The Forgotten Spa (in Resorts, anyway)

July 15, 2010

As a former Spa Director for the Marriott, I remember days upon days when no signs of life from other departments of the hotel could be detected anywhere near the “spa”.  The F&B Director used to say he was afraid of getting his “chakras balanced”, the general manager wouldn’t touch it with a ten foot [...]

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I Want My Beauty TV!

July 13, 2010

Beauty is not just for the Hollywood starlett or the glamorous model anymore.  It is for everyone! Women, men, teens – young and old – beauty is an inherent part of our culture.  “What does beauty mean to you?” is a question that nowadays conjours up not only images of airbrushed photographs on the cover [...]

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Treatment Room Syndrome

July 8, 2010

Living life in a treatment room can take it’s toll on your perspective.  As a former spa director, massage therapist and yoga teacher, I have been on both sides of the fence, so-to-speak.  Six to eight hours a day in a dark, candle-lit room – working with all sorts of different energy can result in [...]

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Stop the Aging Process in its Tracks

July 6, 2010

“As I was aging, and I tried products and I could not find a product that was safe and healthy…. after 32 years experience of developing skin care products for Neimen Marcus and Henri Bendel, I decided to create my own line that would give me back my glow.  My mojo.” -Ken Simpson, CEO and [...]

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Dear Beauty at Any Age is Beauty – Lights, Camera – Skin 2 Skin Care!

July 2, 2010

                                                                      You learn something new every day, right?  I honestly never thought about the fact that when  makeup artist works on the set of a movie – the skin care that the actors used would come into play during their work.  Seems pretty obvious, right?  To Tana Lynn – makeup artist on the set of [...]

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The Directors Couch – Take them to the Ocean

June 30, 2010

Beautyatanyageisbeauty.com’s newest column is the Directors Couch where we will chat it up with the industries leading Spa Directors to get their tips and advice on trends to revenue management to leadership.  Our very own Social Media Director, Jessica Durivage is on the couch this week.  She was a Regional Spa Director for Marriott for [...]

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The Directors Couch

June 29, 2010

The Directors Couch is Beauty at Any Age is Beauty’s newest, hippest and sexiest column – where we dish with Spa Directors from all over the world.  We will find out their best and worst practices, horror locker room stories, favorite vendors, what keeps them inspired, trends, predictions for our industry and more.  Your host [...]

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SUNSCREEN WOES PLAGUE OUTDOOR SUMMER FUN

June 25, 2010

Skin 2 Skin™ Introduces Sun-Safe Skin Care You CAN Feel Good About! We all know that basking in the sun for hours is a major no-no. But with the proper protection we believe that we were protecting ourselves from the sun’s harmful rays. According to a recent article on Rodale.com,  new research has found that [...]

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All Screens Ready to Launch: Beauty TV

June 23, 2010

“We want to make beauty accessible on all three screens.”  ~ Courtney Cole, Social Media Director – Beauty TV  Meaning - TV, phone and computer.  WOW.  Beauty TV is  the world’s only 24/7 Beauty TV Network.  Beauty TV’s concept is similar to other specific niche networks like CNN, HGTV and the Food Networkbut providing beauty genre programming. Beauty TV [...]

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OMG! – It’s Ken Simpson at IECSC!

June 21, 2010

Whatever happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. Ken Simspon – Our fearless leader at the IECSC Show in Las Vegas last month being interviewed by Day Spa Magazine. From Peggy Wynne Borgman to  Dori Soukop, this years IECSC Show brought dozens of leaders in the Esthetic and Spa Industry to share their visions of the future.  [...]

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