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Cynics and skeptics tell me that Kim K. made bundles from her ten million dollar wedding…that she did it for the money. Certainly her mother is an excellent businesswoman, lining the Kardashian pockets with great business deals for the dynasty she created.

But Kim is in love with being in love. And being in love has little to do with living with someone. She and Elizabeth Taylor have a lot in common: a fondness for bling and boys. Liz married whomever she fell in love with, whatever the consequences. Kim liked the idea of a big wedding to a big lug who bucked her family.

Not to mention three wedding gowns. If reality shows are not reality, how come most of us could see that Kim and the Big Lug were destined to fail? Her ambition soared so far beyond him that it would never work.

What will work is hair color that is radically new. The Geo Palette Hair System is available at our flagship salon, Bewitched Salon, at Bewitched in Woodmere, and in various parts of the United States.

Call us at Bewitched Salon, at 956 Broadway, Fresh Meadows, NY, for an appointment with the Geo Palette. Color that lasts longer than Kim’s wedding…yes, longer than 72 days! -JC

Here in America, we whiten and brighten. A good friend came back from a long trip away with breast implants, a tummy tuck, and teeth whiter than chiclets. Or, as another friend put it, teeth like yogurt. They dazzled us so much, we shielded our eyes.

But in Japan, it seems, a new fashion has women paying to have their teeth re-arranged. No punches involved. Just dental surgery that results in “fangs”, a look called yaeba that men find attractive. Did you know that crooked teeth have an endearing factor, and make women more approachable?

But if the man finds it cute, I ask, does the woman? Does she feel like the perfect object of desire, with teeth made crooked? Does she feel better about herself, pleasing the man by looking more imperfect?

I give up. Come in and get perfect color with the Geo Palette instead. Everyone will compliment you, men and women. And after that, if you want imperfection…just mess up your hair. -JC

www.geopalette.com for results. 956 Broadway, Woodmere, NY. Call us at 516 374-1490, for an appointment with perfection. Don’t rearrange your teeth for a man. Do it for yourself, if it makes you happy.

The New York Times just published an article about Manolo Blahnik versus Christian Louboutin: classical shoes by the London designer that Carrie Bradshaw died for, or the flashier red soled heels that dangled a price tag by their very appearance.

Vanity Fair, it seems, once called every woman’s favorite phallic symbol SHOES. They have a point (no pun intended.) Put on a pair of six to eight inch heels, and you’re sure to walk like a glamor girl and feel like a star.

In a 2007 survey by Women’s Wear Daily, it seems that 37% of 2000 consumers said they would bungee-jump off the Golden Gate Bridge for a life time supply of Manolos.

I agree with Mr. Blahnik that “shoes help transform a woman.” But when we meet a person for the very first time,  do we start at the bottom or go straight to the top, meaning, do we notice the face and hair, or the feet?

Don’t get me wrong. I love my high heeled shoes, but I love my Geo Palette hair color more. Come to Bewitched Salon for transformational color that is unsurpassed, or go the website www.geopalette.com for results. Would I bungee-jump off the Golden Gate Bridge for a lifetime of Geo Palette color? Yes… and I’m terrified of heights.

Jump to Bewitched Salon at 956 Broadway, in Woodmere, NY, or call us for an appointment at 516 374-1490. High heels optional. -JC

I did my first walk for a cure for breast cancer at Jone’s Beach on Sunday. It was a fabulous people watching day. Packs of raucous boys and sweet faced girls, saucy ladies and steadfast elders walked with the same determination in mind: curing a cancer that takes away our loved ones. Some somber duos carried photos, some donned fuschia boas, or wore pink ribbons bejeweled on their cheeks.

My group of seven called themselves the Clamdiggers. Don’t ask. We laughed a lot and celebrated beforehand with Eggs Benedict that did a dance in my belly for the first three miles. Walking fast was not an option, there were so many people.

Wearing a hoody for an hour or so gave me hat hair for the day, but didn’t dim the feeling that we will persevere, year after year, until the whispered C word dwindles into nothing.

For great hair, come to Bewitched Salon at 956 Broadway, Fresh Meadows, NY. For fabulous revolutionary color, try the Geo Palette here…surpassing traditional highlights with dynamite results, only available at Geo Palette certified salons: Bewitched Salon (flagship salon), Bewitched in Woodmere (MariaLisa is wonderful), Ani at Regis in Huntington, Carlo at C3, and other certified salons.

