Greeting from Melissa, the newest member of Cutting Loose Family!

Hi! My name is Melissa Yates, Designer Stylist, and I’m so happy to introduce myself as the newest member of the Cutting Loose family! I’ve visited salons with many different dynamics, but none can compare to the fully catered guest experience here at Cutting Loose. From beginning to end everyone is made to feel comfortable and relaxed. From my start in this industry every guest tells me that their favorite part of the salon experience is the shampoo, and here we make that experience a production! Why not? And while we’re at it we’ll exceed those expectations with your entire look. Using the French Haircutting System we are able to create a modern look customized for each individual. We can also guarantee you can recreate the look at home with the education we provide you on a product & use of protools. As a salon we carry Paul Mitchell, Bumble & bumble, and Euphora so we can customize the Take Home cocktail that’s right for you, no matter your need for affordable, high performance or fully organic. So I invite you to come experience the difference. Hope to see you soon! Peace, Melissa yates

‘Tis the Season! Hair Care meets Holiday Giving

By Molly Dellany

It is that time of year again! With our stomachs still digesting our Thanksgiving indulgences, we begin to anticipate the gift giving season!

This year, we are offering something special: karma boosting Paul Mitchell gifts sets that include a $5 off coupon for your next salon service! With the purchase of each gift set, you contribute to helping protect human rights around the globe.

This holiday season, Paul Mitchell is proud to partner with Amnesty International, the largest grassroots human rights organization in the world that works to ensure basic rights and dignity for all. We have five different sets to choose from: Color Care shampoo and conditioner; Super Strong shampoo and conditioner; Super Skinny shampoo, conditioner, and a free super skinny serum; Lavender Mint shampoo, conditioner, and body butter; & Lavender Mint body wash, body butter, and sugar scrub!

Come pick one up today and treat that special someone (or yourself) to premium products and good cheer.

6 Figures hair camp by Lenny King and John Paul Mitchell systems

The new six figures collection came together by combing 6 of the great minds of Paul Mitchell. The team of super stars Robert Cromeans,. Linda Yodice, Scott Cole, Stephanie Kocielski, angus Mitchell, and Takashi Kitamura let their creative sparks fly in this unique collaboration. Be inspired by inventive cut and color techniques, intense color formulation ans mulitiple stylizing opetions you can put to work.

The collection gives great sleek, sexy styles that can be worn by every modern woman. A few of the stylists from Cutting Loose Salon where fortunate enough to make it to Tampa to study with one of the great master associates form Paul Mitchell, Lenny King. Not only is this hair collection fun and fashionable but the color block techniques can be used from long to extremely short haircuts. Once again another great collection from Paul Mitchell.

Hair styles created with the Bumble and bumble team and products - New York & London Fashion Week fashion shows on Style.com

This show featured hairstyling by Bumble & bumble products

September 11, 2009

Phillip Lim's previous runway shows have skewed heavily toward the fairer sex. This season, Lim decided, it was "time to give props to 50 percent of the population." For his first-ever all-men's presentation, Lim set up vignettes of models lounging in austere plywood and plaster boxes, set to the music of a single piano player. Matching that feeling was the sober palette of blacks, navies, slates, and camels. In fact, it was an altogether fall feeling. "Spring isn't about bright color for me," said Lim. "And besides, guys wear black and navy all year."

Lim's intent was to take the stuffiness out of traditional menswear colors. His inspiration was the way the beatniks "imbued traditional masculinity with a sense of transparency and vulnerability." The movement, he said, was also about "stripping away what was unnecessary." That explained the plywood boxes. But to my eye at least, the clothes evoked a more familiar Lim reference point: eighties-era Bowie. Low-breaking jackets; cropped, cull-cut trousers, graph-paper check, and borderline fragile footwear were certainly more Bowie than beat. Open toes perhaps notwithstanding, the accessories were again the standout of Lim's menswear, from suede mod boots to leather-wrapped key pendants
— Josh Peskowitz

http://men.style.com/fashion/collections/S2010MEN/review/PLMEN

Lusting After Kim Kardashian's Sexy Hair? Us Too. Here's How to DIY Her 'Do.

