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FACE TIME Larissa Smolen, who formerly operated a spa in the Third Street South plaza, has opened Facial Spa de Larissa in a tranquil new space in the Airport Professional Center on Airport Road North, where she focuses on faces exclusively. Each client receives customized care for a rejuvenated, glowing complexion. Special treatments include Vita-Peel microdermabrasion and Vita-Lift nonsurgical face-lift. These services are just one aspect of Larissa’s skin care. “Beautiful skin comes from the inside out,” she says. “You are what you eat.” She took her many years of experience and worked with a company in the United Kingdom to formulate her own Skin & Beauty Health Elixir. The organic supplement includes barley grass, wheatgrass, quinoa, kelp, açai berry, turmeric, and other natural ingredients that keep the body in top condition. She is now working on her next unique formula, a full detoxifying product composed of powerful healing herbs.
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MANE STREET LA BELLE CHIQUE EUROPEAN MEDICAL SPA, WHICH RECENTLY CELEBRATED ITS FIRST ANNIVERSARY ON EIGHTH STREET SOUTH, OFFERS PRODUCTS AND TECHNIQUES TO HELP CLIENTS LOOK AND FEEL WONDERFUL. DR. GREET BAESTAENS AND HER STAFF PROVIDE A WIDE RANGE OF LUXURIOUS SPA TREATMENTS, ALONG WITH THE POPULAR ACCENT YOUR BODY, A TARGETED HEAT THERAPY THAT TIGHTENS AND SMOOTHS SKIN ANYWHERE ON THE BODY—INCLUDING THE UPPER ARMS WE BARE YEAR-ROUND IN FLORIDA. THE LATEST ADDITION IS A UNIQUE SPA TREATMENT, AMICI 03 HAIR GROWTH, AN ALL-NATURAL SYSTEM THAT APPLIES NUTRITION, STIMULATION TECHNIQUES, AND CONDITIONING TO HAIR FOLLICLES TO REVERSE HAIR LOSS. IT FIRST REMOVES TOXINS AND IMPURITIES THAT PREVENT REGROWTH THERAPIES FROM PENETRATING, THEN A COMBINATION OF STIMULATION, SCALP MASSAGE AND HAIR GROWTH PRODUCTS ARE USED. “IT WORKS FOR MEN AND WOMEN, AS LONG AS THERE IS STILL SOME HAIR,” BAESTAENS SAYS.
BEAUTY QUEEN When Sheila Greer sold Get Nailed, the salon she operated from 1994 until 2006, she disappointed many fans. She’s back in business at Polished Nail Boutique, on 28th Avenue North. The name doesn’t tell the whole story; esthetician Lisa Rose offers facials, waxing and massage, and spray tanning is available. In addition to traditional manis and pedis, “We are the only salon in the area that specializes in Minx, a nail fashion for the fashion-forward,” Greer says. In the coming months, she plans to add late evening hours, girls’ night out parties, and a new product called Gelish, which cures with LED light (instead of ultraviolet), lasts up to three weeks, comes in 48 colors, and does not damage natural nails. 54 NAPLES ILLUSTRATED