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Inspired By You

Opened in 2005 in Whakatane, Inspired by You is the vision of Kelley Leonard, who aims to bring out your inner beauty with every cut, colour, and style. Inspired by You offers a great range of hair and makeup services, and the salon also sells jewellery. From the most elegant wedding hair to the funkiest of fads, Inspired by You can achieve every look, and they pride themselves on creating unique styles to match any request. Check out their Facebook Wall for some recent images of client cuts! 

Inspired by You can cut and/or colour your hair for a fabulous fresh new look. The salon can also do foils and perms, hair extensions, SunFX spray tanning, and treatments added on to any service for just $6. Inspired by You does beautiful wedding makeup and hair. They can also apply eyelash extensions and perform facial waxes.

Inspired by You also offer a new thing called Kerastraight, launched in 2010. A mix of Keratin (hair proteins), gold and clay, Kerastraight effectively straightens your hair for up to four months. It’s not a perm, but comes in a bottle and is applied like colour. Kerastraight doesn’t prevent you from colouring your hair either before or after treatment.

Get in touch with the stylists at Inspired by You for a professional hair and makeup service which will not only look great, but also complement your personal taste.

So what do you do after coming out of the hair salon to keep that look every day?

5 Secrets for Salon Perfect Hair

1. If you aren’t into a big hair routine, ask the stylist for a cut that is easy to maintain and still looks great.
2. Keep an eye on the stylist as she or he does your hair, and ask for tips on how s(h)e handles your particular hair type.
3. Ask what products to use. Especially if you’ve done something different than usual, like the Kerastraight treatment, you’ll probably need appropriate shampoo and conditioner to keep the gloss and colour. There’s a difference between each product type, from styling to effects, and you may need one or another but not necessarily all.
4. Get a good kit together. Several different brushes of good quality, a comb, a hairdryer with a cold air button and a hair iron are some of the essentials for that perfect salon quality hair.
5. Forget about it! Obsessing about hair is for professionals like Inspired by You, who also recognize that true beauty comes from you, not your hair! Although it feels fabulous when you have a great hair day, people notice the fabulous way before the great hair.

What do you love about the salon hair experience?

Jill