April showers bring…

a NEW WEEKLY SPECIAL to Lather Hair Salon!

On WEDNESDAYS from 10-4 receive $5 OFF men’s haircuts!

And, don’t forget to “like” Lather Hair Salon on Facebook to receive $3 OFF your next haircut.

Facebook is the best way to stay up to date on all of our daily specials and deals!

Also, stay on the look out for “Tax Week” Specials…coming next week!

Somehow March manages to sneak up on us each year.  We celebrate the New Year, watch to see if the Groundhog sees his shadow, and before we know it, its March.  And as soon as you flip your calendar page to March, it’s all about Spring and warm weather (even if the temperature is below freezing when we wake up!). 

And here at Lather, we want to help you get ready for Spring.  The cold winter temperatures and dry indoor heat can dry out hair and leave it dull and freezy.  A deep conditioning treatment or shine gloss treatment will put the life back in your hair and make it shiny and smooth.  Take advantage of  Treatment Tuesdays and get a shine gloss or deep conditioning treatment for just $10!

There is no better way to get ready for Spring than with some fresh sunny highlights.  Even just a few highlights around your face will brighten you up without emptying your wallet.  Celebrate making it half-way through the work week with Hump Day Highlights and get $10 off of any highlight service on Wednesdays.

And, DRUM ROLL PLEASE, during March NEW CLIENTS receive 50% OFF one service! So tell all your friends…AND for putting your trust in Lather and referring new clients to us, you’ll receive 10% OFF of one service at your next appointment!

Finally, “like” Lather Hair Salon on Facebook and receive $3 OFF of your next haircut!  Be sure to check out Facebook on a regular basis for daily and weekly specials…we can’t wait to see you in the salon this Spring!

Discount focuses on making mornings easier through proper hair care products.

August 25, 2010 (RALEIGH, NC) – Lather Hair Salon in Raleigh has announced its “Back To School But Open To Anybody” special designed to make early mornings easier with the right hair care and styling products. From now through September 30, for the purchase of one product customers can get a second product 50 percent off the original price.

According to salon manager Schuyler Smith, the five most common complaints Lather’s stylists hear from customers involve frizzy, limp, flat, and dry hair, and blonde highlights that have become brassy over the summer.

For frizzy hair, Lather recommends Whipped Cream or Liquid Gloss by Sebastian. “Whipped Cream is a styling whip and leave-in conditioner that creates smooth and shiny hair and helps to define bouncing curls and soft waves,” Smith said. “Liquid Gloss is a shine serum that works wonders on frizzy or dry hair.”

For limp, lifeless hair, Lather recommends Root Lifter by Nioxin, “a product especially effective on fine, thin hair,” she said.

To add volume to flat hair, Lather suggests Sebastian’s Volupt Shampoo and Conditioner, both of which are based on a cushion particle technology.

For hair that’s become too dry, especially from chlorine and salt water over the summer, Sebastian’s Drench shampoo and Conditioner “will bring much-needed moisture back into the hair,” she said.

And for blonde hair that looks “brassy,” Lather recommends Nioxin’s Shimmer Lights shampoo “to tone down the brassiness and renew faded color,” Smith said. She also notes that Shimmer Lights removes the dull yellow shade that can occur in gray or white hair.

Lather Hair Salon is located at 8521 Cantilever Way, just off Glenwood North/Highway 70 West near Carmax. For more information, visit www.latherhairsalonnc.com.

About Lather Hair Salon:

Lather Hair Salon is a full-service, upscale salon specializing in color, cuts, waxing, deep conditioning treatments, shine glossing, perms, anti-curl treatments, and both trendy and classic styling. The salon was recently named one of the best salons in Raleigh by American Salon magazine. Lather also offers special wedding party services both in-salon or on location, and the stylists maintain “Hair Academy 101,” an on-going blog on hair care, styling, products, and DIY techniques. Lather Hair Salon is also available on Facebook and through Citysearch. For more information, visit www.latherhairsalonnc.com or call 919-792-0715.

Jessica Williams © Neil Boyd

Lather Hair Salon’s Jessica Williams named Wella Training Specialist

June 23, 2010 (RALEIGH, NC) – Jessica Williams, the owner of Lather Hair Salon in Raleigh, has been named a Wella Training Specialist for the Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill Triangle region of North Carolina.

As a training specialist, Williams will teach seminars as a brand expert for P&G professional salon product Wella Hair Color Collections. She will also have the opportunity to assist P&G’s stylist teams at national hair and beauty events, and increase her skills as both a hair styling artist and educator.

