Do you want smooth hair???

Aveda has a great new product, we've been lucky enough to let our clients that have been in over the week sample it and I just got the email that it is on it's way!!!!!

So Aveda has a shampoo and conditioner that is just fabulous, I'll give you the "express" link to read all about it, but I also will copy/paste some of the reviews...I find reviews incredibly helpful, I hardly buy a thing without checking out as many reviews as possible! I guess I'm a consensus person, I do like opinions, good or bad, I want to learn about things and the best way is to listen to people who have tried them!

I love this product

June 15, 2009

"I have a ton of hair and this product is the only one that can tame it, even in Hawaii"
This product is best for: Coarse hair, Thick hair, Wavy hair

"This shampoo gave good results after the first time I used it. It doesn't strip the oils from your hair and leave it "squeeky" after rinsed. In conjunction with the Smooth Infusion Conditioner, it got rid of my frizzy ends I had been battling for months."
This product is best for: Fine hair, Thick hair, Dry hair, Wavy hair

"This is a fantastic shampoo! It really does soften my hair- and usually my hair only gets soft after conditioning it. It makes straightening my hair a little easier and smoothes it out really nicely. I highly recommend this shampoo to anyone who wants to soften and smooth their hair, and if you straighten your hair and your hair is thick, then this is the product for you!"

"I am 53 years young and my hair is naturally a dark ash blonde. Uck! So I have beautiful highlights all over and my hair is, as a result of constant highlighting, stressed. But I use only Aveda products on my hair and you would guess my hair to be that of someone many years younger because it is healthy, shiny, non-frizzy, and simply gorgeous!! Thank you Aveda!!"

These are just a "few"...there are actually 54 pages of them and more than 95 reviews. The new product is the product that replaced hang straight! We already love it and I know it will fly off the shelf as soon as we get it!

We've had very interesting guests before...but this out does them all!!!

Okay at Bijou salon in Skaneateles, we have had some really super duper interesting people come visit us, we've been so lucky since we've opened, but it seems our luck may have changed....Let's not jump to conclusions...but really what could this be? Did the Milfoil monster really need a pedicure or is it his....milfoil...?!?! that needs trimming???


Here's what happened....(First of all, I've heard of this milfoil, I pretty much know what it is, you can click here for a full explanation, I pretty much know what the danger is, but you can click here to find out for yourself! And I have even heard what the solution is, (just in case you don't, click here) BUT a monster, lurking in our lake, wreaking havoc around town...NO WAY! Something should be done!)

Jackie our lovely cruise director (haha, she loves when I call her that..she's our front desk coordinator) walked to the bank to get some change and she came back asking me if it was my kids who made the big giant monster tracks in the front...now I had to think, because we walked downtown yesterday for a ice cream, and stopped in front of Bijou to pull a couple of weeds, but monster tracks?? That didn't make much sense! So I walked outside and low and behold, the memory of the pancake breakfast this year flashed before my eyes, I almost ran inside I was so frightened! I grabbed my camera, snapped a shot and ran back inside! We were on guard all day, but I suppose he stays in the lake during the day, hiding from the milfoil fighters!!

When I finally got home from a long days of work, I got online and started to research this monster, my boys had heard all about it and just the other day while sitting at the foot of the lake, we were talking about how cool it would be to have a mythical creature like Nessie, or my kids favorite movie 'Magic in the water', but really I was NOT serious! I couldn't believe this Milfoil monster even has the nerve to Twitter, taunting us all in Skaneateles! It's crazy! The more I research, the more I find, he's actually walked the grounds at the Skaneateles Golf course!! Beware and be careful...he's dangerous and invasive, if he's allowed to just roam free, there is no telling the damage he may inflict!


I'm lucky I know a little bit about the milfoil project from my good friend Tommy,(among many other hard working guys out on those vacuum boats!) who when he came in yesterday, showed the signs of how hard he is working to solve this problem, let me tell you, he was as red as a lobster and that (he said) was with a spf of 55! But what do you know?? After we saw the footprints, we started asking in the salon...Why is it bad? What happens if we just keep letting it grow? How did it get there? I was surprised, because we all were not completely sure and I thought hmmm, just another affirmation of my favorite saying..."Everything happens for a reason"...Cause watch out Milfoil monster...by coming around our shops and businesses, you betcha we will learn all about you and you'll be run right out of this town!!

