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If you want to find out what is news/ changing at Envy you can read all about it here.
If your regular stylist isn’t mentioned , don’t panic. The team is still the same , it’s just that there is nothing to communicate with that particular individual at this time.
Hello everyone
I have created an area for our updates for this new lockdown. This has a client booking form, and salon updates.
We are now temporarily closed until restrictions are lifted.
You can still purchase all of your favourite products via our online shop. Visit our home page
Hello ! It’s been 5 months since our last blog post and to be honest, I’m not sure where that time has gone?
I’m sure most of you will have been into the salon now and seen the changes that we have made to ensure that your visit to the salon is a safe one.
THE NEW LAYOUT - Styling chairs are 2m apart and where we couldn’t create ‘distance’ we’ve screened.
The team are making every effort to ensure that we are COVID secure.
We have received some lovely feedback about our new systems and processes. We particularly love this review.
WE HAVE INTRODUCED DIGI-MAGS
We want you to be able to read and relax whilst having your hair done. Don’t forget your kindle or Ipad and take advantage of downloading a magazine whilst you are visiting us.
WE ARE WORKING DIFFERENT HOURS
We have an A and B team. This should help us stay operational should a ‘track and trace’ occur. If one team needs to self isolate the other team will pick up extra hours and hopefully appointments can be fulfilled with minimum disruption.
TEAM A -
Tracie works Monday 9-8 Tuesday 9-2 (reception) Thursday 9-8 Friday 9-2 (reception)
Allison works Monday 9.30- 2 Tuesday 9.30- 2 Thursday 9.30 - 2 Friday 9.30 -2
Tracey Ann, works Monday 9.30- 5 , Thursday 9.30 - 5, Friday 9.30 -1
Sarah works Tuesday 9-2, Thursday 9-4 Friday 9-2
Megan works Monday 2-8 , Tuesday 9-2 Thursday 9-8 (nails and brows) Friday 9-2
Lilly works Tuesday 9-2 Thursday 9-2 Friday 9-2
Chloe. works all week.
TEAM B-
Tom works Tuesday 2.30-8 Wednesday 9-8 Friday 2.30-8 Sat 9-5
Rhianne, Tuesday 2.30-8 Wednesday 9-5 Friday 2.30-8 Sat 9-5
Tiffany, Tuesday 2.30-8 Wednesday 9-8 Friday 2.30-8 Sat 9-5
Amy Wednesday 9-3.30 Friday 2.30-8 Saturday 9-2.
James Friday and Saturday 9-5 (other days on request)
Tia works all week
WE OPERATE NAILS AND PEDI’S WITHIN TEAM A AND A FULL BEAUTY SERVICE WITHIN TEAM B
Manicures and Pedicures are offered by TEAM A.
Brows, Lashes, Waxing are offered by James from TEAM B.
MEET JAMES
James L Beauty
James is a highly experienced MUA, brow and lash technician.
Lash extensions-classic/hybrid/volume
Makeup application and lessons
Brows-waxing,tinting and reshaping
Lash lifts and tint
He also offers all forms of body waxing.
James has his own ‘strip lash brand’ these are available to purchase from the salon.
LASH GOALS
CALL 01752 401417 TO BOOK YOUR JAMES L BEAUTY EXPERIENCE.
ONLINE SHOP
Don’t forget to purchase your home hair care. We have an online shop so you can ‘top up’ your supplies whenever you need and have it delivered direct to your door.
COVID RULES- (as confusing as they sometimes seem)
Please arrive at the time of your appointment, (only people with an appointment will be allowed to enter the salon, this is to ensure that we maintain ‘distance’ and ‘safe spaces’)
Please wear your mask on entering the salon and for the duration of the service. (If you have a lung condition that makes you exempt, it is OK to not wear one)
Please wait to be greeted by a member of the team who will take your temperature, ask you to sterilise your hands and guide you to your seat.
Please remove your outdoor clothes and place in sterilised plastic container provided.
RELAX- we want you to still enjoy the little human contact that we are still allowed.
FEEL FABULOUS- Covid can’t take away our creativity!! We want you to forget about ‘lockdown hair’ and celebrate ‘FEELING FABULOUS’ again.
We hope that you have enjoyed our ‘update’.
If you have any ideas about how we can improve on what we are already doing, please send your feedback to Tracie@envmyhair.co.uk. We’d love to hear from you.
STAY SAFE
Love TEAM ENVY XX
Hello!!
How are you all getting on? Well we might not have been able to live life as we once knew it but I for one have been SO THANKFUL for the GLORIOUS WEATHER.
Now restrictions have been lifted a little, I have been heading to the beach for a surf or a paddle most days. Needless to say, after just a couple of days, the salty sea water and sun had started to take it’s toll on my hair.
