BLOGS

It will be 2 years since I lost my mom, and her Birthday and Mother’s Day are always hard. I still remember her phone number, but I can no l

Just returned from the ISPA conference held in Washington DC. This year it was extra special, we went to accept an award, the SpaFinder 2010

Today, when I was working on the “Pretty In Pink” October spa offers, the first person that came to mind was Michelle. She joined AvantGard

Last month I attended a 4-day Spa Directors  Management Intensive class,  It’s like Spa MBA.  There were 6 students in the class, 2 were thi

Thursday, July 29 is National Lipstick Day.  A few fun facts and useful tips. Forget diamonds, the right lipstick is a girls best friend! C

I recently attended a  spa round-table and noticed  two collegues with their blackberrys checking emails during our meeting.  This was an in

I realized a while back that a relaxing trip the spa could create a lot of waste; imagine the paper, drinking cups, Qtips, cotton balls, dis

I realized a while back that a relaxing trip the spa could create a lot of waste; imagine the paper, drinking cups, Qtips, cotton balls, dis

I always pictured my mom in her late 80′s with white hair, spunky as ever and still in perfect health. She never had a sick day in her life,

A month ago, my dear friend Lydia came to visit. She lives in LA and I have known her for 30 + years, she was married to my brother Polo. As

While spa–ing in Costa Rica a few years ago, I experienced my first Coffee Body Scrub and it was coffee heavenly! Here’s an easy at home spa

Last month, my daughter Jessica and went to New York to attend a Spa and Skincare conference. We went to view new products, equipment and to

Not wearing sunscreen year-round. You get UV sun damage while driving , indoors near windows or just walking down the street. So wear a mois