Global Salon Business Winners
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U.S. Global
Salon
Business Award winners marched in the event’s
opening ceremony at the Barcelona Olympic
Stadium. |
Nearly 80 of the world’s leading salons
and spas from 21 countries were recognized at
the 2006 Global Salon Business Awards, held on
June 6 in Barcelona, Spain, the culmination of
three days of events, including an opening ceremony
at the Barcelona Olympic Stadium and a host of
business forums. Award winners from the United
States included:
Salon Entrepreneur of the Year awards:
Single Unit, East: Robert Andrew The
Salon & Spa, Gambrills, MD, Robert Andrew,
owner; West: Eric Fisher Salon, Wichita,
KS, Eric Fisher, owner
Multiple Units, East: Currie Hair •
Skin • Nails, Glen Mills, PA, Randy Currie,
owner; West: Visible Changes, Houston,
TX, John & Maryanne McCormack, owners
Entrepreneurial Excellence awards:
Client Philosophy/Marketing—East:
Adam Broderick Salon, Ridgefield, CT, Adam Broderick,
owner; West: Walter Claudio, Santa Barbara,
CA, Walter Claudio Zungri & Angela Tasca-Zungri,
owners
Salon Leadership—East: Neroli Salon
& Spa, Milwaukee, WI, Susan Haise, owner;
West: The Spa at Personal Choice, Eureka,
CA, Susan & Julie Santsche, owners
General Management-—East:
Rizzieri Salon at Marlton, Marlton, NJ, Frank
& Salvatore Rizzieri, owners; West:
Changes Salon and Day Spa & Center for Well
Being, Walnut Creek, CA, Bonnie Waters, owner
In addition, Lluís Llongueras, president
of Llongueras International, received a special
award for his contributions to the global salon
industry, and Vidal Sassoon received the inaugural
Vidal Sassoon Lifetime Entrepreneurial Achievement
Award.
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Website Updates
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• Global spa resource Spa Finder
recently launched websites targeted toward spa
consumers in Europe (www.spafindereurope.com)
and Japan (www.spafinderjapan.jp).
Spa Finder Europe will offer regionally targeted
sites as well, with the first serving the UK (www.spafinderuk.co.uk)
and Ireland (www.spafinder.ie).
• YG Laboratories recently
launched its new site (www.yglabs.com), which includes information for the public, skincare professionals, and information on YG brand products. New features include ingredient information, branding information and coming soon, an interactive community blog, treatment protocols, and an "Ask Rebecca" Q&A section with company president Rebecca James Gadberry.
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Awards in the CITY
The Independent
Cosmetic Manufacturers and Distributors (ICMAD)
association announced the winners of the 2006 Cosmetic
Innovators of the Year (CITY) awards, which honor
innovative beauty products and packaging at the
association’s annual meeting and dinner, held
June 21 at New York City’s Tavern on the Green
restaurant. Award winners included:
Personal care package design: Bella
Bronze/Bolarceuticals Mediterranean Color Sunless
Skin Care System
Color cosmetic package design:
Iredale Mineral Cosmetics H/E Bronzer for Men
Skincare package design: Pevonia
Myoxy-Caviar Home Collection
Personal care product: MD Moms
Baby Silk Babysafe Sunscreen Towelettes
Color cosmetic product: Intermark
USA Styli-Style Brow Liner 24
Skincare product: DermaNew Acne
and Oil Clarifying System
Print advertisement: Repêchage
Vita CuraOpti-Lift Serum
For more information visit www.icmad.org.
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| Giving Away |
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| Lisa Janian, co-chair
of the OTIS Collage annual gala, received
her goody bag of Dermalogica product |
Several manufacturers are working with their communities
and beyond to get the word out to consumers about
their spa lines:
The new Suncures line by Avancé
was well-received by celebrities at two recent events.
