Photograph and Model

Meredith Rae

Never a dull moment at Salon Evol, in the Poconos, Pa.

Has your stylist ever cut hair blindfolded? The guys at Salon Evol CAN!
Down time at Salon Evol rarely includes sitting around with a bunch of magazines, instead challenging the boys to a blindfolded haircut competion kills more time than Britney Spears gossip session.

After Tonya complained about a light-bulb being burned out; Sean jokingly responded “I don’t need light. I can cut hair blindfolded!”  And thus Tonya responded with a challenge!  A challenge to see who can cut the best maniquin’s hair blindfolded. Next thing you know Sean and Jesse are blindfolded, scissors cutting, and god be with the maniquins’ hair that was being cut.

The Rules:

You can use any tool, including clippers, as long as your completely blindfolded.

The Challenge:

A “proper” fade.

I’m not sure what I was expecting but the results were amazing!!

These guys are no joke!

It was a close match but Jesse won this round!!

Stop into Evol for a proper fade from Jesse!

118 South 8th st.

Stroudsburg, Pa 18360

570-421-3865

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Justine Pierre hair by Jesse Scavone at Salon Evol, Stroudsburg Pa.

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Allstar kid Andy!! Sits still in the chair and never moves his head…He looks like an adult.

“Keep your head straight, Andy, so u get an even haircut,” says Sean Henry.

A tip for stylists and dealing with children’s first haircuts is try to talk to children prior to cutting their hair; gradually introduce them to the tools you migh use so they fell comfortable and know it’s harmless.

Tips for parents and you child’s haircuts is to have your child attend one of your haircut appointments so they can feel comfortable in the salon and with your stylist.  Then they can see mommy and daddy do it too ..it doesn’t hurt.   Honestly who can blame a kid for screaming and crying at their first hair appointment when all they see is a pair of scissors coming at their face from a complete stranger!

So following my own advice to “Beautify” yourself this holiday, I went and got a Mani-Pedi at a small salon in Copacabana.  Just arranging the appointment was enough of a chore to justify the spa treatment, let alone a Christmas gift to myself.  First, I don’t speak Portuguese.  Second, I scheduled my appointment for last Tuesday.  When I arrive, apparently I mixed up the times.  My appointment was at 18:00, 6pm, which I thought was 7pm.  Why are we the only country (USA) that doesn’t use 24 hour time?

So I then reschedule the appointment for today, but now at the correct time 19:00.  THEN I realized that I actually can’t make it at that time, so on my way to my morning beach swim I walk in to reschedule my appointment.  I had looked up all the words in my Portuguese translator so I could at least manage to tell them to change the appointment smoothly.  Luckily, this receptionist spoke English, and I was able to book a time that worked!  The salon was tiny, but always full.  I knew that in between the two holidays vanity is at it’s highest, so I needed to make sure I could make it to this appointment. I promised myself a mani-pedi for Christmas!!

I show up today around 12 for my mani-pedi… I was plopped in a chair and given a plastic bowl with a couple tablets to soak my feet in!  My pedicure was done in this sort of fashion

That’s right!  All I did was plop my foot up on her knee!  No fancy massage chair, no bubbling salt bath, just this.  Don’t be too quick to shy away.  My results were fabulous

Here’s my Christmas gift under the tree!!  My pedi!!!

The oddest part of this whole ordeal was the technique she used to paint my nails.  Literally she plopped the paint over my entire finger.  No tediuos strokes, no trying to keep the polish on the nail.  She did the exact opposite.  Followed by taking a pointed rod with nail polish remover to clean around the nail!  So simple!  Why do we waste all the time in America to paint only on the nail, when we can quickly just plop it all around!!

So for a mere $25R, about $12US I didn’t get a fancy massage.  My hands didn’t get all lotioned up, but boy did they sure clean everything up sweet!  I got the best gift a girl could ask for, confidence.  I enjoyed every bit of my pretty little fingers and toes as I ate my christmas dinner tonight, Beers and Pizza : )  It’s those little things in life that are the finest treats!

Enjoy your holidays!!!

xoxo

Still not sure what to get your honey for the holidays?  Or maybe you are undecided on what to get for yourself! How about becoming a brand new woman?

Check out this daring diva that stopped in EVOL today for a new look!  She thought she’d give her husband of 19yrs the best gift of all this year!

Here is her before

Check out all the hair she left behind for her hubby’s new woman

And after!!

Doesn’t see look Awesome!

Go on treat yourself to a new look this holiday!

BeautySmack would like to give some props to  Sean Henry of Salon Evol, Eileen Noelle Photography , and the beautifuly pictured Senior and future model, Brianna.  Brianna, a senior at Pocono Mountain High School in Pennsylvania, is a finalist for the annual Senior Portraits Artists (SPA) Model Contest.  SPA is even generous enough to hold their annual event in some of the most desirable and warmest destinations of the Winter.  This year SPA will be held in San Diego, at the Hotel Del on Coronado Island!

15 Winners will be flown to San Diego and spend their days modeling for about 300 Professional Photographers accompanied by Model Scouts who are on hand to help our new-found talent find some luck in the modeling world. To date, many of our SPA Model winners are modeling for Abercrombie and Fitch, Ed Hardy, Forever 21, and walking the runways of Italy.  All models for Eileen Noelle Photography are given hair and makeup at Salon Evol prior to their senior photo shoot!

Let’s all come together and show some Pocono’s Pride for the talent that will no longer hide and congratulation Brianna, Sean, and Eileen.

For more information on this event please visit the SPA site

For more information or to book a senior portrait with Eileen Noelle please visit her site here.

For mor information or to book a stylist consultation with Sean Henry at Salon Evol please visit his site here.

Hair by Tonya Kemly

Anna was a pleasure to meet, super bubbly and outgoing.  She even took up my offer to do her hair after she told me she was blind as a bat! (laughing) Regardless of her eyesight she’s lucky to have such a kickass stylist like Tanya.  This momma’s hot-to-trot!

The Locks of Love Fundraiser has come to an end, and Team Evol and the ESU Locks of Love team were able to raise $585 for The Breast Cancer Foundation. Team Evol did over 40 haircuts from 12-5 pm today. Thanks to all ESU students who came out and donated their hair! It’s always so rewarding driving away from events like that just knowing you’ve helped so many people in so many ways. Ear to ear smiles are infectious with Team Evol. We can’t wait to be apart of this event next year! Check out some of our Awesome Donators:

Jesse prepares Elina’s hair for donation. Elina donated 12 inches and could of donated 10 more this same day!

And it begins

Nikki sits in Sean’s chair ready to rock a new look for love.

And afterwards is very pleased with her generous donation and rockin’ style!

Here’s Manni rockin’ a faux hawk!

Marina is busy blowing out Shareen’s hair. Shareen was part of the organization team for Locks of Love at ESU.

Shareen, you look fabulous with the smock on and everything!

Licia is busy working on the man! hahah! He’s very happy with his cut!

Thanks to all the donators, team members, and ESU students and staff for supporting such a great cause!

Locks of Love

Breast Cancer Awareness Month information

It’s never too late to donate!

AND THAT’S TEAM WORK FOR YA!

PEACE!

Salon Evol

All photos by Marina and her iPhone