New Year’s Resolutions

Wow, what an amazing year 2011 has been! As I look back on 2011, I believe it to be one of our best learning years.  It feels like I’m just getting started: from making the Kerastase/ Shu Uemura team to having the support and training from our flagship with Thalgo Paris, we have found a [...]

Relax and Slow Down “Grand Style”

In a hurry, but seeking relaxation while improving your health? Double your benefit in half the time by enjoying services simultaneously provided by two Grand Spa Therapists. Do you ever want to slow down just a little? It’s November, and everyone is busier than ever on computers and cell phones. Let us slow you down [...]

Trick or Treatment?

The bewitching spa experts at The Grand Beauty Spa have brewed up their very best facial TREATments this Halloween season. For the month of October, we are offering complimentary personalized beauty BOOsting serums (a $50 value) to any Grand Signature Facial for a bewitching facial experience. I wanted to share a few frequently asked questions and [...]

Fashion Week News and How To Feel Renewed in 90 Minutes

Notes from Carmen… Fashion week starts this month, and I am so excited to work again under talented celebrity stylist Odile Gilbert (pictured with me below) who is the lead stylist for Kerastase Paris in NYC for the Thakoon and Theory fashion shows.  I am excited to share my experience in next month’s note and [...]

Grand Beauty Spa Director Rita Claudia Trip To Villa Thalgo, Paris

Earlier this summer I visited the spa Villa Thalgo in Paris-Trocadero. 
This is the main spa of the well-known beauty line Thalgo. I am proud share that 
The Grand Beauty Spa is the Thalgo flagship spa in Tampa. The experience is like a world onto itself. It welcomes you with a 
gracious greeting of a [...]

4 Skincare Tips for End of Summer

The summer can leave our skin dry, parched, abused, and sometimes even
sunburned.  During the fall and winter seasons, we often wear more makeup and we get back to activities where we need to be a bit more put together like holiday and dinner parties.  Because of this, we need to get our skin back in [...]

Thalgo Men: Spa Experience Fit for A King

By Niccell Shapiro The Grand Beauty Spa is excited to see more and more men pampering their skin with our signature facials. Using the Thalgo product line, we offer men unique marine-based products developed with active ingredients from sea algae, formulated specifically for the needs of a man’s skin. Included are exclusive products for sensitive [...]