Luigi Parasmo Salon and Spa

Last Friday night might have been one of the most relaxing Fridays I've had in a very long time all thanks to what I now call my magic glam squad, aka the wonderful team behind Luigi Parasmo's Salon. The entire team is incredibly talented. I got my hair color and cut from the wonderful hair stylist Kay Nou, who gave me my dream ombre hair! Our consultation was short because I was too excited and could not wait for her to get started. She was such a good listener and we definitely saw eye-to-eye.



My friend Jessica Hoy, got a makeover as well! Valerie, did an amazing job at giving her a chic bob. I'm also in love with her new hair color. We both really enjoyed talking to Val and are already planning our next visit.

Just when things couldn't get any better, we also saw Monica for our manicures. She was very gentle with my nails and did not care about their bad condition - sadly, I'm a nail/cuticle biter and I'm always too embarrassed to get my nails done due to those "judgement looks" I've seen in the past. However, Monica was super nice and suggested the perfect nail polish so my nails looked healthier and she also gave me tips on how to heal my cuticles. I also love that most of the products they use are organic.

Cutest little candy station!

My last stop was getting my eyebrows done. While I try to keep up with them, they are not easy to maintain due to the fact that they aren't thick and are hard to define. I wake up every morning dreading the fill-in process and sometimes I give up all together. But Nicki Parker did a great job at cleaning and shaping them up. He was very quick and efficient and made me realize that if I can't do it on my own, I'll just let the professionals handle it.

Luigi Parasmo him self, looking fierce as ever! Can we talk about his outift, hair and accessories? Thank you so much for such a wonderful day.

I spent over five hours at Luigi's salon and during those five hours, I felt like a total queen! I can't wait to get back and visit my glam squad again.

I LOVE my new hair cut and color so much!!

PS: Luigi Parasmo's salon will also soon open a spa right above the salon. It's currently under construction and the day can't come soon enough because that probably means that our next visit might be over 10 hours! We will keep you posted with their grand opening spa date.

Ian McCabe Studio

Last Wednesday we had the pleasure of visiting the Ian McCabe Studio which just opened in July on 23rd Street. We are always interested in discovering new places that have that "it factor" and hair studios are on the very top of that list. When deciding where we want to get our services done, we look for the type of place that incorporates elements that are important to us like welcoming and comfortable design and decor (after all you may be spending hours in the place), a team of knowledgeable and experienced staff who understand your needs, great techniques, and of course someone who can make us look our absolute fabulous! This is exactly the experience we had last week. From the moment we walked in and saw the beautiful Chanel books spread out on wooden stools, to receiving a perfect latte while getting our services done, to the moment we walked out with perfect color and blow outs, we knew this was going to be a new favorite!

As far was what we had done: Katya had her first (but definitely not the last) gloss treatment and a perfect blow out with some waves by Isabel who also happens to be the sweetest person ever! Originally I went in wanting to get full on highlights, but after a consultation with Jess (the colorist at Ian McCabe salon) she convinced me that I needed to take care of evening out my color first. I really appreciated the fact that she was honest and suggested I gradually take my color a little lighter. The end result was a beautiful, even brown color. I LOVED it! Click HERE to check out the before and after of my hair.

We plan to visit Ian McCabe studio again very soon …. they definitely got our #SCDCloves approval!

A little up close selfie!;)