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Why we love Davines.

5/28/2015

Davines, as many of you know, is our house product line at Orrell Design. Our colour, shampoo, conditioner, hair and scalp treatments, styling products and fragrance are all Davines. We pride ourselves in being a Davines concept salon. The atmosphere we aim to create at the salon naturally coincides with the mission and ethics of Davines. And this is why:
“Davines' Research Charter favours ingredients of natural origin, organic or”-certified; made from renewable sources, eco sustainable, not of petrochemical origin; made from environmentally friendly processes; possibly biodegradable and with low water toxicity; originating from crops produced in conformity with international eco-ethical standards, thus with no discrimination and exploitation of people or the environment; international and typical traditions of other countries and Italy; respectful of local biodiversity; sold according to principles of fair trade; innovative, unique and specific, with top quality and purity; able to guarantee full traceability of the finished product; tested for their effectiveness in collaboration with international universities and research centers; not tested on animals.”

“BY CREATING BEAUTY SUSTAINABLY, WE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES, OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THEY LIVE & WORK, OF THE THINGS THEY LOVE."

Our favorite colour lines from Davines are MASK and ANC. MASK is a permanent cream base color rich with milk proteins. Milk proteins have a compacting binding and hydrating action on the hair's cuticles while colouring. ANC is a permanent ammonia free colour cream enriched with carotenoids and melanin for a strong anti-oxidant action that is able to cover perfectly white hair, to lighten up to three levels to darken and to change the reflex. If thats like gibberish to you, basically ANC has all the capabilities as permanent colour without ammonia! Not to mention colour has beautiful results and maximum grey coverage. Helping our clients stay safe from unnecessary chemical contact, create an eco-friendly environment and of course, to enhance their natural beauty.

Here are some of our beautiful colour clients:

Introducing SU.

SU by Davines Official.
Just in time for summer and pool season, we've got you covered!
SU/hair&body wash: Delicate hydrating wash for after sun exposure. GREAT for the kids at the pool too! SU/hair mask: Nourishing replenishing mask for sun or chlorine exposed hair!
SU/ hair milk: Sun protective conditioning milk
SU/after sun: Replenishing cream for face and body.
All SU products are powered with citrus myrtifolia extract!

Buy any two SU products and receive a free After Sun cream!!

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Watch your tone.

5/26/2015

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Lets face it, the wrong hair color can make you look tired, older, or even unhealthy. But the right cut and color can make you look younger and slimmer and can even appear to alter the shape of your face. Identifying the tones in your skin should help your determine what tone to color your hair! Contrary to popular belief, you want to go with your natural tone. You do not want to try to "neutralize" yourself by doing the inverse of your skin tone on your hair, enhance your natural coloring!

Neutral or cream-color skin tones: People with dark eyes should stick with medium brown colors or medium reds. If you have hazel, blue, or green eyes, she says that anything from a light brunette to a medium blonde would look great. And, if your natural hair color is light, go with an auburn or strawberry color. Despite what you may think, allowing the tone to be warmer makes the skin look less red.

Warm/ruddy skin tones: If your eyes are dark brown, black, or hazel color, we suggest that you go with black, medium brown, or golden brown hair. A wine or auburn color would enhance your natural color. If your eyes are hazel, blue, or green and your natural hair color is light brown to medium blonde, add light or golden highlights or choose a medium brunette color on the warm side. If your eyes are blue or green and you have naturally blonde hair, stay with golden blondes and very light brunette shades. Vivid red tones and warm reds will work well for you also.

Olive skin tones. If you have brown eyes, you should opt for dark brown or brunette shades. If your eyes are hazel, blue, or green, go with a light to medium brown, and You should use a sandy brown to cover any gray. If your eyes are blue or green, chances are that you already have light hair naturally, and you can go light brunette or blonde.

Women of color: If your skin's undertone color is warm, select colors that are a shade darker than your skin with a warm tone, such as a bronze or caramel color. Do not go too light gold, as you may wind up with orange hair. If your skin's undertone is cool, stick with a light ash tone, burgundy or cool browns and avoid coppers, auburns, or any gold colors. Most women of color have brown eyes, but if your eyes are not brown, the guidelines above still apply.

