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We are excited to announce that we are now carrying Kevin Murphy! Kevin Murphy is a product line out of Australia.  In keeping with the Australian way, Kevin Murphy is all natural.  All of the ingredients are sustainably harvested and organic, and all packaging is made of recycled material.

The best part… it’s amazing!!! It not only makes your hair look and feel great, it makes it healthy. Packed full of essential oils and antioxidants, it nourishes your hair where it begins, at the scalp. Even the styling product are good for your hair.  That means not having to choose between taking care of your hair, and styling it.  Kevin Murphy utilizes the latest technology in heat protection and repair.  From every day styling to intensive hair treatments, if your hair needs a little extra pampering, here it is!

Hope to see you soon!

Amanada Eggimann

Orbit Stylist /  Kevin Murphy Educator

We are so excited about some of the upcoming happenings at Orbit Salon!
First off we have Austin Fashion Week!  Wooo!  Please come out and join us on Thursday, August 19th - Orbit will be hosting Showcase Designer Bella Lili. Our sponsor this year is Titos Vodka, so drinkies will be served. There will also be some food and music - we can’t wait to see everyone there for this fabulous showcasing of local talent.

We’re kindly asking for your vote as well as top salon in the universe, or at least our universe. Please vote at Fashion Week Orbit Salon Vote

Nextly we will have a print ad in the new Alamo Drafthouse Calendar, and at some point will do an event with the Alamo.  We’re not sure yet what that will be, but keep checking back.  It will be some seriously fun times.

Lastly but not leasty, check out this great review of Orbit and Erin in the latest Austin Beauty Blog! How cool is that!

We hope to see you guys soon. Cheers!

Come join us for live jams, refreshments, and burger samples provided by our kick arse new neighbors here in ECCO, Your Mom’s Burger Bar.

Here’s the facebook event page    Orbit SXSW 2010

12pm Cruziaarnrum (ATX)    http://www.myspace.com/cruziaanrum

1pm Failsafe (Preston, UK)    http://www.myspace.com/failsafemusic

2pm Jennifer Ellen Cook (ATX) http://www.myspace.com/jenniferellencook     

3pm Electrochestral (ATX)

4pm Kasms (London, UK) http://www.myspace.com/kasms

5pm A Ghost Of A Thousand (Brighton, UK)  http://www.myspace.com/theghostofathousand

Happy Holidays!  We’re all trying to figure out what to give our orbitFriends for Christmas.  Well, look no further.  Orbit offers  Online orbitGift Cards. Here’s the kicker.  For each gift card you purchase for someone, you will receive another gift card worth 10% of the value.   It’s OK, you deserve it!  (If you make your purchase online, we’ll process your reward gift card separately)

You may also purchase a gift card for a specific service or package by email or phone.  We can email or snail mail it to your object of affection.

Black Friday/Blacker Saturday.  50% off black colour.  Free haircut w/purchase of colour or hilights (full price), buy 3 products get one free (equal or lesser value)

Hope everyone’s Thanksgiving was as good as mine.  I only left the house once, and that was only to drive around so my baby would fall to sleep.  We’re back to work today, though!  It’s a short day and a skeleton crew Friday, but Saturday is back to normal.  Then, it’s the weekend again!

This is your last chance to be a part of the historic E.A.S.T. We are stop H-10, by the way. This is our first year to be on the Eastside during this event. Last year at this time we were tearing down walls and remodeling the salon. Come by anytime to see our paintings, but the last day of the tour and our big celebration is on Saturday. We’ll be kicking it on the porch listening to some hot jams, and looking at some deranged artwork.

Featuring:
3:00pm - DJ Shaw melting wax for your ears
5:15pm - The Hearts & The Minds

Artists:
Rodney C. Thompson
Brian Maloney
Raphael Umscheid

Treats:
Beer
Drinks
Snax!

Specials:
50% off massages all day!!!

We have 2 brand spanking new stylists! Well, they are not new to the hair biz, just to us. They are: Natalie Morgan and Amanda Jaimes and they came from Ann Kelso. We are so happy to have them with us and they have immediately fit in with our crew. They are also offering $10 off cuts & $20 off colour your first visit at Orbit.

I just have to say that as a business owner, hearing about what happened to Ann Kelso Salon sends shivers up my spine. Just a couple of months ago Pink closed its doors as well.   I wish only the best for all of their employees as well as the owner.  This economic climate has really affected so many of us and having two salon institutions vanish in the same year is shocking to us in the hair biz. It’s so easy to take things for granted, or get so wrapped up in the day to day that one can forget to be thankful for what we have. I’m so happy and thankful for our employees, clients, and other friends who own independent businesses as well.  If we all stay tough and work together, we can stand up to the chain stores of the world.

GRIT ‘N’ GLAMOUR 2nd Annual Charity Hair and Fashion Show benefiting Austin Pets Alive!Saturday, OCTOBER 24th at THE BELMONT

Presented by Orbit Salon and Aqua Blue, GRIT ‘N’ GLAMOUR highlights the catwalk with a local fusion of High Fashion Hair and Cutting Edge Style. Watch as local stylists and boutiques join forces to bring you the latest in hip and sophisticated trends.

All proceeds benefit Austin Pets Alive, a non-profit organization dedicated to saving homeless pets and making Austin a no-kill city.

MC Jeff Davis
DJ GMAU
LIVE MUSIC by ROOK and SPECIAL GUEST
Fire Dancing by SAGE of Sangre Del Sol
Raffle Prizes and Giveaways

Official After Party at DISTRICT 301 from 12am-2am

Brought to you by:
YELP, Orbit Salon, Aqua Blue, SHI Productions, Vixen Productions http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=300450780576&ref=mf

Just wanted to let you know that Elizabeth Wilder is joining our team as a massage therapist starting this Saturday 8/29. Book an appointment to see her, or just drop by and say hello. She’ll be here mainly on Saturdays at the beginning, but she’ll also be available on call during the week. Just ask us about her availability.

Our great friend and former massage queen Amy Powell has a beautiful 6 month old baby boy named Brock. She is busy full time raising him now.

Take care,

Christian

So we didn’t win best salon at the Austin Fashion Awards, but to be in the top 5 is a huge honour. Thanks for representing!  Congrats to our Comal neighbor Solid Gold for taking home a boot.

The Orbit/302 party was a blast and it was great to make some new friends in the fashion world.  We also have some amazing new art on the walls.  Come by and check it out if you haven’t had time.  Rodney and Jessica, Orbit stylists have some cool new work up, and we also have some of Brian Maloney’s prints as well.  You can see his work at http://www.snigs.com.

The awards show was a blast.  I was definitely the only person there with a baby, but I think that Poppy is the ultimate accessory.  We saw most of the show and we were afraid that we’d have to leave before our category was announced.  Poppy’s bedtime is 8pm

Poppy showcases the latest trend for 8 month old babies

, and if we’re late she gets VERY fussy.  I don’t think that the fashionistas would be down with a screeching baby.  But Alas, just in time the announcements were made.  Congrats to Avant and Anne Kelso for taking top prizes.  They are two amazing businesses.  Orbit is still getting it’s feet wet, figuratively, so look out salon peeps!

We did, however, take home one prize for the eventing; a picture of Poppy on the Red Carpet!