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milk + honey Extended Hours, Parking Options, and Road Closures, When Formula 1 Comes to Austin

November 15, 2012

Formula 1 is Coming, and We’re Open Late!

This weekend Formula 1 kicks off at Circuit of the Americas. With thousands coming to Austin to celebrate, we’re extending our hours at our 2nd Street District spa. Friday through Sunday, November 16 – 18, we’ll be open from 8am to 10pm. Also, there are street closures this weekend: Cesar Chavez and 2nd Street will be open, but 3rd Street will be closed from Congress to Lavaca, and Colorado will be closed from 2nd Street to 5th Street. Here is a detailed listing and interactive map of all street closures due to Formula 1 from AustinTexas.Gov.

Parking Options:

Two parking lots under I-35
• $7
• Directly north and south of 7th St
• 200 spaces in each lot

Two valet parking areas
• $21
• 2nd St. & Colorado
• 5th St. between Lavaca & Colorado

Parking App
If you have a smart phone, check out ParkMe. It’s a great tool that shows available parking based on your current location. It’s free, too!

Capital Metro
If possible, this is a great time to use transit. In addition to regular local bus and rail service, Capital Metro is expanding service during Formula 1, and has a free route that will consistently run.

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Aveda Composition Oils now at milk + honey

November 11, 2012

Aveda Composition Oils are now available at milk + honey. The oils are $21 to $24.

Aveda Composition Oils usage:

  • • After shower or bath — apply a few drops of Composition to damp skin to seal in moisture.
  • • Add to running water for a soothing bath.
  • • Use for a calming scalp and body massage.
  • • Apply a small amount of  Composition directly to problem areas and massage onto skin.
  • • Use it to create a rejuvenating foot bath

Beatifying Composition:
Helps seal in moisture after bathing or during massage with a rich, aromatic, conditioning body oil for dry skin, hair and scalp. Contains jojoba oil and a blend of essences, including rosemary and bergamot.

  • • Relieves dryness and restores moisture
  • • Leaves skin feeling soft and supple

Calming Composition:

A Lightweight, aromatic body oil for bath, body and scalp. Contains organic kukui seed oil, organic sunflower oil, vitamin E and a tranquil blend of rose and other pure flower and plant essences.

  • • Leaves skin feeling soft, supple and conditioned.
  • • Calming aroma soothes the senses.

Active Composition:

With wintergreen oil and menthol, this exhilarating blend of essences helps soothe tired, sore muscles with a combination of cooling and heating sensations.

  • • Invigorating aroma
  • • Excellent for deep-penetrating massage
  • • Awakens and refreshes senses
  • • Not recommended for children

Energizing Composition:

A lightweight, aromatic oil for bath, body and scalp. Contains organic sunflower oil, organic green coffee seed oil, vitamin E and an uplifting blend of essences including lavender, ylang ylang and sweet orange.

  • • Leaves skin feeling soft, supple and conditioned.
  • • Exhilarating, energizing aroma uplifts the senses.
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How Invati Can Fix Your Thinning Hair

November 11, 2012

Amber is a stylist at SALON by milk + honey 2nd Street District.

Ladies, is the man in your life concerned about thinning hair? Often, men feel defeated by the idea of thinning hair. There are many treatments on the market that claim to increase hair growth but often they are not effective. Also, there are plenty of products where you have no idea what the active ingredients really are, and if they are actually safe to use on your scalp. Fortunately, at SALON by milk + honey we carry a revolutionary hair care system from Aveda that uses a system of 97% naturally-derived products that reduce hair loss by 33% to help improve growth and keep the hair you have longer. It’s safe to use, effective and has no nasty side effects like some known prescription treatments. The system is called Invati.

The plant-powered Invati system is formulated with Aveda’s Densiplex, an invigorating complex of Ayurvedic herbs with turmeric and ginseng, which helps energize and rehabilitate the scalp around the follicles when massaged in. There are three parts of this system that your man (or a woman with thinning hair) can use to achieve optimum results.

  • Invati Exfoliating shampoo cleanses, exfoliates and renews the scalp to remove the build up of sebum and product residue that can clog pores and inhibit growth.
  • Invati Thickening conditioner improves hair strength and is clinically proven to thicken hair strands.
  • Invati Scalp Revitalizer contains Aveda’s Densiplex system that energizes and rehabilitates follicles to increase hair growth while creating the optimum environment for healthy hair.

