Wink Salon Asheville

How We Went Green

June 14, 2012 By christine

Run on Gas tankless hot water heaters.
Have High Efficiency toilets.
Low flow toilet flushers.
Use energy Efficient Lighting.
Use post consumer recycled products .
Use natural products whenever possible.
Offer a selection of Eco friendly and sulfate free products.
The Nail Nook polishes are free of the big 3- being DBP, Formaldehyde, and Toluene.
Use low and non-ammoniated products.
Recycle paper, magazines, shipping supplies, hair color canisters, cardboard, and plastics.
Serve beverages in real cups and glassware to cut back on waste.
Mop up messes with cloth towel instead of paper towel.
Serve Organic and fair trade tea and coffee.
Recycle ink cartridges and toner cartridges.
Recycle discarded hair with MatterofTrust.org.
Send email marketing. This uses less paper than letters and postcards.
Turn off electronic devices when not in use.

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MEET YOUR STYLIST: JORDAN CARLSON

May 1, 2013 By sarah

MEET YOUR STYLIST: JORDAN CARLSON

1. WHICH WORD OR PHRASE DO YOU MOST OVERUSE? Rad! Stoked

2. WHAT WOULD YOUR LAST SUPPER BE? Thanksgiving dinner, hot wings and pork dumplings

3. IF YOU COULD LIVE IN ANY TIME PERIOD, WHICH PERIOD WOULD IT BE?

Any period of art and discovery would be cool with me…..also, it would be rad if Bill and Ted came to visit

4. WHEN YOU ARE IN THE CAR SINGING YOUR HEART OUT, WHAT SONG WOULD YOU BE SINGING?
Today was a good day-Ice Cube, Sabotage-The Beastie Boys, Pursuit of Happiness-Kid Cudi, Loveshack-B52′s

5. WHAT IS YOUR PERFECT IDEA OF HAPPINESS? A new pair of socks

6. IF YOU COULD CHOOSE WHAT TO COME BACK AS, WHAT WOULD IT BE? A unicorn-most swag ever

7. WHO ARE YOUR HERO’S IN REAL LIFE? All the good parents out there

8. WHAT IS YOUR MOST TREASURED POSSESSION? My memories

9. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE COCKTAIL? Super Hoppy IPA

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THERESA’S COCKTAIL: “BOUNCE”

May 1, 2013 By sarah

Stylist Cocktail:

“Bounce” by Theresa

Ingredients: DevaCurl No Poo, One Conditioner, Set Up and Above, and B’leave In

Look Achieved: Soft and Bouncy Curls

Directions:

1. Shampoo with No Poo

2. Condition with One Conditioner (don’t rinse out all the way)

3. Scrunch in B’leave In

4. Diffuse the hair. After the hair is dry, scrunch in a pea size of Set Up and Above for soft, shiny touchable curls.

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GOLDWELL BALAYAGE CLASS WITH BONITA GREEN

May 1, 2013 By sarah

Goldwell Balayage Class with Bontia Green


Bonita Green of KMS/Goldwell visited Wink this past Monday to go over the newest Balayage techniques. Each stylist used different Balayage Formulas on their models to experiment and perfect the new highlighting system!

Jenna applying a few highlights on her model

Bonita Green giving Krista a few pointers before she starts the application

Jordan precisely placing his highlights

The End Result! Beautiful, soft highlights just in time for Spring!

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MEET YOUR STYLIST: ABBY JAY

May 1, 2013 By sarah

MEET YOUR STYLIST: Abby Jay

1. WHICH WORD OR PHRASE DO YOU MOST OVERUSE? “That’s Lucky” (and no joke, Abby JUST found a 4 leaf clover outside)

2. WHAT WOULD YOUR LAST SUPPER BE? All the sushi in the world

3. IF YOU COULD LIVE IN ANY TIME PERIOD, WHICH PERIOD WOULD IT BE? The Wild Wild West….Cowboy and Indian Style!

4. WHEN YOU ARE IN THE CAR SINGING YOUR HEART OUT, WHAT SONG WOULD YOU BE SINGING? Bennie and The Jets by Elton John

5. WHAT IS YOUR PERFECT IDEA OF HAPPINESS? Surrounded by people I love, eating good food

6. IF YOU COULD CHOOSE WHAT TO COME BACK AS, WHAT WOULD IT BE? A mermaid

7. WHO ARE YOUR HERO’S IN REAL LIFE? Vidal Sassoon, Audrey Hepburn, and Gilda Santiago

8. WHAT IS YOUR MOST TREASURED POSSESSION? A photo of my sweet sister and I when we were little ones.

9. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE COCKTAIL? Malibu with Pineapple

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MEET YOUR STYLIST: KRISTA LUNDBERG

May 1, 2013 By sarah

MEET YOUR STYLIST: Krista Lundberg

1. WHICH WORD OR PHRASE DO YOU MOST OVERUSE?

”Cool”

2. WHAT WOULD YOUR LAST SUPPER BE?

A huge plate of Caprese Salad imported from Italy

3. IF YOU COULD LIVE IN ANY TIME PERIOD, WHICH PERIOD WOULD IT BE?

1920s…in Paris

4. WHEN YOU ARE IN THE CAR SINGING YOUR HEART OUT, WHAT SONG WOULD YOU BE SINGING?

“With or Without You” by U2

5. WHAT IS YOUR PERFECT IDEA OF HAPPINESS?

Being surrounded by people I love and laughing ALOT…perhaps on a beach with cocktails

6. IF YOU COULD CHOOSE WHAT TO COME BACK AS, WHAT WOULD IT BE?

The Dalai Lama

7. WHO ARE YOUR HERO’S IN REAL LIFE?

People that aren’t afraid to go after what they really want in life and make it happen.

8. WHAT IS YOUR MOST TREASURED POSSESSION?

My adorable dog, Roxy

9. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE COCKTAIL?

Patron Margarita with salt, but usually a nice glass of Malbec will do.

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WIN THIS! HELP RAISE AWARENESS FOR BREAST CANCER RESARCH. MAKE A POST AND TELL US WHY YOU LOVE WINK TO WIN!

August 5, 2011 By winksalon

Wink is honored to support Sarah Quaintance Roe and the Blister Sisters on their yearly journey to raise money for Breast Cancer Awareness.

TODAY: TELL US WHY YOU LOVE WINK AND ONE PERSON WILL WIN THIS AWESOME K-PAK RECONSTRX VAPOR IRON. THIS TOOL IS INCREDIBLE FOR SHINY HEALTHY HAIR.

It’s part of the Beauty For Cancer line, comes with flat iron, vapor fuel, and a styling DVD .
This tool is proven to derease hair breakage by over 40%.
Reduce color loss due to daily shampooing and thermal styling by 33%
Minimize curl reversion, even after 12 hours in 90% humidity

Wink will randomly select a number for the win.

Thanks for playing.

We love you

Click this link to post for a chance to win: http://tinyurl.com/3fd7pk2

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Amazing Before & After by Amy Grooms

June 24, 2011 By winksalon

Love the new short ‘do Miss Amy Grooms gave this lovely client. Complete transformation!

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Fun Faux Hawk ……Hair by Jordan

June 23, 2011 By winksalon

Jordan rocks out Asa’s hair with a modern faux-hawk. Love it!
Watch out for more cool looks by Jordan next week.

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Take a look at some of Amanda’s most recent work……Katie Wilmore of *Thimblekiss Designs* models her new bob…..feathery soft layers and asymmetrical bangs give a whimsical and romantic look. And if your looking for gorgeous hair, look no further than her next client……long layers and golden highlights complete the look. Nice work Amanda!

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