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When I get mad, a colleague of mine says I remind her of the Countess. “Go back to your cabinet, witch,” comes to mind, a remark the Countess recently sent straight to Alex McCord’s heart on their Moroccan trip.  Okay, I admit that I’m prone to giving a quick jab myself, and sailing out the door.

Ramona recently became a basket case, unable to spar with the loud and louder Jill, and reduced to sobs while moaning, “She’s not listening to me,” over and over. Not my kind of sparring.

Sonya gets nuttier and nuttier, and tends to follow in the Countess’s footsteps, waving a hand dismissively, and fluttering off.

Kelly hates any confrontation at all, calling Alex’s anger “inauthentic” several times in a row, interspersed with “STOP! STOP!” Alex is reduced to looked bug-eyed, reminding us of Ramona’s famous runway walk.

If Jill rants, Cindy sulks. “These women are nuts!” she exclaimed the other day. You joined them, baby.

Come to Bewitched Salon for anger management by coloring your hair with the Geo Palette, our fabulous new system for coloring hair! We have vibrant reds that surpass Jill’s color, soft diffused blonds that would benefit Alex’s new modeling career, a range of color that would enhance Kelly’s image, rich classy browns that the Countess would adore. And you’ll leave ecstatic.

516 374-1490 for an appointment at Bewitched, 956 Broadway, Fresh Meadows, NY, or call our Geo Palette certified salons, Bewitched in Woodmere, C3 in Port Washington, Karisma in Tampa, or Beehive Islip. www.geopalette.com or watch our videos on Youtube at geopalette.

-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.

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

Steven Tyler has lead a charmed life, full of highs and lows, talent and tenacity, addiction and depression.

He developed Hepatitis C and was misdiagnosed with a brain tumor. He had damage to his throat, and a foot disease (Morton’s neuroma) that left him crippled (and addicted to painkillers.)

Aerosmith threatened to fire him. His wife left him. His mother died. His children were terrified that he would die as well, his depression ran that deep.

But rehab worked, his soul was revived, and Steven’s supreme spirit emerged once again. American Idol anointed him one of America’s jewels, and he was back and more loved than ever.

“Hell-fire save matches, f…k a duck and see what hatches” is part of Tyler folklore. We adore him.

Here at Bewitched, we suggest a simpler solution to leaving your misery behind. Rehab is great, of course. But how about rehabilitating your hair with the revolutionary new color system called the Geo Palette?

Re-invent yourself without the drugs and the drama. They will storm you in the street with compliments, and you won’t fall off the stage.

www.geopalette.com

Watch George Mennella on FIOS1 this week, demonstrating the Geo Palette.

Look for us on Facebook at geo palette, or Youtube for videos.

Better yet, call us at 516 374-1490 and schedule an appointment for HAIR REHAB. Addiction of another kind.

When I was little, I watched a show called Queen for a Day. The contestant had to be impoverished, crippled, or caring for several sick family members. She was crowned Queen, and given gifts galore while the audience cheered and the Queen cried her eyes out. I was mesmerized by her transformation from misery to happiness.

Yesterday, millions came together for a royal wedding, with its’ fashion, hair, and tradition. We loved that two kisses were bestowed upon the bride. Thousands of future brides will copy Kate’s natural style, her elegant gown, and simple make-up. They will go on her French diet to shed pre-marital pounds. For one long day into the wee hours of the morning, the world celebrated.

Here at Bewitched, we want our clients to celebrate every day by recommending our revolutionary new color system called the Geo Palette. The color lasts longer and surpasses any conventional methods with its’ subtlety and brilliance.

Transform your hair from misery to happiness, and get used to the compliments with the Geo Palette. The world will follow.

Visit us at www.geopalette.com, or watch our videos on YouTube at Geo Palette. Then make an appointment for your transformation at Bewitched Salon in Woodmere, NY, Bewitched Salon in Woodmere, NY, Beehive Islip, C3 in Port Washington, NY, or Karisma in Tampa, Florida.

Call us at 516 374-1490 for Bewitched Salon, our flagship Geo Palette salon.

I hope being broke doesn’t shorten my life. And I hope it’s only temporary. I turn down dinner with friends for the same reason…who wants to hear about my money gripes? I can only talk about reality televison or the burglaries in my area or relationships for so long. A glass of wine is good…but that eight dollars might better be saved for gas…guzzle the liquor or have my car guzzle the gas?

Or, would I rather get a shirt, or go out  to eat?

Which brings us to my favorite E.M. Forster line from Howard’s End…”Only connect.”

Should I connect with a person or an article of clothing?

Life is about making choices.

So save your pennies and get the Geo Palette at Bewitched Salon for gorgeous color. It lasts for months, you’ll get tons of compliments, bagels and coffee on Fridays and Saturdays, and “thank you” discounts for our valued clients…buy a card for $400 and get $550, $600 and you’ll get $900 of services.

Do the math, and come on in for a fresh spring look. Shopping therapy that resonates for months.  -JC

516 374-1490 for an appointment.

Here at Bewitched, some of us love Charlie Sheen and some of us think a date with Dr. Drew is in order. I myself would love to watch him fight his demons on Celebrity Rehab…and survive.

A recovering addict predicted that Charlie’s spiraling lunacy  is cocaine withdrawal…fighting everyone, despising most, grandiose gestures and spitfire dialogue, tweeting out of control.

Public fascination with Charlie Sheen is at a high. We can’t seem to get enough of him.

For a SHEEN of another kind (okay, forgive me), or a HAIR INTERVENTION, get the Geo Palette…revolutionary hair color, brilliant OR subtle, for every client’s color needs. Addiction of another kind…to beauty.

Call us for an appointment at 516 374-1490.

Check out our Geo Palette Facebook page, or go to www.geopalette.com to see Palette Artists in action.

Get the Geo Palette: a color high without drugs. Compliments to follow.

Bewitched Salon 956 Broadway Fresh Meadows NY 11366

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.