It's one of my favorite sayings. I don't use it as an excuse for something that I've failed, or forgotten to do. It's just the truth. Life does get in the way sometimes, doesn't it? A few days ago a friend pointed out the fact that this Buzz Page hasn't been updated in over a year! "That can't be" I protested. "I just updated it a few months ago." Determined to prove me wrong (or prove herself to be right) my friend opened up this site and clicked on this very page. It read Posted on December 22, 2009. I sat there, dumbfounded, for a few moments. Had it really been that long since I'd done an update? Obviously, it had! That being said, it's time to offer you this update. 2010 proved to be an interesting year for our salon.

• We lost a few familiar faces from our styling team, and added several new ones: Jessica Box, Aimee Thompson, Michele Barnett, Katie Corbin, and Jeseka Waters. As with all the members of our team, each of the new ones bring their individual style and creative talent to serve their respective guests. We consider them to be an asset to our salon.
• We had several members of Redken's National Artistic Team in our salon for hands-on class and continuing education.
• We enlarged the salon in May, taking a portion of what once was a restaurant next door. We added three new styling stations, giving us a total of thirteen.
• Part of the expansion included a fellowship/prayer room that's open to our team, our guests, and anyone who happens to be in need of "unloading" burdens that so many of us seem to have on our backs nowadays.

2011 has started out with a bang:

• Four members of our team attended the Redken Symposium in Las Vegas in January.
• Redken Artist Lori Zabel, a product of Canada and long-time New York resident, was in our salon the first week in February for a day long, intensive, hands-on color/foils/cutting/styling class.
• We now have a FaceBook page! Check us out at Salon M Squared, a Redken Elite Salon.

That just about covers it for now. I'll keep you updated as new events unfold. On behalf of my wife Jackie and our entire team, I want to thank you for visiting. If you're already a member of our salon "family", we look forward to seeing you again. If you're here "checking us out", we hope to see you in our salon soon!

Blessings,

Sam Maniscalco