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Remaining Thankful

by Emmanuel

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Today is Thanksgiving – a day for us all to remember what we are thankful for…but what about the other 364 days of the year???

Life throws challenges at us and while it is easy to give thanks when everything in our lives is going well or the way that we want it to be, it is a discipline to give thanks even throughout life’s challenges.

Overcoming difficulties, depression, anxiety, disappointment, failures and so much more is a part of our lives and by being thankful on a regular basis, you will appreciate more and live a happier and more fulfilled life.

Remember that God loves us so much that even throughout the challenges we face He is by our side and helping us through it all. If we choose to discipline our thoughts and words, to be thankful for where we are at in our lives and what is to come, then we will diminish the negative feelings, thoughts and actions and focus on our positive life experiences.

As you gather this year, possibly with close loved ones, and give thanks just recollect on the good that has happened and that is still unseen and being worked out for your future. It’s time to unleash the “Gift of Thanksgiving!”

“Summing it all up, friends, I’d say you’ll do best by filling your minds and meditating on things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious—the best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, not things to curse. Put into practice what you learned from me, what you heard and saw and realized. Do that, and God, who makes everything work together, will work you into his most excellent harmonies.” (Philippians 4:8, 9 MSG)

Remember…Beauty Begins Within

– Jeffrey Paul 

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A Fresh Start

by Emmanuel

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Have you ever had a day or a week filled with chaos? Every step you make seems to be met by challenge after challenge? All you can think of is, “I just want to wake up and have a fresh start…be able to see clearly and move forward uninhibited toward the goals and blessings that are waiting for me just ahead?”

Don’t worry you are not alone! I found a prayer in the Psalms (Psalm 51:7-15) that King David wrote when he was in chaos and needed a fresh start to lift him up so he could see above the circumstances and chaos in his life. This prayer gave David hope for the future.

Today, take a moment to read and meditate on these verses. As you begin to allow these words to sink into your soul you will see that God is a faithful God who loves you. As you begin to trust in Him, and not lean on your own strength and understanding (Proverbs 3:5-6), He will begin to reveal His faithfulness to you by calming the chaos in your life and working all things together for the good. This will in turn give you the fresh start that you need!

Allow these words to strengthen you and then share them with someone else who needs a fresh start.

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Remember…Beauty Begins Within…

 

 – Jeffrey Paul

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The Story of The Old Cherokee: An Exercise on Inner Beauty

by Emmanuel

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There is an old parable that often touches my heart. It is a story of choices and inner beauty:

An old Cherokee is teaching his grandson about life.

“A fight is going on inside me,” he said to the boy. “It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One is evil – he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority and ego. The other is good – he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith. This same fight is going on inside you – and inside every other person too.”

The grandson thought about I for a minute and then asked his grandfather,

“Which wolf will win?”

The old Cherokee simply replied, “The one you feed.”

Take some time today to take a look at your choices and your actions. Which ‘wolf’ is winning the metaphorical battle inside of you? Are you showing the world the most beautiful version of yourself?

Here is my challenge for us all in the next week: using a journal, or just in your head, document the emotions that you run across each day and the way that you respond to them in different situations.

Then take a sheet of paper and make two columns, sorting your emotions and reactions by the qualities that the old Cherokee described as the good and bad wolf.  Where do your emotions and actions fall? Hopefully your inner beauty is shining through!

Remember…Beauty Begins Within

– Jeffrey Paul

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Who You Are

by Emmanuel

We’re acquainted with certain descriptive words such as special, unique and one-of-a-kind. Who do you think of when you hear these? Yourself? If not, you should! After all, it’s true. There is no one person exactly like us.

With society, friends, family and the media pulling us in a variety of directions, trying to convince us who we are, it can be tough discovering who we truly are as individuals. It’s time to take back who you are and I challenge you to be YOU.

Remember, use this series of sentences out loud – and say them like you mean them:

  • I am special.
  • I am precious.
  • I am wonderfully made.
  • I have been made for a purpose and I’m the only one that can fulfill that purpose.

Let me know in your comments below how this message speaks to you. Have you begun to discover who you really are?

Remember…Beauty Begins Within

– Jeffrey Paul 

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Look and Feel Your Best During the Summer Months

by Emmanuel

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You deserve to feel like the best version of yourself, today and everyday. Prior to figuring out a solution to your individual hair loss, women can have a hard time feeling confident or beautiful. Every woman wants to feel attractive for herself and for her husband, just like Allison.

