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Last weekend, Julie Mahoney, owner of Oasis Day Spa in Weymouth, Massachusetts, hosted a special event to launch new aromatherapy spa line, Kanshi . Drawing on inspiration from overseas, Julie went all out to create a true experience beginning the minute anyone stepped foot in her doors. From African factoid cards to the African-inspired menu …
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Thinking up ideas for Halloween costumes and decorations is always an exciting time of year and truly the kickoff to full throttle holiday season! In celebration of Halloween, I want to share with you the importance of masking regularly. In fact, in order to avoid being mistaken for Freddy Krueger before you even change into …
Every now and again, you need to shake things up in your salon to keep the buzz in your business humming and keep your clients from getting bored. Renovating and redecorating is one way to go, but in this economic climate, that can be financially unfeasible. One way to reignite the spark of interest not …
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To all my Facial Bar clients. For years, I have been saying “Show and tell and you will sell,” but now I think we need to take this to a whole different level. What I have noticed as I have worked around the country at salons presenting the Facial Bar concept, is that incorporating my …
In the Editor’s Note of the September 2010 issue of American Salon, Brett Vinovich delves into the actual cost of beauty. Brett explains, “good looking” people are more likely to land and keep jobs, but are we still surprised to hear this? Despite a recession, the beauty industry continues to maintain multi-billion dollar sales. And …
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For me, international travel is not only something I do for fun, but it is part of the job description. While racking up those Frequent Flyer miles, be it for business or pleasure, I relish the opportunity to explore spa and skincare trends at different ports of call. It helps to keep me abreast on …
Often times employees are promoted into management roles as a reward for their excellent work and contributions to the business. Unfortunately, while that person deserves to be rewarded, they may not be management material. An esthetician might have more repeat business than any person on your staff, she might have a magical touch and give …