Gila Rut Salon

Hola,

I just got back from one of my favorite places, NYC! I am happy to leave the heat & humidity, but it was all worth it, as my journey was the start of a new adventure.

What the “H” am I talking about you ask? Well I was in Hot ass, Humid ass, Manhattan to train for the ‘2010 Fall Fashion’ Week!!!!!

I can hardly hold back my excitement. I wish I had a lot of cool stuff to share with you, but the truth is what I learned would probably not appeal to you, LOL. It might even appear ugly to most people. Let’s not forget that most fashion & hair trends always start that way.

I had the opportunity to learn from Jon Reyman, an amazing stylist & veteran to Fashion week. He will be heading our team for this year’s back stage madness.

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We are so fortunate to have been asked to do the hair and make up for the 37th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards. We got the call 10 days before the event and were asked if we could pull together a team of 10 for this event. I said ” I will try” with such short notice, I gathered my Creative Team together, ran it by them and prayed for a ~yes~…Not only did I get a ‘yes’, I got a ‘hell yeah’! I have the most amazing team in the industry.

They were all so excited to embark on this journey together. We booked our flights to Vegas, leaving at 8:30 a.m. and to return at 11:00 p.m. O.K. game on! We land in Vegas and get picked up in style by a huge Limo…pull up to the Hilton to see the red carpet being rolled out. (not for us … Read More

Shiny, Frizz-Free, Smooth, Beautiful Hair Anyone?

If you are a twitter fan, (following Nicole Richie, Halle Berry, Ashley Tisdale, Lindsay Lohan & many others) you may have already heard them raving about the latest trend in Hollywood………….. Brazilian Blow Out!!!!!

I absolutely LOVE IT! I am soooooo impressed with the results & I had to share my excitement with you.

Brazilian Blow Out is an amazing keratin treatment that improves the condition of the hair eliminating Frizz and creating healthy, smooth, easy to style hair. Who doesn’t want that?????

If you want to style your hair in half the time…

We are ready when you are~

Karla Lopez~Martinez

Master Colourist~Co-Owner

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Photo Shoot preparations!

The photo shoot is just 2 weeks away and the preparations are all coming together!

I am proud to say the team and I have completed a collection of cuts and colour that we can’t wait to share!

Our journey started with inspiration boards at the beginning of this year, followed by many hours of cutting, colouring and styling out mannequin heads…..when we were finally happy with our looks, the make up team were
on-board to start their process.

We have some gorgeous models and an amazing photographer “Gary Lions” that will make our vision real!

Gordana Gelhausen the fashion designer from Project Runway and owner of Goga by Gordana has been generous enough to allow us to use her designs to enhance our collection.

So we are finally coming to the end of the long list I created last year!

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New York – The city that never sleeps! My grueling Saturday schedule is over and I’m, catching the red eye to NYC! I have to admit my energy level is low and I’m wondering how I’m going to get inspired… this worry is soon put to rest, a 10 minute walk on the streets of Soho immediately gets my head buzzing and my energy is back! I am surrounded by amazing architecture, style and fashion – this is just what I needed! The Aveda academy is full of inspiration and just being there gets me excited – here’s a little taste of the photo shoot! My model, Lisa Ramos is absolutely gorgeous, she walks in and I snap her up. The hair transformation takes place.