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Spa Trend – Focusing on the Body

Today, making an effort to take care of our bodies is becoming a growing concern. Green juices, raw foods, eating organic, and fitness seem to be vastly increasing in popularity. For me, I know this is the case. I wake up every morning, prepare my juice, and head over to Central Park where I go …

How to Give Clients Proper Skin Consultations

As estheticians, we are experts of the skin. Clients visit us to receive treatments, and feel confident in putting themselves in our professional care. In order to give clients the best experience and treatment possible, proper consultation is key. Greeting the Client Before skipping to the scientific stuff, remember that clients are people, and thus …

The Importance of a Super Clean Spa Environment

Before starting up Repêchage, I spent many years as an esthetician serving clients and running my own practice. One thing that I always made sure clients could expect to witness when walking into my treatment room was to find an environment that was both extremely neat and clean. For estheticians, I think it is important …

A Job Versus a Career

A job and career are two words often used interchangeably, but are they the same? From the moment I chose to start my journey to as an esthetician, I knew that practicing skin care was not going to be another “job” to fulfill. Being an esthetician was going to be more than just clocking in …

Marketing Your Spa For Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day is such a special time of year. It’s a day, (a well deserved one I might add!) to celebrate the women who have created and brought life onto this earth. On Mother’s Day, I truly believe all mothers deserve to be pampered and treated like queens! Where else does the ultimate day of …

Build a Great Team for Your Business

I, like probably many of you, spend a lot of time working. My business is my passion, which leads to a lot of business trips and sometimes late nights at the office. Because Repêchage is such a big part of my life, it is important that I trust and work well with the people I …

Why To Attend Beauty Industry Trade Shows

This past week, the Repêchage team and I had the opportunity to attend this year’s IECSC New York Tradeshow. With non-stop action for all three days, it reminded me why it is so important for all beauty professionals to take advantage of trade show opportunities and take part in these industry events. The only way …

How to Create Impulse Purchases

Clients today are on the go, go, go! So, how do you capture the client that races from your treatment room to the register with no pause in between? The answer – impulse purchases! To generate impulse purchases, the first step is to properly and strategically display your retail products by placing them in impulse …

Let Me Upgrade You!

At this year’s Network Power Lunch – Champagne Brunch, I had the opportunity to take the podium and present amongst fellow beauty industry leaders and professionals. For this year’s presentation, I chose to focus on customer service. As owners of service oriented businesses, offering top notch customer service should always be a top priority. Opting …

The Importance of In-Salon Training

I recently visited Jack Panico and his staff at Panico Salon & Spa in Ridgewood, NJ to celebrate the introduction of Repêchage products and treatments into the salon. Upon my visit, and witnessing a staff of close to 35 members, it reminded me just how important it is to have in-salon training at your salon. I’ve …