DSA Honors
the Best
The competition was fierce, but this year’s Distinguished Day Spa Award went to Bellanina Day Spa & Gift Boutique (www.bellanina.com) in Ann Arbor, MI, and the 2006 Spa Person of the Year was Douglas Preston, CEO of Preston, Inc. in Santa Cruz, CA. The awards, given annually by The Day Spa Association (DSA) to recognize excellence, were presented in February at the Day Spa Expo (www.dayspaexpo.com) during the Hearts for a Cure awards and charity event benefiting the Melanoma Research Foundation (www.melanoma.org).
Opened in December 2002, Bellanina Day Spa has won several local honors and plays an active role in its community. “I wanted to create a space with balance and harmony so clients feel like they’ve had the most unique experience possible when they leave,” says owner Nina Howard.
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Left: The Day Spa Association executive director Hannelore Leavy (left) congratulates Nina Howard, owner of Bellanina Day Spa in Ann Arbor, MI, and winner of the Distinguished Day Spa Award.
Right: Douglas Preston, CEO of Preston, Inc., was honored as The Day Spa Association’s Spa Person of the Year. |
The Spa Person of the Year is chosen annually from the pool of current and previous years’ Spa Persons of the Month, selected six times per year. Nominees have made a significant contribution to the day spa industry both locally and nationwide. Votes for Spa Person of the Year were collected online; Preston received 46% of the votes. The Distinguished Day Spa Award is open to all DSA-accredited day spas. The winner is selected by the DSA advisory board and judging is based on the spa menu; quality of service; continuing education opportunities available to the staff; commitment to creating a nurturing atmosphere for clients and personnel; and commitment to community, environment, humanity and the spa industry. For information on the DSA visit www.dayspaassociation.com.
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A Match Made
Spa Finder, the global spa resource, and Virtuoso, an upscale network of luxury travel consultants, have finalized an agreement to further promote spa travel. The multifaceted deal makes Spa Finder the spa travel resource for Virtuoso’s network of more than 6,000 member consultants. “We’re looking forward to educating Virtuoso’s membership on selecting the best spa properties to meet the needs of their affluent clientele,” says Spa Finder CEO Pete Ellis.
As part of the alliance, Spa Finder will promote Virtuoso’s services and preferred spa properties on its leading media outlets, including www.spafinder.com. Virtuoso agents will receive VIP status and special services from Spa Finder, including industry news, updates on Virtuoso Spas, and insider tips on the hottest spa trends, the most effective treatments and the best products to recommend at individual spas.
“We’re excited to team up with a trusted resource in the spa industry to keep our consultants at the forefront of the booming spa travel market,” says Matthew Upchurch, CEO of Virtuoso. |
Giving Back
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| Marquette University student Tiffany Haeflinger (pictured at right with Institute of Beauty & Wellness stylist Samantha Kempf) helped to organize a hair donation event for Locks of Love. |
The Institute of Beauty & Wellness recently joined forces with students at Marquette University in a benefit for Locks of Love, a nonprofit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children suffering from long-term hair loss, (often due to alopecia areata, a medical condition which has no known cause or cure). Organized by Marquette students Megan Schneeberg and Tiffany Haeflinger, 30 participants each donated more than 10 inches of their hair, and 12 students from the Institute provided them with new looks. “The event was a huge success as many students were able to donate their hair to a worthy organization and leave with a trendy hairstyle,” says Gaya Glassen, cosmetology team leader for the Institute. “It’s amazing to see two schools working together to make a difference.” For more information on Locks of Love visit www.locksoflove.org.
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Elite Salon Systems has joined the fight against breast cancer. The wholesale beauty supply distributor in south Florida raised $20,000 for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation during the month of October last year partnering with John Paul Mitchell Systems and local customers to designate the month as a “Month of Care.” During October the company hosted several special events including an in-salon retail promotion and a cocktail fundraiser. It also collaborated with a local radio station to organize the Susan G. Komen Golf Tournament. Continuing its commitment to the Foundation, Elite recently hosted the Passion International Stylebooks photography session with more than 20 salon participants; each full registration fee was donated to the Foundation.
