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Favorite Looks for Long Locks!

The longer, the better! It seems when it comes to hair these days everyone is keeping it long! Here are some of my favorite long hair looks to keeping up with this years long hair trend!   braids BRAIDS and more BRAIDS!! From fishtail to waterfall and everything in between! For those of you whose hair might be a little too thick or heavy to get that bouncy high pony the side pony is a perfect...
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Fall in Love with Your Natural Hair

A women’s hair is one of the first things we would love to change! Curly girls straighten their hair, girls with straight hair can’t live without their curling irons and so on and so on! Why, ladies, that’s no way to treat your gorgeous natural hair! 1. Discover the RIGHT products! A natural wave or “kink” can transform into gorgeous locks or end up looking like the...
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Football Players and Their Hair

In lieu of the NFL Draft this evening I couldn’t help but think of two very distinct hair I can see sticking out of those helmets. Although, in my mind it is the most impractical thing to have long hair sticking out but hey can you blame them? Fun fact: Troy Palamalu (that beautiful Hawaiian below) has a $1 million dollar insurance policy from Head and Shoulders for his hair. Cortello...
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Let Cortello Salon Help Protect Your Hair Against Sun Damage

Cortello canNOT stress enough the importance of protecting your hair just like you would your own skin when sun exposed. Kerastases Aqua Oleum is the restoration your hair needs after damage from the sand, salt and sun! The Aqua Oleum is an instant, long lasting, light-weight nourishment for all degrees of dry hair. It penetrates the hair fiber thanks to the Nano-Emulsion technology. Hair is easy...
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Aging Hair Needs Special Care

  Hair care seems like it should be simple. But as you age, so does your hair. Over time, your hair becomes less dense. Individual strands get thinner and break more easily. Sunlight, climate, and pollution also can take a toll.  And the way you style your hair – blow drying, coloring, overusing gels – can damage your hair.  Everyone knows that, here at Cortello Salon, we are all...
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A Healthy Outside Starts With a Healthy Inside

Here at Cortello we are constantly encouraging one another when it comes to our health. All day long we here about every diet and exercise plan there is but does anyone stop to consider the vitamins and nutrients our hair needs? We now have 2 lines of herbal supplements to help support hair, skin and nails! One of which is Purvana, a supplement intended to promote thicker, fuller hair, healthier...
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Give a Little Love to Mens Hairstyles at Cortello

With so much inspiration out there to satisfy us women, I tend to forget that our men need some help and encouragement in the hair department. Ever since the Grammy’s this year I have seen so many Bruno Mars/Mad Men copy cats with his retro 1950′s Elvis style. Elvis’ hair was an aspect of his style that changed some over time but was always a symbol of his uniqueness and...
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Jacksonville Fashion Week

Hello all of you fashionista’s!!  This weekend is your own personal holiday…  To those of you supporting our local designers and boutiques we thank you.  Cortello would love to see any trends that catch your eye at the event,  please post  pictures on our Facebook page to show us what we missed!  Stay Trendy Jacksonville Much Love, The Cortello...
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What makes Cortello the Best Salon in Jacksonville?

Some may say it’s our Saturday Mimosa’s… a lot  would say it’s the exquisite  scalp massage received at the shampoo and color bar… or the gorgeous heads of hair that bounce and shine their way out of the salon after every service.  As employees,  we might think it’s the attention to detail,  the training day’s spent learning new techniques and...
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How to: Braided Bun

  We know you can’t always make it into Cortello for your Blow Out and Style, so we want to help you with some ideas for those days in between when you want something fresh and new. This “How To” comes from Emily, one of our favorite bloggers at Cup Cakes and Cashmere. Give it a try….and remember, everything takes practice!! Have fun and send some pictures to our...
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