-Andrea Pomerantz blogs for The Girls in the Beauty Department and writes Glamour's Beauty Q&A column

Before I get into all the hairstyle tippage, I just have to geek out for a second: When I spotted Kim Kardashian backstage at the Catherine Malandrino show at New York Fashion Week, she pretty much stopped me in my tracks. Kim's skin and makeup looked totally flawless, and her hair was so shiny that I almost needed my sunglasses. The Bumble and Bumble hair team is responsible for her sexy 'do, so I immediately asked them for all the scoop. "I wanted to give Kim a glamorous, pretty, old-Hollywood style that played up her classically beautiful features," Bumble and Bumble stylist Rolando Beauchamp told me. "To start, I applied Bumble and Bumble Thickening Hairspray to Kim's damp hair and created a very deep, very straight side part with a fine-toothed comb. I then used a large round brush to blow out her hair in sections, making sure each section of hair was exactly the same width as the round brush. That's the key to achieving the smooth, glassy finish." Easy, right? I want to run home right now and try Rolando's tip myself, but before I do, here's one last hairstyle tip for my fellow Kardashian fans: Rolando used velvet-coated hot rollers called Remington Protect & Shine Rollers to create Kim's bodacious curls. After removing curlers from Kim's hair, he gently brushed the curls into soft waves and then finished the look with Bumble and Bumble Does It All Hairspray.

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Warning - Product Diversion of Paul Mitchell and Bumble & bumble

Cease and desist using any Paul Mitchell or Bumble and Bumble products bought in your local drug stores such as Target, Publix, or Walmart. WHY ??????

Product diversion is the ugly side of the beauty industry. Diversion is product being sold outside of its authorized chain of distribution.

Well, you see, if you read carefully the bottles tell you the products are only guaranteed when sold by salon professionals. You wouldn't trust the bag boy to cut and style your hair, so why would you trust him to recommend the right products for your unique fabric. The point is if you don't get your hair cut at the grocery store why would you buy your products there. Not to mention your generally spending three to four dollars more buying them at the store.

It may look like the genuine product, but it's actually diverted and it could be old, stolen, counterfeit, or tampered with. Independent lab tests conducted by FOX News on bottles purchased from a variety of mass retailers and grocery stores found dangerously high levels of bacteria and other impurities that would make the user sick enough to require medical attention. EWWWWW!!!!

Please tell your friends and don't forget, Cutting Loose is a professional salon using professional products. You can find Paul Mitchell, Bumble and Bumble , Euphora and Bed Head Make Up at our salon. So stop by with ANY products or tools you dont use and we will donate them to SPARCC and give you 10% OFF any products you purchase that same day!

NIKI B.

Cutting Loose Salon Features Work of Artist, Trey Bryan

For Immediate Release
Contact: Linda Gross

941-907-9507 or linda@advice-inc.com

Cutting Loose Salon Features Work of Artist, Trey Bryan
For Beauty and Purchase

Southwest, Florida - Cutting Loose Salon owner Coral Pleas is doing more than styling hair to make Sarasota a beautiful place. The Master Designer has turned her salon into an art gallery of sorts.

Since opening, the upscale and trendy salon is exhibiting the work of local artists as a way to help them thrive. Every three months, Coral chooses another artist and gives them a large wall of the salon to display their works. The selection process is quite stringent as Coral and her team of more than 15 preview multiple pieces from each artist to ensure that the work is at the highest exposure level possible. The work selected represents all mediums from photography, to oils to sketches. The pieces are displayed for the enjoyment of the customers and staff as they are placed in eye catching areas.

The latest collection features Trey Bryan, an illustration senior at Ringling School of Art and Design. Trey has received many accolades during his years at Ringling and had the honor of presenting former President Bill Clinton with an oil painting last year. Trey uses a variety of mediums to create large, bright works featuring a variety of themes. “I love to paint big, leave a mark and be confident,” Trey said.

When asked about his work Trey said, “The idea of “quantity with quality” means a lot to me, and the habit of painting big. The harder you work at something, the more you are bound to learn from the mistakes you make. The more you paint, the more mistakes to learn from!” Coral echoed this by saying “there will not be any mistakes in the pieces that we’ve chosen for display and sale. It’s also hard for me to think that there would be mistakes in such quality pieces.”

The confidence displayed in the paintings is a parallel to what Coral and her adult children Travis and Taelor Scheuer instill in their clients by staying on the cutting edge of trends, helping them looking their very best and offering community support through great works from local artist.

Coral has more than 30 years of experience, the last 17 of which she has been a national educator and platform artists for Paul Mitchell. She teaches the latest hair trends along both in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Son, Travis is following in Coral’s footsteps. After four years as a full-time stylist, he has been tapped to teach internationally by both Paul Mitchell and Keith Chandler, President of 3-6-5 Premier Education.

