Lifestyle Report By Tara Hanover
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Saving Beauty
o one expected our world to stop and change as drastically as it has this year. Thanks to COVID-19 we have all had to find a “new normal”. Some businesses were deemed “essential” and kept going, pivoting and learning as they kept us all safe and served. Others had to shut down and some had to adjust A LOT…figuring out new ways to do things while still doing their best to provide a quality service. OTM salutes you all. We are so thankful to all of our Cobb businesses. However, one industry that has really taken a hit is the professional beauty industry. Let’s face it, it is really hard to keep a physical distance in a business where touching is essential. It is no secret that the salon and spa industry is near and dear to my heart. So this issue of the LifeStyle Report is dedicated to these dedicated professionals. Our community’s salons and spa’s have not taken this lightly. They have stepped up to the challenge. Instead of hearing it from me, let me allow them to tell you for themselves:
Amy Valerio, The Body Glow Body Glow is committed to our loyal clients by providing a safe, clean and healthy personal spray tan experience. We will greet you at the door wearing a face mask and a hidden smile. Appointments are required for services as we welcome one customer at a time into our salon. A signed COVID waiver is required before all appointments. Spray tans are rotated between two rooms as an extra measure of safety, in addition to sanitizing all surfaces, equipment and tools.
Cheri Dourron, Bellissimo Aesthetics
We clean all frequently touched surfaces in the spa using medical grade cleaning agents throughout the day and between each client visit. All linens are changed between clients. We continue to perform proper hygiene by hand washing before and after client contact, gloving and masking. In addition, we have hand sanitizer for use by staff and clients. Clients are encouraged to wear their masks to the Spa. We phone screen all clients prior to thier appointment. Upon entry to the Spa, touchless temperature checks are performed and a series of COVID related questions to ensure that everyone entering our facility is healthy. If you or a family member currently feel sick, we ask that you stay home, reschedule and call your physician.
Kevin Isenberg, My SALON Suites Acworth Visiting your beauty professional at My SALON Suite Acworth ensures a safe experience without sacrificing a pleasing aesthetic and friendly environment. Each of our individual luxury suites boasts insulated floor to ceiling walls. We follow strict sanitation protocols. Perhaps, most importantly, we have invested in a bipolar ionization filtration system in every HVAC unit in order to mitigate virus and infection exposure. Beauty and the refresh experience, which comes from visiting your stylist or esthetician, doesn’t have to be put on hold during these challenging times.
Our Town
Kamelia Stimphil, One Energy Wellness Spa Upon entering the facility both team members and guests are required to wear a mask, have a temperature check, and wash their hands thoroughly before completing any paperwork or beginning their treatment. In adherence to CDC guidelines, our waiting room/ sanctuary is only used by one client at a time or when it’s booked for a sanctuary experience. In addition, the cucumber water has been removed and individual bottled water is served instead. A thirty-minute transition time between clients is used to thoroughly sanitize each room after treatment. The perpetual use of temperature checks, masks, hand sanitizers and surface cleaning products are reinforced with a weekly facility-wide cleaning by a professional sanitation process called Environshield. The safety of our guests is our number one priority at OEW. All of the CDC guidelines are being implemented and maintained.
Lynda Baker, Co-owner and founder, true salon | spa We have always been committed to the health, safety and wellness of our team, guests and community. Our industry is held to extremely high cleanliness and sanitation standards and we’ve always strived to exceed those requirements. Fortunately, we know much more now about COVID-19 than we did just a few months ago but at true, we still adhere to strict guidelines recommended by both the Professional Beauty Association and the CDC. Before we reopened in May, we removed half the operable stations in our salon to ensure guests would always be more than the six-foot recommended distance from every other guest. We also placed breathe guards everywhere clients might be less than six feet from working team members and require face shields to be worn by all employees interacting with guests or performing services. Like most businesses, masks are required to be worn properly by all team members and guests at all times along with temperature checks for all. Any employee that travels must have a COVID-19 test before they return to work and provide the salon | spa with proof of a negative result. Our entire space is fogged with a virus killing mist a few times per week and we limit capacity to 40%, rather than the recommended 50%, including employees on site.
Saadat Masoudi, Evene Day Spa
In 18 years of service, safety has never taken a back seat at Evene Day Spa. Our number one priority is to ensure a safe and clean environment that allows us to serve our clients with peace of mind. Bookings are spread out to promote social distancing between services as well as leave ample time for thorough sanitation protocols. Our spa and staff follow the guidelines of CDC very carefully, supplied with PPE such as face masks, shields, gloves, disinfectant wipes, and spray. Appointments and masks are enforced and temperature checks are mandatory upon arrival. Although we wish the circumstances were different we are very aware of the pandemic and only wish to cultivate a healthy, relaxing space. Let’s spread love, not germs! Continued on page 28
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