I think we will have to have a salon meeting, just in case he decides to stop in, we need to be prepared to learn how to take care of him....errr service him, yes milfoil monster, you will be our guest at Bijou, come right in, we'll give you a little pedicure, maybe a manicure...and then a BIG haircut!! Beware, you don't want to be visiting Bijou...we've got your number!

WHAT CAN YOU DO?? I found out just by looking at the page of info on the milfoil project!

What can I do personally to limit the impact of milfoil in the lake?

• First of all, your personal donation will help to fund this major project.
• Please spread the word about this project and fundraising need to friends, neighbors and colleagues.
• Be mindful that milfoil spreads when disturbed by boat propellers or other trauma. By avoiding existing patches, you can slow the spread of milfoil.
• Finally, as mapping of milfoil patches is an ongoing effort, please contact us if you discover milfoil near your property.

Please be sure to click on every link if you have time, really make yourself aware of this monster in our lake! All of us at Bijou didn't know enough before these footprints appeared in front of our door, but have no fear, we know now and are fully prepared if he comes back!

A collaboration with Laure Lillie, we made the bride beautiful, she captured her!

Check out one of our brides we had, a very fun bride, a very nice bride (SO not bridezilla'ish) we actually were lucky enough to spend a few days with her, with a practice session, a manicure and pedicure and then the day of!

Laure Lillie was the photographer, she does such a fantastic job! Bijou was lucky enough to be a backdrop for the first part of our brides day:) and Laure posted some of the photos from that day on her blog, so it's one that I can show you:) It's so fun for us when we do weddings, it's even better and more fulfilling when we actually get to see some of the pictures from the wedding!!

Read all about it...Free Aveda Shampure in Skaneateles at Bijou!

I have a really exciting offer that Aveda has presented to me! And boy did I grab it with all of you in mind!!!

First let me say that Shampure, shampoo and conditioner is one of my favorites! Years and years ago I fell in love with the smell and pureness of it! Even men love it!

So here it is, I get to offer you......(I love this part...kinda makes me feel like Oprah, giving free stuff...well on a much much smaller scale at this point;)

Freeeeeeee Shampure shampoo and conditioner for every referral you give us!! It's gonna be so easy, all you have to do is print out the ticket below, give it to someone and if you love Bijou, tell them about us, if they visit us with your name on the ticket, we will call you and you can come pick up your shampoo and conditioner!

Let me tell you...This is full size shampure, shampoo and conditioner...it's a retail value of $20!!!!

Thanks for your help, we have 24 sets to give, don't you want to try to get some free shampoo and conditioner? (Did you know this size Aveda shampure will last you 3 months if you use it properly!)

Oh my aching back...and my effort in using Eastern and Western medicine:)

I'm not sure how many people actually read this little blog, I know there are a few who keep tabs on us this way, Thank you:) You've probably realized that it has been 16 days since my last post...I usually set a goal to post twice a week, normally exceeding it...happily:)

So the day after my last post, I woke up like normal, got ready and after breakfast in my usual 'rushing to get ready' routine, I reached for my toothbrush (which requires an inch of movement forward) and felt my back say "whoaaaa" or perhaps as Bonita said it was God tapping me on the shoulder, telling me to slow down;) So I went on to work (not slowing down a bit;) and just kept my hand on the small of my back ever so often, complaining..."Oh my aching back", this lasted from Tuesday the 2ND to Monday the 8Th, I complained a lot, but in comparison to the pain I later felt, it was a teeny tiny baby pain! So Thursday I had a massage in the Bijou relaxing room, from Marie, one of our two massage therapists on call (she's wonderful, I will vouch for that!) She felt exactly where I was having the issue, and I did get some relief, plus she was really helpful with helping me narrow down where the pain was...we both felt that it was a vertebrae issue (you know, cause we read Dr. Google or webMD;) I gave myself until Monday, if it did not pass, I would seek a Chiropractor for help.

