Sunday, April 19, 2009


Surface’s Welcome to Earth Week 2009: Green Evolution
We could change the world tomorrow if all the millions of people
around the world acted the way they believe.
April 22nd is Earth Day. A day both of celebration and appreciation for our earth and of the environmental movement's successes thus far; as well as an excellent opportunity to raise our awareness levels and the awareness of others to what we can do in our daily lives that will determine whether our world will become a safer, better place in which to live or fails to support life all together. In this regard we must face a fact; salons are major energy consumers and chemical polluters. Are we able to erase the large carbon foot print that our profession leaves? No. However we do have the ability to make product and consumption choices that will greatly reduce the size of our footprint. What may seem like ‘little things’ add up to be ‘big things’. Please take the time to read Surface ‘Profitability In A Green World’ and share this information with others. We owe it to the children of our earth to take personal responsibility in our actions to leave the earth a better place than we found it.
Profitability In A Green World
We could change the world tomorrow, if all the millions of people around the world acted the way they believe. Doing the right thing is not a sometimes thing; it is an all the time thing! It is who we are and how we live with the awareness, responsibility and process of doing what is right. Knowing that little things don’t mean a lot they mean everything!
The Surface Family!
Recycle:
- Plastics, paper, glass, magazines, color tubes. Contact your city for recycling services. Keep bins convenient.

Reduce:
- Energy: - compact fluorescent lights (last 10x longer and use 66% less energy than
incandescent bulbs and natural lighting!
- automated thermostats and lights. Every degree you lower your heat in the 60 – 70 F range you’ll save 5% on heating costs (same for cooling)
- turning your computer OFF at night saves an estimated $75 per year.
- turn lights and tools off when not needed, use low volt appliances,
- maintain heating/cooling equipment save 10%

- Water: - turn off when not in use, use ultra low flush toilets and water efficient washing machines. Cold water laundry (salon of 3 saves $1,500 / year)

- Waste: - print two sided, adjust margins to .75” = 4.75% less paper (NA = 30M trees)
- email marketing whenever possible
- please consider the environment before printing your e-mail
- use refillable water bottles instead of bottled water, use reusable coffee mugs
- use one towel per hair cut client

Choose:
- Earth friendly, natural, organic easy biodegradable hair care and skin products with sustainably harvested ingredients. Good choices care for your personal health as well as the environment as these products are rinsed down the drain!
- Pure, natural, concentrate products free of cosmetic, synthetic fillers such as DEA and TEAs.
- Eco-friendly salon cleaning products.
- Companies who respect their carbon foot print (centralized shipping)

Be continually AWARE and take RESPONSIBILITY for your PROCESS of living.
Being Eco-friendly saves and makes you money.
Promote your eco credentials and people will flock to you. Better yet they will become more aware and make better eco choices with you!
Doing What Is Right Has Never Looked More Beautiful.
Wayne Grund and the Surface Family
www.surfacehair.com

Sunday, April 12, 2009

NFL Cheerleaders Kansas City Chiefs Choose Surface


Kansas City Chief Cheerleaders make Surface their hair care of choice! ‘Hero’ Surface products for the girls are Baba Hydrating Masque, Baba Hydrating Drops, Trinity One Shot Protein Repair, Trinity Strengthening Volume Shampoo, Bliss Styling Cream and Theory Hair Spray. Hair that is constantly being styled and in the sun needs great care; especially when it is long. Wayne shared ‘Hot Tips’ with the Cheerleaders on how the correct cut, ‘long or short’ and styling will maximize their facial shape and how Surface products will keep their hair looking great all year long. Bolero is the Cheerleaders salon of choice and two of the Bolero stylists are Surface Art Team members.


It is Great to Know the Answers for Awesome Hair! Summer sun and constant styling make Surface hair care a must. Baba Hydrating Shampoo, Baba Masque and Baba Drops. Use Baba Drops Wet and Dry!


Long Healthy Hair. Surface Awaken Encourages Hair Growth.


Surface Awaken Helps Speed and Strengthen Hair Growth.


Surface_Healthy Hair, Healthy Body, Healthy Earth.


Trinity Protein Repair Tonic for Second Day Hair. Root Lift with Crave Paste.


Healthy Hair and Skin. Baba Hydrating Drops for Hair and Skin. Amazing Penetrating Oil of Babbassu. From the 'Tree of Life'.

Loving Theory Hair Spray! Humidity Resistant and Features Color Lock Vita Complex.

Hair Styles and Facial Shapes!

Bliss Smoothing Cream. Great Hair! Trinity One Shot Protein Repair, Baba Hydrating Masque, Baba Hydrating Drops. Maximum Repair and Protection.


Big Happy Hair! Volumize Hair with Trinity Strengthening Shampoo, Conditoner and Protein Repair Tonic.

All Smiles with Surface!

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

It's ALL about "GREATNESS"! America's Beauty Show Chicago





We have just returned from the beautiful city of Chicago where we spent three fabulous days at America's Beauty Show!

America's Beauty show, formerly known as the Midwest Beauty show has come quite a long way in my eyes since I first attended back in 1999. Hairstylist from all around the world were there to discover something GREAT! They seemed more driven than ever before to find the highest quality products, tools, and education.

I believe hairdressers are an amazing breed of individuals. Last month I blogged about how amazed I was to see a sold out hair show in a time of financial crisis! I think hairdressers just know the 'jig is up'! They/we know that today if you want to achieve GREAT results in your business, you have to give GREAT service and to provide great service you need to top it off with GREAT products and GREAT tools! It's a spiral effect if you will. The beauty industry is not scared to do thier part in saving the economy!

Strangley enough I sat next to a financial specialist for a major bank chain on my flight to Chicago. He was saying that there were some major decisions being made on qualifications for who could get loans these days, etc.. and I told him my opionion.. I said, "if you want to know the truth the people to 'put your money on' are those in the beauty business"! "There has never been a better time for hairdressers to build there business, or even start a new one! People today may not be running out to buy a new car but they will spend to make themselves feel good for the moment with a great haircut, color, products, or spa service.. We know where its at!" He said he'd keep that in mind for his next team meeting ;).

Millions of thanks and appreciation to a GREAT Surface team (Brandi Weber, Patty Pumfrey, & Shaina Ritthailer) , the show attendees, and Marshalls Salon Services for helping us achieve another great show!

If we met you at our Surface Booth, WELCOME TO SURFACE! We hope to see you at a future event!

Together we can and we will leave this world a better place than we found it, one hair show at a time :) Keep striving for "GREATNESS"..

Truly,

Becca Grund