Salon Tonic Attends an Oribe “Atelier”

Wednesday, October 5th, 2011

Salon Tonic was honored to be invited to and attend a hands on workshop in San Fransisco on September 27th with the master himself:  Oribe.  His appearances are becoming rare as his product line swells with success.   He is an amazing man with a vast amount of inspiring energy.  We love Oribe almost as much as his products.

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Tonic Loves A Party

Thursday, February 10th, 2011

Tonic loves a party! Our anniversary party was a beautiful smash. Thank you to all our friends that stopped in to enjoy the celebration. I’m always amazed at how beautiful, fun and talented our family is here. Clients, friends and fans you all looked stunning.
By 8 o’clock the salon was packed. Appetizers were being passed by two beautiful girls (thanks Kenzie and Stephanie) and everyone was asking “who made these?” Kate Murray of misssushisandiego.com, created a vegetarian feast of sweet and savory sushi-inspired bites that simply put was the BEST sushi I’ve ever eaten. Totally scrumptious. Thanks Kate and Jason! For dessert, Angela Mueller, of TheBeautyBakery.com, designed a beautiful display of delicious mini cupcakes that must be seen to be fully appreciated. Were you lucky enough to score a handful of Mexican chocolate or spicy chipolte almonds? Yummy! Where can you get them? Hopkinsag.com or check out their stand at the Little Italy farmers market on Saturdays. If you thought the gin and tonics were unusually delicious (I did!) it’s because Breanne Dreisbach hooked us up with Tanqueray Rangpur. Thanks Breanne! Did the sexy bartender look familiar? Turns out Acacia, our beautiful receptionist, is a natural drink slinger! Who knew?
At 830 the band commenced. Did you recognize the frontman, ahem frontwoman! playing the guitar and the keyboard? Our very own Maren and her band, Maren Parusel, wowed the crowd with fresh melodic tunes. Look for their digital music release in the next few weeks.
I’d like to thank Neil and Shae, barbacks extraordinaire, who ran the behind the scenes show like pros. I’d also like to thank Will and Nick, our handsome doormen.
To all the stylists, and Jenna, our fabulous esthetician, thank you for making the world more beautiful. Your dedication to your craft and your attention to each client is inspiring.
Finally thank you to Sharon, whose vision and tireless effort continues to amaze and impress me. I’m so proud of you sis.
Happy 10 Tonic.
xo chris

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Ronnie Stam at UST

Sunday, January 16th, 2011


We LOVE education. I decided to nickname the salon UST. University of Salon Tonic. Oribe Editorial Stylist Ronnie Stam taught an amazing and inspiring class last Wednesday evening to the entire salon TONIC staff. Having toured with the Rolling Stones and Aerosmith, coiffed numerous supermodels and celebrities, and previously owned a salon in Amsterdam, he was brimming with experience and knowledge that we all soaked up. You can view the photos from the evening here. My most memorable moment was when he said, “The salon should be a training center to educate everyone- including clients- on how to do better hair.” I couldn’t agree more. Salon TONIC and Oribe are partners in making the world a more beautiful place, one head of hair at a time. Let us make you more beautiful.

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It’s a MIHO Holiday!

Wednesday, December 15th, 2010


Today at 1:45 salon Tonic is being graced by the presence (presents?) of MIHO Gastrotruck for lunch. MIHO Gastrotruck uses fresh, local, and thoughtfully-sourced ingredients to create hand-crafted street food that is affordable, convenient, and delicious. Check out their website here. And a special Thank You to Nora at Goldwell for hosting this event. Not only does Goldwell provide us with an amazing color line and education, they are super cool, too. This is a recent color trend event video that I found on You Tube

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New Video of Oribe’s visit!

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

Hello Friends,

Check out this video that the wonderfully talented Stephen Alberts made of Oribe’s visit to Salon Tonic. We can’t thank Oribe enough for his enlightening visit to our little oasis. Hope to see you soon. We’re honored to have you as our friends.

Love,

Sharon

ORIBE at Salon Tonic from Stephen Alberts on Vimeo.

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salon TONIC welcomes Oribe

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

Salon Tonic is honored to be hosting a demonstration by the one and only Oribe. We’re so excited we can hardly sleep! It’s like Christmas Eve or The night before a new Coen Brothers movie premiere. Only better! We love Oribe and are anxiously awaiting his arrival to our humble little hair salon. By the time he’s done with his demonstrations our noggins will be full of brand new hairy ideas. He’s got duffel bags full of hair pieces that he’s going to turn into art on live models. A blonde, a brunette and a redhead will be transformed into living art.  Read what others are saying.

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La Jolla Fashion Film Festival

Friday, April 23rd, 2010

Kelly will be creating beautiful hair at the La Jolla Fashion Film Festival starting today and continuing  through tomorrow evening.  For more information you can visit the website here. LJFFF combines cinema, social media, and fashion into one of the world’s most premier digital fashion events.  If you love fashion, you will love this event.

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