Volume 1 Issue 7

THE DOOBY SHOP MONTHLY

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Locations

The Dooby Shop

School of Cosmetology /

The Dooby Shop @ LaSalle

2107 Beatties Ford Rd

980.216.1224

The Dooby Shop @ Sunset

5009 Beatties Ford Rd

704.392.1400

Diabetes Awareness

Month

Free Rollers Sets—

LaSalle location ONLY

20

Thanksgiving 28

Black Friday 29

DECEMBER

Christmas 25

Upcoming Events

and Holidays

Ah, the ravages of winter and the toll it takes on our hair! LongLocks' Ultimate Guide to Winter Hair Care provides easy, common sense tech-niques to ensure your hair stays happy and healthy throughout the cold weather months. Follow the tips below to ensure your hair stays beau-tiful and healthy despite the cold, dry air and other prob-lems winter can bring! 1. Condition, condition, con-dition! Dry heat and cold weather sap hair of moisture. Because dry hair breaks easily, the most important thing you can do during the cold months is to deep condition

regularly and use a more intensive daily condi-tioner .

2. Avoid using heated appli-ances as much as possible. Using a blow dryer, curling

iron or flat iron dries hair out even more in winter. 3. Avoid chemicals. Don't perm or use peroxide-laden color in winter. Try having lowlights or highlights added to just a few strands of hair to give you that extra glow, or try using a no peroxide hair color or a low-peroxide color. Check out the LongLocks Hair Care Cookbook for free natural hair color recipes you can make yourself! 4. Don't clarify too often. At this time of year it's best to avoid products that build up in your hair rather than have to remove them. If your hair is sensitive to the effects of sili-cone build-up, now is the time to avoid products with silicone derivatives (look for ingredients with the suffix "cone"). While the initial effect of silicone is

one of smoothing and shining, silicone can be very difficult to remove completely and can eventually have a drying effect on some types of hair. As wonderful as using a clarifying shampoo or rinse is at remov-ing hair product buildup, most tend to remove the protective oils from the hair shaft... oils that are very much needed to protect hair during the harsh, cold months. It's important that when you do clarify in winter to be sure to use a gentle clarifying shampoo .

5. Cover up! If you are going to be outside, especially in extreme temperatures or wind, use a pretty silk scarf to pro-tect your hair from the ele-ments. Sun can also be as damaging in winter as it is in summer! 6. Remember that your hair can be more dry and brittle in

The Ultimate Guide to Winter Hair From LongLocks.com

T h e Q u e e n s En g l i s h P R P u b l i c a t i o n

Opening Delayed

Opening for The Dooby Shop School of Cosmetology has been delayed until 2014. We are still accepting applications and inquiries for enroll-ment. Here are few reasons why now is the time to start your career!

Tuition is only $6000 for a full course – the lowest of all the schools in the area

Currently the only cosmetology

school in North Carolina that doesn’t require a High School Diploma or GED to enroll

There are no placement tests or pre-requisites

Enrollment age starts at 16

Transfer hours will be accepted from any institution. If you have previously earned at least 300 hours and are ready to “hit the floor” we need you!

If you have previous beauty school hours and are interested in transferring please contact Terese Hutchison at 704.497.1697.

Please like our Facebook page—The Dooby Shop School of Cosmetology. Stay informed of school updates, the student scholarship competition and learn about grants and scholarships available for you!

quickly learn the value of moisture. Certainly, water is not the

enemy— or is it? Besides the common battles we all face with

dew points, rain and humidity—water enjoys the villain role in

another area of hair care. Color preservation.

If your hair is color-treated and you are interested in keeping it

fresh and vibrant, water is more like a “frenemy.” Although

water (and other moisturizing products) is a primary require-

ment for the maintenance and stability of our hair fibers, it

always works against color retention. While permanent colors

resist fading much longer than other types of color— even

they are no match for water exposure over time. No color can

remain as true as it was on Day 1.

So when does water’s Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde act really kick

into high gear?

