Too often we find ourselves drained without the stamina to keep going at our normal pace. The tendency can slowly shift into being hard on yourself, and to express anger because you’re losing steam. 

This is just a simple reminder to practice moments of gratitude. Focus on the present moment and be grateful. Find a moment to create beauty, whether that’s lighting a candle, or gardening, or picking up your home. Then step back and admire the little beauty created, the inch closer you’ve just come towards manifesting a beautiful peace for yourself and for your soul. 

Whenever you are creating beauty around you, you are restoring your own soul. - Alice Walker

Here are a few of the TOP hair-inspiration moments that we’ve seen on social media in the past week:

Beyoncé’s instagram now features this incredibly highlighted, high ponytail with some serious volume and effortless class.

Her color is a combination of golden caramels and warm auburn brown hues. Definitely a palette that complements her gorgeous complexion and calls out her peachy-nude makeup and gold accessories.

@Beyonce on Instagram

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@Gemma_Chan on Instagram

Gemma Chan, you beautiful and simply sophisticated woman!

We admire the bold simplicity of her single-hued cherry-auburn hair and the manner of ease with which she styles it.

With such grace and as such a natural presence, you can keep your hair simple to help draw attention back towards where you’d like it to be.

Here, the eye lingers on her peachy-coral lipstick. J’adore!

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Sisters that shine!

Dakota and Elle Fanning have each made quite the name for themselves within the world of entertainment and media. Beginning acting as little ones, we’ve watched them both grow up and display such incredible knack for acting, but now it appears they’ve become style-icons!

Their gorgeous, natural take on hair color + style gives them both such a glowing and effortlessly beautiful appearance that makes their eyes pop and fashion-forward style really stand out.

At Samantha James Salon, we can help shift your hair color into a gorgeous natural look… in case that’s something you’re going for.

@DakotaFanning and @ElleFanning on Instagram

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See you next week for the latest in hair inspiration that you can take to your stylist on your next visit.

If you’re in the Potomac, MD area, reach out and we can get your look updated asap!

L'Oréal Professionnel Master Colorist, Samantha James, showcases her phenomenal skill as she transforms her client’s hair with a radiant root touch-up and balayage partial highlight. 

Interested in learning more about the latest trends and techniques in hair color? Stay tuned for her class schedule with all the details on when and where you can learn the real pro tips!

The hair color technique that’s sweeping the nation!

Balayage is the artistic free-hand painting of complementary color, whether highlights or lowlights, onto the hair. This technique gives the hair a dazzling, shimmery quality while seamlessly blending into the base color for nearly invisible regrowth.

what is Balayage?

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Now #trending!

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Balayage Pricing

$200+

Balayage | All-Over

Delicately hand-painted color that blends seamlessly all-throughout the hair.

$200+

$125+

Balayage | Partial

Hand-painted color with a lighter seamless application throughout the hair.

$125+