COVID-19 Guidelines

UPDATE - As of July 1, 2020 masks are required by the state of Oregon in all indoor public spaces - this includes our salon! Please be sure you bring and wear a face covering. If you are receiving color services, you may wish to opt for a disposable mask.

In order to reopen, we are abiding by Oregon Health Authority regulations which will continue to contain the spread of COVID-19. Please see below for important information prior to your visit.

Services are BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. No walk in services will be provided.

Please wear/bring a mask. Note that we will be wearing masks.

Prior to your appointment - please answer the following questions:

• Have you had a cough?

• Have you had a fever?

• Have you had shortness of breath?

• Have you been in close contact with anyone with these symptoms or anyone who has been diagnosed with COVID-19 in the past 14 days?

If the answer to any of the above is “YES” please contact your stylist to cancel your appointment.

Please do not arrive ahead of your appointment. We are not permitted to allow clients to wait inside. If you do arrive ahead of your appointment, you will be asked to wait outside.

No magazines or reading materials will be in the salon. Please bring your own should you wish them!

No snacks or beverages will be provided by the salon. Please bring your own should you wish them!

Note that we are required to keep a record of all client appointments and may be asked to provide that in the event it is required by the state of Oregon for disease tracking purposes.

For a full list of the guidelines required by the state, you may click here.

We appreciate your assistance as we adjust to this new way of doing business!

Welcome Rina!

We are super-excited to announce that a fantastic stylist is joining the Salon Bliss family! Please welcome Rina Sartelle to our happy crew.

About Rina:

Rina has been in the beauty industry since 2010. She says, ”my favorite part of being a hairstylist is the ability to help people create a vision for their hair, while considering face shape, hair type and life style to make them feel and look their best from inside out. After taking a few years off to be a stay at home mom, my enthusiasm for hair only grew and been dedicated ever since. Art, culture and travel fuels my soul, with these I am able to look through many different lenses to gain perspective into my craft.”

She is booking appointments now, with dates from June 15th on. We know you will love working with her to achieve your perfect you! Click Here to schedule today.

Welcome, Rina!

We will miss you!

It has been a wonderful couple of years, but we are bummed to announce that Dallas will be leaving us for new pastures - literally - as she is moving back to Montana. We wish you all the best, Dallas, we sure will miss you!

Obviously, we are happy to help any clients find a new stylist, so please call or stop by and we will find the perfect fit for you!

We will so miss that smile, Dallas!

Happy Birthday to Us!

Seven awesome years. Still excited to be doing hair with an awesome team. Here is to seven more!

What we looked like in 2012 when we opened! Dig those yellow walls.

And here we are today! Can’t wait to see what 2026 looks like.

February is here!

Well, it is officially February. And while we all know about the popular day of love, St. Valentines Day - some of us might choose to celebrate some of the more interesting holidays instead! Like Oscar’s Night on the 24th! I mean, yes, it might not be a nationally recognized holiday, but that doesn’t make it any less important.

You know what else is awesome - hair with texture and volume. Lucky for us, Keune has an amazing new product to help with that.

Press Wax Spray is here!

This is a non-oily hairspray for creating texture and definition! 

Inspiration!

First let’s start with some STUNNING color from this past month. Notice the various colors used in each and the dimension it adds? So beautiful!!! (If we do say so ourselves). By the way, both of these colors are slated to be hot this year! See below for more 2019 trends.

Next, let’s look to some of the beauty industry experts for some inspiration on what is going to be trendy this year!

On the color front Elle Magazine says: coral (see, we told you it was on trend), snow bunny blond, Cher black and orange/red are going to be big! Take a look! On the cut side of things, rounded bobs and curtain bangs are the top contenders. You can see more ideas here.

For the teen set, Seventeen magazine is predicting that the pastel trend will continue, with pink and icy blue topping the list. Shadow roots also made the cut. More ideas found here!

As far as Spring styles, apparently it is a blast from the past with features from the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s all showing up on the runways.

