Simply Beautiful’s Cyber Monday Deals!

Cyber Monday is the newest shopping trend of our time. Falling the Monday after Thanksgiving and designed for the anti-brick-and-motar shopper, this “shopping holiday” can give you better deals than ever setting foot into a store!

How does Simply Beautiful do Cyber Monday?

Upon mentioning this blog post, you will receive 15% percent off your Gift Certificate purchase! Still looking for more? Along with your purchase you will also get a complimentary $10 Gift Certificate to apply toward any facial or waxing service! This offer is good for TODAY ONLY and cannot be applied with any other offers.

For your convenience, visit our Gift Certificate page and click on “Body Wraps”. (You can also purchase a Gift Certificate for a specific dollar amount by clicking on the “Gift Certificate” option.) When you are checking out your order, simply write CYBER MONDAY in the notes to receive these discounts!

*Remember about Simply Beautiful’s food drive that ends December 20th! Stop by either salon to donate non-perishable food items.

Simply Beautiful is Now Selling Holiday Chocolates!

Are you looking for the perfect holiday sweet for that hard-to-please person? We have your solution for holiday dinners and parties, and the best gift for friends, hosts and co-workers! Pick up our DELICIOUS, good for you chocolates!

Coracao Chocolates are taste amazing! They are made with raw cacao, coconut sugar, real vanilla bean, Himalayan crystal salt, 81% dark chocolate, and 100% organic ingredients! What does this really mean, though? Well, simply that these chocolates are GOOD for you! Dark chocolate contains bountiful amounts of iron, magnesium and chromium – ingredients that we all need. Raw chocolate also has an enormous amount of nutrients and Polyphenol Antioxidants when compared with “regular” chocolate. The best thing is that these chocolates are low glycemic and wheat gluten free! They are great for vegans, people who are dairy intolerant, diabetic or for those who just want to get rid of those sweet cravings!

Simply Beautiful is selling these taste satisfying chocolates individually or in packaged holiday boxes! Stop by to pick some up today!

Reminder!
Simply Beautiful is participating in Food Drives! Bring your non-perishable good in with you for your appointment and receive 20% off your body wrap! The drop off locations are in the salons but only until December 20th!

When you do your holiday shopping this year, please pick up something to contribute to the food drive. This is one gift you can’t get wrong! You can still donate food or money even if you cannot make it to either Simply Beautiful location. For the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano visit them at www.foodbankccs.org, or the Second Harvest Food Bank in the South Bay at www.secondharvestfood.org.

Listed below is are items the food banks have listed as a priority:

Protein
- Peanut Butter
- Hearty Soups
- Dried or Canned Beans
- Canned Chicken & Tuna

Fruits & Veggies
- Canned Fruit in Juice
- 100% Fruit Juice
- Canned Vegetables
- Canned Tomato Products

Grains
- Enriched Rice or Pasta
- Iron Enchriched Cereal
- Whole Grain Cereal

Simply Beautiful is Helping the Bay Area Food Banks!

November is the month when the weather starts to get colder. It’s the month when families come together for Thanksgiving. It’s the month where most of us do our holiday shopping. More importantly, though, November is the month when we start thinking about others. This year, Simply Beautiful is thrilled to have set up a collection with the Santa Clara and Contra Costa & Solano Fook Banks! Please stop by either salon to contribute nutritious, non-perishable food items from now until December 20th.

Need more of an incentive? Bring your non-perishable good in with you for your appointment and receive 20% off your body wrap!

Remember: The drop off locations are in the salons but only until December 20th!

So when you are out doing your holiday shopping in the upcoming weeks, please pick up something to contribute to the food drive. This is one gift you can’t get wrong! You can still donate food or money even if you cannot make it to either Simply Beautiful location. For the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano visit them at www.foodbankccs.org, or the Second Harvest Food Bank in the South Bay at www.secondharvestfood.org.

Listed below is are items the food banks have listed as a priority:

Protein
- Peanut Butter
- Hearty Soups
- Dried or Canned Beans
- Canned Chicken & Tuna

Fruits & Veggies
- Canned Fruit in Juice
- 100% Fruit Juice
- Canned Vegetables
- Canned Tomato Products

Grains
- Enriched Rice or Pasta
- Iron Enchriched Cereal
- Whole Grain Cereal

Simply Beautiful Reviews!

