Shari Messinger, president and manager of Resolutions 2. |
Shari Messinger has a vocation as well as a business. The empathy
and enthusiasm she brings to clients is based on her own experiences
with appearance changes that damage a woman’s self esteem. Shari
is president and manager of Resolutions 2 in Barboursville, a unique
hair and mastectomy boutique that helps women cope successfully with
hair loss and breast loss.
Resolutions 2 specializes in hair replacement systems and products
and offers a full service salon for clients with problem hair. They
carry over 300 wigs plus hair extenders, fashion hair accessories
and natural products to regrow lost hair. Shari says, “We
offer all kinds of hair and headwear. We even sell hats
with hair!”
They also fit and carry a wide variety of post mastectomy prosthesis,
bras and swimwear.
Shari is a good customer herself. Like her mother, and her
daughter, she has a genetic condition that causes hair loss. It gives
her a very personal understanding of what women are feeling when they
come through the door. “Appearance is everything to women. It
is how we value ourselves, how we judge ourselves. Even at her
very best, a woman will find flaws in how she looks. Chemotherapy
or medication or other conditions can be devastating to our self confidence
and self esteem.”
She bought Resolutions 2 in 2000. The clientele has grown steadily
as Shari has added new services. Though it often causes hair
loss, chemotherapy can cause hormone changes that result in the new
growth of facial hair. Resolutions 2 offers permanent hair removal
using a painless transcutaneous method of electrolysis for small and
large areas. Shari says, “Treatments are $35 and it takes several
treatments to be effective. But, this is a service any woman can use,
since facial hair is a problem for many women.”
The full service salon has been a very successful addition to the
shop. “Hair is a major issue for women. When it is
a problem, it affects so many things – you can’t get wet,
can’t go swimming, can’t get caught in the wind. It’s
embarrassing and women feel ashamed even though they’ve done
nothing wrong.” At the salon, there is privacy and special
help for women struggling with bad hair, integrating hair products,
placing hair units and wigs and getting the right hair cut.
Resolutions 2 sells Nioxin, a product that Shari says regrows hair
and often can prevent hair loss. She says it has helped her daughter,
who shares the alopecia condition, to grow back the hair she had started
to lose. Shari, who wears a hair addition that clips on and can
be removed at night, says she is regrowing hair with the product,
too. She often suggests it for women who are going to begin chemotherapy
or other medications that can cause hair loss. “You have
to be diligent, but this product prevents chemicals from getting into
hair follicles.”
Shari says they see between ten and thirty new clients each month
for post mastectomy products. She is a certified fitter for a number
of breast form and bra makers and Reflections 2 keeps a range of styles
and colors in stock. With almost 2000sq. ft, there is room for
both privacy and selection. She tries to make certain each woman
receives the personal attention that she deserves.
Shari says everyone should love their work as much as she loves hers.
“Women come in, unhappy or unsure, anxious or depressed. It
is so gratifying to be able to help, not just a little, but a lot. We
help women look better and feel good about how they look.”
For more information, call 1-866-733-2030 or 404-733-2030 or
visit Merritt Creek Farm, 3018 Champion Drive, Barboursville, WV.
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