Friends are By Your Side: Our First "Lioness"

Our first “lioness”, Lori, came in after her first round of chemotherapy and Mari found a perfect wig for her. Although FABYS gifted her a beautiful new mane of hair, Lori blessed us with her contagious laughter and bubbly personality.  Hear her roar as she fights and wins against cancer!

Cheers!

Mari the Studio

Introducing: Oribe's Curl Shaping Mousse!

Forget what you know about mousse, because Oribe has added Curl Shaping mousse to their already amazing line - and it's available at Mari the Studio! Just a golf ball-sized amount can add shine and smoothness to your tendrils.  This new mousse locks in moisture for your thirsty locks and leaves you with soft, touchable curls. Read more below!

Shake it up, baby!
New Curl Shaping Mousse by Oribe

Who
For curly hair looking for definition, body and bounce

What

• Shapes, defines and holds curls
• Adds body and bounce
• Prevents frizz and provides humidity resistance and heat protection
• Formulated without parabens or sodium chloride. Color and keratin treatment safe. UV protection for hair.

Why

• Oribe Signature Complex (Watermelon, Lychee and Edelweiss Flower Extracts) defends hair from oxidative stress, photoaging and the deterioration of natural keratin, all while protecting from the drying, damaging and color-depleting effects of the elements.
• Hydrolyzed Amaranth Protein moisturizes and conditions hair.
• Sweet Almond Oil provides luxurious moisture and shine while strengthening the hair follicle.
• Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein repairs and renews damaged hair, adding body and shine while providing thermal protection.
• Wheat Amino Acids increase the hair’s ability to retain moisture and impart shine to damaged, dull hair. 

How
Shake it up, mousse it in, diffuse or simply air-dry.

December Holiday Schedule & Promotions

The holidays are here...

We would like to wish all our guests and friends the beginnings of a very happy holiday season! With the last month of 2013 nearly here. we would like to celebrate the holidays and thank you for your loyalty to the Studio this past year.

This December, we would like to offer you 10% off all retail products* and remind you about our Blowout Package with Kelly (Buy 6 Blowouts for the price of 5!). We also would like to give you our December Holiday Schedule (see below) so that you may plan your hair needs accordingly and look your best! 

 

Please feel free to call or email if you would like to make your appointment.

Cheers!

Mari the Studio

*Excludes flat irons and blowdryers

 

Monday December 23 - OPEN 10am – 5pm

Tuesday December 24 - 10am – 1pm

CLOSED  Wednesday December 25

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Thursday December 26

Friday December 27 - 9pm – 6pm

Saturday December 28 - 8:30am – 4:30pm

 

Sunday December 29 – Wednesday January 1

CLOSED  

 Thursday January 2, we resume our normal schedule at 12pm

Friends Are By Your Side: A Night of Wigs & Wishes

Recently, we attended a Night of Wigs and Wishes, Martino Cartier's fundraiser for his non-profit, Friends are By your Side. This amazing organization restores dignity to women and children by gifting them wigs during their battle with cancer - regardless of financial situation. More than 1000 salon professionals, close friends, and reality TV celebrities attended the inspiring gala in Berlin, NJ where $100,000 was raised for the charity.

We cannot say enough about founder Martino Cartier's passion and dedication to FABYS, and Mari the Studio is proud and honored to now be a partner salon.  Enjoy our photos of the evening below, and to learn more about how one man has globally united hundreds of salons by donating wigs and granting wishes, please visit FriendsAreByYourSide.com and take a profoundly moving journey with us.   

Mari with FABYS founder Martino Cartier

Stephanie, Mari and Kelly attending a Night of Wigs & Wishes at Lucien's Manor in NJ

Stephanie and Mari with the beautiful Sarah Daphnis, our Oribe Brand Manager

Celebrity stylist and reality TV star Tabatha Coffey with Martino Cartier at a Night of Wigs & wishes

Friends are By Your Side: Meet Kiki

Let us introduce you to Kiki.  At age 11, with childhood cancer, Kiki was turned away by a number of places for a wig.   When she was introduced to Friends Are By Your Side, Kiki was immediately brought into the salon, and received a stylish and comfortable wig. Martino Cartier, founder of FABYS, also vowed to grant a wish for her.  In December of 2012, Martino picked up Kiki in a hot pink stretch limo, where she sat front row for a Justin Bieber concert and even had her wish granted by meeting the singer!  

