Come as you are, and leave feeling even better You might go to a spa to get a manicure or facial and walk out with freshly painted nails and cleaner skin. When you leave The Wax Lounge, however, you are not only revived on the outside, but on the inside as well. Owner Raine Hewlett knows what it’s like to go to a spa feeling the pressure to dress or look a certain way. In a past life, she worked in the cosmetics industry first as a makeup artist at a well-known international brand and then she eventually made her way to the corporate sector of another international beauty and skincare brand. As she moved up from promotion to promotion, Raine found herself focused on her appearance, knowing the expectations of the perfect tan, white teeth, and a chic pair of heels. When she would go to get a manicure, she knew she had to maintain that image at the places she visited. Not only that, Raine felt that each place had a cold, clinical atmosphere with black beds and patient-type paper. Instead of feeling calm and inviting, the bright lights, loud TVs, and chairs of strangers sat side by side were over-stimulating. What was supposed to be downtime in a hectic day turned out to be just another appointment to continues on page 14
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