Have you ordered from ellenoire.com lately?

Here's a review from a recent new customer: First time to mail order through your company recently.....service was prompt and well followed up....it is great to have such a positive experience....love my Deva products and will be a continued customer.....special thanks to John...appreciate your follow up. A Happy Girl with great CURLS!!! Allison ...what other website offers curly hair product support long distance? Cheers, Noelle

Great Blog about a first time DevaCurl user!

Read it here!

create more, stir more, curl more... but wait!

So, things are complicated at this end of the ellënoire universe. It looks like in September we will be moving our store to a new location. No, this is not by choice. We do not own our building, and so we do not have a choice if the landlord wants us to leave. There is more to it than that, but I won't bore you with the details. So, here is the plan. Somewhere, within 15 minutes of my existing store we will be opening a new ellënoire store that will also include a curly hair salon. The salon will focus primarily on curly hair cutting and curly hair management but our stylists will all be fully trained to cut any type of hair. The salon will also offer hair colour, pintura (a special DevaCurl invention)highlighting all tailored to your hair type. We also plan to offer a selection of other services that you do not normally see in a salon. Yes, this will all be announced in due time. For now, you can wait with bated breath. The store will remain your best local resource for handmade bath, body & skin care filled with gorgeous natural ingredients and your choice of fragrances, or not. As always we will continue to offer our oft quirky blend of personal care products that compliment what we do. I will continue to create custom blended natural perfumes from essential oils and hopefully soon, we will have a new section of ready to wear fragrances developed by me. In the next few weeks we are launching a new bath, body, skin product line under our label. I will give you full details by the middle of May at the latest. Here are the things you need to look forward to with this new line: Simple, Affordable, clean ingredients, available for custom scenting, or unscented... but wait? Don't we already do this? Yes, but this will be different, better.... a perfect add on to a great collection of products. I can't wait to tell you more, so hold that thought. I have work to do!! P.S. Guest Hair Stylist David Lopez will be coming to cut hair again on May 14 for a few days... book your spot now!

Curly Curly Curly!

I have some amazing DevaCurly news coming out for you this week! Keep your eye on this page! Meanwhile, this is a fab video for you to watch! Look at her gorgeous natural curls! http://www.facebook.com/pages/edit/?id=7160211190#!/video/video.php?v=331023996879&ref=mf

Nail polish

What would you think of ellenoire carrying a low chemical line of Nail polish?
Do you have a fave brand of nail polish?
Do you get manicures regularly?
If I told you you could come and get a manicure touch up service on a night that worked for your busy life would you consider "moving up" to better nail care?
I wanna know! Tell me!

Men, Men, Men.... lovely Men!

So, I bet you're wondering why I didn't even mention Valentine's Day products on the blog this past few weeks. Well it's funny. For 7 years in a store front we have never really sold much for Valentine's Day. I am thoroughly convinced that being in small town, without a big neon sign that says "MEN!!!! YOU'LL GET LAID EASIER, IF YOU BUY STUFF HERE,!" that the men who all buy things last minute will not think of us as a Valentine's Day shopping destination.
I don't think many men realise all the things we do here at ellenoire anyway. It's amazing how when men come in to the store, how shocked they are to see the hats we carry, or the shaving products and implements. Did you know we sell a whole line of men's skin care and shaving products?
I know, I know, it's not on the website, perhaps this week I can make that happen...
I think March should be Men's month... what do you think?
More on this later, I have some thinking to do, some coffee to drink, some coffe scrub to put in jars...call a potential curly hair salon location.. you know.. the usual stuff!
;)

There is a lot to celebrate on this Valentine's Day, Family Day weekend!
Our Store anniversary is February 14th (2003), my anniversary for Cancer surgery is February 14th (2008) Colin and Justin celebrated their 2nd wedding anniversary on the 15th! Happy Days all around!

NO Glove, NO Love!

Cuticles dry and cracked?
Finger tips splitting and sore?
Backs of your hands kinda alligatorish?

PUT ON YOUR GLOVES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Every single time you step outside this winter if you live anywhere north of... oh I dunno.. Georgia... you should be wearing gloves or your hands will dry out!
Hear me in your head over and over and over again... PUT ON YOUR GLOVES!

If your hands are cracked and painful then get on the scrubbing/ rich moisturizing habit. 2-3 times per week exfoliation, and rich moisture every night at bed time. Sleep in gloves if you can!

That's all! ;)