Lather Hair Salon to Hold Cut-A-Thon for Habitat/Wake
November 3, 2009 at 5:59 pm | In beauty, charity, hair care, hair styling, volunteer opportunity | Leave a CommentTags: charity, fundraisers, Habitat for Humanity, Habitat/Wake, Raleigh hair salons
November 2, 2009 (RALEIGH, NC) – A Cut-a-Thon to raise money for Habitat for Humanity of Wake County will be held Thursday, November 12, from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. at Lather Hair Salon off Glenwood Avenue North/Highway 70, Raleigh.
The money Lather raises will be used to help sponsor Habitat/Wake’s 2009 Holiday Home Tour & Party later in November.
“We want to show our support for Habitat/Wake’s on-going mission to
Jessica Williams, owner, Lather Hair Salon
build good, affordable homes for low-income families who simply can’t qualify for traditional mortgages,” said Lather’s owner and senior stylist Jessica Williams. “The annual Homes Tour & Party are also fundraisers for Habitat/Wake. So by helping to sponsor that wonderful event – during which tour goers get to see a collection of homes Habitat has built – we can extend Lather’s donation beyond the money we raise during the cut-a-thon.”
From 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. on November 12, Lather will donate the usual payment for every hair cut done that day to Habitat/Wake. Lather’s hair cut prices are: women’s cuts $38-$50; men’s $22-$31; and children 10 and under $18-$26. (Stylists’ tips are not included.)
Complimentary beverages will be served during the Habitat/Wake Cut-a-Thon, and a donation box will be on hand so customers can donate even more if they want.
“The box will also be there for anyone who may not need a hair cut that day but still wants to donate,” Williams added.
Since 1985, Habitat for Humanity of Wake County has joined with individuals and local organizations to build simple, decent, affordable homes in partnership with families living at modest income levels. Habitat for Humanity helps people build and buy their own homes by creating opportunity, not dependency.
“So we’re hoping lots of folks will decide to make their next hair cut count for more than just style and beauty,” Williams said. “By getting your hair cut at Lather that day, you’ll be supporting one of the best causes out there. We encourage everyone to remember the Habitat mission: ‘Building homes, building hope, building community.’ “
Lather will accept walk-ins and appointments for the Habitat Cut-a-Thon. To make an appointment, call 919-792-0715.
For more information on Lather Hair Salon, visit www.latherhairsalonnc.com. For more information on Habitat for Humanity of Wake County, visit www.habitatwake.org.
About Lather Hair Salon:
Lather Hair Salon is a full-service, upscale salon specializing in color, cuts, waxing, deep conditioning treatments, shine glossing, perms, anti-curl treatments, and both trendy and classic styling. Lather also offers special wedding party services both in-salon or on location.. Lather’s stylists maintain “Hair Academy 101,” an on-going blog on hair care, styling, products, and DIY techniques.
Lather Hair Salon is located at 8521 Cantilever Way, Suite 109, just off North Glenwood Avenue/Highway 70 West near Carmax. For more information visit www.latherhairsalonnc.com or call 919-792-0715.
Lather Hair Salon is also available on Facebook and through Citysearch.
About Habitat/Wake’s Annual Home Tour & Party:
The 9th Holiday Home Tour & Holiday Party will be held Sunday, November 22, from 5-9 p.m., beginning at the Habitat ReStore, 2420 Raleigh Boulevard, Raleigh, NC 27604. Buses will depart at 5 p.m. for an hour tour of local Habitat homes. The party will include appetizers, seafood from 42nd Street Oyster Bar, and dessert, plus live music by “Old Avenue.” Tickets are $50 each and can be reserved at https://habitatholidaycards.kimbia.com/hometour.
