Congratulations to Sarah, Kate, Jillian & Dan for becoming Pureology Experts! This quirky quartet of artists was invited to participate in only the second certification workshop in the NATION!  This is kind of a big deal folks! We are now among experts! Pureology itself is such an amazing and unique product line, we are now privileged enough to have FOUR of our stylists finally able do the line the justice it deserves.  Kate, personally is ecstatic to be able to really understand what goes into this product, and how to manipulate it to create new forms of the product! That’s right, there are multiple uses for each of these products, from sugar scrubs to shaving creams and skin care!  Our stylists now know the secrets behind this amazing product line, and can now educate you on how to use them in a whole new way!

For a little background, most professional product lines [such as Pureology, Redken, etc] create their own specific “looks”.  They entail specific techniques in styling and updos, and develop their own individual cutting systems that specifically create a brand for their product line. These systems and techniques are only taught to individuals who are experts in their craft and are invited to these Expert Workshops.  Shear Chaos is lucky enough to have FOUR such artists that Pureology selected for this workshop.  FOUR.  Also, Dan is one of the only certified MEN for Pureology!  Are you starting to understand how AWESOME this is?!?!?! We are so incredibly proud of these guys and extremely excited for them to host a class to teach the rest of us all about the secrets of this amazing product line!

Did you know – certain essential oils and blends can help open your sinuses, by decreasing inflammation and subduing your body’s OVER-response to pollen and other irritants? We have created a signature massage service to introduce you to a more natural way of managing your seasonal symptoms. So come on in for a massage, get your trouble areas worked as normal and learn and experience a new option for your spring-time sufferings…one that doesn’t dehydrate you, or come with side effects.

Breath Deep is a 60 minute massage allowing for time to work through your tense areas like your back, neck, hips, etc., with a significant span of time dedicated to your respiration area (scalp to upper chest). Compression of your sinus areas will help fluids move around when they become stagnant, all the while experiencing the opening and calming of inflamed tissues in your airway. Specific essential oils noted below go to work, getting you back out there! You’ll go home with a small sample of the blend as well, to continue to experience the benefits – everyone loves a sample!

Peppermint – helps relieve headaches, fevers, and sinus congestion,  just to name a few…

Eucalyptus – can relieve sinus infections, hay fever, bronchitis, respiratory congestion, and Asthma symptoms

Ravensara – offers analgesic, anti-allergenic, antibacterial, antimicrobial, anti fungal, anti septic, anti viral, and expectorant properties

Melaleuca – is antifungal and antibacterial

Lemon – offers sore throat relief & disinfects

The blend of these oils is not overwhelming, and in fact, many runners and professionals who work outside utilize this blend of oils to perform at their highest potential.

Only the highest quality oils, 3^rd party tested to contain certified pure therapeutic grade, are used in this session, ensuring other irritants like pesticides will not cause issues of their own with you. You will notice a significant difference in the subtlety and harmony of the oils, vs. the perfume headache we sometimes experience walking through the mall.

Are you a runner that is dying to get out and put some miles on that new pair of shoes you picked up? Are you itching to dig in the dirt, and watch your garden grow? Do you simply want to enjoy time with your kids playing out in the yard? Our massage therapist, an aspiring triathlete and seasonal allergy sufferer swears by it.

Breath Deep can be the best thing since sliced bread this Spring. Call us today to book your appointment! 920-733-4247

TOBIN CRASHES CELEBRITY PARTY… OKAY, HE WAS INVITED. 

 A lot of posts have been going up about our new SPA lately, and we know that the shiny new toy is always exciting, but let us not forget that there are some amazing and exciting things going on in the SALON as well!

You read it right, Chaos hit New Jersey! Tobin’s most recent adventure was a super exciting one! He was invited to pal around with Fashion Week hairstylist, Anthony Barrow, and attend the launch party of REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY’s THERESA GIUDICE’s new hair product line MILANIA.

To read more about this product & see pictures of Tobin with the crew, click on:

 http://www.milaniahaircare.com/

http://www.modernsalon.com/news/beauty-news/MILANIA-Launched-192489261.html

 CHAOS REPRESENT!

Anticipate great things in the future.

CHEERS!

SHOVELING

We all hate it. It’s cold, it’s tiring, it sucks. We can help make it suck less! Our Traditional Swedish, and Deep Tissue massages decrease inflammation and aid in muscle repair.  Getting a massage after shoveling is exactly what your lower back, quads, shoulders, and forearms are screaming for!

DRY SKIN

Feeling like a piece of vintage furniture? Cracked, dry, “distressed”? Massage therapy is proven to improve skin hydration during these dry winter months.  Oils and lotions used in massage contain healthy amounts of vitamin E and other vitamins.  Massage therapy improves circulation, allowing your skin to absorb these essential vitamins, leaving you feeling nourished and hydrated! Not only will you glow on the inside, you will exert radiance from the outside!

IMMUNE BOOSTER

Cold and Flu season is the WORST!!! Did you know that massage therapy is a proven immune booster? It is! GOOGLE IT! Massage therapy increases lymph flow which is packed with white blood cells or “killer cells”. These “killer cells” fight off infections and bacteria, boosting your immune system during the SICK SEASON! Just think of it as relaxing Lymphatic NINJA training.