I always take care of my skin in the sun but ashamed to say that even as a hairdresser, often forget my hair!
HOWEVER.. this year I have rescued my hair by using CARE COLOUR BRILLIANCE CONDITIONING SPRAY it’s THE BEST sunscreen for your hair. Apply to damp hair before you head out in the sunshine.
I have been taking mine to the beach with me, and I reapply when I get out of the sea, ensuring my hair protection is topped up all day.
It’s made a BIG difference!! Definitely my ‘PRODUCT OF THE WEEK’
If your hair needs a little ‘sun protection’ head over to our online shop via this link and grab yours.
CARE COLOUR BRILLIANCE - LEAVE IN CONDITIONING SPRAY PROTECTS HAIR FROM HARMFUL UVA AND UVB RAYS. CONDITIONING INGREDIENTS ADD SHINE AND SOFTNESS TO YOUR HAIR.
The team took the opportunity to shake off their ‘lockdown’ looks and get ‘dressed up’ for their ‘lockdown’ video.
Sarah Chapman kindly merged all of our videos together to create ‘a bit of fun’ and hopefully put a smile of our followers faces. We have had a great response, our followers have loved it. It would be a shame not to keep it in our Envy News section on our website.
So here it is.
Last weekend some of the team members got together for an ‘online brunch’ they spent two hours eating drinking and playing games. A great time was had by all.
We are all looking forward to the day when we can return to the salon and be one BIG HAPPY ENVY FAMILY AGAIN.
Stay Safe Everyone.
Tracie
Hi everyone I hope this weeks blog post find you all safe and well?
I thought I would share with you my own personal hair KEUNE CARE favourites that I use at home.
I am no longer blessed with the crowing glory I once had, the menopause, a thyroid issue and the increasing ‘natural blonde’ highlights has meant that I can no longer get away with ‘mis treating’ my hair like I did when I was younger.
All of the contributing factors above, have led to my hair thinning, changing texture and it seems to be very fragile. This means I really have to lovingly CARE for it (and my hair extensions, which I have to add thickness and volume)
So my choice of shampoo is SILVER SAVIOUR , being blonde I love to keep my hair looking fresh. Silver Saviour helps eliminate ‘yellow’ tones and keeps my hair looking more ‘ash blonde’ for longer.
I then follow with CARE KERATIN SMOOTH CONDITIONER, this product helps eliminate the FRIZZ in my hair as well as nourishing it with keratin, provitamin B5 and shea butter. Leaving my hair smooth shiny and easy to manage.
Once a week I will replace my conditioner with the CARE KERATIN SMOOTH HAIR MASK I use this because my hair is coloured and by using the mask it helps repair and restore the keratin between colours.
Once my conditioner/mask has been rinsed thoroughly I ALWAYS use a LEAVE IN TREATMENT my choice at the moment is the CARE MIRACLE ELIXIR KERATIN SPRAY as this is what helps prolong the life of the professional ‘MIRACLE ELXIIR SERVICE’ that I have in the salon. My other absolute favourite is the KERATIN SMOOTH TWO PHASE SPRAY, a light weight leave in treatment which smells divine. Both these products are left in my hair (NOT RINSED OUT)
I then follow this with a light misting of STYLE HEAT PROTECT HOT IRON SPRAY- being that I use the hair straighteners or the curling wand, most days. It is important that I do not undo all the good in my first steps (listed above) This spray will heat protect up to 230 degrees. A MUST HAVE PRODUCT for anyone using heated styling equipment.
So that’s my daily ‘hair prep’ it sounds a lot but it takes minutes and my hair has reached a stage in it’s life where it deserves a ‘little extra CARE’.
The Keune Care Range is ‘prescriptive’ which means you can mix and match within the range.
Please feel free to message me if you would like me to prescribe some CARE products for your hair, or if you are already familiar with our range, you can now BUY ONLINE HERE
STAY SAFE EVERYONE
Lots of Love
Tracie G.
xx
TODAYS TOPIC- THE SUN AND IT’S EFFECT ON OUR HAIR COLOUR AND CONDITION.
LETS ‘FIX’ YOUR HAIR
We are now entering our 4th week into lock down and I can tell by the amount of messages that the team are receiving, many of you are starting to get ‘twitchy’ about your hair.
Please please use this time to let your hair ‘rest and recover’ during this time. You have help prolong your colour by following the steps in this and my previous blog posts.
Last week I talked to you about IT'S ALL ABOUT THE TONE, the week before THE AMAZING POWER OF A CONDITIONING TREATMENT all to try and inform and educate you on how to get the best out of your hair in the absence of your hairdresser.
Today I thought I would check in and talk to you about, how you can prolong your colour and protect your hair condition from the sun’s harmful UVA/ UVB rays.