This next week would start the week from Hell for me, with muscle spasms in my butt cheeks and legs, sciatica nerve pain and at that point...I didn't think I still had a vertebrae pain, but couldn't tell, I couldn't walk, sit, stand, lay down (except on position, on my side with one leg on a pillow) the pain was so terrible, I could hardly speak! So from Monday to Saturday that week, I tried everything possible to make it stop, I had regular massage, I kept going to Dr. Petters which was helping when I was there..he hooked me up to the muscle stimulator, and that felt wonderful and soothing, but when I left, I was right back to the same problems. I did 2 days of acupuncture (which I loved), but ultimately My good friends Dr. Vounas and Dr. Marc Cohen helped me. Basically my pain was causing major muscle spasms, which was causing me pain, which was causing my muscles to spasm, which was then causing more pain....get it? A vicious cycle was occurring and I needed to break it, I started taking pain medication on Sunday, along with a nerve medication and good ol' Ibuprofen for inflammation. After one dose of pain medication, my muscles relaxed and by the middle of the day, I could get myself up from bed without help. It still hurt, but I had some relief!

Monday was a hard day, but filled with love, just to get me better, Jackie brought me cookies, books and flowers, Laura brought me the best homemade applesauce, fresh picked strawberries my favorite Wegman's sub and salsa and chips...plenty of emails and plenty of calls, with support and love like that, I was sure to get better soon!

Later that afternoon I was still feeling bad and that is when my good friend Bonita came over to do a raindrop therapy and reflexology on me, this is when she told me (what I had been telling myself all week;) that God was trying to give me a message, I had not been listening..so he poked a little harder..I said..."I'm listening now"!!

I was trying before....it's just I was taking baby steps, delegating a tiny bit more, letting go of a little more, leaving work on time..only doing 2 days of working 9am to 9pm...but was I really being consistent...nahhh!? So okay now, I will be more consistent, I know in order to continue to run a success full business, I need to stay sane.

I have learned in this past week, that Bijou, along with the Bijou girls and my great salon coordinators can run without me being there 24/7. Jackie and Asher took care of everything for me and I didn't have to worry a bit. The Bijou girls all have been checking up on me, sending me wonderful caring texts...one said after I had said how much I missed being at work with them...'I know your having withdrawals, but we are working good together to keep it going good for you, so don't worry, just get better'.......I can't tell you how much that meant. These girls are the best team ever, of course we all have our days, and nothing is ever perfect, (that wouldn't be much fun, now would it) But the Bijou team is the best team I have ever worked with, we all look out for each other and that could not make me any more proud!

So today is Wednesday and it is my last day of resting...I'm itching to get back and I simply cannot wait! I love my job, I love Bijou and I love the people that I encounter everyday with Bijou. Thank you to everyone who has wished me to get better and those that gave me advice and care!

Thank you to Dr. Petters, Jessie my new acupuncturist, Maria Demitchell and Pam Schoener for giving me the best massages ever (both at the last minute without delay), Bonita for reflexology and raindrop therapy, Dee my best Doctor friend (you are always my lifesaver) and Dr. Mark for being home from Africa to make a house call and help me feel better! Thank you Jackie for taking care of Bijou and calling me everyday to keep me informed, Thank you to Dylan and Chase for being such self sufficient little boys and helping me with everything and checking on me every time I made an ouch noise, thank you to my Thomas for sitting next to me, even when I was the crankiest and just wanted to be alone in my misery, thank you for giving me your back to support me, for schlepping the massage table home every day so I'd have a firm mattress to sleep on next to you and every bit of wonderful loving care you give me, you've passed the 'in sickness and health' part over and over, this time you should have just ran away for the pain in the butt i was...but you are always there, right by my side..unwavering, and thank you, the three of you, for putting in my garden while I slept my pain away...It's perfect for my new zen lifestyle that I will be partaking in now!

So you wonder, what I will be doing now?? Yoga, gardening, still working, relaxing, playing, cooking, walking and taking long hikes with the family...enjoying and finding my joie de vivre

True all over face color from Bareminerals is my favorite thing!

