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I was thinking about compassion the other day. Some people are better at it than others.

We have a homeless man who comes into the salon for coffee. I try to get him in, and out, because he’s tall, imposing, and scares me (and our clients.) George chats with him easily, but I can’t understand a word he says.  He stands at the counter and speaks gibberish to me. Is he mentally challenged? High? Is he going to mug me?

He doesn’t. He drops a necklace on the desk and says, “This is for you.”

Again, I think, did he rip this off someone’s neck? Find it on the street? Was it his mother’s treasure? I say, “Thank you, but why don’t you give it to your girlfriend instead?” He mumbles something, retrieves the necklace, and goes away. Air freshener is necessary.

We have another man, a musician, who lives in his van all year long. He comes to the salon at the end of the day, plugs in his phone, washes up in the bathroom, and gets a shampoo, maybe once a month. We don’t know how he has survived the winter. He is erudite, pleasant, and bundled up in every item of clothing he owns.

A third person, a lady in braids and bright lipstick, stands and stares at us through the window until she gets her favorite candy…soft peppermints, not hard, which she stuffs in her knapsack. Then she leaves with a smile.

So here at Bewitched, compassion is alive. But we’re extremely passionate about the color we have achieved through the Geo Palette, George’s system of coloring hair that surpasses conventional color: multi-dimensional, radiant, revolutionary color that lasts longer.

Come to Bewitched Salon at 956 Broadway in Woodmere, NY for the Geo Palette. Call for an appointment at 516 374-1490, or go to Bewitched in Woodmere, or Beehive Islip, both certified in the Geo Palette Hair System. Compassion is key! But so is beauty… www.geopalette.com   -JC

Let’s talk about American Idol…hmmmm. I used to watch it half-heartedly. But I’d start out with a bang and end with a whimper.

Until Steven Tyler became a judge.

I’d watched Simon Cowell, and laughed at his smartness and his ribaldry. I liked him.

I’d watched Paula Abdul, and appreciated her zaniness and her kindness. I liked her, too.

I’d watched Randy  Jackson gently “dogg” each new contestant with his own cool persona. I liked him as a buffer between mean and sweet.

But I watched half-heartedly, while I was on my exercise machine.

That is, until Steven Tyler became my new American Idol. Steven Tyler, I love.  Fresh, funny, ugly/handsome, direct. An icon in his own right, a dandy with tenderness, and his own brand of succinct smartness as he sings along with his favorites and eases their way into success or failure.

He will forever reign supreme, sitting next to Jennifer Lopez with her well-groomed beauty, flashing his wide-mouthed grin and his gleaming teeth. Watch for him.

Come to Bewitched Salon and watch for the Geo Palette Hair System, which reigns supreme as the most revolutionary new color system in the hair industry.

Check out our website, www.geopalette.com, or call us for an appointment at 516 374-1490. Also available at Bewitched in Woodmere, Karisma in Tampa and Beehive Islip Salon.

Steven, we’ll give you a Geo Palette as well. You’ll love it as much as we love you.

A friend of mine was told by her daughter that she gave off negative energy, and was hard to be around. Just in time for the birth of her first grandchild. My friend was bereft, rejected by her own child.

Hmmm. I told her that when I was thirty years old and divorced from the man that my mother encouraged me to marry, I didn’t talk to her for over a year. My mother’s power made me furious. When she called me crying, I spoke briefly and hung up quickly. I dismissed her ruthlessly.

Fast forward four years. I’m in the hospital giving birth to my first baby. I stand up and faint, and the nurse tells me that when I gained consciousness, I was calling for my mother.

She was the best grandmother in the world.

So mothers and daughters that love and reject each other, your blood line is strong, irrevocable, and as red as a valentine heart.

And for Valentine’s Day pampering, get some gorgeous color with the Geo Palette Hair System at our flagship salon, Bewitched Salon, here in Woodmere, NY, also available at certified salons in Woodmere, Islip, and Tampa, Florida. Hearts will turn. Flowers will arrive. Chocolate will be given. You will never look better. Call 516 374-1490 for an appointment. Stop by and inquire, or watch the Geo Palette in action. Or check out our website, www.geopalette.com for a look. – JC

It seems that runway fashion frizz is in…but as couture can be edgy and more art than style, we haven’t put it on our menu here at Bewitched in Woodmere, NY.

But the Geo Palette Hair System is cutting edge and wearable art…gorgeous color that surpasses conventional methods. After the Geo Palette,  expect praise, compliments, and the question: where did you get your color done? No raised eyebrows, just admiration.

Try it. You’ll love it. Make an appointment at 516 374-1490

Check out our website www.geopalette.com for results. Don’t look for frizz on the menu!