Halloween is coming up fast! Are you ready for whatever mask you will be wearing that day? If you’re planning on putting on that sexy pirate costume, slip into it a little easier after our awesome body wraps. You’ll be glad you did!

NEW to our Simply Beautiful website are client reviews! This is an exciting addition to our business as potential clients can now see what our current customers think of us. This is a credible review board powered by Customer Lobby where all truthful reviews are posted and never altered, deleted or ranked by bias. We encourage you to visit our site at www.simplybeautifulnewyou.com to read our reviews and write one yourself if you have visited our salon.

We appreciate your feedback and continued support!

Body Beautiful!

We have been asked back to Kron4’s daytime show, Body Beautiful! Simply Beautiful owner, Michele Miller will be talking all about the wraps on Monday, September 21st at 11:30 a.m.

Simply Beautiful has also been contemplating a special monthly program for our clients. Upon signing up for this program, clients will receive one wrap per month for a super discounted rate that can automatically be deducted from their checking account. We would love to hear your feedback regarding this potential new program!

September’s almost over which means so will the 15% off discount! Don’t hold off on getting this discount. Call to schedule your appointment now! 1.888.WRAP.101

Fall Into Cellulite Removal

We hope everyone had a fun and relaxing Labor Day Weekend! Our 15% off discount was so popular in preparation for the long weekend that Simply Beautiful is actually extending this offer until the end of September! Call us today at 1.888.WRAP.101!

Today, we remember the victims of the terrorist attack that occurred on September 11, 2001. Thank you to those who serve and help protect our country to keep all of us away from harm and danger.

With Fall only a couple weeks away, we thought it would be appropriate to post a previously published article about what to do in autumn to keep that cellulite away:

Fall Into Cellulite Removal

Do you ever feel like you cannot get a grasp on the seasons of the year? By the time we get used to Summer, swim suits and hanging out by the pool, then the Fall season comes speeding up forcing us to cover-up our toned bodies that we worked so hard for. The fact of the matter is that every three months we have to buy a new wardrobe and filter out the clothes we won’t see for another year.

So now that Summer is just about over, we know that in about six more months those more revealing clothes are going to come out of the boxes in closet, which also means CELLULITE! It so convenient to put on the long pants and shirts that cover us up all Fall and Winter but it is so challenging to remove the cellulite. So let’s remove it for good!

Cellulite removal is difficult so it is important to know why. There are three components to why cellulite happens: 1) Waste, 2) Water Retention and 3) Poor Circulation. This vicious cycle starts with waste, or impurities, that clog and pollute our bodies. These are things like medications, sugar-free foods, smoke, pollution, alcohol, and preservatives. Basically, these are pollutants that your body cannot filter out naturally.

Secondly, water retention is an imbalance of fluids which is regulated by hormones, sodium and your kidneys. For example, if salty foods are consumed in excess, then your blood becomes saltier as well. This forces cells to pull water out to dilute the blood. Finally, poor circulation is a direct result of a lack of oxygen to the cells. Low oxygen decreases fat burning around the cellulite. In essence, cellulite is waste- and water-logged cells with no oxygen, making cellulite removal a definite challenge.

During the Fall and Winter we pile on the clothes and sometimes some pounds with warming comfort food and holiday sweets and treats. This also means the impurities build up around the holidays. Even if you hit the gym everyday you might not removal all your cellulite (This is why you see the fittest of people with the cellulite dimples on their legs and thighs.) So to survive in the cold seasons this year, remove those impurities and avoid the foods that create cellulite, especially artificial sweeteners like sucralose, aspartame, etc. If you’re going to have a soda, don’t do the diet. Your body can actually process the real sugar out – the fake stuff just gets stored in the body. Also drink plenty of water and avoid the high sodium foods. And lastly, get your exercise and you will easily fall into cellulite removal.