To stay “on the cutting edge of hair and fashion,” Williams says she is always looking for new educational opportunities in her industry. That is what inspired her to apply to become a Wella Training Specialist. As a training specialist, she will receive free continuing education, both as a stylist and a salon owner.

“This is a great opportunity for me personally and for my salon,” Williams said. “Continuing education is the key to a successful salon and successful stylists. As I grow, so will my staff, and our clients will benefit from our increasing knowledge of Wella professional products. I also look forward to presenting seminars to other professionals outside of my own salon.”

Williams received her initial cosmetology education at Mitchell’s Hair Styling Academy. Afterwards she worked in a local chain salon then attended North Carolina State University where she received a degree in communications. Returning to her passion for hair styling, she worked in other established salons until she opened Lather Hair Salon in October of 2008.

Lather Hair Salon is located at 8521 Cantilever Road off Glenwood North/Highway 70 near Carmax. For more information, visit www.latherhairsalonnc.com.

P&G Salon Professional, a division of P&G Beauty and Grooming, is a world leader and expert in hair and beauty. For more information: www.pgbeautygroomingscience.com.

About Lather Hair Salon:

Lather Hair Salon is a full-service, upscale salon specializing in color, cuts, waxing, deep conditioning treatments, shine glossing, perms, anti-curl treatments, and both trendy and classic styling. The salon was recently named one of the best salons in Raleigh by American Salon magazine. Lather also offers special wedding party services both in-salon or on location, and the stylists maintain “Hair Academy 101,” an on-going blog on hair care, styling, products, and DIY techniques. Lather Hair Salon is also available on Facebook and through Citysearch. For more information, visit www.latherhairsalonnc.com or call 919-792-0715.

On Saturday, June 19, from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m., every Lather customer who donates $6 to Pretty In Pink Foundation will receive $6 off his or her salon services, plus an extra 15 percent discount for those spending at least $50 on salon services.

“Pretty In Pink Foundation offers hope for women across the state who would not be able to receive the life-saving treatment they need to survive a breast cancer diagnosis otherwise,” said Lather’s owner and senior stylist, Jessica Williams. “I can’t imagine what it would be like to find out you have breast cancer and have no means of paying for your treatment because you don’t have insurance or have inadequate insurance. That’s why we want to help. And that’s why we named our fundraiser ‘6 + 6 = HOPE.’ Six dollars plus six years equals hope and health!”

Dr. Lisa Tolnitch, a breast cancer surgeon in Raleigh, founded Pretty In Pink Foundation in May of 2004 as a vehicle for breast cancer patients who desperately needed care, treatment and surgery, but had no means of paying for service. The Foundation’s ultimate goal is to have a point of presence in every state in the nation.

“Besides raising money for the Foundation, we want to help raise awareness of the remarkable work that the folks at Pretty In Pink Foundation do every day,” Williams said. She noted that informational materials will be available in the salon that day along with Pretty In Pink Foundation “goody bags” for customers who make the $6 donation.

Lather, an upscale, full-service salon, makes it a regular practice to give back to the community. In September of 2009, Lather’s stylists participated in “PinkFest 2009” to kick off National Breast Cancer Awareness month. More recently, the salon sponsored its first “Help Me, Lather. I Need A Make-over” essay contest, which resulted in a complete make-over – hair and make-up – for a breast cancer survivor in Cary.

Lather Hair Salon is located off Glenwood Avenue/Highway 70 West near Carmax. Anyone interested in participating in “6 + 6 = Hope” should contact the salon to make an appointment by either calling 919-792-0715, emailing schuyler@latherhairsalonnc.com, or going online at www.latherhairsalonnc.com (click on “appointments”).

“Our Saturdays fill up quickly,” Williams stressed, “so appointments for June 19 should be made as soon as possible.”

For more information on Pretty In Pink Foundation, visit www.prettyinpinkfoundation.org.

For more information on Lather Hair Salon, visit www.latherhairsalonnc.com.

About Pretty In Pink Foundation:

Pretty In Pink Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that provides financial resources for uninsured and underinsured North Carolinians who are diagnosed with breast cancer and have limited financial means. Founded in 2004 by Dr. Lisa Tolnitch, a breast cancer surgeon, Pretty In Pink Foundation is positioned to have a point of presence in every state by 2020. Committed to providing hope, health and healing, Pretty In Pink Foundation has a growing network of healthcare professionals and quality of life partners. For more information on fundraising events, ways to help and how to become a volunteer, visit the website at www.PrettyInPinkFoundation.org, or join the Pretty In Pink Foundation Fan page on Facebook.