Look Hot for Holiday Parties with Up-dos & Other Simple Styling Techniques
October 29, 2009 at 6:09 pm | In beauty, fashion, hair care, hair styling | Leave a CommentTags: holiday hair styles, party styles, Raleigh hair salons
Lather stylist Whitney Page shows off her own sexy "side pony." (photo © Neil Boyd)
October 28, 2009 (RALEIGH, NC) — This holiday season is coming up fast and invitations for holiday parties are going out. For this fun and busy time of the year, having an easy way of throwing your hair into a quick “party-do” is essential. Here are some suggestions from the stylists at Lather Hair Salon in Raleigh for creating dramatic, elegant looks in a flash.
The Messy Bun:
As soon you get home from work, school, or all those errands, turn on your curling iron. Wrap strands of your hair into a figure “8” around the barrel of the iron. Repeat the process all around your head, especially in the front. Leave pieces down, framing your face, and put the rest up into a low, loose bun. (For a different look, the bun can be pulled to the side of your head.) Pull strands from the bun and pin outwards to create that chic, “messy” look. 
The Side Braid:
This style can be worn with a pony, bun, or with your hair down. Start with the front parts of your hair (either parted down the middle or on the side) and braid small sections (French or conventional), then pull them backwards and pin. You can also use this technique by simply twisting your hair, sans curling iron, and pin the strands back. This style looks great with either one or both sides braided. For a bohemian look, make the braids loose and messy. For a sleeker look, make them tighter.
The Side Pony:
This look is great with loose curls or straight hair. Wrap the ends of your hair around your curling to create long, loose waves. Don’t worry about the top of your head as this will be pinned back. Leaving your bangs alone, tease the top of your hair for volume. Smooth backwards and pull hair into a low, side ponytail. Pull back any loose strands, or leave a few to frame your face.
Loose Locks:
For women who generally leave their hair straight, coming into a party with flowing curls is definitely a dramatic difference! To do this, take sections of your hair, spraying each with Sebastian Re-Shaper first, and wrap them around a curling iron. After you’ve curled your whole head, run your fingers through the curls to break them up a little. To create a soft wave, brush through with a hairbrush.
Accessorize:
Headbands and pins are very popular this year. And they’re a super easy way to dress up a ponytail or change your daytime look. There are different styles of bands: the “hippie” sort that tie around your forehead, the hard headbands that sit right behind your ears, and of course scarves, pins, and bows. You can change your look by your choice of clip.
All of these styles are quick and easy and will give you a fresh look for holiday parties. Be sure to condition your hair with a styling agent, such as Whipped Crème by Sebastian, and spray with a shine serum to give you a sleek, beautiful sparkle. If you are coming home from a long day at work or school, add some KMS Hair Makeover spray — a dry shampoo — to soak up excess oil. Finish these styles off with a hairspray by Sebastian (loose hold to strong, depending on your style). Throw on some lip shine and go!
Of course, another option is to run by your favorite salon to get a quick party-do. Lather Hair Salon welcomes walk-ins! 
About Lather Hair Salon
Lather Hair Salon is a full-service, upscale salon specializing in color, cuts, waxing, deep conditioning treatments, shine glossing, perms, anti-curl treatments, and both trendy and classic styling. Lather also offers special wedding party services both in-salon or on location.. Lather’s stylists maintain “Hair Academy 101,” an on-going blog on hair care, styling, products, and DIY techniques.
Lather Hair Salon is located at 8521 Cantilever Way, Suite 109, just off North Glenwood Avenue/Highway 70 West near Carmax. For more information visit www.latherhairsalonnc.com or call 919-792-0715.
Lather Hair Salon is also available on Facebook and through Citysearch.
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Canadian Magazine Selects Lather Hair Salon for Photo Shoot
October 18, 2009 at 9:16 pm | In beauty, hair care, hair styling, media, news | Leave a CommentTags: Raleigh hair salons, Rouge Magazine, Salon Today, upscale salons Raleigh
October 16, 2009 (RALEIGH, NC) – When Canada-based Rouge Magazine researched salons in the Triangle area to find a location for a photography shoot, beauty editor Gabrielle Johnson and art director Daniel Mackinnon chose Lather Hair Salon in North Raleigh.
Last week, Lather’s stylists gave model Carolina Cely of Greensboro a full make-over while Rouge photographer Bruce DeBoer captured the process and results for an upcoming feature in the magazine.
