Everything She Wants

We love Spa Week . And it's back, April 17-23, 2017. When else can you book luxe spa services for only $50? Available at day spas nationwide, Spa Week is the time to pamper and treat yourself to a facial, massage, mani/pedi or alternative therapy like acupuncture, cupping or floatation tank therapy. So what are you waiting for?  Book your $50 treatments today! Spa & Wellness gift cards can now be purchased at select retailers like CVS, Walmart and Rite Aid nationwide, and can be used at many of the spas participating in Spa Week. About Spa Week The Spa Week concept was born on a rainy spring morning in 2004. The goal was simple: bring the spa and wellness experience to the masses by offering full service treatments, normally costing hundreds of dollars, for just $50 dollars each. No longer would a trip to the spa be considered an indulgence and something relegated to the wealthy few. Spa Week was the vehicle that was destined to change an industry and make a spa visi...

At a recent press preview, I met freelance nail technician and all around sweetheart  Mimi Wilson .  After she did such a lovely job on my nails, I asked her to give Everything She Wants the skinny on nail care tips and trends for 2015.  Cool nail art./Photo by Mimi Wilson Mimi put herself through cosmetology school and has been doing nails professionally for three years.  She even created International Nail Art Day (INAD), which is celebrated the first Saturday in August. "I was sitting at home polishing my nails and I realized that there's a National Hot Dog Day and a National Hot Chocolate Day, and I thought, 'Why isn't there a holiday for nail art?," she says. "So I created one, and now it's celebrated all over the world." The hottest nail trends for spring "Pastels, floral designs and white nails. Also, something that I like to call lil' bits," says the Newport News, Virginia native. "Adding a met...