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Spa Product of the Month: Pure Fiji Coconut Sugar Rub

June 1, 2011

Pure Fiji Coconut Sugar Rub

The sun is in full force and that means giving your skin extra attention.

This extraordinary body treatment buffs away dead skin cells, cleans and unclogs pores, and restores your skin to a fresh, healthy glow. With naturally occurring alpha hydroxy agents in raw sugar cane, and the deep moisturizing and nourishing properties of cold-pressed virgin coconut oil, this natural body polishing treatment enhances your skin’s own natural rejuvenation process for glowingly beautiful skin.

I love this product because it’s getting warmer outside, lots of people are vacationing. Before you leave, you want to exfoliate fully before applying sunless tanner to ensure a lasting and even tan. Once you return, it’s good to scrub the vacation off your skin (layers of sunscreen, sweat, bug repellant). It’s also great to extend the effect of your milk + honey body treatments.

You can buy the Pure Fiji Coconut Sugar Rub online by clicking here. In the month of June milk + honey is discounting the item 15%.

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Spa Product of the Month: Clarisonic Mia

May 5, 2011

May is the month of mothers. All moms need smooth, clean skin! Give her something she’ll use everyday.

Sonic skin cleansing improves skin tone, reduces the appearance of pore size and helps skin care products work their best. The Clarisonic Skin Cleansing System uses a patented sonic frequency of more than 300 movements per second to clean, soften and smooth skin. In just 60 seconds, the micro-massage action removes 6X more makeup and 2X more dirt and oil than cleansing with your hands alone. Removing more dirt and oil from your pores also helps products work more effectively.

Clarisonic Mia is available in nine colors.

You can buy the Clarisonic Mia White online by clicking here. In the month of May milk + honey is discounting the item 10%.

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SALON Product of the Month: Aveda – Light Elements Smoothing Fluid

May 5, 2011

With the summer months approaching – soft, smooth, shiny hair is a must. Dry hair and flyaways be gone!

Aveda – Light Elements Smoothing Fluid

A fluid styling formula that adds shine and movement as it restores a healthy look and feel to hair. Plant-based ingredients—like certified organic jojoba—help condition and smooth hair.

 

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Spa Product of the Month: CosMedix Reflect

April 7, 2011

Cosmedix ReflectWith the temperature inching up and the days getting longer we’re all spending more and more time outside. If there is one thing that our talented estheticians will tell you its that you should wear sunscreen on a daily basis.

One of our most popular and effective sunscreens is CosMedix Reflect:

The first titanium, non-chemical, spray-on sunscreen on the market, Reflect offers broad spectrum SPF 30 protection in a non-irritating, oil-free formula. Combining micronized titanium dioxide—nature’s own sunscreen—with two skin-specific antioxidants, CosMedix brings spray-on convenience to broad UV protection. Reflect is on-the-go sun protection, travels easy.

Just throw it in your bag to hit the trails or for a day on the lake. You may purchase it online here.

If you purchase $150 in retail products (any brand) at either location in the month of April, receive a bottle of Reflect for free.

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Aveda at SALON by milk + honey

March 31, 2011

SALON by milk + honey now carries Aveda products. SALON manager Chase A. answers a few questions about why we chose Aveda and what we are excited about.

Why did we decide to carry Aveda?
Aveda’s mission is very much in line with milk + honey’s – be as natural and organic as possible.  From Aveda’s approach to how they package their materials to their renewable energy campaign to their ‘green’ ingredients, their desire to support the world we live in inspired us to bring their amazing products into our SALON.

What are you most excited about?
I’m excited to expose our clients to this amazing product line and give them more options for hair care. If anyone loves great products, it’s me! I can’t wait to fill my shower with Shampure Shampoo and Conditioner and use the Defining Whip for styling. Aveda really does it right with their men’s line and I’m thrilled our male clients will have more styling options.

Aveda at SALON by milk + honey

Did the staff receive additional training?
All of our stylists (some who had past familiarity with Aveda, some not) all received 3 full days of training before it was launched. Education is really important to our SALON so we try to provide them with as much hands on training as possible.  After hours of color and product training, we’re ready to recommend some yummy new products!

How does that affect other product lines that SALON by milk + honey carries?
Are you still in love with Davines’ Love Smoothing Shampoo and Conditioner and Deva Curl’s Low Poo?  No worries!  We haven’t gotten rid of anything, just added more. This is the best of both worlds. Now we have more for everybody.

 

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SALON Product of the Month: Davines Momo Fluid

March 1, 2011

Tame Tumultuous locks with Davines Momo Fluid.

Pledging to serve and protect, Davines Momo Fluid counteracts the effects of heat and humidity – especially handy for the onset of warmer weather. Hair will stay soft and smooth even after blow dryers and flat irons attempt to do their worst.