Latin stars featured in the June issue of People
en Espanol, including Carmen Electra and Lost’s
Michelle Rodriguez, received it in gift bags at
New York City’s Tribeca Grand Hotel, and rock
stars, including Ozzy Osbourne and Scott Weiland,
received gift bags at the 2nd annual MusiCare MAP
Fund Benefit Concert.
Creative
Nail Design and MD Skincare
were both sponsors of the VH1 Rock ‘n Relaxation
Spa at the first annual VH1 Rock Honors. All proceeds
from the event benefited the VH1 Save the Music
Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to
bringing instrumental music education back into
American schools.
Travel-size Dermalogica products
were distributed to more than 900 attendees at the
OTIS College of Art and Design annual runway show.
This year’s gala and silent auction raised
more tha n $1 million for scholarships.
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| John Abaté International
donated products to the 8th Annual Fashion
Art Ball to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. |
John Abaté International
donated more than $10,000 worth of skincare and
tanning products, as well as donated salon services,
to attendees at the 8th Annual Fashion Art Ball
to benefit the Cyst ic Fibrosis Foundation, held
at Casa Casuarina in South Beach, FL.
For the second year in a row, Pevonia
Botanica was one of the major sponsors
of the Majestic Hotel Beach’s VIP/Celebrity
Gift Suite at the Cannes Fi lm Festival, offering
celebrities, such as Bruce Willis, Sarah Michelle
Gellar, Halle Berry and Eva Longoria, and their
entourages Anti-Aging Caviar Hand Treatments.
Pevonia also offered in-room hotel gifting of
its caviar-based products.
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| ... and Giving Back |
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| Privé
national educator Orlando Gonzales performs
a makeover on a deserving recipient. |
Hair product manufacturer Privé
Products and Kenneth L. Salon
& Spa, Poulsbo, WA, teamed
up with Macy’s and the local Northwest Afternoon
talk show to offer head-to-toe makeovers for three
sisters who had recently lost their mother and who
had taken on the care of their elderly grandmother
and their aunt, who suffers from cerebral palsy.
“It’s important for us and the Kenneth
L. Salon to stay active in the communities we’re
part of,” said Privé national educator
Orlando Gonzales.
Star Nail International helped in the fight against
cancer by sponsoring the staff at Joan PR &
Marketing at the 13th Annual Revlon Run/Walk for
Women, held at the Los Angeles Coliseum on May 13.
“By supporting this event, our entire donation
goes toward education, early detection procedures,
new treatments and someday a cure,” said Star
Nail CEO Tony Cuccio
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Beauty Goes to Washington
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The beauty industry gathered recently in Washington,
D.C., to educate 1,000 members of Congress and
their key staffers on issues of concern. The Professional
Beauty Federation’s (PBF)
7th Annual Welcome to our World event,
held in May, showcased the talents of beauty personnel
and gave lawmakers a glimpse into the business
concerns of the industry. “While our volunteers
provide services to demonstrate what they do,
they have the opportunity to talk with our legislators
about important small-business and education issues,”
said Eric Schwartz, PBF president.
The two top issues that were discussed were:
• The Small Business Tax Equalization
and Compliance Act (H.R. 1345/S. 327),
which would permit salon/spa employers to claim
the same 45(b) tip tax credit that restaurant
owners currently claim.
• The Higher Education Reconciliation
Act portion of the Deficit Reduction
Act of 2005, enacted to allow cosmetology students
attending clock-hour institutions to earn Title
IV funds.
For more information visit www.probeautyfederation.org.
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Advanced Podology Degree Available
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| Pedicuring students recently
received the first-ever bachelor’s degrees
in Podology |
U.S. and Canadian pedicuring
students of the North American School of
Pedicuring recently received the first-ever
bachelor’s degrees in Podology at the Commonwealth
University of Health Sciences in St. Kitts, West
Indies. The program’s five levels cover advanced
pedicuring techniques, infection control, biomechanics
and gait, skin/nail disorders and diseases, and
case studies and residency. The degree program can
be completed on a part-time basis within one to
two years.
For more information visit www.northamericanschoolofpedicuring.com. |
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