How amazing is it that we have had some wonderful weather this week?
Whilst we are only supposed to be venturing out an hour a day for exercise, it is amazing how much our hair colour can change in just an hour a day, so if you have a place where you can sit in the sun, you like me, will have noticed a change in your hair colour tone, this week?
TRY A LITTLE EXPERIMENT- Put a black t- shirt out in the mid day sun for an hour, every day for a week - I can tell you , undoubtedly regardless of fabric, the black will fade!
We accept that our hair colour bleaches or fades when we are on holiday but we often do not think our the sun in the UK as the same as being abroad and do not take the same precautions, like would when we are away. We will most certainly put a sun screen on to protect our skin but very often we forget our hair!
Have you seen our Keune Sun Shield range in the salon?
It’s special formulation offers UV protection (so will prevent hair fade) and it rejuvenates dry and brittle hair (making the hair feel conditioned again)
If you are lucky enough to have your own swimming pool, the shampoo gently removes chlorine and salt water.
CARE Sun Shield
Always try and cover your hair with a hat in the sunshine and the addition of this product would help prolong and preserve colour and condition of your hair in sunny conditions.
We now have an ONLINE SHOP, you can BUY online and have your products delivered to your door.
Stay Safe and stay home. Hopefully we will all get back to normal soon.
Tracie xx
TODAY’S TOPIC- IT’S ALL ABOUT THE TONE
Often as we approach our next appointment at the salon, we notice that our colour has changed a little.
Blondes that were ‘cool’ in tone can become ‘warm’, reds can appear more copper.
YOU CAN COMBAT THIS!
By using the correct colour care range at home for your hair you can prolong and maintain the tone, keeping your colour looking ‘fresh’ all the time.
At Envy for blondes we recommend Keune Care Silver Savour shampoo and conditioner.
BUY SILVER SAVIOUR SHAMPOO HERE
BUY SILVER SAVIOUR CONDITIONER HERE
Here you can see an experiment, demonstrating the toning power of the @Keune Silver Saviour Shampoo and the Care Prescriptive Mask with the addition of Colour Chameleon pigment to help tone, whilst treating.
BEFORE AND AFTER- Notice how the hair has changed from warm blonde to cool blonde.
This ‘specially formulated colour mask’ is BRILLIANT if you want to inject a little more intensive tone into your colour, whilst giving your hair a treatment or in the relevance of this blog post, ‘the absence of your salon visit, refresh safely at home’.
Each colour mask is formulated by your stylist, using your unique client record card to colour match, ensuring vibrancy, strength and vitality even when you are away from the salon. This is not just for blonde hair, this colour mask can be used to rejuvenate reds, coppers, violets, blue, pink and the full range of pastels.
It COSTS £37 and you can order here or ask me additional questions via this form.
Victoria loved her first Colour Chameleon Mask.
Stay Safe and Best Wishes
Tracie Gunningham XX
I know that there are many of you that would be due an appointment soon and you may be tempted to reach for the scissors and the home hair colour.
PLEASE, PLEASE DO NOT DO THIS- If it goes wrong it could be weeks before you are able to have your hair returned to it's former glory.
However, I have some recommendations to help you survive until your next appointment, please keep checking back to our blog see what they are.
Unless you are 'key worker' I'm guessing you will have some free time on your hands.
Use this time to pamper your hair, or if your hair is short and needs cutting, try styling in a different way or wearing is slightly flatter. At Envy I think we give great home care advice about how to look after the cut and colour between visits, but this current situation is going to require additional tip sand tricks, to ensure that you and your hair are still feeling ‘tip top’ and prevent you from doing something that you may regret.
Please take a read of this blog post which I have included links to your ‘self survival haircare range’, that can be purchased online and delivered straight to your door.
TODAYS TIP AND TRICKS - THE AMAZING POWER OF A CONDITIONING TREATMENT
Often as we approach the our next appointment, our hair care routine slips because we know that we will be visiting the salon and the hairdresser will work their ‘magic’ and your hair will feel fabulous again. Whilst our hairdressing skills are second to none, a lot about why your hair feels so great after a trip to the salon is to do with the products we use during the service.
Sometimes between visits our hair becomes dull and lifeless and the colour seems to fade, and whilst nothing beats a colour refresh, a sharp cut and conditioning treatment to make your hair LOOK AND FEEL AMAZING AGAIN, this is not currently an option due to COVID 19.
NOW IS THE PERFECT TIME TO FIND OUT AND REALISE THE TRUE BENEFIT OF THE KEUNE CONDITIONING HAIR MASK.
A Keune Careline hair mask will inject shine, strength, vitality and bounce back into your hair thus making your hair more manageable.
