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I am feeling sorry for myself, propped in front of a fan that isn’t giving me relief. Too hot to clean. Too hot to do yard work. My car is out of commission.

My friends know that I never sweat. I am sweating.

So I get a ride to the mall. I don’t like malls much, but it will do.  I have a cool drink at Starbucks while I wait for a pedicure. The area smells….air conditioned. And when I am greeted by my Korean manicurist, in all my white russian paleness with my patina of, well, perspiration, what does she say?

“I love your hair color.” Damn. That’s the Geo Palette Hair System. Great color, even when you’re in a sweat. I guess it should have put me in a good mood sooner. -JC

Colorists: go to www.geopalette.com for info about the system, and soon to be available starter kits so that you can learn the best new color system available to the hairdressing industry. Your clients will love it, and so will you. Or call 516 374-490 for an appointment in Woodmere, NY to get the Geo Palette. No sweat. Just gorgeous.

Now that our gardens are blooming again, let me plant an idea in your head about fabulous hair color that will make your own unique beauty blossom.  What am I talking about? Take your hair color from ragweed to roses—and try our new Geo Palette Hair System for hues that surpass conventional techniques with their multi-dimensional color and shine.

We’re taking the Geo Palette Hair System to Los Angeles,  CA,  on June 8th and 9th! Colorists, visit us at the Energizing Summit (the Marriott LAX), the premier coloring convention, for Geo Palette info and kit-buying. Or look for us at Blush Salon and Spa in WoodlandHills, California on June 11th…contact [email protected] for a seat! You will love it, and so will your clients.

www.geopalette.com or call us at 516 374-1490 for an appointment with a garden of gorgeous hair color!

I was washing a handful of blueberries for breakfast (in an attempt to beat back memory loss), and I was struck by the beauty of it: the cool water, the deep blue of my hasty manicure blending with the hue of the blueberry. My morning thrill.

Let’s face it. Living in the moment is the best way to keep the vagaries of life at bay…and just for a few moments, I drank in the sight of my simple masterpiece.

The Geo Palette will paint your hair like art imitating nature. It can be as natural as the sunshine, or it can become a Fauvist painting, a Futuristic dabble, even an Impressionistic gem. Hair as art, imitating nature. Call us today at 516 374-1490 for your own personalized hair art at Bewitched Salon in Woodmere…you will love it.

Or check out our website at www.geopalette.com to view our gallery of “hair as living art”.  -JC

Have you ever visited your hair salon, asked for brand new color, and gone home and cried? Tequila doesn’t help. An attack of blindness might…but your friends will let you know that your color sucks, won’t they? And bad color in daylight spells disaster.

Try something new for spring: the Geo Palette Hair System. It’s fabulous color that lasts longer than a highlight, is kind to the environment, creates multi-dimension in your hair, and won’t give you a hangover! Daylight is your friend, and so is the mirror.

Geo Palette color: a cure for hair hangover.  The only drink you’ll need is to celebrate! Call 516 374-1490 for an appointment with one of our Geo Palette Colorists.

Celebrate spring at Bewitched in Woodmere, NY with a hair transformation! Check out www.geopalette.com for more information. One marguerita and fabulous color? Perfect. -JC

I didn’t mind Seth as much as many FB people did. As one approving viewer said, “The Oscars is turning into a Family Guy episode…that’s GREAT! And didn’t Seth sing well?
Hair was mostly old Hollywood, long waves that framed the face or that sweet sloppy look that looks homemade but isn’t.
The only bun I didn’t like was Kristin Chenweth, who was dwarfed by everyone until she sang. Her voice said, “I’m huge,” and her neck said, “Hide me next time.”

Hair color didn’t stand out, except perhaps for Jessica Chastain’s, whose red lips saved a dress that was the same color as her skin.
Extreme thinness ruled. Check out the movies of the thirties and forties for meatier beauty.
For meatier hair beauty, I suggest you get a Geo Palette….multi-dimensional, vibrant, gorgeous color that would have been crowned by an Oscar, every time.
www.geopalette.com, or call 516 374-1490 for an appointment at Bewitched. If your hair salon doesn’t use the Geo Palette, send your colorist to us. It’s award-winning, and you will be, too. -JC

Nudity. Is it bad? Airbrushing. Is it fair? Back in 1814, Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres painted La Grande Odalisque, a romanticized nude inspired by the Orient. He elongated the model’s back and torso to fit his image of the ideal female form. Critics said that she looked boneless. Ingres could have cared less, and his own vision of beauty reigned.