As always, if you are not sure what direction you want to go, your favorite Salon Bliss stylist would be glad to help. So bring in your ideas, and let’s have some fun this year!

Welcome to 2019!

This year, live by the words of Eleanor Roosevelt:

“Do one thing each day that scares you”.

Fall Happenings!

How is it almost the end of the year already?!?!? Where did it all go? We don’t know either.

Fall has been full of unusual and cool things.

To highlight just a few:

Niysa showing her fancy braid in Edinburgh, Scotland! Becka and Niysa spent two weeks in Ireland and Scotland. Of course, Becka couldn’t pass up the opportunity to do wedding hair in Ireland (who could?)

Yummy!

We had a Pampered Chef party highlighting appetizers! So fun, and so yummy! Thank you to everyone that made it ❤️ and thank you to our consultant Lexie Comfort.

And of course - there is always more fun hair!

From the mother of the bride to a crown of braids at a real castle - this fall has had it all!

July 2018 Style Round-Up!

Summer is fun, and so is summer hair! Woohoo! Take a gander at some of the fun styles we did this month at Salon Bliss! 

As we always say - life is too short for boring hair! We would love to help you find your new exciting you. 

WOW! What a night!

FIRST and foremost - thank you so much to those who came out to join us and to all those who supported our efforts. Whether you donated a raffle prize, came out with your donation or just let us hang a flier in your window, it was all helpful. So, thank you! 

Second - OHMYGOODNESS we had such FUN! It was fantastic to see everyone all dolled up, but most importantly, we had a huge donation pile to bring to Bethlehem Inn. They are in the process of a serious upgrade to their facilities, so we really encourage anyone who can to support their efforts. 

Here are some photos of the big night! We hope to see even more of you out when we do it again. 

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Rock on Becka!

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The bar is OPEN!

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Night out on the town

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Swanky!

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Group of gorgeous people!

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Raffle Prizes all in a row!

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Generosity! Thank you.

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Organizers looking stunning!

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Making the donation at Bethlehem Inn

Raffle Goodness - SATURDAY!!!!!!

Perhaps you can tell by the exclamation points - we are excited! The day is almost here!!!!!

We have some unbelievable prizes available for your raffle-winning pleasure. Just bring an item (or several) and you will be given raffle tickets to match (with a max of 10 for practical reasons!) You need not be present to win, so stop by and have some fun while benefitting a great cause. Below is just a partial list of the prizes!

• The Beer Stop
• Rocket Coffee
• The Local Woodsman
• Wilson Ranches Retreat
• Woodcraft Coffee
• Dog Grooming (by Annette Knight-Zerbe)
• A selection of hand tied flies
• Beauty baskets
• Gift Certificates
• Meat from DD Ranch
• Triumph Fitness
• Kari Sieler Essentials
• AND SO MUCH MORE!!! 

Let's Talk Prizes!

Triumph Fitness has graciously given a basket of goodies for the cause, including a two for one offer on their popular Book Camp! Thanks Triumph! 

From Kari Sieler Essentials - we have a collection of Dotara essential oils, along with a recipe book to help you create all kinds of cool green cleaning products! Thank you so much Kari - we appreciate your generosity! 

We can't wait to see you all at our super-fun event Cocktails for Charity just a week from today. Click here for full information, or pop in to the salon for a flyer. See you next Saturday - 5PM - be there or be square! 

Cocktails for Charity Event!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Salon Bliss of Redmond Oregon is throwing a cocktails for charity event. We are asking people to come and donate items like clothes, personal care items, food, home supplies and more. We will have cocktails, appetizers and raffle baskets. All donations will go to the Bethlehem Inn Homeless Shelter in Bend, OR.

Please join us on May 19 from 5:00-8:00 and donate to a wonderful cause. Each item donated will earn you a raffle ticket. Prizes include everything from beauty products, to dog grooming - something for everyone. 

Please see the Bethlehem Inn Website for a full list of needed donations. 

The Force is with Us!