Daughter, Taelor recently joined the family business after graduating from Sarasota County Technical Institute with a degree in cosmetology. She is the manager for the salon’s Afterhours shift, which features young, up-and-coming stylists that offer the same quality styles at an attainable price. Afterhours’ Blow Dries and Bellinis program assists clients in learning how to style their hair like a pro through one-on-one training. The Afterhours program operates in non-traditional times such as evenings and Saturdays to accommodate that busy executive.

Cutting Loose is a full-service salon, offering many of today’s most popular product lines, including Paul Mitchell, Bumble & Bumble and Eufora. The salon is unisex and offers hair style and color choices to match any personality. Coral sits on the board of Intercoiffure Mondial, which is an international organization of the best hairdressers and travels multiple times per year to learn new techniques to bring back for her clients. Customers will receive the white glove treatment and feel pampered and refreshed after a trip to the salon. The salon is located at 8429 Honore Avenue near the intersection of University Parkway in Sarasota. For more information, visit cuttingloose.net.

Blogging…..thoughts from CL Keratin Queen Meaghan

Hello !!

Every woman always wants the 4-1-1 and the latest and greatest ways to get quick and easy beautiful hair at home. On an average women spend a good 30 minutes every morning trying to recreate that perfect style they left the salon with. Well know you can have it every day!

I know it sounds too good to be true! It’s a sin not to want Keratin! Keratin Complex Hair Therapy is a new revolutionary semi permanent smoothing system, that infuses keratin deep into the hair cuticle eliminating up to ninety-five percent of the frizz from the hair, leaving the hair soft, shiny and luxurious.

How does it affect curly hair you ask? Good question! It doesn’t completely remove your curls but helps to loosen and calm them. So you have to option of going smooth or curled. So that one 30 min blow dry and style every morning only for it to go back to unmanageable out of control hair when you step out into humidity is transformed to a tamable 15 min salon ready style!

So go ahead, everyone needs some TLC ! Put your hair on Weight Watchers and make that big hair small and skinny.. I dare you - you know you want to! You’ll be hooked!

Keep up with the afterhours crew!

Sincerely, Keratin Queen Meaghan

Sneak Peak at the Latest and Greatest

On July 20th we had an exclusive, one of a kind class – right here at Cutting Loose Salon!!! We got our very own sneak peek of the brand new “6 Figures Collection” from John Paul Mitchell Systems.

The collection includes haircuts and colors from John Paul Mitchell Systems Team Members Linda Yodice (Artistic Director), Scott Cole (Artistic Director), Stephanie Kocielski (Artistic Director) , Robert Cromeans (Global Artistic Director), and LaDonna Dryer (Senior Associate).

LaDonna came to Sarasota to share this new information with us before she went to Signature Gathering in Las Vegas. What is that, you may ask? Signature Gathering is a weekend of learning, play, and inspiration as 3,000 hairstylists, salon owners and distributors gather together at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas for the ultimate educational experience.

LaDonna taught us the newest haircut styles and color techniques. Not only that - remember the classic perm? It's all about texture! We've learned the latest styles in waving systems and different approaches to create and soften texture. And just when we thought they couldn't be any more amazing, we've got even more new ways to use our existing Paul Mitchell ProTools that you've all come to know and love!

We are so excited to introduce the fun, fabulous new collection from John Paul Mitchell Systems to all of our guests to make their experience here at the salon that much better!

See you soon!

Jamie

Fun in the Sun - from Yvonne at Cutting Loose

Well, it’s Summer again here in sunny Florida! I love it, and I’m sure a lot of you ladies (and gentlemen too!) are down at the Beach. Great for a tan, but it doesn’t do much for our hair, especially if you color your hair. Just like our skin needs UV protectants, our scalp and hair do too.

Here at Cutting Loose, we have two products that I would highly recommend as a must for your hair care on the beach or in the sun.

Paul Mitchell Color Protect Locking Spray contains UV protecting sunflower extracts which protect the structure of the hair and help keep your color from fading. Spray on wet hair before blow drying to extend the life of your color and intensify shine, and maybe even a spritz or two before heading out into the sun to help condition and add moisture.

Then we have Eufora Illuminate Shine Mist, a multi-use spray. Weightless and non-greasy, it extends the life of your color (a proven part of the Eufora Color Locking System!) and contains Hazel Seed oil which moisturizes and filters damaging sun rays. Illuminate Shine Mist also has a base of pharmaceutically graded Organic Aloe Vera, and no alcohol!

