Pampered & Primped

A day of beauty is just what the doctor ordered

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It isn’t often that I get to spend a whole afternoon at a salon. (I mean, unless you live a life of luxury, it isn’t often that anyone gets to do that.) But I did, and it was fabulous, and it should be on your bucket list to spoil yourself like that at least once in your life.

A whole afternoon, though? It’s a big commitment. Admittedly, I struggled with that, worrying about other obligations, worrying about how I would get my errands done, just, well, worrying too much. But then Richard from Kenneth Cote Renewal Center called and told me what we’d be doing for my day of pampering. I dropped my schedule and got in the car.

True to its name, Kenneth Cote offers all of the services you could want: facials, massage, hair, makeup, nails. Jessica greeted me and brought me to my first stop: hair. She washed my hair with Moroccan Oil shampoo, and then painted on the deep conditioning mask with a brush. Moroccan Oil is made from argan oil, which is a styling secret that has only just taken hold in America. It’s deeply nourishing and controls frizz like nothing else. “This was made for people with precisely your texture,” Jessica said, indicating my curls. “I recommend this for clients with waves every four to six weeks, especially in the winter.”

Smoothing out my very curly hair is no easy feat, but Jessica did it beautifully. She used more Moroccan Oil and a temporary, 24-hour keratin product. After, feeling fabulous and relaxed already, I headed to the makeup chair. Bob greeted me warmly and asked what I would be doing for the evening so he could make me up accordingly. He used Youngblood Mineral Cosmetics and applied a beautiful evening face. I was especially glad to have his help when wearing cheetah – I always put on too much, go too vampy, and look like a fashion don’t. Bob created a complementary palette that wasn’t too much.

Next, I headed to the nail area, where Lori greeted me and offered me a huge tray of colors for my Shellac manicure. Shellac, a gel polish cured by UV light, is my new addiction. Because the gel cures so beautifully, it lasts for two weeks, and is as high shine at the end as the beginning. It’s worth every penny of the splurge. Kenneth Cote does a nice twist on the traditional Shellac. After my nails were done, Lori put my hands in bags of oils. “This is an all-natural alternative to paraffin,” she explained. It was a mixture of olive and jojoba oil, with lots of natural emollients and delicious smelling elixirs. My hands went into heated pads for a few minutes, and came out soft and luxurious.

After all of that, I felt like I had been on a mini-vacation. Being in the salon for that long, talking beauty and glamour for three hours, was more than just aesthetically improving. I felt rejuvenated ready to take on the night, the weekend and the coming week. Fabulous.

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