Cameron Barbour, 30, has joined the Lather staff as a professional stylist. Originally from Benson, NC, she has five years of experience in all aspects of hair styling including up-dos and extensions. She previously worked at Salon 21 in downtown Raleigh.

“Cameron is a great addition to the salon,” said Jessica Williams, Lather’s owner and senior stylist. “She fills our last chair and we couldn’t be happier with her. She’s a very vibrant, very talented member of our professional team.”

Williams has also hired Stephanie Dungan, 24, as the salon’s new apprentice. Dungan studied cosmetology at Cape Fear Community College in Wilmington, graduating with an apprentice license. She moved to Raleigh when her husband entered the School of Engineering at NC State University. She will complete the requirements to receive a full cosmetology license at Lather.

“I am hoping to hire Stephanie on a stylist as soon as she finishes up her work as an apprentice,” Williams said. “She has fit right into the salon and is a great asset for us.  As an apprentice, she can do everything a licensed stylist does except the physical act of cutting hair and applying colors. So she’ll spend a lot of time shampooing, blow-drying, and assisting in curling hair.”

With these new hires, the Lather team includes five professional stylists, one apprentice, and a salon manager.

For more information on Lather Hair Salon, visit www.latherhairsalonnc.com.

Since 2001, NC State students in the College of Design and College of Textiles have showcased their fashion designs during Art to Wear, which was held this year at Reynold’s Coliseum on Thursday, April 23. And each year, the aspiring designers rely on volunteers from professional salons in the area to create their models’ hair styles.

Williams volunteered she and her staff this year, and they were assigned to work with designer Hannah Goff, a senior in Textile and Apparel Management at the College of Textiles.

The stylists creating individual hairstyles for some of Goff’s model and collaborating on styles for others. And for all the hair designs, Williams asked the Goff what she felt would complement her fashions, which featured an abundance of texture and ruffles.

“Hannah was really easy to work with,” Williams said. “She knew exactly what she wanted but she also took our input when we suggested something slightly different. She asked us to create a teased Mohawk down the middle with the sides pulled back and the back twisted into a bun.”

The young designer also asked the stylists to incorporate a piece of a light green yarn into each models’ hair.

“That was probably the most fun part,” Williams said. “It was great to be able to be creative and do something totally outside the box. Incorporating the yarn in the models’ hair gave the overall styles more of an edge while it also blended the hairstyle with the clothing.”

Lather stylists’ maintained the same general style but tweaked each model’s hair to appear slightly different.

“For example,” Williams explained, “for one model we created the Mohawk then pulled the sides back and used the yarn to create the illusion of highlights in her bangs. For another, we wove the yarn into the side braids so that the yarn appeared to be coming out of the braid.”

All the hairstyles were “very edgy, modern and couture,” Williams said. “It was fun to collaborate with Hannah, with my stylists, and with the models. We would do it again in a heartbeat.”

Williams and her team of stylists participated in the College of Textile’s “Threads: Senior Collection” showcase fashion show for the Senior Design Studio last spring. Lather has also been featured in Salon Today and American Salon magazines and in December 2009 topped American Salon’s list of trendiest hair salons in Raleigh.

For more information on Lather Hair Salon, visit www.latherhairsalonc.com.

For more information on Art To Wear, go to www.ncsuarttowear.com.

A Raleigh native, Smith, 25, moved to San Diego, CA, after graduating from Western Carolina University in 2006 with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. She also served as vice president of Delta Zeta sorority at WCU and is a member of two academic honors fraternities. While at Western, she was asked to be a student role model for incoming students by blogging on WCU’s homepage and being featured on posters, giving advice to new students.

In San Diego, Schuyler (pronounced “Sky-ler”) Smith worked for an insurance company where she rose quickly to office educator. She returned to Raleigh in October 2008 and worked as a coordinator for “It’s Just Lunch,” a dating service for busy singles, until the service was sold and relocated to Florida. Her former manager introduced her to Williams.

“Schuyler definitely deserves the promotion,” Williams said. “She is what Lather stands for: the finest customer service in a professional, no-attitudes atmosphere. She exceeds my expectations every day while treating each and every person in the salon, clients and employees, with the utmost respect and importance.”

As salon manager, Smith’s responsibilities include all the duties she had as a full-time salon coordinator, plus handling all marketing, scheduling, and payroll responsibilities within the salon.

Lather Hair Salon is located at 8521 Cantilever Way, just off Glenwood North/Highway 70 West near Carmax. For more information, visit www.latherhairsalonnc.com.

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