By Audrey Sivasothy, author of The Science of Black Hair: A Comprehensive

Guide to Textured Hair Care

When it comes to maintaining healthy hair, most folks will tell

you— moisture is the key. In fact, “moisture, moisture,

moisture” is one of the first things we learn as hair care new-

bies in this big strange world of hair regimens and hair care.

And let’s face it— when your head is home to one of the most

amazing (and yes, thirstiest) types of hair on the planet, you

winter, and thus be much more delicate. Try to avoid over-brushing your hair, Grandma wasn't right about everything. Comb hair gently with a wide-tooth comb (my personal fav is the Mebco Shower Detangler , which I use all the time, whether my hair is wet or dry... I'd be lost without it) a least a couple times a day to prevent tangles and be sure to follow the Ultimate Guide to Removing Knots to learn how to safely remove any hair tangles that do occur! Also, keep in mind that as wonderful as fuzzy winter sweaters are, turtleneck sweaters can cause knots at the nape of your neck, so be wary of wearing them if they cause problems for you.

7. Trim often. If you are maintaining

Mark Your Calendars

FREE Roller Sets

November 20, 2013 9am-6pm

LaSalle Location ONLY

Restrictions may apply

Counting Down the 16 days to

New Years

December 16-January 1

$40 Holiday Bundle—Cut or Trim,

Protein Treatment &Blowout

$30 Protein Treatment and Dooby

$20 Blowout or Flat Wrap

$10 Rinse or Semi-Permanent Color

How to Moisturize Color Treated Hair From: www.blackgirllonghair.com

From longlocks.com >>> Continued from Page 1

Salon Specials and Updates …

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length, trim your hair about a half inch a month using a good pair of sharp styling shears that you use for nothing other than trimming your hair! If you are actively grow-ing your hair, trim it a half inch every other month during the cold season. This will help prevent any breakage from moving up the hair shaft and causing you a boatload of trouble later! 8. Keeping hair conditioned will help to prevent static electricity. If you find your hair is flyaway in winter despite condition-ing, an anti-static spray specially formulat-ed to control static in your hair. In a pinch, you can even use a dryer sheet on your hair, or give your hairbrush a light spray of an anti-static product like Static Guard. It's important to keep all your fuzzy sweaters

and other winter clothes "conditioned" too. Using fabric softener on your clothes, especially garments you put on over your head, will help to reduce static electricity in your hair. 9. Avoid excessively hot water when you wash your hair. Hot water is drying to hair. Rinse in tepid or even cold water for smooth, shiny hair all year 'round!

10. Try wearing your hair in some daz-zling updo hairstyles during winter. Not only will this limit your hair's exposure to the elements and dry air, they are beauti-ful and wonderfully festive! And of course, don't forget your LongLocks HairSticks!

Thanksgiving Special

You don't have to wait

until Black Friday to save

November 25-29

$65 sew-in w/o hair

$165 sew-in w/ Remy Hair

Cut & Style not included

When You Are Cleansing Too Often

Actually, I should probably say— when you are cleansing too

often to maintain high impact color, because “too often” is

relative depending on whether your goal is hydration or color

safety. The primary way that water works against color fastness

is through regular cleansing, especially if you are using the wrong

products (i.e, harsh shampoos/weak conditioners). Daily rinsing

and washing the hair more than 2-3 times per week rarely results

in lasting color, although it may be perfectly timed to maintain

the hydration you need.

No matter which type of hair color you have used (i.e., perma-

nent, semi-permanent or temporary), each wash session swells

the fiber and pulls a little color from the hair. Temporary colors

are always lifted fastest because they are superficially deposited

on the hair fiber. Reds give the brightest punch out of the bottle,

but are the fastest colors to fade because the pigments are small

and leech easily from porous hair. For best results, allow your

new hair color to settle at least a day or two after the initial color

job before introducing water via your shampooing and condition-

ing process.

