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Samuel Cole Salon Hosts Advanced MAC Makeup Workshop

March 19, 2012 (Raleigh, NC) – MAC Makeup experts, Krystal Lehman and Marissa Lamperi were on-site at Samuel Cole Salon to teach an advanced makeup workshop. The workshop focused on three celebrity looks and MAC trends. The looks included Reese Witherspoon (all natural, glowing skin and eye-focused), Zooey Deschanel (bright, dewey skin with neon lips), and Kim Kardashian (heavy, smoked eyes). Stylists came away with fresh ideas and techniques that they can translate and customize for each of their clients.

“What an amazing, in-depth class the artists from MAC put on! Mastering three totally different looks really catered to what is current in fashion and what our clients really want. This was the perfect class to have right before prom and wedding season. We have such a talented team and partnering with another company that mirrors our passion really pushed our stylists into further greatness,” said Sara Beard, Samuel Cole Salon Master Designer, Network Educator, and Advanced Education Coordinator.

Samuel Cole Salon Enjoys their 5th Annual Awards Celebration

L-R Robyn Murphy, Erin Shebaugh, Ashley Collins, Jess Fay, Jack Ray, Sara Beard, Joelle Ray, Carolyn Nord, Jenny Smith, Whitney Heath, and Cara Harrison

January 28, 2012 (RALEIGH) – Jack and Joelle Ray, owners of Samuel Cole Salon hosted their 5th Annual Holiday Awards Celebration. The red-carpet event took place in downtown Raleigh at the Sheraton. The Ray’s host the event each year to celebrate the accomplishments and success of their salon team.

Top performance awards were given to the following winners:
Sara Beard- Stylist of the Year & Client Educator of the Year.

Carolyn Nord- Runner Up Stylist of the Year & Runner Up Client Educator of the Year.

Veronique Breault- Associate of the Year

Nichole LuMaye- The Carpe Diem Award

The Rays recognized the dedication and excellence of their Guest Services team, Heather Densford, Amanda Crane, Stephanie Tate and Ashley Orr. The Ray’s also thanked their management team for their outstanding performance and commitment.

Joelle Ray along with stylist, Sara Beard, hosted the popular award’s night segment – The “Bob’ies” – which featured a tribute to each team member.

“I love our annual awards party. We have such an amazingly talented, hardworking group at the salon. Each person contributes so much to the overall success of the salon. It is fun to hang out with everyone and simple say “thank you” for another terrific year,” said Joelle.

Editorial Powerhouse, Ronnie Stam Returns to Samuel Cole Salon for a Hands-On Editorial Event

Jack Ray, Joelle Ray, and Ronnie Stam

January 2, 2012 (RALEIGH, NC) – Samuel Cole Salon owners Jack and Joelle Ray enlisted the expertise of legendary editorial stylist Ronnie Stam. Stam was brought in to teach a hands-on workshop to Samuel Cole Salon’s top stylists and educators. Each stylist worked one on one with Stam to create looks on their model to build their portfolio.

“Ronnie was so personable and taught me how to classically set hair as a basic foundation for anything imaginable for print or runway looks. It was inspiring to take in Ronnie’s thought process while “on set” for our own photo shoot. I added some incredible editorial pictures to my portfolio,” remarked Samuel Cole Salon Master Stylist, Sara Beard.

Jack Ray with his model, Marcy Steigerwald

Ronnie’s work has graced top global fashion publications, TV commercials, advertising campaigns, calendar’s, music videos and many special projects. One of the personal highlights in Ronnie’s career has been to work exclusively and tour with world known rock bands The Rolling Stones and Aerosmith.

Samuel Cole Salon Selected as Stylists for Revlon Spokes Model, Elaine Irwin at Redken Celebrity Golf Event in Raleigh

October 10, 2011 (RALEIGH, NC) – Samuel Cole Salon stylists readied Revlon super model, Elaine Irwin for her appearance at Revlon’s Celebrity Golf Event at The North Ridge Country Club. Revlon teamed up with Rex Healthcare for the event. With Revlon’s support Rex plans to get a second mobile breast cancer screening unit on the road soon.

Irwin is the face of Almay Cosmetics, a division of Revlon. According Irwin’s rep, one of the most important aspects of these types of events is to make sure that the guest celebrity is pleased with their hair and makeup. To ensure this happened, Revlon placed its confidence in Samuel Cole Salon.

“We here at Revlon cannot thank you enough for your services on Monday morning for Elaine. She was the perfect choice for our event and was so relaxed and comfortable throughout the day. I am quite sure that the fact that she was totally pleased with both hair and makeup helped make that happen.

Jack and Joelle have done an outstanding job of finding the right talent for their salons and we are grateful that they were so willing to share the both of you with us and our event.

Again, many thanks for a job well done,” Karen Schlett (Revlon).

Samuel Cole Salon Makes Salon Today Magazine’s Exclusive Top 200 Salons List for North America

January 2011 (RALEIGH, NC) – Samuel Cole Salon was once again named one of the top 200 salons in North America by Salon Today magazine in four categories – Growth, Compensation/Benefits, Retention/Referral Programs, and Retail/Merchandising. This exclusive list is published annually and selects salons based on their best business practices and salon growth.

“The Salon Today Top 200 celebrates the best of the best in our business. We are thrilled and honored to be recognized again this year,” commented Joelle Ray, co-owner of Samuel Cole Salon and Salon Moxie with her husband, Jack Ray.