Why Lather? “Gabrielle said she looked for a Wella salon that was media savvy, and that she really liked the look and feel of our salon,” said owner and senior stylist Jessica Williams. “It was very exciting. They came all the way from Canada!”
A Wella salon is a hair salon that uses and sells Wella hair care products. Lather uses Wella color systems exclusively.
For the photo shoot, stylist Lauren Lawson created the model’s Wella hair color. Williams did the styling and cutting. For makeup, Williams brought in local makeup artist Pamela Hung.
The salon’s “media savvy” derives from Williams’ education in communications and public relations, a degree she received from North Carolina State University in addition to her cosmetology education and license. In February 2008, she also contracted with blueplate pr, a boutique public relations agency in downtown Raleigh.
Among the media attention Lather has attracted since teaming with blueplate is a recent feature in Salon Today magazine’s online edition. The article focused on Lather’s “Latherwear” logo tee shirts (this past summer) and new “hoodies” for fall and winter as a marketing effort to extend the salon’s brand out into the community.
As for the “look and feel” of the salon, Lather is a relatively small shop whose décor features a rich and trendy blue and brown color scheme punctuated by black styling and shampoo stations, including large, black-framed mirrors at each station. Stylish furnishings and a stained concrete floor complete the look.
“We were absolutely delighted that Rouge chose Lather for the makeover shoot,” said Wiliams, who will celebrate her first year of doing business this month. “It was a great early anniversary present!”
For more information on Rouge Magazine, visit www.rougemag.com. For more information on Lather Hair Salon, visit www.latherhairsalonnc.com.
About Lather Hair Salon
Lather Hair Salon is a full-service, upscale salon specializing in make-overs and wedding styling. Lather stylists also maintain “Hair Academy 101,” an on-going blog on hair care, styling, products, and techniques.
Lather Hair Salon is located at 8521 Cantilever Way, Suite 109, just off North Glenwood Avenue/Highway 70 West near Carmax. For more information visit www.latherhairsalonnc.com or call 919-792-0715.
Lather Hair Salon is also available on Facebook and through Citysearch.
About Rouge Magazine
Rouge is an international magazine, published by Proctor & Gamble, that brings the latest product news, fashion and beauty trends, contests and offers to millions of readers via its magazine and website. The editorial team is comprised of beauty and fashion insiders who look to celebrity makeup artists, in-demand dermatologists and scientists, and world-famous hair stylists to report industry information.
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“Latherwear” Returns For Fall & Winter
September 23, 2009 at 5:27 pm | In beauty, business, hair care, hair styling, news | Leave a CommentTags: hair salon specials, hair salons Raleigh, Raleigh hair salons
Lather owner Jessica Williams in a new "Latherwear" hoodie.
September 23, 2009 (RALEIGH, NC) – When Lather Hair Salon introduced “Latherwear” this summer, the Raleigh salon’s logo tee-shirts sold out as regular and new clients welcomed the discount that came with purchasing one of the all-cotton tees.
That promotion officially ended, like summer, on Labor Day. Now Lather Hair Salon has rolled out its new fall and winter Latherwear: soft brown hooded sweatshirts emblazoned with Lather’s light-blue logo. And with each purchase ($39.95), clients receive 20 percent off all the services they receive that day. If their services total $200, the “hoodie” is free.
“The logo tees were so popular this summer that we wanted to keep it going,” said Lather’s owner and senior stylist Jessica Williams. “We love the idea of folks wearing our ‘Latherwear’ out there, and we know they appreciate a discount in this difficult economy.”
Lather stylists Becky, Whitney and Lauren in their "Latherwear" hoodies.
The “Latherwear” logo hoodies are the newest special offering at Lather Hair Salon. The salon’s website continues to offer a 20-perent-off coupon for first-time clients only as well as other daily specials, such as “hair makeover Mondays” and “hump day highlights.”
