#UBUHairTravels

As you've been getting to know our stylist at UBU Color Salon, there is one common denominator besides hair and that is we ALL love to travel.  Over the next few months we are going to start a contest/trend so that you can show your hair while you are out and about, on vacation or on a hot date somewhere special. This will not be a contest you will want to miss. It is your chance to show people about you as well as the possibility of winning a great prize.





How will this work?  All pictures that are posted where you Tag UBU Color Salon and use the hashtag #UBUHairTravels you will be entered into the competition. The competition will go as follows:


May Post will be judged in June and a winner will be announced.
June Post will be judged in July and a winner will be announced.
July Post will be judged in Aug. and a winner will be announced.
Aug. Post will be judged in Sept. and a winner will be announced.
Sept. Post will be judged in Oct. and a winner will be announced.
Each month the winner will receive a fun prize from UBU Color Salon.

In October all winner's post will be re-posted and the picture with the most likes will be the grand prize winner and will be announced at the #UBUHairTravels Party, and trust me you will want this prize!!!!!!! 

So on your next trip, stop, have a quick photo shoot and Post your BEST Pic.  Let us see where your UBU Hair has traveled. Things to remember when posting, we want to see your HAIR and be as creative as possible in your post and pictures.  Tell us where you are and what you are doing, we want to know the scoop about your pic.  This will be fun and exciting for all!!!  We want to see where you are going with your fabulous hair. So get excited, get creative and take the time to share your post.

#UBUHairTravels    
  

Do you know your Stylist: Charles

As we continue on with getting to know our Stylist here at UBU Color Salon, this week is all about Charles. Charles is a Tampa, Fl Native and after graduating Bay Tech High school he worked various jobs but nothing fit.  He always loved doing hair on anyone that would sit still and let him experiment and being art driven so he decided to put the two together and it was time for Cosmetology School.  After graduating from Cosmetology school he got his first job at a salon in 2003 and it has been full steam ahead. 

Charles is a Redken Colorist and has lots of connections and friend in the Redken family. He decided it was time to find a salon that was Redken driven. He decided to use his connections and called a dear friend that had worked in Redken for years to give him some ideas or directions of a salon that might be hiring.  After about 30 minutes he called back and told Charles to be at a Specific salon the next morning, so Charles put on his best outfit and showed up for his interview, as it turns out the Specific salon was UBU Color Salon.  Charles walked into the salon and immediately knew stylist that were already working at the salon.  He sat down with Penny for his interview and the salon fell in love with him and he fell in love with the salon. UBU Color Salon stylist are close and immediately welcomed Charles in the Family. Charles is coming up on this 7th year at the salon and we aren't letting him go anywhere.

Things about Charles you may not know, Charles is a walking Top 100 Billboard.  If there is anything you want to know about what band played what song, when it was written, what year it was #1, did the song go platinum especially from the 90's Charles is your man.  He loves going to concerts, anything from Sam Smith, Hall and Oats and Train to Celine Dion, he loves live music.  Put a glass of wine in his hand, let the music begin and Charles
is in Heaven. 

Charles does like to travel recently going to Vegas, but I can't really tell you anything that happened because what Happens in Vegas, Stays in Vegas.  I will tell you that one of our other stylist did get him on the zip line that goes down the Vegas Strip. I can not confirm either way if he screamed the entire time he was zipping above the strip.

Now are you a match, do you love to travel, do you love music or want to talk about your favorite wine you need to be in Charles chair.  He will leave you with tons of music knowledge and walk out with rocking hair.

Do you know your stylist: Rick

So, I know you've been waiting to get to know our next stylist.  Sorry we missed a week, but this is week is all about Rick, aka Mr Effervescent with a splash of Glitter.  Believe or not Hair found Rick before Rick found hair.   At the age of 7 Ricks Mother's friend was a hairstylist in the small (little) country town in Athens, Ohio.  Rick would go with his Mother while she was getting Beautified with the latest 80's Hair Do and that is where he found his passion. Rick has done many things in the industry to include, Nationwide education for Wella Corp, he has traveled around the nation to mentor and teach other hair stylist to become good hair stylist.  He also briefly owned a salon in Largo, FL, but finds he is best when he is behind the chair one on one with his Client.  For Rick, it is all about HUMAN connection and and making someone feel and look amazing  After 24 years of slaying weave he found UBU Color Salon, his Tribe.

After moving back to Florida after years back in Ohio, he searched high and low for his Salon fit in Tampa.  UBU was looking for a new stylist at that time and placed and Ad and  guess who walked through the door, Rick!!  After his initial interview Penny invited Rick to go on a Photo Shoot with the Salon the following week, it was instant LOVE.  Rick and the team immediately clicked it was plain to see this is was where he belonged.  The day of the Photo Shoot; Rick, Penny, Carlos and Charles loaded up and Penny's Truck and off they went cackling down the road like they had known each other their entire lives.  Rick went home  and proclaimed, "I have found my Tribe". So now that we have the how did Rick find the salon, let's get into the juicy, fun facts about Rick. 

Rick has many hidden talents from Cooking, Singing and Spiritual Practice such as Yoga, Rick has decided it was time to continue his education.  Rick is currently in school to get his Doctorate in Clinical Psychology.  If you think about he has always done it.  Anyone who stands behind chair is basically a therapist but this way he can go beyond the chair and he can help people with addiction and severe mental health deficiency's.  Rick has decided that the later part of his life is going to be about helping people.  

