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Celebrate #NationalLipstickDay with a High Bun!

Protect those lovely lips from the summer heat with a lip balm with SPF and a little lip gloss. Also, a messy high bun will keep you cool and take your whole look to the next level AND protect you from head lice! Today is National Lip Stick Day. Here is a little history about the possible origins of lipstick: Ancient Sumerian men and women were possibly the first to invent and wear lipstick, about 5,000 years ago. They crushed gemstones and used them to decorate their faces, mainly on the lips and around the eyes. Also, Egyptians like Cleopatra crushed bugs to create a color of red on their lips. So no matter how you decide to accessorize this summer, make sure to have fun and stay lice free! Stop by one of our family-friendly salons across the country and ask for comprehensive head lice screenings for all your fashionista friends and family!

Hair Fairies Helps Ease Jetsetter’s Mind

Hair Fairies The Original Head Lice Helps in San Diego received a call from a frantic mother who was about to board a non-stop flight to Los Angeles out of San Francisco. She was literally in the security line when she received a phone call from her husband that her son was being treated at our San Francisco location with a severe case of head lice. She immediately called our San Diego salon, located in beautiful La Jolla to set up an appointment. Mom was to drive down to SD from LA during Friday rush-hour traffic! Despite all the obstacles and anxieties of having to deal with head lice, Hair Fairies was able to squeeze her in due to our extended hours in San Diego, and to top it off – she was lice free! Her peace of mind was worth all the drama of the day. Mom did a “happy dance” and thanked us for the 100th time, and mentioned she can count on Hair Fairies during her travels due to our nation-wide locations. Hair Fairies: helping traveling families for over 17 years!

Video Games at Hair Fairies

Here at Hair Fairies – The Head Lice Helpers in San Diego, children and their family can have fun in our huge playroom! We have movies, crayons, toys, and VIDEO GAMES! You will not want to leave.

Does Heat Kill Head Lice?

As California enters summer with record-breaking heat, you would think it would make things uncomfortable for head lice, right? WRONG. Many people think that high heat will kill head lice and their eggs. So, drying your laundry on high heat for 40+ minutes isn’t effective or eco-friendly when there is heatwave going on.   Save yourself some time and money and get our amazing Hair Fairies – The Head Lice Helpers Eucalyptus Laundry Detergent: http://staging.hairfairies.com/product/eucalyptus-laundry-detergent/   Tough on lice but gentle our your clothes, this industrial-strength detergent can be used with cold water and is HE (high-efficiency) compatible.

Flowers vs Lice

The dad of one of our clients came in earlier this week to make sure he had not contracted head lice from his daughter. Although he was almost 100% positive he didn’t have it, he just wanted to have a professional tell him “No sir, you do not have head lice,” so that he may be on his way back to his normal routine. I began checking him and I did not find head lice, but instead I found: flowers! Tiny little yellow flowers all over his head. I had the pleasure of telling him “No sir, you do not have head lice” and was also pretty happy to add “…but you do have tiny flowers!” Turns out, being the tallest person (with the shortest hair) at home really put him at an advantage to not pick up a bug, instead his height put him at the disadvantage of the family tree brushing against his head every morning, giving him a crown of flowers every morning!

The purpose of lice…

We all know that lice is a pain! Lots of laundry, lots of cleaning, too much to do in very little time! So what gives? Why does head lice exists? This week a client asked to no one in particular: what is the purpose of head lice?? She was at her wits end with these pesky bugs and had lost her patience. A client sitting across from her, who was also dealing with the bugs responded with the following: “Having three kids means head lice has come into my house a few times, I’ve learned that it is not the worst thing that can happen. There are far worse things that can be happening, illness, finances, loss, the list can go on and on. Head lice has never come at a convenient time, but it teaches you about patience, team work, gratitude for the help you receive, it teaches you tolerance, and it humbles you!” Our impatient client really took those words and let them sit for a few minutes when she realized that these annoying little bugs were being taken care of and she (like many others) was going to be O.K. At the end of the day, nobody WANTS to get head lice, but if you do, there are several valuable lessons you can learn from the experience. Although we hope you never contract head lice, Hair Fairies is always going to be here to help you and your loved ones through it all!

Who loves Harry Potter?!

On Friday a brave little pre-schooler decided that it was time to finally watch a Harry Potter movie while being treated. Her older brother and sister had read all the books and seen all the movies, so what was the harm? She asked her dad if it was “permissible” ( big words!) to watch Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone and he said of course, as long as she was brave enough for the spooky parts. After a bit of hesitation she decided she was the bravest kid on the block and began the movie. IMMEDIATE FAN. From the moment Professor Dumbledore left Harry at his aunt and uncles as a baby to the very quick appearance from Lord Voldemort towards the end, she was hooked. She made sure everyone in the salon got a narrative of exactly what was happening in the movie at all times. She was not happy when she left the salon, since her plan was to watch all 8 movies in one sitting, but her dad promised to rent the next few for her for a Harry Potter binge three day weekend. It was pretty awesome to watch someone become a Harry Potter fan and forget about the fact that she was in our salon for a completely different reason. It makes every aspect of our job worth every spooky and magical scene!

New Year, New Goals

The beginning of the New Year always calls for long lists of life changing resolutions normally centered around green foods and the dreaded treadmill. This year those two were on our list, but we wanted to reach for easier more attainable goals for this brand new year! Here are some of our non-dietary/exercise related resolutions, we invite you on this 365 day challenge and we wish you all the best! 1. Read one book per week! Your brain and imagination will thank you! 2. Save all the change you can until the end of the year, cash it in and buy yourself something nice for next Christmas! 3. Tell yourself 3 positive things everyday, and then tell 3 other people something nice too! We wish you the best this 2016, from the San Diego Hair Fairies to you and yours!  

Fun in SD!

Yesterday was Linda's first day in the salon running things all by herself! and she did a wonderful job and she said what a great time she had playing boss for 1 day! Great Job Linda!

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