Vicki Espiritu
- Marketing Manager

Brazilian Wax

It’s the first Friday in September which means get ready for that long weekend! You’ve worked hard all summer so take this weekend to relax and have fun! If you still need to get your body wrap for Labor Day and take advantage of our 15% off discount, then call us today at 1.888.WRAP.101!

We thought it would be a fun idea to republish one of our most popular articles for your reading pleasure! Take a look at this article about Brazilian Waxing:

The Brazilian Wax

What in the world possesses us to remove our bottoms in front of a stranger, have hot wax smoothed over our most sensitive area and have it ripped off a few seconds later in excruciating pain, all by nothing more than our own personal desire to get a Brazilian wax? Everyone has a different reason for why they get a Brazilian wax (convenience, less irritation than shaving, etc) but what’s the real process and the difference between a bikini wax and Brazilian wax. For some of the timid out there, let’s fill you in on the process.

1) Your friendly and licensed esthetician will allow you to dress out of your clothes in a private room. She will most likely give you something to wear or drape over yourself so you are not sitting and waiting uncomfortably.

2) The esthetician will apply some sort of product, like oil or talcum powder, to the skin so the wax will remove hair – not layers of skin.

Note: If the hair is longer than ¼ inch, expect you esthetician to trim the hair down so it is easier to wax.

3) Now the fun part starts. Hot wax is smoothed over a section of hair to be removed and allowed to cool for a few seconds. There are different types of wax popular for a Brazilian: strip and hard wax. Strip wax is what is used, for the most part, for eyebrow waxing and also used in that infamous waxing scene of the hit movie 40-Year-Old Virgin. Hard wax, on the other hand, hardens without the need of a strip and is pulled off when it has cooled enough to change from a liquid form to a solid (this is Chemistry at its best!). Many people prefer hard wax to strip wax but it is a personal preference. You may want to ask when you make an appointment what type of wax will be used for your own knowledge before you go in.

4) The removal: The strip/wax is pulled in the direction opposite of the hair growth in one swift, pain-free motion… Ok, so maybe not pain-free but won’t it look and feel nice when you’re done? Some people say to take an aspirin 30 to 60 minutes before to handle the pain, but you can live without it. Really, it’s not too bad.

5) This process is continued until you are as smooth as a baby’s bottom from front to back.

Note: It is very important that you make a note if the esthetician is double-dipping their stick. This is very unsanitary and can cause many bacterial infections.

6) Tweezers are used to remove any hairs that tried to escape the goopy wax. Some think this is the most tedious and painful part so beware.

7) Finally, soothing lotion or oil is applied to help with redness, irritation and ingrown hairs… Whew!

So that’s it! You’re done. I know it might not have been fun, but it’s like going to the gynecologist: You are forced by yourself to go and afterward, even though you hated it, you are glad you went for your personal well-being. Plus you only have to go back every 3 to 4 weeks.

Now I know you’re wondering the difference between a Brazilian wax and a bikini. Well, the Brazilian has a few options. You can have your esthetician remove everything from everywhere, or they can leave what many call a “landing strip” or a little vertical strip of hair in the front which will be trimmed. Estheticians can get creative by giving the remaining hair a design, such as a heart. A bikini wax, however, removes hair that follows the panty line. According to some estheticians, once you go past a certain point in the front it is considered a Brazilian so you may want to ask your particular esthetician where their boundaries are.

You are now a well-educated, informed individual about Brazilian waxing so go out and have fun getting waxed! And remember to thank your esthetician no matter how painful the session is – they are just doing their job.

For more information about our personal waxing services, visit our website at www.simplybeautifulnewyou.com

Vicki Espiritu
-Marketing Manager

Monday, September 7th is Labor Day!

Sometimes people forget that even though we go back to school, there is still one more chance for summer to have a last hurrah – Labor Day! This year, Labor Day is on Monday, September 7th and the weather could not be more perfect right now.

Right now, we are offering 15% off your body wrap which is our lowest advertised discount!

This special won’t last much longer once this vacation day is over so be sure to schedule your appointment before then! Mention this blog post when you make your body wrap appointment. Simply Beautiful looks forward to seeing you soon!

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Simply Beautiful Body Wraps – Often Imitated, Never Duplicated.