These three products are amazing and proven to work.  I am inspired to teach clients the benefits of this system as well as how to used it properly and would love to have a consultation with you or someone you know that is concerned with thinning hair.

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Vogue interviews SALON by milk + honey about Fall’s Top Color and Cut Trends

October 17, 2012

Vogue interviewed our very own Amanda Lee from SALON by milk + honey and other top salons across the nation. Perhaps Amanda will inspire you to go red. After all, she’s interviewed first, so she must be the best, plus Austin starts with an “A.”

SALON by milk + honey has a special offer for all first time clients.
click here — Free Haircut with Purchase of Color Service
Call 512.236.1115 to schedule your cut and color today.

Here’s the excerpt from Vogue.com’s Vogue Daily …

Hair Across America: Fall’s Top Color and Cut Trends

From Lily Kwong and Lena Dunham both chopping it all off—Lily to a bob, Lena to a pixie—in the midst of New York Fashion Week to brunette Erika Bearman’s (aka OscarPRGirl’s) radical turn as an ice blonde just last week, change is in the air this fall. We checked in with some of the top salons across the country to find out what style and color trends are turning heads this season.­

AUSTIN, TX
The Salon: Salon by milk + honey
The Look: Red
“Everyone’s going red this season. Even my blonde clients are going auburn and chestnut,” says stylist Amanda Lee. “Depending on how bold the client wants to be, I’ll pick three shades that are really close to each other in level, but vary the tone—for example, a red-red, a copper red, and a mahogany red. Then I’ll section out the hair and apply the tones in a blocking pattern. When the hair falls, you see all three colors simultaneously but can’t tell where they’re coming from. The effect is really soft and dimensional.”
Salon by milk + honey, 237 West 3rd Street; color with Amanda Lee, from $65. milkandhoneysalon.com

Click here to read the entire article.

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Breast Cancer Awareness Events at milk + honey spa — October 16 & 17

October 11, 2012

Finding a cure for breast cancer hits home for Inventive Eco-Organic after having lost their beloved founder, Marisa Hernandez, to the disease. In her honor, they continue to produce her line of skincare products made with all natural ingredients.

Join us at our 2nd Street District spa on October 16th from 6pm to 9pm, and at our Hill Country Galleria spa on October 17th from 6pm to 9pm. Schedule a Mini-Facial now for the day of the event for just $30. $15 of your payment will be good towards any Inventive product purchase and $5 will be donated directly to cancer research.

Enjoy sparkling wine, light refreshments, while our Inventive representatives answer all of your questions.

Call 512.236.1115 to reserve your spot now.

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Welcome New Concierge Zuri

October 8, 2012

We are excited for our newest Concierge, Zuri, to join our milk + honey family!

Zuri has been an Austinite for the past three years and feels milk + honey was an obvious choice for her to work. She is dedicated to all things hair and beauty, and believes in beauty being healing and organic. She also loves people and making their day a little bit better.

Zuri’s favorite beauty tip is coconut oil, she uses it for everything from body wash to a hair moisturizer. When she’s not at work you may find her a the local movie theatre watching the newest scary movie. Stop in and Zuri will help you make an appointment, plus she will make your day a little brighter.

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Aveda Rehydrating Lip Glaze now at milk + honey

October 4, 2012

Aveda Rehydrating Lip Glaze is now available at milk + honey. Each different shade is only $18.

Give them some lip—with 12 lip gloss shades, from nude to bold: infused with plant emollients and clinically proven to moisturize, plump and smooth the look of fine lines. Refreshes with an organic vanilla and mint aroma and flavor. After 8 weeks of use significantly:

  • Increases lip moisture by an average of 25%
  • Taps peptide technology to plump lips by an average of 13%—for lips that appear naturally fuller
  • Smooths the look of fine lines by an average of 26%
  • Glides on smooth for even color release and a satin shine
  • Nourishes lips with pomegranate, a known anti-oxidant, and naturally derived conditioners that help protect and soften
  • 100% recycled newsprint shell
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A New, Simpler VIP Program at milk + honey

October 4, 2012

At milk + honey it is easier than ever to be a VIP (Very Important Partisan). We have made a few changes to our VIP Program. Now you will be able to exchange “milk money” for any treatment, any day of the week.
Here’s how it works, for every 50,000 points you earn, you’ll receive a milk money credit worth $40 to spend on services, products, or gift certificates. Now you can use your milk money for any service any day of the week, with no restrictions.