Latherwear hoodies are only available in the salon, which is located at 8521 Cantilever Way, Suite 109, just off North Glenwood Avenue/Highway 70 West near Carmax. For more information, including business hours, visit www.latherhairsalonnc.com.
About Lather Hair Salon:
Lather Hair Salon is a full-service, upscale salon specializing in make-overs and wedding styling. Lather stylists also maintain “Hair Academy 101,” an on-going blog on hair care, styling, products, and techniques.
Lather Hair Salon is located at 8521 Cantilever Way, Suite 109, just off North Glenwood Avenue/Highway 70 West near Carmax. For more information visit www.latherhairsalonnc.com or call 919-792-0715.
Lather Hair Salon is also available on Facebook and through Citysearch.
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Raleigh Hair Salon To Sponsor Habitat/Wake’s 2009 Homes Tour
September 15, 2009 at 9:33 pm | In beauty, charity, hair care, hair styling, news | Leave a CommentTags: Habitat/Wake County, Raleigh hair salons
Jessica Williams, owner/senior stylist, Lather Hair Salon
September 15, 2009 (RALEIGH, NC) – Lather Hair Salon, a full-service salon in North Raleigh, has signed on to help sponsor the Habitat for Humanity of Wake County’s 2009 Homes Tour.
For several years, Habitat Wake has begun the holiday season the Sunday before Thanksgiving with its Home Tour of a particular neighborhood in which several Habitat houses have been built. The event includes a holiday party at the ReStore on Raleigh Boulevard where Habitat Wake sells usable building materials at a deep discount to raise money for building Habitat homes.
To defray the costs of the tour and party, sponsors underwrite the event and local restaurants donate food and beverages. All funds raised through tickets sales to the event go directly into building homes and supporting families, according to Missy Hatley, assistant director of development at Habitat Wake.
“I can’t think of another community outreach that deserves our support more than Habitat for Humanity,” said Lather Hair Salon’s owner and senior stylist Jessica Williams. “Building healthy, affordable homes for families who so desperately need them is such a remarkable service to any community, including our own here in Wake County. We’re honored to help sponsor the Home Tour — to celebrate and show off what Habitat Wake volunteers have accomplished this year.” 
Lather Hair Salon makes it a regular practice to get involved in charitable efforts. Most recently, the salon turned its back-to-school sale into a collection drive for Matter of Trust, the umbrella organization that sponsors the Oil Spill Hair Mats program. Throughout the special, Lather stylists collected hair clippings that will be turned into mats that help clean up oil spills.
Habitat Wake will announce more details of its 2009 Home Tour in the near future. To learn more about Habitat Wake and the ReStore, visit www.habitatwake.org.
For more information on Lather Hair Salon, visit www.latherhairsalonnc.com.
About Lather Hair Salon:
Lather Hair Salon is a full-service, upscale salon specializing in make-overs and wedding styling. Lather stylists also maintain “Hair Academy 101,” an on-going blog on hair care, styling, products, and techniques. Lather Hair Salon is located at 8521 Cantilever Way, Suite 109, just off North Glenwood Avenue/Highway 70 West near Carmax. For more information visit www.latherhairsalonnc.com or call 919-792-0715.
Lather Hair Salon is also available on Facebook, Twitter and through Citysearch.
Lather Hair Salon Offers Deep Discounts To Facebook Fans
August 24, 2009 at 6:25 pm | In beauty, business, fashion, hair care, hair styling | Leave a CommentTags: Facebook fan pages, hair discounts, hair salons Raleigh, Raleigh hair salons
August 24, 2009 (RALEIGH, NC) – There are all sorts of reasons why people join Facebook, arguably the most popular “social media” source out there: to keep up with current friends and locate old ones; to make business contacts and open doors; to “network” from your desk and raise your visibility; to develop a personal brand, target a niche, get access to no-cost marketing; and so on.
Now there’s another reason: To get deep discounts on hair care services.
Lather Hair Salon, a new full-service salon in North Raleigh, offers special same-day deals to its Facebook friends and fans. They can be scrolling through the day’s (or hour’s) postings and suddenly come upon:
“Becky, Lauren, and Whitney have open appointments today. Call and receive 50% off!!” Or: “Haircuts are 30% off today! Rebecca, Whitney, and Lauren have time from 2-4.”
