FRIDAY, July 6, 2018 Page 5
BARRHAVEN INDEPENDENT
The Independent#MYBARRHAVEN Owner of Lux Beauty happy to be ‘living the Canadian dream’
Canada Day holds a special place in the heart of Barrhaven business woman Lynn Hoang. “We celebrate Canada as a family every year,” she said. “It’s an important day for us.” Hoang, the owner of Lux Beauty Lounge on Woodroffe Ave., arrived in Canada as a refugee as a teenager in 1990. A generation later, she is proof that the Canadian dream can come true. “I fled from Vietnam when I was 17 years old,” Hoang said. “I was in danger. I ended up in Hong Kong for two years, and then I was sponsored to come to Canada as a refugee.” Hoang arrived in Canada, alone and not being able to speak English. Her journey to success represents everything good about Canada’s immigration and refugee programs. “I went to school in Canada, and I worked hard,” Hoang said. “Canada became my home,
and it is home for my three children.” Going to school was not easy for Hoang. She was working hard to learn English as a Second Language and to study, and she was also working. “I had to work to support myself,” she said. “It made learning English as quickly as I could more important. You have to work to be able to live, and when I came here, I started working at two jobs.” Hoang has been working in the beauty industry in Barrhaven for 20 years. She bought Lux a little more than a year ago, and she has just completed a renovation of the salon. “I have known a lot of my clients for 20 years, and I am also meeting
new ones all the time,” Hoang said. “This was a great community to be in business because people want professional services without having to leave Barrhaven or go downtown.” Lux has a full line of services available, from eyebrows and eye lashes to nails to manicures and pedicures and foot massages to waxing, all within a comfortable and highend atmosphere. “We want our guests to feel comfortable,” Hoang said. They take extra steps to have a clean and sterile environment, including changing the liners in the foot baths for pedicure customers after each usage. One of the things Lux has introduced this year is a rewards program. Hoang introduced customer loyalty cards earlier this year, and customers receive a stamp after each visit for special promotional offers. Lux Beauty is located at 3050 Woodroffe Ave.
Meredith de Mora joins Barrhaven Independent staff The Barrhaven Independent is pleased to welcome Meredith de Mora to its team in the role of Sales Manager. Over the past 15 years, Meredith has become a fixture in the Barrhaven community as a fitness instructor and champion of youth fitness and healthy lifestyle education. She also has a strong background in corporate sales and marketing that will help local businesses meet their advertising needs. Outside of her professional exploits you may recognize her through her involvement with the highly successful dragon boat team the Lipstick Dragons or simply as a dedicated hockey and lacrosse mom to her two boys. Meridith de Mora has joined “We are thrilled to have Meredith join our the Barrhaven Independent as team,” said Barrhaven Independent editor and Advertising Sales Manager. publisher Jeff Morris. “She brings a high level of professionalism and an extensive sales and marketing background to us, and she is and she is well-known in the community If you are curious about using the Independent as a multi-platform promotional vehicle for your local business, don’t hesitate to reach out to Meredith to explore. You can email her at barrhavenindependent@gmail.com.
Lynn Hoang, owner of Lux Beauty, has been working in the beauty and esthetics industry in Barrhaven for the past 20 years. Originally a refugee from Vietnam, Hoang worked hard to become one of the community’s leading businesswomen over the past two decades. Jeff Morris photo
and is open seven days a week. For more information on Lux Beauty, call
them at 613.825.4111, or visit them on Facebook or Instagram.
“We are happy to be a part of the Barrhaven community,” Hoang said.
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