Who doesn't want extra shine, body and control of their hair, in the absence of their hairdresser?
YOU WILL NEED THE FOLLOWING TO GUARANTEE RESULTS
CARELINE SHAMPOO
CARELINE HAIR MASK
CARELINE LEAVE IN TREATMENT
TOWEL
CLINGFILM
HAIRDRYER
COMB
Using the correct Keune shampoo for your hair type, shampoo your hair (the size of a ten pence piece of product is plenty, no more)! Note - as your hair colour grows away from the root, depending on how oily your hair is, you may want to change your shampoo to something more clarifying, as this will cleanse the root more thoroughly and help with body.
Towel dry- squeeze all excess water out of hair. (this prevents the mask from being diluted) using a fifty pence piece size of mask, apply to mid-length and ends of hair (not the roots, as your root area will always be the strongest and healthiest hair)
Once mask has been applied, comb through. (To ensure even distribution) If hair is long twist hair and secure on top of head, with a clip.
Carefully wrap hair in clingfilm (avoiding face)
Using the hairdryer, gently warm the mask all over. (this allows the cuticle to raise and allows the mask to enter the internal structure of the hair, enabling strength)
Once the hair is warm, wrap in a towel and leave for a minimum of 10 minutes.
Undercover hair and rinse thoroughly with tepid water. Using a cooler temperature will ensure that the cuticle stays closed and the strengthening benefits of the mask are locked inside the hair shaft. Blot your hair carefully with a towel.
IF YOUR HAIR IS CURLY, Take a pea size amount of the mask and leave in the hair, (this will help with additional moisture and curl control).
Finish your treatment using Keune Keratin 2 Phase Spray, comb through and style as required.
I’m happy to carry out a consultation over the telephone should you need immediate advice, on product choices for your home care regime.
Call 01752401417
ONLINE CONSULTATIONS @TRACIE@ENVYMYHAIR.CO.UK
FRIDAY 3rd May marked the start of some major fundraising for @womenVcancer.
Tracie Gunningham, Lynda Penny and Zayli Gunningham hosted an Audrey & Elvis fundraiser at the Plymouth Venue (Plymouth’s up and coming function space used for weddings and parties)
All guests were encouraged to come dressed as a version of ‘Audrey or Elvis’ the guests didn’t disappoint!! Everyone who attended made an outstanding effort helping ‘set the scene’ and adding to the various themed props which were dotted around the venue.
The evening started with welcome drinks supplied by Plymouth Gin, followed by Marks Summers as Elvis who had the guests up dancing, working up an appetite ready for the gastronomic American themed buffet .
The food was plentiful and very tasty!!
The doughnut wall was the perfect ‘help yourself’ pudding supplied by Edible Essence an award winning cake decorator and supplier.
The guests had the option to enter the raffle for £5 and the total raised was £275.
Tracie Gunningham publicly thanked the local companies and friends for their generous support and donations. Listed as below.
Welcome drink - Plymouth Gin
Table runners and candelabras - Vanda and Bill
Cupcakes - Helen Brann
Doughnut wall - Edible Essence
Car prop - Kevan Kennedy
Slow cookers - Heather Nail, Sharon Everson, Claire Felton, Helen
Hot plate - Egi Tracey Rebeiro
Silverware - Egi
Chocolate Lollies- Annemarie West
Guitars-John Penny
Design- Ian Gunningham
Prop making - Zayli Gunningham
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO DONATED A RAFFLE PRIZE FOR OUR EVENT
TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES TAKEN ON THE NIGHT BY HAWK EYE PHOTOGRAPHY
Everyone had a super time.. but the night was yet young. No time to sit down.. time to ‘rock n roll’ Kevan Kennedy and Julie baker from the Lemonfrog dance company delivered a basic ‘jive’ lesson.. it was so much fun and EVERYONE was smiling and wondering at their new found skill.
The guest then spent the evening dancing to party tunes.
A donation of 50 breakfast at Tiffany themed cupcakes were made and donated by Helen Brann (a good friend of Tracie’s) and displayed on a stand, loaned from Drake’s jewellers.
The cupcake toppers were all hand-cut out by Tracie’s lifelong friend Annemarie West..
making these a great little ‘take home’ gift.
The total profit raised and donated to the charity totalled £1365.
The ‘Thailand Trio’ are ‘ecstatic’ with the success of their first event.
Just wanted to share just one of the lovely messages we received after the event.
