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25th Jan 2018

Behind The Scenes: The Garnish Hair Academy

Welcome to The Garnish Hair Academy You all already know our Studio Apprentice, Reece, but we thought you might be interested in what exactly our Apprentice Program is, why Candice decided to create it, and how it positively impacts the Garnish Experience. Throughout the Salon industry it’s fairly common practice for newly licensed cosmetologists to complete an apprenticeship program of some kind. These programs often range in content and duration, and as you can imagine, how much the new stylist learns has a lot to do with the stylist training them. Having been in the industry for almost 15 years,…

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15th Jan 2018

The Hair Consultation

Scenario: You show up for an appointment with your new stylist—you’ve been waiting weeks for this appointment and you’re READY for your hair transformation. You arrive and show the stylist your goal photos telling them how excited you are for your new color. They glance at their watch and give you a look… then you hear the dreaded words: “I don’t have time for that particular service today.” They offer you a compromise or the ability to reschedule. Obviously, you’re devastated. All of this could’ve been avoided if you could have just spent a few minutes chatting with your new…

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28th Dec 2017

2018 Hair Trends

New Year, New 2018 Hair Trends! The Garnish gang got together and talked about what we thought would be the upcoming #hairtrends in 2018 and here’s what we’re prettyyy sure you’re going to see a lot of in the upcoming year. 1. Lived in Top Knots Did you catch our blog post on lived-in hair and why it’s one of our favorite hair trends? The lived-in look is not going anywhere, and top knots have officially joined braids and waves as an acceptable messy look. Top knots are super easy and cute while still being functional, so of course, we…

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28th Dec 2017

#HairGoals 2018, you ready?

It’s that time of year again: #HairGoals You may have heard the saying, “Invest in your hair—it’s the accessory you wear every day.” And you’ve probably experienced that powerful feeling of “I can take on the world” when you’re having that better than ever kickass hair day. So what happens if it’s a crucial part of your daily look and can change your entire attitude? It only makes sense to invest in making your #hairgoals a reality. Here at Garnish we specialize in transformations. Transformations, to us, encompass all the wonderful things! It can be as simple as the perfect…

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15th Dec 2017

Opalex, the Hair Magician

Do you believe in magic? Meet Opalex. If you’re a beauty fiend or follow hair trends you have probably already heard of the magic that is Olaplex. Real talk: sometimes technology can be a pain, but sometimes it provides a much needed solution. Olaplex is one such solution. First and foremost, Olaplex is a bond rebuilder, which is game-changing in terms of hair health and hair color. Understanding exactly what Olaplex does requires getting a bit science-y so bear with me. The strands of your hair are naturally made up of bonds. Imagine two links on a jewelry chain. The…

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13th Dec 2017

The Garnish Holiday Gift Guide

The Garnish Holiday Gift Guide With only two weeks left until Christmas, it’s crunch time for finding the perfect gift for your bestie, mom, and big sis. If you’re anything like us, we find any excuse to avoid the parking decks at the mall this time of year, so we thought we would help you out with some ideas. We’ve put together the perfect collections for all of the hair-loving ladies in your life. For Your Curly Girl • A Cowash such as R+Co’s Analog or Kevin Murphy’s Restore. • R+Co Twister Curl Primer aka the anti-frizz prep cream that…

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30th Nov 2017

Garnish Levels Up: Crown Hair Extensions + Trichology

Fun Fact: We Love Hair Extensions No seriously, we really LOVE hair extensions. We love being able to help women find solutions for their hair needs whether that’s added length, more volume for the length they already have, or filling in skinny ends that won’t grow. Hair Extensions can create such a beautiful transformation, and provide an amazing solution for so many hair needs. There are, however, some hair concerns that traditional extensions cannot solve. Over the past decade that Candice has been applying hair extensions she has seen a wide variety of women’s hair needs, and has made it…

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27th Nov 2017

The Talk of 2017: Top 5 Garnish Hair Studio Posts

Welcome to the Garnish 2017 TOP FIVE. The end of the year is inevitably a time of reflection, and this year we wanted to share with you all what YOUR top 5 favorite blog posts of the year were. Garnish presents…Pink Gloves Spotlight: Today, we honor Lisa We LOVE that this was your favorite post of the year, because we totally understand—Lisa is one of our favorites, too. In this blog post Lisa shared with us her personal journey with Candice and extensions after having lost her hair through chemotherapy for breast cancer. Lisa allowed us to document her process…

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17th Nov 2017

Awesomeness Alert: Meet Reece & Arianna

If you’ve been into the studio in the past couple of months you’ve probably seen that we have two new bright smiling faces that have joined the Garnish team. We wanted to take a moment to introduce you to Candice’s apprentice, Reece, and our new Salon Coordinator, Arianna. Reece joined the Garnish team about three months ago after graduating from the Paul Mitchell Cosmetology School here in Raleigh. As Candice’s apprentice, he will be assisting her each day, along with taking ongoing classes taught by Candice and our Senior Director, Christine. Reece loves pretty much everything hair—cuts, colors of all…

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04th Nov 2017

NBR Hair Extensions x Garnish Hair Studio

Mot Goes West: Part Two Just over six months ago, Candice ventured to Laguna Beach, California to attend a class on Natural Beaded Rows Hair Extensions. At the time, she had a certification in the method, and she was interested in learning more, but had no idea the possibilities it could provide.

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