Think of the game of Monopoly for a moment. The game is actually just a fast-paced version of our everyday life. You start off with a small fortune equivalent to that of some college graduation money and move on to start your career as a real estate mogul – buying low and charging rent for use of – or landing on – your property. Eventually, in this game you always have a “crossroads” moment. You can either be the player everyone is afraid of, hoping that your opponents land on your properties to wipe them out and watch them suffer; or you can be the player that is trying to survive by mortgaging everything you have, praying that you land on “Free Parking” instead of a hotel, even trying to borrow money from a fellow player who is still thinking in terms of real life and not “Monopoly Life”. Four hours after you start this game, it is over and normal life starts again. But like I said, this is just a fast version of that real life.

Everyday there are thousands of companies in the same industries competing for the same customers. Think about all those delayed response advertisements you hear on the radio for mattresses. Well, the mattress market constantly engages in what is call “price wars”, a competition for who can go the lowest in price for the sale. The danger of these wars is when the sale price falls below the cost charged from the manufacturer – the business actually loses money when they make a sale. Eventually, one of the businesses in the price war will have to pull out of the competition or go under before it is too late. In the end, neither business makes much of a profit but would rather make a good impression on the customer so they eventually come back in a couple years for another mattress.

These kind of tactics are common between business in competing industries. Here at Simply Beautiful, we want to remind our clients about why we are America’s #1 Body Wrap Salon.

We are prided on our service and attentiveness, atmosphere and of course the quality of wraps that you, our client, receive. Our body wraps are often imitated, but never duplicated. We have done our best to stand out from the rest to prove why we should be your salon.

As we come up on our 5-year anniversary, we think it is important for you to know why we are who we are and what makes us different.

1.) Our Staff. The Simply Beautiful staff is amazing! These wrap technicians do not go through all their training and certification to have “just a job” – this is their career. In fact, most of the employees who joined the team in the salon’s first year are still here today! It is pretty clear that all the employees are working toward a common goal of helping clients get the results they want. We have worked hard at making our website more user-friendly. We make sure every phone call is answered during business hours. We answer e-mails constantly so potential and returning clients do not have to wait more that a few hours for a response to their question. The employees here have integrity. They try to relate to all their clients. If a client has a concern, they share that concern with others. They are incredible human beings.

2.) The Atmosphere. Over the course of these past 5 years, the face of Simply Beautiful has made a 180 degree turn. In October 2004, Simply Beautiful picked a convenient location and setup shop. Over the years, Simply Beautiful has turned into a gorgeous, cozy salon. From our relaxing color scheme to the soft lighting to the entertainment rooms where clients watch movies during their wraps, everything was again designed with the client in mind.

3.) The Body Wraps. We believe in our products. Simply Beautiful was not created to be a money-maker business; rather, the salon came to be because one life was changed. Since then, we have helped thousands of clients change their lives. We continually work with our licenser to find out new techniques, products and even wraps, like the Excellerator and Mini Fat Burner, to help clients get the best results possible. Our business is here because the body wraps work. Our business is successful because the body wraps, atmosphere and staff make successful.

The 2008-2009 recession has been difficult for everyone and we appreciate the clients who have openly shared their personal experiences with us. We feel it is important to focus on the fact we value our clients. Simply Beautiful stays true to the guarantee we have with our clients. Even after all these years, we would still rather help our clients than make a quick buck. As our anniversary of 5 years is right around the corner, coming up in October, we are extending our 15% off to new and returning clients as a thank you for coming to experience what we have to offer you. If you ever have questions or comments about our services please call us at 1.888.WRAP.101 or visit our website at www.simplybeautifulnewyou.com.

Simply Beautiful Body Wraps!

Now is the best time to come in for a body wrap at Simply Beautiful! Why? Because we are offering 15% off to everyone until August 31st 2009! Let us know you saw this post on our blog and we will happily discount you 15% off your body wrap when you come in. We are extending this offer to everyone – first time and regular clients! It’s also a great time to bring your friends!

*15% cannot apply to already purchased wraps/packages/services and cannot be applied to upgrades.

- Look for us on Best of the Bay on Wednesday, August 19th at 1:30 p.m.

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