Jessica Williams, owner and senior stylist at Lather Hair Salon, explained that the idea to use Facebook like this just came to her one day when one of her team of stylists had a cancellation. She told her salon manager to post the opening on Facebook, with a discount, and see what happened.
“Within minutes, we had a call,” she said.
Now the Raleigh hair salon makes it a daily habit to post any openings and offer a discount as an incentive to fill them.
Williams said she originally launched Lather’s Facebook page for the usual good-business reasons. “Facebook increases awareness of the salon and helps us stay connected with the local community. We build friendships through the page and maintain customer loyalty. If we have a special coming up or a great how-to tip to offer, we make sure they’re noted on Facebook, often with a link to our website. It’s just a friendly thing to do and another way to be ‘out there’ while we’re working in the salon.”
To get access to these same-day savings, Facebook users must become “fans” of Lather Hair Salon and mention that they saw the special online.
At a time when everyone is pinching pennies, these deep discounts are a win-win proposition – for the customer and the salon.
About Lather Hair Salon:
Lather Hair Salon is a full-service, upscale salon specializing in make-overs and wedding styling. Lather stylists also maintain “Hair Academy 101,” an on-going blog on hair care, styling, products, and techniques.
Lather Hair Salon is located at 8521 Cantilever Way, Suite 109, just off North Glenwood Avenue/Highway 70 West near Carmax. For more information visit www.latherhairsalonnc.com or call 919-792-0715.
Lather Hair Salon is also available on Facebook and through Citysearch.
Raleigh Hair Salon Turns Back-to-School Promo Into An Environmental Cause
August 6, 2009 at 7:37 pm | In beauty, charity, environmentalism, hair care, hair styling, news | Leave a CommentTags: back to school specials, Hair For Oil Spills Program, Matter of Trust, Raleigh hair salons
Lather, a Raleigh hair salon
August 4, 2009 (RALEIGH, NC) – Lather Hair Salon in North Raleigh has found a way to combine a back-to-school special promotion with a good cause. From Monday, August 10, through Saturday, August 29 , the salon will offer a 20 percent discount on all hair cuts in recognition of the annual imperative to get back to the books – in style. And for the duration of the back-to-school special, all of the hair that hits the salon floor will be swept into special boxes for donation to Matter of Trust, Inc., the organization that sponsors the Hair For Oil Spills Program that makes oil-absorbent mats out of human hair to help soak up oil spills around the globe.
“Nearly every salon offers some type of back-to-school special. But we wanted ours to be more than just a business promotion,” said Jessica Williams, owner and senior stylist at Lather Hair Salon. “We wanted to do something that would make a difference, and Matter of Trust gives us the perfect opportunity. The more hair we cut during our promotion, the more we can donate, so we’re hoping lots of environmentally concerned folks in need of a hair cut will come to Lather to help us fill those boxes.”
Williams also appreciates the fact that a fellow salon owner started Matter of Trust’s Hair For Oil Spills Program. Phil McCrory, a hair stylist from Alabama, came up with the idea while he was watching CNN coverage of the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill. He noticed how the affected otters’ fur seemed to soak up the oil, and he wondered how much human hair would absorb. After some experimenting with the hair swept up from his salon’s floor, he created the first “hairmat.”
In 2000 McCrory launched the Hair For Oil Spills Program, which became a part of Matter of Trust, Inc., which links ideas and actions for using natural and manmade surplus materials for eco-educational programs and causes. Matter of Trust pays to send the collected hair to non-woven needle-punch factories that make hairmats for emergency oil spills.
“The hair that lands on Lather’s floor – at a 20 percent savings to our customers — could help save the life of an injured animal,” Williams said. “How can you not feel great about that?”
This is the first of many environmental and community efforts Williams intends to support through Lather Hair Salon, she said. For more information on the salon, visit www.latherhairsalonnc.com. For more information on Matter of Trust, visit www.matteroftrust.org.
