ULTA Beauty Cut-A-Thon In Support Of The Breast Cancer Research Foundation®

BOLINGBROOK, Ill., Oct. 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Throughout the month of October, ULTA Beauty is proud to support The Breast Cancer Research Foundation® (BCRF) with fundraising initiatives.   As part of its efforts, customers can once again participate in the largest event of its kind -- THE SALON at ULTA Beauty's Cut-A-Thon!  There is a salon in each of ULTA Beauty's 609 stores across the country and more than 2000 ULTA Salon stylists will participate.

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Taking place on Sunday, October 13 from 11 a.m. – 6 p.m., the Cut-A-Thon offers a cut, shampoo and style by ULTA Beauty's professionally trained stylists for a minimum suggested donation of $10. One hundred percent of the donations benefit BCRF. In 2012, ULTA Beauty stylists performed more than 23,000 haircuts during the Cut-A-Thon and they are aiming to beat that record this year. 

Visit THE SALON at ULTA Beauty to receive one of this fall's standout haircuts:

"Invisible Layers" Haircut
The stylist at the salons at ULTA Beauty have a secret to adding volume to long hair without cutting lots of visible layers.  With special cutting techniques, layers are added to the haircut to provide hidden movement.  Hair is left long enough to style in an updo but it has added volume when worn long. This cut works best for shoulder length hair and longer.

"Convertible Color" Haircut
Have highlighting that you want to show off? The convertible color haircut is worn short at the nape, and longer on top, allowing for a middle or side part, or a slick look with hair worn straight back with the help of some hair gel.  Each style change shows off different highlights – the perfect cut for those who like short hair but want the versatility to change their look.

"Shattered" Haircut
The epitome of textured movement, the shattered haircut is a dramatic combination of layers that creates a sexy, tousled look.   The disconnected layers in this cut can work on any length of hair to produce an of-the-moment messy, yet stylish, appearance. 

All haircuts at THE SALON at ULTA Beauty are styled with Redken and CHI professional products.

Since 2008, ULTA Beauty has been encouraging customers and employees to support research related to the causes, treatment, prevention and cure for breast cancer through exclusive product offerings, the Donate with a Kiss® campaign, and THE SALON at ULTA Beauty Cut-A-Thon. In 2012, ULTA Beauty raised more than 2 million dollars to benefit The Breast Cancer Research Foundation®.

For more information about all of ULTA Beauty's activities surrounding BCRF, please visit www.ulta.com/donatewithakiss. 

About ULTA Beauty
ULTA Beauty is the largest beauty retailer that provides one-stop shopping for prestige, mass and salon products and salon services in the United States.  ULTA Beauty provides affordable indulgence to its customers by combining unmatched product breadth, value and convenience with the distinctive environment and experience of a specialty retailer.  ULTA Beauty offers a unique combination of over 20,000 prestige and mass beauty products across the categories of cosmetics, fragrance, haircare, skincare, bath and body products and salon styling tools, as well as salon haircare products.  ULTA Beauty also offers a full-service salon in all of its stores.  As of August 3, 2013, ULTA Beauty operates 609 retail stores across 46 states and also distributes its products through the Company's website: www.ulta.com.

ABOUT THE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION®
Founded by Evelyn H. Lauder in 1993, The Breast Cancer Research Foundation^® (BCRF) has raised more than $450 million to advance the most promising breast cancer research worldwide that will help lead to prevention and a cure in our lifetime. In October 2013, BCRF committed $45 million to support the work of more than 200 researchers at major medical institutions across 12 countries, including the US. With 91 cents of every dollar spent by BCRF directed towards breast cancer research and awareness programs, BCRF remains one of the most fiscally responsible charities in the country. For the eleventh time since 2002, it has earned 4 stars from Charity Navigator. Additionally, BCRF is the only breast cancer organization rated an "A+" by CharityWatch. For more information about BCRF, visit www.bcrfcure.org.

SOURCE ULTA Beauty