With the holiday shopping season drawing to its end, most of us still have a few of our hard to buy for loved ones on our list. You know, these are the ones that have all of the gadgets known to man-kind; or, worse yet, those who don’t care for gadgets at all: the collectors who just don’t need another item added to their collection and cluttering up their world and those whom you just don’t understand their tastes.

What do you get these hard-to-buy-for people in your life? This year join Bella Sirena Bellevue Salon in enriching your loved ones’ lives with the gifts of style, relaxation and luxury! Bella Sirena Bellevue Salon  has a host of last-minute gifts sure to please anyone on your list.

Gift Certificates from Bella Sirena Bellevue Salon

A gift certificate from Bella Sirena Bellevue Salon is the perfect answer to your last-minute shopping needs. Whether you’re giving your loved one the lavish salon or spa treatment that they’ve been craving or the freedom to explore a new luxury, our gift certificates are a perfect way to ensure that they’ll enjoy their gift! Take a look at our SPECIAL OFFERS for instant holiday happiness!

Gift Sets from Bella Sirena Bellevue Salon

Our sumptuous spa sets include our natural, plant-based blends sure to leave skin soft and supple.  Our body sets are a fusion of relaxing and refreshing scents such as rosemary and mint with superior texture. There is a set for everyone whether you’re looking to soothe dry skin or exfoliate and renew.

If you’re loved one understands the value of exceptional quality hair products in creating a fabulous look, Bella Sirena Bellevue Salon offers an assortment of hair care gift sets tailored for their type of hair.  Whether their hair is color treated, curly or fine, we offer a gift sure to leave their hair luminous and manageable.
Don’t forget the men in your life!  Bella Sirena Bellevue Salon carries an assortment of skin, hair, grooming and spa sets designed for the unique needs of a man.  Our crisp, masculine scented sets are an indulgence your loved one is sure to enjoy.

To top it off, our gift sets come opulently wrapped in Nepalese hand-made and dyed gift paper. Please, stop by our salon at 425.822.6040 today. We’ll help you check off the last of your Christmas list!

You've taken the first step – gone to your hair salon in Bellevue area.  But how do you finish the look to get the sharp, trendy business look you're after.  The people at GQ Magazine have provided an excellent video to guide you in learning to "wear your suit, rather than being one."  Check out this informational video:

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The combination of these tips and a sharp look from your CITY barber, Bella Sirena Salon Spa, will help you to create the image you're looking for to get ahead in the business world and beyond. For continual tips and trends to keep you at your best, be sure to follow our blog at Bella Sirena hair salon in Bellevue area.

Contrary to popular belief, the Pompadour is not difficult to achieve.  A quality haircut from your stylist at Bella Sirena Bellevue Salon, plus the use of some quality products can help you achieve this style.  The basic form of this cut incorporates a shape that is longer on the top front than in the back.

Styling is much easier than many would believe. After shampooing and conditioning with quality products (check with your stylist ag Bella Sirena Bellevue Salon for suggestions), skip the blow-dryer and towel dry your hair.  Apply a liberal amount of stiff styling gel beginning at the root and smoothing it to the ends. Use a comb to spread the gel and pull the hair up at the root and then back. Let your hair dry naturally.

Looking at the top trends in men’s styles, it’s clear that the traditional pompadour is one of today’s hottest looks.  However, some are opting for an update to this greaser hairstyle.  One of the most stylish ways to update this look is to shave the sides.  This simple change from the traditional style adds an edge that brings the cut into the 21^st century.

Whether opting for the original, or modernizing the look, the pompadour is a style for those who want to make an impression.  It has the ability to resurrect the first “rebel without a cause” or reflect a bold, modern edge.  If you’re interested in exploring this style, or another new look, the professionals at Bella Sirena Bellevue Salon are here to guide you through the process and help you do it right.  Let us help you transform your look and make a bold impression.

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At the top of the world in the Himalayas of Nepal things are changing for the better for many families and the forest as well. It started a decade ago when Aveda began looking for partners to make beautiful handcrafted paper for our holiday gifts we wanted paper that was sustainably sourced and we learned that the people of Nepal have been making lope bark paper since the 12th century. It was used for royal decrees because it’s traditionally believed to last 1000 years.

Today we use it to cover all of our gift boxes in green paper all year long. Purchasing over 339,000 sheets of this durable paper; employing 3,800 people, 80% of whom are women, to craft it by hand. First they collect bark from lopde shrubs beating than cooking it into a special pulp mixture. This is pressed into screens were dried in the sun. Finally women die in paper green with non-toxic pigments.

More income for families means hope for a better future. Guma Pun is an example of the power of papermaking. The 23-year-old whose parents never went to school is now head of a papermaking enterprise. She is supporting her sisters and brothers so that they can get an education and supporting her sister so she can fulfill her dream of becoming a teacher.

It helps the whole village when women work because they give back to their families and the community buying medicine and sending children to school. With the income from papermaking 1000 families can buy the food their children need they can fix leaky roofs and by clothing. Protecting 34,000 acres of forest to provide bark for the paper also fights climate change is caused by deforestation. This is a gift for all of us but after four years of buying paper from the people of Nepal we believe the greatest gift is this.

Aveda the science of pure flower and plant essences.

If you are searching for that perfect gift that will not only delight your loved ones this holiday season but also create lasting change for the families of Nepal, stop by Bella Sirena Bellevue Salon to take a look at our luxurious gift collection.

Throughout the month of October Bella Sirena Salon Kirkland will be offering Aveda’s Special Edition Hand Relief Hand Lotion. For every 5 fluid ounce/150 ml tube of this specially designed pink lotion container purchased at Bella Sirena Salon Kirkland Aveda will donate four dollars to breast cancer research.

