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Last night, I attended Abingdon Theatre’s collection of ten minute plays, called Moral Dilemma Comedies. My sister, Bara Swain, co-produced and wrote one of the pieces, and I laughed my head off.

“Spiritual Counseling”, by Jack Rushen, was a wonderfully quirky piece with my favorite star of the evening, Peter Brouwer, playing a randy man of the cloth which had me, please forgive me, in stitches. He was uproariously funny.

My sister’s piece had a terrific new actress named Danielle Bourgeois playing the part of ditzy Sheila, who did a little dance that was priceless. Bara’s work always makes me laugh. And this time, I wasn’t in it because there were no females wearing red lipstick and heels.

Will Arbery’s “A Burial” was a piece in the not so distant future about a dead man in a cubicle who goes unnoticed by his co-workers. Loved it, too.

But when the lights went on, I couldn’t help noticing in my own superficial way that most of the audience was having a bad hair day.

Which begs the question: does going to off Broadway theatre mean going gray, as well?

My name was fished out of the hat as the raffle winner by an elegant blonde who had wonderful hair, although choosing me made the raffle look downright rigged.

Don’t get me wrong. The Abingdon is giving gifted playwrights a home, and I LOVED every minute of it. And I will use my newly one subscription to the theatre, and check out the plight of the audience’s hair at intermission. So Bravo, Abingdon and bravo their talent! Go. You won’t be sorry.

For talent of another kind, come to Bewitched Salon and fix your bad hair day with the Geo Palette. Fabulous color, unsurpassed, better than the highlight, and GREEN to boot. NYC people, we are here for you. Come. It’s a subway ride away. And you won’t be sorry.

www.geopalette.com
Call 516 374-1490
for an appointment
at Bewitched Salon.
956 Broadway.

Create rich drama in your hair of the highest order. And go to the theatre, too. -JC

A client came into Bewitched, slightly woebegone. Her husband was cheating, and they were newly separated. She was reeling from the betrayal, and felt less than desirable. Her face projected despair.

I could relate. When I asked my partner for a divorce, I remember being told that I was old, poor, and with two young children, I was not dating material. So I walked into Bewitched and asked for a makeover. A new look that would prove my husband wrong. After a cut and color, I was back in the dating world. A semi-slut in full glory. Men were easy to find, my smile returned, and I won back my self-esteem.

So Jennifer, our stylist, went to work. Drop dead gorgeous highlights, a modern haircut, subtle make-up, and a photo shoot. Our resident writer (me) took notes for a dating site, and got her up and running on the site of her choice. She walked out shining.

We’re a full service salon, which means revolutionary hair color: the Geo Palette, great cuts, waxing, manicures, pedicures, and make-up. Our goal is your happiness. Not necessarily setting you up with the man of your choice. But giving you the best possible service so that you’ll walk out of the shop, confident and beautiful, inside and out. -JC

For the Geo Palette: www.geopalette.com or visit a Geo Palette certified salon. Bewitched Salon, 956 Broadway, Bewitched in Woodmere, NY, C3 in Port Washington, Beehive Islip, Regis in Huntington (ask for Ani.)

Mine did. Apparently my grandmother touched the back of her head last night, and Grandma died fifteen years ago.  I told her, “Go for it. Burn those herbs and purify that space.” But Grandma was a force to be reckoned with…funny, feisty, and adorable. So smudge away, roomie, but if we’re lucky, she will haunt us forever.

Cast out any bad hair experiences with the Geo Palette Color System: color that surpasses any conventional coloring. Forget the chunks, the stripes, the highlighted patterns. Natural, subtle and simply fabulous, “smudge” your hair with the Geo Palette, and evil color spirits be gone.

www.geopalette.com. Or call us at Bewitched Salon to schedule an appointment with a Geo Palette artist. 956 Broadway, Fresh Meadows, NY. Burning herbs not required. -JC

“Being your authentic self” has been bandied about since the nineties: in self-help books, on Oprah, and lately, with politicians. But what if your authentic self is nasty? Or selfish? Or out of control?

