It’s time to rethink your hair care regimen. Many clients come to us and tell us that they have greasy scalps but dry ends. I ask them how often are they shampooing, and the answer is almost always “everyday, at least once”. They truly believe that they are doing the right thing, and how on earth could anyone go more than a day without shampoo?

The truth is is that shampoo is the enemy of your hair. We in the states are “trained” to “lather, rinse and repeat”. It would be gross if we didn’t “clean” our hair on the daily. The reality is that using any detergent on your hair everyday is going to remove precious natural oils and fray your ends, especially very long hair.

When you shampoo you are removing the sebum on the scalp. The body then perceives this as a hostile environment and then produces even more oil to compensate for this dryness. It doesn’t know you are cleaning it. It just thinks something is drying it out. This is why so many people have greasy scalps and dry ends.

You have the power to stop this though, and it is simple. Just stop shampooing every day. It isn’t gross. Unless you use heavy petroleum based products you will be fine. Even sweat is simply salt water that easily rinses from the hair. Here is our suggested regimen.

To ease off of shampoo, first decrease your use of shampoo to Monday, Wednesday and Friday. You should be conditioning every day though. On the days you do not shampoo, still wet your hair but use only conditioner. It will still rinse clean. For those of you that balk at this, we just brought in a clarifying conditioner “RADIA” to help you get used to this idea.

After a week or two your scalp will be back in balance, then you can stop shampooing on Wednesday. Then eventually you will be able to wash just on Mondays to begin the week. Many stylists at Tribeca wash once a week, and we hate our hair the day that is freshly washed, we can’t do anything with it!

Many people cannot fathom this idea, but just think of it this way. Your hair is like satin lingerie. If you washed that lingerie everyday in “Tide” it would fade and shred. The same applies to your hair.

Anyone that is in the spa business can tell you how much it has changed in the past several years. I entered this aspect of the industry reluctantly, but I do appreciate its importance to everyday wellness and beauty. We are moving in an exciting new direction for 2013 and we hope these changes will inspire you.
First off, Becky is dead. Becky was never real to begin with, but in an attempt to create a separate brand I failed miserably. The name confused people, and in our first incarnation as a J-pop boutique/nail salon just didn’t fly(What was I thinking?). In our second incarnation we brought on AVEDA, which as a brand promised a huge fan base, but it never drew any additional clients into the spa, so I ended that relationship. So now we have removed the name and the brand of Becky and it is simply spa services at Tribeca. Besides our spa at the Ybor location, we are now adding nail and facial waxing services to the Kennedy shop. Beside the name change, we are changing some core concepts. First off we realize that in this day of the internet bargains, where every week a Tampa salon/spa/medi spa is offering some insanely cheap deal , our pricing structure couldn’t compete. So now our facials are only $30 and hour massages are $45, all the time. These prices pretty much match most weekly internet bargain prices, so the idea is, instead of having to chase down a weekly special across town, you can develop a relationship with one of our great full specialists, and still save your hard earned cash.
Secondly, we are featuring a new line, Authentics from Davines. This line is all natural, and focuses on multi use. The cleanser is for face/body and hair. The bam is a rinse off hair and skin conditioner. Right now the gift pack of all 4 items, which also includes a nourishing oil and body butter is only$99. Besides new products, we are featuring fresh fruit and vegetable masks and scrubs. These will change on a weekly and seasonal basis. We hope that you enjoy these changes and come in for some great services!

So it is officially winter 2012 and what are you going to do with your hair? Will it be same as it ever was? Literally a new age is upon us and we lived beyond the apocalypse, so why not take a risk?

For our clients sporting mid back length hair, I challenge you to cut it off! If you are a card carrying pilates/yoga body, you have the tight curves and slender face you need to work a short cut. You know you love Anne Hathaway’s new crop, and even Miley Cyrus’s blonde maxi pixie is hot to you. Do not be afraid to experiment with a new length. You know it will grow back healthier! And for those of you that always say”I had my hair short when I was a teenager and hated it” well we all had some pretty lame hair back then, and I am quite sure you have outgrown those awkward years.

