March 7, 2008

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STYLE YOUR HAIR and DONATE $5 TO LOCKS OF LOVE
Tranquility Design Academy Hosts Hair Styling Teen Night with Portion of Proceeds Donated to Locks of Love

MANASSAS, Va., -- Local teenagers are invited to join Manassas-based Tranquility Design Academy Teen Night featuring the latest trends on hair styles, make-up and fashion on Thurs., March 27 from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Cost is $35 per haircut, coloring and blow dry is extra. Appointments are encouraged. Locks of Love will receive a $5 donation for every haircut that evening at Tranquility Design Academy, located at 10388 Festival Lane. Patrons are encouraged to bring a friend and receive great giveaways, like gift certificates which are given out every half hour as door prizes. The haircut will include a free glamour shot donated by Terra Dawn of Terra Dawn Photography and free make-up applications valued at $25, from Tranquility Design Academy's team of stylists, as well as refreshments.

“Tranquility had such a phenomenal turnout during our last Teen Night and we thought what a great way to give back by donating a portion of our haircut sales from the event to Locks of Love,” said Gloria Harding, founder and owner of Tranquility Design Academy and Tranquility Day Spa and Salon. 

Tranquility Design Academy is noted for its creative 10-month teaching curriculum for future hair stylists by introducing students to a Fine Art Foundation Workshop that trains stylists to view clientele with the critical eye of an artist along with a creative edge. Not only does the academy focus on the basic foundations of cosmetology school, but more than 75 percent of its courses lead the trainees to harness their own positive energy, skills and talents to realize and maximize their full potential not only to be expert hair stylists, but as compassionate, caring human beings who have been taught to nurture their self-esteem and self-confidence. Harding is a firm believer in “paying it forward.”

“By teaching students to realize their own potential, we're teaching our stylists to realize the maximize potential of our clients, whether they need a great haircut, a soothing massage or a relaxing pedicure,” said Harding. “Excellent product and service is a given, but providing a deeper sense of healing and rejuvenation for our clients is the ultimate goal for Tranquility,” added Harding.

Tranquility Day Spa and Salon is located in Manassas, Va. at 10360 Portsmouth Rd. and in Haymarket, Va. at 15125 Washington Street, Suite 304. It has been listed as one of the top 200 salons in the United States by Salon Today magazine for seven consecutive years, top 50 salons by Washingtonian magazine, and Northern Virginia magazine’s top 20 salons; named “Best Female-Owned Business” in Prince William County by Manassas Journal Messenger and listed in Washington Spaces magazine, as well as a semi-finalist for the Global Salon Business, “Entrepreneur of the Year” award. Founded on the belief that the highest calling of leadership is the growth and development of people, owners Gloria and Wayne Harding are celebrating 10 years of successful and compassionate service. Gloria Harding is also artistic director for Grund International, working directly with world-renowned hair stylist expert, Wayne Grund. Manassas-based Tranquility Design Academy was established in 2007 and was created out of the vision to teach, lead and grow professional stylists to honor codes of professionalism, respect, integrity and compassion for their clientele through beauty. For more information on Tranquility Design Academy call 703.257.4911 or www.tranquilitydesignacademy.com or Tranquility Day Spa & Salon at 703.257.7200 or www.tranquilitydayspa.com.