FASTFACTS
When Terry-Lopez started her
small day spa, department
stores were then calling free
demonstrations of cleansing in
their chairs a “facial.” According
to her, education was key in
teaching early spa clients of the
real benefits of a full-pledge
spa treatment.
changes are going on in our industry
that can meet the demands of our
guest.” Besides renovating her spas (she
recently added a relaxation room to
Clear Lake and is working on one for
Deer Park) to meet these demands,
Terry-Lopez also frequently revamps the
treatment menu. “If life is good, our
skin-care services known for their positive results rank very high, but if the
economy shifts downward, guests are
coming in and wanting to hang out
longer to rejuvenate,” she says.
Reading an Ayurveda treatment book
on the practice’s healing value and
hearing her guests often noting a lack of
energy, she added the now-signature
Ayurveda pedicure, in which technicians
identify their client’s body type and use
corresponding herbs and essential oils
along with an Ayurveda massage to help
restore its balance. “We hear all kinds of
results after these pedicures,” TerryLopez says, relating that one of their
guests called and said she was so energized, she spent half the night cleaning
her closets, when before, she had been
feeling really drained. They are now
working on a body service using the
Beyond Beaute Day Spa's Ayurveda
pedicure is one of its signature
treatments.
same concept.
One constant on Beyond Beauté’s
menu is its facial, offered on three levels:
European-style, which uses green,
organic products for a light surface exfoliation and galvanic and high-frequency
currents to stimulate and penetrate treatment ampoules; medi-style, including
progressive facials and facial peels that
use enzymes and acid peels; and
muscle-toning and firming, which
include the use of LED light therapy,
microcurrents and high-frequency, polarized currents.
Another, less welcomed, constant, at
least it seems like one since the past
year, is the changing economy. In the
midst of the recession, she has had to
eliminate the company’s $15,000
employee-appreciation party, shut down
November 2011
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