The Institute of Cosmetology, Esthetics, and Massage recently started offering advanced classes at the school and they have been a huge success. They offered one-day courses in microneedling, eyelash extensions, and dermaplaning. They are excited to offer more classes in October. Two of the school’s most recent CIDESCO students, Laura and Dasha, recently completed the aesthetics and manicure section of their course and are now…

Carillon Miami Wellness Resort, a wellness property in Miami Beach, Florida announced the appointment of respected spa-industry leader Tammy Pahel as director of spa. In her new role, Pahel manages a team of 100 professionals in the property’s integrated spa, fitness, salon, and wellness facilities. “With nearly three decades of notable experience in the spa industry, Tammy Pahel is respected for the successful relationships she…

Former Hand & Stone Director of Training, Doug Elman, joins Saltability – a spa industry vendor providing quality Himalayan salt stone treatments and products for spas – as the company’s director of education. Elman will work to educate spa partners on Saltability treatments, developed by spa industry veteran Ann Brown, that offer a more environmentally friendly, healthier alternative to traditional stone massage.

Just in time to welcome spring, Sanctuary Spa at Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain Resort & Spa has completed a top-to-bottom refurbishment and expansion that has introduced a fresh new look and features throughout. An intimate retreat, the celebrated spa features separate women’s and men’s spas, with a total of 12 indoor and outdoor treatment rooms and a private, stone-walled outdoor treatment room called Sanctum. Sanctuary…

In 2022, a new commercial hub for companies from the cosmetics industry will be erected in Pascalstrasse, a business park in Aachen, Oberforstbach, Germany. Janssen and Inspira are building an office building there as a multipurpose hall for packaging and shipping cosmetics. In this building the products will be shipped to consumers as well as spas in Germany, France, and England. Janssen Cosmetics GmbH has…

Kopari Beauty is happy to announce that the company has hired veteran beauty professional Kim Magee as the vice president of sales. Magee brings a wealth of industry experience and knowledge of the retail beauty space with particular expertise in North American and international retail strategy, wholesale relationships, planning and forecasting, and profit and loss (P and L) management. An accomplished executive with multi-level experience…

Cutera, Inc. announced the appointment of Sandra Gardiner to the position of executive vice president and chief financial officer. Gardiner has been serving in this role on a consulting basis since July 12, 2017. Immediately prior to joining Cutera, Gardiner served as vice president and finance and chief financial officer with Tria Beauty, Inc., a medical device manufacturer of laser-based aesthetic devices. Gardiner worked with…

On December 5, 2017, Conair Corporation announced the passing of Leandro P. Rizzuto, co-founder and chairman of the board. After battling a long fight with pancreatic cancer, Rizzuto passed on December 3, surrounded by his family. “We are deeply saddened by the loss of our leader,” said Ronald T. Diamond, president of Conair Corporation. “Rizzuto was a man who loved life and people and deeply…