Yellow tint or sallow skin tones. If you have dark or hazel eyes, you will look great with shades from black to medium brown. Auburn, wine, or aubergine also will accentuate your own natural coloring. If you have hazel, blue, or green eyes, light browns and medium blondes will look good. Keep the blondes on the ashy or sandy side and stay away from gold colors. If your eyes are blue or green and your hair is naturally blonde, go with a neutral or sandy blonde or opt for light brunette without a lot of warmth. And if your hair is naturally on the red side, keep the red subdued and don't go too vibrant.

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Cannes Film Festival 2015

5/19/2015

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Looking for inspiration for an up coming formal event? Graduations, Weddings, Reunions all require an elite presentation of yourself. Showing off your new summer look has never been so easy thanks to this year’s Cannes Film festival. We are going to give you a run down on our favorite looks from 2015:

Lots of natural, minimum make up looks on our favorite blondes. Cate Blanchett, Diane Kruger, Melanie Lauren. This "natural" look was very popular this year. The 70's influence this season brings forth more relaxed looks.

Woah, Amy Poehler! Debuting the new copper color with some winged liner! Totally killing it!

Loving the red lipstick and natural eye look. Emily Blunt is rocking beautiful balayage waves paired nicely with red lips. Sara Sampaio wore a sleeked updo and winged liner to compliment the bold red lip.

Salma Hayek rocking balayage highlights! That color purple does excellent things for her!

You should know, I absolutely adore Emma Stone. However, I am not a fan of the first look (top). The lip color from afar looks very red and muddy, bringing out a lot of unwanted redness in her skin. Secondly, Emma, am I looking at your roots? Come on, girl.
The second look how ever is stunning. Her lip color makes her look like a porcelain doll. I love the contrast between her skin tone and the dress. The lace gives delicacy to the bold black. The hair style is much more relaxed and draped softly next to her face. Giving hair some movement luckily hide those roots a little better ;)

See what a lipstick color can do for your skin tone? It's all in the details ladies!

Karlie Kloss as a blonde, she just gets better looking. She cannot be human.

Can we just say it? Who is this guy ruining Charlize's picture? What the hell is she thinking? I also do not like this shade of yellow and fabric combo, it is not very flattering.

Nicole Kidman(top) looks stunning, love the short hairstyle with the neckline of the dress. Fan BingBing(top right) is adorable per usual. Diane Krueger (right) did what no one could accomplish at the Met gala, successfully wearing an opaque fabric and not looking like a Bratz doll. (See below)

Blake Lively (right) never disappoints-- Selena is that you? Hollywood Glamor queen forever.

Cara's makeup and hair looks incredible. I love the effortlessly toss to the side look accompanied by a classic cabernet lip. (below)

Both colors on Hilary Swank (above) and Jessica Chastin (left) could not be better. The blue gives Jessica such a vivacious glow, accenting all of her beautiful warm tones. Hilary looks like a greek goddess, as always.

My Least favorite of the night would have to be Paris Hilton, Julianne Moore and Eva Longoria.

I honestly could not tell you what Paris Hilton was thinking when she put this dress on. It looks like Alice, from Alice and Wonderland, went gothic and started doing drugs and this is her rebellion dress.

Julianne Moore's dress looks like she cut the leather for the top out of an old ford convertible. The bottom reminds me of something oriental. Im sorry Julie, but its terrible.

And lastly, Eva, this just looks desperate.

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To Chop or not to Chop?

