18 Wednesday,December23,2015The Nugget Newspaper,Sisters,Oregon
Heather Buring, hairdesigner and owner of thenewAspireBeautySaloninSisters,hasalwaysbeencom-mittedtobringingtop-qualityservicestoherclients.
Beforesettling inSistersalmostfiveyearsago,BuringlivedinRedmond.Shegradu-atedfromPhagansSchoolofHairDesigninBendin2005,and for 10 years she hasbeenspecializingincreatingtrendyhairstylesthatleteachclientlookandfeeltheirbest.
“Eversincemiddleschool,mydreamwas tobecomeahairstylist,”Buringsaid.“Iwouldstyleallofmyfriend’shair. Then in high school,when it came time for theprom, I was busy creatingnewhairstylesforfriends.”
Before opening Aspirelast summer, Buring man-agedAmonte’Salon&SpainSistersforsixyearsbeforetheyclosed.
“Being the managerhelpedmelearnhowtorunabusiness. Itwasanamaz-ing opportunity forme andledme to openingmy ownsalon,”saidBuring.
“I’ve had a lot of helpfrommyfriendsintheSisterscommunitybeforeIopened,”Buring said. “Mydad is anelectrician and did all theelectricalworkforthesalon.”
Buringenjoystakingtimewith her clients to build arapport.
“MyfocusishairandI’mallaboutquality.WhenIgetanewreferralIaskthemtobring in three or four pic-tures so that I know whattheyarelookingfor,”Buringexplained. “I spendawhilewith eachclientgoingoverwhatwouldbethemostprac-ticalfortheirhairtype.”
Many elements in hairdressing follow the sameelementsofart.Line,shape/form, color, value, texture,
and shape perspective areall taken into considerationwhenstylinghair.
“There’s so much morebehindstylinghairthanjusthowtostyleit.Itakeanartis-tic approach tohairdesign;itreallyisanartform,andIeducatemyclientsonhowtotakecareoftheirhair,”saidBuring.
According toDictionary.comthedefinitionofAspireis: direct one’s hopes orambitions towardachievingsomething.
“InameditAspirebecauseIwanteverybodytoachievethathopetheyhavefortheirhair, because having greathair makes my clients whotheyare,anditmakesthemfeelgood,”Buringsaid.“Ifthey can’t do their hair theway theywant it, then theyare not feeling good aboutthemselves.”
BuringalsovolunteersintheLookGood,FeelBetterprogram, trying to spreadalittle happiness styling hairandgivingoutbeautytipsforcancerpatients.
The Look Good, FeelBetterprogramisanon-med-ical, brand-neutral public-serviceprogramthatteachesbeauty techniques tocancerpatients to help themselves
manage the appearance-relatedside-effectsofcancertreatment. The program isdedicated to improving theself-esteem and quality oflife for people undergoingtreatment for cancer. LookGoodFeelBetteralsooffersprogramsforteensandmen.
“I heard about it from aclientwhohadcancerwhenIwas a stylist inRedmondeightyearsago,”Buringsaid.“I’msoproud tobepartoftheprogram!
“I have always had thepassion to make this worlda happier place,” Buringexplained.“Whatcouldmakeyou happier than to get afreshnewhairstyleorsomerejuvenating hair color tomakeyoushine?”
Formoreinformationortomakeanappointment,contactAspireat541-350-3702.
New hair salon offers distinctness By Jodi Schneider McNameeCorrespondent
Heather Buring owns and operates Aspire Beauty Salon in Sisters.photo by Jodi schneider mcnamee
•TomBarrierwrote:TheOregon Band of BrothersSistersChapterwas pleas-antly surprised Thursday,December 17, to receivea generous gift from CubScout Pack 139.They hadcollected $105 from theirpopcornsales.
Wewerepresentedwitha check from their juniormember and later were
treatedwithhomemadecin-namon rolls and juice. therollsweremadeby twoofthemothersthatwerepres-ent. Six members of Pack139werealsopresent.
Five members of thelocalBandofBrothersweretheretoreceivethedonation.CubPack139meetsat theSistersCommunityChurcheveryotherweek.
Sisters salutes...
Cub Scouts from Pack 139 raised money in a popcorn drive and donated to Sisters Band of Brothers.
photo by Jim cornelius
•Sasha Komar earned a3.6GPAtoqualifyforthe8thgradehonorroll.
•Central Oregon BassClubmeetingsareatAbby’s
Pizza in Redmond on thefirst Tuesday of the monthat7p.m.Lastweek’s story,“Sisterswomanisabassace,”gavethewronglocation.Allareinvitedtoattendandlearnabouttheclub’sactivities.
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