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30-Strong

Friday, November 4th, 2011

Rosehedge / 30 Strong collection jar @ VAIN Ballard: ready for your donation

For the entire month of November, VAIN is joining forces with businesses throughout Seattle for 30-Strong, a series of events to mark the 30th anniversary of the first AIDS diagnosis. We’ll be collecting donations at both VAIN Downtown + VAIN Ballard to support Rosehedge/Multifaith Works, which provides housing, health care and other services to our low-income neighbors living with HIV and AIDS.

Click here to learn more about 30-Strong and Rosehedge, or stop by either VAIN salon to make a donation. Every dollar counts!

30-Strong donation jars are located at the front desk of both VAIN downtown- 2018 1st Ave, Seattle- and VAIN Ballard- 5401 Ballard Ave NW. Click here for a list of other participating businesses and 30-Strong events.

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Community Focus: Bald Solidarity

Monday, July 18th, 2011

People’s hair often serves as a marker of identity. It can be a statement about oneself which either whispers, speaks, or shouts to others. VAIN strives to help people with this concept every day; but on Saturday, July 23rd at 3:00 p.m. at Westlake Center Park you will be able to see VAIN stylists TT and Yuki help a few brave souls make a completely different statement with their hair.

Bald Solidarity–a local non-profit organization devoted to raising awareness about gender inequality issues around the world–will be holding their annual “shave” event. Five brave souls are shaving their heads (sans clipper guards) in order to raise money for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Millions of women and girls around the world have little or no control over their lives; by shaving their heads these participants are sacrificing something we sometimes take for granted, the choice to make a statement with your hair.

If you’re interested in learning more about Bald Solidarity, just click and check out their website. There’s still time to sign up, but if you’re unable to shave your head you can always sponsor a participant, provide moral support at the event, or get an official Bald Solidarity bald cap and get some sponsors of your own to donate money. Just picture the schadenfreude response from your coworkers, at $1 a minute, you might be wearing the cap all week!

Check out Bald Solidarity’s website and/or attend the event on 7/23/11! Thinking about making a less  *ahem* bald statement or donating your hair? Call VAIN downtown @ (206) 441-3441 or VAIN Ballard @ (206) 706-2707.

Bald Solidarity promo video from Nathan Bean.

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Happy Pride from VAIN to you!

Friday, June 24th, 2011

VAIN Pride 2011!

Happy Pride 2011, everyone! Join us today from 4-7pm at Cal Anderson Park (between Denny & Pine, off Broadway) for the kick-off of Bend-it!, a free, queer, all-ages arts festival. We’ll have a VAIN guerilla hair crew there giving people free quickie party hairstyles to help get the weekend started. This has become an annual tradition for VAIN- we love seeing new + familiar faces of Seattle’s LGBT (+ LGBT-lovin!) community and being part of all the festivities.

See you at the park! We’ll be the ones wearing the rainbow shades.

♥,
VAIN

Don’t forget- show us your tickets for Pride Sunday’s benefit performance of Hedwig & the Angry Inch at the Crocodile (supports the It Gets Better Project!) and get 15% off your retail purchase at either VAIN salon.

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Hedwig hits Seattle for It Gets Better

Thursday, June 9th, 2011

Hedwig & the Angry Inch is coming to Seattle for Pride 2011 (full musical production! The songs! The story! The HAIR!), with proceeds from the show at The Crocodile on Pride Sunday, June 26, to benefit the most awesome It Gets Better Project.

You know VAIN’s got big love for our extended LGBT family of friends, staff and clients, so we’re joining other local businesses in offering a discount to ticketbuyers (you’ve got good taste in great causes and musical productions; you deserve it!). Through the end of June, present your ticket, ticket stub or ticket confirmation printout for the 6/26 Hedwig show and get 15% off your retail purchase at VAIN downtown or VAIN Ballard.*

Click here to learn more about this benefit show and to buy tickets. Click here to learn more about The It Gets Better Project. And if you’re a VAIN client who’s uploaded your own It Gets Better video, we’d love to hear about it and share it with our other VAIN Blog readers!

See you + your hot hair at The Croc,
VAIN

Hedwig & the Angry Inch takes over The Crocodile on Sunday, June 26, 2011. 8pm, 21+
*15% off discount applies to accessories, makeup, hair products, sunglasses and other retail purchases. Does not apply to hair services, waxing services, or featured VAIN Ballard jewelry. Otherwise, have at it! 

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All Good in the Hood: Ballard Day is this Friday!

Wednesday, May 18th, 2011

VAIN is celebrating KEXP‘s Hood to Hood festivities + all things Ballard this Friday, May 20. We’re offering 20% off purchases at VAIN Ballard to KEXP members* + free candy to everyone all day long, plus we’ve got tons of new spring accessories (hello, sunglasses!!!) + our fave hair products in stock for everyone coming out of rainy hair hibernation.