5/12/2015

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Summer is almost here and its time to make one the most defining hair decisions of the year. The summer chop. Now, It does make more sense to have shorter hair in the summer because of the heat and ease. But is it worth the year long struggle to grow out your hair?
When you think of your dream summer hair, I am willing to bet its somewhere along the lines of long, layered, wavy "beachiness". However, as much as we would all love to have Victoria's Secret beach hair, we should begin to take into consideration all of the extensions and photo editing that goes into the models hair. Naturally, your long hair is not going to style itself sexy. Its going to be long, hot and sticky from the humidity. Realistically long hair is going to require a lot more styling time, unless your just going to pony tail it everyday (no one should ever make the pony tail an everyday thing). Also, pulling your hair up can be extremely damaging and cause a lot of breakage.

Summer is a great time to go short because of the ease and low everyday maintenance. Super cute long bobs are in right now, along with lots of fun texturing and fringe to the shorter bob. Short haircuts can bring out waves and curls within the hair because they are not as heavy. Don't forget the new Robin Wright look that has become quite popular thanks to the Netflix series "House of Cards", whats easier than a pixie? Summer is also a great time to go short because you tend to have a healthy glow from the sun and you' re toned and looking beach ready. Short hair will draw more attention to your pretty face and show off your summer bod with style.
Check out our favorite looks and let us know what you decide!

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BEAUTY MYTH'S EXPOSED!

5/7/2015

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MYTH: You can’t color your hair while pregnant.

Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist Cynthia Gyamfi-Bannerman, MD, at New York Presbyterian Hospital told us its safe to color your hair during pregnancy. “Older dyes were formaldehyde-base. While it is difficult to find these nowadays, they should be avoided.” said said.

“The period of Organogenesis (the initial formation of all the baby's organs) is generally completed by about 10 weeks gestation, which is why some people suggest waiting until outside of the first trimester if you want to use color or other chemicals. There is very little that gets absorbed into the maternal blood stream” She clarified. Dr. Gyamfi-Bannerman recommends getting your hair colored by a professional to avoid unnecessary contact with chemicals and good enviromental ventilation.

MYTH: Shaving makes the hair grow back thicker and darker?
No — shaving hair doesn't change its thickness, color or rate of growth.

Shaving facial or body hair gives the hair a blunt tip. The tip might feel coarse or "stubbly" for a time as it grows out. During this phase, the hair might be more noticeable and perhaps appear darker or thicker — but it's not.

Recommendation: Waxing!

Waxing is a great alternative to shaving because it helps equalize the cycle of hair growth! Waxing removes hair from the root which results in hair-free skin for weeks. It leaves the skin feelings soft even if you touch it against the hair growth. Plus, waxing will eventually reduce hair growth!

MYTH: Lemon Juice will lighten your locks.

Lemon Juice is citric acid, and when it heats up in the sunshine, it opens the hair cuticles, lifts out some the color pigment and can result in lighter looking streaks.

Of course on the downside, you’re probably going to end up with dry and tangled hair. EVEN after washing and conditioning! Also, the color will probably be blotchy or lack in continuity because it was not applied by a professional. And more than likely, you’re not ending up with a pretty blonde- you’re getting a really BRIGHT orange color! That's because, chemically, citric acid is not as strong or controlled as actual hair color, which is needed to get the desire blonde highlight.

Look for next weeks post when we start experimenting with popular hair growth myths!

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Trend Alert!

5/5/2015

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Thanks to LC, Jen Anniston and of course the Kardashain Krew-- grown out is in. Dark roots complimented by beautiful highlights are everywhere we look this season. A more relaxed version of last summer's ombre, the trend is adding a bit of glamour to a natural look. And by glamour, yes we mean balayage.
Balayage is a French highlighting technique that mimic natural highlights from the sun. The balayage highlight never fully touches the scalp and usually are applied in various heights, making a line of demarcation impossible. When applying, the product is swept onto the hair creating a gentle fade of color.
Now obviously sweeping light color through the ends of the hair toward the top creates an ombre style, but we use balayage for partial and full highlights as well. Balayage, rather than foil highlights, tend to look more sunkissed and not so repetitive-- also WAY lower maintenance. Most Balayage clients come to the salon maximum three times a year! Balayage is a great way to spice up a summer look without completely changing your hair identity. An ideal hair trend for anyone with a fashion sense living on a budget.