I heard a great concept for a party! I so want to do it...It's on my list of things I should do, as a matter of fact;)

A client of mine told me the annual party that her daughter has every year. It's called Tiffany's favorite things...She sends out invites to all her friends...instructs them to bring their "favorite thing"...(think Oprah's "favorite things" show) They all bring their favorite thing with a value of $35-40 dollars and then they all sit around a room and do a type of trade...I can't remember what that trading game is, but it's where they steal from each other and stuff:) To me it sounded like a great time and someday in my spare time..I'd like to have a party like that. (Don't be holding your breath..parties stress me out;)

So it got me thinking....What would my favorite thing be?? Well right now, if it were tomorrow and I just had to narrow it down...It would most certainly be the product that has everyone complimenting me on my glowing and beautiful face....I swear, everyone I put it on buys it, because the look it gives you is so amazing, yet natural somehow! (It has a golden glimmer to it)





It's called True, by Bareminerals ~
Soft Focus True All Over Face Color is so true to each individual that it brings out their own unique color. True is a glimmering, sheer wash of color that adds a delicate coraly-pink sweetness to the whole complexion. Provides softest, sheerest of coverage with no mess and no mistakes. Combines two of our most innovative color concepts to create lit-from-within... More beauty.

Bareminerals and Rareminerals, we've got them here at Bijou!

Bareminerals and Rareminerals are here in Skaneateles, at Bijou!! Come on in and try them out, we can get you anything you want!

So I keep reading about this raremineral treatment. It's from Jurassic soil...I know that really interested my 10 year old and his friends!! We have it displayed on our large oval table and everyday, I look at it, I have put it on my hand a few times and kept meaning to try it, seemed to me that everything it promised..I needed!!

After Kimberlee (the skeptic of the salon;) (me? I'm the gullible one;) said that after her big Bareminerals class she took in Albany a few weeks ago, they told them to put this on one hand for a few weeks and look at the difference, she was showing me the other day and we both could really see a difference. I came home that night and actually did some research, and read some reviews online, good and bad (there were way more good reviews than bad!) along with reading the pamphlet that I have had for over a month!! (sometimes it takes me a while;)

On one small sidenote, I did find a really cool blog that reviewed all the baremineral products in a fun way! Check it out!! This girl is wicked cool!

So I decided to give myself a challenge: Apply the Rareminerals every night before bed and see if I notice a difference after a month! Now my problems with my skin are typical, I have a "T" zone, oily on my nose and chin, but then super dry between my cheeks and nose...almost chapped dry. I have large (2 really large) pores on my nose and currently my skin has decided to pay me back for all that great skin I was fortunate enough to have as a teenager! I have little baby acne on my cheeks! So what I have to do is every night make tiny circles with my very soft little Rareminerals thingy and then go to bed!! I'll let ya know!

What it is:
The groundbreaking Bare Escentuals RareMinerals(TM) Skin Revival Treatment is the first and only clinically-proven mineral-based skincare treatment to deliver clearer, brighter, smoother-looking skin while you sleep. An exclusive blend of 100% pure RareMinerals(TM) derived from untouched virgin soil and in potent powder form, it's the perfect nutrient carrier for vitamins A and C and a host of botanical extracts.What it does:Naturally activated by your own skin, it effectively yet comfortably delivers benefits such as visibly-reduced lines and wrinkles, reduced sun damage, more refined pores, brighter complexion, softer, smoother texture, less noticeable redness, and clearer and firmer-looking skin. Containing no preservatives and zero irritants whatsoever, it's ideal for all skin types, including those with the most sensitive skin conditions, like rosacea.

What it is formulated WITHOUT:
- Parabens- Sulfates- Synthetic Fragrances- Synthetic Dyes- Petro-Chemicals- PhthalatesWhat else you need to know:The Pillow Puff(TM) applicator provides flawless delivery and exact application, so you can infuse nutrients while diffusing imperfections.

Trash ties?

Have you heard of Trash ties??? They are the brilliant invention of Heather Bailey! No more rubber bands and the confines of their elasticity, not when you have metal wrapped in beautiful shiney ribbon!! Sleek and functional...AND we have them at Bijou in Skaneateles!

Click here to see what you can do with them!! And of course she has a blog too!!

Thank you Barb!

Okay first let me say, that giving is such great feeling!! For the life of me, I cannot figure out why every person on this earth doesn't feel that way! To me the best high I can get is to know that a little bit that I sacrifice can help so many people! So easy and feels SO good!