Just one week later, Kiki lost her battle with kidney cancer.  Before she passed, she explained to Martino that she had one more wish.  That wish was to collect toys for the other children at Nemour’s du Pont Hospital. Although Kiki was gone too soon to see her last wish come true, her spirit was felt as FABYS collected over 4,000 toys for the hospital.  Box after box was unloaded off of an 18 wheeler truck for the children, each one signed “Love, Kiki” in the young girl's memory.

While Kiki’s story is inspirational, it’s not uncommon. Insurance companies can take months to reimburse the upfront cost of expensive wigs (which can run anywhere from $400 – $4,000) and many non-profits require a great deal of financial documentation.  Kiki’s mom, Terri, had been turned down by other foundations because they said she made too much money.  However, with the growing hospital bills, and Terri having left work to care for Kiki, it just hadn't been possible for her to afford a wig.

Since Kiki, Friends are By Your Side has given hundreds of wigs and granted dozens of wishes.  Please visit www.FABYS.com for more information, or to donate.

Friends are by Your Side & Mari the Studio

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Mari the Studio is very pleased to announce that we have pledged our support and have now partnered with “Friends are By Your Side”, a non profit that restores dignity to women and children who are battling cancer. Martino Cartier, the founder of FABYS, made it his goal to provide wigs regardless of financial situation, and spread the word to salons across the country who would pledge to do the same. FABYS also grants “wishes” such as meet and greets with celebrities, Disney trips and toy drives.  Hundreds of salons, including Mari the Studio, have aligned with this foundation and it has even spread to other countries around the world.

Before & After of Kim receiving her wig from Martino Cartier of FABYS

Wish granted, as Emma meets Cinderella

We are also proud sponsors of a night of Wigs & Wishes, a special event to raise awareness and funds for Friends are By Your Side.  More than 600 guests will attend this event next Sunday, including a growing list of celebrity appearances. Proceeds from the evening will grant wishes for women and children fighting this disease as this expanding organization helps make dreams come true.

For further information or to donate, please visit:

http://friendsarebyyourside.com/

https://www.facebook.com/FriendsAreByYourSide

Please go to www.FABYS.com for more information or to donate

We Love You!

Happy Saturday to all our guests! We wouldn't be here without you, so thank you! We love you!

Celebrity stylist Ted Gibson with his client, Anne Hathaway

Cheers!

Mari the Studio

Blowdry Package Now Available!

Now Available:

Blowdry Package with Kelly!

6 Blowouts with Kelly - $175 

(Value $210)

Buy now, Use later!

Easy and fast check out!

Let us do the work!

It's a Boy!

A huge congrats to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on welcoming their baby boy! The future King was born on Monday July 22!

Cheers indeed!

Rule Britannia!

One Run for Boston

We are so proud of our guests Jennifer Iaccarino, and Sheila Cardell for their recent participation in “One Run for Boston”, a cross-country run started to raise donations and support for the city of Boston and those whose lives were affected forever by the marathon attack on April 15, 2013. 

One Run for Boston, which was started by a British author and teacher Danny “Danny Boy” Bent, was the first ever non-stop running relay across America.  Hundreds of runners from across the country began June 7^th in Los Angeles and were assigned to different legs throughout the US.  Jennifer and Sheila were part of the Bridgeport to Milford leg of the race with “Girls Gone Miles”, a group of women who are “passionate about running and celebrating life”. A special GPS enabled baton charting the route was passed along by participants, and made Boston its’ final destination on July 1^st.   One Run raised over $80,000 to help victims of the marathon bombings.

Way to go girls!

The One Run banner, which tracked the route of the relay, was signed by all participants! 



Members of "Girls Gone Miles", including Jennifer (center left) and Sheila (center right) with Danny Boy



Girls Gone Miles geared up for One Run! Boston Strong!



Cheers!

Mari the Studio