Rick is a Dog Daddy of a spoiled rotten Schit-Zhu name Whitley.  She is the center of his universe and  the QUEEN of everything.  Rick has a hilarious sense of Humor and lights up the salon with his witty banter.  You literally never know what is going to come out of his mouth.

Now that you know a little about Rick, do your personalities match, Fun loving, People Caring, Looking to Improve your live through Education and Yoga or even ready to open up like your sitting on the Front Porch sipping sweet tea, then you need to come visit Rick.  Not only will you feel like your sitting with someone you've know for years you will walk out Floating on hair after he is done slaying your Color/Cut. So come see Rick you won't be disappointed. 

Do you know your Stylist: Penny

When it comes to Shabby Chic, Penny is your girl, the country girl with flare. Penny is a Florida Native, born and raised in good ole' Lutz, FL.  She has been in the hair industry since 1989 starting out after graduation as a Stylist Assistant for Omar Sassin.  After assisting and working for other salons in the Tampa Bay area, she decided to branch out and become a salon owner (UBU Color Salon) where she has now been open for 14 years. One thing you would never know about Penny is before she was put in the spot light of being a hairstylist she was super shy.  It took her love for hair to bring her out of that to the girl we all love.

Penny has always had a passion for hair, whether it is creating the perfect blonde to bring up the next generation hair stylist, give her the opportunity to help a future stylist and she is on it. Penny has mentored many of the stylist that currently working in the Tampa bay area. If you ask Penny about her hair passion she will first of tell you she loves to Mentor and Teach but 2nd to that she loves, loves, loves her blondes.  Penny has been voted #1 Blonde Stylist in the Tampa Bay area numerous times. 

Now the fun facts about Penny, did you know Penny loves Karaoke?  You better believe it, whether she is busting out one of her favorite Stevie Nicks songs or singing about Pina Colada's, give her the mic and she will bust out in song.  Her love for music doesn't start and stop with Karaoke, if there is a Country music show in the area or Fleetwood Mac, Tom Petty in driving distance, she will be there.

Beyond loving music Penny loves her family. She has a Fiance, Son, Daughter and 3 Grand kids that she loves to spoil.  If she gets the opportunity to take them to Disney or Busch Gardens she will jump at the opportunity.  Now the truth about Disney and Busch Gardens, she says it is for her Grand Kids but reality is Penny loves her Theme Parks. 

Penny is a foodie at heart and don't get me started on her cooking.  She loves to go out to eat and trying to new restaurants in the area but when she is there she is not only enjoying the food but trying to figure out how to make it because her theory,"I can make it better" and trust everyone at UBU she can. 

Now that you know a little about Penny, do your personalities match, fun loving, caring, all around good country girl?  If you said yes then you should come give Penny a chance to dazzel you with her Personality and give you good restaurants advice for the Tampa Bay area. 

Do you know your stylist: Jeremy

Just like last week, it is time to get to know your stylist and this week it is all about Jeremy, Mr. Music Man.  Jeremy started his cosmetology Journey both School and Work in 2010, but in his youth he was throwing everything from Sun-In to Boxed color on anyone who would let him.  After years of working in the Corporate World he was fed up and at 35 wanted a change.  Hair had always been in the back of his mind and when the opportunity presented it self it was time to dive in. 

in 2010 when Jeremy started Hair School he needed a job that work around that schedule and came across an add for a salon looking for a Front Desk/Receptionist position and as fate would have it the company was UBU Color Salon. Jeremy immediately called and set up an interview with the owner.  He came to the salon for the interview and sat down with Penny who immediately said, "I have bad news we had an interview for the same position right before you got here and we hired him, but tell me about you",  so Jeremy began to tell his story about his career change and the second he got to being in Cosmetology School, Penny perked up.  She said I have an Idea, do my hair!  With the Deer in Headlights look in his eyes he agreed.  Jeremy started working on Penny's hair and shaking like a leaf.  He looked at Penny and said "I don't know what I am doing, I just started school this week, but I will do my best."  Penny liked his personality and he immediately became part of the UBU Color Salon Family. 

Now let's get to know Jeremy's personality.  If you have known Jeremy for very long you will know he has a love of Music. If he can find a live band or music festival that is exactly where he will be.  His musical interest are very wide from Jazz Music Festivals to Local Jam

Bands, Jeremy is at home when music is around.  After meeting his Partner he got to know the Grateful Dead and was lucky enough to go to their final 50th show in Chicago and since then has been to many other Dead and Company shows.  Not only is he an active listener and will dance and get to know everyone around him at the shows, he is a musician, Singer, Pianist, Songwriter and currently trying to learn Guitar. He grew up in the Church sitting beside his mom on the piano and quickly picked it up.  He worked in the Church music scene for 30 years until he moved to Florida where he still plays and sings but not on a professional level.

There are so many things about Jeremy that go beyond Music with his Decorating and Party Planning abilities and he loves to travel.  He recently got back from an Asia Trip that opened his eyes to the other side of the world.  Whether it is over seas travel or local travel, he will jump at the opportunity to go, go, go.

So, now that you know a little about Jeremy are you a match to his personality?  If you are a music lover, travel, decorator or want ideas to plan a fabulous party come see Jeremy.  Let his creative side come out not only in conversation but in creating the look that will look perfect for you.