Hi Tracey, I'd just like to say that.......Your Charity event was absolutely incredible! ..You all created THE Most perfect evening on Saturday .. what with the decor, buffet, your guests were lovely, so friendly & fun...& Mark as Elvis, mingling on the dance floor! Wow! ...an amazing combination of Elvis Presley & Audrey Hepburn! ..there wasn't one lady in the room who didn't imagine they were the real Audrey!! Haha .. admittedly I felt her spirit too! You looked fabulous.....I wish you all the very best in your fundraising in the future, & I hope there will be more events like that one in the future too.. I'm not on facebook but I wanted to tell you how Matthew & I so enjoyed the experience,....and tell your husband, for me to win the best prize in the raffle was amazing too...the toolkit!!! Haha ...thankyou ..
FUTURE FUND RAISING EVENTS
PUB QUIZ on Saturday 14th September at 7pm. It’s being held at The Fortesque Pub on Mutley Plain.
TICKETS £10 more info here https://www.facebook.com/events/2574843772742254/
SILENT DISCO on Saturday 5th October at 7pm . The Plymouth Venue, Victoria House, Peverell.
TICKETS £15 more info here https://www.facebook.com/events/1167252536770694/
As March marks ‘OVARIAN CANCER AWARENESS’ MONTH it brings about the focus to think about why 3 of Envy’s team member’s have signed up to CYCLE THAILAND IN 2020, raising money for Womenvcancer which supports three women’s cancer charities. Ovarian Cancer action. Breast Cancer Care and Jo’s Cervical Trust.
Being that is is ‘Ovarian Cancer Awareness’ month the link to the charity can be found here.
This Thailand trio made up of Zayli Gunningham (salon assistant) Tracie Gunningham (salon owner) and Lynda Penny (salon manager) have signed up to cycle 413 km from Bangkok to Ko Samui in October 2020.
THE ROUTE
THE CYCLE THAILAND TRIO
In this picture one person has had Ovarian Cancer Stage 4 but thankfully has been 4 and half years clear, one person has had pre cancerous cells of the cervix and the youngest one has had relatives on both sides who has had a ‘women’s’ cancer.
It’s of no surprise that the recent family and friend losses, inspired each one of the girls to sign up, to raise much needed money to help fund research and also support women and their families that have the disease.
The statistics of ovarian cancer are scarily high.
IT KILLS 1 WOMAN EVERY 2 HRS IN THE UK,
90% OF WOMEN DON’T KNOW THE 4 SYMPTOMS-
STRUGGLING TO EAT,
BLOATING,
STOMACH PAIN,
WEEING MORE
BE AWARE- #ovaryact #ovarianaction.
The Thailand Trio are hosting a series of fund raising events over the next coming months.
The first big event is an ‘Audrey and Elvis’ themed party. Think ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s meets Viva Las Vegas’.
£30 a ticket will get you
Entry, a welcome drink, an American themed buffet, entertainment from the AMAZING Mark Summers the UKs Official Number One Elvis Tribute, winner of the National Tribute Music Awards 2018, Kevan Kennedy from the Lemonfrog Dance Company, will be delivering a ‘basic’ jive dance lesson, to set the mood for the rest of the evening. It will be a fantastic evening and a great way to raise money for the charity. All profit will be donated.
TICKETS ARE LIMITED SO BE QUICK, (Mark’s last gig in Plymouth was a SELL OUT)
BUY YOUR TICKETS HERE - https://www.facebook.com/events/2324467104452545/
To read about the teams individual reasons for signing up, take a look at their just giving pages.
Zayli Gunningham- https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/zayli-gunningham1
Lynda Penny- https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/lynda-penny
Tracie Gunningham- https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/tracie-gunningham4
On Saturday 14th July Tracie Gunningham owner of Envy, hosted a charity Bollywood Summer Party. The event was held at The Plymouth Venue, Victoria House in the heart of Plymouth.
The party was a huge success raising a total of £2900 for women V cancer, cycle India challenge 2018.
Tracie Gunningham said 'The venue was the 'perfect' space to host the event' it had so many areas in which to 'decorate' and create a real 'Bollywood feel'.
Tracie had a strict colour theme in mind, purple, pink, orange, gold, turquoise.
The event was a 'sell out' and Tracie said 'It never ceases to amaze me the amount of generosity, people show when it comes to supporting charity, whether it be giving time, donations, raffle or auction prizes' and she recognises that it was only through having 'EVERYONES' support that the event was as successful as it was.
Tickets cost £20 and included
A welcome drink, an entry ticket into 'Win a weekend at the Scarlet', https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/tracie-gunningham2 and indian feast, pudding and plenty of dancing.
The welcome drink and bar service was provided by Westlake events.
Tracie started planning the event in April 2018 and knew she would need help to ensure costs were kept to a minimum in order to raise the maximum she could for the charity.
Tracie appealed for help from friends and family and reached out via social media for help with various props.
Her first ask was for jars, any shape any size, that she could colour and then hand decorate to turn into t light lanterns for the tables. Tracie coloured and decorated over 70 jars.
