As the summer heat and humidity escalate remember to stay hydrated. A top tip from our wellness expert Helga Hefner is to cool down with fruit-and herb-infused water. “This is a perfect way to help quench your thirst on a hot summer day,” Helga says. “These waters taste great and will keep you hydrated, which [...]
“The color bronde is bold and fashionable,” says Ian Michael Black, Aveda Global Artistic Director for Hair Color, who creates the ultimate bronde for his clients in New York City, noting that the hue lends brightness and dimension to brunettes and adds richness to blondes. “It works for everyone, and looks gorgeous and fresh.” To [...]
Last weekend yoga aficionados from across the world came together for the ultimate yoga celebration: The 2015 Wanderlust Festival, Squaw Valley in Lake Tahoe, California. We took advantage of the opportunity to ask them their advice on staying centered and feeling beautiful. Above, yoga educator Caley Joyner, @Caleyalyssa, celebrated beauty and balance with Sophie Jaffe, [...]
Welcome to wedding season! For soon-to-be bride Samantha Gronwoldt, her wedding day is an opportunity to make a statement about how she cares for the planet. Hailing from Danbury, Conneticut, Samantha, who works as an assistant teacher in a preschool classroom, is one of the new breed of environmentally-aware brides that are celebrating their nuptials with [...]
We are proud of the more than 100 Aveda Institute students nationwide that have received awards, nominations or recognition in two programs that recognize their incredible talent in hair artistry. Results and events will take place at the same industry trade event, Cosmoprof North America, this July in Las Vegas, Nevada. NAHA NOMINEES The North [...]
In honor of Father’s day, we introduce you to two wonderful people: Jack and Austin Call, a dynamic father and son duo who have worked together since 2005 running Jax Salon & Spa in Gigi Harbor, Washington. Dad Jack first opened Jax in 1982 in Tacoma, Washington, a dream he had from the beginning of [...]
Throughout June, Aveda students and stylists across North America have been celebrating Pride Month in a multitude of ways. Here, a few shared with us how they showed their pride in 2015: ATHENA SALON & SPA Located on the Pride Parade route of Boylston Street in Boston, Massachusetts, Athena Salon & Spa goes all out [...]
Because everyone deserves beautiful hair days, every day, we asked our Facebook fans to reveal the hair concern that has them the most flummoxed, and we shared them with our Global Artistic Director for Textured Hair, Tippi Shorter. Shorter, who started her Aveda journey as a stylist at one of our New York City Concept [...]
At Aveda, we’ve been very lucky over the years to partner with true pioneers. Here’s one very special story. This past spring, Aveda Global President Dominique Conseil visited the Chappaqua Central School District in Chappaqua, New York to thank teacher, Amy Fishkin, and her second grade class of 2005-2006 from Westorchard Elementary for leading the [...]
While you may be a curly girl with a lifelong relationship with managing your texture, we know that receiving more good advice is never a bad thing. That’s why we recently sat down with some of our artists and asked them to share their top tips for achieving curl power; including a chat with Tippi Shorter, [...]