22 - BUSINESS FOCUS Jackson Hole News&Guide, Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Choice Another
for Women’s Care
3103 Big Trail, in Rafter J 733-6884 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Mary E. Girling, MD, OB/GYN Gynecologic and obstetric care by a single physician
Affordable infertility care Hormonal counseling
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High and low risk pregnancies welcome Support for natural childbirth Over 10 years experience with 2000 deliveries Incontinence and pelvic prolapse evaluation and treatment Urodynamics
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307-201-1489 • 140 East Broadway Near the Town Square
JACKSON HOLE WOMEN’S CARE
N8V Beauty Salon and Spa
Accepting all insurance providers
Just For Kids Consignment boutique, Maternity clothes, NB - Teen Sizes, Furniture, Toys and more... Hours: Mon-Saturday 9:30am to 6:00pm Sunday Noon - 5:00pm
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aking people feel good is what N8V Beauty Salon and Spa is all about. Owner Brandy Armajo worked to give the full-service shop above Cafe Bean in Rafter J a relaxing atmosphere before opening in November. The day spa and salon has high-quality, custom-made fixtures — a decor that reflects Armajo’s Native American roots — and a gorgeous view of the Teton Mountains. “It’s so beautiful out here,” she said. “So many people are still amazed every time they come in. They love the tranquility, and yet it’s just right by town.” A deck outside the salon allows customers to enjoy the view and have a Cafe Bean lunch while waiting for their hair color to process. “We’ve really got things dialed in,” Armajo said. Rounding out the serene atmosphere are two new cosmetologists: Maria Huhn and Brie Moss. They both started in May. “It’s a good, calm, happy crew,” Armajo said. Both born and raised in Jackson, Huhn and Moss are trained and licensed cosmetologists focusing on haircuts, colors and styles. “I was the girl growing up that always wanted to do people’s hair and makeup,” said Huhn, who studied at The Hair Academy, a Paul Mitchell school, in Rexburg, Idaho. Moss studied at a Paul Mitchell school in Salt Lake City, she said. She likes the variety of working in a salon. “It’s not the same thing every day,” she said. Armajo, who has worked in the hair and makeup industry for 16 years, oversees everything that goes on in the salon. She is an edu-
Ashley Wilkerson
The folks at N8V are, seated, owner Brandy Armajo and, rear, Brie Moss, Amber Badgerow, Gypsy Cloud and Maria Huhn
cator for L’Oreal Professionnel and uses her expertise to teach other stylists how to use L’Oreal products. “People can be confident that the color and the technical aspects of what we do is the best,” she said. N8V Beauty Salon and Spa also offers airbrush tanning, body waxing, manicures, pedicures and more. Gypsy Cloud is the salon’s resident massage therapist, and Amber Badgerow is its aesthetician. The salon also has an online booking feature that’s popular with many clients, Armajo said. Appointments can be made at www.n8vbeautysalonandspa.com. Pricing for services is comparable to many salons in the area, Armajo said, “and less than many.” Everyone who comes to the salon always leaves happy, she said. N8V Beauty Salon and Spa is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. — Brielle Schaeffer
Handknitting.com
150 Scott Lane, Suite E 307-734-3422
235411
200-0733 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
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Face New Name New Look New
236315
is now
Champu’ Salon 739-4646 • Buffalo Jct. Plaza
andknitting.com is a yarn-lovers dreamland. The Internet company sells all sorts of shapes, textures and colors of yarn. Alpaca, mohair, silk, cotton, linen, cashmere, baby camel and other fibers make up the diverse and exotic stock. While the yarn is sold online, the business is located in Jackson. Owners Laurel and John Murphy offer private warehouse tours by appointmnet and the occasional open house. The site also sells needles, hooks, patterns, DVDs and other notions. It also carries bison down accessories, like fingerless and full-hand gloves that are perfect for fishing and hunting. Founded in 1996, the business is the oldest continuously operating retail knitting, crochet and spinning supply on the Web. The site also is the largest retailer in North America of Lopi, wool yarns from Iceland. Laurel was a customer of the site long before she decided to buy it as a semi-retirement business, she said. She shopped on the online store because “there were things I couldn’t find in my local yarn shop,” she said. A perk to being an Internet business is the access offered to customers all over. A lot of
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John and Laurel Murphy live in Jackson and base their business, Handknitting.com, out of the valley, but they sell yarn, knitting products and other items online, serving customers worldwide. Handknitting.com patrons don’t have yarn stores in their communities, she said. “Even if they do have access, the shop may not have what they want,” Laurel said. Handknitting.com fills that hole, she said. The Murphys bought the business in 2006. They ran the store out of Maryland before moving to Jackson last summer. A native of Cheyenne, Laurel grew up See HANDKNITTING.COM on 25
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