Earning 50,000 points is easy. You are automatically enrolled in our VIP program from the first time you make a purchase at milk + honey. You could be close to receiving your milk money and not even know it!

Spending $1 at milk + honey on services, products, series or memberships gets you 100 points. Referring a friend who has never visited milk + honey before lands you 10,000 points. Pre-book your next treatment at checkout, that’s another 2,500 points. Click here to see the complete list of ways to get your milk money even faster.

Once you earn 50,000 points we’ll send you an email alerting you that you have earned milk money. Before, if you lost your milk money certificate, you were out of luck. Not now. We’ll keep track of it for you in our system. Next time you’re in the spa or salon, just let them know you’d like to use your $40 milk money credit on the service. Done and done. That’s right, milk money may now be used on any of our Massages, Body Treatments, Facials,Nail Treatments, Hair Treatments, Gift Certificates, and products any day of the week.

There is no catch, though feel free to read complete details of our VIP program. We feel it is the best rewards program, especially considering you’re already doing something you love.

But beware Very Important Partisans! Enjoying spa and salon treatments at milk + honey may be habit forming, resulting in lower levels of stress, increased beauty, and moments of extreme contentment.

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Inventive EcoOrganic Elemental Mineral Mist now at milk + honey

September 24, 2012

Inventive EcoOrganic Elemental Mineral Mist is now available at milk + honey. It is available in three sizes and the price range is $17.50 to $41.75.

Four percent of the body is composed of elemental minerals, so Elemental Mineral Mist is designed to provide maximum mineral support to the cells of the skin. This concentrated, 100 percent bioavailable solution of minerals and other natural skin moisturizers feeds the cells in the exact manner they need to thrive. Excellent for those with acne or Rosacea, as well as for those with normal to sensitive skin, it is easily absorbed by the skin, helping to cleanse, repair, and rejuvenate. Containing supplemental minerals essential for the efficient skin absorption of vitamins, proteins, hormones, amino acids, and enzymes, Elemental Mineral Mist helps to maintain proper skin pH balance while providing long-lasting suppleness and elasticity.

Application
Mist over skin several times daily, as needed, whether skin is dry, oily, or simply needs cooling down. This formula will also extend the freshness of makeup by preventing cracking and drying. For best results use as directed by your Inventive Skincare Therapist™.

Copper
A natural mineral humectant, essential to the formation of connective tissues – reduces wrinkles, firms and replenishes the skin, improving its texture and elasticity

Potassium
An essential body mineral with restorative and anti-aging properties supporting the moisture balance of the skin

Silver
An antiviral and antimicrobial mineral with powerful healing properties

INGREDIENTS: Soluble Elemental Minerals from Ore: Calcium, Potassium, Magnesium, Sulfur, Tin, Cobalt, Lithium, Vanadium, Copper, Manganese, Selenium, Gold, Molybdenum, Germanium, Platinum, Boron, Indium, Sodium, Bismuth, Iodine, Lanthanum, Chromium, Zinc, Silver and Iron, Menthol and MSM (Methylsulfonylmethan)

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Only on Tuesdays, Free Body Brushing upgrade with Massages

September 24, 2012

UPDATE: THIS PROMOTION IS EXPIRED.

For the next four Tuesdays, add on Body Brushing for free to any Massage 75 minutes or longer as our gift to you for experiencing this beneficial treat. You’ll also get to take home your body brush for continued use. This offer is good September 25, October 2, October 9, and October 16. Body Brushing adds 15 minutes to your Massage and is normally a $25 upgrade, but will now complimentary for these four Tuesdays.

The weather is changing in Austin and so is our skin.
The practice of dry skin brushing may be old news to those who practice the daily routine, but with all the skin care products and hypes out there, we thought it important to re-introduce a process that is not only a great way to maintain healthy skin, but also helps you to maintain a healthy body. The ability of the skin to excrete toxins is of paramount importance to you. Stimulation of the skin sets in motion natural healing pathways within your body. Additionally, it encourages nerve beds within its structure that in turn increases normal healing processes throughout the body.

Mention this post when scheduling and enjoy your complimentary Body Brushing add on ($25 value) and take home gift.

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