Join us Thursday, March 28th 5:30PM to 7:30PM.....

Mark you calendars and join us! Thursday, March 28th from 5:30PM - 7:30PM.  Drink, Eat, and Shop for beautiful jewelry! Bring your friends....we will have door prizes and raffle for a $50 Gift Certificate towards any service at Images SalonSpa :)  We hope to see you there!  

Thursday Evening at Images: February Lineup!

As always, we offer wine or cocktails with hors d'oeuvres and feature a fun movie in the background while you receive your services.  From 5-8pm come join us and mix your salon & spa experience with happy hour!  Appointments are recommended but walk-ins are usually available. 

Call 296-7979 to book your appointment.  Cheers!

2/7:  MOVIE ~ The Stepford Wives w/ Twisted Pink Cocktail

2/14:  MOVIE ~ The Break-Up (morbid V-day humor) w/ Sorbet & Prosecco

2/21:  MOVIE ~ Serendipity w/ red & white wine 

2/28:  MOVIE ~ Sweet Home Alabama w/ Alabama Slammer (appropriate)

Neuma ~ Amazing Hair

Have you ever used a product and thought WOW - I love this stuff, sign me up, gotta have it.  Well, when our rep first gave our salon samples of Neuma hair products, that is exactly how I felt.  It was the middle of summer, Tucson had already reached 100+ degrees and the monsoons were kicking up.  As we all know, heat and humidity do not make for a beautiful head of hair......except if you have Neuma in your beauty arsenal!  I used the neuMoisture shampoo and conditioner, argan oil, blowdry lotion and smoothing creme.  This is what Neuma refers to as cocktailing hair products and no, it does not weigh your hair down at all and as insignificant as it is in the grand scheme of things, my hair smelled great but better yet it had never looked and felt more fabulous.  Ever!  My hair was smooth (I have highlights and my hair is on the dry side, prone to fly-aways), soft and it had body.  The best thing for me?  I had that same head of hair on day two without washing & styling it again.  SOLD!  The stuff is awesome and it gets better....

Not only is Neuma great for your hair - it's wonderful for the environment and you.  It is a vegan and organic line that believes in and practices sustainability.  You will not find any synthetic fragrances, sulfates, parabens, glutens, aluminum compounds, neurotoxins, formaldehyde donors, or carcinogens to name a few.  Any fragrances you smell will be compliments of essential oils.  Neuma's hair care adds longevity to your color through plant-derived surfactant system by preventing colour oxidation.  Neuma has complete ingredient disclosure on all products and the formulas used are vegan.  Practically needless to say, there is no testing on animals.  Environmental consciousness is of utmost concern; 90% post consumer recycled HDPE bottles are used and they maintain a paperless operation whenever possible (I have exchanged emails with their corporate office and this is what it said at the footer:  "Please consider the environment before printing this email, because everything matters, thanks and MAKE it a wonderful day")

So it's obvious that I love this product line but I promise you it is not just me.  Our clients adore it.  We had a client that tried it at our suggestion and a few weeks later, she was driving by Images and was compelled to stop by and tell us how thankful she is to us for suggesting Neuma.  She told us she has never liked her hair until now.  I kid you not.  The stuff is that good.  

My two cents on a fantastic product that has done wonders for my hair and countless others.  I suggest it to our clients, my family and friends - if you haven't already tried it, do your hair a favor.  