Initially, Allison wanted to avoid certain situations and people because of her hair loss. Since activities are endless during the summer with pool parties, sporting events and family grill-out get-togethers, it’s important to rediscover your self-assurance and to feel pretty inside and out. What are you waiting for? Show yourself, and your husband, that you know just how special you are! Don’t let the the weather stop you from feeling great.

If you would like to learn more about the right solution for your individual hair loss please email or call me to set up a private and personal consultation with one of my consultation specialists. Or to get your free copy of my Personal Hair Loss Evaluation eBook Guide, which helps determine your loss and best-personalized solution, all you need to do is sign up for my blog.

Remember…Beauty Begins Within

– Jeffrey Paul 

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Window To Our Heart

by Emmanuel

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What are your eyes saying? Are you happy, frustrated, or hopeful? Perhaps you’ve heard the saying that your eyes are the window to the heart and give a glimpse of what’s on the inside.

It’s important to remember that beauty begins within. Do you feel beautiful? If you don’t, I’m proud to share that you can change that. In fact, I encourage you to try my tips that I share in this video and see just how much better you feel about being you, a one-of-a-kind person. There is no one like you! It’s time to believe in yourself and realize how special you truly are. I know it, do you?

Let me know in your comments below how this message speaks to you. Have you begun to tell yourself that you are beautiful?

Remember…Beauty Begins Within

– Jeffrey Paul 

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Looks From History: Cleopatra Cat Eye

by Emmanuel

If you’ve watched the Oscars, Fashion Week or any of the red carpet events lately, I’m sure you’ve noticed that celebrities and models were rocking the cat eye. Of course it was made famous by one of the most fabulous Egyptian Queens and now it’s a look that’s coming back!

elizabeth_taylor_cleopatraIf you’re interested in recreating the signature Cleopatra cat eye, I’m here to help you out! In the video above, with the help of my makeup artist friend, Ronnie, and our makeover contest winner, Linsey, we’ve developed a step-by-step just for you to create this beautiful makeup trend.

With the use of the proper tools and tips, you can see that it’s not difficult to create a variation of the cat eye no matter your eye shape. After watching this video, I hope you’ve seen that you too can create Cleopatra’s famed cat eye!

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Remember…Beauty Begins Within

– Jeffrey Paul 

Ask Jeffrey: Portraying Confidence

by Emmanuel

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“How can I appear more confident in my personal or professional life even when I don’t feel it?” – Lauren 

Perhaps you’ve seen that woman who passes you on the sidewalk or who sits across from you at the weekly office meeting and you can’t help but think, “Wow, she sure is poised. How can I be so sure of myself like her?” Remember, to portray confidence, you must believe that you’re confident. Here are a few tips to portraying confidence:

  • Body Language: Confident people sit up straight, walk with their head held high, and aren’t afraid of eye contact.
  • Speech: When you speak with a purpose and in a relaxed tone, you immediately come off self-assured.
  • Dress: While confidence comes from the inside, the easiest way to prove it to yourself is to dress in clothing that makes you feel good (no, not sweatpants!). This doesn’t mean flashy is the go-to either. Confidence shouldn’t be mistaken for cockiness.

Now, with these tips, it’s your turn to be that all around confident person that people look at and say, “Now she’s sure of herself!”

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Remember…Beauty Begins Within

– Jeffrey Paul 

Who is Linsey – Our Hair Loss Makeover Winner

by Emmanuel

“To have thick beautiful hair…would be a dream come true, it could change my life!” – Linsey D.

Back in November my team ran A New Year Hair Loss Makeover contest on my blog and social media channels. We received an overwhelming response from all of our fans, and now it’s time to unveil the transformation.

First, I’d like you to meet Linsey,  not only is she a wonderful person, who I truly enjoyed working with, but she is an inspirational woman as she has faced – and now overcome – her hair loss troubles while still being an incredible wife and mother! This video will help you to understand Linsey’s struggles and her strength and why we are featuring her as one of our inspirational women of today. It’s not only the pain masked in her voice, but the hope in her eyes that truly gives me, and my team, the passion to help educate and transform the lives of women every day.

Stay tuned over the next few weeks as we continue unveil Linsey’s full makeover journey!

If you understand all too well what Linsey is going through and would like to take the first step to finding a solution to your hair thinning or hair loss please email or call me to set up a private and personal consultation with one of my consultation specialists. Or to get your free copy of my Personal Hair Loss Evaluation eBook Guide, which helps determine your loss and best-personalized solution, all you need to do is sign up for my blog. 