The second ask was for cushions, this was to create a floor level seating area in the Raj tent. Tracie's mum went and bought loads from charity shops, staff, clients and Tracie's dance friends came up trumps again producing enough cushions to create the look. Kevan Kennedy the owner of the Plymouth Venue donated some left over material which would then match the drapes in the Raj tent area. Tracie then set about making cushion covers to help keep the theme. Having used all the material the last few cushion covers came from Drake's Jewellers store room courtesy Monique Hirshman, a recent store refurb meant they had some old luxury velour cushion covers that could be put to good use, along with a flower display, gigantic gold baubles and gold sequin table covers to add to that Bollywood bling.
Tracie wanted to break the eye line of the ceiling height in the venue and sourced some indian umbrellas to hang upside down over the tables, they looked beautiful.
More handmade props made by Tracie and her 'bollywood angels' included a colourful sign post, the table plan and a decorated mountain bike.
On the evening guests were greeted with soft entrance music provided by Steve Whiteway.
The Indian food was sponsored by Creative Direction IG and cooked by Jaipur Palace, served by Tracie and Ian Gunningham.
The menu was chicken tikka masala, chicken bhuna, channa masala, sag aloo, vegetable bhajis, naan and poppadoms.
After dinner and during pudding there was an auction which raised £360, massive thanks to Martin Roberts who enthusiastically pushed up the bidding on various items donated by Id Fashion, Field Accounting, Admin Angel, Julia Ford, Aunty Hazel.
The Raffle raised a total of £600.
After the auction guest were 'encouraged' to take part in a 'Bollywood dance routine' choreographed by Tracie Gunningham with the professional help of Julie Baker (a dance teacher at The Lemon Frog Dance Company) It was an energetic and a FUN routine which seemed to be enjoyed by everyone.
A flash mob was sent out a week before to encourage guest to learn the routine before the event.
Guest were also encouraged to take home a 'Bollywood' cup cake made and donated by Helen Brann.
Tracie said that 'she was genuinely thrilled with the amount of effort people had put into their costumes and for people supporting the event and the charity'.
Tracie would like to publicly thank everyone who played a part in this amazing event.
Tracie is now getting back into her cycle training, as she needs to be super lean and fit by November 2018 in order to be ready to take on and complete her cycle challenge.
Tracie is still raising money for the charity, to find out more or to donate you can click the link here.
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/tracie-gunningham1
Thank you to Nige at Hawk Eye Photography for capturing the whole evening. Great photography, check out his facebook page for all the images.
HELP TRACIE MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
We all know someone who is battling cancer.
Research and advances in medical science are needed so that we can try and be rid of some cancers.
Tracie currently has 3 close friends undergoing treatment for aggressive types of cancer.
Tracie said 'When you witness the diagnosis, followed by 'treatment' and 'fight' you realise how lucky you are if you have your own 'health'.
We all know that cancer can strike anyone of us at any time.
Tracie lost her favourite aunty to cancer last year.
She had battled it for years, her strength, determination and the fight, that she showed to battle the disease and stay 'head of the family' ensuring that she was with her loved ones as long as she could be, is something I will never forget. She was INCREDIBLE!!
Tracie is hoping that by remembering her aunty's strength that she showed whilst battling cancer, will help her complete the 400km bike challenge in India, 30 degree heat.
Tracie will be cycling, in her aunty's memory.
Can you support her?
Tracie is looking for sponsorship and donations.
Her fund raising is well underway however she needs your help to help her reach target.
She is currently raffling a weekend for two at THE SCARLET hotel, she also has a beautiful bespoke handmade stained glass bicycle that she is auctioning through ebay.
Tracie is looking for CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP too. So if you are a business who would like to put their company logo on Tracie's training kit then please get in touch.
Every training ride is published on 3 social media platforms. Tracie is looking for a £50 donation per logo.
Please contact Tracie@envymyhair.co.uk if this is something you can help with.
Take a look at Tracie's training journey so far. Here are the links to Tracie's just giving page.
JUST GIVING DONATIONS AND TRAINING PROGRESS
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/tracie-gunningham1
JUST GIVING SCARLET HOTEL BUY TICKETS HERE
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/tracie-gunningham2
Thank you for your anticipated support.
ABOUT THE CHARITY
Women V Cancer is a series of women-only cycle challenges in aid of three British charities – Breast Cancer Care, (RCN: 1017658), Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust (RCN: 113354/SCO41236) and Ovarian Cancer Action (RCN: 1109743) – raising vital funds to fight breast, cervical and ovarian cancers. The donations you make to Women V Cancer will be distributed equally between them. The Cycle Challenges are organised and managed by Action for Charity – www.actionforcharity.co.uk Women V Cancer is established under the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF), a charitable trust registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales under number 268369. The funds raised here are restricted to use for the Women V Cancer purpose and will not be used by CAF for any other purpose or as part of CAF’s general unrestricted funds.