Paul Mitchell Color Protect Locking Spray comes in an 8.5oz bottle for $12.50, and Eufora Illuminate Shine Mist comes in a 4.2oz bottle for $20.00. With something to fit every budget, how could you not want to protect the color you’ve invested in?

Have fun at the Beach!

Yvonne

Blowdries & Bellinis 2009

Want that fresh from the salon look? Join us for Blowdries and Bellinis! Learn to style like a pro in a hands-on session, just for you. Bring your drier and your bag of tricks and join us. Available the first Wednesday of every month.

As the ladies enjoyed their Bellinis –virgin for the younger ones – we showed them how to use Express IonDry v.1 Dryers and Express IonStyle 1.0 Irons by Paul Mitchell while explaining the multiple styles you can achieve with the 1.0 including volume, curls, waves, flips, and smoothing.


Being greeted at the salon for lesson - Cheyanne Preston, Jeanne Gartenberg, Emily Gartenberg, Shelby Kretchman



Jeanne Gartenberg using 1.0 Styling Iron with Katie Angersoll, behind – Emily Gartenberg with Cheyanne Preston and sister Lauren Gartenberg observes



Jeanne Gartenberg with dryer, Katie Angersoll and Lauren Gartenberg observe

Tropical Hair Fantasy - Runway Show @ Whole Foods Market Sarasota

For those of you who were not shopping at Whole Foods Friday night, you missed an amazing event right outside of the supermarket. The Tropical Hair Fantasy Runway Show was a fundraiser for the Whole Planet Foundation, a private, nonprofit organization established by Whole Foods Market, provides grants to microfinance institutions in Latin America, Africa and Asia who in turn develop and offer microenterprise loan programs, training and other financial services to the self-employed poor.

Models were categorized “Wild and Wicked”, “Gala Elegance” and “Everyday Woman”.The Cutting Loose team was there in style sponsoring a table and showing support for our Rising Stars Katie Angersoll, Jaime Meaney, Cheyanne Preston, Kirsten Whiting, and up and coming Rising Stars Nikki Baldun and Taelor Scheuer.

Thanks to those who came to support the salons in your community and big Thanks to Paul Mitchell for sponsoring the event, providing prizes and making it happen. Everyone enjoyed the DJ, hor devours, beer and wine which was provided by Whole Foods, not to mention a fantastic performance by FuzAon Dance Artist.

Cutting Loose's Urban Photoshoot - May 2009

Best thing since sliced bread has arrived at our salon.

Yvonne (author of blog) with Daniel, our Eufora DSC

Hi, I’m Yvonne now a PHD Tech in Eufora products. We have been using the products for 6 weeks now in the salon and everyone loves it.

Eufora is a new range of organic products for the hair. There are four different formulas of shampoos and conditioners which are aloe based, have essential oils and no sulfates in them. My favorite product is the volume fusion spray. You can use it on wet or dry hair, so it is ideal. The shine mist and styling gloss hold color up to 30% longer than regular shampoos. Most of the Eufora products have sun protection, which we need here in sunny Florida. They also have a range of curl defining and refresher products. The founder of the line, Don Bewly who is also a hair stylist himself has promised that you cannot buy his products anywhere but partner salons. HOORAY FOR EUFORA!!!!!! This month Eufora is being featured in quite a few magazines, such as Oprah. If any one has questions please let me know here at the salon or via email at info@cuttingloose.net.


The CL group with Don Bewley, founder of Eufora - far left.

Paul Mitchell Training Days @ Cutting Loose Salon

CL devotes every Monday to hands on education. We recently had the opportunity to work with Sonny (Paul Mitchell educator and salon owner) who has spent the day educating our team on how to give our guests a special experience in our very own lather lounge.

Using Paul Mitchell Tea Tree Lemon Sage and Tea Tree Lavender Mint products. CL is now offering:

Lemon Drop - This blissful soak starts with a bubbly shampoo and a squeeze of fresh lemon, followed by a refreshing sparkling water rinse.

Lavender martini - lavender is natures remedy to relieve anxiety and ease tension, while mint revitalizes spirits with a fresh outlook.

Brown sugar baby!! - This guilt-free indulgence invigorates the scalp and improves circulation

Please ask your stylist which would best fit your wardrobe.

Cutting Loose's First Anniversary!

Free Haircuts - CL After Hours - brought to you by Cutting Loose - Sarasota - University Park