There are many factors involved with choosing the right hair color for you. You want a color that complements your skin tone and enhances what nature gave you, but with so many choices out there, how do you know what is the right hair color for you?

According to Julyne Derrick in Everything You Need to Know About Hair Color, it's all about matching your skin tone. You may have heard references to “warm” and “cool” skin tones without knowing what that means, but it's actually pretty easy to figure out.

“Cool” usually refers to fair-skinned, blue-eyed people. These are the people who sunburn before they tan. People who have olive, golden or dark skin and brown or dark eyes fall into the “warm” category. These people tan easily. Still not sure? A good trick is to check the veins in your wrists. If they run green, you're likely in the warm category; if they run blue, you're probably a cool.

Warm-skinned people look best in golden shades like bronze and caramel. Going a shade darker than your skin will enhance your natural beauty, and a few highlights in a warm golden color can add depth and gleam to your hair. But beware going too light—a full-on blond color may look unnatural and wash you out. Also avoid strawberry shades, which look unnatural next to dark skin.

Remember that darker hair complements brown or green eyes better than blond, so if you're a warm, you're safer in that family of colors. And if you're not sure if blond will work on you, here's a good rule to follow: if you had blond hair as a child, you most likely have the right skin tone to go blond now.

If you are a cool, go for cool shades like ash blond or a cool brown. Bright blond looks great with this skin tone and complements blue or light green eyes. If you don't want to go all the way blond, try a few face-framing highlights in a light blond to enhance your natural colors. Cool or pink skin tones can also wear red hair better than anyone else.

Of course, there are many different possible options in all categories of hair color. You can consult with your hairstylist, too. But buying a box from the grocery store is a big no-no when changing your color: one small mistake could cost you hundreds of dollars in repair. And hair doesn't hold up well to repeat coloring and fixing—it gets damaged a little more each time.

Your best bet in hair coloring is to find a salon that uses an ammonia-free hair color like Organic Color Systems, which will not damage your hair the way regular hair color does. Even one coloring does some damage to the hair's shine and texture, which can be avoided by using an ammonia-free product. The better condition your hair is in, the better your color will look and the longer it will last. And, let's face it—improving on nature is what hair coloring is all about.

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How to Flourish and Prosper in Tough Economic Times
By Hilton Bell

We all find ourselves in a tougher economic climate these days, thanks to the mis-management of politicians and greedy bankers on Wall Street. While individually we can’t do anything to change the global economic crisis that has beset a large part of the world, we can do something within our own sphere of influence.

Having been in the beauty business for over 40 years, I have been through a few recessions and tough economic times. Fortunately, there is still money around despite the above mentioned problems.

“Money is an idea backed by confidence.” While the politicians have, along with the mad dog media, knocked the heck out of the confidence of people, when it comes to money, it’s still being printed and available.

So the key to making sure your business and income stays in survival mode has a number of components to it.

Let’s start with a few facts:

“Money flows to things that stand out in the marketplace”
The level of quality and the value you give for your goods and services determines your client retention.

How do you stand out in the marketplace and rise above the noise of the crowd?

I would recommend sitting down and looking at ways you might be able to do that with your salon.

One of the ways is promoting that you use ORGANIC COLOR SYSTEMS, an Ammonia Free Color Range.
Going Green and Organic is a definite way to stand out.

Giving Clients a more pleasant experience when they have their hair colored, than the salon down the road, definitely makes you stand out.

Giving your Clients hair better shine and condition is another way.

Making sure your Clients get great advice on looking after their hair at home is important.

Having clients enter your salon without being hit with the chemical smell of Ammonia is something that people will notice and enjoy.
Along with a number of other things that will have your clients say “Wow I don’t get that down the road at the other place” i.e., your enthusiasm for what you do, the integrity of you and your staff, the competence in your craft, etc.

How you REALLY make your salon stand out is up to you, of course. The important thing is you actually do things to accomplish this.

Whether times are tough or not this is relevant and important, but it becomes more so when money gets a bit tighter.

I’m pleased to say at Organic Salon Systems we have the products that definitely give you a number of points to stand out from the crowd.

We KNOW from experience and feedback from our clients, when you use and effectively market the fact that you use our products, you WILL create interest in the marketplace and you WILL rise above the noise of other salons.

Not only will you attract new clients but your client retention should go up also.

Client retention of course is based on you doing great work along with making sure each and every client is treated like a VIP.

Giving that bit extra right across the spectrum of your client’s experience while in your salon, will cement those clients to you as loyal clients.

To help you as much as we can, we will continue to provide you with the best revolutionary products. We have some exciting new products coming out early next year. We will keep you posted as this develops.

Within the next 10 days or so we also have a series of postcards you can use for your salon along with ideas for press releases. You can send these formatted cards to your printer and they can put your salon details in it to create an individualized look. When this is made available, we will be sure to let you know. We will have the ability to email them or send them in your order package. These will be available to all our clients free of charge.

Flourish and prosper,
Hilton Bell

P.S. It also helps not to watch, read or listen to most of the mainstream media; they are merchants of doom and gloom.

You will feel much brighter and way more positive and let’s face it, that’s something your clients will notice and appreciate also.

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