We are really excited to play host to an auction item - from now until Monday April 30th at 5:00PM. The item is a chair, titled "Far, Far Away", and in case you couldn't guess, it has a Star Wars theme (pictures below)! It was created by Dalanie & Melanie Bills and is part of the GRWC (General Federation of Women’s Clubs) of Central Oregon's Chair-ity auction to benefit Sparrow Clubs. 

Sparrow Clubs are an organization dedicated to empowering kids to help kids. Their mission:
Sparrow Clubs exist to set the stage for simple, yet heroic, acts of kindness in schools and youth culture by empowering kids to help kids in medical need.

Next bid is for $85 and increases in $5 increments. We would love to have you come in and bid on this fun chair and help an amazing cause! See you soon!

Spring Has Sprung Part 2!

Well, we weren't content to just paint some walls. It felt like the equivalent of getting a fabulous new color but not a haircut! So, we went all in and got messy. We think you will LOVE the results when you come see us next. Any doubts about our ability to create a total transformation will be wiped away! 

Where is that??

Any guesses? 

PS - Don't forget - we will be out at the Easter Egg hunt on March 31st at Quince Park in Redmond. We will be painting faces which you can then memorialize in our photo area! We will also be raffling off goodies and a gift certificate. Please stop by and say hi! 

Details:
Special guest- THE EASTER BUNNY! 
Come get FREE pictures with the Easter Bunny before or after the hunt.

Bring your own basket! 

**An infant/toddler hunt will take place in a marked off area up to age 3. Ages 4 & up will hunt in the big field.
***Any families who return eggs will be entered into a raffle for prizes!

Happy Spring!!!!

It is officially Spring! Some days the weather knows it, some days, less so. You know what that means - yep it is time for COLOR! Eggs, flowers, hair - and WALLS. We are in the process of updating our look at Salon Bliss! Come down and celebrate our transition with your own. We would love to see you. 

Also to celebrate Spring we will be out at the Easter Egg hunt on March 31st at Quince Park in Redmond. We will be painting faces which you can then memorialize in our photo area! We will also be raffling off goodies and a gift certificate. Stop by! 

In process - bye bye yellow and birdies - hello???????

Sulfates. Do we need to be concerned about them?

By Liliya Barss

What are sulfates? And why there is a growing concern about them? A sulfate is an additive used as a surfactant, a foaming agent that helps to release oil and dirt from our skin and hair. There has been a lot of research done about sulfates' possible harmful effects on the human body. This research shows that a 1% or less concentration is safe for us. Now let's look deeper into that subject. Do you know that skin is the biggest organ that we have? Yes, you heard it right -skin is an organ, as it has all the characteristics of an organ. And skin's ability to absorb is amazing! If you happen to live in Central Oregon, take a trip over the mountains to the coast and see what happens to your skin. Within an hour your skin gets smooth and silky without moisturizing creams! It absorbs the moisture that is dispersed in the air! Now what about the substance that you put directly onto your skin day in and day out? How does our body react when we put harmful chemicals on our skin?

Our body's ability to protect itself is amazing! In this case it produces enzymes to break down certain chemicals. Over time, though, our body slows down in producing these enzymes, what happens then? Then those chemicals accumulate in our bodies and the concentration that was initially safe for us might become harmful. According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health higher doses of sulfates may cause negative effects in the kidneys, liver and nervous system. Unfortunately, studies involving the long-term cumulative effects of continued sulfate or SLS exposure are lacking. But do you want to take any chances - especially if there are alternatives? So look for shampoos, toothpastes and other personal care products that are sulfate free. Stay healthy!

Hair Care is not Only an Art but a Science

By Liliya Barss

Today I am going to talk about understanding your hair. As I mention to my clients I was a teacher prior to becoming a hairdresser - and as a teacher my mind always goes to “why”. I need to understand the reason or science behind the action. I believe in the importance of educating my clients, helping them to understand what is important for THEIR hair and why. Every day in our salon we cover one subject or another. We hear such expressions as “I don’t know what to do with my hair”, “How do I style my hair?”, “My hair is so oily or dry or brittle”, “I am losing my hair” and many more. So here we, your stylists, become hair counselors, experts that understand the science of hair.

