We’re honored to have won in two categories at the 2011 Austin Fashion Awards. We were once again honored with Best Spa in Austin. SALON by milk + honey was honored as the Industry Choice Winner as Best Salon in Austin. This award was truly meaningful as it feels great to have your hard work recognized by your hard working peers. Thank you!
McCombs TODAY interviewed Alissa Bayer, founder of milk + honey Spa. She talks about her MBA experience at McCombs, what led her to the spa industry, and what she sees ahead in the spa industry. Alissa prides herself on working with her Spa Partisans, and that’s why the title of the interview fits perfectly; “The Priority of Pampering Employees.”
Alissa Bayer, MBA ’04, arrived in Austin from San Francisco in 2002 to pursue a business degree. She served as a venture capitalist fellow at McCombs, giving her the opportunity to work closely with the partner of a local venture capital firm. Upon graduation she started a business of her own, opening milk + honey Spa in 2006.
Bayer now operates two locations of milk + honey Spa in Austin and is opening another within the next year. milk + honey was named the top day spa in Texas by Les Nouvelles Esthétiques and offers a full range of spa treatments from massages to waxing to nail therapy. She and her husband are the proud parents of four-month-old twins.
Austin Monthly Magazine is running their 2011 Best of Beauty survey, and they want to hear from you. It is a quick survey where you’ll be able to nominate your favorites from our milk + honey staff. Austin Monthly wants you to rave about your stylist, gush about your colorist and tell them exactly why milk + honey should be recognized. Plus, in their October issue, the favorites get a shout-out.
We appreciate your continued support. Being recognized in Austin Monthly will help continue to make our local business grow.
milk + honey was awarded the Grand Winner for Day Spa in Texas by Les Nouvelles Esthétiques & Spa. We are deeply honored by the accolade and delighted to bring this award to Spa Partisans in Austin. Read the full writeup of the awards by following this link: Les Nouvelles Esthétiques & Spa Spa Awards Writeup.
We would also like to call out the other Grand Winners in Texas:
Luxury Spa Za Spa at Hotel Za Za
Med Spa U Boutique and Med Spa
Green/Wellness Spa Spa Habitat
Les Nouvelles Esthétiques & Spa magazine – American Edition created the LNE & Spa Award to acknowledge excellence in quality and innovation in the spa industry.
milk + honey was awarded the 2011 Best Day Spa in Texas on March 12, at the International Congress of Aesthetics and Spa in Dallas Texas from a pool of 10 nominations.
We’re so proud of this accolade and that our Spa Partisans help to create an environment that allows us continue to garner this recognition.
UT students recently named us their number 1 spa in the Daily Texan’s annual UTMost survey. We appreciate the kudos from collegiate Spa Partisans in Austin.
Thank You! And if you didn’t know this already, if you flash your UT Student ID at checkout, you get a 10% UT discount.
In the travel blog of Charm City’s eponymous magazine, write Janelle Diamond talks about her visit to Austin.
First some good observations about how locally focused Austin is (yay!):
I think one of the biggest differences between Austin and many other cities is how much support the local shops receive—and other local vendors/designers. It’s such a healthy environment for a small, local business.
And then a nice visit to milk + honey:
My sister surprised me with a prenatal massage on my first day at the beautiful and calming Milk & Honey Spa in the 2nd Street District. It’s small and charming and I left there with a relaxation hangover.
RunningWithHeels.com is the go-to spot for accessory lovers. As a part of the NY fashion scene its team of editors, writers and photographers travel the world to find the very best the industry has on offer.
Running With Heels, recently profiled milk + honey in their Spectacular Spas section.
The world’s top fashion magazine has selected SALON by milk + honey out of countless thousands nationwide as one of America’s “Top 100 Salons.” The recognition appears in the August issue of ELLE Magazine, a standard in women’s fashion, beauty and entertainment. This is our salon’s first honor by a national magazine, and we are thrilled. If you haven’t been in yet to experience what all of the excitement is about, what are you waiting for? Our two SALONs are open seven days a week.
Candace Carlisle wrote:
Welcomed by the soothing scents and warm ambiance, I realized right away that this was a retreat not just for the body, but also for my mind. Treatments are carried out in private cocoon-like booths with comfy chairs, separated by drapes. Milk + honey delivers treatments, using all sorts of heavenly fragrances, but the key ingredients are actually a base of in-fact milk and honey, simple yet old world. The treatments are designed to relax, some to invigorate, and others to heal.
