What are my Esthesista's up to?

My esthesista's are out and about getting cool jobs in the spa industry. Here's a few photos of us when we were in school! Monica, the cute brunette getting her nails done is working for Dr. Stokes (plastic surgeon) and Saks as a make up artist. Maggie, the cutie with the brunette curls in her lab coat is working at Walter Claudio (Aveda Spa). Katy, the blondie,(showing her tonsils:) is working at Amara Spa by the Sea in Summerland and Jessica is back in school to finish her cosmetology training. I don't miss school, but I do miss hanging out with them every night!

Amara Spa in Summerland is Hiring!

Amara Spa in Summerland is Hiring:

Manicurist: part time is fine; need someone for Friday and Saturday (at a minimum)
Hair Stylist: full time, preferably with an established clientele to rent a station
Massage therapist: full or part time (preferably with a clientele)
Reflexologist: part time and can work on commission.

Contact Cindy at cindy@amara-spa.com to apply!

Katy is working at Amara!

One of my "esthesista's", Katy (we went to esthetician school together) is now working at Amara in Summerland! Amara is such a cozy little spa...and lots of great organic products. Congrats on your new position there Katy!...have you tried any of the treatments yet??

Massage Guest Instructor

Santa Barbara College of Oriental Medicine is looking for a guest lecturer for their Meridian Therapy Clinic. Preferrably, this would be someone who is a massage therapist and an acupuncturist, or a massage therapist who is trained in Oriental Massage modalities. If you or someone you know is interested in this, please email clinicdirector@sbcom.edu

Spa Defined is feeling much better!

If you have noticed a few glitches, it's because Spa Defined had experienced some technical difficulties. If you are a returning visitor to Spa Defined, be sure to click the "refresh" button to make sure you have the latest edits of Spa Defined. All is happy and normal again...so take a look and book your next massage -- hasn't it been a stressful week already??

Hard Drive Crash!

Spa Defined is feeling "under the weather". While viewing Spa Defined, you may see some glitches. Please know that the webmaster is resolving this issue and we will be glitch free soon! Meanwhile....to pass the time, why don't you go get a facial!:)

Do you have a Spa Review?

Spa Defined will soon be adding spa-goer reviews! Please email me at melissa@spadefined.com and I will post your comments and thoughts on the spa you visited and the treatment you received. Even if it's from a spa outside the Santa Barbara area, I would still like to hear your thoughts. I look forward to hearing from you!

Spas of America

Wow...I am really enjoying this "work" of spa-ing in various places! I love living and spa-ing in Santa Barbara -- that's pretty ideal, but....being able to spa in places outside of SB like Kauai and Lake Austin is pretty great too! I will be doing a little more spa-ing outside of Santa Barbara because of Spa Defined's new relationship with Spas of America (there was a blurb about it in last week's Newspress!). Spas of America is a great site featuring spas...you guessed it, everywhere in the U.S. Surprisingly, there weren't too many listings for Santa Barbara on there, so that's where Spa Defined comes in. Boy, this is fun! Take a look at Spas of America's website -- www.spasofamerica.com and there's also a link just to your right ->
Also, in the next couple of days, we will have a Spas of America logo on the front page of Spa Defined, so you can use that too!

Boy...sure would like to quit my "day job" and do this full time!:)...maybe someday! In fact, I think there should be a spa health show on the Fine Living network, www.fineliving.com and I could be the host...something to work towards~!

Cielo -- ultimate pampering!

Yesterday I got to experience the ultimate pampering at Cielo -- a new skin care spa in Santa Barbara. I indulged in the signature treatment -- the Champagne Duet. It is a Champagne facial and body treatment (Babor products). The duet started with the body treatment and then the facial -- It was a 3 hour mini vacation. Today, my skin is super soft from the body treatment (exfoliation, massage, moisturization). The best part of the facial I think, was the papaya enzyme exfoliation and I LOVED Roxanne's application and facial massage technique...hmmm, not quite sure what her secret is (we went through the same esthetician training at SBCC!:), but maybe it was the pressure or something she learned through Babor, but it felt really good. Overall, I really liked the massage, massage and more massage...did I mention TONS of massage -- neck, feet, hands, scalp, shoulders. Very relaxing!

Lake Austin Spa

I'm going to Lake Austin Spa at the end of the month and I am so excited as this is always ranked among the top spas nationwide. Has anybody out there visited Lake Austin and do you recommend a certain treatment -- everything looks so great!

Dinah Thomason

This past weekend I had an extremely therapeutic massage by Dinah Thomason. I would definitely recommend her; her deep tissue work was great and the extra time she spent on problem areas really made a difference. She charges $70/hour.

Rental Space for L.Ac. or LMT

There are two great spaces for rent at Cielo Boutique and Spa at 1725 State Street. One room is $550 and the other $650. Roxanne, the owner is looking for an Acupuncturist or Massage Therapist to rent the spaces. Contact Roxanne at 687-8979 for more information.