Remember…Beauty Begins Within

– Jeffrey Paul 

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Get Involved and Join the Cause

by Emmanuel

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Going through life having to deal with hair loss can be a constant struggle, a struggle that as adults can be emotionally and physically taxing.  As taxing as it may be for adults imagine experiencing that struggle from a child’s perspective, can you imagine how daunting that would be?

My non-profit organization, Wigs For Kids, has had the opportunity to love, support and assist children who are experiencing medical related hair loss. With this opportunity, we have been blessed with an outstanding network of individuals who give their time, support, funds and services to help children look and feel themselves.

Yet in order to provide wigs to as many children in need as possible, Wigs For Kids needs to rely on generous volunteers, donations, and fundraisers. How can you help make these wishes come true? Here are three ways you can help out:

1. Donate:

It takes 20-30 ponytails to create one wig for a child. By growing and donating your hair to Wigs for Kids you can become a part of changing that child’s life.

2. Host a fundraiser:

Host a Ladies Night of Pampering with your friends!  Provide the food and drinks and even a silent auction and have donating’s go to Wigs For Kids.

3. Use Aquage/Wigs for Kids Products!

We have been lucky enough to partner with Aquage care and stylist products to create a Wigs for Kids gift pack. Support Wigs for Kids while looking beautiful with these fantastic products.

By getting involved, you’re helping to increase the help and support we can give to these kids at no cost to them. It is with your generosity that we are able to put a smile on these kids’ faces! 

If you would like to learn more about Wigs For Kids and how you and your salon can get involved, please find information on their website here, or email or call me.  

Remember…Beauty Begins Within

– Jeffrey Paul 

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Ask Jeffrey – “What Will He Feel If He Touches My Wig?”

by Emmanuel

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I had the opportunity to write an article for Help Me 2 Stop, an organization working to bridge the gap between Trichotillomania suffers and salon professionals, and I want to share this article with my blog followers because I feel like every woman experiencing hair loss may have these same questions.

There are many special holidays and events that can be a time when many women experiencing hair loss want to hide away and not celebrate with that special someone. You ask yourself, “will he notice that I’m wearing a hairpiece,” “what will he feel when they touch my wig,” “what will his reaction be if I tell them I’m wearing a wig?”

These are all questions we contemplate each day we walk out of our homes and into a world where others never think of these things. But there are things you can do to build confidence in yourself and confidence in your true beauty.

Speak Beauty From the Heart

by Emmanuel

As many of you know, I end each of my posts with “beauty begins within,” because I truly believe that it does. I see so many beautiful women whose beauty is outstanding, but hidden by fear of rejection or ridicule. It hurts my heart that these women can’t see what we see, and that’s why I’ve dedicated my life to helping them see their true beauty. When life gets you down, remember the following:

Beauty begins with a simple choice you make each and everyday. The words you choose to tell yourself have power to make you feel beautiful each day.

“Consequently, faith comes from hearing, and the message is heard through the word about Christ.”  – Romans 10:17

Let me know in your comments below how this message speaks to you. Have you begun to tell yourself that you’re beautiful?

Remember…Beauty Begins Within

– Jeffrey Paul 

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How Often You Should Wash Your Hair

by Emmanuel

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“How often should I shampoo my hair?” –Margo 

This is a very common and great beauty question and the answer might just surprise you.

Ideally you should shampoo your every other day, or less often if possible. Unless you are very active and perspiring daily, your hair should be able to last a couple days without shampooing it.

How do you know what’s best for you? Test it out. When you wake up in the morning, spray my Beautiful Hair Spray Conditioner on your hair, brush through and examine how your hair looks. If your roots are a little oily, use dry shampoo to soak up some of the oil.

Your hair isn’t made to be cleaned daily. So go and test out how your hair lasts.

If you continue to stay tuned to my beauty tips you’ll better understand what is right for you and what tips I have to keep your hair looking its best. This includes sleeping on the right pillowcase and using the right products.

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Remember…Beauty Begins Within

– Jeffrey Paul 

The 3 Tools Needed to Prevent Broken “Glass” (resolutions)!

by Emmanuel

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This past week I had a unique opportunity to take my team, at Jeffrey Paul Salon, out for a team building day. We all visited a local glass shop where each of my staff got the chance to blow glass and make their own glass globe. Not only was this an absolute blast it really made me think about how glass blowing is very similar to making resolutions or a decision to change something in your life.

When we went to blow glass the instructor told us we needed three things. With those things we would be able to make a beautiful work of art. Without them the individual would be left with… BROKEN GLASS! Those three important items for glass blowing were:

  • A Plan or a Teacher
  • An Assistant
  • The Right Tools