Second, when you have a letter written in the journal, a letter to the editor..not an article written (well that's really cool too;) but someone pouring their heart out in print...you get a really warm fuzzy nice feeling:) I remember when I wrote a letter to the editor for our computer guy...he saved us, he really did and I thought everyone should know it! He's a knight in shining computer guy! He still keeps saving us every now and then;) I guess we made him feel all warm and fuzzy too:) Now I remember him saying that...I'll have to remember to write more often in there, so many people deserve SO much credit!

So Thank you Dr. Barbara Conner, you made my day! We are so happy to help in any way for the lost boys.....what you do is way bigger, someone should be writing letters about you:) I'm really so glad to have that little bridge connect us! It's truly an honor!

By the way...if you feel like you want to donate, and remember, any little tiny bit helps...plus I guarantee it will come back to you tenfold.....please click here!

Thanks for salon donation

Posted Wednesday, May 20, 2009

As medical director of the Duk Lost Boys Clinic in South Sudan, and on behalf of John Dau, and the John Dau Sudan Foundation, I would like to publicly recognize and thank Kim Baker, of Bijou Salon, for her generosity.

Bijou Salon on Jordan Street in Skaneateles, near Doug's Fish Fry, had its Grand Opening on Saturday, May 9, and Kim, the owner of the salon, donated 10 percent of her Grand Opening proceeds to the Duk Lost Boys clinic. In today's economy that is true generosity indeed.

The event had fantastic gourmet food and refreshments, and it was a very jovial atmosphere as friends greeted friends in the elegant and comfortable spa and salon. The salon staff are all as warm and giving as Kim is, and my only regret is that it took me so long to learn what a wonderful place Bijou is. I found so many friends there that night, new and old.

Kim donated to the Sudan clinic quietly and on her own. We did not solicit her. I met her because I learned of her plans to donate. She did it because she cares about the greater good. That's the purest kind of gift, and rare.

So thank you, Kim Baker, and Bijou Salon for making a difference. I can assure you that your donation will save people's lives.

As the name Bijou means in French, this salon really is a gem in Skaneateles. And Kim Baker has a heart of gold.

Thank you from the bottom our our hearts.

Dr. Barbara Connor

Skaneateles

Laure Lillie...can even make my toes look nice in a picture!!

While taking pictures of our toes for the "flip flop project", my toes were one of the models.

Photography is an art form! 100% Laure Lillie is an artist! She makes magic with photos! Be sure to click all the links...trust me, magic you will see! (not to mention, her music on her website is SO nice!)

And lucky for Bijou, she is coming to take a photo shoot of my gem of a little salon!! Does this salon know how lucky it is!!?? Oh yes, we do!! Now one day I hope to get my family photographed by Laure...that is next on my list:)

Whether it be for a wedding, a new baby, graduation or whatever, treat your family to some art, starring them!

The flip flop project!

We can thank Christy Hubbard for lending us her toes in this photos:) and Laure Lille for taking such amazing photos!

The flip flop project is yet another wonderful thing that fell into Bijou's lap!

We are so proud to help and it benefits our customers, a win-win situation!

First let me say, that as soon as the birds came back from the south, I've been wishing I could find some flip flops (aside from the disposable ones we normally have) that could be sold and re-used again. I've been allover the Internet, but never ordered because nothing just hit me and it bugged me that I could not feel them or try them on myself!

So after the Thom Filicia event, Laura Ponticello and the Go-to Girl, Erin, were finishing up things with Jennifer Tom from Positively pink packages and they were fortunate enough to visit her operations. I think they saw the flip flops laying around and immediately hatched a brilliant idea! And lucky for me, they thought Bijou would be the perfect place! Here is the great part...We have 1000 pairs and they will sell at $15 each, they are nice, super comfortable and for a great cause! The best part of it all is, 100% of the proceeds go to Positively pink packages!

How I learned about blogging...

Blogs seem to be a new thing. Everyone seems, NOW, to know what they are. But in fact they have been around for quite some time. They are great if you are the blogmaster, it's a way to tell a story, and have the ability to use a specific word to zoom the person who is reading to another place to "show" them exactly what you are talking about. I SO wish when I talked and said certain words, it could take my listener to another place to see what I mean! How cool would that be!