Recipe for Fall Sangria

Our last Thursday Evening at Images we were sipping on some seriously delicious sangria.  Even if you are not a fan of sangria, this might change your mind.  It has an essence of fall - perfect for entertaining.  This recipe can comfortably quench the thirst of a small group, but it's good, so be prepared for your guests to have seconds or thirds.  Here's what you will need:

• 4 honeycrisp apples
• 2 un-oaked bottles of Chardonnay
• 1 cup of peach schnapps
• 1/2 cup of clover honey
• 4 oranges
• 2 lemons
• 2 limes
• 4 cinnamon sticks
• Small stub of fresh ginger, peeled and cut into 4 quarter-sized pieces
• 6 whole cloves
• 1 bottle of Prosecco (not brut) 

Core, peel and cube 2 of the apples.  Place the prepared apples into a large bowl and to it, add the two bottles of chardonnay, peach schnapps and honey.  Toss in 2 quartered oranges, lemons and limes along with the cinnamon sticks, ginger and cloves.  Let the ingredients marry overnight but if you are pressed for time, a minimum of 4 hours will suffice.

The following day (or hours later), strain the sangria into a pitcher.  Core, peel, cut up the remaining two apples and oranges and into the pitcher they go.  I place the cinnamon sticks back in as well if they are the nice, sturdy kind - it looks pretty :-)  The time has come to pop the prosecco and pour it into the pitcher......now my friends, you have one heck of a sangria.  Enjoy!

Adapted from NutmegNanny's Honeycrisp Apple Sangria

Thanksgiving is.....NEXT WEEK?!

It seems as if everywhere I go, people are just now realizing that Thanksgiving is just around the corner.  Are you ready?  If you said yes - you are doing much better that me!  Several things threw me for a loop this year:  1.  The weather.  90's to 60's in mid-November??? 2.  The election.  The priority of turkey vs. president.  Don't go there....it's not that kind of blog ;-)  3.  To me, there just wasn't the hoopla surrounding the "fall" festivities.  My opinion at least.    

So....family and friends come from near and far and you want to look your best.  Time isn't your friend right now.  You have a million things to do.  Start the grocery list that you can get to ahead of time, menu planning, getting the house ready, you may have started holiday shopping and if you are brave you might attempt a Costco run this or next week.  As you are tending to your family, home, and pretty much everyone else, do yourself a favor and take a minute to see what you might need.  Maybe a trim?  Do your roots need to be touched up?  A pedicure just because you deserve it.  Now here's the fun part!  Come make that appointment this Thursday and we will be watching Pretty Woman, sipping on Sangria and snacking on Tapas.  Best part is that it's from 5pm-8pm.  We are offering extended hours on Thursday nights and we have a different chick flick every week with drinks and snacks.  Last week was our first Thursday Evening at Images and it was a blast.  Tell your friends - better yet, bring a friend and we will see you Thursday!  ***A donation of 2 canned or boxed food items will get you $5 off your service.  Valid Thursday Night Only.***

Thursday Evenings at Images: Convenience, Beautification & FUN!

We know life can be a struggle at times; between work, family, stress.....where can you fit in the "me time"?  We might have a solution and it's a fun one!  Images SalonSpa will now have extended hours on Thursdays.  We will be open until 8:30pm to accommodate a variety of appointments from hair cuts & styles, color, keratin treatments, blow-outs, facials, pedicures and more.  We will feature a different chick flick - guys are welcome too! - beverages and munchies.  The name of the game is to have a great time while being beautified.  The first Thursday Evenings at Images will be November 8th and the movie featured will be the 80's classic Sixteen Candles.  Jake Ryan.  Enough said.  Hair, food, a little wine and one of the best 80's movies?  Sounds like a girl night to me!  Call us to reserve your appointment.  We will update our Facebook page every week with the movie we will show and majority rules - email, Facebook or post suggestions of movies here and that's what we will show that week.  We will consider adding another night if there is enough interest.  We would love your feedback as this event progresses.  Have a great week and we hope to see some familiar and new faces Thursday Evenings at Images!

Happy Monday!

We hope you have a great week from the team at Images SalonSpa.  There are so many exciting promotions and events on the horizon and the best way to stay up-to-date is to submit your email address on the contact page on our website.  We will send exclusive periodic emails to our clients who subscribe to our events and promotions - it benefits you to sign up and we won't email you more than twice a month.  The first email will go out next Monday......you won't want to miss it!