On Youtube, type in George Mennella and vote for the Geo Palette on New Talent Cosmosprof. That way, we’ll see you in Bologna! JC

A friend and client recently told us that she left Bewitched Salon Salon with her new “do”, and felt wonderful…that rush of endorphins, a feeling of well-being.

Then she got into the car, turned on the radio, and heard a report about a new study: feeling good about your hair actually makes you physiologically healthier! Okay, so we looked up physiology, and just to get the story straight, this means that our normal bodily functions and activity are improved!

Translation: Try our fabulous Geo Palette coloring and cutting, nowhere else in the world. You will actually feel, look and BE healthier.

Happy New Year from Bewitched.

Call us at 516 374-1490 for an appointment at 956 Broadway, Fresh Meadows, NY.

Or visit Marie Lisa at Bewitched in Woodmere, NY.

Or run to the Beehive Islip Salon.

Or fly to Kelly at Karisma in Tampa, Florida.

They are all certified Geo Palette Artists.

And now, we can make you healthier! -JC

Coco Chanel saw the fishermen in Deauville, so the legend goes, and was enchanted by their striped boat-neck shirts made of soft  jersey.

She modernized women’s fashion, and gave them the little black dress, clusters of pearls, style and comfort.

Now stripes are back! Just not in your hair. If you leave your favorite salon with stripey highlights. go straight to Bewitched Salon for the revolutionary color system, the Geo Palette.

Get fabulous hair color and design, diffused, gorgeous, lustrous color that would have caught Coco’s eye.

Treat yourself for the holiday. Coco Chanel would approve.

JC

The Geo Palette is available at our flagship salon, Bewitched Salon. Call us at 516 374-1490 and see our results at www.geopalette.com
Also available at Geo Palette-certified salons: Bewitched in Woodmere, NY, Karisma in Tampa, Florida, and Beehive in Islip, NY and Brooklyn.

We had to delete the unboxing post because a porn site got hold of it. Hey, to each his own, but here at Bewitched, we have a responsibility to beautify, enlighten, and un-box. As for your own private life, do whatever makes you happy, as long as no one is hurt. We’re big fans of chemistry.

The Geo Palette illuminates and unboxes the hair industry by coloring on geometric planes instead of vertically, culminating in hair color that is revolutionary. Come in and try it. You’ll be delighted and transformed!

We are.

www.geopalette.com    Get the Geo Palette at:

Bewitched Salon956 Broadway Woodmere, NY

The Beehive Salon, Islip and Brooklyn, NY

Karisma Salon, Tampa, Florida

Bewitched, Woodmere, NY

Okay ladies. Some of you can sing, some of you can dance, some of you know how to diet…(how else do you keep that thin?)

But with all your accomplishments, do you really need to look like a cartoon character…Jessica Rabbit to be exact…to please your rock star husbands? And why do you pitch your voices higher than their normal register into a little girl goo goo ga dialect that makes me squirm?

I admire you, I really do. The road is tough, however well-heeled it may be. But what measures will you have to take to stay youthful, thin, curvaceous, wrinkle-free, so that your husbands won’t trade you in for a younger model? Freeze yourselves?

I hope I’m wrong, and that they want to grow old with you. That they’ll caress the wrinkles that grace your face, and not cry out for more botox and face lifts at the young age of 30. That they’ll rebuff the advances of nubile groupies who trade favors for fame. That they’ll reward your endurance with kindness and monogamy.

But the entertainment industry ranks high in divorce, and society wants your boys to stay young and bold and virile, with a girl on each arm.

So stay strong. Lower your register. And reward yourself with the Geo Palette, revolutionary color that your husbands will love. More important, you will.

Go to www.geopalette.com to see our results. Call 516 374-1490 for an appointment at
Bewitched Salon 956 Broadway, Fresh Meadows, NY
Or visit a salon certified in the Geo Palette:
Karisma Salon, Tampa, Fla.
Beehive Salon, Brooklyn, NY

Okay, I’m thankful that I’m alive, that I’m still reasonably attractive, that I’m not depressed, and that I have love in my life.

So why am I always complaining?
Sure, money is tight, my kitchen has a hole in the ceiling, I’m going gray more quickly than ever, and I’m not as flexible.

But I love wearing my high heeled shoes, strutting my stuff, seeing a great movie, watching the leaves change, buying my favorite cookie from the pastry shiop and savoring it over a good cup of coffee.

So shut the hell up, me.

By the way…speaking of gray, for gorgeous color, come to Bewitched Salon in Woodmere, NY and get the revolutionary Geo Palette. Call us for an appointment at 516 374-1490 for the most cutting edge color in the world. Go to www.geopalette.com and view our results.

Come and see us. I promise you’ll be forever thankful, and you won’t hear a single complaint from me. By the way. Happy Thanksgiving to all. And I’ve cheated…the attached photo is not me, it’s my daughter. If she’s the apple and I’m the tree, I give thanks.