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| Paul Mitchell partnered with the AHA to host Go Red for Women, an event to raise awareness of women’s heart disease. |
Paul Mitchell partnered with the American Heart Association (AHA) in February to
participate in Go Red for Women, an ongoing national campaign to raise awareness of women’s heart disease. At the event, held at Paul Mitchell The School in Costa Mesa, CA, a team of future professionals gave red haircolor makeovers to 60 participants. The team worked under the direction of master associate Margit Aaron. Participants also received free health screenings provided by St. Joseph Hospital and information from AHA representatives.
For more information on the Go Red campaign visit www.goredforwomen.org.
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| Team Dermalogica participated in the Race for the Cure held recently in Pasadena, CA. |
Almost 30 Dermalogica employees participated in the Race for the Cure, an annual 5K walk/run series benefiting the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. The members of team Dermalogica slipped on their sneakers for the Pasadena, CA, race, and the Dermalogica Foundation contributed $3,000 to the fundraising efforts. To learn more about the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation or Race for the Cure visit www.komen.org. |
The Deal’s Off
| The pending merger between Alberto-Culver’s, Sally Beauty division and the Minneapolis-based Regis Corp. has been terminated, following Alberto-Culver’s announcement that its board of directors had withdrawn its recommendation to Alberto-Culver stockholders that they approve the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. According to a statement issued by Alberto-Culver, board members cited “Regis’ two consecutive earnings shortfall announcements since the execution of the Merger Agreement, significant revisions to Regis’ financial forecasts, uncertainty about Regis’ fiscal 2007 outlook, and certain differences over operating and governance approaches,” as reasons to terminate the potential deal. Another factor that contributed to the termination was the fact that Alberto-Culver’s attempts to renegotiate previously announced terms of the merger failed. The merger, originally scheduled for completion in early July, would have created an operation with combined annual sales of $4.5 billion. As of press time neither company had issued additional statements. |
Fabulous Fashionistas
Several beauty industry manufacturers were on the scene at fall 2006 runway shows in New York, London, Los Angeles and Paris.
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| Nail technicians Teresa Hamm (right) and Sheri Miskell (left) worked backstage for AII at the Los Angeles fashion show by designer Yana K (center). |
American International Industries (AII) was on hand (literally) at Yana K’s Los Angeles fashion show. Nail technicians Teresa Hamm and Sheri Miskell were backstage creating nails that worked with the debut of Yana K’s Audrey collection, styles inspired by the era of film legend Audrey Hepburn. In preparing the models, Hamm and Miskell featured AII brands China Glaze, Gena, ibd, SuperNail, EZFlow and Seche. The show was part of Mercedes Benz Fashion Week at Smash Box Studios. Celebrities who attended the show included actors Jason Biggs (American Pie), Tara Lipinski (The Young & the Restless), Rex Lee (Entourage), Shar Jackson (Love and Basketball) and Andrae Gonzalo (Project Runway 2).
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| Creative Nail Design nail technicians helped prepare the models in the recent Miss Sixty fall 2006 fashion show. |
Creative Nail Design (CND) painted the runways this year, participating in more than 50 fall 2006 fashion shows including Miss Sixty, Carolina Herrera, Calvin Klein and Kati Stern. CND is also collaborating with Valentino, Vivienne Westwood, Alexander McQueen and Louis Vuitton. CND nail artists interpreted a range of trends from the designers, from dark black nails to classic
sheer pink and conceptual nail styles.
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Ecru New York was on hand to provide hairstyling at Gen Art’s fall 2006 show featuring women’s wear collections from Mel en Stel, H. Frederiksson (pictured) and Wyeth by Todd Magill. |
Ecru New York sponsored Gen Art’s fall 2006 show, held at the Roosevelt Hotel Ballroom in New York City. For the show, Ecru creative director Justin DePasquale and creative designer Lisa Labosco created unique hairstyles to showcase women’s wear collections from fashion designers Mel en Stel, H. Frederiksson and Wyeth
by Todd Magill. |
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