Friday’s forecast calls for sunny skies + 70 degrees and the KEXP lineup looks great (live broadcasts + shows! Discounts at participating businesses! A food drive for the Ballard Food Bank! Music + people who enjoy it!), so we hope you’ll swing by the ‘hood + say hello.

See you Friday!

♥ Ballard style,
VAIN

VAIN Ballard is located at 5401 Ballard Ave NW, right in the heart of it. Find out more about KEXP’s Hood to Hood/Ballard Day event here. Interested in becoming a KEXP member? Click here.

*20% off discount for KEXP members excludes hair services + local jewelry. Otherwise have at it! Applies to VAIN Ballard only.

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Community Focus: Ballard Bee Company

Monday, March 7th, 2011

VAIN has remained committed to building strong ties with our community. That’s why we were extremely excited to see long-time client and apiarist extraordinaire Corky Luster in the running for AMD’s Visionary of the Year Award for his start-up Ballard Bee Company.  If Corky wins, his small business will receive $20,000 from AMD. You can help Corky out by clicking here and voting… over, and over, and over (don’t worry, everyone is doing it!).

Corky and his wife Karen (who both frequent VAIN superstars Megyn and Bash) have worked tirelessly over the last few years to grow their business from backyard beekeeping into a citywide partnership with local families, farms, restaurants, and other businesses by finding sponsors for their more than 60 hives. In return, the bees go on to pollinate fruit trees, flowers, and other plants which in the big picture goes on to make Seattle a more beautiful city. Additionally, the honey produced is used in local restaurants like Bastille (which has hives conveniently located on its roof). It’s also sold around town at shops like DeLaurenti (just three blocks from VAIN Downtown) and The Field House (less than a block from VAIN Ballard).

Don’t forget to vote, and while you’re at it give VAIN a call and get your hair done by Megyn, Bash, or one of our many other superstars. VAIN Downtown (206) 441-3441 or VAIN Ballard (206) 706-2707. While getting your hair on @ VAIN, don’t forget to pick up your honey nearby.

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ROCK OF AGES Ragin’ Karaoke Party for VERA

Wednesday, January 19th, 2011

Big hair rules! (Image from the VAIN Loves VERA 2011 calendar)

A big party deserves big hair: VAIN will be doing free 80s hairdos this Friday at The Stranger’s ROCK OF AGES Ragin’ Karaoke Party at The Paramount. The party is an all-80s good time to celebrate the musical ROCK OF AGES’s upcoming run at The Paramount and to support The Vera Project, Seattle’s groundbreaking all-ages music + arts venue.

The party is free and goes from 5 to 8pm. It’ll feature 80s karaoke (sing Journey! Win prizes!), drink specials and more, hosted by The Stranger’s David Schmader. Plus discounted ROCK OF AGES tickets will be on sale, with $10 from each one going to support Vera.

But back to hair. 80s HAIR, PEOPLE! A crew of VAIN superstar stylists will be onhand at the party to give free, quick, teased-out 80s hairstyles to make sure you’re ready to hit the karaoke stage in prime big hair style. We’ll also have copies of our VAIN Loves VERA music-themed 2011 calendar available (featuring the awesome big hair image above) for purchase.

Hope to see you Friday at The Paramount!

♥,
VAIN

The Rock of Ages Ragin’ Karaoke party, presented by The Stranger + Broadway Across America, is this Friday, Jan. 21 from 5-8pm at The Paramount Theatre. Learn more about the event here.

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Got your calendar yet?

Thursday, January 6th, 2011

We’re almost a week into the new year (happy 2011, everyone!), and if you’re writing appointments down on scraps of paper or have a sad, dusty outline on your wall of where a calendar used to be, we hope you’ll consider buying the VAIN Loves Vera 2011 calendar. If you haven’t heard about it before, here’s the scoop: the calendar is a look at the history + hairstyles of music (as re-created + styled by VAIN, of course!), with all proceeds supporting Vera’s all-ages music + arts programming. Only $15 at VAIN + online through The Vera Project. So now every time you have a birthday or meeting to jot down, you can think, “I am a patron of the arts, and I think this girl groups of the 60s picture will be my inspiration for my next party updo. Or maybe hair metal. It’s a toss up.” See? Scheduling, arts-supporting, and hairstyling tool all-in-one. :)

Visit either VAIN location to pick up your VAIN Loves Vera calendar, or visit the Vera Project online to order a copy. Thanks for supporting a great organization with your purchase!