So we survived the apocalypse. It’s time for your new age haircut. But please don’t ask for the Tina Turner Beyond Thunderdome do. We don’t need another hero!

This entire line will be available after December 5th!

WE will be launching a new backbar service along with the treatment systems.
In Davines’ laboratories, we have created a perfect synergy between Nature and
Technology, combining only the best carefully selected raw materials with the
most advanced science and research to offer our customers the utmost scientific
innovation, whilst enhancing Nature: the result is Naturaltech.
The name Naturaltech was chosen to express Davines’ attention towards nature
and the environment, with the awareness that technology, if correctly applied to
nature, can express nature’s characteristics at their very best with full respect for
the environment.
In creating Naturaltech formulas, this synergy between nature and technology
has been pursued above all by selecting which raw materials to use in Davines
laboratories since this can enhance the quality and effectiveness of the active
principles involved.
Naturaltech treatments are designed not only to effectively solve scalp and hair
problems thanks to the action of highly functional active principles, but also
to take care of the psychological and physical wellbeing of customers thereby
enabling them to regain the necessary equilibrium for correct functionality recovery.
Formulas have been developed to achieve maximum benefits through their synergy
with massage, another key element of the Naturaltech system. Massage
not only reactivates blood circulation while preparing the scalp to receive the
product’s benefits, but also devotes special and personal care to the customer in
a pleasant interlude of pampering and relaxation, to distract the body and mind
from the chores of daily life.
Naturaltech is conceived as a system of products where the three elements Nature,
Man and Technology merge in a union of harmony, wellbeing and effectiveness.
The graphic design represents an added value: a selection of handmade drawings,
inspired by the concept and function of each individual family and expressed
through different subjects that make each product unique and desirable.
Naturaltech packaging uses materials with low environmental impact, highly
consistent with the formulas and providing protection from sunlight.
Designed in line with sustainability concepts, Naturaltech boxes are in recycled
FSC, self-assembling paper, free from paint, ink and glue to guarantee superior
biodegradability.

They offer all of our regular cutting, styling, color and texture services for half the price of our Tyro 1 level stylist.  It is a great opportunity for you to get acquainted with our services at a major discount.  We hope that once you grow accustom to a ‘resident’ you will stay in their chair as they become stylists!

You can call 813-242-4080 to make an appointment.

All salons need to cover their operational costs.  Either they hide it in the total costs, charge it back to the stylist, or can be transparent and itemize it, like we do!

Check out our services offered at www.tribecasalon.com

We always announce level changes to our clients through social media and signage in the salon.  Tyros are evaluated for level change every 3 months; Crafter and above is evaluated every 6 months.

So what are the benefits of this system?  It allows new clients to choose a stylist either based on experience or budget, whichever is most important at that time.  It also allows clients to stay with the salon in case they cannot afford the price increase of their current stylist.  Since everyone begins with the same education, you can trust that if you need to stay at a price level, you will still receive a quality service.

The entire staff has bios set up on our website.  Check out www.tribecasalon.com to meet your new stylist!

Let’s say you were to call up a house painter and tell him that you wanted your small, quaint bungalow to be painted.  On his end, he’d need to know how big the house was , how many window frames or shutters to paint.  If he told you over the phone that it was $200, and showed up and realized that your house is twice the size as you described, needed to have the old paint removed and a new coat of primer, he would surprise you with a huge price increase.  You would think he was duping you, but the reality is that sight unseen, he couldn’t truly price the job accurately.

The same applies to hair.  You could call up and tell us you need a “partial foil”.  We could tell you it starts at $65.  But since we can’t see your hair, and that 6 months ago you tinted your hair black, overly previously blonde hair, this is a color correction, not a partial foil.  We can’t see or feel your hair over the phone, so we would be shooting blind and most likely misquote you and when you arrive we would change the price since we would be performing a whole different set of steps.

All of our consultations are free.  You are welcome to call either shop or visit our website to see which colorist is the perfect match for you!

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