On our blog I am going to cover different aspects of healthy hair. It is a very big subject, so I will cover it one by one, starting with the elementary, but not a simplistic subject - shampooing our hair.

If you want to keep your hair healthy and that hard earned color intact – upgrading your shower essentials is a must. Now – why? 

Here comes the science. The pH of skin and hair is 4.5 to 5.5, which is slightly acidic. The neutral pH is 7, and everything from 7 to 10 is alkaline. In 1960s beauty pioneer Jeri Redding revolutionized the salon industry by being the first to market pH-balanced shampoos. He went around the country staging demonstrations that showed how acidic shampoos outperformed alkaline shampoos. Acid hardens the hair by closing the cuticle and keeping your hair strong. Alkali softens the hair by opening the cuticle, thus making your hair brittle and prone to damage. Professional grade shampoos are tested and have a pH that ranges from 5 to 7. Most drugstore shampoos are alkaline and filled with waxes and animal fats. At this point you might as well be washing your hair with baking soda, which has a pH of 8.4.

The other big difference between a drugstore shampoo and a professional one - is the molecule size. Shampoo might contain all the right ingredients for our hair, but if the molecule size is too big to penetrate into a hair shaft, then it all goes down the drain. This is when it comes to good technology to reduce the particle size of ingredients. To give you an example: we know that essential oils are good for our hair and skin. But let’s say you put coconut or olive oil on your hair and skin, can you stand that greasiness?! The reason why it is so greasy is that the molecule size is so big that it can’t be absorbed and it so it just sits on top. Thanks to modern technologies the particle size can be reduced and become absorbable!

Nowadays we hear about the importance of using sulfate-free products. What are sulfates and why we should stay away from them? Stay tuned - that’s what I am going to discuss in the next blog post! 

Slow and Easy Wins the Race

By: Christine Davis

Hair is a reflection of our inner selves. It's something we take pride in. For many, it's a canvas, our crowning glory - it greatly affects our self esteem, attitude and actions. In my 10 years of doing hair my motto has always been "slow and easy wins the race". Meaning, don't rush the process and don't force your hair into something it's not meant to be.

If someone has a been coloring their hair a dark brown for a long period of time and wants to be platinum blonde in one session, I am honest and let the client know the time and investment it will take to achieve this color. Sometimes it can take several appointments to get the desired look depending on the condition of their hair. My job as a stylist is to be real about what it takes to get that "Pinterest" picture perfect look, all while keeping the hair healthy. One of my favorite stylists to follow on Instagram regularly posts about her appointments that take 4-5 hours to get her client to an icy platinum blonde. What are those pictures are missing? The behind the lens effort it can take to achieve those results. Try to keep in mind that the perfect hair in your inspiration photo probably didn't happen over night.

But don't despair! If you don't have the time or wish to make the investment to get "that" look, a simple highlight, color gloss or lowlights can still do wonders! We as stylists are here for you and will help you feel beautiful. Just remember, slow and easy wins the race!

Come book your consultation with Christine today and follow her on Instagram @hairqueenchristine

Ahhhhhh.....Stands for Massage

Author: Dallas Leffler

Last week on the blog we talked about different forms of self care.  This week we are going to break it down more specifically to massage.

I wanted to become a massage therapist because I realized that I was forgetting what it meant and felt like to make a meaningful connection with someone.  I began to feel that I could ‘connect’ through social media, and I realized that was completely backwards.

Massage, to me, offers one of the longest stretches of time I spend awake where I don’t hear my phone go off, I am not waiting for an email or text.  It gives me at least an hour to let go of technology and the world of social media.  Massage allows for a connection to yourself, to pay attention to how your body feels (I forgot how tired my right shoulder gets at the end of the day), and to allow your mind to disconnect from the web of technology that fuels it.

Massage is like a mini vacation from reality.

So how long would you like your vacation to be? 60 minutes? 90 minutes? Contact us today to plan yours!