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The Awesome-est Cause

Tuesday, January 4th, 2011

I’ve been living in the Pacific Northwest for just over a year and the unsung heroes of the fishing industry as a part of my actual reality still totally knock my socks off. When VAIN owner Victoria Gentry rang me up one quiet Monday afternoon and asked if I’d like to hack off some fisherman’s ponytail for Locks of Love, this former Mid-Westerner was like, “You betcha!”

The rad dudes of Discovery’s The Deadliest Catch have a dangerous job, so it’s probably best that they don’t have long and luxurious locks to wrangle while hauling crabs out of the Pacific. Besides, Kodiak Engineer Adam McCalden and his sister Katie wanted to donate their hair to a great cause.

It’s surprising how little 10 inches (Locks of Love hair donation minimum length) actually looks like once it’s gone, and how much it leaves you to work with. Contrary to popular belief, there are usually many more style options than you would imagine post major lock chop.

Hair wizard Vai prepares for the first cut

The Deadliest Catch's Adam McCalden is so totally "Before" in this shot!

It was a blast to create such a major change and to help both Katie and Adam transition into their new and shorter ‘dos! Plus, it was pretty sweet that we were on Komo 4 News- let’s be real.

VAIN 4-eva,

Emily

Book your appointment for a major change or just a trim with Vai or Emily @ VAIN Downtown- 206.441.3441 or VAIN Ballard- 206.706.2707!

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Help Homeless Youth, Win Great Prizes

Friday, December 10th, 2010

This week and next at both VAIN downtown + VAIN Ballard we’ve got a raffle going for a great cause. We’re raising $$ to purchase much-needed cold weather + health items for homeless youth in the Seattle area served by YouthCare‘s Orion Center. The Orion Center offers a safe, open place where homeless youth can access resources aimed and helping them get off the streets, from meals to hot showers to case management and pre-employment training programs.

Raffle tickets are only $1 each or 6 for $5 (deal!) and can be purchased at either VAIN downtown or VAIN Ballard. Prizes include $25 gift certificates to VAIN and Georgetown hotspots Smarty Pants and Hudson. You don’t have to have a hair appointment to buy your ticket; just stop in if you’re in the neighborhood.

Last year VAIN was able to raise enough funds to help over 130 homeless teens served by YouthCare, and we’re hoping to go even bigger this year with your contributions. Thanks in advance for your help, and we hope your ticket is a winner!

Stop by VAIN downtown at 2018 1st Ave or VAIN Ballard at 5401 Ballard Ave NW to purchase your raffle tickets. For more information about YouthCare’s services, visit www.youthcare.org.

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VAIN Loves VERA 2011 Calendar

Wednesday, December 1st, 2010

Your wall called, and it wants you to put this calendar on it.

VAIN is so excited about this and we hope you will be, too. Starting this weekend, our “VAIN Loves Vera” 2011 wall calendar will hit local stores, with all proceeds benefiting The Vera Project, Seattle’s groundbreaking all-ages music and arts venue.

The calendar is a 12-month glimpse at the history and hairstyles of music as seen through the creative forces at VAIN. It’s got hip hop, punk rock, glitter rock, classical, hair metal and more, with a special tribute to famed NYC nightclub Max’s Kansas City (pictured above on the calendar cover) that features members of Seattle’s music and arts community, shot by famed photographer Charles Peterson. The calendar also includes images by mega-talented photogs Curt Doughty and Peter Kearns, with hair and styling by VAIN.

The project was definitely a labor of love for us (making it a benefit for Vera was the easy part!); music is a huge source of hair inspiration for both VAIN clients and staff, so we wanted to represent each genre right. No strand of hair was teased, sprayed, gelled or curled without thinking about the artists who inspired the looks with their sounds and style. We hope you’ll like the finished product and support a great cause in the process.

Look for the VAIN Loves VERA calendar at VAIN, The Vera Project, Sonic Boom Records, Easy Street Records, Pretty Parlor, and Georgetown eatery Smarty Pants. It will also be available for purchase online at www.theveraproject.org. Huge thanks to everyone involved in making it happen!

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Peachy Keen

Wednesday, November 17th, 2010

If you’re as big of a vintage clothing nerd as I am, you’ll be pumped to find out that the 3rd Annual Seattle Vintage Fashion Show is just around the corner!

Our newest French Canadian gem of a hairdresser, Melanie, will be heading up the hair with some other fabulous folks from VAIN Beauty World and we couldn’t be more stoked. I asked Melanie (a champion swing dancer and instructor by night-whoa!) why she loves the bits out of some vintage styles:

“I love the style of the 20′s, 30′s and 40′s. I’ve been swing dancing for ten years and it just comes with it. It’s in the style of the dance that I’m doing and to replicate it makes it 100% authentic.”

Lindy Hopper is the brains behind all of this beautiful work. Click here for every detail you could possibly want on the clothing and to get your tickets to the show!

VAIN 4-Eva,

Emily

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