, we'd like to extend this wonderful 253 Deal of the Week to you, our clients, for being spectacular and making September a great month for us.

Purchase any 2 products and as a gift from us to you, pick up a 3rd for just $2.53 (no appoinment necessary)!!!

This offer is only good through the end of the week so take advantage while you can!!!

***Does not apply to appointments previously booked, not to be combined with any other specials, coupons, gift certificates or special offers***