ENVY RWY IS NO MORE.
Tracie Gunningham who opened the salon in 2012, had been experiencing some health issues and had started to consider the idea of scaling back the business, although was finding it difficult to make a firm decision.
An opportunity arose when Steve Dyer (previous RWY manager) returned from Australia to the Envy team, expressing his wish that he and his wife Jo would like to own their own salon.
After a chat with Steve and Jo about the business and with the agreement of Urban Splash, the business changed hands on March 2nd 2018.
Steve and Jo Dyer are proud to announce ‘YOKE’ as their new salon and brand. All the hairdressing team are staying with the YOKE salon at Royal William Yard, so clients need not to worry about not finding their regular stylist. The phone number at RWY remains same 251351.
Tracie said ‘ I am delighted that Steve and Jo have taken on the salon, they have lots of energy, skill and knowledge to put to it and I am looking forward to seeing them grow the business and making the salon a huge success. I wish them all the very best'.
Tracie is still VERY committed to ensuring that Envy is a success and will continue to run the brand from the Broadway branch.
Despite her recent comments in the local press, about The Broadway's empty shops, high rent and no foot flow situation,
Tracie said 'there is now hope and promise of new businesses taking up some of the empty units, which will be brilliant and great for us all. Hopefully filled shop units will definitely give the public a reason to visit again and The Broadway will regain is bustling glory that I once knew'.
The Broadway centre manager has a great vision and drive and is determined to get the units full.
Tracie feels excited about being able to give the salon and her team at The Broadway her FULL attention and has already started to implement some changes in the salon, that will benefit regular clients as well as hopefully attracting some new ones, this includes a new pamper room and the addition of beauty services.
Tracie will be working behind the chair Wednesday 9am-8pm, Thursday 2-8pm and will offer additional days and times on request subject to availability.
Here's to the next positive era of Envy.
Tracie started her dance journey on the 24th of February 2017, after being volunteered by Shelley Coleman, to perform a ‘strictly style’ dance routine in front of 300 people for Plymouth Ladies Club Charity.
Her partner was the owner of the Lemon Frog Dance Company, Kevan Kennedy.
Her first lesson was an initial assessment, to see whether she had any natural dance ability, and more to her horror, to see whether or not, she could be lifted!
The first few weeks consisted of working out the routine, timing to the music and the likes and dislikes of certain moves. Tracie soon learnt that even the basic moves were going to be a lot harder to learn than initially thought.
To help speed up her learning, she enrolled on group dance lessons at the Lemon Frog, that included Salsa and Tango.
Ten weeks on from her first dance lesson, she had lost over a stone in weight and dropped a dress size, due to increased exercise and the thought of performing in front of 300 people.
Tracie was really starting to struggle with nerves at this stage too and enlisted the help of a mindfulness coach, Jackie Taylor.
Jackie taught Tracie some techniques to help calm her nerves and keep the anxiety under control. Techniques such as meditation, visualisation, mindful pauses and anchoring to name a few.
THE BTS VIDEO 'IN TRAINING'.
Take a look at Tracie's personal reflection in this short video below.
DRESS REHEARSAL AT THE LEMON FROG DANCE COMPANY
photographs By Emma Barrow.
Weekly sessions with Kevan and Jackie, led to a 'runner up' placement at The Plymouth Ladies Charity Club Strictly Come Dancing Ball.
Tracie said 'I didn't expect to win, however I achieved my goal, I performed my routine from start to finish, I was composed and confident, I was happy with my performance'.
Kevan at The Lemon Frog, choreographed the dance, took Tracie from a non dancer to a dancer.
Tracie said 'he’s an amazing teacher and has made the lessons fun and enjoyable, but above all he has been patient and encouraging'.
The evening was well attended.
Tracie and Kevan received lots of encouragement from family, friends, the ‘Envy Team’, clients and Lemon Frog members who all came along to support the charity.
ALL CHANGE AT ENVY
After much consideration, Envy has decided to close its hairdressing salon in Plympton St Maurice and transfer the business to its Broadway branch.
Contributing factors were not being able to attract another staff member to join the small team, impacting on Envy’s ‘no lone worker policy’. It had become increasingly more difficult to staff the salon in times of sickness and holiday periods.
Tracie Gunningham said: “I’ve seen a big change in the hairdressing industry in the last 5 years. It is becoming more and more difficult to attract ‘GREAT’ stylists.
Despite successfully recruiting new team members at our Broadway and Royal William Yard branch, Plympton has been harder to attract staff. It made sense therefore, to transfer Tom (our excellent Manager and hairdresser) to our busier team at the BWY. Tom will now assist Sarah Chapman and Allison Samuels in the management of the Broadway branch.