Does nakedness equal vulnerability? Maybe if someone surprises you in the buff. Naked hair, however, devoid of color and richness and shine, is not a pretty sight. We suggest you fix it fast!

Color your life with the Geo Palette Hair System…multi-dimensional hues that will enhance your life AND your hair. You won’t feel vulnerable. You will feel wonderful.

Be the next Grande Odalisque…your hair will reign supreme.

www.geopalette.com or call Bewitched Salon in Woodmere for an appointment to get the art of hair color.

516 374-1490 -JC

BEFORE!

AFTER!

I’ve witnessed it more than once…a distraught woman running into the salon with the words, “I need someone to fix my hair!” One desperate lady banged on the locked doors, pointing to her bright orange hair with tears in her eyes. We let her in and stayed until midnight, turning the alarmingly orange tresses to hues of gorgeous blond, and finishing her damaged ends with a fabulous cut. She thanked George Mennella at least a hundred times.

It happened again yesterday, a disaster in hair color and a desperate young lady who didn’t want to go out in public. George examined the damage like a doctor evaluating a difficult case. Then the words, “I can make you beautiful again,” and the look of hope in the client’s eyes.
George started the process, dry cutting it so that it had shape and form…combing and painting, decolorizing the hair strand by strand, until the roots were no longer orange, and the client relaxed in the chair, knowing she could go out in public again. A gorgeous cut and finish was the icing on the cake. It took painstaking hours, but his patience was endless and the client’s gratitude?…Well, let’s say it was boundless.

Everyone loves a happy ending. Come to Bewitched Salon in Woodmere, NY, for a color fix, a color change, or our revolutionary new color system, the Geo Palette,  a color process created by George Mennella that surpasses the traditional highlight with its’ dimension and shine, only at Geo Palette certified salons.
Call 516 374-1490 for an appointment. You’ll love the before and after! -JC

Moon River lives on in our memories, long ago innocence calling out to us on a transistor radio…something kids today have never heard of.
Andy William’s smooth singing voice, with his “Can’t Get Used to Losing You” back in the sixties, was part of the oldster’s memories, but not as much a part of the present musical scene as legendary Tony Bennett. Different beloved singers with different approaches.
For a fabulous approach to hair color, for all ages, get the Geo Palette…beautiful hair color that surpasses the traditional highlight. Once our clients at Bewitched Salon get the Geo Palette Color System, they never go back!
In the words of Andy Williams, “It the most wonderful time of the year” to get the Geo Palette…autumn color that will welcome winter with brilliance and shine in an array of shades, from aubergine to wheat, pumpkin to golden harvest.
Celebrate Andy’s life with us! He will be missed. -JC
www.geopalette.com
or call us at Bewitched: 516 374-1490 for an appointment today!

I just watched Richard Gere in his new movie, Arbitrage, and despite his perfect family complete with mistress and mansion, mishandled money (read thievery) and moral ambiguity, yes, I rooted for him all the way.
He’s the best looking gray-haired hottie in the business.
But except for Richard and the gorgeous older model, Carmen, (duped out of her money by the morally bankrupt Bernie Madoff), gray hair is out, particularly for women.
Color is in, and lots of it…a pop of purple is big at Bewitched Salon in Woodmere, and the Geo Palette Color System is even bigger. Several shades in one sitting, so that blondes are richer, brunettes are more multi-dimensional, and redheads glow with gorgeousness!
Try the Geo Palette and get the best color on the planet. Call 516 374-1490 for an appointment to get color that surpasses the conventional highlight. Then go to the movies and root for Richard Gere! -JC

An article in the NY Times talked about women of a certain age getting bolder hair color…no boring Upper East Side hair for them. One stylist dubbed the trend an “I’m having fun” kind of energy, with clients dipping pieces of hair in parrot-like colors. Hurrah for them!
And hurrah for us! MariaLisa Mennella at Bewitched Salon in Woodmere, NY  has been painting pieces of color on some of her sixty, seventy, and eighty year old clients, not to mention younger ones, for several years. It’s young, fun, and liberating. 

Her uncle, George Mennella, has invented a new color system, the Geo Palette, that colors hair in not one or two colors, but three, four or five. With its’ beautiful dimensionality and tonality, more and more older women are seeking out a system for coloring hair that elicits compliments with exclamation points!

Try it by calling 516 374-1490. Ask for the Geo Palette or a few pieces of heavenly color…George and MariaLisa Mennella will give you that bold, edgy style to make you feel and look years younger. -JC