Maybe the goal should be to become a better person. For me, I have to edit myself more (read: keep my mouth shut), be more open-minded, and learn to curb my temper. Storming out of the room doesn’t work if the person you’re mad at doesn’t follow.

My authentic self is artistic. But my authentically lazy self might not do another painting. So it takes a little more than authenticity to change my ways. It takes hard work and will-power.

Changing your hair at Bewitched Salon with the Geo Palette Hair System is easy, liberating, and revolutionary.  Make an appointment for the Geo Palette and let us bring out the authenticity that we know best…being authentically beautiful.

www.geopalette.com or call us at Bewitched: 516 374-1490 for a Geo Palette appointment with George, Nichole, Jennifer, Jasmine, Antoinette, Alice or Ani. 956 Broadway, Fresh Meadows, NY. My authentic self is totally sincere. -JC

I’m sure the Toronto policeman whose remark about women who dress like sluts inviting unwanted advances (read sexual abuse) is astounded by the movement he inadvertently caused: the slut walk.

A series of protests in which scantily dresses women take to the city streets makes the statement that women should be able to wear whatever they choose without being fearful. Our bodies, our choice, and no one has the right to make a move or a touch without our consent.

So if your daughter leaves the house with the word “slut” written across her cheek, don’t despair. We march for the cause that stirs our passion, don’t we?

On a lighter note, if you will allow me, I march for fabulous color. The Geo Palette. I’m on my umpteenth Palette, and when I hit the streets, I’m bombarded by compliments. Call me at 516 374-1490 for an appointment. Color better than the traditional foil. Nothing written on my cheek….yet.

The message? Looking fabulous.

Visit our flagship salon, Bewitched Salon at 956 Broadway, Woodmere, NY for color by our certified Geo Palette artists! Also available at Bewitched in Woodmere, Beehive in Islip, and C3 in Port Washington.

www.geopalette.com

I was standing on line in the supermarket holding my favorite sweet fix…dark chocolate pomegranates. They cost a fortune, but a friend introduced me to them, and I’ve been addicted ever since. Hey, it beats heroin, gambling, and alcohol, doesn’t it?

The very thin lady in front of me smiled (maliciously), and said, “That’s for chocolate addicts that think they’re eating something healthy. They’re lying to themselves.”

Reading the label,  I answered her weakly, “They’re a natural source of flavanol antioxidants.”

She snorted, and walked off.

So today, I bought a new bathing suit. “It looks beautiful on you,” the saleslady told me.

It does, if I don’t move a muscle, I answered.

So she lies, and I lie, and we all lie, don’t we?

Now ask yourself if your hair looks the best it can possibly look.  Look really hard, past the highlights and the lowlights and the over-processing and the roots. Does it, really?

Then come and get a Geo Palette, the most exciting, fabulous hair color ever, a system that surpasses foils: the results are brighter, subtler, with more shine and movement and more variation.

If you get the Geo Palette, you don’t have to lie to yourself about the results. You will leave our salon a more gorgeous blond with as many as four or five shades that look sun enhanced, a richer brunette with gleaming low lights, or a more radiant redhead with vibrant tonalities. Just look in the mirror.

Call us for an appointment. 516 374-1490, or stop in for a consultation at 956 Broadway
Woodmere, NY 11598.

Other palette certified salons include C3 in Port Washington, Beehive Islip, and Karisma in Tampa.

After your Geo Palette, don’t ask me how you look in your bathing suit. But ask me how I like your hair. No lies, I promise. Because I won’t have to. -JC

I just got my color done with the Geo Palette Hair System, and there I was, standing at the gas pump pumping gas I can’t afford, and a man at the opposite pump said, “I love your hair.”

I said, “Thank you,” and he said, “Where do you come from?”

“Bewitched Salon,” I said, pointing down the street. “Take your girlfriend there, and she can get the best color ever.”

He then asked me if I wanted to be his girlfriend, and I thought, This is creepy, but I have to admit, his remark about my hair was refreshingly simple.

