Secrets for Success in Tough Times
Across the country, salon owners are telling me it is difficult to make a profit in the tough financial times New Zealand seems to be experiencing. Whilst it is true that most salons have noticed their patrons have tightened their financial belts there are still a number of salons trading very well and this poses the question – why are so many struggling and yet some have barely noticed the economic downturn?
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The Healing Powers of Beauty Therapy
It doesn’t take a witch to know that beauticians have healing powers, but it takes one to point it out. Cassandra Eason is the English author of 85 mind, body and spirit books. Her latest, Pagan in the City, discusses how to use ancient rituals in the modern world. While in New Zealand recently she spent an hour discussing the way therapists overtly or intuitively incorporate the old ways into today’s treatments.
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Spa at Sea
Ever dreamed of working on board a cruise ship? Editor Lynnaire Johnston visits the Lotus Spa on the Sapphire Princess to find out what it would be like.
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Solar damage, skin cancer and the harsh NZ environment.
John Britten, inventor and leading New Zealand motorcycle designer and record-breaker, succumbed to skin cancer in 1995 at the age of only 45. It can happen to the best of us and does not discriminate.
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Emerging trends: colon hydrotherapy
A buzz word that is heard frequently nowadays is detox. Health conscious people are becoming more and more aware of the need to remove toxic chemicals, heavy metals and pesticides from their bodies and thus many are investigating options for detoxification.
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New Spa School in Christchurch
The National School of Aesthetics in Christchurch has added a Spa School to its range of offerings.
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