Hair clippings become oil-absorbant mats for environmental use.
About Lather Hair Salon:
Lather Hair Salon is a full-service, upscale salon specializing in make-overs and wedding styling. Lather stylists also maintain “Hair Academy 101,” an on-going blog on hair care, styling, products, and techniques.
Lather Hair Salon is located at 8521 Cantilever Way, Suite 109, just off North Glenwood Avenue/Highway 70 West near Carmax. For more information visit www.latherhairsalonnc.com or call 919-792-0715.
Lather Hair Salon is also available on Facebook and through Citysearch.
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How To Choose The Correct Brush For YOUR Hair
May 29, 2009 at 10:23 pm | In beauty, fashion, hair care, hair styling | Leave a CommentTags: hair care, hair styling, Raleigh beauty salons, Raleigh hair salons
May 28, 2009 (RALEIGH, NC) – Hairbrushes come in a vast array of sizes and shapes these days, with almost as many bristle choices. Confused?
“The fact is, most people don’t have the slightest clue about the correct tools for their hair style or texture,” said Jessica Williams, owner and senior stylist at Lather Hair Salon in Raleigh, “so they end up using the same brush — with five years of buildup — then wonder why we can’t recreate the salon look.”
Williams offered information to help cut through the confusion so that we can make our next hair tool purchase with confidence. She starts with facts and tips on bristles:
Fact: Boar bristles tend to be softer then synthetic or plastic bristles. That doesn’t mean plastic bristles are bad. There is a time and place for each. The purpose of a boar bristle brush is not to detangle hair. In fact, these brushes should never be used on knotty hair. Because of the density of the bristles, tangles will get caught in the brush and cause unnecessary breakage. (This is the perfect territory for plastic or nylon bristles.) Boar bristle brushes are designed to clean, polish and condition hair. Plastic or nylon bristles are great for detangling or working with layers since they don’t add volume.
Fact: Paddle brushes are generally large, wide and adaptable to wide variety of hair styles and textures. They’re great for smoothing naturally straight hair or finishing off a style after you’ve used a round brush to straighten frizzy, wavy, or curly hair. Ionic bristles are a nice “extra” since they reduce static and help close the hair cuticle. And using this brush is easy: Simply sweep the brush down the length of your hair in a paddle motion.
Tip: If time is your primary concern, a thermal brush may be just the ticket. They have a metal or heat-conductive material at the center that gets hot from the heat of your hair dryer. As you increase the heat, the brush will be working not only on the surface of the hair, but from the inside-out as well. These brushes can get really hot, so you have to be careful.
If that sounds ominous, ceramic brushes offer all the benefits of thermal brushes without the pesky danger of burns.
Fact: A radial hairbrush features bristles around the entire head of the brush. Think porcupine meets roller brush. Radial brushes come in many different shapes and sizes. Vent holes in the barrel allow heat to circulate from the roots throughout the hair while simultaneously drying the hair quickly and creating added volume. Tip: The correct blow-drying technique for these brushes is almost as essential as the benefits of the brush itself. Wrap your damp hair around the brush and roll towards the base, keeping the blow dryer directly on the hair. Extra hint: Give your hair a blast of cool air at the end to help set the style. These brushes are perfect for creating curls and volume quickly.
Tip: Regardless of the quality of the hairbrush, you always need to use heat protection on your hair before heat styling. Lather Hair Salon prefers Sebastian’s Trilliant.
Tip: Wash your hairbrushes regularly in warm water and a little shampoo and let them dry naturally.
Big tip for big hair: Don’t brush thick, frizzy, or damaged hair. Use a comb instead.
Lather Hair Salon is located at 8521 Cantilever Way near the corner of Glenwood Ave./Highway 70 and Ebenezer Church Road. For more information, including business hours and access to the salon’s “Hair Academy 101” blog, go to www.latherhairsalonnc.com. (Find the blog by clicking on “specials.”) Lather is also available on Facebook and at triangle.citysearch.com. 
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