I learned about them about 4 years ago! I wanted to learn French, so I googled - how to learn french, I found a site that said it would teach me one french word a day, I went there, signed up for the email that promised me, one french word a day and started getting emails from 'French word a day'. I read them everyday, and couldn't really figure it out, I mean I just assumed that it was in fact a company or corporation who delivered this email, but it seemed personal. Because I received them by email format, it looked just like text, until one day, I had clicked the highlighted link on the bottom and it took me here! Then I thought, oh my, this is an actual person, how cool is that!? It was a woman, Kristin (we've emailed back and forth, so I feel like I actually know her, in some virtual way:) who had 2 kids and was married to a french man, she was a desert rat and moved to France quite some time ago, she wrote about her life there and everyday would have a new adventure! Quite awesome, given that I am naturally a very curious (or nosey) person, this was my cup of tea! I read every day and at that point, had still not ever heard of the word blog! She did not label it that way, so I'm not sure exactly what I thought I was reading. One day, she wrote a post about her friend, who was also American and living there and how she had dared her friend Corey to start a blog. When I read this, I had to stop reading and had this "ah hah!" moment...I had been reading a blog and didn't know it. With the link embedded on this new persons name, I clicked it and zooomed to her birthing of her blog, a blog to which I still read weekly!! From Corey's blog, (who also has a handsome french husband, I think some people may read just to see photos of him;) I followed links and found other blogs, there was this one, that one, and these two! Have I mentioned that 3 of those blogs actually had books published?? Real books too!

I then started my own blog that I had for 2 years and made contact with many interesting people through it. There is a whole "blogosphere" out there, ones for cooking, crafting, culture, travel, home-making, other business blogs...anything! AND actually a blogger gave me the name for my business! (Be sure to click on the highlighted texts, they will take you to who I am talking about:)

So now I have a blog for my business! It's great fun! And I have friends who have blogs! There is Shelly at Drooz doodles, Laure Lille the photographer, Laura Ponticello from Laura's List, Susan Major with her inspirational blog, Thea Folls and her flower farm, Aurora and her hairapy blog across the country, Charity, a local girl and her interior design blog, Skaneateles even has its own blog - written by the Briel family, Dina the cake lady and her blog, and Skaneateles suites has one too!

Okay so you get the idea...almost everyone has gotten a blog:) It's fun, it's easy and you too can do it! If anyone would like to know how to do one, it's great for families to keep in touch, and rather than repeating something to everyone, if you are far away or abroad...just blog it. Stop in and see me, I'd be happy to show you how to set one up, it takes a second and believe me, it's as easy as 1-2-3!

So there it is, why I blog, how I learned about it and how you too can do it! It is a lot of fun, a great outlet, a great business tool and a great way to keep people informed! I love it! I have done 146 posts on this blog and when I look back at some things, I'm so grateful that I blogged it, it would have been long forgotten and now it's here forever;)

Thank you to everyone who actually reads these posts, I am always very very touched when someone says they love reading them or that they think it's interesting! (sometimes that's shocking to me, but what's more shocking is when people say I'm a great writer, that just makes me laugh to myself, I'm pretty much a fluff writer, it's as if I'm just writing in my diary;) So thank you and thank you again to anyone who actually reads this, I would still do it, even if nobody read it:)

Aveda Facials in Skaneateles!

(Don't worry, this is not what the process actually looks like;)

I just finished having the most luxurious facial ever! I was trying to relax...however..I also wanted to stay conscious and able to recall facts..in order to blog it of course;)

So first of all, let me say...My room is so relaxing..the chandelier..the painted tree..the warm chocolaty walls...so relaxing! Perfect in fact!

Courtney did my facial! After I got all cozy into the nice warm bed...I'm so glad I chose the organic bamboo sheets, they are like velvet! She started with a "hug" to my feet...(This is a gentle massage with HOT towels to your feet, to serve the purpose of cleaning and also warming the tootsies) It felt SO good, my tension was immediately erased from the past two weeks! (and boy I was stressed)

Then she started with the cleansing, moving onto the exfoliation...she made a "whip" of Aveda Gel cleanser and Exfoliate...it was like brushing egg whites all over...felt very foamy and tingly! Then she removed that and started to apply the Aveda Plant peel!!!!!! Can I just say, before we started, I had this (from stress) dry skin, that desperately needed exfoliating and smoothed, and this plant peel, took a very fine layer of skin off, just what was ready! (you never want to take off too much, like in chemical peels, because your skin is not ready to let it go...think of when you sunburn..what happens...skin peels, you are bright red and then in a day or two the skin is like brand new..feeling soft and like a baby skin does....HOWEVER...we know for a fact that sun damage is what causes premature aging...so trust me when I say...if something has to be burnt or peeled off and you are left with redness...that is not good! Aveda only believes in taking off what your skin is ready to release...it still makes your skin feel amazing!!! Trust me...*feeling my smooth, baby bottom like skin right now*)

While the plant peel, which feels really warm and effective was on, she did a hand massage and foot massage! After all that I had my moisturizer and voila! Beautiful looking skin!