Sometimes, a pick-up line is nice. I’m not saying that I want someone to point at my butt and say, “Is this seat taken?” But when we’re old and gray (okay, maybe never), I think we might just miss it.

So go to Bewitched at 956 Broadway, Woodmere, NY for the Geo Palette, the most fabulous color ever. Brand spankin’ new, and you can’t get it anywhere else unless your salon is certified. (Bewitched in Woodmere, C3 in Port Washington, Beehive Islip, and Karisma, Tampa, and more to follow.)

We’re not responsible for the cheesy pick-up lines. But if a guy at the gas pump says your hair looks beautiful, you can believe it.

Go to www.geopalette.com or watch our videos on Youtube at geopalette.

Call us for an appointment at 516 374-1490. And if somebody tells you that you’re responsible for global warming, because you look that hot,  well…please forgive us.

I turned on a movie the other day that I had seen when I was a teenager: Splendor in the Grass.  About broken hearts and madness, bad girls and good girls…but back in the day, it had left me cold. Life lessons made me absolutely love it when I watched it again, more than forty years later! Because I’ve lived since then: I’ve been the bad girl and the good girl, made poor choices and good choices, had my heart broken. I haven’t gone mad, like Natalie Wood, unless anxiety attacks count!

My son, a film major, watches a film classic a day. We’re on an Alfred Hitchcock kick now, and Rear Window resonates but Vertigo does not. North by Northwest is fun and thrilling, and confirms for my son that Hitchcock loves blondes. Tippi Hedron, Kim Novak, Eva Marie Saint, Doris Day, Janet Leigh, and my favorite ice goddess, Grace Kelly. From what I hear, Alfred claimed that blonds photographed better, and made better heroines. It doesn’t matter. Hitchcock offered us pure entertainment.

Here at Bewitched, we invite you to “go Hollywood” with the Geo Palette. Become a beautiful blond, a stunning redhead or a luscious brunette with our revolutionary new color system, written up in Newsday and L.I. Pulse.

Make an appointment at Bewitched by calling 516 374-1490 or visit our Geo Palette certified salons: Bewitched in Woodmere, Beehive in Islip, C3 in Port Washington or Karisma in Tampa, Florida.

Hooray for Hollywood and the Geo Palette! -JC

www.geopalette.com, see our videos on Youtube at geopalette, or friend us on Facebook.

Okay, so Arnold betrayed his wife and has a love child. A blogger wrote, “I’m never watching a Schwarzenegger movie again.” Huh? Does that mean I have to forever ignore Woody Allen movies? And what about Mel? Ban him to hell? How about Roman Polanski? Avoid him like the plague? My father was a left wing activist from way back. But he enjoyed watching the occasional John Wayne movie, (although he liked Robert Ryan’s movies and politics better.)

And Kramer! I have to admit, when I watch Seinfeld re-runs, I’m not thinking about Michael RIchards’ racist ranting a few years back.

Is the talent all gone when the ethics are shot?

Just saying.

For the most talented colorists in the business, come to Bewitched and get the Geo Palette. George, Nichole, Antoinette, Alice and Eyleen are all certified Geo Palette artists at Bewitched Salon in Woodmere, NY. Or go to MariaLisa at Bewitched for fabulous paletted color.  Or Carlo at C3 in Port Washington.

Now THAT’S talent, minus the love child.

www.geopalette.com

956 Broadway

Woodmere, NY

A good friend of mine was watching a neighbor’s dog for a week, and lost him. He ran out the door and was gone. Hundreds of fliers later, along with days of worrying, and my harried friend lost eight pounds!

After several phone calls about dogs that were too big or too small, a good Samaritan found him. Pale and svelte with her new figure, my friend could finally sleep again.

Here at Bewitched Salon, at 956 Broadway, in Woodmere, NY, we suggest an easier way to drop some weight…

Lose pounds of hair misery and look ten years younger by transforming your hair with the Geo Palette Hair System. Glorious color, for a walk in the park, no dogs involved. Give us a call at 516 374-1490, and check out our website at www.geopalette.com. Youtube hosts our videos under Geo Palette as well.  -JC