This product is online for a 20% discount during the month of March.

 

 

 

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CosMedix Prep Care Kit: March Product of the Month

March 1, 2011

Many people are intimidated by peels. Perhaps it’s that for a long time they were called “chemical peels” and “chemical” doesn’t sound very skin friendly.

Peels use a solution to improve the texture and health of the skin by removing dead and damaged outer layers of skin. They can be a powerful way to remove facial blemishes, control acne, even out skin pigmentation, remove fine wrinkles, and leave you with glowing, healthy skin.

Still worried about “chemical”? Most of our peels use plant enzymes and organic compounds (such as lactic acid) to achieve their goals. To learn more about our peels, click here.

If you are considering a peel, we are running a product special this month of a CosMedix Prep Care Kit, which includes everything that you need to prepare for one of our “Tomorrow” Peels. As product of the month, we’re offering it at a 20% discount for the month of March.

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Pure Fiji – Perfect Products for Your Stay-Cation

March 1, 2011

If you can’t float away to a pacific island, you can bring the vacation to you with the coconut body scrub, body butter, lotions, bath soaks and body oils from Pure Fiji. With these decadent body products your skin will be rejuvenated and you will feel like you just spent a day lounging beachside in a cabana (minus cute cabana boys or drinks with umbrellas). Pure Fiji will exfoliate and deeply moisturize dry winter skin for the burgeoning season of bikinis and mini skirts.

Made with wild-harvested nut oils from a company who goes to great lengths to preserve and sustain it’s local environment, you will feel good using Pure Fiji both inside and out. In addition creating a high quality product, this company supports it’s community by employing local craftspeople and helping women develop their small businesses. Pure Fiji is all about minimizing it’s carbon footprint by using PET packaging which uses about a quarter less energy to produce and reduces the solid waste almost half as much as that from glass bottles. milk + honey is honored to offer these beautifully sustainable, well-crafted products from a company that takes care of it’s people as well as the earth we live in.

Pure Fiji products are available in both spa locations.

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Jewelry by Jamie Kelsch

February 17, 2011

image of Jamie Kelsch jewelryAll that glitters is not gold. It can also be sterling silver, gold fill, or semi-precious stones. Now at milk + honey’s Galleria location Jamie Kelsch displays wonderful, shiny, pretty things that are must-haves for any jewelry lover. Jamie designs stunning pieces of wearable fine art ranging from glamorous conversation starters to clean lines of the pieces you never take off. Always challenging herself to expand her range and repertoire, Jamie’s vibrant collection is inspired by nature and the world around her. Authentic, semi-precious stones find their way into many of her pieces.

Jamie grew up in Ohio, and holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts form the Colorado State University where she studied metal smithing. Now from her Austin-based home studio she crafts all of her pieces by hand using lost wax casting, cold forging, and other techniques. Everything is made with either gold fill or sterling silver. Additionally, every piece can be made with any karat gold upon special order.

If you can’t make it out to the Galleria, Jamie’s jewelry is carried downtown at one of our favorite Austin jewelry stores, Eliza Paige. Did we mention that Jamie is multitalented? She’s also one of our most requested massage therapists at our downtown location. You can view more of her jewelry here.

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What Are Parabens?

February 9, 2011

danger signShopping for cosmetics can be daunting. Dozens of pretty bottles, tubes, vials and compacts all vie for your attention. Sometimes its easy to make the eco-conscious choice: Not tested on animals, good. All natural, good. Organic, even better. Paraben-free, um, okay?

Should I care about Parabens and Paraben-free products?

Parabens are a preservatives which are synthetically produced and used in everything from processed foods to personal care products such as skin cleansers, shampoo, and toothpaste. They are highly effective in their purpose of inhibiting the growth of bacteria and fungus but some studies suggest that parabens are responsible for some types of cancer — specifically breast cancer. Parabens mimic estrogen and having too much estrogen is thought to contribute breast cancer. In some cases large amounts of parabens have been found in cancerous tumors.

Studies citing parabens as dangerous are inconclusive and controversial. The FDA claims that parabens are safe, particularly in the very small amounts in which they are used in cosmetics. The fact is, however, that we use countless chemicals on a regular basis without ever knowing the long-term cumulative effect. Using several products with parabens, on a daily basis, all over the body, inside and out, over a long period of time, simply adds up. The best way to avoid a health risk is to eliminate parabens wherever possible and a great place to start is with cosmetics.

The best bet is to look for products that are certified organic. From salon products like John Master’s Organics to our newest skincare line, Eco Inventive Organics, all products at milk + honey are free from parabens. We are happy to take the stress out of finding products superior in quality and made from ingredients that won’t make you sick.

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