Let me tell you a little bit more about the Perfecting plant peel. Your fine lines and wrinkles are smoothed, your skin tone is evened and your pores are refined to restore a youthful complexion.

All the benefits of a glycolic peel with no downtime.

You can even add a 30 min Peel while your color is processing, for Spa Junkies on the go.

Our professional facial masque actively smoothes and retexturizes skin with the instant exfoliation and radiance benefits of a 30% glycolic peel without the associated redness and irritation. Warms skin, helping to open pores. The Perfecting Plant Peel can be used on all skin types. This treatment combines the use of Argan leaf extract and organic Aloe Vera to help eliminate the redness and irritation typically associated with other peel treatments. The result is skin that is smoother, retexturized and refined with more even tone. Pores are also minimized, all without visible signs of redness or irritation.

Sigh, it felt wonderful!

And now for the prom!

Our most beautiful of them all, Victoria..(we are soo biased;)

Before and after for nails...Cassie was our model!

The Skaneateles Junior prom was the day before the Grand re opening celebration! Here are just a few photos from that day! We kept the girls hydrated and provided them with snacks...to avoid any hypoglycemic melt downs ;) Nah really, we just wanted them happy! Kimberlee rocked on make up, each girl looked like movie stars, and Sam, Linda, Courtney and me, made each girl super happy! It flowed very nicely and having the extra space was so nice!

Grand Opening Re-cap!

Kim and Lori...starting the party~

Our new friends we met..they just walked on by and strolled on in:)

Treats!

Our Salon coordinators...aka..cruise directors~

The Lovell family...2 little ones missing, they were busy mingling ;)

Plenty of friends...

Plenty of foood...

Plenty of gooodies!

Plenty of drinks..

Plenty of fun!

Our grand opening couldn't have been better. Okay I was a little stressed before-hand and did not know how I would get it all put together...Did I have enough food...enough drinks...would enough people come...would they forget???

Well silly me, I didn't get all the food out on time...but we did eventually get it out...we had plenty of drinks..and plenty of desserts and plenty of people! Thank you to everyone who came, Thank you!!! We were able to raise $200 for the John Dau foundation from the evening...We donated 10% of our sales, including Gift Certificates! Dr. Barb Connors and Judy Lindsay were able to join us for the evening, which was wonderful!

Thank you to the Bijou girls, who all ran around and helped the hour before and then came with their families..looking beautiful:) Thank you to Dylan, Chase and Thomas who cooked and prepared and ran all over Auburn to get last minute things...Thanks Shel for once again for coming through with all the extra stuff I needed and hadn't thought of:) Thank you Sherie for generously giving us hypnotiq and champagne..even though you didn't get to enjoy it..We'll make it up to you! Thanks Ros for taking care of the yummy things from Cheryl. Thank you Dina for baking up a storm and lending your tornado Victoria to keep things under control! Thank you Joelle and Alain from Joelle's bistro for the wonderful flowers and enchanting foods! Thank you Ryan, my sweet nephew for making your specialties to serve! Thank you Thea for providing us with beautiful boquets of flowers, they were awesome! Thanks James and Amy for keeping us there so late and laughing with us:) Thanks to our new friends for stopping in and getting to know us, we can't wait to see you next week! I'm sure i've missed so many thank you's..but if I did, trust me when I say it is not any less heartfelt..it's only because my mind is close to being kaput! ;) Now that the expansion is over...prom is over..the party is over..I can get balance back to my life:) Until the next thing that is~!

Don't worry if you missed it..there is another chance to Party! We are hosting the chamber after hours in June:) Invitation to follow, be sure to sign up for our email newsletter!