Samuel Cole Salon/Salon Moxie Education Team with Alejandro
(Front R-L: Carolyn Nord, Jess Duncan, Erin Shebaugh, Sara Beard, Jennifer Pozarycki)
(Back R-L: Jack Ray, Alejandro Jimenez, Ashley Collins)

October 19, 2009 (RALEIGH, NC) – Bumble & bumble educator, platform artist, and runway editorial artist, Alejandro Jimenez took center stage once again at Samuel Cole Salon to educate and inspire the design teams from both Samuel Cole Salon and Salon Moxie.  The styling class featured their newest styling product release, Thickening Serum.  The nightly, leave-in treatment fattens and fortifies over time for thicker, stronger strands and fuller hair.  Jimenez demonstrated runway and editorial styling techniques on three models that had been using the Thickening family of products, including the new serum, for several weeks.  “There is an energy with Jack and Joelle’s team that I don’t experience anywhere else. 
I always look forward to coming here.  They inspire me,” said Jimenez.

“Learning from Alejandro is such an honor.  He takes styling to an entirely new level.  I always come away feeling inspired and confident and I can’t wait to recreate the styles on my clients.  Everyone wants to wear “red carpet” hair.  Glamour is in,” remarked Samuel Cole Salon Advanced Designer/Network Educator-in-Training, Jess Duncan.

Jimenez has a long history as part of Bumble’s elite runway and creative team.  He has worked on many fashion shows, such as Victoria’s Secret’s Fashion Show.  In addition, he serves as the Bumble Educator in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions.

According to Jack Ray, Master Stylist and co-owner of Samuel Cole Salon and Salon Moxie along with his wife, Joelle Ray, “It was a privelege to have Alejandro back in our salon sharing his passion for hairdressing with our teams.  He is always engaging, inspirational and has a great sense of humor.  This level of education, access, and inspiration is what helps set us apart from other salons in the area and a world class salon experience, of course.  We are committed to it.”

One of Raleigh’s top salons, Samuel Cole Salon, located on Newton Road, is an award winning, full-service hair salon which has been featured in national and international publications such as Estetica (Italy), American Salon, StyleSpeak (India), and Salon Today. It captured First Runner Up in Salon Today’s annual “Salons of the Year” décor competition. It also continues to be recognized as one of “The Best Of” for Hair Salons and Color & highlights in Citysearch’s Best in the Triangle readers’ poll. Samuel Cole Salon’s artsy counterpart, Salon Moxie, is a hip salon located on Falls of the Neuse Road. It also has been recognized by Citysearch’s Best in the Triangle readers’ poll as “The Best Of” for hair Salons. In addition, it has captured Nickelodeon’s Parent Choice Award for “Best Teen Haircut”.

For more information visit www.samuelcole.com and www.salon-moxie.com.