With four locations in New York, we do everything we can to get clients in at the last minute! If you don’t live near a completely bare spa, or need another service done, what do you do when you need to get a super fast appointment?

Having first hand experience on the other end of the phone, I’m here to offer some tips to get you squeezed in when it seems all but impossible. First and most important, nothing makes us want to do more for someone who is polite, understanding and flexible. When you are calling for an appointment at the last second, ask for the person’s name who answers the phone. Tell them you know how busy they must be, but you have just come back from a long extended trip. In a remote country. With no phones. And no calendars. Ask them if there is anything they can do to help you out. Be flexible with time, and with the esthetician that you see.

Tell them you’ll run in for your emergency trim already shampooed, and you’ll blow dry yourself. If they don’t have time for a full Brazilian wax, tell them you don’t mind being slotted in for whatever time they have. If at all possible, be in the neighborhood so that you can run in if they get a last minute cancellation.

If they truly are booked, break out the razor, slap some glossing creme on those split ends and some clear polish on your nails. Do not, I repeat, do NOT imply that the receptionist is lying, or purposely holding out on you. Remember: they are the ones who will call if something opens up :-)

xo teresa

So yes…I know how to walk and talk at the same time, but didn’t prove it too well when I was walking in sky-high stilettos and my new Proenza Schouler miniskirt. BOOM! Missed a step – OOPS!! Talk about leaving me MORTIFIED with a sliding-into-home-base-BRUISE!! Luckily enough it’s been chilly and I’ve been hiding my bruise with leggings, stockings, jeans, you name it…but this weekend is D-Day…AHHH!!!…seeing the EX at an ENGAGEMENT party… on the beach… and warm temps are on the radar.  First thought: I HAVE to look AMAZING—what do I wear? Second thought: WHAT AM I GOING TO DO WITH THIS BRUISE?!? PINK DIAMOND SPRAY TAN instantly came to mind. Besides the fact that I would be wearing several carats of pink diamonds on my body, not ring finger —because remember ladies I’m NOT the one engaged—but I would be able to camouflage the bruises.

Before

After

VIOLA – what do you think? Buh-bye bruises and HELLO DIAMONDS, because after all they ARE a GIRL’S BEST FRIEND!
xoxo  one happy cb girl

The onset of Spring, along with 70 degree temperatures in New York, has thrown us all into a frenzy of summer preparations. There are workouts to be done, spray tans to be booked, and bikini’s to try on.

You’re looking pretty cute, right?

Before strutting your hot self on the beach, do me a favor – look down. You know where I’m talking about. See those little bumps? They’re called in-grown hairs, and you get them from a hair trying to push its way through a clogged pore. They can ruin that adorable new DVF bikini.

Not to worry- there’s hope.

Exfoliating the area and waxing or shaving will help unclog pores. Our Bikini Bump Blaster will go the extra mile for smooth, bikini-ready skin. They’re round pads (super convenient and easy to use) that contain Salicylic and Glycolic acids that both treat existing in-growns, as well as preventing them ever occurring. Simply swipe the pads once a day over the desired area and watch that perfect skin appear.

If you don’t use our Bikini Bump Blaster pads, you can also get rid of in-grown hairs by exfoliating the area and then using pimple or acne cream with Salicylic acid available over the counter at any pharmacy.

Start now and loose the sarong this summer!

xo cindy

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I’m trying to imagine (and not laugh out loud – ha!) right now how many at-home hair removal “oops!” like these occurred last weekend during Valentine’s Day. Ladies and gentlemen, I’m not going to lie when I say that at-home hair removal can be quite easy but let’s make sure we’re not pulling strips off in heart’s like this – ugh!

Love Gone Wrong

Here are some main tips to use when waxing at home, if you are desperate and HAVE to!

- Make sure you have all the necessities such as baby powder, tongue depressors, hard wax, strip wax, pre-cut waxing strips
- Make sure skin is exfoliated so that all hairs are totally accessible to the wax

- Be sure the area is completely dry – shake some baby powder on the area to dry up any anxiety sweat that may be there

- Check that the wax is at a honey-like consistency, if it is too thin it is too hot and vice verse if it is too thick

- Next take the tongue depressors and dip into the wax and glide this in the direction of hair growth

- Then take the strip and apply firmly and tear off quickly in the opposite way of the hair growth – the same goes for the hard wax pull off once it hardens on the area in the same direction

- Lastly, this is optional but may help, you can soothe the area with a towel dipped in milk and toss in the freezer. The cold will help soothe and chill the area from inflammation.

GOOD LUCK!
xoxo Cindy

Hey, here’s a question from one our Facebook fans that pops up a lot, so wanted to blog about it:

Good morning Cindy, I have a couple of questions… Does laser hair removal work on all skin and hair types? I am an African American female tired of getting ingrown hair and it doesn’t mater what type of hair removal I use. Will this system remove the hair permanently? Also I heard that with darker skin you have to be much more careful. Thanks Dawn.

Hi Dawn, thanks for reaching out. Hair removal works on all skin types, except for when the hair is lighter than the skin tone. If you are African American you need to go to a hair removal specialist for darker skin to ensure that they are using a specific machine and parameters. The specialist should depict darker skin as a 5 or 6 on the Fitzpatrick skin scale. Have them do a test patch to make sure you don’t have any contraindications. Before you do this, make sure you’re not tanned, you don’t have any oil or moisture on your skin and you are not taking any light sensitive medications. Also, just so you know, darker skin will need more treatments than the standard 6 treatments for lighter skin. You would need 10-12 depending on the area. As for the problem with ingrown hair, laser hair removal is the only method that solves this problem.

At cb we have specialists that safely and effectively treat all skin types including skin type 5 and 6.

xo cindy