See you next year at Jone’s Beach, for “Making Strides Against Breast Cancer”.

Fix your bad highlights at Bewitched Salon any time. -JC

www.geopalette.com

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.)

Jennifer, our glitter girl

Little girls love glitter and so do big girls. From Byzantine mosaics to strands of tinsel that deck our hair, we are mesmerized by shine. And we’re not alone. Cleopatra loved it, and so did Queen Elizabeth. Henry the VIII bedecked himself with precious stones, but shine has history, doesn’t it?

We follow in their enormous footsteps with haute couture fashion, fabulous makeup, and bedazzled body parts. From the Renaissance to Alexander McQueen, we spin our own web of shine with longer earrings, brighter fabrics, over-sized jewels and hair that dazzles us with shine.

For fabulous hair color that will go down in history, try the Geo Palette Hair System. Our clients love it. Stylists embrace it for the artistry it offers them.

Go to www.geopalette.com or call us at 516 374-1490 to schedule an appointment at Bewitched Salon with one of our shine afficionados. 956 Broadway, Fresh Meadows, NY.

All that glitters is not gold—but oh, how it’s beautiful to behold! -JC

A young girl came into Bewitched Salon today to get her hair dyed. She wanted a swathe of brilliant purple and an edgy cut. Our colorist, Jennifer, who sports pink and violet highlights, was in seventh heaven.

I spoke to the girl’s mother. who said, “We prefer crazy hair color to face piercings.” Then she asked me if I had a valium.

“How about coffee and a bagel?” I suggested. We talked about the Sixties, with girls shedding their bras and boys growing their hair. Teenagers going through a rite of passage, like her daughter.

Watching the young lady’s face in the mirror, I could see that ecstatic glint in her eye.

“What do you want to be when you grow up?” I asked.

“A tattoo artist,” she replied. Absolutely perfect.

At Bewitched Salon in Woodmere, NY, we support extremist behavior in the hair department. The Geo Palette Hair System gives our clients glorious color, from sublime subtlety to outrageous hues. Don’t take to the streets with acts of violence. Come to Bewitched for color power of the highest order. And no one gets hurt.

Call 516 374-1490 for an appointment.

www.geopalette.com to see our results, or youtube at geo palette.     -JC

French Vogue editor and Tom Ford muse, Carine Roitfeld,  coined the phrase “glamour bondage”, and had feminists complaining about  images in a recent magazine.

But when we’re strapping on a pair of skyscraper heels, or wearing spanx that make us cry out for oxygen, or sporting a bag that has Citibank owning us, are we really slaves to fashion? Or are we simply slaves to feeling sexy or liberated or hip or gorgeous?

Getting Geo Palette hair color makes us slaves of a different kind.  We become addicted to being followed into the supermarket with the question: “Where did you get your color done?” We like hearing friends tell us, “You’ve never looked better,” or even, “Did you have work done on your face?” They can’t put their finger on it, but it’s our fabulous hair color that lasts for months, with a few root colors in between. Bondage is overtaken by a deep satisfaction that a few hours at Bewitched getting Geo Palette color takes years off our age, reduces wrinkles, and gives us the truest form of liberation: feeling beautiful.

Get it, and discover the magic.

Make an appointment at Bewitched Salon by calling 516 374-1490. Visit us at 956 Broadway and watch our slide show of satisfied clients. Or check out our website, www.geopalette.com. -JC

Okay, here at Bewitched we like being on the cutting edge of style…we are the flagship salon for the Geo Palette Cut/Color System, after all.

So when I read about the dark smokey eye, I had to try it. We have three wonderful makeup artists here at the shop, but I did my eyes at home.

My daughter was the first to notice. “Is that a black eye?” she asked me, over toast and coffee.

The man behind the counter at the bagel shop looked alarmed. “Is your boyfriend beating you?”

Some eye makeup remover wiped away my supposed beating, and I’m back to a bare eye with mascara and liner…until Alice or Nichole or Eyeleen are available. After all, I have a reputation to uphold, and two black eyes aren’t good for my image.

My hair color, however, created by George and his revolutionary Geo Palette Hair System, is very good for my image. I get tons of compliments, and if you call us at Bewitched Salon for an appointment, you’ll love it, too. 516 374-1490

Or have a look-see at www.geopalette.com for our fabulous results.

Don’t ask me for a smokey eye, though. The coffee and compliments are on the house.