When Your Water is Too Hot

Not only is hot water drying to textured hair (color-treated or

not), but hot water leads to hot hair which also fades and leeches

color. Always cleanse and condition your color-treated hair in

regular color maintenance. For longer-term results, a good water

filter (although expensive) may buy you several more weeks of

vibrant hair color.

Although water definitely works against color preservation in a

number of ways, it is certainly a necessity in any color-treated hair

care regimen. Maintaining a proper moisture/protein balance with

color-treated hair is critical—especially when the hair is color-

When Your Water is Hard

Shampooing and conditioning your hair in hard water or water

that is partially chlorinated will also strip your hair color. Hard

water loads the hair fiber down with metal ions and scale that can

quickly evaporate your shine and vibrancy— not to mention dry

your hair out to a crisp. If your water is hard, or if you are a

regular swimmer, consider purchasing a chelating shampoo for

treated to the lightest colors of the hair color palette (the honeys,

golds, blondes and ambers). Check out The Science of Black Hair

(pp. 181-192) for specific ways to preserve your color-treated hair

with strategically placed protein and moisture deep conditioning

treatments.

Ladies, how do you maintain the color/moisture balance in your hair?

Community Support: Beauty and Barber Community Event

Moisturize Color-Treated Hair (cont from page 2)

Moisturize Color-Treated Hair (cont from above)

level, how the media contributes to stereotypes and the

unfortunate death of Jonathon Ferrell. With the exception of

Jonathon Ferrell, the teens agreed that self-esteem plays a

large role in how their peers play an unfortunate role in vio-

lence that breaks out during release weekends for Jordan’s

and other situations that cause the media to report incidents

that feed into the stereotypes.

The next meeting of the MYMOC will be held Saturday, Decem-

ber 7, 2013 at 12p.m. The meeting will be held at McClintock

Middle School located at 2101 Rama Rd. In addition to plan-

ning events for 2014 there will be free haircuts and styles for

student attendees. If you are a barber, stylist, nail technician or

makeup artist and would like to donate your services and time

to this event please info@queensenglishpr.com. Organizers

are also asking everyone to bring a new or gently used un-

wrapped toy that will be donated to local agency for the

holidays.

The Million Youth March is currently scheduled for Saturday,

May 3, 2014. Organizations geared towards youth ages 13-25

are encouraged to attend and take part in monthly activities or

sponsor activities in conjunction with the planning efforts.

To stay up to date on the efforts of The Million Youth March of

Charlotte:

www.facebook.com/MillionYouth.MarchofCharlotte

www.twitter.com/mYOUTHmoc

To find out how you can take part email:

mymocnc@yahoo.com

Charlotte, NC – With the year rapidly coming to a close

organizers for the Million Youth March of Charlotte

(MYMOC) continue to move forward with plans for a march

in May 2014. Each month since August the group has met

to discuss issues facing our teens today. Meetings have

included panel discussions host by Power 98’s “No Limit”

Larry and DJ Yasmin Young as well as WCCB’s Audrina

Bigos, who facilitated the November 7 panel discussion that

was held at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church located in the

historic Cherry community.

The November panel was comprised of High School juniors

and seniors who have made up their minds that they will

rise above their circumstances. The group addressed why

“Sneaker Craze” seems to have been taken to the next

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warm to cool water. After conditioning the hair, do a final

rinse in the coldest water you can stand. This final rinse

will seal the cuticle and impart amazing shine to your

strands. If color preservation is your goal, avoid long trysts

under the dryer— what did we say about hot hair again?

Hot hair=Bye bye bold color! Color-treated hair is already

somewhat porous if it accepted your color in the first place,

so most conditioners won’t need extra antics to work well

on this type of hair. In fact, conditioners always work better

on color-treated and other “damaged” hair types.

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Connect with The Dooby Shop:

Web: www.doobyshop.com

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The Dooby Shop

The Dooby Shop at LaSalle

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The Dooby Shop School of Cosmetology

The Dooby Shop Photo Album

Twitter: @doobyshop

Blog: www.doobyshopclt.wordpress.com

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