We’re just a few weeks past October and Breast Cancer Awareness month, and I’m sad to report that one of the movement’s most iconic leaders has passed away. Evelyn Lauder, the creator of the famed pink ribbon, has died. Please take a moment to read her obituary from the Associated Press , and join me in honoring her life and...

Though Black Friday is the official start of the holiday shopping season, it’s certainly already kicked off with gusto in New York City. The subways are crammed, the sidewalks are jam-packed with tourists wielding shopping bags, and sale signs are populating countless shop windows. I, frankly, find it completely exhausting and am not at all excited about starting my holiday...

In January, American Spa will be highlighting ways to battle serious cystic acne in the popular Medical Spa Report section of the magazine. To give you a little preview of what is to come—and to help clients who are currently facing the frustrations of dealing with breakouts—here are some tips from Long Island, NY, dermatologist Marina Peredo, M.D., to help...

While we’re all innudated with tips for working out our bodies, I recently received some handy instructions from the experts at The New You Med Spa in Dallas to help keep an oft-ignored body part looking great—our eyelids. Want to help your clients fight some of the eyelid droopyness that comes with facial aging? Then pass along this simple facial...

Fresh off executive editor Heather Mikesell’s post last week on Groupons that seem too good to be true, comes a new report from Retrevo on Groupon shoppers and holiday retail habits that I thought I would share. Click here for the full report, but here are a few highlights: Women are more likely to buy things at discounted prices. Retrevo...

Paris has long been known as a mecca for fashion, culture, and style. Indeed, as famed French novelist Honoré de Balzac once said, “Whoever does not visit Paris regularly will never really be elegant.” Nowadays, however, the City of Light has expanded its horizons beyond its chic boutiques and charming cafes to become a tour de force in another offering—spas...

The ISPA Conference & Expo is fast approaching and will be taking place Nov. 7 to 9 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. American Spa will be sponsoring a lunch at the event, so be sure to come by and fuel up for what will certainly be a busy show. Also, take advantage of more than of 20 educational sessions...

I recently received a press release about European Wax Center , a chain of cool new wax-only facilities. The company currently has 276 franchise agreements across 24 states nationwide and is projected to open 1,000 centers by 2015. The family-run business is poised for expansion into Canada in early 2012, and the company projects ending 2011 with a 362% revenue...