If you're subscribed to the Jessicurl.com newsletter, then you'll already know this. But I thought it would be good to mention it in the blog too,
just in case. :-)

This is the long-awaited return of the $5 flat-rate shipping sale! That's right, from now until Sunday December 3 at 5:00 PM Pacific time, all orders placed at Jessicurl.com will be charged only $5 for shipping, no matter how much you buy (offer good to US shipping addresses only). There are no special codes necessary to take advantage of this sale. Just go to our Shop Now section at the following link and have fun! :-)
http://www.jessicurl.com/Shop-Now-c-19.html

The more you buy the more you save, so it's a great opportunity to get some holiday shopping out of the way while picking up something for yourself at the same time. :-)
Have fun! :)

Jess
www.Jessicurl.com

I'm really excited to let you know that we finally have larger microfiber towels, PERFECT for plunking! :-) Lots of people have asked for it, so I'm thrilled that we finally can offer them. It's available for sale here:

http://www.jessicurl.com/Microfiber-Plunking-Towel-pr-647.html

To make it even BETTER, one of our new Featured Specials is the towel combo - one smaller Scrunching towel and one larger Plunking towel for $20. You can find that deal here:
http://www.jessicurl.com/blog/2006/11/Towel-Combo-1-Scrunching-and-1-Plunking-pr-648.html

I have to admit I haven't tried the plunking towel yet, because I just keep forgetting to bring one home from the factory so I can use it! :-) I'll do that tomorrow and use it on Friday. :)


Also, we'll be sending a Jessicurl newsletter in the morning with some great info, so keep your eyes out for that. :-)

Have a curly day,

Jess
www.Jessicurl.com

Well, not TOTALLY new! :-) We'll call it a variation on a theme. :)

I'm still growing out my hair to donate it to Locks of Love, so all I
needed yesterday was a little trim and re-shaping. My hairstylist Noelle
does a great job and since I've been seeing her my hair has REALLY grown.
No more hairdressers sabotaging my efforts to grow out my hair! :-)

So yesterday while she was washing my hair she said, "Maybe one of these
days you'll let me do your color." I was like, "How 'bout right now?!"
I've been itching for some sort of change, but can't do any drastic cutting
until I do the big cut for LOL. I've also been wanting to go more red with
my color, but have shied away as I don't want to start messing around with
new shades of Robert Craig and end up with something I don't like. But
Noelle is great at color and I knew I could trust her to do it right and
make it look great. She uses a deposit only color that is no more damaging
than RC, so I was confident I wouldn't suffer any damage from it. She said
she'd make it a richer, deeper shade of red that would be more vibrant. I
was so excited! I loved the spur of the moment-ness of it, and I've never
had my color done professionally, so that was fun too.

So here are before and after pictures. The first one before is from Oct. 30,
so not too long ago. The second was taken today, and I got the color done yesterday.







I'm sure this new color might fade a bit, as red tends to do, but I love how much deeper it is. She even did my eyebrows to match, but it's hard to tell in the picture. :-).(and no, I didn't go blind.) :-)

We've gotten a lot of requests for bigger microfiber towels lately, as the
ones we carry are great for scrunching, but not big enough for plunking. I
just found a source for some that are 2 feet x 3 feet, and thus plenty big
for plunking. We placed the order and they should be here some time next
week. (I'm not 100% sure when they'll arrive yet, but it shouldn't be too
long.) We'll be sending out a newsletter when they go up for sale on the
website, but I thought I'd mention it here for now.

Ok, have a great day!

Jess

I'm so excited about these new pillowcases! We're having them custom made, because it's so hard to find satin pillowcase that aren't polyester satin.

Now, I was raised to be a major fabric snob against polyester, and I STILL didn't realize what a difference it made. My mom wouldn't let me wear polyester because back in the 70's when she was a flight attendant, smoking was still allowed in airplanes. She said her polyester uniform went up in flames a number of times due to passenger's cigarettes. Yikes! As a result, she made all of my Halloween costumes, because pretty much ALL commercially made ones are polyester. :-)

So after the Rachael Ray show aired where I recommended people use satin pillow cases, she called me up and said, "Honey, why didn't you specify that it needs to be 100% SILK satin and not that crappy polyester satin?!?" I said, "You mean there's such a thing as polyester satin?!?" I honestly had no idea. I looked at my satin pillowcase that I got at Bed Bath and Beyond a few years ago, and sure enough, polyester. Who knew?

So luckily she told me that before we had actually ordered any pillowcases, because that's EXACTLY what we were about to order. I was able to switch our order to 100% silk, and the first shipment arrived last week, so I've used mine a number of times. OMG , it is SO much nicer than my old one! I had no idea. It's so much softer and not as hot, and I seriously feel like a PRINCESS when I use it! :-) You can see a picture of it here:
http://www.jessicurl.com/100-Silk-Pillowcases-pr-641.html

I gave one to my mom, and she said her flat, straight hair has tons more volume and is MUCH softer than when she was using cotton. :-) One of my employees also commented that her hairstyle lasts a lot better from one day to the next, since the cotton isn't pulling it and making it frizz. Yep, it's all about the silk pillowcases. :-) It makes me want to go take a nap! :-)
Ok, have a great Sunday everybody,

Jess

I’ve been meaning to update this since Monday when the Rachael Ray Show segment aired, but it’s been SO busy I haven’t had time! :-)

Since the show airs early in some places on the east coast, and I’m in California, by 7:00 am I was already getting a ton of email from people who had seen the show, and the orders just started FLOODING in. It’s been really exciting. All the staff is working really hard at getting them out, making more product, answering the phone, etc. :-)

I was really pleased with the way the segment turned out, and I’ve gotten emails from so many people who said the tips have already helped them with their hair! :-) Yay for that!

I’m really happy and thankful that this surge in orders will allow us to donate more to charity and non-profits, since that is something I always want to do more of but am not always able. It’s also created a number of new jobs at our factory, which is great, because that is something our area tends to lack.

Oh! And we’re going to start carrying satin pillowcases really soon! :-)

Ok have a great day everybody. I have to go do my hair and rush out the door because I’ve been asked to speak to a Business Ethics class at the university at 10 this morning. :-)

Jess



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