CIRCULATION

Hands and feet Cold & Clammy? Joints and muscles not moving easily? That’s because they are COLD yo! Massage therapy increases circulation to muscles, joints, and organs, warming up the body. Cold weather can bring on many discomforts, aches, pains and arthritis.  Regular massage enhances blood flow, naturally lowering blood pressure and improving body function! Your head might say no, but what does your HEART say???

WINTER BLUES (S.A.D.)

Are you sad and angry that you can’t bike, golf, swim, skateboard, get a tan??? Yea, us too. Winter months decrease our opportunities to do our favorite activities, and increase depression. It’s cold, and most of us don’t like it.  Though, we cannot clinically say that massage therapy is a “cure” for depression, what we can say, is that getting regular massages enhances warmth and an overall state of well being. It makes you feel better! Massage therapy releases serotonin and endorphins, relieving stress and making you feel frick’n fantastic… about everything!!!

All images photographed and edited by Tobin Campbell & Adam Koepke

Pureoloy’s Highly concentrated ZERO SULFATE® shampoos deliver up to 70 shampoos per bottle and contain naturally derived surfactants of corn, cocoanut and sugar to cleanse gently without stripping colour.  Dual benefit formulas provide custom care for every type of colour treated hair.

Whether colour-treated or not, thick, fine, permed or thinning, every hair type will experience noticeable benefits with Pureology.  Formulated with superior ingredients and advanced technology.  Pureology products nourish, hydrate, and strengthen each hair strand, therefore helping to create healthy hair!

We are super excited about it. You should be too!

Below is the extended interview provided by Fox Cities Magazine and written by Amelia Compton Wolff. Check the link at the bottom to see more interviews of the area’s top creatives!

How did you get into the hair business?
I started doing hair in 1996. I went to Gill Tech Hair Academy to get my hair colored because my niece wanted my hair blonde for her birthday. She was the first kid of our siblings, so whatever she wanted we did. The girl that did my hair that day I ended up dating and she told me to go to hair school and I said “Okay.” I went upstairs and signed up. We didn’t even date while I was in school. It didn’t last that long. I was actually going to bail at one point, but I stuck it out. I had no plan. I was working construction at the time so to be a constructor worker/hair dresser would be really weird.

Are you from Appleton?
I’m from here originally, but I moved to North Carolina for a little while. When I came back I started doing hair at a really small town salon. I was here and then got moved to Brillion. I went to a hair show and ran into Wayne Grund and started working for him too. He made me a platform artist so I could go and teach all over. I’ve gotten to hit some really cool cities and didn’t have to join the military to do it. I’ve been to the West Coast, Florida, Canada. I get to do Vegas a lot. All my training was mainly in Canada. They’re amazing hairdressers up there.

Who has influenced your career?
I had a great teacher at Gill Tech, Cheryl Timmer. Now she brings me in for classes to teach as a guest educator for students. I had some great bosses as I went from salon to salon in the area. I worked for a friend’s parent, Lorraine Ebert, at Heads of Time in Appleton and I worked for Marianne Kasten at Asante in Neenah. They taught me how to really love my staff. The better you take care of them the better they take care of you. I worked for Josif Wittnik for a long time. He taught me a lot. He made me a little mini right hand man. It helped me tweak Shear Chaos to how I want it.

How did Shear Chaos come to be?
We’ve been downtown here for two years. We were on the north side of Appleton with partners before we spun off on our own. We’re more downtown people. I love talking to strangers so if I have an hour open I just hang outside and meet people. I have no problems going up to anyone. People are crazy. We still have great clients that followed us from the north side, but we do have more downtown people which tend to be artsy.

Is the Midwest hopelessly out of touch when it comes to hair trends?
They always say the Midwest is a couple years behind in trends, but with the internet and YouTube I think the Midwest has pretty much caught up. We’re doing good. We have a lot of great hair dressers in this area that travel. I’m very tapped into what’s going on in Hollywood. I get to the West Coast a couple times a year and bring trends back. I think we get it. A lot of our clientele gets it.

What’s the secret to a great haircut?
We are all about customizing everybody. There’s only five haircuts in the world. It’s all about how you tweak it to keep up with the trend. We customize to highlight your great features. It makes you more outgoing. People will end up coming to you because it seems like you have the answer.

What’s the best part of your job?
The hug. We’re some of the last ones in a profession to touch people without a rubber glove. We touch their hair, shake their hand, hug when they leave. There’s no bubble. We can show appreciation through that hug, even if it’s a side hug. When they send us a friend then we know we made their day.

And just because it was too cute not to mention, Tobin’s wife and business partner, Jillian, tells the story of how they first met…

J: I was finishing up beauty school and he was in as a guest educator. I wasn’t in the class he was teaching, but I noticed him and thought he was cute and funny. I job shadowed at Salon CTI and realized he worked there. I introduced myself and said that I overheard him say he would come in and get a service if it would help finish our quota for graduation. He asked what I needed to do and I said I needed to do a manicure even though I was pretty much done with my quota already. I just said that because I would get to hold his hand. I booked him as my last appointment of the day because if I could get him to ask me out we could straight from school. And it worked. We started hanging out and I got a position at CTI. We’ve been together ever since. That was nine years ago.