Each year it is estimated that over 200,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer; of these nearly 40,000 women die from breast cancer each year. Aveda and Bella Sirena Salon Kirkland have committed to supporting the cause of eliminating breast cancer through contributions to this worthy cause. Through the efforts of Aveda, Bella Sirena Salon Kirkland and our caring clients, we have contributed over $1.5 million dollars to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation since 2004.

In our commitment to support cancer research AND animal rights, Aveda and Bella Sirena Salon Kirkland are proud that our donations to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation support cruelty free research into the causes and cures of breast cancer.

Evelyn Lauder founded The Breast Cancer Research Foundation®  as an independent, non-profit funding groundbreaking medical research. The Breast Cancer Research Foundation contributes more than 88 percent of each dollar donated  to research and awareness programs.

Aveda’s Hand Relief is an incredibly moist hand lotion offering therapy that eases dry, chapped hands. It reduces signs of aging and relieves dry skin using  plant emollients, humectants, exfoliating fruit acids and anti-oxidants, including vitamins A and E. Visit Bella Sirena Salon Kirkland today to try this amazing lotion and support a cause that touches each and every one of us.

The AVEDA “My Style” iPhone app will include:

• Instant product recommendations
• Answers to beauty questions.
• Hairstyle gallery – Submit photos and search styles – Save your looks!
• Share looks with live chat for hairstylists and guests.
• Hair advisor – Hairstyle and regimen advice on the go.
• Videos – Product demonstrations, How-to styling and AVEDA behind the scenes.

Whether you’re looking for a new hairstyle, looking for tips on how to get the most out of your current style, or wondering which products are best suited for your hair, this app will put the answers at your fingertips.  And, even more exciting, you’ll be able to share it with your Bella Sirena Kirkland Salon stylist with the touch of a button!  It’s never been easier to share information and ideas with your Bella Sirena Kirkland Salon stylist so that you can get the most out of your style and beauty routine.

Bella Sirena Kirkland Salon is thrilled at the opportunity to move our guest experience into the 21^st century and be one of the first to utilize mobile technology as a resource and salon tool.  Be on the lookout for more information on this fantastic app next month!

Is it time to update your color or cover that grey? is here to help! Color expert Sherry Ratay provides some tips.

Hair color could mean the difference of several rungs up the corporate ladder, says hair color expert Sherry Ratay.

Ratay, an expert who educates other colorists on how to achieve the right hair color, says career women today need to pay as much attention to color as they do to how they dress and groom themselves.

“No matter what stage in a woman’s career, hair color can work with or against her,” Sherry goes on to explain, “Unfortunately, there is still a gender imbalance in the work place, with women still under-represented in high-powered positions. For that and many other reasons, it is important to be aware of how they portray themselves in the corporate world.”

Here are some of Sherry’s coloring tips for women in the workplace:

For women graduating college, leave behind the bleached-blonde locks and stripy highlights and opt for a more subtle shade. Think blonde on blonde shade, like Jennifer Aniston.

Take in consideration your budget, availability and lifestyle. For those with limited time and budget, Sherry suggests a low-maintenance technique called “butterflies,” where she creates color through mid-lengths and ends, like Eva Longoria.

Cover those grays. Gray hair ages women 10 to 15 years. Need I say more? Understand and analyze your skin tone, eye color and existing hair color. Your hair color palette should follow along. Maintain healthy and shiny hair. And above all, have a professional appearance from head to toe.

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At Bella Sirena Bellevue Salons we often get questions about how to manage longer, curly hair. Here are some tips from Aveda.

Start with Aveda Men pure-formance shampoo and conditioner available at Bella Sirena Bellevue Salons to get cleaned, conditioned, healthy hair with Aveda Men. But then you need to choose the right styling product(s) based on your hair length, hair texture, hair pigment, and styling objective.

This video, offered by Aveda and Bella Sirena Bellevue Salons, shows how to style longer wavy or curly hair.

In Part 1 and Part 2 of this article series, we focused on how to identify your face shape and some techniques that Bella Sirena Bellevue Salon hair stylists use to create the illusion of the perfect, oval face shape if you aren’t blessed with that face shape and instead have a round, square, or oblong face.

In this article, we’ll take a look at what Bella Sirena Bellevue Salon hair stylists can do for those of you who have heart, triangle, and diamond face shapes.

Heart Shape

Because heart-shaped faces have a broad forehead and narrow chin, your Bella Sirena Bellevue Salon hair stylist can create the illusion of an oval shape by narrowing the forehead and adding volume around the jaw and chin. Shoulder- or longer length hair styles that are textured, layered, or flare out work well.  If you like bangs, keep them swept to the side. Be sure your hair is shoulder length or longer if you want hair on the top of the head.

Triangle Shape

The triangle face shape is narrow at the forehead and broad at the chin; therefore, your Bella Sirena Bellevue Salon hair stylist will create an oval shape by adding width at the forehead and around the temples. A layered look is the best way to go, especially when the hair flares around the forehead and temples and tapers toward the jaw line. As a result, shorter hair cuts are beste suited for this face shape.

Diamond Shape

Creating the illusion of an oval with a diamond face shape is going to involve widening the narrow forehead, narrowing the wide cheeks, and adding width to the narrow jaw line. Your Bella Sirena Bellevue Salon hair stylist can easily achieve this by adding straight bangs across the forehead to broaden it, keeping the hair chin length to create a “bob” style or shoulder length, with the hair flaring out at the sides to broaden the jaw line.

As you can see, it really doesn’t matter what kind of face shape you have. Bella Sirena Bellevue Salon hair stylists know exactly what to do to create the perfect style and haircut for your uniquely beautiful face. Give us a call today at (425) 822-6040to schedule an appointment.