This home spa remedy offers relief for tired, puffy eyes. No one needs to know that you stayed up to the wee hours of the night engrossed in a Nicholas Sparks movie marathon. That’s your business. But telltale signs like swollen, puffy eyes might blow your cover. Late nights, allergies and even that good tearjerker […]
Archives for September 2012
AZ Spa Girls Celebrates 10 Years with 10 Days of Giveaways
Arizona Spa Girls is turning 10 and celebrating with 10 days of giveaways! Happy birthday to us! We’re celebrating a decade of bringing beauty and bliss to Arizona and beyond and giving away 10 AZ Spa Girls birthday party packs filled with beauty products and complimentary spa services, packaged in our commemorative pink tote bag. […]
What’s in Your Beauty Bag Frugalista Melissa Hurst?
Melissa Hurst is the founder of Saving Cents with Sense, an online deals and couponing site that helps families and budgetistas find quality products, hot deals, store savings and money saving tips. This married mom of three understands the importance of stretching a budget to maximize savings – but that doesn’t mean she sacrifices her […]
Fall Hair Trends: Cute Coiffs
In need of a hairstyle refresh but not sure what to do? We’ve asked Mitch Stone, creator of Mitch Stone Essentials and hairstylist to the stars, for his favorite fall hair trends. And as the tress-tamer to starlets like Jennifer Lopez and Brooke Burke, the guy really knows his stuff! Here are his go-to hair […]
Coffee Buzz Foot Scrub
A fully caffeinated foot scrub that gives dry skin the boot. Beyond its obvious energy boosting benefits, coffee has a host of other healing benefits. Did you know that coffee grinds can help alleviate callused feet? It’s true! This coffee foot scrub recipe teams up ground coffee with sea salt and corn meal for a trio […]
Runway Rewind: Hair Trends from Fashion Week
Redken’s Creative Consultant, Guido Palau, is a staple backstage at top fashion shows across the globe. Here, he shares how to create the hairstyles that flowed down this fall’s New York Fashion Week. Look: Low Side Part Seen on: Calvin Klein Runway How to create: Apply full frame 07 all over volumizing mousse throughout damp […]
Prius Challenge: Enter to Win a Toyota Prius!
Calling all Arizona residents! Enter the Valley Prius Challenge for a chance to win a new 2012 Toyota Prius C! You know how we love to shower you in free massages, manicures and spa getaways, right? Well, this time we have a HUGE giveaway to share with you! Head Spa Girl, Lisa Kasanicky, was selected […]
Confessions of a Botox Virgin
One writer’s inaugural adventures in Botox, from the procedure to the after-party. By Allison Young I’m 35. I just had Botox. I loved it. But I’m getting ahead of myself. Let me start at the beginning. I’ve been seriously considering getting Botox for awhile — my squint is causing a massive crevice between my brows […]
U & Improved Leadership Training: You, Only Better
Read about the head Spa Girl’s adventures in leadership. November 16, 2010 started off as an ordinary day in my life as I once knew it: A hazy blur of flying fingers and unfocused energy. Armed with caffeine and the soft blare of the local news in the background, I set off on my morning […]
Blow Dry Bar Grand Opening Event
Join us for an exclusive blow dry bar event in Phoenix. Phoenicians, we’ve got good news! Another blow dry bar has blow into town, and this one promises everything you’ve come to expect from a fabulous shampoo and blowout but with a few unique twists. Created by a dynamic mom and daughter team Kimberly and […]
Trend Alert: Hair Chalking
Bright jeans. Bright shoes. Bright hair? Yes, it’s true. Our obsession with vibrant hues is now head-to-toe thanks to the latest beauty trend: hair chalking. Hair chalking is exactly what it sounds like. With colored hair chalk, you can complement your Friday night outfit in the most rockin’ way and then wash the Gwen Stefani […]
Sex Appeal Papaya Body Mask
Fresh papaya brings out the sexy in your skin and the sassy in your spirit. Besides containing loads of Vitamin C and potassium, the fleshy fruit of a papaya also contains a miracle enzyme called papain, which when applied to skin, helps banish dulling dead skin cells. Give your whole body a lift with this […]