Tracie and Tom would like to whole heartedly thank the local residents for their support and loyalty over the last two years.
We would welcome our loyal residents to make the journey to Plymstock and will be offering a loyalty discount for anyone who would like to transfer.
As sad as it is to close the salon, it’s not all bad news as the premises will become Envy’s head office.
The premises will lend itself to a meeting room for the Envy managers, as well as having design and PR on site as the office space will be shared with two other businesses. The office will be named ENVY HOUSE.
Ian Gunningham (Tracie’s husband) will run his brand communication company from the site and Lucy George - Foster will run her PR Marketing and Event from there too. Both Ian and Lucy are well known figures in the Plymouth Business area. ENVY House will become a lively hub of creativity in the Heart of Plympton St Maurice.
Envy are always keen to support local charities where possible.
2016 Envy's chosen charity was Hugs from Henry.
Hugs From Henry supports families affected by childhood cancer, neuroblastoma from diagnosis, through treatment and post. The Hugs From Henry team aims to grow the charity to be able to support hundreds of families who are forced to deal with neuroblastoma across the United Kingdom.
The Envy team held various small fund raising events such as Cake sales, sponsored walk, raffles, mufti day and had collection change buckets in the salon all year round.
On 23rd December Tracie Gunningham presented a cheque for £962.21.
Well done TEAM ENVY.
The Envy Hair and Beauty team worked hard creating the latest looks in hair and makeup to provide a 45 minute catwalk show supported by New Look clothing.
The Envy Apprentices wowed the audience with their hair demonstrations.
Tracie Gunningham said
I’D LIKE TO THANK MY ENVY TEAM THEIR CREATIVITY, SKILL AND COMMITMENT TO STYLING AND MODELLING IS SECOND TO NONE.
Special Thanks also went to 'Allison Samuels' events manager at the Broadway salon, for all the planning and preparation with New look and the models and putting it the fashion show together.
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SCOTT LESTER MASSAGE THERAPIST AT ENVY RWY
Scott Lester is a qualified instructor in the Kung Fu system of Southern Chow Gar Praying Mantis. About a year into his initial martial arts training he was involved in a car accident, his Kung Fu instructor used Chinese Massage to repair the injuries that he sustained from the accident. Impressed with these techniques he asked to learn and spent the following 16 years educating himself as much as he could and treating family and friends with injuries or muscular aches and pains, often being told that he has “healing hands.”
Around 17 years into his Kung Fu training, he opened a club at the local university teaching self-defence. Working with Police, Social workers, Prison Staff and University students, he developed a syllabus of simple and effective techniques. Some of his students have included domestic violence victims, who since learning these techniques have gained confidence to exit their relationship with the perpetrator.
Until recently he worked in the criminal justice arena; in the community and prisons, developing and delivering Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Recovery programmes.
Scott learned a lot about life and got to know himself a lot better.
Scott had been considering a change in career direction for some time, when a chance conversation with his hair stylist at Envy, led to a meeting with the ENVY hair salon owner Tracie Gunningham. This meeting led to the opportunity to work as a sports and luxury massage therapist within the Royal William Yard location.
Scott made the decision to take a leap of faith into self-employment and has no regrets.
Scott says that 'I am passionate about recovery and love my job'.
Scott is qualified in Swedish Full body massage and is about to qualify with a Level 3 in Sports Therapy. In the new year Scott is embarking upon a Level 5 qualification.
Scott said 'I take pride in my role as a professional massage therapist and enjoy maintaining ongoing professional development and look forward to a career as a soft tissue massage therapist.'
The Envy team are very excited about a new revolutionary product that has arrived in salons.
Pera 357 is a triple action shampoo which creates shine, volume and reduces drying time.
Tracie Gunningham the salon owner has been testing the product out this week, she said
'I could instantly feel a difference after the first treatment, my hair was shiny and VERY bouncy, in fact my hair is very fine, it felt twice as thick!'
Tracie has continued to use the PRE shampoo treatment and feels that there is a noticeable difference, her bleached blonde hair now has 'shine', it feels less porous and the volume created when blowdrying is incredible and the added bonus means that blowdrying time is down to 10 minutes.
Envy are offering 'in salon' PERA 357 Treatments at an introductory offer of £10, and the home care product is priced at £30 (a small price to pay for incredible conditioned hair in less than a week)
CALL 251351 and ask to add on your PERA 357 PRE SHAMPOO treatment to your existing hair service, you are guaranteed to see and feel the results after just one treatment. IT'S AMAZING!
9 The Broadway, Plymstock, Plymouth, Devon. PL9 7AA. 01752 401417
